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Internet slang (also called Internet shorthand, cyber-slang, netspeak, digispeak or chatspeak) is a non-standard or unofficial form of language used by people on the Internet to communicate to one another. [ 1] An example of Internet slang is "lol" meaning "laugh out loud." Since Internet slang is constantly changing, it is difficult to provide ...
Matt Haig singles out LOL as one of the three most popular initialisms in Internet slang, alongside BFN [dubious – discuss] ("bye for now") and IMHO ("in my honest/humble opinion"). He describes the various initialisms of Internet slang as convenient, but warns that "as ever more obscure acronyms emerge they can also be rather confusing". [1]
The following is a list of slang that is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [1] [2] Ease of communication with the internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of Gen Z slang. [2] [3] [4]
Others feel like it’s about time a new acronym replaced a slew of pre-existing acronyms like LMAO and ROFL. Another twentysomething, Micheal, a 27-year-old content creator, explained to the ...
Abbreviations and acronyms are meant to make communication easier. But who can keep track of what they all mean? Well, we can, and now, so can you. The post 80 Acronym Examples You Should Know ...
Banjee. Bareback (sexual act) Baseball metaphors for sex. BBC (sexual slang) Beast with two backs. Epididymal hypertension. Bugger.
IDS —Intrusion Detection System. IE —Internet Explorer. IEC —International Electrotechnical Commission. IEEE —Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IETF —Internet Engineering Task Force. IFL —Integrated Facility for Linux. IGMP —Internet Group Management Protocol. IGRP —Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.
Chinese Internet slang ( Chinese: 中国网络用语; pinyin: zhōngguó wǎngluò yòngyǔ) refers to various kinds of Internet slang used by people on the Chinese Internet. It is often coined in response to events, the influence of the mass media and foreign culture, and the desires of users to simplify and update the Chinese language.