It’s come to my attention that the younger generations don’t always understand early Internet vernacular. I’ve had multiple members of Gen Z and even some younger millennials ask me what abbreviations I post mean recently. As an Internet grandpa at this point, I feel it’s my duty to teach the youngins the vernacular.
This is the code us first Internet users used to communicate more quickly and efficiently. It also partially developed out of text culture and having to type out everything on our flip phones!
So, let’s get to it.
LOL – this one is easy since it is still used – it means laugh out loud
Variants include:
LMAO – laughing my ass off
ROFL/ROTFL- rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO – rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
Or the more chaste variety:
ROTFLMBO – rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
Here is a list of more Internet vernacular:
JK – just kidding
FYI – For Your Information
BRB – be right back
BBL – be back later
IRL – in real life – we would often post this if we had to go AFK
FFS – for fuck’s sake
JSYK – just so you know
OMG – oh my God/Gosh
ILY – I love you
A/S/L – age sex location
DTF – down to fuck
WTF – what the fuck
WTG – way to go
GTG – got to go
WYD – What you doing?
THX – Thanks
POS – parent over shoulder
MYOB – mind your own business
TTYL – talk to you later
OTW/OMW – on the way, on my way
IMO/IMHO – in my opinion or in my humble opinion
LYLAS – love you like a sister/love you like a sibling
SMH/SMDH – shake my head – shake my damn head
IKR – I know, right?!
NP – no problem
STFU – shut the fuck up
WTH – what the hell
IDK – I don’t know
GG – good going or good game
WYA – where you at?
OOC – out of character, especially prevalent in online role-play
SMD – suck my dick
AFK – away from keyboard
TMI – Too Much Information
AFAIK – as far as I know
NVM – nevermind
WDYM – what do you mean?
ASAP – as soon as possible
FTW – for the win
IDC – I don’t care
PLS – please
CU – see you
So, fellow Internet elders, how’d I do? What did I forget? Leave a comment letting me know.
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