ACGe0rge Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 I have to admit this will make me sound like a n00b, but I dont understand a lot of the lingo that is used on this, and other forums on the web. I have figured out a few like brb, n00b, WTF, lol, IMO, and a few others, but there are still a lot I dont know. I've seen things like l33t and w00t and have no idea WTF they mean. I dont use chat rooms and dont usually post on forums (except this one) so I'm a bit of a rookie when it comes to this stuff. If anyone can tell me of a good website that explains all these terms I would appreciate it. I get confused easily enough with out all those crazy words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millions o' Monkeys Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 what exactly do uwant to know.... well u asked about l33t...so ill tell u...it basically means elite...used whenevr u choose to if something cool happenes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpTheHotrod Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 w00t translates to woohoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 ROFLMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt-- Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 MSAHAIH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis_Aureus Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 LOL great thread! ACGe0rge I like you alot for starting this thread. We should keep this thread going because I know even the admins will come to like it. Meanwhile I'll find the link to the geek dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonkH8er Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 actually, many believe w00t to be derived from a sound in quake... the jumping noise i believe.... but its all speculation. the lingo has been around for years... since early irc times i believe. thing like afaik- as far as i know imho- in my humble opinion but things like stfu- shut the frog up and rtfm- read the frogging manual have originated later through gaming and uncontrollable anger caused by dieing a lot in game. post any net acronyms or terms and we'll explain them... btw... for anything obscene... use something starting with the same letter, but not obscene, such as frog, or spit. **** can be hard to understand.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 Originally posted by Raith MSAHAIH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt_Dancer Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 I thought woot came from... Woot ther it is! Woot there it is... a little louder now! BOOM!! SHakalaka shakala shakalaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACGe0rge Posted April 20, 2002 Author Share Posted April 20, 2002 Thanx for the help guys. I'll be sure to keep posting any more words and phrases I see that I dont understand. I actually think I know how all this lingo started, especially the stuff that replaces letters with numbers. It started when I was in the 5th grade and a friend of mine figured out how to write boob on his calculator (8008). There were a couple of other words he wrote but I dont remember what they were off the top of my head. I'm thinking that might have been one of Al Gore's kids. After all, Gore invented the internet so it makes sense that his kid would invent the lingo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY_jmr1 Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 I thouht i knew them all, but playing the new SOFii mptest today, and i had to find out what "ffs" ment... turns out its 'for frogs sake' beleave me i was lmao all over the place.... oh yeah hear http://www.degraeve.com/scripts/haxor/haxor.cgi this might help. its a h4><0r/1337 translater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pol Favre Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 i thought w00t was as in the noise, w00t. like. 'w00t! i win!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonkH8er Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 it is. its pretty much an expression of joy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millions o' Monkeys Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 in other words...the opposite to when i found out i couldnt get cable out where ilive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACGe0rge Posted April 20, 2002 Author Share Posted April 20, 2002 I found a new one although this may be only for this game. What is DFA? I saw it several times on a post complaining about people using drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestril Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 Death From Aboooooooooove =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonkH8er Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 I can see it now.... Thousands of people typing "HYT!" coz theyre too lazy to type "Hey, you there!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupO'Coffee Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 ok, now a dumb question from me: what does FYI mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
