Initialism

[Doug]

I suppose it really became popular with texting.  Initialism is the use of the first letter of each word strung together.  The following are the ones I have needed to Google because I couldn't crack the code:    

 

SMH   -  Shaking My Head

WFH   -  Work From Home

OTT    -  Over The Top

TLDR  -  Too Long Didn't Read

 

Thank goodness for Google !     Have you been stumped, and had to look one up?

[New World Explorer]

ILD ...I love donuts! 

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

iyw - if you want

omw - on my way

 

[Dages]

ikr = I know, right?

[dove]

lol

 

When I first started using emoji's I sometimes signed emails and texts with these letters. One day one of the recipients asked me if I knew what it meant.

 

I learned it was  'laughing out loud'  and not  'lots of love'..

 

lol  

 

[Tortuga]

I have a new one

 

TNDR = Too Negative Didn't Read.

[New World Explorer]

2 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I have a new one

 

TNDR = Too Negative Didn't Read.

Please forgive me, but this one competes with Totally Nutritious Donut Recipe 

[surfergirl]

I only just learnt KON. King Of the North.

 

[Girl81]

My grandma used to send all these texts with LOL at the end and they were often quite inappropriate.  For example, she would send:

 

"I heard you are sick. Hope you feel better soon. LOL"

 

I would think, "why is she laughing about someone being sick?"  So I asked her and she explained, "I thought LOL meant 'lots of love'". 

 

LOL

Edited April 28, 2022 by Michelle81

[Tortuga]

On 4/1/2022 at 3:59 PM, Tortuga said:

I have a new one

 

TNDR = Too Negative Didn't Read.

I have a new one

 

TCDS = Too Confrontational Didn't Stay