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totes / obvs
totes / obvs: Totally and obviously, shortened; the texting abbreviations that were about to become spoken slang. Example: "totes coming to the party, obvs"
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totes / obvs: Totally and obviously, shortened; the texting abbreviations that were about to become spoken slang. Example: "totes coming to the party, obvs"
A spectacular failure; the superlative of FAIL.
epic fail: A spectacular failure; the superlative of FAIL. Example: "Digg v4 = epic fail"
For the win; enthusiastic endorsement of anything.
ftw: For the win; enthusiastic endorsement of anything. Example: "Robot Unicorn Attack ftw"
The opposite of fail; something excellent, also "full of win".
win: The opposite of fail; something excellent, also "full of win". Example: "the Old Spice guy's responses are pure win"
Laughing out loud; by 2010 mostly a punctuation mark meaning "I am being friendly".
lol: Laughing out loud; by 2010 mostly a punctuation mark meaning "I am being friendly". Example: "cant make it tonight lol"
tl;dr: Too long; didn't read. A complaint about a long post, or a one-line summary placed at the end of one. Example: "tl;dr Digg v4 sucks, we're all on Reddit now"
F*** my life; the sigh of the 2010 status update, popularised by the site FMyLife.
fml: F*** my life; the sigh of the 2010 status update, popularised by the site FMyLife. Example: "dropped my new iPhone 4 on day one. fml"
troll / trolling: Someone who provokes others online for fun, or the act of doing so. "Don't feed the trolls." Example: "he's just trolling the YouTube comments"
friend / unfriend: To add or remove someone on Facebook; "unfriend" was the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 word of the year. Example: "she unfriended me after the wall post"
hashtag (#): A word prefixed with # to tag a tweet; proposed by Chris Messina in 2007, linked by Twitter in 2009, everywhere by 2010. Example: "#FollowFriday"
app: A smartphone application; the American Dialect Society's 2010 word of the year. "There's an app for that." Example: "is there an app for that?"
Rolling on the floor laughing; the stronger sibling of lol, often "roflmao".
rofl: Rolling on the floor laughing; the stronger sibling of lol, often "roflmao". Example: "roflmao at that double rainbow guy"
Be right back; announced in chat before stepping away from MSN or AIM.
brb: Be right back; announced in chat before stepping away from MSN or AIM. Example: "brb mom needs the computer"
Talk to you later; the sign-off of MSN Messenger and texting.
ttyl: Talk to you later; the sign-off of MSN Messenger and texting. Example: "g2g ttyl"
Got to go; the other half of "g2g ttyl".
g2g: Got to go; the other half of "g2g ttyl". Example: "g2g dinner"
omg: Oh my god; added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011, having peaked in texts and Facebook statuses long before. Example: "OMG iPhone 4 has a front camera"
wtf: What the f***; the reaction to anything confusing, from a Facebook redesign to a Chatroulette stranger. Example: "wtf is a vuvuzela"
I don't know; also "idc" (I don't care) and "idek" (I don't even know).
idk: I don't know; also "idc" (I don't care) and "idek" (I don't even know). Example: "idk maybe see inception again"
In my (humble) opinion; the standard forum hedge before a strong opinion.
imho / imo: In my (humble) opinion; the standard forum hedge before a strong opinion. Example: "imho Firefox is still better than Chrome"
In real life, as opposed to online; a distinction that still felt meaningful in 2010.
irl: In real life, as opposed to online; a distinction that still felt meaningful in 2010. Example: "met my WoW guild irl at BlizzCon"
Away from keyboard; the gamer's brb.
afk: Away from keyboard; the gamer's brb. Example: "afk 5 min, pizza's here"
Owned, utterly defeated; a typo of "owned" that became gaming's favourite taunt.
pwned: Owned, utterly defeated; a typo of "owned" that became gaming's favourite taunt. Example: "got pwned in Halo: Reach all night"
A newcomer, usually an incompetent or annoying one; "newb" was the kinder form.
noob / n00b: A newcomer, usually an incompetent or annoying one; "newb" was the kinder form. Example: "stop feeding, noob"
Elite; the hacker-style alphabet of numbers and symbols, ironic by 2010.
1337 (leet): Elite; the hacker-style alphabet of numbers and symbols, ironic by 2010. Example: "1337 h4x0r"
Read more before posting; the 4chan reply to a newcomer's naive question.
lurk moar: Read more before posting; the 4chan reply to a newcomer's naive question. Example: "lurk moar before you ask what a rage comic is"
In before: predicting a reply before it arrives.
inb4: In before: predicting a reply before it arrives. Example: "inb4 someone posts the Fail Whale"
A taunt implying the other person is angry, often paired with Trollface.
u mad?: A taunt implying the other person is angry, often paired with Trollface. Example: "u mad bro?"
Sarcastic dismissal of a boring or pointless post.
cool story bro: Sarcastic dismissal of a boring or pointless post. Example: "cool story bro"
The gesture of despair at stupidity, used as a one-word reply.
facepalm: The gesture of despair at stupidity, used as a one-word reply. Example: "*facepalm*"
A noise of stupidity, used to mock someone or oneself.
derp / herp derp: A noise of stupidity, used to mock someone or oneself. Example: "forgot my password again, derp"
Acknowledging a pun or a sly joke.
I see what you did there: Acknowledging a pun or a sly joke. Example: "'Bed Intruder Song' on the Billboard charts... I see what you did there"
A demand for proof of a claim made online.
pics or it didn't happen: A demand for proof of a claim made online. Example: "you met Bieber? pics or it didn't happen"
An absurdly large number, from a Dragon Ball Z dub line.
over 9000: An absurdly large number, from a Dragon Ball Z dub line. Example: "the number of FarmVille requests is over 9000"
The sound of eating, from Cookie Monster via LOLcats.
nom nom nom: The sound of eating, from Cookie Monster via LOLcats. Example: "pizza. nom nom nom"
OK, thanks, bye; a curt lolspeak sign-off.
kthxbai: OK, thanks, bye; a curt lolspeak sign-off. Example: "send me the file kthxbai"
Oh, really? Sarcastic disbelief, with an owl.
o rly?: Oh, really? Sarcastic disbelief, with an owl. Example: "o rly? ya rly."
poke: A Facebook feature that notified someone you had poked them, and nothing else. Nobody knew what it meant. Example: "why does my aunt keep poking me"
like (verb): To click the thumbs-up on a post; from April 2010 also on any website with the Like button. Example: "37 people like this"
wall / wall post: The public message area of a Facebook profile; writing on someone's wall was the 2010 equivalent of a public shout-out. Example: "happy birthday!!! -posted on your wall"
A relationship confirmed by changing your relationship status; "FBO".
Facebook official: A relationship confirmed by changing your relationship status; "FBO". Example: "it's not real until it's Facebook official"
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