Leet
Leet, also named Leetspeak, is a classic Internet language that substitutes characters for numbers or punctuation resembling it. The definition of leet is broad, as it often consists also of deliberate grammatical errors, such as incorrect use of tense or using a punctuation character in place of a word, such as substituting "are" with an equals sign. The only appearance of leet in the Mario franchise is in the English localization for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, which has the L33t Hamm3r Broz. speak leet upon being brainwashed from a Shroob's mind-control helmet. When the L33t Hamm3r Broz. are defeated in battle, they become regular Hammer Bros. and no longer talk in leet.
The L33t Hamm3r Broz.'s quotes do not make use of leet entirely, as not every character is substituted for similar-looking one.
Glossary
These are the words in leet that are used by the L33t Hamm3r Broz.:
- Own, owns, owned, owning, ownage = To be better than someone. The O can also be replaced by a P (e.g. ownage → pwnage)
- Leet, Leeter, Leetest = Cool; awesome; elite
- ROFL = "Rolling on (the) floor, laughing"
- WOOT = Exclamation of excitement, similar to "Yeah!", or "Hi!"
- N00B = Someone who is not only bad at a game or concept, but also annoying and disliked; this is a common leet-speak insult. Derived from the term newbie.
- Haxored = Hacked, or defeated. Used similarly to "pwn".
