List of Internet Slang

List of slang used on the internet.

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1 Overview

2 List

2.1 ＊

2.2 #

2.3 A

2.4 B

2.5 C

2.6 D

2.7 E

2.8 H

2.9 I

2.10 J

2.11 K

2.12 L

2.13 O

2.14 M

2.15 N

2.16 R

2.17 S

2.18 T

2.19 W

2.20 Y

2.21 Other Languages

3 Article in Other Languages

Overview

This article focuses on words that have articles in the pixiv encyclopedia, are used as tags, and are often used on pixiv. These include words that have been used since the pre-internet days of PC communication, words that do not originate from the internet, such as industry words and student words, words that are mainly used in English, Chinese, and Korean speaking countries, and dead words.

For words used only on pixiv, see also the list of impression tags, the list of evaluation tags, the list of praise tags, the list of story tags, and the list of established words.

Note that this includes banned words, inappropriate obscenities, discriminatory labeling, and slander against specific individuals or companies.

List

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#

55 Meaning go go!, use during online gaming.
2ch Brain - A way to describe a user with a problematic behavior.
4channer - A user from 4chan.

A

AA - Characters made with ASCII Art.
A Master Is Out - A mistranslation of My Master is out.
AMV - Meaning anime music video, often used in the west.
Anon - Use to mean an anonymous user.
Anti - A person who is against something. Can be a negative term to some.

B

Balsamic Vinegar - A line said by Tsukasa Hiiragi in Lucky Star.

C

Chuunibyou - A mental state a lot of people go through (or merely enter) around 7th grade.

D

Dandere - A way to describe a character with an anxious personality.
DQN - Pronounced as dokyun. A term to refer to delinquents.

E

Easy Modo - A line from a Touhou Project music video.

H

Hikikomori - A Japanese term of someone suffering from social withdrawal.
Husbando - Western term given to a fictional male character found attractive as a contrast to waifu.

I

If You Want to Think That, Then do so in Your Mind Only - A line from Shojo Fight.
I'm Getting Excited - A quote with a blurry photo from a TV interview.
I Want to Die - A negative message from Futaba Channel mixed with a positive looking gif.
It's Over 9000! - A line from the English dub of Dragon Ball Z.

J

jk - Meanings just joking, used to explain when you meant something as a joke.

K

Kimoi Girls - A meme that was referenced in the Easy Modo meme.
Kita - A expression of excitement.
ktkr - Meaning this is here (来たこれ, kita kore).
kys - Acronym for kill yourself, used as a form of harassment.

L

lol - Meaning laughing out loud, used for anything found funny.
ROFL (ROTFL) - Meaning rolling on the floor laughing.
LMAO - Meaning laughing my ass off.

O

omg - Meaning oh my god, used a statement of shock.
Otaku - A negative term of people with consuming interests within Japan. In the west it tends to just mean fans of anime.

M

Moonspeak - Derogatory term for non-English text.

N

NEET - Short for Not in Education, Employment, or Training.
Nice Boat - Said by a 4chan user on when the final episode of School Days was switched with stock footage of a boat.
Nico Nico Addict - To mean a person addicted to the Japanese video site Nico Nico.
NTR - Acronym for Netorare, a R-18 term.

R

Riben Guizi - Chinese racial term meaning Japanese devil.

S

Special Feeling - From a interview where a guy says "being in the snow with my lover like this immerses me in a special feeling. I like it.".

T

The Cake Is a Lie - Meaning an unattainable goal and a line from Portal.
This is Nice Board - Something a user on 4chan said with an image of the Bury Pink Gril.
Food Terrorist - A jealous expression on something tasty the person saying it doesn't have.
Tsundere - A character trope of a cold and aggressive person who has a warmer side. Usually female.

W

w - A Japanese way of saying lol. It can be typed with just one or more together.
Waifu - Western term given to a fictional female character found attractive based off a line from Azumanga Daioh.
Weeaboo (Weeb) - A western derogatory term on people who are obsessed with Japanese culture in a unrespectful manner.
We Are Being Forced! - A line by Iwark Bria from Mobile Suit Gudam AGE.

Y

Yaranaika? - A line from Kuso Miso Technique meaning "Shall we do it?".
Yandere - A character trope of a clingy and violent person. The term has been use on real people but has not been taken well.