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'''Pwn:''' Defeat someone in a video game, misspelling of "own" | '''Pwn:''' Defeat someone in a video game, misspelling of "own" | ||
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Revision as of 22:17, April 13, 2007
Internet slang is slang that Internet users have created and used, often in instant messaging and forum discussions. They are frequently acronyms, designed to save keystrokes in an attempt to speed up communication.
List of Internet slang
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
ATM: At The Moment
ASL: A request for Age, Sex, and Location.
BRB: Abbreviation for Be Right Back
IM: Abbreviation for Instant Messaging.
U: you
Ur: your, you're, you are
4: for, four
l8r: later
BBL: be back later
BBIAB: be back in a bit
GG: gotta go, got to go, good game
Pwn: Defeat someone in a video game, misspelling of "own"
IANAL: Sometimes IANALB, "I am not a lawyer (but)" said right before (usually) poor legal advice.
IIRC: If I remember correctly
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get, also a word processing editor type.