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ꜱ
Used in the digraph ⟨ꜱʜ⟩ for the /ʃ/ sound.
⸮
Used to mark a sarcastic sentence.
ꝑ
Scribal abbreviation of ⟨par⟩. • Scribal abbreviation of ⟨per⟩.
ꜧ
A theoretical or jocular phoneme in English, realized as [h] at the beginning of a syllable and as [ŋ] at the end of a syllable, so that e.g. hang would be transcribed /ˈꜧæꜧ/.
⸼
A full stop (period).
⸟
equivalent to ⟨~⟩, but indicates that in the derivation the headword changes from uppercase to lowercase.
⸞
equivalent to ⟨~⟩, but indicates that in the derivation the headword changes from lowercase to uppercase.
'
See -'.
'
See ’
ꝓ-
Scribal abbreviation of pro-.
Origin: Orthographic borrowing from Medieval Latin ꝓ-, an abbreviation of pro- (whence English pro-).
-'
Possessive marker used on plurals that end with -s (or -es, etc). • Possessive marker sometimes used on singular names which end in s, indicating than an object belongs to the noun bearing the marker.
‐
Joins the components of compounds. • Joins the components of coordinative compounds, with equal components. • Joins the components of subordinative compounds, with a dominant component or head. • Joins prefixes and suffixes according to stylistic rules, often to avoid confusion in pronunciation or meaning. • Connects words in a compound modifier according to various stylistic rules. • Used as sentence-final punctuation.
–
Used in a compound term when the constituent parts are already hyphenated. • Used to hide letters • Used to connect compound terms with the sense of "to" or to show a relationship • Used to connect a spaced or hyphenated term.
ʹ
Alternative form of ′ (stress mark).
!
In glosses, marks a word as imperative.
!Kung
Alternative form of ǃKung.
!'O!uŋ
Alternative form of ǃOǃKung.
"early life" check
Alternative form of early life check
"Early Life" check
Alternative form of early life check
"Early Life" checks
plural of "Early Life" check
"early life" checks
plural of "early life" check
"homework" folder
Alternative form of homework folder, emphasising euphemistic use of the word "homework".
"homework" folders
plural of "homework" folder
"R" slur
Alternative form of r-slur.
"R" slurs
plural of "R" slur
"small c" conservative
Alternative form of small-c conservative
"small c" conservatives
plural of "small c" conservative
$$$
A large amount of money.
$0.02
Informal form of two cents.
$1,000,000 question
Alternative form of million-dollar question.
$1,000,000 questions
plural of $1,000,000 question
$100 hamburger
A general aviation flight that involves flying a short distance, eating a meal, and flying back. • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hamburger.
$100 hamburgers
plural of $100 hamburger
$2 shop
A shop where many small and inexpensive items can be bought.
$2 shops
plural of $2 shop
$20 is $20
Alternative form of twenty dollars is twenty dollars.
$cientology
Scientology, regarded as a money-making scam.
Origin: Scientology with the currency sign $ denoting greedy business practices.
$DEITIES
plural of $DEITY
$DEITY
A generic deity; the listener's or reader's god of choice.
Origin: From the syntax of environment variables in Unix shells, and the practice of putting paths to user's software of choice in generically named variables like EDITOR or PAGER.
$deities
plural of $deity
$deity
Alternative form of $DEITY.
$ex
Filter-avoidance spelling of sex.
Origin: Blend of $ + sex.
$H
Filter-avoidance spelling of SH (“self-harm”).
$h!t
Censored spelling of shit.
$h!t
Censored spelling of shit.
$h!t
Censored spelling of shit.
$h!t
Censored spelling of shit.
$h!ted
Misspelling of $h!tted.
$h!ting
Misspelling of $h!tting.
$h!ts
third-person singular simple present indicative of $h!t
$h!ts
plural of $h!t
$h!tted
simple past and past participle of $h!t
$h!tter
Censored spelling of shitter.
$h!tters
plural of $h!tter
$h!ttery
Censored spelling of shittery.
$h!ttier
comparative form of $h!tty: more $h!tty
$h!ttiest
superlative form of $h!tty: most $h!tty
$h!tting
present participle and gerund of $h!t
$h!tty
Censored spelling of shitty.
$hit
Filter-avoidance spelling of shit.
$hit
Filter-avoidance spelling of shit.
