BTDubs, a San Diego caller notices that more of her co-workers are talking in text, saying things like “BRB” instead of “Be right back” or “JK” instead of “Just kidding!” Is it a passing fad, or a new way of speaking? This is part of a complete...
mobile igloo n.— «I even found a google discussion group called, “FU people who don’t clean the snow from their cars.”…LOL! in New England, these are referred to as “mobile igloos.”» —“Learn to Duck: Mobile Igloos and Manolo Blahniks” by Mo...
bucket baby n.— «We live in “Mainstream America” NJ, the “bucket baby” capital of the world, :LOL. My OB is NOT supportive of my nursing while pg.» —“Progesterone Supplements?” by FillingMyQuiver MotheringDotCommune Forums Mar. 30, 2005. (source:...
familylect n.— «Not those complex computer codes or ubiquitous bar codes or the lol codes used in so many IMs. Rather, the secret acronyms, subtextual phrases and redefined nouns that people invent at home.…Academics have developed a term for these...
lollerskates interj. used to express laughter or hilarity, although often used ironically or satirically in emulation of people who overuse acronyms, chatspeak, emoticons, or elite-speak. Editorial Note: This term is usually used only online. The...
cuddie
n.— «Cuddie: Un pote de toujours. Cf interview de Mac Mall dans The Source n°80.» —“1 ptit cours?? lol…just 4 introducing myself…a joke” by Crillz-Nillz Usenet: fr.rec.arts.musique.hip-hop Dec. 4, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)