Acronyms, Faces, and Asterisks Explained: Difference between revisions

Organized alphabetically by first letter.

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - By The Way

DF - Deskface (a more extreme version of FP and FD, see F section, but with picking up the desk and bashing it over your face)

EOYA - [[End of the Year Awards|End Of the Year Awards]] (to EOYA something is to save a quote or chat to put in said awards)

EOYD - End Of the Year Dance (also with VD - Valentines Dance)<ref>Alas, this famed festivity is no more. The first year I came to NSA, (2021,) I ''think'' I remember it being announced. But, by 2022, it was discontinued for reasons unbeknownst to me.</ref>

FP - Facepalm (putting your hand to your face after witnessing a case of extreme stupidity)

FYI - For Your Information

GTG - Got To Go (indicating someone has to leave)

G2G - A variant of GTG

HS - Highschool (Adding -er to the end indicates a person is in that grade level, i.e. HSer = Highschooler. See also "MS")

IA - Interest Areas

IM - Instant Message

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

JK - Just Kidding (alt. Joking)

K - abbreviation for ok (okay).

KOTOOMP - Knight Of The Order Of Many Posts (a full fledged member of the NAAT)

LOL - Laugh Out Loud

LOTR - Lord Of The Rings (not necessarily an NSA acronym, but still commonly used)

MS - Middleschool (Adding -er to the end indicates a person is in that grade level, i.e. MSer = Middleschooler. See also "HS")

NAAT (also TNAAT) - The Noble And Ancient Thread (an email thread in the highschool interest areas that has tens of thousands of posts.)

NM - Not Much (Used in conversation, e.g. "What's up?" "nm, you?")

NVM - Nevermind

OMW - Oh My Word (typically used as a replacement for "omg," which typically isn't used very often)<ref>Using the Lord's name in vain is generally frowned upon at NSA, and I think that's the reason for this occurrence.</ref>

OMC - Oh My Cow

RIC - Rolls In Confetti (less common... much less >_>)

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

SC - Student Council

sfp* - (Sign for pity)

TTYL - Talk To You Later

TY - Thank You

WB - Welcome Back (commonly used when someone says BRB, see above, and then comes back)

=== Faces ===

The greater than sign ">" is commonly added onto emoticons to imply eviiiilness or denote anger.

>:( - Angry face

These faces are normally the hardest to describe and understand, thus they have their own section. To really understand the meaning of them, though, you have to experience them in action, and analyze them in context. Good luck, reader.

U_U and V_V - these faces typically denote sarcasm, mock seriousness, or real seriousness. Sometimes used after a command of some sort. (i.e. "Go to your room! U_U" or "Be quiet! V_V") Seriousness or graveness of speech ex.: "We have gathered today to discuss grave matters. U_U" Mock seriousness ex.: "He died just now. U_U"

u_U, v_V, U_u, and V_v - sarcastic questioning faces (i.e. "Are you sure about that? u_U" or "So you went outside, and suddenly elephants trampled your house, and so you can't do school now? v_V"); sometimes accusatory (ex. "Who stole my cookies? V_v"); sometimes defensive (i.e. "I certainly didn't steal your cookies. U_u")

The u_u face is a face of many different uses, many people cannot put an accurate definition on it. Neither can I, but I will attempt to describe its uses.