Talk The Talk - Lady Bane's Guide To Chat Room Lingo

With the invention of chat rooms, and icq a whole new language has been developed over the years. New people in a chat room often are left in the dark wondering what words like lol or ty really mean. To rectify (hehe) the situation I've invented Lady Bane's Guide To Chat Room Lingo, cool name huh? Aren't I soooo creative?

The secret to web lingo is that they aren't invented made-up new words that make absolutely no sense to an outsider. They are short-forms for phrases.

Ahem, anyway, if I've left anything out, please email me and let me know and I'll add it to the list. So here we go, in no specific order:

• (((((((((name)))))))) - Giving so-and-so person a hug
• *EG* - Evil Grin
• *G* - Grin
• *GBS* - Great Big Smile
• *S* - Smile
• bbl - Be Back Later
• brb - Be Right Back
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
• imho - In My Humble Opinion
• imnsho - In My Not So Humble Opinion
• kotc - Kiss On The Cheek
• kotl - Kiss On The Lips
• lmao - Laughing My Ass/Arse Off
• lol - Laugh Out Loud
• rofl - Rolling On Floor, Laughing
• roflmao - Rolling On Floor, Laughing My Ass Off
• ttyl - Talk To You Later
• ttys - Talk To You Soon
• ty - Thank You
• wb - Welcome Back
• weg - Wicked Evil Grin
• yw - Your Welcome