The dreaded “vote-a-ramas” that have become a fixture in the U.S. Partisan politics contributed more slang to the lexicon, such as “whataboutism,” which Merriam-Webster defines as “the act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse.” For Britons, the dictionary notes that “whataboutery” is more commonly used. The coronavirus pandemic also looms large in the collection of new entrants as “super-spreader,” “long COVID” and “vaccine passport” made the list. In social media, FTW is often used to acknowledge a clever or funny response to a question or meme.”Īnd it says “amirite” is a quick way to write “am I right,” as in, “English spelling is consistently inconsistent, amirite?” Merriam-Webster explains that FTW is used “especially to express approval or support. Please note: An acronym (from Greek: -acro = sharp, pointed -onym = name) in its pure form denotes a combination of letters (usually from an abbreviation) which can be used and pronounced as a word.įor the sake of clarity and readability, this definition is not always followed within the 2 lists on this page.Įnd of Thread /. The reason is that these abbreviations are based on the pronunciation of their corresponding letter / digit. However, there are some exceptions, which are fairly safe to use: 2 Not all of these short-hands can be assumed to be understood by the majorities of Internet or E-Mail users. The acronyms / abbreviations are mostly written in upper case. And they should help to better understand the meaning of text centered messages.

It just contains the abbreviations (new Slang / shorthands), which I consider most useful. The Language of Internet: the following is a list of some common acronyms that are used on the web, in E-Mails.

Clever abbreviations for words