Pop Culture FTW
Ever wonder what all these acronyms on Twitter are? FTW, IRL, ROFL what? There are three solutions to getting to the bottom of all of this trendy talk, both of which save you the embarrassment of asking people publicly what things mean…
Urban Dictionary
We’ve talked before about Urban Dictionary which is a user written dictionary that changes as words are added to the slang-iverse. If you want to know what an acronym means or what a silly word means, chances are it’s there.
What the Trend?
As the most popular social network du jour, Twitter trends shift quickly and if you step away from the computer for more than an hour, you may come back to a phrase, word, hashtag or topic that makes no sense. To understand the lingo of Twitter, check out user-edited What The Trend that shows what topics are trending and why. Maybe you’ll finally figure out that “Logies” is an obscure Australian awards show airing this week and the mystery will be solved!
Last Ditch Effort
If you haven’t figured out what your mystery word means yet and you’ve read it on a social network like Twitter, there is a small chance it’s LOLcat language. Yes, I’m being serious. There is a glossary of lolcat speak based on the hit website ICanHasCheezburger where pictures of cats have captions meant to sound like kitty speak. It’s one of the most popular sites on the net and highly referred to.
Finally, if none of this helps, you can always ask someone publicly or privately and end the suspense!
