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Term | Definition | Source |
<3 | text version of a heart; expressing love or happiness. Also sometimes "Less Than Three" | |
DIAF | short for Die In A Fire (presumably because there is an extra toasty spot reserved for them where they're going) | |
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." | |
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 | |
FTL | For The Loss, complaint or disapproval | chat |
GAC | Get a clue | @allstarchiro |
GAFC | Get a fucking clue | @allstarchiro |
IMO | In My Opinion. | |
IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion. Alternate: In My Honest Opinion |
@shoq |
J/K | Just kidding. Often added at the end of a snarky tweet. | |
LOL | Usually known to people as Laugh Out Loud. "LOL, you don't know the meaning of LOL?" | |
LMK | Let Me Know | |
MF | Meet friend | @ dezmembrari |
Mashup | A mixup of services from two or more websites presented on a alternate website. | |
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. | |
OH: | Overheard. | |
PLN | Seen in educational Tweets, Means Professional Learning Network or Personal Learning Network | |
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. | |
#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. | |
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 |