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'' Note that this page is strictly a list of Internet slang, not emoticons. For smileys and other emoticons, see Emoticons .'' See Internet Slang . This list is of general slang used on the internet. Other, more specific lists include:
0–9 ; 10q : thank you - "ten-queue" ; 10x : thanks - "tenx" ; 12B : Wannabe - "one-two-bee" ; 123 : "to completely agree with someone" ; 1337 : ; 143 : "I love you" - where each word has been replaced by its number of letters ; 2125: "do you want to fight?" - from the asian mis-pronunciation of the number ; 224 : "today, tomorrow, forever" ; 2mrw : "tomorrow" ; 2TM : "to the max" ; 39 : thank you - from the Japanese pronounciation "san kyuu" , 3 = san, 9 = kyuu ; 404 : "not found" - from the HTTP 404 "Error: Resource not found" response code ; 4649 : "pleased to meet you" - from the Japanese "yo-ro-shi-ku", 4-6-4-9 ; 46 : "hi" - shortened version of "4649" ; 4TW : "for the win" - see also ''ftw'' ; 555 : "hahaha" for the fact that the number five in Thailandise happens to be pronounced "ha" ; 88 : "bye bye" - for Chinese 8 sounds "ba" ; 1314 : "forever" - Chinese pronouncation for "1314" is "yi san yi si" which sound similar to "yi seng yi si", meaning "for the whole lifetime" F ; F8 : "fate" ; F2F : "face to face" (that is, "in real life") (also "fit 2 fuck") ; Fap : Onomatopoeia for the sound of male masturbation ; FAQ : " Frequently Asked Questions " (printed with their respective answers) ; FBM : "fine by me" ; FCOL : "for crying out loud" ; FFO : "far fucking out" ; FFS : "for fuck's sake!" ; FGI : "fucking Google it" (used in response to an over-asked question) ; FGS : "for god's sake!" ; FKN: "fucking" ; FO : "fuck off" ; FOAD : "fuck off and die" ; FOAF : "friend of a friend" ; FOG : "fast old guy" ; FOS : "full of shit" ; FOTM : "fan of the month" or "flavor of the month" ; FQ : "fuck you" ; FPS : "first-person shooter" or "frames per second" ; FS : "for sale" ; FSOT : "for sale or trade" ; FSVO : "for some value of" (modifies an adjective) ; FTFY : "fixed that for you" (used when displaying an edited version of another's post, to correct an error or make a humorous word substitution) ; FTTH : "fiber to the home" ; FTL : "for the lose" ; FUTI : "Failing university tomorrow iniciation" ; FTLOG : "for the love of God" ; FTS : "fuck this/that shit" ; FTW : 1) "for the win" (an expression of approval, sometimes sarcastic), "fuck the world", or "fuck the what?", a nonsensical reversal of the more common acronym WTF ("What the fuck?")and sometimes even "Fut the wuck?", a mixed up version of "What the fuck?". ; FUBAR : " Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition " (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar") ; Fucktard : Portmanteau of "fucking retard" ; FU : "fuck you" ; FUD : " Fear, Uncertainty, And Doubt " (the purposeful spread of misinformation) ; FUMTU : "fucked up more than usual" ; FWIW : "for what it's worth" ; FYAD : "fuck yourself and die" ; FYI : " For Your Information " H ; H8 : "hate" ; Ha : often a weak expression of humor in something, or disbelief ; Hacks : cheats or changes ; Hax : Abbreviation for hacks ; H4x : "Leet" version of saying cheats, or hacks ; HAND : "have a nice day" ; Hawt : butchered form of "hot" meaning attractive or good-looking ; HB : "hurry back" ; HBBS : "how 'bout butt sex?" (a warning to someone that they are trying way too hard to impress the group) ; HC : "holy crap / holy cow" or "hard core" ; Heh : a term sometimes indicating weak amusement (lower than "ha"), but in some circles is considered higher than "heh". ; HF : "have fun" ; HGC : "hum ga chan" (cursing one's family to die in Cantonese ) ; Hijack : to start an off-topic discussion on a message board ; HMT : "how much time?" (asking someone how long they will remain online for) ; HNG : "horny net geek" ; H/O : "hold on" ; HRU : "how are you" ; HTH : "hope this/that helps" or "happy to help" ; HTF : "how the fuck?" ; Hysterical raisins : "historical reasons" (used to dismiss given reasons as absurd or obsolete) ; HWGA : "here we go again" ; HWP : "hug, wave, poof" (a way of saying goodbye) ; HXC : "hardcore" ; HS : "holy shit" or "headshot" I ; IA/iA : Arabic Insha Allah "God willing" ; IAL : "I'm Actually Laughing" (Means to genuinely laugh at a comment etc) ; IANAL : "I am not a lawyer" (disclaimer before advice with possible legal implications) ; IAWTC : "I agree with this comment" ; IDC : "I Don't Care" ; ICAM : "I couldn't agree more" ; ICYDK : "in case you didn't know" ; IDGAF : "I don't give a fuck" ; IDK : "I don't know" ; IDU : "I don't understand" ; IDTS : "I don't think so" ; IHA : "I hate acronyms" ; IIRC : "if I recall/remember correctly" ; IIUC : "if I understand correctly" ; IIWII : "It is what it is" An expression sometimes used to excuse or explain the common delays which occur during software development projects. ; IKWYM : "I know what you mean" ; ILU or ILY : "I love you" ; ILYM : "I love you more" ; IM : "instant message" ; IMO : "in my opinion" ; IMAO : "in my arrogant opinion" ; Imba : "imbalanced" ; IMHE : "in my humble experience" ; IMHO : "in my humble opinion" ; IMNSHO : "in my not so humble opinion" ; IMSGO : "I may suddenly get off" ; INMP : "it's not my problem" ; Interweb(s) : a satirical Portmanteau of "Internet" and "World Wide Web" ; IOH : "I'm outta here" ; IOKIYAR : "it's okay, if you're a Republican" (the liberal blogger's shorthand for what they perceive as a double standard in criticism or media treatment of Republican or conservative misdeeds) ; IOW : "in other words" ; IRL : "in real life" ; IRT : "in reply to" or "in real time" ; ITA : "I totally agree" ; ITALY : "I Trust And Love You" ; ITT : "in this thread" ; ITYM : "I think you mean..." (followed by a humorous "correction") ; IWEYS : "I will eat your soul" ; IYAI : "if you are interested" ; IYDMMA : "if you don't mind me asking" ; IYKWIM : "if you know what I mean" J ; Jaja : "haha" (its equivalent in several languages), also a possible typo of "haha" ; JAK : "jazak allah khair" (Arabic for "thank you") ; JAS : "just a second" ; JC : "just curious" or " Jesus Christ!" ; JFC: "Jesus Fucking Christ" ; JFGI : "Just Fucking Google It" ; JFTR : "just for the record" ; JIC : "just in case" ; JJ : "just joking" ; J/K : "just kidding" ; JK : same as J/K ; JLMK: "just let me know" ; JOOC : "just out of curiosity" ; j00 : "you" (a common L337 term) ; JP: "Just Playing" ; JSM : "Jesus Save Me" ; JTOL : "just thinking out loud" ; JW : "just wondering" K KK - ok L ; L8 : "late" ; L8r : "later" ; L2P : "Learn to play" (To make fun of someone's lack of skill) ; Laffles : "Laugh" ; Lag : "latency" (whether due to a server problem or the server-client connection) ; LAL : "laughing a little" ; LAV : "let's all vomit" ; LAWL : "laughing a whole lot" (or "LOL" written phonetically) ; LATN : "laugh at the newbs" ; LBR : "little boy's room" ; LD : "link dead" (used when a disconnected player's persona or character remains in-game or when a posted URL leads to an error or blank page) ; LFG : "looking for group" ; LFM : "looking for members" or "looking for more" ; LIAB : "life is a bitch" ; LLAH : "laughing like a hyena" ; Llama : Lamer ; LMAO : "laughing my ass off" (can be parodically extended to "LMAOnade","LMAOnaise" etc) ; LMBO : "laughing my butt off" ; LMFAO : "laughing my fucking ass off" ; LMTO : "laughing my testicles off" ; LOFL : Portmanteau of "LOL" and "ROFL" ; LOL : ''For other variations of the word LOL, see LOL (Internet Slang) '' : " Laughing Out Loud " or " Lots Of Laughs " ; LOTI : "laughing on the inside" ; LPB : "low ping bastard" ; LSFW : "less suitable for work" ; LTNS : "long time, no