How is language evolving on the Internet? In this series on internet linguistics, Gretchen McCulloch breaks down the latest innovations in online communication. We can't actually hear someone chortle or guffaw through the internet, but we still want to express our emotions. read more
This indicates the person laughing is taking pleasure in seeing someone suffer, attaining great power/wealth through morally suspect means, or being drunk on said power and performing morally suspect actions. On the internet, this comes out as 'Muhahaha' or 'Mwhahaha'. read more
We can't actually hear someone chortle or guffaw through the internet, but we still want to express our emotions. Luckily, internet residents have come up with a whole slew of ways to convey laughter online. read more