$hit
Filter-avoidance spelling of shit.
$hit
Filter-avoidance spelling of shit.
%
Suffix forming speedrunning categories requiring a given percentage to qualify. • Suffix forming speedrunning categories related to the suffixed element, or subject to constraints based on it.
Origin: Back-formation from any% or low%, in which the “%” was a literal indicator of the percentage completion the player would achieve in order to qualify for the given leaderboard category. The suffix was then broadened to form category names in general,
%age
Abbreviation of percentage.
%ages
plural of %age
%ile
Abbreviation of percentile.
%iles
plural of %ile
%p
Abbreviation of percentage point.
%ps
plural of %p
%tile
Abbreviation of percentile.
%tiles
plural of %tile
&
Abbreviation of and. • Abbreviation of Latinet.
Origin: Orthographic borrowing from Latin &
& al.
Dated form of et al..
& cetera
Alternative spelling of et cetera.
Origin: A use of the ligature & to stand for the et in et cetera.
& Co.
Abbreviation of and company "X & Co." means X and their companions or associates, commonly as the proper name of a corporation but also informally as a group of people.
& hoc genus omne
Alternative form of et hoc genus omne.
& seq.
Alternative spelling of et seq.
& seqq.
Alternative spelling of et seqq..
& ux.
Obsolete form of et ux..
& uxor
Alternative form of et ux..
&/or
Abbreviation of and/or.
&c
Archaic form of etc..
&c.
Archaic form of etc..
Origin: A use of the ligature & to stand for the et in etc. Compare & cetera.
&ca
Archaic form of etc..
&ca.
Archaic form of etc..
&lit
A cryptic crossword clue that can be interpreted in its entirety as either a definition or wordplay; for example, "God incarnate, essentially" for "Odin", a Norse god whose name is hidden in "God incarnate".
Origin: From & + clipping of literal or literally, referring to the fact that the clue both forms a traditional cryptic clue and can be read literally as a straight clue. Coined by "Ximenes" (Derrick Somerset Macnutt) in his 1966 book Ximenes on the Art of t
&lits
plural of &lit
(134340) Pluto
Alternative form of Pluto (Minor-planet designation for the dwarf planet)
(555)
Alternative form of 1-555.
(800)
Clipping of 1-800.
(900)
Alternative form of 1-900.
(at)
Alternative form of @.
(c)rapper
A crapper; a rapper.
Origin: Blend of crap + rapper. Written so to disambiguate from the other senses of crapper.
(c)rappers
plural of (c)rapper
-(s)
Added to the end of a singular noun (which normally uses the suffix -s to become plural) to indicate that the noun represents an unknown number which may be one or more than one.
Origin: From -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns) and ( ) (encloses optional variants or variant elements).
-(s)
Added to the end of a verb in place of the suffix -s when the subject of the verb may be one or more than one.
Origin: From -s (suffix forming the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs) and ( ) (encloses optional variants or variant elements).
(s)he
He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral form of the third person singular.
(You)
Used to dismissively imply that a poster is baiting for engagement.
Origin: 4chan appends (You) to mentions of one's own posts.
(You)
A mention; engagement; used when implying that a poster is baiting for engagement.
Origin: 4chan appends (You) to mentions of one's own posts.
(You)s
plural of (You)
*
A star. • Used to replace the sounds /stɑː(ɹ)/ (star) in any word that has this pronunciation or similar. • Used to replace censor profanities. • ＊: A star (also ✶ or ⚹).
*67
The telephone number used to block caller ID.
*67
To use the telephone number prefix to block caller ID.
*67ed
simple past and past participle of *67
*67ing
present participle and gerund of *67
*67s
third-person singular simple present indicative of *67
*69
The telephone number used for last-call return services.
*69
To use the last-call return service • To trace back, backtrace.
*69ed
simple past and past participle of *69
*69ing
present participle and gerund of *69
*69s
third-person singular simple present indicative of *69
*band
A subgenre of roguelikes, characterized by non-rushed gameplay, levels not being saved upon being left, large numbers of items and a steep power curve. • A game of this genre.
Origin: From * (“wildcard”) + band, after the roguelike Angband, after the fictional fortress of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion. Angband, in turn, is from Tolkien's fictional language Sindarin, where it literally means "iron prison"; ultimately,
*bands
plural of *band
*nices
plural of *nix
*nix
Unix and various other similar or compatible operating systems.
