{"id":9818,"date":"2018-03-23T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=9818"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:17:24","slug":"chat-slang-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/general\/chat-slang-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Chat slang explained ;-)"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you chilling out and chatting away online and BAM! \u2026 One of your contacts hit you with a foreign acronym that just throws you to the point where you need Google to unencrypt it. Now, to ensure you have a guideline, we have compiled a top 10 most misunderstood chat acronyms together to protect your chat pride and dignity.<\/p>\n

They include :<\/p>\n

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  1. IDK <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Simply shows a lack of knowledge<\/p>\n

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    • I<\/u><\/strong> D<\/u><\/strong>on\u2019t K<\/u><\/strong>now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      1. SMH<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Indicates frustration or any other emotion relevant to what the \u201cshake of the head\u201d action implies<\/p>\n

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        • S<\/u><\/strong>haking M<\/u><\/strong>y H<\/u><\/strong>ead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          1. IKR<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Indicates mutual agreements on a subject and\/or thing<\/p>\n

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            • I<\/u><\/strong> K<\/u><\/strong>now R<\/u><\/strong>ight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              1. IMMD<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Used to show absolute happiness<\/p>\n

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                • I<\/u><\/strong>t M<\/u><\/strong>ade M<\/u><\/strong>y D<\/u><\/strong>ay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  1. SNH<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Indicates a smidge of sarcasm, unless you are in the Northeastern United States and this would mean Southern New Hampshire, LOL.<\/p>\n

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                    • S<\/u><\/strong>arcasm N<\/u><\/strong>oted H<\/u><\/strong>ere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      1. AMA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Often used in public posts to invite users to ask any related questions on the subject matter<\/p>\n

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                        • A<\/u><\/strong>sk M<\/u><\/strong>e A<\/u><\/strong>nything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                          1. TL \/ DR<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            Indicates the mentioned text is too long-winded or has not been read completely because it\u2019s just too long<\/p>\n

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                            • T<\/u><\/strong>oo L<\/u><\/strong>ong<\/li>\n
                            • D<\/u><\/strong>idn\u2019t R<\/u><\/strong>ead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                              1. ICYMI<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                This is most often used by those huge public posts. It can also be used with a humorous tone to emphasize something very obvious<\/p>\n

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                                • I<\/u><\/strong>n C<\/u><\/strong>ase Y<\/u><\/strong>ou M<\/u><\/strong>issed I<\/u><\/strong>t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                  1. DR<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    Indicates extreme happiness. Funny story here, it actually originates from a 2010 viral video in which a man becomes quite emotional while filming a rainbow in Yosemite National Park<\/p>\n

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                                    • D<\/u><\/strong>ouble R<\/u><\/strong>ainbow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                      1. MFW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        Indicates a reaction to a post\/text\/comment and\/or share<\/p>\n

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                                        • Used with a humorous tone<\/li>\n
                                        • M<\/u><\/strong>y F<\/u><\/strong>ace W<\/u><\/strong>hen \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                          Freebie: PM\/DM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                          Something the Webafrica social media support team would have requested to assist your inquiry. Indicates a need to discuss privately and\/or directly and allows for private information to be discussed over social media platforms<\/p>\n

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                                          • P<\/u><\/strong>rivate M<\/u><\/strong>essage<\/li>\n
                                          • D<\/u><\/strong>irect M<\/u><\/strong>essage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                            Now that your chat dignity is intact. Enjoy and chat with confidence Webafricans \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                            So you chilling out and chatting away online and BAM! \u2026 One of your contacts hit you with a foreign acronym that just throws you to the point where you need Google to unencrypt it. Now, to ensure you have a guideline, we have compiled a top 10 most misunderstood chat acronyms together to protect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":9820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/chat-shorts.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdAWxt-2ym","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9818"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14170,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9818\/revisions\/14170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}