Introduction

Table of Contents

1. Hacker Slang and Hacker Culture

2. Of Slang, Jargon, and Techspeak

3. Revision History

4. Jargon Construction

Verb Doubling

Soundalike Slang

The -P Convention

Overgeneralization

Spoken inarticulations

Anthropomorphization

Comparatives

5. Hacker Writing Style

6. Email Quotes and Inclusion Conventions

7. Hacker Speech Style

8. International Style

9. Crackers, Phreaks, and Lamers

10. Pronunciation Guide

11. Other Lexicon Conventions

12. Format for New Entries