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yousee
July 20th, 2006, 10:07 pm
so im wondering. what the hell do those things mean. i know these
omg = oh my gosh or god
and thats it.....
Who knows more??
Sondagger
July 20th, 2006, 10:56 pm
WTF= what the f**k
ROFL= rolling on the floor laughing
LOL= laugh out loud
LAMO= Laughing my arse off
ROFLAMO= Rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
That's all I know off the top of my head.
Paradox
July 20th, 2006, 10:57 pm
LMAO = Laughing my arse off
roflmao = rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
dominate_ze_vorld
July 20th, 2006, 11:25 pm
Haven't used it myself, but "TOL" is supposedly "Thinking of Laughing" or "Thinking Out Loud".
leonheart
July 20th, 2006, 11:42 pm
what does ttyl mean?
dominate_ze_vorld
July 20th, 2006, 11:43 pm
ttyl: Talk To You Later.
leonheart
July 20th, 2006, 11:44 pm
oh
Maestrosetti
July 20th, 2006, 11:46 pm
Urbandictionary (urbandictionary.com) will tell you everything you need to know.
dominate_ze_vorld
July 20th, 2006, 11:47 pm
Oh? Hm... maybe "Occasional Helper". But I don't know.
Marlon
July 21st, 2006, 12:09 am
BTW = By the way
IMO = In my opinion
Also commonly used is "|337," which I have no idea what the hell it says. XD Well, as for that:
4 = a
7 = T
$ = S
! = I
etc.
(I can't think up of anything else at the moment. XD)
leonheart
July 21st, 2006, 12:10 am
1337 meants leet, in other words :elite
w/e: what ever
omfg: oh my F***ing god
b/c: because
w/: with
w/i: with in
EDIT: forget the other one
Eternal
July 21st, 2006, 01:01 am
AFK: Away from Keyboad
ATM: At the moment (it's also one of those cash machines)
BRB: be right back
NVM: never mind
:yes:
M
July 21st, 2006, 02:11 am
STFU -> "Shut The F**k Up"
RTFM (or RTM) -> "Read the F**king Manual"
Guru -> Somone good at *nix
Commonly used, but are not acronyms:
Sauce -> Want more
Do Not Want -> Obvious meaning
That's all I have that hasn't already been covered.
MMORPG Text:
WTS: Want to sell
WTB: Want to buy
LFG: Looking for group
GLF: Group looking for
Tank: High level warrior that can almost do a mission on their own.
Meer
July 21st, 2006, 03:47 am
Sauce -> Want more
Really? I always thought it meant source. :mellow:
. . I'm in trouble.
M
July 21st, 2006, 04:13 am
Hmm... I does mean that too (and that def is higher up on Urban Dictionary)...
Maybe I'm around people that don't use it properly.
Paradox
July 21st, 2006, 05:05 am
STFU -> "Shut The F**k Up"
RTFM (or RTM) -> "Read the F**king Manual"
Guru -> Somone good at *nix
Commonly used, but are not acronyms:
Sauce -> Want more
Do Not Want -> Obvious meaning
That's all I have that hasn't already been covered.
MMORPG Text:
WTS: Want to sell
WTB: Want to buy
LFG: Looking for group
GLF: Group looking for
Tank: High level warrior that can almost do a mission on their own.
Translations from MMORPG to WoW:
Tank - Warrior that is usually protection spec'd, isn't good for anything other than taking damage, also called a meatshield.
LFM - Looking for more.
VC - Van Cleef deadmines run
DM - Deadmines or Diremaul
AFK - Away from keyboard(people usually put how long after "AFK for a sec" my most common typo on WoW "AFK for a sex"
STFU - Shut the F**k Up
Bio Break - Bathroom break
Ganker - High Level Player that kills lower level people, over and over again.
"WTS [rare item] for [ridiculous amount of gold]" - Farmer, usually of Asian heritage.
Farmer - Someone that farms a rare item or suppiles and sells them for large sums of gold. The gold is then sold to stupid people that buy gold from online websites.
WoW - World of Warcraft
yay... wow!
random_tangent
July 21st, 2006, 10:42 am
uhhhh.. what can I remember right now?
ltns = long time no see
bbiaf = be back in a flash
bbias = be back in a sec
kotc = kiss on the cheek
hb = hurry back
wb = welcome back
bbs = be back soon
imho = in my honest opinion
I think I spend too much time online...
Asuka
July 21st, 2006, 10:51 am
j/k = just kidding
j/p = just playing
ttfn = ta ta for now
jas = just a sec
n2m = not too much
melzii
July 21st, 2006, 01:42 pm
wuu2? --> What u up 2? (it's still not right but still...)
wubu2? --> What u been up 2? (same as above, haha)
lmso --> Laughing my socks off. Hardly anyone i know uses this one.
woooot --> Just another way of saying 'woooooh!'
Meer
July 21st, 2006, 05:09 pm
imho = in my honest opinion
Can also be humble. :mellow:
Marlon
July 21st, 2006, 07:56 pm
I have two more. :heh:
ty = thank you
np = no problem
yousee
July 22nd, 2006, 01:00 pm
I got another few
l8er= later
l8=late
and thats it:heh:
melzii
July 22nd, 2006, 04:05 pm
gr8 ----> great
on9 --->online
an-kun
July 22nd, 2006, 09:38 pm
cba = can't be arsed! (not can't be asked! you retards!!!!!!!!111111111111111) means can't be bothered for those of you who don't know.
dp = display pic
sn = screen name
septermagick
July 22nd, 2006, 11:37 pm
Accidentally posted twice.
septermagick
July 22nd, 2006, 11:38 pm
g2g - Gotta go.
