Slang and the Web: A Guide for Wireless Internet Customers

When it comes to slang, sometimes people forget to realize exactly how important and influential the world wide web has actually been. After all, it's a place where it is possible for people to abbreviate to their heart's content, which means that entire sentences end up condensed into clusters of letters. And even those who have been online and surfing the web since the days of dial-up sometimes need a primer in what people are actually saying these days. So for those who are confused, whether using phones or wireless internet, here's a simple guide to the slang of the world wide web.

LOL is one of the oldest phrases out there, and it literally means "laughing out loud." People use it in chats and in online forums to let others know that they find something funny or absurd enough to physically laugh about, which can either be a compliment or an insult, depending on the context. Other variations of this, like ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing) and LMAO (laughing my --- off) are often used, too.

Just like in real life, those using wireless internet will employ TMI to let people know when there is too much information being shared. It can be used as a disclaimer, before posting a long message or going into a lengthy story, or it can be used in response to someone else.

OMG is one phrase that those without wireless internet should be used to, considering the fact that it managed to pole-vault over the constraints of the world wide web and become something that people actually say in real life. It's definitely a great exclamation, a nice way to show surprise or shock at something, and a good way to keep a conversation going where someone might typically say "yeah?" or something similar.

While this comes from a meme that covered the whole web, all wireless internet users might not know the world of "O RLY?" "YA RLY?" A series of GIFs about owls being inquisitive as to what the others were saying introduced this to the world, pre-LOL Cats, and changed the face of communications online. Even adults who do not have teenagers have been known to employ this, even if they don't know what it means exactly.

So for anyone who has felt clueless when navigating the various different message boards and comment sections out there, it's often quite helpful to actually figure out what the new slang happens to be. Sites like UrbanDictionary, which can sometimes get a bit off-color, do manage to keep a truly cohesive list of what people tend to be saying as slang, and other place online, like sites devoted to understanding memes, help others to fill in the blanks and actually be able to understand how things are working in terms of what is trending online. And before wireless internet users assume that these things only matter for children, know this: the world wide web is changing how people talk in real life at an alarming pace, and it's definitely something that deserves attention paid to it.

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