coining a term for words like moran

[asofel]

As I was reading OOT today, I saw the standard usage of "moran", "retarted" and so on. I got to thinking about words like these and realized that I couldn't think of a term or word to classify them. I feel that they're common enough on the internet to warrant a grouping term, but "leet speak" is broad and doesn't describe these words, and I can't think of anything else.

Perhaps I'm just a retarted moran for even thinking of this, but I found it interesting...Thoughts?

[SackUp]

asofelisms?

I think they probably just fall under the term of slang or possibly "OOT jargon"

[samjjones]

Ootioms

[jakethebake]

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Ootioms

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not bad.

[gildwulf]

Dumbing down of the English language?

[diebitter]

Increasing the breadth of the English language?

[siccjay]

awesome?

[manpower]

They're not really oot specific though, those words are used all over the interent. Especially moran.

[gildwulf]

How about 'netspeak'

[Slow Play Ray]

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awsem?

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