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l33tspeak

l33tspeak is the alternative spelling of leetspeak.

Meaning of leetspeak

Noun

leetspeak (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions.
    • well, after all i am a student of languages... which lets me peek into sociology now and then. i haven't studied the 'leet guys very much, but it seems to me that as they all understand their form of "communication", the main purpose (ie separating themselves as a group from the mainstream) is...1996 May 7, Thomas Weigle, “Re: Realmz Scenario Summary”, in comp.sys.mac.games.adventure (Usenet), retrieved 15 Jul 2016, message-ID <thomas.weigle-0705961754080001@dialup96-1-16.swipnet.se>

Questions about l33tspeak

What is l33tspeak the alternative spelling of?
L33tspeak is the alternative spelling of leetspeak.

Words near l33tspeak in the dictionary

  1. L2TP
  2. L3
  3. l337
  4. l33t
  5. l33t5p34k
  6. l33tspeak
  7. L3C
  8. L3Cs
  9. L4
  10. L5
  11. L7

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Adapted from Wiktionary: l33tspeak (page history and authors); leetspeak (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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