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Drop The Internet Slang/acronyms Or Abbrv With Their Meaning That You Know by zaho1(m): 2:21pm On Jul 18, 2015 |
If we were to assume the Internet is a country then she will be the most populated country in the world. The Internet can sometimes be a confusing place even for someone using it everyday. In reality, the Internet slang language evolves everyday and can transform a language itself. In fact, it might probably end up being a language itself. The Internet is filled with slang words and Acronyms and we might have possibly come across one or two words we can't just figure what they truly mean. I have compiled most of the popular slang words, abbreviation and acronyms mostly used in the Internet today. 1. Bae: Before Anyone Else / Babe The modern dictionary describe Bae as a Danish word for poop but the Internet thinks is a term of endearment: either an acronym for “before anyone else” or a short form of “babe”. Not too long ago, pop stars Pharrell and Miley Cyrus turned it into a song, “Come get it, bae.” 2. AMA: Ask Me Anything Ask me anything first started with Reddit where an expert on a subject fields open questions. It is now used more widely on the Internet, with any sort of public Question and Answer being termed an AMA. For example: “Good day, I am Da genius, c.e.o of Nigeria popular blog geniusvilla, AMA!” 3. Dafuq: What The F**k Ths first time you will come across the word dafuq you will think it's a legitimate word. Well, it's not. Try pronouncing it with a black American ascent and you will get the idea. 4. ELI5: Explain Like I’m 5 This is used to ask for a break down of complex explanation or words. Mostly used by people who have mostly not enough idea on tech, science and slangs. 5. HIFW: How I Felt When This is popularly and mostly used on Twitter. HIFW is paired with an image, video, or a hilarious reaction GIF when words aren’t enough. 6. ICYMI: In Case You Missed It ICYMI is used as a precaution when you aren’t sure if other people already know about something, or when you are repeating something you have said before. It’s a way of saying, “You might have already seen this, but if not, you can see it now.” 7. IDGAF: I Don’t Give A F*** This simply means what it means in English. "I-DONT-GIVE-A- Bleep." not too long ago music artist Big Sean used it for his song. 8. IMO / IMHO: In My Opinion / In My Humble Opinion IMO is the polite way to express your opinions without making it sound like you are proclaiming a universal truth or claiming you are smarter than everyone. IMHO is the way to do that while seeming humble, or at least pretending to. 9. IRL: In Real Life In real life is used to inform people what you are doing or seeing in real life. 10. JSYK: Just So You Know JSYK is more like "FYI = For Your Information." But its the more advanced term that replaced FYI. so, JSYN the term FYI is old school and you should port if you are still using it. 11. NSFW: Not Safe For Work When i first came across NSFW the first thought that came to my mind was "need for speed" then i quickly figured that the letters weren't properly arranged. NSFW is like a warning message tag to videos to alert people not to view if they are in their workplace. 12. NSFL: Not Safe For Life More like the NSFW function the NSFL is used for warning message against life. 13. SMH: Shaking My Head This is another Slang Word that confused me the first time i saw it. I thought it was (Somehow ). But this is a popular one used to convey your disappointment at someone doing or saying something utterly stupid. 14. TL;DR: Too Long; Didn’t Read The Internet is full with maniacs who can write a book of just a simple news or information rather than give the points and end it. sometimes, you just want the basic nugget and not read the whole thing. TL;DR or TLDR was invented to be used in alerting crazy posters that you can't read everything because it's too long. 15. YOLO: You Only Live Once Many people might already know this as popular rap artist Ice Prince used it a lot in one of his hit song titled "Whiskey." YOLO is a justification for doing something that you probably shouldn’t be doing, but want to do it anyway. It’s also used ironically as commentary on someone else doing something idiotic. Among many popular others you might or have already know because of it's frequent usage includes : ¶ - LOL = laughing out loud. ¶ - TTYL = Talk to you later. ¶ - GTG = got to go. ¶ - BRB = be right back. ¶- WUU2 = what are you up to. ¶- OMG = oh my God. ¶- DM/PM = Direct Message / Private message. Source : - http://www.geniusvilla.net/2015/07/top-internet-slang-words-and-acronyms.html?m=0 |
Re: Drop The Internet Slang/acronyms Or Abbrv With Their Meaning That You Know by zaho1(m): 2:22pm On Jul 18, 2015 |
Frequent Internet users drop yours |
Re: Drop The Internet Slang/acronyms Or Abbrv With Their Meaning That You Know by Nobody: 2:41pm On Jul 18, 2015 |
GTFOMM ~ Get The Fvck Off My Mentions! |
Re: Drop The Internet Slang/acronyms Or Abbrv With Their Meaning That You Know by Egregius(m): 2:53pm On Jul 18, 2015 |
ASDFGHJKL.....when words cannot express your feeling |
Re: Drop The Internet Slang/acronyms Or Abbrv With Their Meaning That You Know by Egregius(m): 2:55pm On Jul 18, 2015 |
IOW.....In Other Words |
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