Meaning of keysmash | Babel Free

Definitions

A haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so produced.

countable, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Even keysmash, that haphazard mashing of fingers against keyboard to signal a feeling so intense that you can't possibly type real words, has patterns. A typical keysmash might look like "asdljklgafdlik." or "asdfkfjas;dfs"—quite distinct from, say, a cat walking across the keyboard […]”

“These seemingly nonsensical turns of phrase carry intricate meanings: the keysmash "sksksk" can be described as an awkward laugh, […]”

“And it's more pronounceable than a traditional keysmash—“as;ldfkjls”—so it can be said out loud.”

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