Word of the Day 05/15/17 Keysmash
Jun. 15th, 2017 04:20 amKeysmash (noun, verb)
keysmash [kee-smash]
noun
1. a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
2. the action of typing out such a random string of letters or symbols: Keysmash was the only appropriate response.
verb (used without object)
3. to use keysmashes to signal intense emotion in written communication: I was so excited I couldn’t stop keysmashing.
Origin: 1995-2000; key (on a computer) + smash
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keysmash [kee-smash]
noun
1. a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
2. the action of typing out such a random string of letters or symbols: Keysmash was the only appropriate response.
verb (used without object)
3. to use keysmashes to signal intense emotion in written communication: I was so excited I couldn’t stop keysmashing.
Origin: 1995-2000; key (on a computer) + smash
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.