Meanings
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- Internettone indicatorDenotes that the preceding statement is an inside joke.
who wants to do the steal books at 3am challenge with me /ij
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Origin
From / + abbreviation of inside joke, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
/ij. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fij
MLA
“/ij.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fij. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “/ij,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fij.
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