What are common informal expressions used in Ukrainian online chats

Common informal expressions in Ukrainian online chats often involve adapted or borrowed IT and internet terminology, slang, and emotional verbalizations used to save time, express identity, and create stylistic effects. Examples include:

• Borrowed English IT terms used unchanged, such as “лайк” (laik) for “like,” “чат” (chat) for “chat,” and “логін” (lohin) for “login.”
• Hybridized or adapted verbs like “зашерити” (zasharyty) meaning “to share,” “апгрейднути” (apgreidnuty) meaning “to upgrade,” and “забанити” (zabanyty) meaning “to ban.”
• Emotional expressions via emotives and language units that convey feelings and reactions vividly.
• Usage of stylistic play and social identification expressions among different age and social groups online.

These terms are frequently seen on social networks, forums, chats, and are socially adapted to fit Ukrainian phonetics and morphology, reflecting modern digital communication trends in Ukraine. ^{1, 2}

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