teencode

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === teen code === Etymology === Pseudo-anglicism, derived from teen +‎ code. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tin˧˧ kot̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tin˧˧ kok̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ kok̚˦˥] Phonetic spelling: tin cốt === Noun === teencode (neologism) an alternative Vietnamese orthography with extensive use of substitutions, abbreviation, simplification/alternative encoding of diacritics, and intentional distortion of pronunciation, that was once very prevalent in chatrooms, chatboxes and message boards; nowadays it became much less common in its "pure" form, although it left much influence in current Internet messaging orthography === References ===