# Words you only see used on the Internet **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652 "2008-12-11T01:20:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/41 "2008-12-11T17:04:37Z")
> [@neutron\_star](#): > > There’s also the fact that most of them (“el oh el”) sound incredibly cringeworthy to my ears to the point where I’m embarrassed for the person who said them. exactly - someone who says “L O L” or “O M G” just sounds inane to me. Which is why those commercials about text messages a while back (where the mom was trying to talk to her family about why they had so many texts) bugged the hoo haa out of me. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/42 "2008-12-11T17:07:01Z")
I say “brb” all the time, but it’s more like “burb” or “berb”. Useful one syllable ‘word’ when I’m gonna go to the bathroom or the kitchen or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/43 "2008-12-11T17:18:49Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > I say “brb” all the time, but it’s more like “burb” or “berb”. Useful one syllable ‘word’ when I’m gonna go to the bathroom or the kitchen or whatever. See, I’d have thought you were trying to belch. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/44 "2008-12-11T17:25:46Z")
> [@neutron\_star](#): > > See, I’d have thought you were trying to belch. Oh, trust me, if you knew me for more than a day, you’d know when I (try to) belch. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/45 "2008-12-11T17:45:46Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Is it silly? Yeah, it is. But it seems like little “in-jokes” help keep you connected to your family, and when your kid is 17, it never hurts to stay a little more connected. Plus it’s fun. 🆒 Awwww. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/46 "2008-12-11T17:57:44Z")
> [@DLuxN8R-13](#): > > Some of the more colorful terms of abuse you run into on the Internet are (fortunately?) never encountered in real life; notably “hambeast”, “asshat” and “fagtard.” > > Nor have I heard anyone in the flesh use “fail” as a noun, like in the 'Nettism “a puddle (pile, bucket) of fail”. I say asshat all the time =). I am also of the “pwned” users - pronounced pawned . . .hmm. . .maybe I’m doing it wrong? LAAAWWWLL!!! ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/47 "2008-12-11T18:01:14Z")
I have a friend who will say BRB (“burb”), LOL (“lawl”), and ROFLMAO (“roffle-mao”, last part as in Chairman Zedong) in casual conversation. I would love to mock him for this, but I cannot, for I have been known on rare occasion to react with sarcastic mock-surprise by saying ZOMG (pronounced, well, “zomg”; try saying “zone” and closing your lips in the middle of the word, and you’ll come close enough). Something about it just strikes me as a perfectly succinct way to say “not only am I not surprised by that, but even if I were, I wouldn’t particularly care”. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/48 "2008-12-11T20:03:52Z")
> [@chacoguy420](#): > > HOTASIANTEENS ;):rolleyes: Maybe not in _your_ house… ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/49 "2008-12-11T20:06:00Z")
What about “cite?” ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/50 "2008-12-11T20:17:28Z")
pr0n (porn) fbxrd (kaput, screwed, f’d up) kitteh (lolpet for kitty) goggie (lolpet for doggie) moomie/duhdee (militant childfrees’ words for parents) Has anyone heard _automagically_ used in speech? How about in reference to _non_computer technology? (I occasionally use it that way.) How about the adjectival form, _automagic_? It seems to lack zip compared to the adverb. ---
**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/51 "2008-12-11T20:31:23Z")
Whenever I am in conversation I will pronounce the word “lol” the way I use it online. If something is funny enough to make me smile and maybe say a “ha”, instead I just say “lol” (pronounced “lawl”) [Jeremy!](http://purepwnage.com) ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/52 "2008-12-11T20:45:20Z")
Ok, I do say “Leroooooooy Jeeeeenkiiiiiiins” ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/53 "2008-12-11T22:35:20Z")
asshat yeah I use that one, its probably my favorite word to drop an “ery” onto the end of, usually when walking into a room with people in it “What kind of Asshatery is going on in here?” el oh el I have heard along with just lol, omg, wtf, I work with teens though so… another favorite you wont hear much (cause I made it up) is newblar, just a variant of noobie or newbie or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/54 "2008-12-11T22:45:37Z")
Come to think of it I may have used douchebaggery in live conversation once… ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/55 "2008-12-11T23:17:24Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > moomie/duhdee (militant childfrees’ words for parents) Why, I believe I may punch someone if they called my wife a moomie. That being said, back to the OP: I use Asshat quite a bit. I didn’t realize I was doing it, but a friend pointed out that I was saying “lawl” a few months back. I also use “when come back etc. etc. pie.” ---
**Author:** ![eldowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/56 "2008-12-12T00:28:39Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > pr0n (porn) > Has anyone heard _automagically_ used in speech? How about in reference to _non_computer technology? (I occasionally use it that way.) I use _automagically_ sometimes, when I’m trying to explain how something works… And usually in a technology context. > [@Arglefraster](#): > > Slight hijacki: I once saw a WoW guild that was gnome-only. It was called “My Little Pwnies”. This cracked me right up. So this would fit well with the guild? [OMG Pwnies!!!1!](http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/womens/a078/) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/57 "2008-12-12T00:38:40Z")
> [@neutron\_star](#): > > Huh. Guess it worked! > > For the OP, I’ll nominate “whinging,” but that’s probably because I’m not British. Hell, I don’t even know how you’d pronounce it, but it’s an awfully stupid word. As a Brit and never-once customer of Starbucks, I’ll nominate ‘Barista’. I have no idea if that’s what they call themselves in the UK Starbucks coffee shops. I’ve never encountered the word anywhere but the internet. BTW, ‘whinging’ rhymes with ‘cringeing’. ---
**Author:** ![History\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/58 "2008-12-12T00:49:39Z")
I have been guilty of using (among others): pr0n, WTF, STFU, pwned, noob, “Epic Fail” (and variations), asshat (and variations), and probably quite a few others. Before the Internet corrupted my speech I was equally abusive of tabletop gaming terms: crit[ical hit], crit-fail, and “roll to save” or “failed to save”. I think it’s just part and parcel of being a geek. ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/59 "2008-12-12T01:00:19Z")
I don’t really understand **neutron star** ’s nomination of the British/Australian spelling of “whine”. He should nominate the “centre” or “flavour” spellings as well. Those wacky non-merkins. 😉 I’ve used… automagic, asshat, (full of/made of) win/fail, MOAR(!!!), douchbaggery (though only while speaking as a pirate “Arr! What manner of douchebaggery be this?”). “Meh” was part of my vocabulary before it went mainstream. I have pronounced acronyms (Loll, roffle, lem-ow) though only in a deadpan ironic way. Same idea with speaking LOLCAT only to explain a problem for the third time to the same person… in the past I probably would have imitated a caveman, but LOLCAT is more fun and less offensive (i.e. less likely to be perceived as making fun of the developmentally disabled rather than mocking the idiot in front of me). ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652/60 "2008-12-12T01:37:17Z")
> [@1010011010](#): > > I don’t really understand **neutron star** ’s nomination of the British/Australian spelling of “whine”. He should nominate the “centre” or “flavour” spellings as well. Those wacky non-merkins. 😉 It’s not a different spelling, it’s a different word. (in the same way that ‘coffee’ isn’t the American way to spell ‘tea’) Similar meaning, granted, but ‘whine’ is also a word in the UK (and probably Oz too). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-only-see-used-on-the-internet/476652.md?page=4)