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Chance Abattoir's Shorthand Guide. Emotes : ) ←Smiley face ; ) ←Wink + smile : D ←Big Grin :P ←Blowing the raspberry :/ ←concern, sympathy, or dissatisfaction :| ← no expression :* ← Kiss, but in some circles it's crying. XD ←Clenching eyes closed, laughing : o ← Shock or embarrassment. Often feigned. D: ←Oh no!!! Expression of horror or deep concern. >.< ←Clenching eyes closed, frustrated >.> ← Averting the eyes, as if to deny guilt; usually followed by <.< o.0 ← What the heck? Huh? (as in raising an eyebrow) 0.0 ← OMG! ^.^ ← Furry smile :3 ←Furry smile =^.^= ←Kitty smile ^_^ ←chibi smile (.Y.) ←boobs Shorthand afk ←away from keyboard afaik ←as far as I know afaiak ←as far as I am concerned b& ←banned bff ←best friends forever brb ←be right back btw ←by the way cya ←see ya dk/dc ←don't know / don't care fbow ←for better or worse fgsfds ←I cannot comprehend what you are saying fwiw ←for what it's worth fyad ←f*** yourself and die GIYF ←Google Is Your Friend gtg ←got to go, also "g2g" HUD ←Heads Up Display ibtl ← In Before The Lock (in forums) idk ← I don't know iirc ←If I Recall/Remember Correctly IMHO ←In My Humble/Honest Opinion; conversely: IMNSHO l337 ←"leet," a phonetic corruption of "elite" lmao ←laughing my ass off lol ←laugh out loud lulz ←a corruption of lol, it also functions as a noun NO U ←the winning argument to anything on the internet OFFS ←"Oh For Fuck's Sake!" (expression of frustration) oic ←oh, I see... omg ←Oh My Gawd! omw ←on my way OOC ←Out Of Character (roleplaying) OP ←Original Post(er) PN ←"Patriotic Nigras," Prankster group in SL/RL/internet. Accused daily of griefing SL. prolly ←probably pwned ←"owned," as in, "You've just been owned by my l337 skills!" qft ←quoted for truth rofl ←rolling on the floor, laughing stfu ←Shut The Fuck Up tc ←take care (meant as a goodbye, not a warning) TG ←transgender tl;dr ←too long; didn't read tmi ←too much information (as in, "I don't need to know about your underwear") ttyl ←talk to you later ty ←thank you ur ←you are, you're, or the possessive your wb ←welcome back w/e ←whatever wtf ←what the fuck wth ←what the hell ymmv ←Your Mileage May Vary yw ←you're welcome zomg ← a corruption of omg SL Specific Abbreviations AO ←animation override AR ←Abuse Report Av ←Avatar; also "Avie" FIC ←Feted Inner Core; residents of SL given preferential treatment (coined by Prok) FL ←First Life irl ←"in real life" L$ ←Linden dollars; the currency of SL LL ←Linden Lab (notice it is not plural :)) LindEx ←Linden Exchange lm ←landmark LSL ←linden scripting language MG ←Main Grid PG ←land restricting adult content and profanity RL ←Real Life SLT ←Second Life Time→analogous to US Pacific Time (semiannually GMT-8 or GMT-7) TSL ←Teen Second Life. TG ←Teen Grid. tp ←teleport SL Third-Party Abbreviations ESC ←Electric Sheep Company, a content creation company GOM ←"Gaming Open Market," 3rd party antecedent of LindEx MOU ←Millions Of Us, a content creation company SC ←"Second Citizen," the (former) biggest 3rd party forum after the official forums melted down, suffered a meltdown of its own in 2007 SLU ←SLUniverse, a 3rd party forum SS ←SecondSurvivor, a 3rd party forum (sister site of DoD, Duchy of Darkmere) SLX ←SLExchange, also SLEX; a 3rd party seller site preceding OnRez |