Internet Slang
Read the words in their context.
Explore the shorthand, jokes and shifting meanings people use online. Look past a single definition and learn how audience, tone and platform shape a message.
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Work Out Unfamiliar Internet Slang without Guessing
An unfamiliar abbreviation can make a short message harder to read than a long paragraph. A dictionary result may help, but it cannot always tell you what a particular person meant. Internet language changes across groups and settings, so begin with the conversation around the word before settling...
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