What I thought some abbreviations/emoticons meant vs what they actually meant
Didnt really pay attention to context or spelling, more like reading through words derived from a foreign language
drislands, I love it lmfao (lost my flannel at Orlando)
NeatNit, \o/
meaning: holding up hands in celebration
I thought: stylized lol
SturgiesYrFase, 
o7
captain_aggravated, 
I genuinely thought SMH meant “smack my head” as in facepalm. Which works in context, both mean I am dissapoint.
kwedd, I thought it meant “so much hate”.
letsgo, I know someone who insists LOL means “lots of love”.
His text “My mother-in-law died last night LOL” still fails to parse.
Meron35, I thought <3 was a set of balls
captain_aggravated, And E> is a set of cyborg balls.
Kolanaki, 
What the hell do cats look like in your neck of the woods? 🤨
Venator, OMW should be “oh my word”
Kolanaki, “Oh my! Word?”
Venator, Nah its more like oh! My word!
ArbitraryValue, …and why do kids these days say ooh-wooh?
Venator, It’s spelled uwu
Kolanaki, OwO
UwU
They’re actually face emojis. First is eyes open, second is eyes closed.
Venator, But what face is this meant to be:
lol?
Kolanaki, It’s the referee signaling that the field goal was good.
Enkrod, 
UwU, OwO and OwU represent Cute Face. It is used to express various warm, happy, or affectionate feelings, often with an overtone of arousal.
taiyang, I am gonna steal FTFY, so whenever I use that, remember that’s what I’m saying to you.
answersplease77, Fuck That Fuck You actually works in every context where FTFY is used
Grass, ffs: fuckfuck shit
Randelung, the better o2 lmao
Kiernian, Back twenty years ago when I first started seeing “SMH” it was “So. Much. Hate.”
As in “I really dislike that.”
As in “So, everybody unanimously said they want sheet cake for office birthdays and management decided to double down on the day old donuts again anyway? So Much Hate.”
errer, I thought I was nuts in remembering that it meant so much hate at one point
Kiernian, I think it was the original meaning when it was brand new and still very niche.
Part of me wonders if it made it onto one of those “Parents! Know these abbreviations!” memes where they purposely list the acronyms incorrectly (LOL–Lots of Love) and then got more popular that way.
saigot, I always pronounce FFS in my head. I imagine it’s the person breathing out in frustration.
Tobberone, A flayer shooter with Oz, you say? Well, the lore is there.
thesocavault, 
It would be better if people wrote out the words so 1 - there is no misunderstandings and 2 - we know they know how to spell. 😉
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