Texting Lingo- What does LOL mean?
What does it all mean?
So, we have all been there. You're on Facebook, or you recieve a text from a friend, only to realize that you have no clue what they are talking about. You may get the gist of what there trying to communicate to you, but there may be a random word or phrase that you are not familiar with. Then when we ask, "What does that mean?", you get the look. You know the look I'm talking about, almost as if to say "How lame are you?". Well, this has been happening more frequently with todays technological conversations (don't feel too bad!!).So many people have found themselves in this position. This is an easy way to get the translations without the embarassment of having to ask. Here is a list of the most used Lingo out there, and the translations!
Word Lingo
| Literal Translation
| How It's Used
|
|---|---|---|
LOL
| Laugh Out Loud
| That is so funny LOL!
|
SMH
| Shaking my Head
| I can't believe it, Smh.
|
LMAO
| Laughing my ass Off
| That is hilarious! LMAO!
|
BRB
| Be Right Back
| I'm busy, BRB!
|
L8r
| Later
| I need to get to work L8R.
|
H8R
| Hater
| Wow, she is such a hater. (Hater meaning jealous or envious)
|
:)
| Smiley Face
| I like you :)
|
;)
| Winky Face
| I really like you ;)
|
<3
| Heart
| I <3 you!
|
Smash
| To Eat
| I'm about to "smash" on these burgers!
|
FML
| F*** my Life
| I have to work a double shift tonight, FML.
|
OMG
| Oh My God
| OMG! She did that?
|
BTW
| By The Way
| BTW, I have to meet Chris at 3 so I can't stay too long.
|
BTWN
| Between
| I don't want to come btwn you two.
|
IDK
| I Don't Know
| IDK what to say.
|
Chilling
| To Hang Out
| I'm chilling with the boys.
|
HMU
| Hit Me Up
| I'm bored, HMU. (HMU= call or text me/keep in touch)
|
ILY
| I Love You
| Hey honey, ILY.
|
IMY
| I Miss You
| Hey honey, IMY.
|
Wuddup
| What's up
| Wuddup guys? (How are you?)
|
K or Kk
| Okay
| Hey are you k?
|
Jk
| Just Kidding
| I am a Kardashian! JK!
|
NVR
| Never
| I can Nvr do that.
|
TU
| Thank You
| TU for the compliment.
|
Fam
| Family
| I love my fam!
|
G2G
| Got to Go
| G2G! I will see you later!
|
App
| Application
| Which app can I use for photos?
|
Dunno
| Don't know
| I dunno which to choose.
|
@
| At
| Where are you @?
|
Swag
| Style/Character
| He's got swag!
|
Burn
| Got ya!!
| Burn!!!! Ohhhh he pranked you so bad!
|
FYI
| For Your Information
| FYI, you're not as cool as you think.
|
ROTFL/ROFL
| Rolling on the Floor Laughing.
| That is so funny I'm ROTFL!
|
TMI
| Too Much Information.
| You're in the bathroom? TMI!!
|
PPL
| People
| Out with my PPL.
|
How many times do you find yourself in this awkward position of not knowing the Lingo?
Comments
Sheez, I have so much to learn! Thanks for the education; now I have at least a chance of not embarrassing myself. :)
- Author
Haha Billy! I actually get caught having to ask what certain abbreviations are Lol! So I hope this helps the others and that I'm not the only one ;)
Nora,
This is a very useful hub for an older person like mw who is teaching and working with youngsters in Thailand. I have seen a lot of the lingo used by my EFL students. Originally, I thought LOL meant lots of laughs or lots of luck. Thai students often use "555" in place of LOL, because the translation of the letter 5 in English is "ha" in Thai. Voted up as interesting, sharing, and pinning.
- Author
Hey Paul! I'm so glad this was helpful! And what an interesting fact about the 555 used in Thailand! Thank you so much for your support!
I confess that I've had to do Google searches to find out meanings. There has to be a "first one" in this process, so it would seem the second, third, and fourth people in the link may have some "catching on" to do too!
- Author
Hey Doodlehead! Ive had to ask people the meanings to certain words too! I figured this may help others too! Thanks for stopping by glad you enjoyed it!
- Author
Now a days we all do! Glad it was useful :)
Wow, there's so much to learn! I must keep memorize these so that I can keep up with the new lingo. Thanks for the information.
- Author
No problem teaches! I get a little confused too sometimes so I figured others would benefit from this too :)
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