leet speak
Originating in the early 1980's,
leet speak was first used by hackers as a way to prevent their websites/
newsgroups from being found by simple keyword searches.
Leet speak grew and became popular in online games such as Doom in the early 1990's as a way of suggesting that you were a hacker (
h4x0r), and therefore to be feared. Leet, or 1337, is a short form of "elite," commonly used by video gamers to suggest that they are skilled.
leet speak
by Derius on Dec 05, 2006 22:43:13
When the 1st
l33t sp34k hit the scene in the very early 80's it didn't use all the annoying ?|}{)\ and crap they put as subs for letters today. It just occasionally subbed some numbers for letters so that normal searches and bots, ect. would not pick up the pattern. It has been changed into something entirely stupid and unreadable by wannabe, lazy kids today. Same with lol and rotflmao and such. Been around since 300
baud n00bs.....
Example:
If
j00 w3r3 r34lly
l33t j00d kn0w it n00b.
This sentence would have been a bit
overkill even then for leet speak. Most would have written it like:
If you w4s l33t u'd kn0w noob.....
leet speak
by My name on Aug 13, 2006 09:02:02
Dumbest fucking thing in the world. Not to mention it's extremely difficult to read unless you're an annoying
13 year old boy or
16 year old girl, and it often takes longer to
type out words in leet than it does to regularly type them out.
Example:
13
y/o boy: "OMG ur t3h U83R
H4XX0RZ!!!1!!!
LEET SPEAK IS T3H 4W50M3N355!!!!11!!1!!!1"
Common Sense:"Shut the fuck up, you fucking idiot."
leet speak
by Eia on Aug 31, 2004 23:09:25
1337 5p34|< is a novelty form of the english language used primarily by the "ellite" group of
haxorz in the early days of IRC... first start was to avoid triggering server bots and later used to promote warez... more recently used by
script kiddies and those alike
on game cons
leet speak
by dano on Oct 18, 2003 12:30:52
Lingo that lame
obsessed gamers use in
stead of normal english- not to be confused with
abbreviations for various locations and characters within the game of choice.
Example:
Man! I just
PAWND sum dum n0085 7w1nkd @55 while he was on CR to CB!!! BS for 244~~!!!
(cr=
corpse run, cb=crushbone, both from everquest, not
leet speek)
leet speak
by rathsangatas drink on Dec 01, 2004 01:27:29
leet speak
by Diego on Dec 08, 2003 22:48:21
The first and simplest known origins of this out of control language were seen on
calculators.
The number
71077345 when viewed upside down on a
calculator reads 'ShellOil'. The language progressed from there.
Example:
From ShellOil to
leet.
leet speak
by that guy on Jun 30, 2004 05:21:12
leet speak or 1337 5p34|< was originally used by
hackers as a way to send messages, now is used by
hardcore gamers to insult. leet or 1337 is derived from the word elite meaning simply the best.
Example:
|)1|) _|00
533 /\/\3 |>\/\//\/><0|2
|)
47 /\/
008?
translation: did you see me own that noob?
leet speak
by Santino ash on Jun 21, 2007 08:38:46
one of the worst languages ever invented, along with ebonics, semi english, low english, and Southern Speak.
invented by Hackers of
the eighties and early
nineties, usually spoken in Chat rooms, online PC games, and yes, even the prep tool of the Texting Model Cell Phones use leet speak.
very arrogant punks indeed, they think they are God or something of a
higher power.
Example:
Example of
Leet Speak: h4axxorz!!!111, Roxxerz, OMG, GTFO,
PSO, and more
Example of Ebonics: yo, fo shizzle, dizzle,
hizzie, fo sho, and more
Example of Semi English: 'We get phone to you.' or 'you too tired, take day off!'
Example of Low English: 'Me no likey this food' or 'you so crazy!'
Example of Southern Speak: 'Y'all wants some burgers?' or 'Nukuler bombs are the worse things ever invented.'
leet speak
by Dolly on Nov 29, 2003 06:52:05
Using a
symbol/letter/number to replace some letters in a sentence so that instead of:
"
Everyone eats rice"
it becomes: