Twitch-speak

From Twitch +‎ -speak.

Twitch-speak

1. (Internet) A form of chatspeak used by users of the Twitch video streaming website, especially gamers, characterized by the frequent use of emotes.
   • 2017 March 19, Apisit Chatarsa, “The language of Twitch, an understanding of Twitch-speak”, in Medium‎:

     Twitch-speak was an essential component of a person’s stream and if you wanted to be a successful streamer, you had better learn it.

   • 2014 August 8, Alex Magdaleno, “'Twitch-speak': A Guide to the Secret Emoji Language of Gamers”, in Mashable‎:

     What started out as being an inside joke between the early founders of Justin.tv has effectively turned into a community-building tool — and the language of Twitch. Here's your linguistic primer to Twitch-speak.

   • 2017 November 30, Apoorva Sripathi, “Can you say it like an emoji can”, in The Hindu‎:

     But there’s a part of the Internet that has been quite excitedly using a secret and in-depth line of emojis, ones that are inscrutable to those who aren’t a part of it. And if you don’t do Twitch-speak, you might just be lost in those part of the woods.

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