4/1/08

Internet Slang Getting Shorter And Shorter...IMO


Short hand words that's evolved over the years::


| '''<3'''||''Heart''
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| '''@'''||''At''
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| '''1'''||''Bye, Goodbye''
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| '''2'''|| ''To'', ''Too'' or ''Two''
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| '''4'''|| ''For'' or ''Four''
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| '''B'''|| ''Be''
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| '''B4'''|| ''Before''
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| '''C'''|| ''See''
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| '''Ite'''|| ''Are you alright, Yo''
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| '''Cuz'''|| ''Because''
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| '''da'''|| ''The''
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| '''der'''|| ''There''
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| '''Gonna'''|| ''Going to''
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| '''K'''|| ''Okay''
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| '''L8r'''|| ''Later''
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| '''M8'''|| ''Mate''
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| '''Pic'''|| ''Picture''
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| '''Pics or Pix'''|| ''Pictures''
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| '''Plz or Pls''' || ''Please''
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| '''Shoulda'''|| ''Should have''
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| '''sup'''|| ''what's up?''
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| '''sup homes'''|| ''what's up, friend?''
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| '''Tho'''|| ''Though''
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| '''Thx'''|| ''Thanks''
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| '''U'''|| ''You''
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| '''W8'''|| ''Wait''
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| '''Wanna'''|| ''Want to''
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| '''Wile'''|| ''While''
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| '''Ye'''|| ''Yeah'' or ''Yes''



Some of the most common acronyms that's evovled over the yrz in the internet::



''AFAIC'''|| ''As far as I care'','As far as I'm concerned''

