Microspeak: outgeekspeaking geekspeak
mangled microspeak A thoroughly perverted twist on the original jargon. One of the primary purposes of Microspeak, like all professional argot, is of course to separate the insiders from the outsiders via largely impenetrable terms and phrases. Mangled Microspeak essays a further refinement by attempting to separate the insiders from the true insiders by garbling typical Microterms - e.g. "burning a lot of cycles" becomes "toasting many scooters"; "drill down" becomes "shovel deeply." Always used orally, and often spoken, for some reason that probably relates to ancient Saturday Night Live skits, in a heavy, indeterminate European accent. © Ken Barnes	There will always be some insiders who are more inside than others, which means that eventually any insider becomes somebody else's outsider. This is fortunate for the linguist, as it ensures that slang is constantly reborn - but mangled microspeak sounds more like a self-derisive twist.

Microspeak: outgeekspeaking geekspeak

mangled microspeak: A thoroughly perverted twist on the original jargon. One of the primary purposes of Microspeak, like all professional argot, is of course to separate the insiders from the outsiders via largely impenetrable terms and phrases. Mangled Microspeak essays a further refinement by attempting to separate the insiders from the true insiders by garbling typical Microterms - e.g. "burning a lot of cycles" becomes "toasting many scooters"; "drill down" becomes "shovel deeply." Always used orally, and often spoken, for some reason that probably relates to ancient Saturday Night Live skits, in a heavy, indeterminate European accent.

There will always be some insiders who are more inside than others, which means that eventually any insider becomes somebody else's outsider. This is fortunate for the linguist, as it ensures that slang is constantly reborn - but mangled microspeak sounds more like a self-derisive twist.

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