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In linguistics, this would be called a “replacement vocabulary”, though others have dubbed it “algospeak”—a reference to the peculiar way in which language develops on algorithmically-centered platforms.
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creative slang, euphemisms, phonetic respellings, and emoji substitutions used by social media users to avoid having their content flagged, removed, or suppressed by automated content moderation systems.
July 16, 2026