Leet
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Leet, also called 1337, l33t, Leetspeak, or 13375|>34|< is a language which replaces the Latin alphabet with numbers and ASCII printable symbols. It is used a lot on the Internet in fora, chat rooms and online games.
It comes from the word "elite" which means "better than everyone else". 1337 is mostly used for English, but can also be used with other languages including French, Spanish and German.
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[change] Leetspeak
Leetspeak is a mixture of words (mostly computer-related) spelled wrong on purpose, usually coming from typos (e.g. the becomes t3h). The words of Leetspeak are usually put together to create a 'dialect' (small language). This dialect is used in some places for funniness. 1337 uses numbers, ASCII symbols, and diacritics together to make symbols that look like Latin letters. For example, in the name "David" would translate in 13375|>34|< as |)/-\\/1|).
[change] 1337 Alphabet
Note: Most of the time it is only the vowels that are changed and then usually only they are replaced by numbers, it is unusual to see someone use the Leet Alphabet to spell out a whole word.
- A: 4, /-\, /_\, @
- B: 8,|3 and very uncommonly 13, and |}
- C: <, {, [, (
- D: |>, |), |}, |]
- E: 3
- F: |=, ph, |#
- G: [, -, [+, 6
- H: |-|, [-], {-}, |=|, [=], {=}
- I: 1, |
- J: _|
- K: |<, 1<
- L: |_, |, 1
- M: |\/|, ^^, /\/\
- N: |\|, /\/
- O: 0, (), [], {}
- P: |o, |O, |> (sometimes confused with a D), |D
- Q: O, or 9 or (,)
- R: |2, 12, .-
- S: 5, $
- T: 7, +
- U: |_|, (_)
- V: \/
- W: \/\/, (/\), \^/, |/\|, \X/
- X: ><
- Y: `/
- Z: 2, 7_, >_
[change] Numbers for letters
- 1 --- L, I (I is more often shown as |, and sometimes as ][)
- 2 --- Z (not common)
- 3 --- E
- 4 --- A
- 5 --- S
- 6 --- G (not common)
- 7 --- T (can also be L)
- 8 --- B
- 9 --- G
- 0 --- O (Occasionally show as "()")
[change] Intentional mispelling
When people write in leet, they spell some words wrong all the time. They might do this to laugh at new people who do not write words with their keyboards well, or might just be making fun of pronunciation or spelling in the English Language.
- bai --- "bye"
- carp --- "crap"
- ceak --- "cake"
- nd --- "and"
- d00d --- "dude"
- form --- "from"
- guise --- "guys"
- h4x or h4x0rz --- "hacks" (see Vocabulary entry: "hax")
- hai --- "hi"
- j00 --- "you"
- kewl --- "cool"
- liek --- "like"
- mastah --- "master"
- max0r --- "max." or "maximum"
- OMG --- "Oh My God"
- PMGZ--- "OMG with a p and a z"
- ZPMG--- "OMG" originally rushed. Typo "P" instead of "O" and hitting "Z" when shift is pressed.
- OLO --- "LOL" (LOL stands for 'laugh out loud')
- ph34 --- "fear"
- powwah --- "power"
- pr0n --- "porn"
- pwn --- "0wn"
- t3h --- "the" (see Vocabulary entry: "teh")
- secks --- "sex"
- wen --- "when"
- whut/wut --- "what"
- winnar --- "winner"
- u --- "you"
- r --- "are"
- wtf --- "what the fuck"
- wth --- "what the hell"
[change] l33t vocabulary
- leet, l33t, 1337, 31337 --- "elite"
- l@ym --- "laughing at your momma"
- ftw, 4tw --- "for the win", when something is successful or desirable
- hax, h4x --- "hacks"
- haxor, hax0r, h4x0r, haxzor --- "hacker", cheater (note: also often spelled with two x's)
- joo, j00 --- "you" -also could be used as Jew
- meh m3h --- can mean "me" or "oh well". Used to show undecidedness, unworriedness or often as a sign that the user has nothing to say
- newbie, newb --- "new", newcomer or new player. Thought to originate from "new boy", "new-blood", or "New in business".
- noob, n00b, n00b13, nooblet, nub, newb, nubbins --- "new" or new (player), used more often as an insult.
- boon or b00n --- more derogatory term than noob with the same insult intended.
- own, ownage, 0wn, pwn, pwnage --- "own" means to be superior or better than someone, the past tense is "pwnt"
- OMGWTFBBQ --- "Oh My God What The Fuck Barbecue"
- phear, ph34r, ph33r --- "fear"
- pwn --- "pawn" or to beat extremely easily
- rox0r, r0xorz --- "rock", to be amazing or excellent
- secks, sechs --- "sex"
- c3n50red --- "censored"
- teh, t3h --- "the"
- wft --- "wtf"
- woot, w00t --- Thought to originate from "We Own the Other Team" It is used to show celebration or happiness.
- ZoMG!!!11! --- "Oh My God"
- Prawn- Another use of pwn, not to be confused with pr0n.
- Pr0n- Porn (pornography)
- QQ - cry/complain. Supposed to look like eyes with tears.
- L2<blank> - Learn to <blank>. Often used as L2P (learn to play).
- O RLY - "oh, really?" often responded to by YARLY. Also can be accompanied by an ASCII art image of an owl.
- YARLY - "yeah, really!" often used as response to ORLY
- NOWAI - "no way!" often used as a response to YARLY
- pew pew - shooting, often used in the phrase more pew pew less QQ, meaning, more shooting less crying/complaining
- GG - good game, this can also be used in a condenscending manner.
- noobcannon, N00BC4NN0N - Noobtube, a weapon in a video game that is either over-powered, or requires little skill to use.
- PWN4G3 N008 - Pwnage noob *dfsfsdfsdfsfdffsahjakjhnanbg*
[change] Wrong grammar
When a person writes in English the person must follow English rules, but most of the time people who write in leet do not use these rules. When they write in leet they try to write it in a special way, so that it is very different from English.
"l33t is teh suck!" (meaning: 'leet sucks') shows that in leet people can use their own rules, and not use the English rules. A lot of times adjectives (describing words) are turned into nouns. The leet word "teh" (the) is also often placed in front of verbs, as in "I teh pwnd j00" (meaning I the owned you, meaning: I beat you badly). another example might be I 4m t3h pwnage!!!!11!!11 (meaning I am the best!)
Leet speakers may also speak normally but with out the vowels. Fr exmpl nmbr 1 u cn tll it wrks.= For example number one you can tell it works.
[change] Pronunciation
Because some words are too long for use in games they have been written how they sound.. Here's a quick guide:
- pwn --- own, sometimes pawn, usually pone.
- x or xx (as in haxxorz or haxorz) --- an x followed by a z. In this example, hackzorz would be pronunciation
