インターネットスラング. Character strings unique to textual domains, including phone based texting. Includes emoticons if they are relevant to Japanese language or usage.
Questions tagged [internet-slang]
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What do repeated ８s mean in internet slang?
I was watching a live video stream the other day. To my surprise, other viewers kept flooding the chat with the number eight! My screen kept filling up with messages like…
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Why does "to tweet" something on Twitter become つぶやく?
Related to this question: What is the Japanese word or phrase for "to post on the internet"?
I have noticed that when you post something on twitter they don't say 投稿する toukou suru, but instead say つぶやく (murmur).
Why did this happen?
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Software described as 香ばしい
Upon seeing a particular enterprise software solution XYZ being mentioned, a passing-by IT engineer wrote this:
XYZなかなか香ばしい
My dictionary only have food-related definitions for this word.
What could have he meant?
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What does（棒） as net slang mean?
I was reading a novel at Syosetsuka ni Narou's site and I found（棒） in one of the dialogues. I know that there's a similar（笑） that's equivalent to English net slang "lol", but I find no sense in changing "smile" for "pole". What would it mean?
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Internet speak - orz
I've seen several of my Japanese friends use "orz" in various types of posts on Facebook. What does "orz" mean? It's driving me nuts!
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Meaning of おま言う
On the Internet, two persons talk about spying and open source:
A: 秘密をなくして、全部さらけ出せよ。そっちのほうがオープンだぞw
B: おま言う
What does B want to express?
I thought it was a typo but there seems to be many people using this expression.
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What is the meaning of すこ in ほんとすこ?
Seen on the internet. Looking around I see others guessing it might be a different form of 本当っすか for 本当ですか, or maybe すこ for すき. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
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Is 笑 more like "LOL" or "haha"?
I know that 笑/草/w are just different ways to type out "haha" or "LOL", but is there a nuance between using which one? In English, "haha" is more casual and laid-back while "LOL" is a more energetic and chaotic laugh. What's the nuance for the…
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Meaning of はなちゃああああああ in internet slang
I upload videos on niconico and sometimes I get
はなちゃああああああ
commented on my videos. I did tons of googling but I got nothing.
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