Origin: Apparently from the wildcard *, indicating any sequence of characters, and Unix and Linux.
*nixes
plural of *nix
*NSYNCer
A member of the American boy band *NSYNC.
Origin: From *NSYNC + -er.
*NSYNCers
plural of *NSYNCer
*ss
Censored spelling of ass.
*sshole
Censored spelling of asshole.
.22
A firearm chambered for a .22-caliber rimfire cartridge.
.22s
plural of .22
.357
.357 Magnum (a class of firearm cartridge). • A firearm chambered for .357 Magnum cartridges.
Origin: Shortening of .357 Magnum.
.357s
plural of .357
.38
A standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.38 inch in diameter.
.38s
plural of .38
.45
A standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.45 inch in diameter.
.45s
plural of .45
.500
An equal number of wins and losses.
.com
Alternative form of dotcom.
.coms
plural of .com
.dat
An extension for a data file.
Origin: From the first three letters of "data" (data).
.NET
A set of Microsoft products and services – primarily the .NET Framework, which permits the development of software for a virtual machine in any programming language that is CLI-compliant (i.e., conforms with the Common Language Infrastructure).
Origin: Usually said to be from network. Called in early press announcements Next Generation Windows Services before this name was chosen. According to Justin Grant, who was part of the team on the Microsoft campus, the name was chosen because it: * mirrored
.ovl
An overlay file. From the extension for an overlay file. A file used in memory limited systems to overwrite portions of program execution space (code and data) to enable other operations; such as found in 8-/10-/12-/16-bit systems.
Origin: Abbreviation of overlay.
.ovls
plural of .ovl
.ovl's
plural of .ovl
/a
Denotes that the preceding statement was meant affectionately.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of affectionate, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/ay
Denotes that the preceding statement was meant to be directed at someone.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of at you, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/b/ro
Synonym of /b/tard.
Origin: Blend of /b/ + bro.
/b/ros
plural of /b/ro
/b/tard
A habitual poster on the /b/ - Random board on 4chan; a member of the /b/ community.
Origin: From /b/ - Random, an imageboard on 4chan. It combines a humorously censored version of bastard with /b/, while rhyming with retard. /b/ itself derives its name from the Futaba Channel (2chan) equivalent.
/b/tards
plural of /b/tard
/d/egenerate
A habitual poster on the /d/ - Hentai/Alternative board on 4chan; a member of the /d/ community.
Origin: From /d/ - Hentai/Alternative, an imageboard on 4chan, inspired by /b/tard. Taken from degenerate with humorous emphasis on the initial letter in reference to /d/'s stigma of degeneracy due to its content often veering into sexual fetishism.
/d/egenerates
plural of /d/egenerate
/dev/null
A device file, present in Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, that discards all data written to it and yields no output, always presenting as an empty file when read. • Nowhere; often suggests an intent to ignore specific correspondence.
Origin: From Unix operating systems, where /dev (the Unix directory containing device files) contains a null entry representing no device.
/end rant
Synonym of /rant (“denotes the end of a rant”).
/gen
Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a genuine manner. • Denotes that the preceding question is genuine, as opposed to rhetorical.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of genuine, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”). Coined by Twitter user Katerina Aston (@galactikaa) in 2020.
/genq
Denotes that the preceding question is genuine.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of genuine question, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/hj
Denotes that the preceding statement is said half-jokingly. • Denotes a nonliteral statement with an underlying element of truth or sincerity. • Denotes a literal statement that is superficially humorous. • Used to introduce uncertainty or deniability of whether a statement is literal or joking: Just kidding, unless…?
Origin: From / + abbreviation of half-joking, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/ij
Denotes that the preceding statement is an inside joke.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of inside joke, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/j
Joking.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of joke or joking, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/j
A joke.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of joke or joking, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/j
Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a joking manner.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of joke or joking, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/lh
Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a lighthearted (not serious) manner.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of lighthearted, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/me
I (the person writing)
Origin: From IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and related systems, in which this command generates a text-based action performed by a user: for example, /me dances around might produce the message John dances around.
/nbh
Denotes that the preceding statement is not directed at the participants of the discussion or the followers of the author.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of nobody here, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”), though it does not indicate tone, instead giving informational context.
