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Chathand or chatcut is the expression used to describe internet chat lingo that is typed in shortcut, or shorthand form.

It's often an acronym of commonly used words. In more complex form, it can also be a word that sounds like a chathanded term as an acronym, as is defined by the example expressions given. It can also be a phonetically spelled variation of a word or acronym. There are many different expressions and variations, but all mostly originated from chatroom lingo.

Example: -"1337" meaning "leet", or "elite", a term that originated from the movie "hackers", and is used as an expression to define a group or individual that is considered to be a hacker(s).

acronym form- -"lol" meaning "laugh out loud" -"brb" meaning "be right back" -"fml" meaning "fuck my life" -"omg" meaning "oh my god" -"wtf" meaning "what the fuck" -"ily" meaning "I love you"

complex acronym form- (refer to acronym form for definitions)- -"el oh el" meaning "lol" -"bee ar bee" meaning "brb" -"eff em el" meaning "fml" -"oh em gee" meaning "omg"

phonetic form- -"ur" meaning "you're" or "you are" -"orly" meaning "Oh really?" -"bai" meaning "bye" -"ghey" meaning "homosexual"

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