roflcopter
n.— «OMG WTF ROFLCOPTER!» —“Re: Internet Explorer can go take a flying fuck” by Onideus Mad Hatter Usenet: alt.dbs.echostar.hack June 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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At first I thought “ROFLCOPTER” was meant to conjure up an image of someone Rolling On the Floor Laughing, and then kinda walk-spinning in a Homer Simpson move. But later in the post, “LOLLERSKATES” threw me off.
Proposition: “This is a subject for further inquiry. A modest grant of US $850k would allow me to continue important research on these words and their meanings.”
Response: “ROFLCOPTER”
Ha ha!
Most comments about the origins of the term trace the origins of the term to this game, but I haven’t spent any time verifying it.
roflburger
someone just made it up
give me $700k and i’ll give you the real answer