AOLese
AOLese consists of slang that users of the AOL (see America Online) Internet service have developed, utilized and were once specific only to the AOL service itself. Many AOLese terms originated with the purpose of saving keystrokes in AOL chat rooms and Instant Messages, (for example, "IM" for "Instant Message", "YGM" for "You've Got Mail", "YGP" for "You've Got Pictures", etc.) and as a result is sometimes referred to as AIMspeak, AIM being an acromyn of "AOL Instant Messenger". As a result many AOLese terms have since become part of the mainstream Internet slang. The terms may appear in both lower case and capital characters. The use of AOLese is now usually considered "noobish".
Abbreviations and acronyms
(Note: a comprehensive list of "AOLese" can be found on the AIM web site)
A
- AIM — "AOL Instant Messenger"
- AOL — "America Online"
- AFK — "Away from keyboard"
I
- IM — "Instant Message"
K
- KW — "Keyword" — The AOL service uses "Keywords" to quickly browse the service content
J
- KW — "Jett" — He owns
L
- LOL — "Laughing Out Loud"
O
- OMG — "Oh My Gosh/God"
R
- RM — "Running Man" — Refers to the AOL Running Man service logo.
S
- SN — "Screen Name"
Y
- YGM — "You've Got Mail" — The AOL service default sound .wav for waiting new mail says "You've Got Mail"
- YGP — "You've Got Pictures" — The AOL service default sound .wav for waiting pictures says "You've Got Pictures"
- YGVM — "You've Got Voice Mail" — The AOL service default sound .wav for waiting voicemail says "You've Got Voicemail"