Definition

While you will now primarily encounter leetspeak online, the language dates back to the 1980s. Savvy bulletin board systems (BBS) users formulated it to bypass BBS filters that prohibited the use of certain words.

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fsm

flying spaghetti monster

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gdmfpos

god damn mother f**king piece of s**t

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jk

The internet's favorite acronym for 'just kidding'—deployed after saying something potentially offensive, mean, or ridiculous to signal it was all in good fun.

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ilyf

I'll Love You Forever

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tyfi

Thank You for invite

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street cred

n. The currency used in the University of Washington Greek System. One quanta of street cred is a "tablet".

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