LOL: what does it stand for?

ginger_nuts

slightly off the subject but what does btw mean ?

bfn( Bye for now )

KatieF

I read it as By The Way and it seems to make sense when people say it!

Dumbledore55

And what's AFAIK??

ManAtHome

AFAIK = As Far As I Know (IMHO).

HTH

rizla01

Let Off Lightly. (Could be quiet farts or just told not to do it again.)

gentlepurr

the first time i came across lol, i was puzzled as to why another friend of mine was always mentioning a friends husband in her emails, cos his names lol!

btw, at the risk of being a bit rude here, that puts a whole new context to my opening sentence!

xx

Lola.G_2

gentlepurr wrote:

the first time i came across lol, i was puzzled as to why another friend of mine was always mentioning a friends husband in her emails, cos his names lol!

btw, at the risk of being a bit rude here, that puts a whole new context to my opening sentence!

xx

LMAO :rotfl:

Personally I always thought it meant Lackeys Obey Lola

Former_MSE_Archna

Poll Title: Poll started 13 February 2006: There tends to be a generational confusion in texts, emails and web forums about what the abbreviation LOL stands for. When you see LOL which of the following do you think it stands for?

a. Laughs out loud 75.3% (4308 Votes)
b. Lots of love 15.9% (910 Votes)
c. Depends on context 7% (402 Votes)
d. Something else 1.6% (93 Votes)

Total Votes: 5720

Peter_Jay

According to my grandson, to whom texting and chatroom conversation seems to be the only form of communication, the following abbreviations are universally acceptable

( Why is the word abbreviation such a long word?)

g/f -girlfriend
b/f - boyfriend
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By the way
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FYI - For Your Information
HTH - Hope This Helps
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IMPE - In My Personal Experience
IOW - In Other Words
ISP - Internet Service Provider
J/K - Just kidding
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
N/M - no message
N/T - no text displayed in a message
OIC - Oh I See
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLOL - Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A** off
SNAFU - Situation Normal; All Fouled Up
s/o - Significant Other
THX - Thanks
TOS - Terms Of Service
URL - Web Page Address
w/b - Welcome Back
w/o - Without
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For


:-) = happy
:-( = sad
:'-( = crying
;-) = winking
:-$ = (tight lipped)
:-D = BIG smile
:-O = Shouting
:-/ = frustrated or a sigh
:-* = KISS
:-| = Disgusted
!%#$&!#$& = cursing
:-P = pffffftttt!!!!
:-( or = Unhappy
>:-( = anger/annoyed
o:-) or = an angel
8-) = glasses
(oYo) = small boobs
[OYO] = (yes, you’ve guessed right!)
!!{hug}} or insert someone's name, !!{Marianne}} = hugs for Marianne

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,--'--<@ = A rose; you can even colour roses to mean things if in a format where this can be read by the recipient
bright pink; passion
white; innocence, purity, silence, secrecy (shown on a gray background for contrast)
red; "I love you",








Hope this helps!

economiser

There has been a lot of talk recently about ID cards. I assume the "I" stands for Identitity so what does the "D" stand for? Identity D????? Card?