“Problem exists between chair and keyboard.” OK, yes, maybe I should have gone with “pwn” for this one - but PEBCAK is one of my favorite acronyms, so I couldn't very well pass it up, now, could I? It's frequently used by IT folk to indicate that a problem is due to user error - the whole “WHY WON'T MY MONITOR WORK?” “.Because you forgot to turn it on” genre of problems. “Original poster.” Usually used in reference to the person who began a particular comment thread, whether it's on Reddit, 4chan, or elsewhere. Rather a lot of Internet slang terms and acronyms begin with the letter N for the curious, other candidates for the “N” slot in this particular alphabet included NM (“never mind”) NBD (“no big deal”), and n00b (“newbie”).

Anything tagged NSFL is the kind of thing that, once seen, can't be unseen.

NSFL covers everything else, including (frequently, in fact) instances of extreme, real life gore. “Not suitable for life.” You've heard of NSFW - that is, “not suitable for work” - right? Usually that label is reserved for content of a sexual nature. IRL - “in real life” - is its acronym equivalent. This one requires a little explanation: “Lulz” is a variation on “Lols” given that “LOL” means “laughing out loud,” the plural may be taken as meaning “laughs.” “Lulz” is usually seen as part of the phrase “for the lulz,” which pretty much means “just for kicks.” It's often used as an explanation for mischievous hacking activity, particularly that carried out by the blackhat hacker group LulzSec. “Okay.” You already know that one, don't you? I hope so. Willfully bad spelling is a huge turn-off. “Just so you know.” Variations include “JSYN,” “JSUK,” and “JSUN” however, I would not actually recommend using any of these variations, as they rely on incorrect spelling of the words they're intended to replace. Rather a lot of Internet slang terms and acronyms begin with the letter N for the curious, other candidates for the N slot in this particular alphabet included NM (never mind) NBD (no. Honorable mention for the “I” slot goes to IDK (“I don't know”), which is perhaps most well known thanks to this cell phone commercial. “In this thread.” It's often deployed in AskReddit threads where the answers are all ostensibly the same or have some kind of common theme - e.g, for a thread asking parents about the weirdest things their kids have done, “ITT: No actual parents.” As such, consider it not a thorough reference book for some of the stranger linguistic quirks of the web, but rather a place to begin your education on the topic. It's worth noting that this is by no means an exhaustive list it does, however, contain what are probably some of the more commonly encountered yet less well-known acronyms and slang terms on the Internet. Not sure what a “Code 9” is? Still can't figure out exactly when to use “NSFL?” Always find yourself going, “what?!” whenever you see someone say, “wat?” Answers for those questions and more lie ahead - one for each letter of the alphabet. Through a combination of my own knowledge of the Internet and an awful lot of Googling, I've put together an alphabet of Internet slang and acronyms for you. Fam is a shorter word for family, but don't be fooled it can be used to describe your friends or the way Millennials use 'bro'. Words get shortened letters get replaced and sometimes dropped altogether numbers appear where they shouldn't… how on earth is a person supposed to understand what the heck is going on when 75 percent of all words encountered are actually acronyms? And what the heck does “dafuq” mean, anyway?īut hey, no worries - I've got your back.

If there's one thing we know about the deep corners of the World Wide Web, it's that language on the Internet often does not resemble any other language known to humankind. MHRA 'BS', All Acronyms,, Bluebook All Acronyms, BS (May. BS, All Acronyms, viewed May 2, 2023, MLA All Acronyms. Retrieved May 2, 2023, from Chicago All Acronyms.

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