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/j
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Appendix:Variations of "j"
English
Etymology
From mul / tone indicator + en joke 1 or en joking, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier en /s sarcasm.
Pronunciation
en /ˌslæʃ ˈdʒeɪ/ GA
en slash j
en eɪ
Particle
particle
en internet slang tone indicator Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a joking manner.en https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/style/tone-indicators-online.html http://web.archive.org/web/20210218002741/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/style/tone-indicators-online.html Tone Is Hard to Grasp Online. Can Tone Indicators Help? 2020-12-09 2021-02-18 w:The New York Times
en /srs
See also
en /shot
Adjective
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en internet slang Joking.
en /srs
en Garfield! Are you /srs or /j?
Wallso2010 estrogengaming 2026-03-29 2025-10-31 https://archive.ph/jgE0T https://www.reddit.com/r/estrogengaming/comments/1ol5lk3/im_just_a_moth_i_am_meant_for_a_simple_life_not/nmfm7xy/ (in response to "hi im an entomologist can I study you and name a new species"):Uh sure (are you /j or /srs, or in other words; are you joking or are you fr?)
Noun
?
en internet slang A joke.
xernyvelgarde NonBinary 2026-03-29 2026-02-02 https://archive.ph/wXopG https://www.reddit.com/r/NonBinary/comments/1qub0ie/is_there_a_flag_for_being_both_lesbian_and_gay/o393otf/ That was a /j, I should've clarified.
References
Tone Indicators List
en tone indicators j