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i missed something. all my friends have started to use the phrase 1337. im too ashamed to ask what that means. can anyone tell me?

[Edited on 9/30/2004 6:00:17 PM]

  • 09.30.2004 5:42 PM PDT
Subject: no0b's question:1337

LEET like awsomelly awsome its also using just symbols for the alphabet like "M=/\/\

  • 09.30.2004 5:44 PM PDT
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It means elite, as in the quality of being elite, not the alien from Halo. And, yes, it is just part of an entire internet language. A language which I have not cared to learn...

-Baerdog7

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  • 09.30.2004 5:45 PM PDT
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Yo Halo53, I'm real happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best bungie.net profiles of all time. OF ALL TIME!

0mg h0w d035 j00 n4w7 no35 1337 5p34k?!?


1337 is japanese for nerd. A bunch of computer nerds made up their own language and in english, it's nerd speak.

  • 09.30.2004 5:46 PM PDT
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i thought it meant leet of bet, but neaither made sence to me. well, thanks for your help

  • 09.30.2004 5:48 PM PDT

We’ve watched while the stars burned
Out, and creation played in reverse.
The Universe freezing in half-light.
Once I thought to escape.
To end a master, step out of the
Path of collapse. Escape would make us God.
Yet I cannot help but remember one enigma,
A hybrid, elusive destroyer.
This is the one mystery I have not solved.
The only element unaccounted for.

I'm not flaming here, but you should know that any form of noob is forbidden on these forums. Using it will get your thread locked, and contiued use may have more drastic consequences. Beware the ninjas!

  • 09.30.2004 5:50 PM PDT
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oops, sorry ill change the topic name.

but since i'm calling myself a...(you kno what) is it still bad?

  • 09.30.2004 6:00 PM PDT
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Actually, 1337 isnt just for "nerds" although only nerds use it.

Leet (often l33t, 31337, or 1337) is a ciphered, or simply a novelty form of English spelling. It is characterized by the use of non-alphabet characters to stand for letters bearing a superficial resemblance, and by a number of quasi-standard spelling changes such as the substitution of "z" for final "s" and "x" for "ck". It is often used on the Internet by hackers, crackers, script kiddies and gamers. Even lamers are beginning to pick up parts of it. Some hackers do not use l33tspeak due to its association with Internet users whom they dislike.

The term "leet" comes from the word "elite". Leet can be either be pronounced as "leet" (monosyllabic, rhymes with "eat") or by pronouncing the L separate from the rest of the word as "elle eat" (elite). The most probable explanation of its origin is from bulletin board systems in the 1980s and early 1990s where having "elite" status on a BBS allowed a user access to file areas, games, and special chat rooms, often including archives of pirated software, -blam!-, and text files of dubious quality documenting topics such as how to construct explosives and manufacture illegal drugs. It may also have developed to defeat text filters created by BBS sysops for message boards to discourage the discussion of forbidden topics (such as cracking).

Leet is also known as hakspek or leetspeak, especially when used to shorten messages. This type of Leet may have been developed to decrease bandwidth usage before the bandwidth explosion of the 1990s. It is also regaining popularity in SMS (Short Message Service) mediums, especially among users of Trillian. More recently, leet has re-entered the mainstream thanks to such webcomics as Megatokyo and its character Largo.

Leet is a form of written slang. It is used to create group identity, and to obscure meaning from outsiders, especially newbies (which may be written "n00bs"). It also establishes a hierarchy, as more complex forms of leet are increasingly unreadable to the untrained eye (consider the phrase "PHr3Ku3N7ly H4s|{3d K0o£St330nZ!": it translates to "frequently asked questions". Note the extraneous h in front of asked and the construction "teeonz" as meaning "tions"). Simple forms of leet are making their way into the mainstream, as employees whose companies use email filters resort to creative spellings to prevent swearwords from being censored.


A sampling from your friendly-neighborhood-computer nerd.

  • 10.01.2004 8:56 AM PDT
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I agree. I was just giving a deifinition to the guy who wanted it.

  • 10.01.2004 12:10 PM PDT