/neg
Denotes that the preceding statement has a negative connotation.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of negative (compare neg), using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/neu
Denotes that the preceding statement has a neutral connotation.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of neutral, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/nf
Denotes that the preceding statement is not meant to be forced on someone.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of not forced, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/nm
Denotes that the writer is not mad or otherwise upset.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of not mad, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/nsrs
Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a non-serious manner.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of non-serious or not serious, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/nsx
Denotes that the preceding statement is of non-sexual intent.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of non-sexual, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/ourguy/
Someone (male) aligned with the values and beliefs of one's imageboard or community.
Origin: According to 4chan researcher Sal Hagen, the term with the slashes was first used on the 4chan /pol/ board by an anonymous user who posted on August 7, 2015: "TRUMP IS /ourguy/". The term reached its peak popularity on 4chan in early 2017 before rapi
/ourguys/
plural of /ourguy/
/p
Denotes that the preceding statement was meant platonically.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of platonic, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/pol/lack
A habitual poster on the /pol/ - Politically Incorrect board on 4chan; a member of the /pol/ community.
Origin: From /pol/ - Politically Incorrect, an imageboard on 4chan; and the word Polack, a slur used against Polish people that depicts them as backwards.
/pol/lacks
plural of /pol/lack
/pol/tard
A habitual poster on the /pol/ - Politically Incorrect board on 4chan; a member of the /pol/ community.
Origin: From /pol/ - Politically Incorrect, an imageboard on 4chan. Taken from political to indicate /pol/'s main theme. Portmanteau with retard.
/pol/tards
plural of /pol/tard
/pos
Denotes that the preceding statement has a positive connotation.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of positive (compare pos), using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/r
Denotes that the preceding statement was meant romantically.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of romantic, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/r/obot
A habitual poster on the /r9k/ - ROBOT9001 board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community.
Origin: From Robot9000, an open-source chat moderation script created by the American cartoonist and author Randall Munroe, used by the board to temporarily mute members who post content identical to earlier content, used in order to discourage spam and low-
/r/obots
plural of /r/obot
/rant
Denotes the end of a rant.
Origin: The use of a slash is derived from HTML code, where the character is used to indicate the end of an element (for example, </b> marks the end of bold formatting). See also < > .
/rh
Denotes that the preceding question is rhetorical.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of rhetorical, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/rj
Indicates a lack of seriousness or a resumption to a circlejerk.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of rejerk, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/s
Denotes that the preceding statement is sarcastic.
Origin: Based on HTML code, in which a slash indicates the end of an element (for example, </b> marks the end of bold formatting). Originally written as </sarcasm> (to mark the end of a sarcastic message) with the block of text enclosed (see < > ), this was
/s/
Denotes the location of a signature on the original, signed copy on file.
Origin: Abbreviation of signature.
/srs
Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a serious manner.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of serious, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/srs
Serious.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of serious, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/t
Denotes that the preceding statement is to be interpreted as teasing.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of tease or teasing, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/thread
Denotes that everything of worth has already been stated in a given message board thread.
Origin: The use of a slash is derived from HTML code, where the character is used to indicate the end of an element (for example, </b> marks the end of bold formatting). See also < > .
/tttt/
The 4chan imageboard /lgbt/.
Origin: Referencing the purported over-representation of trans women among users of the board.
/uj
Indicates seriousness or a pause to a circlejerk.
Origin: From / + abbreviation of unjerk, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
/wk
Alternative form of pw (“per week”).
/wk.
Alternative form of pw (“per week”).
?
Abbreviation of questioning.
?
A question. • objects seen/shaped as the question mark
?s
plural of ?
@
Connecting a person's common name and alias, both of them are legal names.
Origin: Borrowed from Malay @, abbreviation of Malay atau (“or”).
@
To reply to or speak to someone, either online or face to face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)
@
At a rate of (so much each). • At (any sense).
@
The permanent handle of a user which follows @, chiefly on Twitter.
@
Forming gender-neutral versions of Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine -o and feminine -a. • By extension, sometimes used to blend other pairs of words that differ by being spelled with o vs a.
Origin: The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o.
@ parties
plural of @ party
@ party
An informal private party held as part of a convention, giving Internet users a chance to meet in person.
Origin: From the @ symbol used in e-mail addresses.
@$$
Censored spelling of ass.
@$$hole
Censored spelling of asshole.
@$$holes
plural of @$$hole