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* pr0n, pornography
* w4r3z, "warez" or illegally copied software available for download (with copy protection, if any, disabled)
* h4x (also "h4xx"), "Hacks" in English, these are usually programs for games that allows a user to cheat and gain an unfair advantage.
* meh, (maybe with 3), shows slight agreement or dissatisfaction, occasionally means "me"
* y0, greeting, used as an alternative for Hi
* sploitz, (short for exploits) a piece of computer software that takes advantage of a bug, glitch or vulnerability --> exploit (computer science)
* pwn, to "own" or otherwise completely dominate. (See main article for alternative spellings of pwn.)
* p00n, used as an alternative to pwn
* r00t, administrator privileges, from the "root" account on Unix-like systems
* m4d sk1llz, talent of one sort or another; "m4d" itself is often used for emphasis (such as in "m4d fragging")
* n00b, some consider it to be synonymous with newbie (n00b is short for n00bie which is newbie leetified), while others make the distinction that "n00b" is an insult applicable to anyone acting stupid and "newbie" is an affectionate term for new users. Is used on message boards and forums to reference new users who speak in IM and/or leet slang itself. (Also, newb.)
* w00t or the emoticon \o/, a common interjection, analogous to "woohoo!" Also used for "what". Also w00tness.
* oh noes or oh n03s, common phrase for "Oh no!" This originated from the site ohnoes.org (http://www.ohnoes.org)
* hax0r, h4x0r, "hacker", where the symbols are used to draw rough approximations to letters: >< is an "x", |2 is an "r". It is possible that the substitution of "ck" with "x" is a linguistic nod to the Greek letter chi (see TeX for the original example of this). Also, Haxor is sometimes found as "Haxxor", as symbols for "x" are often doubled.
* rox0rz, "rocks"
* sux0rz, "sucks", as in "s|_|x0rz my n|_|tz0rz" when one feels pity for someone else, or when angry. Also spelled "sux"
* suxxor, some other person considered unfriendly; also used in friendly name calling among gamers.
* ub3r, from the German word über, meaning "super", as in "Ub3r-l337" or "ub3r-g33kx0rz". Some people say "I am uber cool" or "! @m UB3R c00l!
* b4k4, from the Japanese word "baka", meaning "idiots" or "stupidity". Example: "U b4k4 n00b.
* ph33r or ph34r, a respelling "leetage" of fear. Most commonly used as "ph33r m3h!"
* lol or lolz0rs, meaning laugh out loud
There are many incarnations of leet, and it is continuously evolving as more people add to it, and thus, a single word can be "spelled" in many different ways. For example, "phonetic" could be |>|-|0n371><, p|-|0|\|3+1|<, |>h0|\|371<, ph0n371k.
Phonetic spellings
* "d00d" for "dude"
* "joo" for "you", also written as "j00" or "_|00"
* "ph" for "f", as in "phear" for "fear" (as in "ph34r my l33t skillz") and vice versa, such as spelling "phonetic" as "f0|\|371("
Note that in true leet, the following are considered improper. They are seen more as IM lingo.
* "kewl" or kwel or ku or ql for cool
* "r" for are, u for you, c for see (giving the common "see you")
* "2" for to or too, 4 for for (but note "4" can also represent an "A")
* "8" for -ate, as l8r for later
* "ne" for any
* "u 1 2" for "you want to".
Frequent misspellings
Frequently, common typing errors are also absorbed into leet, such as:
* "aer" for "are"
* "yuo" for "you"
* "teh" or "t3h" for "the" (also sometimes used as an intensifier: "He is teh lame"). Another form can also be "deh" (As in "| em deh ro><00rz!!11!").
* "smrt" for "smart" (This may also be an intentional reference to an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer misspells smart in song: "I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I mean S-M-A-R-T!")
* "waht" for "what"
* "gaem" for "game"
* "leik" or "liek" for "like", usually sarcastic—generally when making fun of a skript kiddie or AOL-er
* German "ist" for "is", often used with word "death". e.g. "mp3 ist death."
* "pwn" or "pwned" for "own" or "owned". This originates from the 'P' key on a QWERTY typeface being immediately beside the 'o' key and pressed by the less-than-nimble pinky (little) finger.
* "flase" as opposed to the word "false"
* "Evar" as opposed to the word "Ever". This is usually used in such phrases as "BEST. GAME. EVAR."
Some of these examples, in particular 'teh' and 'pwn' are frequently used on purpose, to lighten up a mood, strengthen a point, or annoy the receiving parties.
Phrases
* "WHeRE @Re J00" or "Wh3re aer j00?" for "where are you"
* "wH4+'S uR nAME" for "what is your name"
* "/\/\?|<£'§ 1££+ §|<?11§ ž|/\||\| _|¤¤", an example of especially obfuscated leet (see bfuscated code), this translates to "Mike's leet skills own you".
* "g0s\/" for gosu, meaning "pro", from Korean players of Starcraft
* "skilled r0x0rt looking for a team pgm only high lvl, pv me" for "I'm a qualified player looking forward to be hired by a progaming clan in electronic sports, contact me now".
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