keysmash
US/ˈki.smæʃ/
keysmash noun: a haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so produced.
Noun
keysmash (countable and uncountable, plural keysmashes)
- A haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so produced.
- Even keysmash, that haphazard mashing of fingers against keyboard to signal a feeling so intense that you can't possibly type real words, has patterns. A typical keysmash might look like "asdljklgafdlik." or "asdfkfjas;dfs"—quite distinct from, say, a cat walking across the keyboard […]2019, Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language, Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 6
- These seemingly nonsensical turns of phrase carry intricate meanings: the keysmash "sksksk" can be described as an awkward laugh, […]2019, Alexa Atlas, "VSCO girl trend takes over East hallways", Eastside (Cherry Hill High School East), October/November 2019, page 21
- Synonyms:
- keyboard smash
Verb
keysmash (third-person singular simple present keysmashes, present participle keysmashing, simple past and past participle keysmashed)
- To type aggressively or randomly mash keys on a keyboard.
- […] or I keysmash my feelings away every time there is an attractive picture of them that surfaced on the internet and since every picture is an attractive picture, let's just say my keyboard knows the pain I have to go through.2013 February, Olivia Solomon, “Idol Worship and the Life Ruiners of Ecosoc”, in Echoes, University of the Philippines, page 50
- It's an abbreviation of the word "feelings," probably because it's easier to type a five letter word or to keysmash.2013, Carolyn Hsu, "JustTumblrLanguage.Tumblr.com", The Apache Pow Wow (Arcadia High School, Arcadia, California), Volume 61, Issue 3, November 2013, page 17
Synonyms of keysmash
Forms of keysmash
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | keysmashes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | keysmashes |
| present participle | keysmashing |
| past participle | keysmashed |
| past | keysmashed |
Origin of keysmash
From key + smash.
Words that rhyme with keysmash
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hash
- mash
- rash
- plash
- thrash
- cache
- gash
- gnash
- goulash
- pash
- rehash
- sash
- stash
- bash
- bedash
- brash
- fash
- ganache
- overlash
- potash
- slapdash
- abash
- backslash
- backsplash
- calash
- gatecrash
- Kash
- midrash
- mishmash
- panache
- shamash
- shash
- stramash
- taplash
- apache
- bardash
- berdache
- Chumash
- encash
- haberdash
- heat rash
- Lagash
- Malagash
- Miminegash
- newsflash
- outflash
- overrash
- pearlash
Questions about keysmash
- What does keysmash mean?
- Keysmash means a haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so produced.
- What part of speech is keysmash?
- Keysmash can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce keysmash?
- Keysmash is pronounced /ˈki.smæʃ/ (US).
- What is the plural of keysmash?
- The plural of keysmash is keysmashes.
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