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Miscellaneous Terms (not specific to Twitter)
| Term |
Definition |
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| <3 |
text version of a heart; expressing love or happiness. Also sometimes "Less Than Three" |
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| DIAF |
short for Die In A Fire (presumably because there is an extra toasty spot reserved for them where they're going) |
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| FB |
FaceBook.
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| FFS |
For F**k's Sake. To let someone know how fed up you are. "FFS, don't use Twitter when you are a bot." |
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| FML |
F**k My Life. An expression of exasperation. "Company just blocked Twitter on work computers. FML." |
@kpoythress |
| FriendFeed |
One of the alternatives to Twitter that's gained traction as twoutages have increased |
friendfeed.com |
| FTW |
For The Win, enthusiasm or recommendation |
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| FTL |
For The Loss, complaint or disapproval |
chat |
| GAC |
Get a clue |
@allstarchiro |
| GAFC |
Get a fucking clue |
@allstarchiro |
| IMO |
In My Opinion. |
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| IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion. Alternate: In My Honest Opinion
http://www.acronymfinder.com/IMHO.html
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@shoq
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| J/K |
Just kidding. Often added at the end of a snarky tweet. |
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| LOL |
Usually known to people as Laugh Out Loud. "LOL, you don't know the meaning of LOL?" |
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| LMK |
Let Me Know |
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| MF |
Meet friend |
@ dezmembrari |
| Mashup |
A mixup of services from two or more websites presented on a alternate website. |
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| meatup |
A gathering (meetup) to eat steak |
@ahockley |
| NFW |
"No F**king Way |
@shoq |
| NSFW |
Not Safe For Work, usually a warning about an adult oriented link that is in a Tweet. |
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| OH: |
Overheard. |
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| PLN |
Seen in educational Tweets, Means Professional Learning Network or Personal Learning Network |
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| twingup |
An offline gathering to eat buffalo wings, said gathering being planned on Twitter |
@ahockley |
| webinar |
A lecture, seminar, presentation or workshop that takes place on a web site. |
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| #word |
Used to "tag" a tweet for tracking topics or events. Follow @hashtags to make sure your tags get aggregated. |
hashtags |
| @name |
Addresses a tweet to a specific user or mentions them. |
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| twitch |
An intense need to Tweet |
cobra |
| WGACA |
What goes around comes around |
@allstarchiro |
| twecoffe |
When somebody needs a coffe and write about it |
@silvaetibr |
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