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'''Slang''' is the common term for the vocabulary usually found on the internet or text messages. It has an abbreviative style, shortening phrases to acronyms or words to abbreviations. The abbreviations usually shorten the word so it can still be said and understood, while also being easy to read. Internet slang differs from real life, regional slang, although real life slang can also be seen in the game chat. | '''Slang''' is the common term for the vocabulary usually found on the internet or text messages. It has an abbreviative style, shortening phrases to acronyms or words to abbreviations. The abbreviations usually shorten the word so it can still be said and understood, while also being easy to read. Internet slang differs from real life, regional slang, although real life slang can also be seen in the game chat. | ||
Below is a list of common slang acronyms and abbreviations said by penguins on [[Club Penguin]]. | Below is a list of common slang acronyms and abbreviations said by penguins on ''[[Club Penguin]]''. | ||
==Common acronyms== | ==Common acronyms== | ||
The acronyms listed below are clean and safe to use. Language in Club Penguin is censored, so profanic acronyms will result in a ban. | The acronyms listed below are clean and safe to use. Language in ''Club Penguin'' is censored, so profanic acronyms will result in a ban. | ||
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**Example: Thx for letting me know where the pin is. | **Example: Thx for letting me know where the pin is. | ||
**Iggy= Igloo (one of the few slang terms used only in Club Penguin) | **Iggy= Igloo (one of the few slang terms used only in ''Club Penguin'') | ||
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==Leet speak [L33T SP34K]== | ==Leet speak [L33T SP34K]== | ||
Leet speak is also an internet exclusive vocabulary. It however solely uses numbers to replace letters in real words [e.g. H3LL0 or G00D-8Y3]. It was often used and it could also be used to bypass the safety filter prior to a safety update. Numbers are completely disallowed to be typed in the chat box now. Check [[Wikipedia:Leet Speak| | Leet speak is also an internet exclusive vocabulary. It however solely uses numbers to replace letters in real words [e.g. H3LL0 or G00D-8Y3]. It was often used and it could also be used to bypass the safety filter prior to a safety update. Numbers are completely disallowed to be typed in the chat box now. Check [[Wikipedia:Leet Speak|Leet speak on Wikipedia]] for more information about leet speak. | ||
[[Category:Community]] | [[Category:Community]] | ||
[[Category:Interface|Slang]] | [[Category:Interface|Slang]] | ||
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Slang is the common term for the vocabulary usually found on the internet or text messages. It has an abbreviative style, shortening phrases to acronyms or words to abbreviations. The abbreviations usually shorten the word so it can still be said and understood, while also being easy to read. Internet slang differs from real life, regional slang, although real life slang can also be seen in the game chat.
Below is a list of common slang acronyms and abbreviations said by penguins on Club Penguin.
Common acronyms
The acronyms listed below are clean and safe to use. Language in Club Penguin is censored, so profanic acronyms will result in a ban.
- CP = Club Penguin
- Example: CP rules!
- lol/lolz = Laugh Out Loud (Used to express laughing)
- Example: Lol, you are so funny!
- rofl/rotfl = Rolling On the Floor Laughing. (More extreme than LOL)
- Example: Rofl, that's hilarious!
- Cya= Seeya/ goodbye
- Example: Cya I have to go now.
- roflol = Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud (More extreme than ROFL)
- Example: Roflol, that was soooo funny!
- brb = Be Right Back
- Example: Hold on, I'll brb.
- gtg/g2g = Got To Go
- Example: Sorry, I gtg.
- omg = Oh My God/Gosh/Goodness
- Example: Omg that was soo coool!
- Most penguins say "Oh Em G" in the game.
- Example: Omg that was soo coool!
- ur/your = You're
- Example: Ur so cool!
- u = You
- r = Are
- idk = I Don't Know.
- idc = I Don't Care
- kk/k = Okay
- Example:
- --Penguin 1: The pin is in the Lighthouse
- --Penguin 2: KK
- ppl = People
- Example: Look at all those ppl.
- People could also be used as peeps, or pplz.
- Example: Look at all those ppl.
- afk = Away From Keyboard. similar to 'brb'
- Example: He is afk.
- kno/no = Know
- Example: I no you!
- thnx/thx = Thanks
- Example: Thx for letting me know where the pin is.
- Iggy= Igloo (one of the few slang terms used only in Club Penguin)
- fyi = For your information
- nm = Nothing much
- Example:
- --Penguin 1: What ya doing
- --Penguin 2: NM
- nvm = Never mind
- np = No Problem
- Example:
- --Penguin 1: Thx for showing me the pin
- --Penguin 2: NP
- jk = Just kidding
- h/o = hold on
- plz/pls = Please
- Wassup?/Wazzup?/sup? = What's up?
- btw = by the way
- ily = I love you
- NMJC = Nothing Much Just Chillin
- Example: Whats up? NMJC
- OTK= Off the Keyboard
- ty = Thank you
- nty = No thank you
- wb = Welcome back
- rah = Right at home
- Tweet = Twitter
- Ok=Okay
Leet speak [L33T SP34K]
Leet speak is also an internet exclusive vocabulary. It however solely uses numbers to replace letters in real words [e.g. H3LL0 or G00D-8Y3]. It was often used and it could also be used to bypass the safety filter prior to a safety update. Numbers are completely disallowed to be typed in the chat box now. Check Leet speak on Wikipedia for more information about leet speak.