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17. afk
AFk - Away from Keyboard
The next annoying thing from people going on an IM and putting busy straight away then going 30 minutes later i mean WTF. Avoid doing this unless you truely have a life or you want to play hard to get.
(1)
Dude that has a life - BRB guys dnt stat yet i got to feed the cat/baby/self
*'Dude that has a life' set his status to afk*

(2)
*Egotistic has signed in*
Decent person - Hey dude/babe hows it going
*Egotistic has set her/his status to away*
1. afk
Away From Keyboard.
* joe is afk
by anonymous Nov 8, 2002 add a video
2. AFK
Away From Keyboard : often used in online gaming when someone is not moving they are assumed to be afk.
Johnny is afk at the teams spawn point.
by PantherX Apr 7, 2003 add a video
3. AFK
Abbreviation for "Away From Keyboard" This, as well as other abbreviations were developed to speed up communication using 300 baud modems in the early to late 80's.
"I am AFK" (Is is sometimes accompanied by other acronymns such as BBL and BRB
by TheHose Feb 2, 2005 add a video
4. AFK
It means: "Away from Keyboard", usually used in games.
I'll be AFK for 2 minutes ...
5. AFK
Away From Keyboard. Almost synonymous with Masturbating.
*** Mr. Bubbles is now known as Mr. Bubbles | AFK
<Shw!nkt> heh heh
by By-Tor Jan 27, 2005 add a video
6. afk
a term heavily used in online video games to mention the player will be away for a certain period of time. AFK can be both "Away From Keyboard" or "A Free Kill".
Is LerroyJekins afk?
7. AFK
"Away From Keyboard"
This means that you are temporarily away from the keyboard during an online game with other humans.
In an online role-playing game you are chatting to your mates. Then you must leave the computer so you say:
"I'm AFK for a bit".

They then know that you are away for a bit.
by Roger Derbyshire Jul 13, 2005 add a video
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