1. Shorthands
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AMA - Ask me anything
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AFAIK - As far as I know
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ASAP - As soon as possible
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BAE - Before anyone else
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BBL - Be back later
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BRB - Be right back
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CU - See you
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DM - Direct Message
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ELI5 - Explain like I’m 5
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FAQ - Frequently asked questions
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FTW - For the win
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FYI - For your information
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FYR - For your reference
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FWIW - For what it’s worth
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G2G - Got to go
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IRL - In real life
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IIRC - If I recall correctly
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IMHO - In my humble opinion
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LMK - Let me know
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LOL - Laughing out loud
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NSFW - Not safe for work
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OP - Original poster
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RT - Retweet
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TBH To be honest
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TBT - Throwback Thursday
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TIL - Tody I learned
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TLDR - Too Long; Didn’t Read.
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TMR - Tomorrow
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WTF - What the fuck?
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YOLO - You only live once
2. Emoticons
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OTL/ORZ/OTZ - O: head, T/R: body and arms, L/Z: legs
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:-) - Smiley
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:-P - Cheekiness or Playfulness
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(-) - Smile
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(?_?) - What?
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(*_*) - Jesus
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\(o)/ - Boo
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(o;) - Panic
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Oo/O_o - Surprise
3. Others
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Bump - A bump is a post meant to bring a topic in the Scratch forums
to the top of the forum.
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Epic fail - Utter, total failure, especially where success should
have been reasonably expected.
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Facepalm - The gesture of placing the palm of one’s hand across the
face, as to express emotion.
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Haha/Mwahaha/Bahaha - Used to represent laughter, especially
triumphal or cackling laughter.
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Handle/Alias - My Twitter handle @someone. You can follow me.
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Just sayin’ - Used when someone is offended by something you said.
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Lag - Fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development.
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Lurker - A user of an Internet message board or chat room who does
not participate.
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Noob - A person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity.
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Meme - An idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person
to person within a culture.
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Photobomb - A photograph that has been spoiled by the unexpected
appearance.
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Pwned - It’s typically used to imply that someone has been controlled
or compromised.
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Spam - Any kind of unwanted, unsolicited digital communication that
gets sent out in bulk.
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Troll - A troll is a person who starts flame wars on the Internet.
E.g. Don’t feed the trolls.