LOS

[Big Boy]

Sorry Guys, but I have to ask the question. In numerous postings over many months people refer to LOS - can somebody please tell me what it means?

I've been assuming that it means Thailand, but can't make any connection between LOS and Thailand.

Please put me out of my misery.

A short sharp answer will suffice - no need to create a massive string.

[JimmyGreaves]

Land Of Smiles

[Kraka's Dad]

I asked that a couple of weeks ago. You will kick yourself.

It means Land Of Smiles !!!!


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[Big Boy]

Thank you very much for the prompt replies - I knew that I should have known what it meant.

[Kraka's Dad]

That was how I felt !!


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[Chas]

Actually, it is
"Lan ub Samai" in Thai.

[prcscct]

We may need BambooGrove for an exact translation but I would say in my rudimentary fashion "Pratet Yim", which literally means "Country (of) Smiles" or...perhaps "Smiling Country"...?? BUT..if you said that to a Thai he/she probably would have no clue what you meant...LOL. Pete

PS: Any of your guys going out for a beer in HH later tonight, try the above with some gals and see what happens?

[Kraka's Dad]

But that would make it LUS and not LOS
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[Edd Case]

Pete -
What does "LOL" stand for ? Only know for some English friends that it can be a derivitive of Lawrence. Cheers
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[Bamboo Grove]

I think LOL comes from the smileys (emoticons.) At least in the former days one of the smileys ( I think) was called LOL. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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[Limey711]

LOL = laugh out loud.
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[Wanderlust]

LOL - Laugh Out Loud
ROFL - Roll On Floor Laughing
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
ROFLMAO - Roll On Floor Laughing My Ass Off

Anyone got any more?

[david83]

Found a few from wikipedia, knew about half from before but there are ridiculously many


