aolbonics

English

Etymology

From AOL, often regarded as having a high proportion of barely literate Internet users, and ebonics.

Noun

aolbonics (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang) The practice of talking using numbers, or using short phonetic spellings for you, are, you are, you're, etc. as a shorthand to avoid extra keystrokes or characters. Examples include:

   Hey evry1

   howz it goin?

   how r u

   oic