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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

textese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tex-tese
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abbreviated form of language used in texting, instant messaging, chatrooms, etc.

Informal; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English text Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English textese From text + -ese.

Usage

Synonyms

textspeak

Questions

What does textese mean?
An abbreviated form of language used in texting, instant messaging, chatrooms, etc.
Where does textese come from?
Etymology tree English text Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English textese From text + -ese.

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