List of internet/text slang abbreviations
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Internet slang abbreviations are typically initialisms used to summarise frequently-used expressions in internet culture. The earliest examples developed on internet newsletters and mailing lists in the 1980s[1] and some have subsequently been accepted into the Oxford English Dictionary.[2]
Common internet slang abbreviations[edit]
- bf - boyfriend
- bol - best of luck (accepted by the Online Slang Dictionary 31 December 2019)
- btw - by the way
- fml - fuck my life
- gc - group chat [3]
- gf - girlfriend
- imho - in my humble opinion[4]
- k - okay (an abbreviation of the abbreviation o.k., is to express agreement)
- lol - laugh out loud (the expression of amusement sufficient to vocate a laughter)
- np - no problem
- nvm - never mind
- obvs - obviously[5]
- ofc - of course (an affirmation)
- smh - shaking my head (as a type of mock disapproval, without any serious meaning of disapproval)
- tbh - to be honest[4]
- wtf - what the fuck (an expression of incomprehension or disbelief)
- yh - yeah
- yolo - you only live once
References[edit]
- ↑ Tam, Jimmy (11 August 2015). "RIP to LOL - the history of laughing out loud". BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ Morgan, James (8 April 2011). "Why did LOL infiltrate the language?". BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/gc - accessed 2020-02-06
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Benjamin, Candice. "The Most Used Internet Abbreviations for Texting and Tweeting". Preply. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ Moreau, Elise. "What Does OFC Mean in Texting?". Lifewire. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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