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December 13, 2013 05:03 pm GMT
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12 Web Acronyms You've Never Heard Of
If you thought you were just getting the hang of web acronyms — LMAO, FTW, TTYL — think again. The Internet, as widespread and boundless as it is, has an entirely new batch for you to learn just in time for them to go out of style.
Ever heard of FTFY? How about GOMB, DIAF or GLHF? If these new Internetisms don't seem worth your time, you can just FGDAI (Fuhgedaboudit).
See also: The Complete Guide to Twitter Lingo
Check out this list of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms, and see how many you didn't already know.
TL;DR: Acronyms are getting weirder.
1. FTFY: Fixed That for You
More about Features, Texting, Internet Slang, Internet Acronyms, and Social Media@hunterwalk FTFY:
(⌐■_■) I guess you might say that Twitter’s IPO is...
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YEEEAAAHHH!!!— Ryan Block (@ryan) September 12, 2013 Read more...
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