see" ; of "loser" and "user" ; LYL : "love you lots" ; LYLAB : "love you like a brother" ; LYLAS : "love you like a sister" ; LYSM : "love you so much" M ; M8 : "mate" ; Meh : a shrugging sigh ; MB : "maybe" ; MF : "motherfucker" ; MFC : "merge from current" ; MIASU : "mark it and shut up" ; MM : "much mirth" ; MMOFPS: "massively multiplayer online first person shooter" ; MMORPG : " Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game " ; MOTD : "message of the day" ; MSM : "mainstream media" ; MT : "Mis-tell" (Usually a tell sent to the wrong person) ; MTFBWY : "may the Force be with you" ; MYOB : "mind your own business" N ; n00b : numeric representation of the word "newb" ; N2M : "not too much" ; NAP : "not a Pro" ; NBD : "no big deal" ; NC : "nice" ; Neg : "negative" ; NFBSK : "not for British school kids" ; NFI : "no fucking idea" ; Newb : " Newbie " ; NG : "no good" or "newsgroup" (also " Newgrounds ") ; NGH : "not gonna happen" ; NH : "nice hand" (used in online card games) ; NI : "no idea" ; NIB : "new in box" (used by EBay sellers) ; NIFOC : "naked in front of computer" ; N/J : "no joke" ; NM : "not much" (also used in place of "NVM" to mean "never mind") ; NMP : "not my problem" ; NMS : "not mind safe" ; NN : "night night" ; n00dz : Slang for nudes or naked pictures. ; NORP : "pornography" ; NOYB : "none of your business" ; NP : " No Problem " ; NPA : "not paying attention" ; NPC : "Non-Player Character" ; NSFW : "Not Safe For Work" ; NS: "nice shot" ; Nub : " Newbie " ; NVM : "never mind" NOTE: n00b or any variation (often separate from newb or newbie etc) is sometimes used to mean idiot. O ; O&O : "over and out" ; OAR : "on a roll" ; ODL : "oh, dear lord" ; Oh noes! : a sarcastic or genuine expression of despair or distress. Also "oh noez!" ; OIC : "oh, I see" ; OFMG : a common misspelling of OMFG (see below) ; OFN : "old fucking news" ; OG : "original gangsta" ; OLN : "omg lol noob" ; ON : "old news", "Other News", or "oh no" ; OMD : "oh, my dog!" (corruption of "oh, my God!") ; OMG : "oh, my God/goodness!" ; OMFG : "oh, my fucking god!" ; OMGWTFBBQ : "oh, my God! what the fuck? barbeque" ; OMGsquared : "oh, my God! squared" Used to express extreme excitement or shock ; OOP : "out of print" (an item no longer in production) also " Object Oriented Programming " ; OPP: "overly paranoid parents" ; OSIB : "open skull, insert brain" ; OTFP : "on the fucking phone" ; OTP : "one true pairing" (two characters believed - in Fanfiction - to be perfect together) or "on the phone" ; OTOH : "on the other hand" ; OTTOMH : "off the top of my head" ; OQC : "only quality crap" ; OYFG : "oh your fucking god" (for Atheist gamers) ; OYG : "oh your god" P ; P911 : a warning not to type anything that the user's parents shouldn't read ; P2P : " Peer-to-peer " or "pay-to-play" ; PAW : "parents are watching" ; PCBD : "page cannot be displayed" ; PFO : "please fuck off" ; photochop : an image that has obviously been computer-edited ; PIH : Parent in house ; Pix : "pictures" ; ECHO REQUEST packet) ; PK : "player kill" ; PITA : "pain in the ass" ; PLMK : "please let me know" ; Plz : "please" ; PLZKTHXBYE : "Please. OK, thanks. Bye." ; PM : "private message" (or "pretty much") ; PMI : "pardon my ignorance" ; PMP : "peed my pants" (laughing) ; PMSL : "pissing myself laughing" ; PO: "piss off" ; PO'd : "pissed off" ; POA : "plan of action" ; Pong : "I'm here" (response to "ping" the the ICMP ECHO RESPONSE packet ) ; POS : "piece of shit" or "parents over shoulder" ; POTAS : "person of the appropriate sex" ; POV : " Point Of View " ; Pfft : spittle onomatopeia ; Ppl : "people" ; Prolly : "probably" ; Pron or " ; Pronk : to post on a forum without first reading the thread being posted on ; Prv : "private" ; PTBB : "pass the barf bag" ; PW : "password" ; PWS : "parents watching screen" or "passwords" ; poon : "own some