# AFAIK: as far as I know
# ASAP: as soon as possible
# ATM: at the moment
# B&H: Bitches and Hoes
# Bai2u: 'bye to you' goodbye
# BBIAB: be back in a bit (used to express a longer time of absence than with brb)
# BBL: be back later
# BBS: be back soon
# BRB: be right back or bathroom break (very commonly used)
# BTW: by the way
# Bump: used in forums to bring a post to the top of the forum list (a common backronym for "bring up my post")
# CYA: see ya, or see you later (also CU) (or, less commonly and depending on the context, cover your ass)
# DMY: don't mess yourself (used to tell someone they are overreacting, seen on The Simpsons as a spoken abbreviation)
# DND: do not disturb
# DW: Don't Worry
# EB: eyeball, meaning to meet in personal/in real life
# F2P: free to play
# FFS: for ****'s sake
# FTL: for the lose (used to dislike something)
# FLToG: For the love of God
# FTW: for the win (used to express enthusaism or approval) (Less commonly known as "**** the world")
# FU: **** you
# FYI: for your information
# FYSIWALOL: finding your saying interesting without actually laughing out loud
# G2G or GTG: got to go or good to go
# GD: god damn
# GG: good game or good god
# GF: Good Fight
# GFYS: Go **** yourself
# GJ: Good Job
# GL: good luck
# GLF: Group looking for ___ (used mostly in MMORPGs)
# GN8: good night
# GS: GameSpot.com
# GTFO: Get the **** out
# GTH: go to hell
# GOOMH: Get Out Of My House
# GLLN: Got Laid Last Night(?)
# Hai2u: 'hi to you' hello
# HOMG: Ho my God
# HTH: hope that helps or happy to help
# IANAL: I am not a lawyer (used when offering amateur commentary on a legal case)
# IAS: I am smiling (not quite "lol")
# IDK: I don't know
# IIRC: if I recall/remember correctly
# IMO: in my opinion
# IMHO: in my humble/honest opinion (derived from IMO or vice-versa)
# IRL: in real life
# JIC: just in case
# JK: just kidding
# JM: Jaman (for Ja Mann - n1 Slang)
# JW: just wondering
# KIT: keep in touch
# KK: okay
# kthxbye: Shorter, and faster, way of saying "Okay. thank you. Good bye".
# Lag: where a connection is not as fast as others making the game lag behind
# L33t: elite
# LFG: looking for group (used mostly in MMORPGs)
# LFT: looking for team (used mostly in MMORPGs)
# LOL: laugh out loud
# LMAO/LMFAO: Laughing my (*****) ass off
# LMIRL: Let's Meet In Real Life
# L2P: learn to play
# LYLAS: love you like a sister
# MOFO: ******
# MYOB: mind your own business
# nOOb: Newbie, often one who dies alot in their first few times in games online
# N1: nice one
# NE1: Anyone
# NIFOC: Naked In Front Of Computer
# NP: no problem
# NS: nice shot (Commonly used in Gunbound)
# NSS: no shit sherlock
# NT: nice try (Commonly used in Gunbound)
# NVM: nevermind
# NSFW: not safe for work (often used as a warning that a link contains racy or pornographic images)
# NWS: not work safe
# OAC: Only At Crooms
# OMG: oh my god
# OMFG: Oh My ***** God/Sh
# OMGWTFBBQ: combines the terms OMG, WTF, and BBQ. (can also be used as a mockery of newbies who express surprise at commonly known facts, a mockery of L33T, or in self deprecation)
# OMW: on my way (usually used in ORPGs)
# OH NOES: oh no (commonly a mockery of stupidity or of L33T
# OP: original post/original poster (referring to the first post in a thread on a forum)
# OTOH: on the other hand
# ORV: orita vengo (used in Spanish)
# P2P: pay to play, player to player, or peer to peer
# P2V: penis to vagina (referring to sex)
# PK(er): Player kill(er)
# PVP: Player vs. Player
# PVE: Player vs. Enemy/Environment
# PWN(d): own(ed). Usually referring to someone in a video game being decidely beaten by another player.
# PEBKAC: problem exists between keyboard and chair
# PO: piss off
# POS: Parent Over Shoulder
# PO'd: pissed off
# QFT: quoted for truth; sometimes also means quit ***** talking
# QQ: cry more (meant to look like eyes with tears dripping from them)
# QT: cutie
# RE: returned or back or rematch
# RM: remake
# RIFK: See ROFL. Originally a typing error of ROFL, it is now puposely used in place of ROFL. Some, however, refer to it as Rolling In the Floor Kicking (But you can't roll IN a floor, can you?). Others say it is Rolling In teh Funneh Kookies (which doesn't make sense either).
# ROFL: rolling on floor laughing
# ROFLCOPTER: retardation of ROFLMAO
# ROLFCOPTER: even bigger retardation of ROFLMAO (rolling on "laughing" floor)
# ROTFL: rolling on the floor laughing
# ROTFLM(F)AO: rolling on the floor laughing my (*****) ass off
# RTFM: read the ***** manual
# SAOM: shitting all over myself (alternative to ROFL)
# SGTM: Silently giggling to myself
# SFW: safe for work
# SIF: As if
# SU: shut up
# STBY: Sucks to be you
# STFU: shut the **** up
# STFUPPERCUT: shut the **** upper cut!
# SNAFU: Situation Normal, All ***** Up!
# STHU: shut the hell up
# TBA: to be added or to be announced
# TBH: to be honest
# TK(er): Team Kill(er)
# TT4N: ta ta for now
# TTYL: talk to you later
# TTYS: talk to you soon
# TY: thank you
# TYVM: thank you very much
# THX: thanks
# YW: you're welcome
# WB: Welcome back
# W/E(W\E)(W.E)(WE): whatever
# WD: Well done
# WS: work safe
# WTH: what the heck/hell
# WTB: want to buy
# WTG: way to go
# WTF: what the ****
# WTFPWN(D): An exaggeration of PWN(D), usually referring to the element of surprise or the hugely unfair elements involved.
# WTS: what the shit or want to sell
# WTT: want to trade
# WTV: watching tv
# WUU2: what you up to
# WU@: what/where you at
# ZOMG: variant of OMG, taken from a typo of hitting the 'z' next to the left shift (typically when very excited)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_slang

[olmate]

LOS also means "lost over seas" send it in an e-mail home to family and friends. Especially when in the Land Of Smiles

olmatey
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[Chas]

Never knew there were so many of these things.

What is OAC "Only at Crooms"? (Probably some football thing I wouldn't get, not being a fan)