power_ed Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 Originally posted by CupO'Coffee ok, now a dumb question from me: what does FYI mean? for your information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mima kake Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 tnk t's cnfsng f pt t t vwls frm th wrds = (I think it's confusing if you put out the vowels from the words) P.S. i know, my english is also confusing (gehehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupO'Coffee Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 usually the vowels are not taken out of every word, but out of single word, which makes the whole phrase still understandable. also, things like FYI or HYT (my all-time fav!!) are not just phrases freed from vowels ps: welcome to my 0:00 AM english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul-Burn Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 w00t = wh0t = what . 1337 = l33t = eleet = elite . h4x0r = hacker . RTFM = Read The F'N Manual SU = Shut Up STFU = Shut The F*ck Up MoFo = MotherF*cker f00k = f*ck pfffffffffft! ffs = for f00k's sake gl = good luck gg = good game bg = bad game gf = good fight MTFBWY = May The Force Be With You btw... http://www.acronymfinder.com <-- if you're looking for acronyms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupO'Coffee Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 hey, thanks for the website, this is something i always wished to know but were never in mood to search for. ps: if youre writing what gl means, dont forget hf (gl & hf!) ps2: HYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 Here are a few I've picked up here and there...and no...I can't remember them all... 2B or not 2B = To Be Or Not To Be A/S/L = Age, Sex, Language AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned AFAIK = As Far As I Know AFK = Away From Keyboard AIAMU = And I'm A Monkey's Uncle AISI = As I See It AKA = Also Known As AMBW = All My Best Wishes ANFAWFOWS = And Now For A Word Word From Our Web Sponsor AOAS = All Of A Sudden ASAFP = As Soon As Friggin Possible ASAP = As Soon As Possible ATST = At The Same Time AWGTHTGTTA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again AWGTHTGTTSA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Spit Again AYSOS = Are You Stupid Or Something B4 = Before B4N = Bye For Now BAK = Back At Keyboard BBFBBM = Body By Fisher, Brains by Mattel BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit BBIAF = Be Back In A Few BBL = Be Back Later BBN = Bye Bye Now BCNU = Be seeing you BFD = Big Frogging Deal BFN = Bye For Now BHOF = Bald Headed Old Fart BIF = Basis In Fact BITD = Back In The Day BM = Byte Me BMOTA = Byte Me On The Ass BNF = Big Name Fan BOHICA = Bend Over Here It Comes Again BR = Bathroom BRB = Be Right Back BRT = Be Right There BS = Big Smile BSOD = Blue Screen Of Death BT = Byte This BTDT = Been There Done That BTSOOM = Beat The Spit Out Of Me BTW = By The Way BTWBO = Be There With Bells On BWDIK = But What Do I Know? BWO = Black, White or Other CIAO = Goodbye CID = Consider It Done CIO = Check It Out CMF = Count My Fingers CRAFT = Cn't Remember A Frogging Thing CRAWS = Can't Remember Anything Worth A Spit CSL = Can't Stop Laughing CUL8R = See You Later CWYL = Chat With You Later CYA = Cover Your Ass CYL = See You Later DBEYR = Don't Believe Everything You Read DD = Due Diligence DETI = Don't Even Think It DGT = Don't Go There DHYB = Don't Hold Your Breath DILLIGAD = Do I Look Like I Give A Damn DILLIGAS = Do I Look Like I Give A Spit DKDC = Don't Know, Don't Care DLTM = Don't Lie To Me DQYDJ = Don't Quit Your Day Job DRIB = Don't Read If Busy DYSTSOTT = Did You See The Size Of That Thing? EG = Evil Grin EOM = End Of Message ESO = Equipment Smarter than Operator F2F = Face-to-Face FBKS = Failure Between Keyboard and Seat FE = Fatal Error FF&PN = Fresh Fields and Pastures New FO = Frog Off FOAF = Friend Of A Friend FPS = First Person Shooter FTASB = Faster Than A Speeding Bullet FTL = Faster Than Light FTTB = For The Time Being FUBAR = Frogged Up Beyond All Recognition FUBB = Frogged Up Beyond Belief FUD = (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation FWIW = For What It's Worth FYA = For Your Amusement FYI = For Your Information FYM = For Your Misinformation GAL = Get A Life GF = Good Fight GG = Good Game or Gotta Go GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST = Gee, I Wish I'd Said That GL = Good Luck GLYASDI = God Loves You And So Do I GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike GNBLFY = Got Nothing But Love For You GR&D = Grinning Running And Ducking GR8 = Great GRRRR = "Growling" GSOAS = Go Sit On A Snake GTG = Got To Go GTGB = Got To Go, Bye GTGP = Got To Go Pee GTH = Go To Hell GTSY = Glad To See Ya GYPO = Get Your Pants Off HAGO = Have A Good One HAK = Hugs And Kisses HB = Hurry Back HD = Hold HHO1/2K = Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding HHOK = Ha Ha, Only Kidding HIOOC = Help! I'm Out of Coffee HTH = Hope This (That) Helps HUA = Heads Up Ace HUYA = Head Up Your Ass IAC = In Any Case IAE = In Any Event IANAC = I Am Not A Crook IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer IBT = In Between Technology IBTD = I Beg To Differ IC = In Character IDGAF = I Don't Give A Frog IDGI = I Don't Get It IDK = I Don't Know IDKY = I Don't Know You IDST = I Didn't Say That IDTS = I Don't Think So IFAB = I Found A Bug IFU = I Frogged Up IGGP = I Gotta Go Pee IIIO = Intel Inside, Idiot Outside IIMAD = If It Makes An(y) Difference IIRC = If I