Time-saving online abbreviations like LOL, OMG, and IMHO are now part of the official English language. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced the addition of several acronyms to its dictionary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phrases like A/S/L and TTYL may have bit the dust post-chatroom era. But there’s one term from the early days of the Internet that ...

Few facets of internet culture have withstood the test of time quite like LOL. The web’s constantly shifting landscape makes it hard for even news to maintain relevance beyond a few days. Yet, somehow ...

The Internet is, on top of everything else, a word generator of unparalleled proportions. As a platform for expression, the thing has provided us with an explosion of new terms—and, with them, new ...

Phrases like A/S/L and TTYL may have bit the dust post-chatroom era. But there’s one term from the early days of the Internet that continues on as a major part of our lexicon: LOL. It’s an acronym, a ...