Do you understand the hidden language of Internet slang?

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30 Jun 2011, 6:00 pm

I personally have no idea what people mean when they use Internet slang/emoticons the only ones I actually understand are lol,:) and I wish people could use real english while online. Who else fails to understand Internet slang?

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30 Jun 2011, 6:41 pm

If I don't understand a certain internet slang there's always Google. Google solves everything.

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30 Jun 2011, 6:50 pm

lulz u r t3h 1|\|73|2|\|37z n00bz.

I, personally, am fluent in 1337 sp34k.

lulz = lol = laugh out loud

u = you

r = are

3 = E

t3h = teh = the

1 = I

|\| = N

7 = T

|2 = R

0 = O

z = S

n00bz = noob = newbie; inexperienced person

1337 = leet = elite

4 = A

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30 Jun 2011, 9:13 pm

I used to think that FTW was just WTF spelled backwards. I suppose that it technically is.

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30 Jun 2011, 9:28 pm

SammichEater wrote:

n00bz = noob = newbie; inexperienced person

"Newb(ie)" and "noob" are completely different. A "newb" is just an inexperienced user, while a "noob" is a willfully ignorant troll.

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30 Jun 2011, 9:37 pm

I comprehend it, but I don't use it. Besides emoticons, obviously!

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30 Jun 2011, 9:47 pm

Yup.....kinda

I try to understand sarcasm (though it really helps when someone puts a certain mark to signify it, my fave being: [!])

And most of the text things I get, and if I don't...google is a good help.

HAHA, I remember the first time I was called a n00b, it was the first website that I actually talked to other people. I was irk what is that, and I googled that. Personally, it is fun to call someone a n00b because it isn't really mean in my mind, just that they could stand to learn a few things.

@Dunbots....that is not true .It can be used either way.

@Mindslave ....I used to think that.

And finally, I cold see you getting confused with the typed emoticons, but the ones on here are crystal clear.

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30 Jun 2011, 10:18 pm

chrissyrun wrote:

@Dunbots....that is not true .It can be used either way.

Unless you're a closet gamer or /b/rother, I doubt you'd know.

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30 Jun 2011, 10:27 pm

dunbots wrote:

chrissyrun wrote:

@Dunbots....that is not true .It can be used either way.

Unless you're a closet gamer or /b/rother, I doubt you'd know.

What's that supposed to mean?!

I'm not either of those, but I've seen people use n00b in the context of being new over couple of sites. Plus, if you are just that, then you have not seen the other aspect of the internet where they use that slang. Either a ton of people are misusing it over a ton of sites (because I may not be an expert, but I have many accounts for things and I have been all over the internet).

Also, if you look it up, it can denote someone new. So, I propose it can mean either definition beaded upon the loctaion of where it is used.

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30 Jun 2011, 10:32 pm

UrbanDictionary wrote:

Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. N00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more. They expect people to do the work for them and then expect to get praised about it, and make up a unique species of their own.

Tada.

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30 Jun 2011, 10:49 pm

dunbots wrote:

chrissyrun wrote:

@Dunbots....that is not true .It can be used either way.

Unless you're a closet gamer or /b/rother, I doubt you'd know.

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30 Jun 2011, 10:57 pm

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Newbie or noob is a slang term for a novice or newcomer, or somebody inexperienced in any profession or activity. Contemporary use can particularly refer to a beginner or new user of computers, often concerning Internet activity, such as online gaming[1] or Linux use. [2][3] It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgment.

The term's origin is uncertain. Earliest uses probably date to late twentieth century U.S. military jargon, though possible precursor terms are much earlier. Variant forms of the noun include newby and newbee, while the related term noob (often spelt n00b) is often used in online gaming.

^ definition

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01 Jul 2011, 12:34 am

dunbots wrote:

while a "noob" is a willfully ignorant troll.

I deem 'newfag' to be more fitting.

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01 Jul 2011, 12:47 am

jmnixon95 wrote:

dunbots wrote:

while a "noob" is a willfully ignorant troll.

I deem 'newfag' to be more fitting.

First off, that's not what a newfag is, and second, who died and made you queen of /b/?

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01 Jul 2011, 12:55 am

dunbots wrote:

First off, that's not what a newfag is

Actually, it can be. The word has multiple definitions. Usually on /b/ it is used to describe imbecilic newcomers, which usually implies that they suck at trolling and just don't understand the internet in general. (If you had a FB, I'd recommend you go to some of the 'Trolling' pages, where the art is greatly misunderstood. Newfags take it for blatant insults, then they follow them with 'u mad?')

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01 Jul 2011, 12:57 am

But all of this talk of the internet's idiocy pool forces me to admit that I've digressed. I'd like to reply to the subject of the original post by asking... How is internet slang a hidden language? It's pretty ubiquitous if you spend even 10 minutes a day on the internet.

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