The Baudy Language Dictionary
The collection of abbreviations and symbols used in electronic mail
messages is sometimes called baudy language. It is an integral part of
online communication to use baudy language, since many messages can be
misinterpreted unless accompanied by a smile, a frown, a wink, a giggle.
The following symbols are to be read with your left ear on your left
shoulder. As you become accustomed to using and reading them, you’ll find
that you will be able to understand them without bending your head. All
of the symbols can have a nose added to them with a hyphen, as in :-).
| : > |
sarcastic or devilish smile |
| :-{) |
smile with a mustache, usually indicating
a male |
| : {> |
devilish smile with a mustache |
| : P |
tongue sticking out; raspberry; bronx
cheer
(really rather rude and not to be used lightly) |
| ::: ::: |
colons surround an action that the
writer is pretending to do, such as
:::hitting the boss up for a raise:::
|
| {{ }} |
indicates the person whose name is
between the curly brackets is being hugged |
| <--- |
indicates the person writing this
message is the subject of the sentence |
| -------\----@ |
long-stemmed rose |
The following list of shortcuts are abbreviations for commonly used
phrases that give the other readers important information.
| awc |
after while, crocodile |
| byob |
bring your own bottle |
| cula |
see you later, alligator |
| gmta |
great minds think alike |
| imho |
in my humble opinion; in my honest
opinion |
| imnsho |
in my not-so-humble opinion |
| rotflol |
rolling on the floor, laughing out
loud |
| snafu |
situation normal: all fouled up |
| tanj |
there ain’t no justice |
| tanstaafl |
there ain’t no such thing as a free
lunch |