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IRC Slang

 

One of the features of IRC that makes it fun is the variety of slang that has developed to help people communicate over this medium. Here are a few expressions you may see during a conversation, along with their meanings. Expressions shown below in boldface are more frequently used, in the author’s experience.

 

AFK             Away From Keyboard

AKA             Also Known As

ASAP            As Soon As Possible

BIAB            Back In A Bit

BTW             By The Way

BRB             Be Right Back

FAQ             Frequently Asked Questions

FYI             For Your Information

FWIW            For What It's Worth

GD&R            Grinning, Ducking and Running (After snide remark)

IDK             I don't know

IMHO            In My Humble Opinion

IMO             In My Opinion

IYKWIM          If You Know What I Mean

LGR             Little Girl's Room (a polite way of saying you have to go tinkle)

LOL             Laughing Out Loud

LTNS            Long Time No See

OTOH            On The Other Hand

PITA            Pain In The Ass

PS              Post Script

TIA             Thanks In Advance

TPTB            The Powers That Be

TTFN            Ta Ta For Now

re hi           Hi again (same as re's)

ROFL            Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO        Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

RTFM            Read The F'n Manual

SO              Significant Other

SOHF            Sense Of Humor Failure

SWAK            Sealed With A Kiss

SPAM            Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent

wb              Welcome Back

WRT             With Respect To

WYSIWYG        What You See Is What You Get

 

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