Thread: LMAO, OMG

Originally Posted by Dobry

Originally Posted by Chuvak

Originally Posted by Бармалей

And the all important, STFU: Shut the f*ck up!

How about "STFO" Shut the fuсk off ???

I like it Chuvak!

But I've never heard this from native speakers.

STFU is a forceful variant of the phrasal verb "Shut up", very common.

But English speakers don't use the phrasal verb "Shut off" except for inanimate objects. "Shut off the oven", "Shut off the TV". We never say that to people... we use "shut up" for people, "shut off" for objects.

Now... we DO say FO... "fuсk off"... that's a common phrasal verb, and can be an insult, or can be joking with friends.

MasterAdmin... sorry to use vulgar slang... but this is common 'street' English.

Now... we DO say FO... "fuсk off"... that's a common phrasal verb, and can be an insult, or can be joking with friends.
-that's what I am saying to some people in these forums

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Originally Posted by Dobry

Originally Posted by Chuvak

Originally Posted by Бармалей

And the all important, STFU: Shut the f*ck up!

How about "STFO" Shut the fuсk off ???

I like it Chuvak!

But I've never heard this from native speakers.

STFU is a forceful variant of the phrasal verb "Shut up", very common.

But English speakers don't use the phrasal verb "Shut off" except for inanimate objects. "Shut off the oven", "Shut off the TV". We never say that to people... we use "shut up" for people, "shut off" for objects.

Now... we DO say FO... "fuсk off"... that's a common phrasal verb, and can be an insult, or can be joking with friends.

MasterAdmin... sorry to use vulgar slang... but this is common 'street' English.

Now... we DO say FO... "fuсk off"... that's a common phrasal verb, and can be an insult, or can be joking with friends.
-that's what I am saying to some people in these forums

Go Charlestonian, Go!!!

We'll teach them good English!

Shonuff.. I'll "learn them good"

Just love this internet vernacular ! But some of it is just strange. I am wondering about ;
BFL - big fat lady
and ...
NIFOC (nude in front of computer )
Now just when are we going to be using these?!


Да, мы все надеемся, что Оля исправит наш русский язык

Check this out y'all.

http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com ... 76,00.html

Originally Posted by Katyusha Grib

Just love this internet vernacular ! But some of it is just strange. I am wondering about ;
BFL - big fat lady
and ...
NIFOC (nude in front of computer )
Now just when are we going to be using these?!

Uhm, I've never seen those before. Methinks you've been visiting sites with, shall we say, adult content?

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Now... we DO say FO... "fuсk off"... that's a common phrasal verb, and can be an insult, or can be joking with friends.
-that's what I am saying to some people in these forums

You know, I really haven't encountered it in the form of "FO." Usually if it's not the actual full two words, it's "f*ck off," or "fck off," or "fack off," etc. The only time I remember it being FO is from a Johnny Carson joke -- i think it was on of the Carnac the Magnificent skits. He gets a question like "Where does the term "UFO" come from (UFO's of course are unidentified flying objects, usually used by people who believe in aliens and little green men from Mars, etc.)?" And he answers, "Well, in WWII, a pilot saw one of these flying saucers and yelled, "You, FO!"

It was funnier when he said it, I promise.


OH, and also PITA: it's not just a sandwich. It also means "pain in the arse."

Originally Posted by Бармалей

Uhm, I've never seen those before. Methinks you've been visiting sites with, shall we say, adult content?

Now , HOAS, dude, (SHID), I promise you I have only been innocently surfing a site for teenage chatroom slang abbreviations.
BEG
and....
IRMFI

Originally Posted by Бармалей

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Now... we DO say FO... "fuсk off"... that's a common phrasal verb, and can be an insult, or can be joking with friends.
-that's what I am saying to some people in these forums

You know, I really haven't encountered it in the form of "FO." Usually if it's not the actual full two words, it's "f*ck off," or "fck off," or "fack off," etc. The only time I remember it being FO is from a Johnny Carson joke -- i think it was on of the Carnac the Magnificent skits. He gets a question like "Where does the term "UFO" come from (UFO's of course are unidentified flying objects, usually used by people who believe in aliens and little green men from Mars, etc.)?" And he answers, "Well, in WWII, a pilot saw one of these flying saucers and yelled, "You, FO!"

It was funnier when he said it, I promise.


OH, and also PITA: it's not just a sandwich. It also means "pain in the arse."

"pain in the arse." Are you British?

[quote=Katyusha Grib]

Originally Posted by "Бармалей":3vkl8wkw

Uhm, I've never seen those before. Methinks you've been visiting sites with, shall we say, adult content?