| '''AFAIK'''|| ''As far as I know''
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| '''AFAIR'''|| ''As far as I recall'','As far as I remember''
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| '''AFK'''|| ''Away from keyboard''
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|'''ASL?'''||''Age, sex, location?''
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|'''AYH?'''|| Are you high
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|'''AYBABTU'''||''All your base are belong to us''
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| '''BBIAB'''|| ''Be back in a bit''
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| '''BBL'''|| ''Be back later''
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| '''BFD'''|| ''Big f*cking deal''
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| '''BRB'''|| ''Be right back'' or ''Bath-room break''
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| '''BRT'''|| ''Be right there''
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| '''BTW'''|| ''By the way''
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| '''CYA'''|| ''See you''
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| '''CU'''|| ''See you''
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| '''CUL'''|| ''See you later''
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| '''CYS'''|| ''Check your settings''
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| '''DIAF'''|| ''Die in a fire''
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| '''FAQ'''|| ''Frequently asked questions''
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| '''FFS'''|| ''For f*ck's sake''
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| '''FOAD'''|| ''F*ck off and die''
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| '''FWIW'''|| ''For what it's worth''
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| '''FTW'''|| ''For the win''
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| '''FTL'''|| ''For the loss''
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| '''FYI'''|| ''For your information''
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| '''G2G / GTG'''|| ''Got to go''
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| '''GAGF'''|| ''Go and get f*cked''
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| '''GAL'''|| ''Get a life''
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| '''GFY'''|| ''Good for you''
''Go f*ck yourself''
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| '''GG'''|| ''Good game''
''Good going''
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| '''GIYF'''|| ''Google is your friend''
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| '''GTFO'''|| ''Get the f*ck out''
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| '''HAND'''|| ''Have a nice day''
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| '''HTH'''|| ''Hope this helps''
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|'''IACL'''||''I am currently laughing''
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| '''IANAL'''|| ''I am not a lawyer''
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| '''IANARS'''|| ''I am not a rocket scientist''
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| '''IC'''|| ''I see''
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| '''ICYDK'''|| ''In case you didn't know''
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| '''IDGI'''|| ''I don't get it''
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| '''IIRC'''|| ''If I recall correctly''
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| '''ILY or ILU'''|| ''I love you''
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| '''IMO'''|| ''In my opinion''
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| '''IMHO'''|| ''In my honest opinion''
''In my humble opinion''
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| '''IMNSHO'''|| ''In my not so honest opinion''
''In my not so humble opinion''
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| '''IRL'''|| ''In real life''
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| '''ITT'''|| ''In this thread''
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| '''IYDMMA'''|| ''If you don't mind me asking''
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| '''JFGI'''|| ''Just f*cking google it''
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| '''JJ, JP, or JK'''|| ''Just joking''
''Just playing''
''Just kidding''
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| '''JOOC'''|| ''Just out of curiosity''
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| '''LLAH'''|| ''Laughing like a Hyena''
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| '''LMAO'''|| ''Laughing my ass off''
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| '''LMFAO'''|| ''Laughing my f*cking ass off''
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| '''LOL or LQTM'''|| ''Laugh out loud(''Loche'' in [[French]]), Laugh quietly to myself''
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| '''KL'''|| ''Abbreviated form of "kool" or "cool." Can also be a question, meaning "Are you ok?"'
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| '''MOFO'''|| ''Mother F*cker"
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| '''MYOB'''|| ''Mind your own business''
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| '''NVM'''|| ''Never mind''
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| '''NOYB'''|| ''None of your business''
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| '''NP'''|| ''No problem''
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| '''NSFW'''|| ''Not Safe For Work''
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| '''NWS'''|| ''Not Work Safe''
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| '''NLS'''|| ''Not Life Safe''
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| '''OIC'''|| ''Oh, I see''
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| '''OJ'''|| ''Only Joking''
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| '''OMG'''|| ''Oh my God''
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| '''OMFG'''|| ''Oh my f*cking God''
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| '''OMFL'''|| ''Oh my f*cking lag''
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| '''OP'''|| ''Original Poster or Original Post''
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| '''OT'''|| ''Off topic''
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| '''PEBKAC'''|| ''Problem exists between the keyboard and the chair''
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| '''PFO'''|| ''Please f*ck off''
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| '''PITA'''|| ''Pain in the ass''
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| '''POS'''|| ''Parent over shoulder'' or ''Piece of sh*t''
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| '''PTTL'''|| ''Pop to the loo''
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| '''RL'''|| ''Real life''
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| '''ROFL'''|| ''Rolling on the floor laughing''
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| '''ROFLMAO'''|| ''Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off''
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| '''ROFLMAOL'''|| ''Rolling on the floor laughing my ass out loud''
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| '''RTFA/M'''|| ''Read the f*cking Article / Manual''
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| '''SO'''|| ''Significant other''
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| '''SOS'''|| ''Same old sh*t''
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| '''SSDD'''|| ''Same sh*t, different day''
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| '''STFU'''|| ''Shut the f*ck up''
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| '''TIA'''|| ''Thanks in advance''
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| '''TTFN'''|| ''Ta ta for now''
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| '''TYT'''|| ''Take your time''
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| '''TTYL'''|| ''Talk to you later''
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| '''TTYT'''|| ''Talk to you tomorrow''
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| '''TY'''|| ''Thank you''
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| '''WB'''|| ''Welcome back''
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| '''WDUWTA?'''|| ''What do you want to talk about?''
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| '''WOOT'''|| ''We own our team''
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| '''WTF?'''|| ''What the f*ck?''
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| '''WTH?'''|| ''What the hell?''
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| '''WURSC'''|| ''Wow, you are so cool''
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| '''YW'''|| ''You're welcome''
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| '''YSVW'''|| ''You're so very welcome''
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| '''YCM'''|| ''You copied me''
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Some common leet speak phrases

Leet, also called 1337, l33t, Leetspeak, or 13375|>34|<>language game which replaces the Latin Alphabet with numbers and ASCII printable symbols. It is used a lot on the Internet in forum, chat rooms and online games.


| '''Haxor'''|| ''A hacker''
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| '''Leet'''|| ''Elite (one of the best)''
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| '''Meh'''|| ''Me or a phrase of uninterest''
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| '''Newbie'''|| ''A new member''
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| '''Noob'''|| ''A new member (insult)''
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| '''Ownage'''|| ''Destroying an opponent''
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| '''Pron'''|| ''Pornography''
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| '''Pwnage'''|| ''Intentionally Wrong spelling of "Ownage"''
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| '''Roxor'''|| ''Someone who 'rocks' (compliment)''
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| '''Teh'''|| ''Intentionally Wrong spelling of "The"''
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| '''Warez'''|| ''Illegal software''
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| '''Nub'''|| ''New player, used when you accept being a noob"
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The usage of words getting shorter and shorter in terms of spelling and usage in the info super highway...