Internet Lingo

[colinian]

Also:

"TMI" - Too much info...

-Kevin

 

I don't see TMI very often, but I have a friend who prefers to IM, and he'll use WWWWWWWTMI! meaning "way way way way way way way too much information!" which I think is funny. The number of W's he uses varies depending on how long he presses the W key on his Sidekick cellphone.

 

Colin

[Menzoberranzen]

What if you say something funny and they simply respond, "LOL"?

 

It's happened sadly. I usually arch my eyebrows until they realise what they said. I could try jumping off a bridge if you prefer, Kevin.

 

Menzo

[Graeme]

Less common, but LOL can also mean "Lots of Love".

 

LOL, Graeme

[AFriendlyFace]

It's happened sadly. I usually arch my perfectly manicured eyebrows until they realise what they said.

There. Fixed it for ya

 

I could try jumping off a bridge if you prefer, Kevin.

Don't you dare! I'd miss you horribly

 

-Kevin

[Jason Rimbaud]

I'm just glad that I finally figured out what IMO means. It was driving me crazy. I spent a lot of time staring at those letters and trying to figure it out. If this thread wouldn't have materialized, then I would still be confused what Kevin has been saying.

 

Jason R. (not a fan of this internet lingo at all)

[AFriendlyFace]

I'm just glad that I finally figured out what IMO means. It was driving me crazy. I spent a lot of time staring at those letters and trying to figure it out. If this thread wouldn't have materialized, then I would still be confused what Kevin has been saying.

 

I would have told you if you had asked! LOL

 

I wasn't really aware of how much I did use that one until this thread came about. As a result I've been making more of an effort to spell out.

 

-Kevin

[Former Member]

Yeah there is so many internet speech things the worst for me is people who talk with letters and numbers when the e's become 3's and the 4's are supposed to be A's. Since i use the computer alot and spend alot of time talking on msn or in chatrooms or doing email now that i started writing when i want to make a character laugh for example i will go "I lol" then im like WHAT THE HELL! and have to back all that up. Or if someone in my story screams Oh my gosh i put OMG its like AAAHHH NO!!!. It gets bad sometimes when i'll be in the real world and somebody will tell me a real funny joke and i'll be laughing and say "LOL!" Then i have to hit myself in the forehead a few times.

[colinian]

Yeah there is so many internet speech things the worst for me is people who talk with letters and numbers when the e's become 3's and the 4's are supposed to be A's. Since i use the computer alot and spend alot of time talking on msn or in chatrooms or doing email now that i started writing when i want to make a character laugh for example i will go "I lol" then im like WHAT THE HELL! and have to back all that up. Or if someone in my story screams Oh my gosh i put OMG its like AAAHHH NO!!!. It gets bad sometimes when i'll be in the real world and somebody will tell me a real funny joke and i'll be laughing and say "LOL!" Then i have to hit myself in the forehead a few times.

Problem is people use cell phones that have dumb keypads and it's easier to key numbers than letters, thus the 1=L or I (figure it out in context, :wacko: ), 2=to or too (figure it out in context, :wacko: ), 3=E, 4=A, 5=S, 6=G, 7=T, 8=B, 9=9, and 0=O.

 

Colin

[myself_i_must_remake]

i like GTFO. get the f**K out.

 

it's fun to look at someone and point at a door and say the letters with a really straight face.

 

and i just asked rich_e why i'm intimidating... jee i wonder.

[Former Member]

I just thought of 2 that im not sure if they have been added or not. There simple

 

ILU - I Love you or 1 <3 (lol thats supposed to be a heart or maybe its 3>) u

 

Then there is from warcraft Pwned which simply means Pawned or Owned lol.

LFM Or LFG in there means Looking For More & Looking For Group. LOL i so turned that around right now on here to mean drumroll please

 

Looking For Male or Looking For Guy and No i am so not creating a gay authors classified personals ad. Matchmaker Mattie lmao Please pay me in bright red gummi bears!. Ha ha.

[Mikie]

Even though it's an every day speech one, FYI= For Your Information

[Lugh]

my son does this to me all the time... I'll ask him a question and he will respond "IDK". I also get "LOL" from him occasionally.

 

However when he texts me he knows he best not use "too many" abbreviations or I won't read it.

 

 

one to add: PITA -- pain in the 455

[BeaStKid]

However when he texts me he knows he best not use "too many" abbreviations or I won't read it.

even i have stopped using them while texting.... lol

[Hylas]

More! Some are seldom capitalized:

 

Prolly - short for Probably

IMHO - In my humble opinion

NN - Nighty night

ofc - Of Course

mb - Maybe (unless used for megabyte/megabit)

Dinna - Didn't (as in "I dinna know")

pr0n - porn

wadat/wazzat - What's that?

LOOOOL - Not anymore an acronym, laughing out loud for a long time (similar to ROTFLMAO)

orly - Oh really? (sarcastic)

PM - Private Message

IIRC - If I remember correctly

YM - Yahoo Messenger

IRC - Internet Relay Chat

mk or hmk - a combination of a hmmm and an ok (kinda like a mumbled ok)

ahk - a combination of ah and ok (kinda like realizing something and saying "Ah! Ok.")

LOLz - sarcastic Laughing Out Loud

Re: - Regarding

FGS - forgodsakes

AFAIK - As far as I know

atm - At the moment

lo - Hello

zomg/ZOMG/z0mg - A sarcastic "OH MY GOD!"

gn - good night

pw - password

FTW - for the win

nvm - nevermind

cya - See you [later]

res - resolution, as in hi-res, lo-res etc.

 

Gamer Specific Language:

 

FPS - First Person Shooter

CTF - Capture the Flag

DM - Death Match/Dungeon Master

RTS - Real Time Strategy

TBS -Turn Based Strategy

MMO - Massively Multiplayer Online (used in conjunction: MMORPG, MMORTS, MMOFPS, etc.)

RPG - Role Playing Game (or Rocket Propelled Grenade if used in FPS circles LOL)

[Tiger]

ANFAWFOS- And Now for another word from our sponsors.

IMAO- In my arrogant opinion

 

I just thought I would share these.

[GaryK]

IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion

u2 - you too

bbl - be back later

[Tristan Thinks]

JFGI = Just f**king Google It (it's worth clicking the link )

[GaryK]

OK Tris, if you wanna go that route then how about:

 

RTFM - Read the F**king Manual !!!

 

BTW, clicking the link results in a Server Not Found error!

[Graeme]

RTFM - Read the F**king Manual !!!

As a side note, there used to be a technical writing company in Melbourne called RTFM. They had an official explanation of the anagram, but the one above was the real one.....

[GaryK]

As a side note, there used to be a technical writing company in Melbourne called RTFM. They had an official explanation of the anagram, but the one above was the real one.....

That's too funny!

[Tristan Thinks]

BTW, clicking the link results in a Server Not Found error!

Yeah, because the stoopid language police even censor the URLs!

 

(hover the cursor over the link and look at the address in the browser status bar)

 

RTFM is often defined as Read The Fine Manual, but we all know what the F really stands for!