Now , HOAS, dude, (SHID), I promise you I have only been innocently surfing a site for teenage chatroom slang abbreviations.
BEG
and....
IRMFI[/quote:3vkl8wkw]
OK, either this post has some truly obscure internet slang, or I'm much older than I thought I was...

Originally Posted by charlestonian

"pain in the arse." Are you British?

Not hardly.

Originally Posted by Бармалей

OK, either this post has some truly obscure internet slang, or I'm much older than I thought I was...

Well, if you need to keep it real , and stay young at heart, you can always translate my garbage here;
http://www.safersurfers.org/chat_room_i ... ronyms.htm
There, no adult content , I assure you.

По-моему, мало людей поймут такие неизвестные сокращения. Единственные люди, которым не надо будет спросить про значения этих сокращений - это игроки в компьютерные игры и молодежь, которая проходит целые дни перед компьютерного экрана в Чат-комнатах.

Хотя несколько сокращений все поймут, но здесь они уже были упомянуты (еg wtf, omg, lol, imho)

Кстати, в Англии слово "arse" считается грубым или это просто эвфемизм для слова "ass"?

"Frag" is making a comeback. In the past it referred to killing a superior, in Vietnam. "We need to frag the Lieutenant." "Frag" referred to a "fragmentation grenade."

Now...

"Frag" = "fuсk"

"Frag you!"
"Frag me!"

I'm hearing "frag" more and more in conversations, probably because of the new Battlestar Galactica series on TV. The people are saying "frag" instead of "fuсk."

Originally Posted by Dobry

"Frag" is making a comeback. In the past it referred to killing a superior, in Vietnam. "We need to frag the Lieutenant." "Frag" referred to a "fragmentation grenade."

Now...

"Frag" = "@@@@"

"Frag you!"
"Frag me!"

I'm hearing "frag" more and more in conversations, probably because of the new Battlestar Galactica series on TV. The people are saying "frag" instead of "@@@@."

Also in videogaming, but not as f*ck (actually I've not heard it like that at all -- we must run in different circles ) but closer to the Nam version. Now it just means "kill," not fratricide/friendly fire.

Originally Posted by Бармалей

Originally Posted by Dobry

"Frag" is making a comeback. In the past it referred to killing a superior, in Vietnam. "We need to frag the Lieutenant." "Frag" referred to a "fragmentation grenade."

Now...

"Frag" = "@@@@"

"Frag you!"
"Frag me!"

I'm hearing "frag" more and more in conversations, probably because of the new Battlestar Galactica series on TV. The people are saying "frag" instead of "@@@@."

Also in videogaming, but not as f*ck (actually I've not heard it like that at all -- we must run in different circles ) but closer to the Nam version. Now it just means "kill," not fratricide/friendly fire.

Actually, I goofed... in the new Battlestar Galactica, from the SciFi channel... they say "frak", not "frag". Sorry guys.

But I am hearing this being used.

Originally Posted by basurero

По-моему, мало людей поймут такие неизвестные сокращения. Единственные люди, которым не надо будет спрашивать про значения этих сокращений - это игроки в компьютерные игры и молодежь, которая проводит целые дни перед компьютерным экраном в Чат-комнатах.

Хотя несколько сокращений все поймут, но здесь они уже были упомянуты (еg wtf, omg, lol, imho)

Кстати, в Англии слово "arse" считается грубым или это просто эвфемизм для слова "ass"?

Originally Posted by basurero

Кстати, в Англии слово "arse" считается грубым или это просто эвфемизм для слова "ass"?

I heard (from a Brit friend, although) it was an initial form of this; it turned into "ass" later.
Cockney rhyme: Arse = bottle and glass (pronounced with deep "ahhh" sound)

Sorry just found this thread on KG's recommendation... BLTN

Nice variant on LMAO is ROTFLMAO... have also come across YMMV.

Enjoyed the "Are you British?" question in response to the mention of the word arse. Does this mean that every time someone uses the word ass, we can ask "Are you American?"? Or is it just possible that might get a little annoying?

Белка.

Originally Posted by belka

Sorry just found this thread on KG's recommendation... BLTN

Nice variant on LMAO is ROTFLMAO... have also come across YMMV.

Enjoyed the "Are you British?" question in response to the mention of the word arse. Does this mean that every time someone uses the word ass, we can ask "Are you American?"? Or is it just possible that might get a little annoying?

Белка.

1) Ass. Англичане называют словом "ass" осла - в узком и широком смысле слова. Таким образом, по-английски "ассом" может быть как парнокопытное семейства лошадиных, так и обыкновенный дурень вроде Бивиса или Батт-Хеда. Американцы словом "ass" называют задницу. А вот английская попка называется "arse".
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