Chat Definitions
Learn what Chat words mean and how to use them
Away
Message
This is something set up frequently for instant messaging or IRCing
to inform people that you are away.
RL
This is an acronym for real life and the term is usually used in
ways such as real life boyfriend or in real life as compared to
internet based conversations.
Cybersex
This is an exchange of words used to tell a sexual fantasy or story
and excite its participants. The excitement is generated solely
through reading and writing so to say this is not a mental based
high is a lie.
A/S/L or
ASL
This is an acronym for age/sex/location which is a frequent question
that people ask when chatting online. People that ask such in this
fashion are often not very sophisiticated or good with writing itself
so this intro can help to weed them out.
Afk
This is an acronym for away from keyboard
LOL
This is a popular acronym that stands for laughing out loud and
it is inserted usually in response to something else said by someone
else that is funny.
IMHO
This is an acronym for in my humble opinion and it is used frequently
in chatting online
BRB
This is an acronym for be right back
BBL
This is an acronym for be back later
ROFL
This is an acronym for rolling on the floor laughing and it is used
in a similar fashion to Lol in online conversation
Roflmao
This is an acronym for rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
Handle or
Nick
This is the name that a person chooses to represent themselves in
online chats or message boards
To Slap with
a Trout
This is a default setting in the popular Irc browser MIRC. To slap
someone is to send a highlighted message often in purple that says
that your nick slapped another nick with a large trout. It is used
to draw attention to someone for something stupid or offensive they
said.
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