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SomeGuy 05-12-2002 06:20 PM

Okay i'm getttinggg really confused on stuff.There things on the internet that are short for something else like

lol=laugh out loud(or loser online)
brb=be right back

can someone give me a list what some of these things stand for?

Lavindathar 05-12-2002 06:24 PM

<font color="cyan">I aint sure what your askin....but

LOL does mean Laugh out loud or Lots of Laughs.
BRB = Be right back?

Are you asking for that? Or a list of EVERY one out there?? </font>

Sorcerer Alex 05-12-2002 06:26 PM

lmao = laugh my ass off
rofl = rolling on the floor laughing
roflmao = rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
btw = by the way
wtf = what the ■■■■?
IMO = in my opinion
IMHO = in my humble opinion
IMNSHO = in my not-so-humble opinion

Cyril Darkcloud 05-12-2002 06:38 PM

<font color=silver>Hi, Someguy,

There are several web sites that provide listings of the meanings of the different abbreviations used in chatting and posting online. Here is a link to one of those lists of definitions:</font>

http://searchwebmanagement.techtarge...211776,00.html

Lavindathar 05-12-2002 06:39 PM

<font color="cyan">

wb = welcome back

Ahh...just saw CD's post...I'll stop now!</font>

RudeDawg 05-12-2002 06:44 PM

Here's another link. Internet Abbreviations

/)eathKiller 05-12-2002 07:09 PM

Let's also not forget all of the japanese shortcuts that I use...

W - To laugh

^_^ - Smile

-_- - Angry/droopy/glaring at ya

*L* - Stary eyes

@_@ - whoah

._. - beedy eyes

0.o - Nyo?

O_O - !!

o_o - ...

v_v - sad

>.> -Lookin to the right

<.< -Lookin to the left

X_X -dead

†/-/3®3 4l$0 Î$ †/-/Î$ 14/\/güÃg3 çå113Î) L33T ßü† Ά'$ ç0/\/\p13X0R

LennonCook 05-13-2002 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by /)eathKiller:
†/-/3®3 4l$0 Î$ †/-/Î$ 14/\/güÃg3 çå113Î) L33T ßü† Ά'$ ç0/\/\p13X0R
<font color="silver">Nah, 1337 isnt complex or a language. (especially not the way you do it...) can you atleast stop using the foreign symbols in it ?? Its hacker-ese, not a bastard language...

OH, and for those who can't read what he said, translation is:
"There also is this language called leet, but it's complex" </font>

andrewas 05-13-2002 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LennonCook:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by /)eathKiller:
†/-/3®3 4l$0 Î$ †/-/Î$ 14/\/güÃg3 çå113Î) L33T ßü† Ά'$ ç0/\/\p13X0R

<font color="silver">Nah, 1337 isnt complex or a language. (especially not the way you do it...) can you atleast stop using the foreign symbols in it ?? Its hacker-ese, not a bastard language...

OH, and for those who can't read what he said, translation is:
"There also is this language called leet, but it's complex" </font>
</font>[/QUOTE]IMO, l337 shoudl be a TOS violation.

Sazerac 05-13-2002 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by andrewas:
IMO, l337 shoudl be a TOS violation.
Unofficially, it is; Ziroc has been known to delete threads consisting of "leetspeak".

-Sazerac


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