Internet slang

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.

According to Harvard professor and conservative sociologist Steven Shapin, Internet Slang is an interpretation of language that people have found neccesary to create to confuse the "older" generation. [1]

List of Internet slang

• 2: Substitution for to, too, and two.
• 4: Substitution for for and four.
• AFAICT: As far as I can tell.
• AFAIK: As far as I know.
• AFAIR: As far as I recall/remember.
• AFAIAW: As far as I am aware.
• AFK: Away from keyboard.
• ASL: A request for Age, Sex, and Location.
• ATM: At The Moment.
• BBL: be back later.
• BBIAB: be back in a bit.
• bewbs: breasts.
• BRB: Be Right Back.
• btw: By the way.
• ch00b: Person who acts like a n00b, but has skill levels or a kill/death ratio of someone who is considered 1337. Typically spends time bragging, flaming, and asking question he or she should know.
• D00d: L33tsp43k spelling of "dude".
• ftw: For the win.
• GDR: Grinning, Ducking and Running. Usually typed right after making a groan-inducing joke.
• g2g: got to go, gotta go.
• gg: Good game. Somtimes an 'a' is added to make gga: good game all.
• IANAL: Sometimes IANALB, "I am not a lawyer (but)" said right before (usually) poor legal advice.
• IIRC: If I remember correctly.
• IM: Abbreviation for Instant Messaging.
• IMHO In My Humble Opinion, or just "IMO" - In my opinion
• l8r: later.
• 1337 Leet. Usually means good, but some say it stands for Elite. Also the name for turning letters into numbers and symbols.
• LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
• LOL: Laugh Out Loud.
• lvl: Level.
• Newb Person is unskilled at whatever task they are trying to perform due to lack of experience.
• Noob Person is unskilled at whatever task they are trying to perform due to lack of experience and refuse to acknowledge their difficulty with the task.
• Omgwtfbbq is an internet slang term used in many MMORPG games like World of Warcraft. It is used as an expression of confusion and when someone asks an absurd newbie question. It is usually meant to be taken sarcastically. Although it can occasionally be used when someone is utterly confused by something that was said. It's various parts stand for, respectively, "Oh My G_d," "what the f___," and "barbecue," each of which can also appear individually, although "bbq," alone, is not actually considered internet slang.
• Pwn: Defeat someone, misspelling of "own".
• Pwnt: If someone "pwns" you, you have been pwnt. Usually spelled with an 'ed' rather than a 't'.
• ROFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing.
• Roflcopter: An extreme version of "rofl," or, "rolling on the floor laughing." Origionated on World of Warcraft forums.
• TMI: Too much information.
• U: Substitution for you.
• Ur: Substitution for your, you're, you are.
• WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get, also a word processing editor type.
• ZOMG: An extreme version of "Oh my God!"