l33t

[sOOisiDal]

ok this is most likely the n00biest question but what exactly is l33t? noone has ever told me what it is. how does it always apply to noobs?

[Glamdring]

geekspeach for elite. also known as 1337, |337, and several other variants. n00bs are the only ones idiot enough to think that geekspeach makes them sound cool, that's why.

[abyaly]

xyx should post about this. he's 1337 incarnate. he's too 1337 to call himself 1337.

[sOOisiDal]

and geekspeach is basically like



|D î /\/\ |D


?

[kAlAmAdY]

The main example I can give you for geekspeech is "woot" Now really what is that?

[sOOisiDal]

dont bash w00t

[MokoToko]

ya, woot is in a category of its own

[thrdflrmshr]

It's all "teh" hax0r and sex0r and rox0r and p3a53 and blah blah blah.

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/

There's a good example.

[Snarr]

Hey hey hey! No bashing on w00t!

[Johnny Chimpo]

|D î /\/\ |D

No, this doesn't really qualify as geekspeak. Symbol-writing is in a category of its own, though I suppose you could say they're similar in a lot of ways.

n00bs are the only ones idiot enough to think that geekspeach makes them sound cool, that's why.

Eh, for those of us who were around and using it before it went mainstream, there's still an element of old school humor to it. It's stupid, but cool because it's stupid. Kind of like using outdated slang like "radical." Sometimes it can be funny. Here's a dictionary of what I can recall off-hand:

h4x : "Hacks," as in cracking a particular program and manipulating it to do your personal bidding. Also used to describe tricky or messy coding practices, e.g., "I couldn't get that function to work without some serious h4x."

h4x0r, h4xx04, h4x0r1ng, etc. : "Hacker/Hacking;" as in one who applies or uses "h4x." Also the practice of coding, in general, as in "This project is due tommorow, I've been h4xx0ring at it all day."

pwned : Variant of "owned" as in "you got owned." Most likely root is "player killing" term coined in early days of MUDding. Hence, combination of "player killed," and "owned" = "player owned" = "pwned."

x0r family : Any verb ending in "ck" can safely be placed in the x0r family. Examples being "r0x0r, suxx0r, craxx0r, fuxx0r, hoox0r," etc. e.g., "This game r0xx0rs, hoox0r me up with that controller so I can play."

l337, 1337, l33t, etc. : "leet" or "elite." Often combined with above terms to describe particular skills at something, e.g., "l337 h4xx0ring."

n00b: If you don't know, you are one.

j00: "You," as in "j00 got pwned."

[Snarr]

Originally posted by Johnny Chimpo
pwned : Variant of "owned" as in "you got owned." Most likely root is "player killing" term coined in early days of MUDding. Hence, combination of "player killed," and "owned" = "player owned" = "pwned."

I always wondered where that came from, you ;earn something new every day I guess.

And don't be bashing on radical either!!

[abyaly]

i thought it originated from a typo :)
considering that the p is located immediately next to the o on the keyboard, and the location of the letters on key keyboard, it's a pretty common typo.

[Johnny Chimpo]

Could be that, I guess. Just that the format "p<word>" has been in use for quite some time. Not so much nowadays that EverQuest has made "PVP" so popular, but back in the day "pkillers, pkill, pkilled, pthieves, ptheft, psteal," etc. were common MUD slang.

I guess the missing "o" is evidence for your theory, though. Who knows. Better yet, who cares.

pwned

[Hugh Junit]

Nothing pisses people off more than telling them " you got served ". Trust me on this.:cool:

[Cavour]

Next person to diss woot's gonna die man... im pissed...
is w00t 1337 for woot? :p
i know n00b is 1337 for noob... and pwned for owned... guess im not cool enough to know all of em

[ArcPaladinZero]

w00t is the almighty 1337 word of all time. It pwns you all.

[kAlAmAdY]

I'm sorry but "woot" or "w00t" is friggen gay.

[drakonfire]

Originally posted by kAlAmAdY
I'm sorry but "woot" or "w00t" is friggen gay.



i'll start heating up the tar, who wants to go out and pluck the chickens? or u could do it the easy way and rip open some nice pillows :D

[SlipknotiCX]

LoL...FINALLY someone made it clear that "j00" means you. I can't even begin to tell you the chaos that caused on army with "religious" players when I would say "j00 bastard!" :rolleyes:

Also if i'm not mistaken...."w00t" came from the MMORPG Everquest. Then it just spread elsewhere.

[]D [] []V[] []D is a better way to put it ^_^.

On a side note...won't be on much till monday or so.....up in NC seeing my girl and bumpin uglies :D

Latta fockers ^_^

[Rabi en Rose]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet_speak

[drakonfire]

Originally posted by Rabi en Rose
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet_speak


haha, i love wikipedia


and as a side note, woot was around a long time before EQ

[Asmodeus]

s0 |33t h4s g0|\|3 0uT 0f sTy|3?

[drakonfire]

Originally posted by Asmodeus
s0 |33t h4s g0|\|3 0uT 0f sTy|3?


for the most part, yes

[kAlAmAdY]

It was never in "style." It's geekspeech. Just like "woot."

[Serge]

Now the real question is how do you pronounce |337 speak words like pwned? I pronounce GLers as "glers" as opposed to "gee ell ers" but how in the hell do you pronounce pwned? "pawned" but that would be dumb, also, I figured it was a typo, I often mix p's and o's...

Also, Kal, have you ever said woot aloud? It is an awesome word, even though it is |337 speak...

934c3 0u7 h0m380y5, I'11 533 j00 0n 7h3 f1i9 5id3, w00t!

Side Note: why isn't it "w007"

[drakonfire]

w007 is one variation yes


pwned, i have a friend who pronounces it powned, just owned with the p in the front is all

[kAlAmAdY]

Yes I have said w00t outloud which is why I think it's so gay... :p

[Asmodeus]

when you say w00t out loud it sounds like a movie blooping out a swear word... :(

[sOOisiDal]

Originally posted by kAlAmAdY
Yes I have said w00t outloud which is why I think it's so gay... :p


yeah saying w00t alone while on your computer is a little gay