Remember Correctly IIWM = If It Were Me ILICISCOMK = I Laughed, I Cried, I Spat/Spilt Coffee/Crumbs/Coke On My Keyboard ILY = I Love You IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO = In My Opinion INMP = It's Not My Problem INPO = In No Particular Order IOH = I'm Outta Here IOW = In Other Words IRL = In Real Life ISS = I Said So ITM = In The Money IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean IYSS = If You Say So JAFO = Just Another Frogging Onlooker JC = Just Checking JK = Just Kidding OR Jedi Knight JW = Just Wondering KFY = Kiss For You KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid KIT = Keep In Touch KMA = Kiss My Ass KWIM = Know What I Mean KYPO = Keep Your Pants On L8R = Later LD = Long Distance LDTTWA = Let's Do The Time Warp Again LLTA = Lots And Lots Of Thunderous Applause LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off LMFAO = Laughing My Frogging Ass Off LMK = Let Me Know LOL = Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) LTIC = Laughing 'Til I Cry LTNS = Long Time No See LYL = Love Ya Lots LYLAS = Love You Like A Sister MHOTY = My Hat's Off To You MM = Market Maker MMORPG = Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game MorF = Male or Female? MOTD = Message Of The Day MOTSS = Members Of The Same Sex MTFBWY = May The Force Be With You MWBRL = More Will Be Revealed Later MYOB = Mind Your Own Business NAK = Nursing At Keyboard NAZ = Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq) NBD = No Big Deal NBIF = No Basis In Fact NFI = No Frogging Idea NFW = No Frogging Way NG = New Game NIFOC = Nude In Front Of The Computer NM = Never Mind NMP = Not My Problem NOYB = None Of Your Business NP = No Problem NQOCD = Not Quite Our Class Dear NRG = Energy NRN = No Reply Necessary NYCFS = New York City Finger Salute OAUS = On An Unrelated Subject OBTW = Oh By The Way OIC = Oh, I see OMDB = Over My Dead Body OMG = Oh My Gosh OMIK = Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard ONNA = Oh No, Not Again OOC = Out Of Character OOTB = Out Of The Box -or- Out Of The Blue OT = Off Topic OTOH = On the Other Hand OWTTE = Or Words To That Effect OZ = stands for "Australia" PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard PIMP = Peeing In My Pants PITA = Pain In The Ass PLS = Please PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In PO = Pith Off POV = Point of View RBTL = Read Between The Lines RL = Real Life RLF = Real Life Friend RMLB = Read My Lips Baby RMMM = Read My Mail Man! RN = Right Now! ROFL = Rolls On Floor Laughing ROFLMAO = Rolls On Floor Laughing My Ass Off ROFLMFAO = Rolls On Floor Laughing My Frogging Ass Off ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off ROTM = Right On The Money RPG = Role-Playing Game RSN = Real Soon Now RTFM = Read The Frogging Manual RTK = Return To Keyboard RTM = Read The Manual RTS = Real-Time Strategy RU = Are You? SBTA = Sorry, Being Thick Again SH = Spit Happens SITD = Still In The Dark SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Frogged Up SOL = Spit Out of Luck SorG = Straight or Gay? SSDD = Same Spit Different Day STFU = Shut The Frog Up STM = Spank The Monkey STYS = Speak To You Soon SUYF = Shut Up You Fool SWAG = Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK = Sent (or Sealed) With A Kiss SWDYT = So What Do You Think? TAH = Take A Hike TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TARFU = Things Are Really Frogged Up TAT = TurnAround Time TDTM = Talk Dirty To Me TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It TFN = Thanks For Nothin' TPTB = The Powers That Be TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now THX or TX or TNX or THKS = Thanks TIA = Thanks In Advance TIAIL = Think I Am In Love TIC = Tongue In Cheek TLA = Three Letter Acronym TLGO = The List Goes On TM = Trust Me TMI = Too Much Information TMTOWTDI = There's More Than One Way To Do It TPTB = The Powers That Be TSR = Totally Stuck in RAM TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTT = That's The Ticket -or- To The Top TTYL = Talk To You Later TWHAB = This Won't Hurt A Bit TY = Thank You TYVM = Thank You Very Much unPC = unPolitically Correct URYY4M = You Are Too Wise For Me VFM = Value For Money WAG = Wild Ass Guess WAI = What An Idiot WB = Welcome Back WCA = Who Cares Anyway WDYS = What Did You Say? WDYT = What Do You Think? WE = Whatever WEG = Wicked Evil Grin WG = Wicked Grin WGAFF = Who Gives A Flying Frog? WIIFM = What's In It For Me? WIT = Wordsmith In Training WOG = Wise Old Guy WRT = With Regard To WTF = What The Frog? WTFITS = What The Frog Is This Spit? WTG = Way To Go! WTSDS = Where The Sun Don't Shine WYP = What's Your Problem? WYRN = What's Your Real Name? WYS = Whatever You Say WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get WYT = Whatever You Think YA = Yet Another YA yaya = Tet Another Ya-Ya (as in yo-yo) YAFIYGI = You Asked For It You Got It YDKM = You Don't Know Me YGBK = You Gotta Be Kiddin' YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary YNK = You Never Know YOYO = You're On Your Own YR = Yeah Right YSYD = Yeah, Sure You Do YTTT = You Telling The Truth? YYSSW = Yeah Yeah Sure Sure Whatever There are probably many more...but those should keep you going for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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