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Usenetspeak en · NOUN

Etymology

From Usenet + -speak.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, uncommon, uncountable) The special slang used within the Usenet community.
    • If yer think that's bad you should see some of the Usenetspeak that's used by allegedly trendy Herns on some groups. Prolly and Praps to name butt two. I use a prolly when it's brissing down - which can be quite painfull at my age! 2004 January 17, nemo, “Goon Shows on the Net”, in alt.fan.goons (Usenet):
    • >(And "she/he/it" (or "s/he/it") is even worse... That one always comes out >as "excrement" in Hillbillyspeak...) And even UsenetSpeak. 1995 May 12, John Novak, “horn of valere -> ter'angreal?”, in rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (Usenet):
    • Whine away in Usenetspeak, you anonymous elitist. 1999 December 18, Henry E. Kilpatrick Jr., “Russian Duma calls on Lewinski to stop bombings.”, in alt.politics.usa.republican (Usenet):
    • Dave's apology IMHO was what make "Chuckletrousers" funny - before the apology, I just read over "Chuckletrousers" and went "Hm, Dave sure has picked up Usenetspeak in a hurry". 1996 October 27, Rose Marie Holt, “I met "The Dave"”, in alt.fan.dave_barry (Usenet):

Relateds

Usenetism