/j

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Abbreviation of joke/joking, with the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

Symbol[edit]

/j

  1. (Internet slang, tone indicator) Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a joking manner.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “Tone Is Hard to Grasp Online. Can Tone Indicators Help?”, in New York Times‎[1], 2020 December 9
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