textspeak
/ˈtɛkst.spik/
textspeak noun: the abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation.
Noun
textspeak (uncountable)
- The abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation.
- For 40 years the society has championed good English – and hasn't been above the occasional criticism of the Queen's own standards of English – but it has finally conceded it cannot survive in the era of textspeak and Twitter.2012 June 4, Lewis Smith, “Queen’s English Society says enuf is enough, innit?: Society formed 40 years ago to protect language against poor spelling and grammar closes because too few people care”...
- Synonyms:
- textese
textspeak meaning in Tamil
textspeak in Tamil
- எழுத்துப்பிழை
Synonyms of textspeak
Origin of textspeak
From text + -speak.
Questions about textspeak
- What does textspeak mean?
- Textspeak means the abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation.
- What is textspeak in Tamil?
- Textspeak in Tamil is எழுத்துப்பிழை. See Textspeak meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is textspeak?
- Textspeak is a noun.
- How do you pronounce textspeak?
- Textspeak is pronounced /ˈtɛkst.spik/.
Words near textspeak in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: textspeak (page history and authors); textspeak (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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