Category: Languages
Created by: Jessica Lambert
Number of Blossarys: 7
233 is commonly used in Chinese internet circles and messaging as an equivalent to LOL.
In Thai, the number 5 is pronounced "ha" - so instead of saying "hahahahaha," Thai speakers will sometimes use "55555."
MDR is the acronym of "mort de rire". When translated into English means "dying of laughter."
In Brazilian Portuguese, hue is pronounced like the English h, so "huehuehue" is the direct analog of the English "hahaha."
In Spanish, j is pronounced like the English h, so "jajaja" is the direct analog of the English "hahaha."
Kkk comes from ㅋㅋㅋ, short for 크크크, or keu keu keu -- the Korean equivalent of the English "hahaha."
Www, not to be confused with the one for the World Wide Web, likely originates with the Kanji character for "laugh," 笑, which is pronounced as "warai" in Japanese. ...
By: Jessica Lambert