AOLbonics
The practice of speaking using numbers, or using short phonetic spellings as a…The practice of speaking using numbers, or using short phonetic spellings as a shorthand to save on keystrokes.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, dated, rare, uncountable)The practice of speaking using numbers, or using short phonetic spellings as a shorthand to save on keystrokes.
Origin
Blend of AOL + Ebonics, since the Internet service provider AOL was often regarded as haviBlend of AOL + Ebonics, since the Internet service provider AOL was often regarded as having a high proportion of barely literate Internet users.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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