textspeak

Etymology

From text +‎ speak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛkst.spik/

Noun

textspeak (uncountable)

1. (informal) The abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation.
   • 2012 June 4, Lewis Smith, “Queen's English Society says enuf is enough, innit?”, in the Guardian‎:

     For 40 years the society has championed good English – and hasn't been above the occasional criticism of the Queen's own standards of English – but it has finally conceded it cannot survive in the era of textspeak and Twitter.