Glossary of BBS Slang

Comprehensive list of BBS slang and terminology.

The slang used on the BBS comes from a number of sources, including other sites, text-talk, popular culture, etc. A lot of common misspellings are now humorously deliberately used, and some abbreviations etc. were originally used to get a word past blocks of unacceptable words on the internet. BBS slang often comes from particular flash submissions or comes from the BBS and is used on subs.

A

Alt

An alternate account of a Newgrounds user, which may be used as a "Sock Puppet", an alter ego or for other reasons.

Asshat

An extremely ignorant and obnoxious person.

B

Ban

When a user is prohibited from posting in the BBS.

Beast

Somebody who is very good at something.

Bump

A post made on an old topic just to bring it back to the front page of the forum it was posted on.

C

C'est la boeuf!

Literally "It's the beef!", but in French.

D

Dank

Particularly potent marijuana.

Dood or d00d

Dude.

F

FTW

Abbreviation for "For the win," meaning the user likes the said topic of discussion. Often mistaken for "FTW" which means "Fuck the world."

FOFL

Abbreviation for "Falling on floor laughing," coined by Jelly-On-The-Telly in this thread.

FFS

literally means "For fuck's sake."

Fucktard

A contraction of "Fucking Retarded."

G

GTFO

Abbreviation for "get the fuck out" or "get the fuck off."

Gnome

Slang for troll, coined in this thread.

H

Hentai

The Japanese word which roughly translates as pornography. The word is more strictly used for oriental-style anime pornography, but is sometimes used for all porno.

Hgh

A common misspelling of high.

I

IM

Instant Messenger, such as MSN or AIM.

Internets

Casual, humorous way of saying "The Internet." Used in sarcasm or witty remarks, i.e., "gtfo mah internets." Sometimes spelled "internetz" with a "z".

IMO

In my opinion.

IMHO

In My Humble/Honest Opinion.

in before lock

A phrase used on threads that will most likely be locked. The user that posts this phrase is frequently banned as a result of posting it. Also recognized as "in b4 lock".

IRL

In real life.

J

jk

Abbreviation for "just kidding" or "joking."

Jellyous

A different way of saying jealous that copied Dick Neck's mistake, but never caught on.

K

KK

An abbreviation for Kitty Krew.

L

LOL

Popular internet abbreviation; means "laughing out loud."

LULZ

Another version of lol.

LAWL

Yet another version of lol that is becoming more popular.

lmao

Popular internet abbreviation; means "laughing my arse off."

lmho

Much less popular abbreviation for "laughing my head off."

lul

The phonetic way of expressing "lol." It's more likely to be used in sarcastic context.

Lyke

Literally means "Like."

l33t

A word that means either leetspeak or Elite.

M

Mod

Slang for "Moderator."

N

NEDM

Started out as a YTMND fad, NEDM is slang for "Not Even Doom Music," which alludes to the burning of a cat, which is generally accepted as socially unacceptable.

Except from the site profile that started the NEDM fad:

 titanium-gecko: you're a sick, sad man, and a pedofile.
 Spotz: but I liked teh d00m music :(
 titanium-gecko: Still... nothing justifies 5'ing burning kittens. Not even Doom music.
 Spotz: orly? NEDM!? k lol

needledick

Slang for saying that a user has a small penis (Twilight's nickname on General).

newb

A new or naive user; not necessarily stupid or annoying, but unfamiliar with the NG setting.

noob

A stupid, naive, annoying, and/or irritating user; not necessarily new.

Newgrounds

Newgrounds is a entertainment website, which hosts the BBS itself.

NO WAI !?

Like O RLY but different.

O

O rly?

Literally means "Oh, Really?" it is popular because of a picture of an owl with captions underneath it saying ORLY? (Originated on 4chan and spread like wildfire throughout various internet communities.)

owned

A word expressing an individual(s) triumph over another or object. Usually seen in a negative light from the failures' point of view.

P

P.O.S

Used as a substitute for the saying "Piece of shit," or Parents Over Shoulder.

Pron or pr0n

A common misspelling of the word porn.

pwned

A common, usually deliberate, misspelling of the word "owned."

PPP

Abbreviation for "Paragraphs People, Please." Used for big chunks of text that are not written in paragraphs or any understandable form of organization.

R

Rape Her

An old joke response, which eventually became a ban-worthy offense to say.

Regular

A notable BBS frequenter.

S

Stat whore

A user who likes to get their user statistics (e.g., blam/protection points) to a very high level. This term is used very often in the Newgrounds Log.

Steeze

A combination of "style" and "ease."

STFU

Abbreviation for "shut the fuck up."

Smeg

From the tv show Red Dwarf, it is a commonly used insult, derived from Smegma.

Snatch

Vagina.

T

TLDR

Abbreviation for "Too Long, Didn't Read." Also abbreviated as TL;DR.

Ttfn

Goodbye, literally "Ta ta for now."

Ttly

Totally.

Troll

Someone who goes on the internet starting e-fights. To be more specific, they state inflammatory remarks which are usually insulting to cause trouble. They tend to feed on this, so the best way to combat a troll is to completely ignore it — indeed on Wikipedia, and on the editorial of Wikigrounds, they use the term "Do not feed the trolls" to describe this tactic.

/thread

This thread is over. Used when it appears to have no more sufficient discussion. Became a bannable phrase by Poozy, although the topic poster may use it if he wants the thread he made locked.

U

Ur

"You are" or "Your".

V

Vagrant

This is frequently used for someone who is new to Newgrounds, or for someone who hasn't made a public profile yet.

W

Waid

Bastardization of Wade (Wade Fulp), a homage to Wade's popularity.

Weak Sauce

Insignificant, not living up to expectations.

Woot or w00t

Short for "We Own Opponent Team". This is typically used to show happiness, and not for the sentence it's short for. It is very often followed or started with a ^^.

WTF

Abbreviation for "What the fuck?", "Who the fuck?", "Went To France," or "Wash the Floor."

X

XD

Emote used to denote raucous laughter.

Y

Ya Rly!

Response to "O Rly?" Literally means "Yeah, Really."

YA WAI !!

Response to NO WAI!?

Z

ZOMG

Bastardization of the original acronym "OMG," which means more excitement than OMG. Also used as "Zombies, Oh My God!"