Definition of netspeak - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

Rare

informal writing style used in online communication

Rare

Netspeak is common in chat rooms and social media.

online jargon

Rare

jargon and abbreviations used by frequent internet users

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He struggled to understand the netspeak in the chat.

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Origin of netspeak

English, net (internet) + speak (talk)

Examples of netspeak in a sentence

Teenagers are fluent in netspeak.
Netspeak can be confusing for newcomers online.
She quickly learned netspeak to chat with friends.

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French:langage internet, argot numérique, ...
German:informeller Netzstil, Netzjargon, ...
Italian:linguaggio di internet, gergo, ...
Spanish:jerga de internet, jerga en línea, ...
Portuguese:internetês, ciberlinguagem, ...
Chinese:网聊风格, 网络语言, ...
Japanese:インフォーマルスタイル, ネットスピーク, ...
Arabic:نتسبيك, مُصْطَلَحات الإِنْتَرْنِت, ...
Hebrew:שָׂפַת הָאִינְטֶרְנֶט, שְׂפַת הָרֶשֶׁת, ...
Russian:неформальный стиль, интернет-жаргон, ...
Ukrainian:неформальний стиль, мережевий жаргон, ...
Hindi:अनौपचारिक शैली, नेटस्पीक, ...
Bengali:অনানুষ্ঠানিক অনলাইন শৈলী, নেটস্পিক, ...
Catalan:estil informal d'internet, argot d'internet, ...
Czech:internetový slang, internetový žargon, ...
Danish:uformel netsprog, netsprog, ...
Dutch:informele internetstijl, netspeak, ...
Greek:ανεπίσημο στυλ διαδικτύου, διαδικτυακή ορολογία, ...
Hungarian:netnyelv, internetes zsargon, ...
Khmer:របៀបសរសេរក្រៅផ្លូវការក្នុងការទំនាក់ទំនងតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត, ភាសាសន្ទនាតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត, ...
Korean:비공식적인 인터넷 스타일, 인터넷 언어, ...
Persian:سبک غیررسمی اینترنتی, زبان اینترنتی, ...
Polish:nieformalny styl internetowy, żargon internetowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):internetês, ciberlinguagem, ...
Romanian:stil informal de internet, jargon online, ...
Swedish:informell stil, nätspråk, ...
Thai:สไตล์ไม่เป็นทางการ, ศัพท์อินเทอร์เน็ต, ...
Turkish:resmi olmayan stil, internet dili, ...
Vietnamese:phong cách không chính thức, ngôn ngữ mạng, ...

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Definition of netspeak - Reverso English Dictionary

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