/gen

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Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a genuine manner.

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Meanings

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  1. Internettone indicatorDenotes that the preceding statement is said in a genuine manner.

    Please use tone indicators, they really help me! /pos /nm /gen /srs /nf

    2024 December 3, Alia Paavola, “Tone indicators: A complete list and how to use them”, in Textline

    Synonyms: /g

    1. Internettone indicatorDenotes that the preceding question is genuine, as opposed to rhetorical.

      Synonyms: /g, /genq

Synonyms & antonyms

symbolDenotes that the preceding statement is said in a genuine manner.

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/g

symbolDenotes that the preceding question is genuine, as opposed to rhetorical.

Similar
/g/genq
Also see
/genq

Origin

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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Cite this entry
APA

/gen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fgen

MLA

“/gen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fgen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “/gen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fgen.

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