/gen
symbolEtymology From / + abbreviation of genuine, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”). Coined by Twitter user Katerina Aston (@galactikaa) in 2020.
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Internet Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a genuine manner.
- Please use tone indicators, they really help me! /pos /nm /gen /srs /nf2024 December 3, Alia Paavola, “Tone indicators: A complete list and how to use them”, in Textline:
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Internet Denotes that the preceding question is genuine, as opposed to rhetorical.