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Definitions by guido1

Generation Z, or those kids born roughly after 9/11.
There was Generation X, then Generation Y, now the new kids born after 9/11 are called Generation Z or Gen Z, for short.
Gen Z by Guido1 March 16, 2008

technochild 

A person born in the digital communication age, cell phones, iPODs, PSPs, eDevices, PDAs, GPS, HDTV, DVD, etc., and is exposed to their use as an infant, toddler, and up.
If you are twelve, and carry a laptop to school, you are a technochild.
technochild by Guido1 March 16, 2008

digispeak 

A shorted form of speech used to communicate in cyberspace:

AFAIK As far as I know.

AFK Away from keyboard.

A/S/L Age, sex, location.

ATM At the moment.

AWGTHTGTTA Are we going to have to go through this again

AYT Are you there.

BBL Be back later.

BFN Bye for now.

BRB Be right back.

BTDT Been there, done that.

BTW By the way.

CUL See you later.

DETI Don't even think it.

DQMOT Don't quote me on this.

EBCAK Error between chair and keyboard.

EBKAC Error between keyboard and chair.

F2F Face to face.

FOAF Friend of a friend.

FWIW For what it's worth.

FYI For your information.

GAL Get a life.

GD&R Grinning, ducking and running.

GMTA Great minds think alike.

HB Hurry back.

HHOK Ha, ha, only kidding.

IANAL I am not a laywer, but...

IAW In accordance with.

IMCO In my considered opinion.

IMHO In my humble opinion.

IMO In my opinion.

IOW In other words.

JK Just kidding.

JOOTT Just one of those things.

KK Okay, all right.

LMAO Laughing my ass off.

LOL Lots of luck.

LYLAS Love ya like a sister.

MYOB Mind your own business.

MWA A kiss (the sound of "mwa.")

N2M Not too much.

NIH Not invented here.

OIC Oh, I see.

OTOH On the other hand.

OTP On the phone.

PAL Parents are listening.

PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard.

PEBKAC Problem exists between keyboard and chair.

PIR Parents in room.

PLBCAK Problem lies between chair and keyboard.

PLBKAC Problem lies between keyboard and chair.

PMJI Pardon my jumping in.

PTG&LI Playing the game and loving it.

RL Real life.

ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing.

STFU Shut the f*** up!

SUP What's up?

TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

TIA Thanks in advance.

TTFN Ta, ta for now (goodbye).

TTT Thought that too.

TTYL Talk to you later.

TU Thank you.

TY Thank you.

WFM Works for me.

YT You there?
If you go into a chat room online, you have to know digispeak.
digispeak by Guido1 March 16, 2008

digital communion 

An electronic form of communication, involving the use of the hand (digits), and number coded electronic "words" or digits (0,1). Cell phones with key pads and keyboard computers use this method to transfer thought words into cyberspace and then back to the intended recipient, thus communion or sharing of intellect.
I guess I will get on My Space and have digital communion with someone that I don't even know.
digital communion by Guido1 March 16, 2008

electro-motivated 

Persons that are only motivated to do a task when it involves high-tech electronic communication devices.
If you want to get in the computer lab, you must be electro-motivated to do so.
electro-motivated by Guido1 March 16, 2008

quasi-avatar 

Basically meaning something that resembles a virtual character such as a created character via cyberspace. Online role playing virtual environments as Second Life use avatars to portray life-like characters. Avatar has its origin in the Hindu religion as depicting role playing gods, hence a possible dualistic meaning, also.
Bobby plays so many role playing internet games, that sometimes I think he is a real life quasi-avatar.
quasi-avatar by Guido1 March 16, 2008

fake personality 

A person who is "good" at deception. Wishes to control or manipulate others by emotional misrepresentation.
Listen to me girl, don't go out with Jake, he has a totally fake personality.
fake personality by Guido1 March 15, 2008