noun
gyaru-moji; stylized texting script used by young women
A playful, decorative writing style that replaces standard kana and kanji with lookalike symbols, Greek letters, and other characters. Strongly associated with early 2000s Japanese gal subculture and mobile phone texting.
ギャル文字は、若い女性の間で流行した文字の書き方です。
Gyaru-moji is a writing style that was popular among young women.
友達からのメールがギャル文字で、最初は読めなかった。
My friend's text was in gyaru-moji, and I couldn't read it at first.
Compound of ギャル (gyaru, 'gal', from English 'gal') and 文字 (moji, 'characters'). The term emerged in the early 2000s alongside Japanese gal subculture and mobile phone texting.