Sorry, I don't use IM slang. :/
ME411
July 23rd, 2006, 02:30 am
you guys have covered it all
random_tangent
July 23rd, 2006, 10:48 am
I'm sure there's many, many more.. they're just the more obscure ones! Hell, there's lists of the things everywhere.
Marlon
July 23rd, 2006, 10:29 pm
I'm extremely bored, so here's a list of what we've all come up with so far! :lol:
"AOL Speak Translation" List
Abreviations/Acronyms
omg = oh my gosh or god
WTF = what the f**k
ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing
LOL = laugh out loud
ROFLAMO = rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
LMAO = laughing my arse off
ttyl = talk to you later.
TOL = thinking of laughing or thinking out loud
BTW = by the way
IMO = in my opinion
w/e = what ever
omfg = oh my f***ing god
b/c = because
w/ = with
w/i = with in
AFK = Away from Keyboad
ATM = At the moment (it's also one of those cash machines)
BRB = be right back
NVM = never mind
STFU = shut the f**k up
RTFM (or RTM) = read the f**king manual"
ltns = long time no see
bbiaf = be back in a flash
bbias = be back in a sec
kotc = kiss on the cheek
hb = hurry back
wb = welcome back
bbs = be back soon
imho = in my honest opinion
j/k = just kidding
j/p = just playing
ttfn = ta ta for now
jas = just a sec
n2m = not too much
wuu2? = What u up 2? (it's still not right but still...)
wubu2? = What u been up 2? (same as above, haha)
lmso = Laughing my socks off. Hardly anyone i know uses this one.
woooot = Just another way of saying 'woooooh!'
ty = thank you
np = no problem
l8er = later
l8 =late
gr8 = great
on9 = online
cba = can't be arsed! means can't be bothered for those of you who don't know.
dp = display pic
sn = screen name
g2g = gotta go
jw = just wondering
w8 = wait
pr0n = porn
zomgwtfbbq = Indication of some sort. Maybe mock surprise.
bbl = be back later
gd = good
TTV = Technologically Transmitted Viruses
FTW = for the win
FTL = for the loss
MMORPG Talk
Guru = someone good at *nix
WTS = want to sell
WTB = want to buy
LFG = looking for group
GLF = group looking for
Tank = high level warrior that can almost do a mission on their own or warrior that is usually protection spec'd, isn't good for anything other than taking damage, also called a meatshield.
LFM = looking for more.
VC = Van Cleef deadmines run
DM = Deadmines or Diremaul
AFK = away from keyboard (people usually put how long after "AFK for a sec" my most common typo on WoW "AFK for a sex")
Bio Break = bathroom break
Ganker = high level player that kills lower level people, over and over again.
WTS [rare item] for [ridiculous amount of gold] - farmer, usually of Asian heritage.
Farmer = someone that farms a rare item or suppiles and sells them for large sums of gold. The gold is then sold to stupid people that buy gold from online websites.
WoW = World of Warcraft
|337
A = 4
B = |3
c = <
D = |> or |)
E = 3
F = |=
G = 9
H = |-|
I = 1 or !
J = _|
K = |<
L = |_
M = |v| or |\/|
N = |v or |\|
O = 0
P = |*
R = 12
S = 5 or $
T = 7
U = L| or |_|
V = \/
W = \/\/
X = ><
Y = '/
*cough*
Wow. That's a lot. :eek:
EDIT: I'll just keep editing it when anyone mentions any other ones, haha.
Mourning Glory
July 24th, 2006, 08:38 pm
bbl = be back later
dominate_ze_vorld
July 24th, 2006, 09:31 pm
zomgwtfbbq: Indication of some sort. Maybe mock surprise.
ME411
July 24th, 2006, 11:36 pm
as near as i can figure...
zombies
oh
my
god
what
the
f*ck
bar
be
que
melzii
July 28th, 2006, 03:16 pm
gdgd ---> good goood
dominate_ze_vorld
July 29th, 2006, 06:18 am
TTV - Technologically Transmitted Viruses
Just spreading the word around.
aznanimedude
July 29th, 2006, 03:09 pm
azn's alphabet of l33t (may not be official but it's what i use
A-4
B-|3
c-<
D-|> or |)
E-3
F-|=
G-9
H-|-|
I-1
J-_|
K-|<
L-|_
M-|v| or |\/|
N-|v or |\|
O-0
P-|*
Q-(i donno i never used or have i ever seen someone qriting a word in leet thathad the letter Q)
R-12
S-5
T-7
U-L| pr |_|
V-uhh.. v or \/
W-\/\/
X-><
Y-'/
Z-:P see one about Q...if u must though just use the letter z
and that's azn's leet lesson of the day :P
l8r ttyl ppl<---has that one been covered...that's the shortening for people
or be like me and instead of lol...use lollerskates or lollersk8s :P you can go around more on lollerskates than you can on lollerz
oh and can we include the asian smilies too...like instead of the happy : )...the ^______^...cuz i use those on AIM also
shade
July 31st, 2006, 01:02 pm
FTW? what does that mean? " f**k the what? "
aznanimedude
July 31st, 2006, 03:41 pm
FTW is for the win, FTL is for the loss (gaming speak)
shade
August 1st, 2006, 03:16 am
oic (lol oh i see XD)
aznanimedude
August 1st, 2006, 06:52 pm
well because i want to i'm putting in the asian smiles
^____^<----happy
^__^V (peace)
>.<y-~ (uhh...smoking)
<___< (looking to the side or something...like shifty eyes)
>___< (confused...you can also add a 'a or something i.e. >__<'a)
^__^;; (sweatdrops)
X____X (dead)
@___@ (also means confused)
*___O or o__O (raised eyebrows or something)
~___^ or ~.^ (yoohooo...winking XD...if ur a guy...never use this)
BrutalEnd
August 16th, 2006, 05:27 am
tottly-totaly
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