Catchword: gyaru-moji

Filed under: Japan, Technology, Slang

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: Japanese girls, however, now prefer to communicate amongst each other using special characters that require more time to input. These characters are called “gyaru-moji” (gyaru is the slang word for girl). The words made from gyaru-moji are a mixture of Japanese syllables, numbers, mathematical symbols and Greek characters. It’s like a secret code used by teenagers; at first glance, the code resembles hieroglyphics.

Article or document title:
“Girl’s Talk!” (URL)

Author:
Arjen van Blokland

Article, document, publication, web site:
Japan.com

Publishing location:
Tokyo

Date of publication:
Feb., 2004

This catchword has yet to be researched.