netspeak

== English == === Etymology === From net +‎ -speak, coined by British linguist David Crystal in 2001 who originally wrote it capitalized as "Netspeak". === Noun === netspeak (uncountable) An informal form of written language used on the Internet, characterized by abbreviations and emoticons. Hyponyms: chatspeak, leetspeak, textspeak, textese === See also === Appendix:English internet slang === References === === Anagrams === Stepanek