l33tspeakl33tspeak (or l337sp34k) is the unofficial slang language used on-line by countless netizens, primarily gamers. It basically involves substituting numbers for letters, but there's a more or less established set of linguistic rules to turn phrases like "you suck!" into "you are teh sux0r!" and "fear my awesome skills" into "ph34r my l337 sk1llz". The word l33t (or "l337") is slang for "elite", and it's the adjective that typifies the entire language. Only the elite know what is being said, and only the elite know how to say it. Are you l33t enough?Click on any of the designs shown below to see that design on a wide variety of apparel and other merchandise, such a t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, calendars, hats, etc. |
w00t! w00t has always been my favorite l33tspeak word of all. Supposedly, it started out an acronym of "We Owned the Other Team", and then was converted into l33tspeak by changing the o's to zeros. |
d00d! What is a d00d? Well, it's l33tspeak for dude, of course! And sometimes, you just gotta say it.... |
teh hax0r If your programming skills are unsurpassed, if you're the best there is at what you do, then you are truly a l33t hax0r (elite hacker). Wear it with pride! |
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ph34r my l337 sk1lls If you're a l33t hax0r with mad sk1lls, tell the world to ph34r your work. And if you're not, then the "ph34r my l337 sk1llz" design makes a great gift for your favorite programmer or hacker! |
pwn3d If you've been "pwn3d" you've been beaten, humiliated, embarrassed, etc. Buy this design for yourself, if you dare, or as a gift for your favorite "l00s3r" (loser). |
teh r0x0r Are you awesome? Do you totally rock? Well, then according to l33tspeak you are definitely teh r0x0r! And if you've got it going on, now you can flaunt it with this cool design. |
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L0L! All right, you don't need to be a l33t hax0r with mad sk1lls to know that L0L stands for "laugh out loud". You just need to be under the age of 30.... |
no n00bs! For a l33t hax0r, there's nothing more annoying than a bunch of clueless n00bs (newbies) swarming all over your favorite message board or chat room. |
r0fl! All right, you don't need to have l337 sk1llz to know that rofl stands for "rolling on the floor, laughing)". |
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ftw! Not to be confused with "wtf?" (which means something COMPLETELY different), "ftw!" stands for "for the win" and is used to congratulate somebody for giving the correct answer to a question. |
l33t keyboard Whether you're a l33t haxx0r or just spend a lot of time on message boards, don't you wish your computer had a keyboard with all the jargon a mere keystroke away? |
