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Tone Indicator 

Slashes followed by any combination of letters that end a sentence, paragraph, or overall message.

The purpose is to let the reader know what the implied tone of the previous text is.

Common tone indicators include: /j (joking) , /s (sarcasm) , and /srs (serious). There are multiple lists online that include various tone indicators and their meanings.
A: Hey, would you mind using tone indicators when we text?

B: Anything for you, dummy. /J
Tone Indicator by yovishi December 26, 2020
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TA Indicator 

TA indicator (Titties and Ass indicators): when you flex your crypto bags to hot chicks it's time to withdraw and take profits. The market will 100% dump after.
Andrei MX: Look, i can buy 3 lambos with my crypto coins.

Random hot chick: Wow, that's soooo big! Why don't you withdraw some? (TA INDICATOR)

Andrei MX: Shut the fuck up, you know nothing 'bout crypto.
TA Indicator by PepeVersX February 13, 2023

proof by indication 

Falsely drawing a conclusion based on someone's speculation or conjecture.
Archaeologists found clay objects that resemble model airplanes. This is proof by indication that ancient civilizations either had advanced technology or that they were visited by aliens.

change lanes without indicating 

Whilst having penetrative vaginal intercourse with a woman, usually with her on all fours in the "doggy" position, a man might suddenly transfer his penis from to her anus, without warning the woman of this sudden change. The woman's reaction is usually like that of other motorists when a driver swerves into another lan on the road without indicating: she honks loudly and attempts to stop.
"I was going away busily at this woman who was a bit loose, so I decided to take my chance, and changed lanes without indicating. You could have heard her yell in Sacramento, but boy, was she tighter there."

insecurity indicator 

a word, phrase, acronym, emoticon, or babble appended to the end of a typed line in chat in order to make the typist feel that he has decreased the severity or conviction of what he typed. often used by an insecure person who wishes to test the waters of what he is saying without appearing serious and committed to it.
Pete: "Robert's a loser, haha."
John: "What? Robert's awesome."
Pete: "Oh, I know, man!"

Pete: "I hate Robert, asdkfjadsf."
John: "Robert's a great guy."
Pete: "Oh yeah, I agree."

Pete: "Robert's gay ;x"
John: "Dude, he's definitely straight."
Pete: "I was just kidding, bro. I know he's straight."

Pete: "Why does Robert act so stupid? lol."
John: "Actually, I think he usually acts pretty intelligently."
Pete: "Oh, my tone was meant to imply that I meant the opposite of what I was saying. Irony, you know? You just didn't catch it."
John: "Right... can you stop trying to use the insecurity indicator on me? It's an obvious indicator that you're insecure."
insecurity indicator by joelj April 4, 2009

indicative 

serving as a sign or indication of something.
having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem
indicative by AHMED071 April 24, 2014

Tone Indicators 

A very useful thing. Some people might find it cringe, but tone indicators are seriously useful for anyone who finds it hard to understand the true meaning or implications in someone's texts, especially someone you don't know well. I would go so far as to say it's an evolution in our way of communicating online. They should really be used more often by people who naturally text in a cold and dry manner.
Scenario 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 tone indicators involved:

Person 1: Hey wanna play minecraft together?
Person 2: ok
Person 1: ??
Person 2: what
Person 1: Is that like a genuine ok or a sarcastic one or...
Person 2: I just meant ok
Person 1: Ohh, gotcha. Sorry my brain kinda interpreted it like you thought I was bothering you😅

Scenario 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 tone indicators involved:

Person 1: Hey wanna play minecraft together?
Person 2: ok /gen
Person 1:👍

See how much less problematic the 2nd scenario was?