one in a game" ; pwn : To defeat someone easily or without using effort, typo of own. Sometimes variated as 'pwnz'. Q ; QIH : "queen is here" ; QLOL : "quietly laughing out loud" ; QFT : "Quoted for Truth" ; QT : "cutie" ; QTF : a typo used in place of WTF (See also Q Code ) R ; RAE : "raises an eyebrow" ; RE : "rematch" ; Rehi : "hello again" ; Reflectoporn : pictures of items such as metal bowls that exhibitionist EBay sellers post with themselves reflected nude on the surface of the item ; Relo : "hello again" ; Rents : "parents" ; RFN : "right fucking now" ; Rgr : "roger" (that is, "message acknowledged") ; RIFK : "rolling in the fucking kitchen" ; RL : "real life" ; RM : "rematch" ; RME : "rolling my eyes" ; RMS : "rocks my socks" (expressing feigned enthusiasm) ; ROFL : "rolling on the floor laughing" (can be extended to ROFLMAO, ROFLcopter, ROFLwaffles, etc) ; RR : "Rentenrammler" (slow, thick person) ; RSN : "real soon now" (used sarastically) ; RTFM : " Read The Fucking Manual " (reply to a request from a newbie or noob who has not attempted to find the answer for himself) ; RTR : "raise the roof" ; RTS : "real-time strategy" ; RUS! : Are you Serious? S ; S2R : "send to receive" (indicates that one expects to receive a file, usually an image, before sending their own) ; SAK : "stupid AOL kid" ; Secksi : sexy ; SF : "stupid fucker" ; SFLA : "stupid four-letter acronym" ; SIF : "secret Internet fatty". ; sif : is a contraction of "as if", eg "sif that is correct" ; SIIHP : "stick it in her pooper" ; SIUYA: "stick it up your ass" ; SCNR : "sorry, could not resist" ; SH : "shit happens" or "same here" ; SLAP : "sounds like a plan" ; SN : "screen name" ; Snork: (v) To fail in an attempt not to laugh out loud. Popularly used in ML (cf). ; SO : " Significant Other " ; SOB/SOAB : " Son Of A Bitch " ; SOL : "shit out of luck" ; SOS : "someone over shoulder ; SOSG : "someone over shoulder gone" ; srsly : "seriously" ; sry : "Sorry" ; SSDD : "same shit, different day" ; SSTS : "snickering softly to self" ; STFU : "shut the fuck up" ; SUS : "See You Soon" ; SWAK : "sealed with a kiss" ; SWIM : "someone who isn`t me" ; SWL : "screaming with laughter" ; SWMBO : "she who must be obeyed" ; SWS : "laughing out loud" (intentional corruption of "LOL", from the keys opposite L and O on a keyboard) ; SxC : "Sexy" ; SXE : "Straight Edge" ; SYL : "Strapping Young Lad" T ; TA : "thanks again" ; TANSTAAFL : "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" ; TBF : "to be fair" ; TBH : "to be honest" ; TBQH : "to be quite honest" ; TC : "take care" (used as a goodbye) ; Teh : (a deliberate misspelling of "the") ; TFB : "too fucking bad" ; TFTI : "thanks for the info" (sarcastic) ; Thx : "thanks" ; TIA : "thanks in advance" ; TIAS : "try it and see" ; TIFM : "this is from memory" ; TINC : " There Is No Cabal " (a term discouraging conspiracy theories) ; Tittywop : "A funny way to say TTIWWOP" ; TK : "team kill" ; TLA : " Three Letter Acronym " ; TMAI : "tell me about it" ; TMAO : "tearing my ass off" ("LMAO" to the point of tears) ; TMI : "too much information" ; TOMTB : "taking off my training bra" ; TOS : "terms of service" ; TPTB : "the powers that be" ; TS : "Teamspeak" ; TSOR : "thirty seconds of research" (a quick, first-pass web search to find information on some topic) ; TTBOMK : "to the best of my knowledge" ; TTFN : "ta ta for now" (a catchphrase to Tigger from Winnie The Pooh ) ; TTIWWOP : "This Thread is Worthless Without Pics" ; TTLY : "totally" ; TTTTT : "till they tell the truth" ; TTYL : "talk to you later" ; TTYLK : "talk to you later, okay" (using "K" as a shortened form of "okay") ; TTYS : "talk to you soon" ; TWIS : "that's what I said" ; TWIT : "that's what I thought" ; TY : "thank you" ; TYA : "there you are" ; TYG : "there you go" ; TYCLI : "then you can learn it" ; TXS : "thanks" U ; UAN : "understood and noted" ; Über : "super" (from the German for "over") ; UFIA : " Unsolicited Finger In The Anus " ; UL : "unlucky" ; U/L : "upload" ; URG : "you are gay" ; URYYFM : "you are too wise for me" (with a play on the two Ys) ; UST : "unresolved sexual tension" (used in reference to Fan Fiction ) ; UTFSE : "use the fucking search engine" (esp. on forums) ; U'R: "You’re" ; UR: "You are" ; UPWS : "unwanted people watching screen" V ; V : "we" ; VBG: "very big grin" ; VENT : "Ventrilo" - a speech program that permits multiple parties to talk rather than type, especially resourceful when playing shooting games where a second of typing can mean your death. ; VFM : "value for money" ; VT : "Ventrilo" - a speech program that permits multiple parties to talk rather than type, especially resourceful when playing shooting games where a second of typing can mean your death. W ; W00T : "we own the other team", "woo-hoo!" (a common L337 term), "want one of those", "Way out of there" from everquest or "WHAT!!??" . ; W33T : "A Combination of W00T and L33T. "I just got a new job. w33t." ; WAB : "what a bloke" also "want a blowjob?" ; WAI : "what an idiot" (or "yay" in Japanese) ; WAD : "without a doubt" ; WADR : "with all due respect" ; WAMF : "What A MotherFucker" ; WAPCE : "Women Are Pure Concentrated Evil" ; Wares or Warez : illegally obtained software ; WB : "welcome back" ; WD : "well done" ; W/E : "whatever" ; WFL : "what's for lunch?" ; WFM : "works for me" ; WEG : "wicked evil grin" ; WGASA: "Who Gives A Shit Anyways" ; Whiskey Tango Foxtrot : "WTF?" (as written using the NATO Phonetic Alphabet ) ; WHOAMG : "whoa my god!" ; WIR : "when it's ready" (referring to a release date) ; WMBI: "well-meaning but ignorant" (pronounced like "wimpy"; used of newbies who break rules of conduct) ; WNBC : "Wearing nothing but chainmail" used by Geek s to arouse sexual attraction among the significant other/ {Link without Title} ; WOMBAT : "waste of money, brains, and time" ; WOT : "wide-open throttle" ; WOS : "waste of space" ; WRT : "with regards to..." ; WT : "wrong tell" (used to tell someone that a message was not meant for them) ; WTF : "what the fuck?" (less commonly, but equally validly, "who/when/where the fuck?") ; WTFIGOUITB : "what the fuck is going on up in this bitch" (From R. Kelly's "Trapped In The Closet") ; WTB : "want to buy" ; WTD : "what to do?" ; WTG : "way to go!" (often used sarcastically) ; WTH : "what the hell?" (also "Want To Hire" in MMORPG's) ; WTLW : "welcome to last week" ; WTLY : "welcome to last year" ; WTS : "want to sell" ; WTT : "want to trade" ; WUG : "what you got?" ; WWCND : "what would Chuck Norris do?" ; WWFSMD : "what would the Flying Spaghetti Monster do?" ; WWFD: What would Frodo Do? ; WWJD : "what would Jesus do?" ; WWTD : "what would Turing do?" ; WYGN? : "where's your god now?" (reference to the popular YTMND) ; WYM : "watch your mouth" ; Wuu2? : "what you up too?" ; WYSIAYG : "what you see is all you get" (suggesting that software is incomplete) ; WYSIWYG : "what you see is what you get" Y ; YGM : "you've got mail" ; YJGO : "you just got owned" ; Y/J : "yes, joke" (synonymous with "J/K") ; YMMV : "your mileage may vary" (used as a disclaimer for an opinion) ; YQW : "you're quite welcome" ; YSATI : "you suck at the Internet" ; YW : "you're welcome" ; YYSSW : "yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever" ; YTMND : "you're the man now dog!" ; y : "why?" (Can also mean "Yes") ; YGTBKM : Youv'e got to be kidding me Z ; -z0rz : a common L33T suffix with no added meaning ; ZOMG : "z-oh my god!" (less common is the variation "zombies oh my god!") ; ZOMGWTFBBQ : combination of ZOMG (z-oh my god), WTF (what the fuck) and BBQ (barbeque)(seriously) SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS References
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