| :) |
|
A smiley face.
This shows the person is smiling
AKA: =) :-) =-) . |
| :( |
|
a Frowning
face - this shows the person is sad or disappointed.
AKA: =( :-( :~( |
| :D |
|
A great big
grin. This shows the person is very happy indeed.
AKA: =D :-D |
| >P |
|
A yucky face.
This means the person dislikes whetever it is they're commenting on.
|
| :P |
|
A face with
its tongue stuck out. This means the person is sticking their tongue out
at you.
AKA: =-P :-P |
| o.O |
|
A face with
its eyebrow raised. This is a look that means the person giving it to
you has some questions about your sanity. Usually. |
| ;) |
|
A winking
face. This means the person is winking at you, usually to indicate their
comment is a joke or not meant to be taken very seriously.
AKA: ;-) |
| *<some words>* |
|
Depending on
the context, this can either mean the person is EMOTing or can be used
to stress certain words for emphasis (like typing in bold) |
| *BG* |
|
The person has
a big grin on his/her face. |
| (((<RoomTag>))) |
|
The person in
parentheses is being hugged. |
| AFK |
|
Abbrev.: "Away
from Keyboard." Used to let other people know that you have had to
temporarily leave your computer unattended. |
| AFAIC |
|
Abbrev.: 'As
far as I'm concerned' |
| AFAICT |
|
Abbrev.: 'As
far as I can tell' |
| AFAICS |
|
Abbrev.: 'As
far as I can see' |
| AFAIK |
|
Abbrev.: 'As
far as I know' |
| A/S/L |
|
See ASL |
| ASL |
|
Age, Sex, and
Location. This considered rude by the people in our rooms. Don't ask |
| ATM |
|
Abbrev.: 'At
the Moment' |
| BBL |
|
Abbrev.: 'Be
Back Later'. Used when someone is leaving but intending to return |
| BBS |
|
Abbrev.: 'Be
Back Soon |
| Bend |
|
Short for
BendMX, which is a program used by admins to help moderate the room |
| BF |
|
Abbrev.:
'Boyfriend' |
| BFN |
|
Abbrev.: 'Bye
for Now' |
| BRB |
|
Abbrev.: 'Be
Right Back'. Used when some is either going AFK or need to reboot their
computer, but will return |
| BRT |
|
Abbrev.: 'Be
Right There'. Not generally used in our chat, but in context usually
means 'I'll join you in a private chat window shortly' |
| BTW |
|
Abbrev.: 'By
The Way' |
| CAPITALS |
|
Typing in all
capital letters indicates that the speaker is screaming |
| CU |
|
Abbrev.: 'See
you' - as in 'Goodbye' or 'Farewell' |
| Cya |
|
See CU |
| DD |
|
Abbrev.:
'Dear/Darling/D**ned Daughter' |
| DS |
|
Abbrev.:
'Dear/Darling/D**ned Son' |
| DW |
|
Abbrev.:
'Dear/Darling/D**ned Wife' |
| *EG* |
|
The person has
an evil grin on his/her face |
| FFS |
|
Abbrev.: 'For
F**k's Sake' - an expression of annoyance or outrage. Please use
sparingly |
| Flame |
|
The act of
sending abusive messages to somebody online, e.g. 'He flamed me for
asking him ASL'. Flaming is not tolerated |
| FWIW |
|
Abbrev.: 'For
What It's Worth' |
| FYI |
|
Abbrev.: 'For
Your Information' |
| G2G |
|
Abbrev.: 'Got
to Go' |
| GF |
|
Abbrev.:
'Girlfriend' |
| GL |
|
Abbrev.: 'Good
Luck' |
| GTG |
|
See G2G |
| HAGO |
|
Abbrev.: 'Have
a Good One' |
| HF |
|
Abbrev.: 'Have
Fun' |
| Hit and Run |
|
When someone
logs into the chat room to either SPAM us or to deliberately break a
rule - usually by cursing or calling us all names - and then quickly
leaves after doing whatever they wanted to do |
| IMHO |
|
Abbrev.: 'In
My Humble Opinion' |
| IMNSHO |
|
Abbrev.: 'In
My Not So Humble Opinion' |
| IMO |
|
Abbrev.: 'In
My Opinion' |
| IRL |
|
Abbrev.: 'In
Real Life'. Usually used to differentiate between something that one
does online from something one does in their real life |
| ISTR |
|
Abbrev.: 'I
Seem to Recall' |
| J/K |
|
See JK |
| JK |
|
Abbrev.: 'Just
Kidding'. Used to indicate that a remark should be taken in jest |
| JMO |
|
Abbrev.: 'Just
my Opinion' |
| K |
|
Shortened form
of Okay |
| Kewl |
|
Spelling
variant of 'cool' 1.) expressing the view that something is impressive;
2.) acting as an affirmative |
| Kick |
|
This is a
command used by the room admins to disconnect an unruly person from the
room. Most unruly people are KICKed rather than KICKBANned |
| Kickban |
|
Much like a
KICK except the person who has been kickbanned may not return to the
room |
| Lag |
|
Where a long
pause between when you type and when it shows up in the room is caused
by network problems |
| LMAO |
|
Abbrev.:
'Laughing My Arse Off'. The expression if intense amusement |
| LMFAO |
|
Abbrev.:
'Laughing My F**king Arse Off'. The expression if intense amusement |
| LOL |
|
Abbrev.:
'Laughing Out Loud'. The expression of amusement |
| Newb |
|
Shortened form
of newbie. Used to have extremely negative connotations, but is now used
by everyone to be someone new to a particular online area (gaming,
chatting, etc.) |
| Newbie |
|
See Newb |
| NP |
|
Abbrev.: 'No
Problem'. Often used as a substitute for 'You're Welcome' |
| OMG |
|
Abbrev.: 'Oh
My God/Gosh'. An expression of surprise. (OMGosh, is also used) |
| Private Chat |
|
You can open a
private chat window with someone else in the room by right-clicking on
their name and choosing the 'Chat' option in the contextual menu |
| PM |
|
Private
Message. Sending a message to someone that only they can see. You can do
this by right-clicking on their name and choosing 'Send Message' from
the contextual menu |
| RL |
|
Abbrev.: 'Real
Life'. Used in the same sense as IRL |
| ROFL |
|
Abbrev.:
'Rolling On the Floor Laughing'. An expression of amusement |
| ROFLMAO |
|
Abbrev.:
'Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Arse Off'. An intensified form of ROFL.
|
| Roomie |
|
Someone who is
a regular visitor to the chat room |
| Rules |
|
Be polite
(this includes no discussion of politics or religion. You may be able to
be constructive about it, but others can't! No porn, refrain from using
profanity, don't ask ASL. Most of all, have fun! |
| SO |
|
Abbrev.:
'Significant Other' |
| TTFN |
|
Abbrev.: From
Tigger, 'Ta ta, for now!' |
| TY |
|
Abbrev.:
'Thank you' |
| UR |
|
Abbrev.: 'you
are'. May also stand for your |
| *WEG* |
|
Abbrev.:'Wicked Evil Grin' or 'Way Evil Grin' the person has one of
these on his/her face |
| WB |
|
Abbrev.:
'Welcome Back'. Used to greet returning roomies |
| w00t! or woot! |
|
An expression
of pleasure about something. 'w00t! I just got a cheque for $100! |
| WTF |
|
Abbrev.: 'What
The F**k'. An expression of anger or disbelief |
| WTG |
|
Abbrev.: 'Way
To Go'. A way of congratulating another person |
| YW |
|
Abbrev.:
'You're welcome' |
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