1337

Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Gaming Slang

1337
Stands forLeet (elite)
CategoriesTexting & Internet Slang

1337 stands for Leet (elite), a gaming slang abbreviation.

Leetspeak spelling of "elite," and by extension the name of the writing style that replaces letters with similar-looking numbers or symbols, such as 3 for E and 7 for T.

Example: His 1337 aim carried the whole team through the tournament.

Usage notes

Leetspeak grew out of 1980s bulletin board systems and hacker culture, where it signaled insider status and dodged keyword filters. By the 2000s it became a gaming joke, and today "1337" is mostly ironic or nostalgic. Read aloud as "leet."

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