internet abreviations

[gwuMACaddict]

stealing a post from another thread (thanks for letting me borrow). i think it's time we had a thread explaining what all these crazy abreviations mean. i know what some of them are, well... maybe just that lol= laughing out loud.

what are the others?

...When windows gets some of the awesome features and stability of OS X, they can start talking.
But since that never will, they need to **** and gbtw...

..."OMGWTFBBQ! ONE BUTTON!!1!!"...

and what in the world are these?

maybe this thread will help people other than me?

 

[PickledSquirrel]

**** = shut the **** up
gbtw = get back to work

as for the last one, well
OMG = Oh my god, WTF = what the ****
but BBQ??? don't know that one unless it involves charred ribs and humourous aprons...

I think that somebody in MR (= macrumors) once posted a link for an online abrieviation-dictionary... can't seem to find it, though.

-squirrel

 

[MacHarne]

Net Lingo. Good stuff.

 

[mad jew]

Good idea for a thread.

**** = shut the **** up

I thought it was literally "stuff you" but considerably shortened.

 

[stridey]

Whenever I find one I don't know (for some reason I'm always forgetting FUD), I just google it.

And based on that method, **** is indeed shut the **** up.

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

Can someone tell me if ERM is one of these internet lingo things, or if that should be read literally? What does it mean? This one, whether it's an abbreviation or not, I've never understood. Help me out!

 

[stridey]

Can someone tell me if ERM is one of these internet lingo things, or if that should be read literally? What does it mean? This one, whether it's an abbreviation or not, I've never understood. Help me out!

It's an expression of discomfort, as I see it. Or awkwardness. Erm... yeah.

 

[Applespider]

Whenever I find one I don't know (for some reason I'm always forgetting FUD), I just google it.

You can use the Dictionary pop-up (Ctrl, Command, D) over common acronymns like FUD or WTF and Tiger will tell you the definition.

 

[stridey]

You can use the Dictionary pop-up (Ctrl, Command, D) over common acronymns like FUD or WTF and Tiger will tell you the definition.

Wow, I had no idea the dictionary was so hip! (and yes, I knew about the dictionary pop-up trick)

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

It's an expression of discomfort, as I see it. Or awkwardness. Erm... yeah.

That's what I figured it was, if it wasn't an acronym. Thanks for clearing that up!

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Has most of the 'net-based acronyms and plenty that you'll run across elsewhere in life. There's nothing worse than getting an email at work that consists solely of, "LMK NLT COB," and knowing that you have to figure it out.

Here's an entry on the OMGWTFBBQ bit:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OMGWTFBBQ

 

[AmigoMac]

OMGWTFBBQ, I didn't know that one...

 

[SamIchi]

DMY!

 

[CubaTBird]

wysiwyg...

 

[PlaceofDis]

this thread might bring my headache back.......

 

[floyde]

It took me about 3 months to figure out "IMHO" and "OTOH". I didn't know you could google for these things

 

[stridey]

It took me about 3 months to figure out "IMHO" and "OTOH". I didn't know you could google for these things

You can google for anything! (as long as people write it down)