Some of the words included aren’t even internet slang they’re just straight-up abbreviations that people use in their careers, like DNR (do not resuscitate), DNS (domain name service, and HSPDA (high speed packet data access).
BTWITIAILWU: By the way, I think I am in love with you.Here are some of the most bizarre ones I found: It says it contains about 2,800 different examples of slang, which it says “you should find useful in your work or for keeping up with your children and/or grandchildren.” The guide also encourages agents to add more words to the list (and then describes how), which kind of makes me wonder if there was any kind of approval process for additional entries. “The DI’s Intelligence Research Support Unit (IRSU) has put together an extensive - but far from exhaustive - list of shorthand and acronyms used in Twitter and other social media venues such as instant messengers, Facebook and MySpace.” “With the advent of Twitter and other social media venues on the Internet, the use of shorthand and acronyms has exploded,” the guide explains.
Almost 10 years later, it’s still just as funny. The Verge actually reported on this back when it was first released it hasn’t been rehashed in a while (and it’s the first I’ve heard of it). If you decide to check it out, you should know it’s in pretty crappy quality, but it’s still readable for the most part.
right?Īs Input points out, the FBI’s guide was made available through a 2014 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Because no one actually uses BTDTGTTSAWIO (been there, done that, got the T-shirt and wore it out). And yes, TIL is actually included in the guide, but so are thousands of other abbreviations that I’m convinced someone just made up. Today I learned (TIL) there’s an 83-page FBI “guide” to internet slang filled with abbreviations entered either by a complete troll or someone totally clueless, as recently reported by Input.
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