Online slang
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Online slang terms include special words like "lurking" and "troll", but most are abbreviations or symbols.
Since no one can hear you laugh or see you smile/scowl, symbols or abbreviations can be used to express emotion.
Abbreviations
- LOL - A common Internet acronym used mostly in chat applications to express amusement, standing for Laugh(ing) Out Loud.
Symbols
- ;-) is a wink
- :-) is a smile - eventually known as a "smiley" and first posted 44 years ago by Scott E. Fahlman [1]
- :-( is a frown
There are many variations on the above symbols (which are also known as 'emoticons'). We will not list them here but refer the reader to a more comprehensive list.