What is Phonetic?
1.
Spelling things the way they sound
The phonetic spelling of
fir is "fer"
2.
A style of speaking that involves confusing the listener with quickly spoken syllables and many consonant sounds in a row. Could be done while rapping.
This originated from microsoft's "A parent's primer to computer slang"
Yo, d'you see the spit coming out of Mr. Kane's mouth when he started going phonetic in English today?
3.
Refers to a voicemail service by phonewire for your pager or cellphone that translates all new voice messages to readable text that show up on your wireless screen.
"Hit me up later or drop a phonetic.", "I got her phonetics on my two-way, but I ain't calling her tonight.", or "Phonetic me those directions to your crib, alright?"
