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Quora
quora.com › What-does-s-mean
What does '/s' mean? - Quora
Answer (1 of 12): Parenthetical plural, Optional plural, Sarcasm URban Dictionary: #sarcasm#/s#fake#satire#5thterm Get a /s mug for your daughter Helena. /S The /S is known as the sarcasm switch. When you are typing a post use it at the end ...
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/nostupidquestions › what does /j or /s on twitter mean?
r/NoStupidQuestions on Reddit: What does /j or /s on Twitter mean?
October 19, 2020 -

I've seen it a bunch on Twitter, and just now on reddit. A couple minecraft stan accounts (don't judge me) I see use them a lot(like /j, /c, /s, I've seen /pos once) and I tried searching but still have no clue. I was replied to once with " /j????", does that mean anything at all?

I don't wanna post any example or link to some random persons twitter, cause that's weird I think

Edit: I found a list of what a lot of them were. They're called tone indicators -

https://images.app.goo.gl/yuNWBHcA1YBCdgVx9

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Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tone_indicator
Tone indicator - Wikipedia
5 days ago - A tone indicator, also called a tone tag, is a shorthand symbol or abbreviation that conveys the intended tone, intent or emotional context of a written message that might otherwise be ambiguous. In essence, it is a form of meta‑communication: a cue that supplements the literal text with ...
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WTWH Media
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Twitter - 30 Must-Know Twitter Abbreviations and Acronyms
June 27, 2025 - NSFW – Not Safe For Work – This acronym means that the link contains adult material and is like it says, not safe to view at work · PPL – People – Short way to say “People” that conserves characters · RE – Reply – Short way to show that someone is replying to another’s tweet · S/O – Shout Out – This acronym is used when someone wants to give praise or a shout-out to another person on Twitter
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Webopedia
webopedia.com › home › reference › twitter dictionary: a guide to understanding twitter lingo
Twitter Dictionary: A Guide To Understanding Twitter Lingo
May 24, 2021 - Follower / following: On Twitter, blogs, and other social media sites, a follower is someone who subscribes to receive your updates. On Twitter, “following” someone means you will see their messages in your own personal timeline.
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X
x.com › galactikaa › status › 1288587040368594946
galactika! on X: "/j = joking /hj = half-joking /ij = inside joke /s = sarcasm /srs = serious /p = platonic /r = romantic /lh = lighthearted /neg = negative connotation /pos = positive connotation /rh = rhetorical question /gen = genuine question /hyp = hyperbole /c = copypasta /q = quote / lyrics" / X
/j = joking /hj = half-joking /ij = inside joke /s = sarcasm /srs = serious /p = platonic /r = romantic /lh = lighthearted /neg = negative connotation /pos = positive connotation /rh = rhetorical question /gen = genuine question /hyp = hyperbole ...
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TechTarget
techtarget.com › whatis › definition › Twitter
What is X (Twitter)? | Definition from TechTarget
Learn about X, formerly known as Twitter, a free social networking and microblogging site for individuals and businesses, uses, issues and controversy.
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Cambridge Dictionary
dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary › english › twitter
Meaning of twitter in English - Cambridge Dictionary
twitter meaning: 1. (of a bird) to make a series of short, high sounds: 2. to talk quickly and nervously in a high…. Learn more.
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Lifewire
lifewire.com › twitter-slang-and-key-terms-explained-2655399
X Slang and Key Terms Explained
February 13, 2024 - Tweet: Tweet (noun) is a message posted on X with 280 or fewer characters, also called a post or an update. Tweet (verb) means to post something on the platform. Despite the site branding changing to X, most people still call posts tweets.
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Linguablog
linguaholic.com › linguablog › the-meaning-of-slash-s
“/s”: Meaning, Usage & Examples | Linguaholic Blog
April 10, 2023 - Even though /s is used way more in writing that it is used in speech, it has come to have a few meanings. It is used to denote sarcasm within online communities, specifically on Reddit forums and other online message boards. For the physicists and scientists out there, /s is a mathematical notation that means per second.
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digiphile
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Top 50 Twitter Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initialisms | digiphile
May 27, 2020 - Update: Justin Kownacki thinks we should stop saying “in case you missed it” on Twitter. (That includes ICYMI, too.) I agree. ... RT = retweet, MT = modified tweet, DM = direct message, FF = Follow Friday, h/t = hat tip, TL = Timeline, OH = overheard. Now you know. ... TL;DR Too long; Didn’t Read. TT Translated Tweet. Reminder: when I use TT in front of a tweet, it means “translated tweet.” I’m mostly using my high-school French and Google, so be warned.
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R74n
r74n.com › words › twitter
List of Twitter, Stan Slang - R74n
- mean inspiration, being rude ... inspiration to become thinner ugw - ultimate goal weight, the ideal weight someone wants to be · -twt - short for Twitter, used to indicate ......
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Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Twitter
Twitter - Wikipedia
3 days ago - X, formerly known as Twitter, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites.
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Business Insider
businessinsider.com › business insider › tech › twitter acronyms you need to know
Twitter Acronyms - Business Insider
April 23, 2012 - This list is hardly exhaustive, so please add abbreviations we should include in the comments. Technical Twitter abbreviations: MT = Modified tweet. This means the tweet you're looking at is a paraphrase of a tweet originally written by someone else. RT = Retweet.
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X
help.x.com › en › resources › glossary
Glossary
The @ sign is used to call out usernames in posts: "Hello @X!" People will use your @username to mention you in posts, send you a message or link to your profile.
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TNW | Twitter
thenextweb.com › home › twitter › the complete guide to twitter’s language and acronyms
Our Guide to Twitter's Language
September 17, 2012 - TL;DR — Another vocabulary spill-over, TL;DR originated on Reddit and means “Too long; didn’t read” — offering users on the website a one-sentence summary of an unusually long post. On Twitter, TL;DR is often used to synthesize a much longer concept to a 140-character phrase, and is usually accompanied with a link to reference material.
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Urban Dictionary
urbandictionary.com › define.php
Urban Dictionary: /S
September 24, 2011 - It stands for sarcasm and can be used on reddit when you're afraid of being downvoted..
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Sprout Social
sproutsocial.com › sprout blog › topics › social media marketing › social media engagement › the ultimate glossary of 120+ social media acronyms and abbreviations
The ultimate glossary of 120+ social media acronyms and abbreviations
2 days ago - Before we dive into the definitions, here is why fluency in social media abbreviations matters for your career: Efficiency: On platforms like X (formerly Twitter), character counts are currency.