/s
See also: Appendix:Variations of "s"
English
Alternative forms
- </s>
Etymology
Based on pseudo–XML code, in which a slash indicates the end of an element (for example, </b> marks the end of bold formatting). Originally written as </sarcasm> (to mark the end of a sarcastic message) with the block of text enclosed (see < > </ >), this was later simplified to /sarcasm and eventually just /s.[1]
Symbol
/s
- (Internet slang, tone indicator) Denotes that the preceding statement is sarcastic.
- Wow, I never would have guessed /s
See also
- /rant
References
- “A Large Self-Annotated Corpus for Sarcasm”, in Proceedings of the Language Resources and Evaluation Conference, 7–12 May 2018, Bibcode: 2017arXiv170405579K, retrieved 8 February 2019, page 1
French
Alternative forms
- s/s
Preposition
/s
- Abbreviation of sous.
Usage notes
Chiefly used in place names, such as on signposts.
Further reading
- “/s”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.