Part I - Introduction

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1. Hacker Slang and Hacker Culture
• Chapter 2. Of Slang, Jargon, and Techspeak
• Chapter 3. Revision History
• Chapter 4. Jargon Construction
  • Verb Doubling
  • Soundalike Slang
  • The -P Convention
  • Overgeneralization
  • Spoken inarticulations
  • Anthropomorphization
  • Comparatives
• Chapter 5. Hacker Writing Style
• Chapter 6. Email Quotes and Inclusion Conventions
• Chapter 7. Hacker Speech Style
• Chapter 8. International Style
• Chapter 9. Crackers, Phreaks, and Lamers
• Chapter 10. Pronunciation Guide
• Chapter 11. Other Lexicon Conventions
• Chapter 12. Format for New Entries