There's a new talk in town. Not just your town. Towns across the globe. New York to Vancouver, Sydney to Wellington, London to Paris and everything in between.
The past few years have brought about the emergence of TEXTING. Its a phenom really, isn't it? There are so many different ways to send a message, that no longer require "a bottle;" sorry Sting.
I must say, I've become accustomed to people not only TEXTing, but speaking in TEXT. Often when I ask my oldest son a question he does not know the answer to, he simply states IDK..which we all should know means I don't know. But let's also not forget the ever popular WTH (what the heck/ what the hell) or WTF (what the f***k) which people tend to not only TEXT but also frequently say aloud.
Or in the case of my six year old ...who simply says "WHAT THE"...and while all of the adults stand in awe waiting....thankfully he never finishes. Not because he wouldn't if given the chance, but because I'm quite certain he doesn't know the rest of the phrase. Whew!
So with all this TEXT floating around, it seems quite natural to TRY to figure out WTH everyone is on about. If you're new to the TEXT scene, it may even sound or read like THIS
Some of these wonderful acronyms have more than one meaning..like ATM - at the moment, automatic teller machine (we like this one) and the one that I've never really heard anyone use Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ok. I bet Wayne uses that one.)
What about GAP? We all know it's the store right? No. It also is an acronym for Got a pic? or Gay Ass People (seriously)
One of my personal favorites has always been FAQ - which stands for Frequently Asked Questions, or phonetically... Fah - Q. (thanks again Wayne)
OMG is another lovely TEXT or shout word isn't it? meaning Oh my Gosh or Oh My God. I have voluntarily changed this one in my vocabulary realm to Oh My Gaw (No thanks to Wayne, but thanks to Deb)
Now I have to tell you that I was quite perplexed the other day, when I received an instant message that said
"ICK on the snow." I spent hours trying to figure out the TEXT meaning for I. C. K . I even asked my fourteen year old
"What does that mean?" He in turn answered
" I have no idea. Never heard of it. IDK"
Then a few days later, while instant messaging a friend about the weather, I told her it was 107 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona and my friend said
"ICK 80's here and I'm dying." There it was again.
I thought 'the best way to just get this over with is to simply ask WTF she means.' So I said
"What does that mean?" and she answered
" Its like 83-87 and my tits are sweating. and the ICK is the 107."
It hit me just then. LOL was completely inappropriate. This was a LMFAO if not a ROFLMAO moment.
This is where I like to drive home my point that things are not always as they seem. As it seemed to me that ICK was something that I had never heard of before. When in fact I had heard it before, but not in the context of TEXT, rather in the context of what it actually is and was being used as...an INTERJECTION .
So in conclusion, or possibly confusion here we are ADIP, hoping that this whole lot isn't FUBAR for you. And that I've provided just enough and not TMI. Most of what's been said here is true and not PDOMA. I really hope you've been able to QYB and have a laugh. Most of what I've told you here is a SEWAG and only the SNERTs will probably figure it out. Now, if you're still having a laugh and not ticked off and JUADLAM, then I have accomplished what I set out to do!
Cheers.... Until next time
Translations
ADIP - Another Day in Paradise
FUBAR - F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition (or Repair)
JUADLAM - Jumping Up And Down Like A Monkey
PDOMA - Pulled Directly Out Of My Ass
QYB - Quit Your Bitching
ROFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SEWAG - Scientifically Engineered Wild Ass Guess
SNERT - Snotty Nosed Egotistical Rotten Teenager
TMI - Too Much Information
FAQ - Frequently asked questions or F*** You.
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