keysmash
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Meaning · English
A haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so produced.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Even keysmash, that haphazard mashing of fingers against keyboard to signal a feeling so intense that you can't possibly type real words, has patterns. A typical keysmash might look like "asdljklgafdlik." or "asdfkfjas;dfs"—quite distinct from, say, a cat walking across the keyboard […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “keysmash” mean?
A haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so produced.
Is “keysmash” formal or informal?
keysmash is generally slang.