the jargon, abbreviations, and emoticons typically used by frequent internet users
Word origin
C20: from (inter)net + -speak
Examples of 'netspeak' in a sentence
netspeak
The collected data are examined empirically to figure out the characteristics of netspeak neologisms and their patterns of formation.
Wei Liu, Wenyu Liu 2014, 'Analysis on the Word-formation of English Netspeak Neologism', Journal of Arts and Humanitieshttp://theartsjournal.org/index.php/site/article/view/624. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)