AFK

AFK is an acronym that stands for "Away From Keyboard". This term is used by the gaming community and it signals that a player will not be on the device they are playing on temporarily.

"I'll be AFK for a second, but I'll be back for the next round."

by iigranola15 September 8, 2025

AFK

It means that you are "away from keyboard" it can be used over text but it is most comanly used in a gaming platform.

"hey afk"
"ok"
1 hour later
"ok iam back"

by arandombordeperson April 16, 2022

afk pred

Someone who hides and doesn’t earn there predator rank badge

Hey look it’s perkman again he didn’t even earn that pred badge that’s like using steroids, afk pred bitch

by Daisy ring May 28, 2023

AFK-tolerant environment

AFK-tolerant environments are the environments where AFK moments are more normalized (read: occurring more common and feeling less painful). For example, K-12 school campuses require students to collect smartphones during school hours while those having excessive screen time per day will get an eye. This policy is akcually meant to create conducive learning environments, even though there are common misconception among gamers and YouTube addict that this policy is meant to "condition" students to inevitable AFK moments that are going to happen to them during the rest of their young lives, even after high school graduation.

The school’s strict smartphone policy created an AFK-tolerant environment, helping students adapt to being offline during class, despite some kids grumbling about missing their favorite YouTube channels.

by Emotional Cruiser August 18, 2025

AFK pain

AFK pain refers to the pain caused by feeling missing out the latest YouTube videos whilst you've been unable to watch YouTube for extended periods of time. AFK pain feels even more intense as you go to bed whilst having not watched YouTube during the day, which is as unpleasant as going to bed whilst being hungry. AFK pain is more commonly experienced by persons who have subscribed to lots of YouTube channels in a row (i.e. 600+ channels) compared to those who subscribe to few to no YouTube channels.

After a long day of family drama and no YouTube, I felt that serious AFK pain creeping in as I lay in bed, knowing I had missed out on all the latest uploads.

by Emotional Cruiser August 18, 2025

AFK

''away from keyboard''

In Roblox..

MrCRAzY20_7:I will find this guy
Ellaplays123violent:nope

MrCRAzY20_7:how come?
Ellaplays123violent: because he is afk.
Chat: MrCRAzY20_7 has died

by Hacker11_54 September 1, 2018

childhood AFK moments

Unavoidable compared to AFK moments after reaching adulthood, childhood AFK moments are cause by at least one of the following causes: a) The screen time limits imposed by parents, b) Going to K-12 school campuses with strict restrictions on smartphone usage like requiring students to collect smartphones during school hours, which in itself already causes daily AFK moments, c) Raised by the family who cannot afford screen devices like smartphone, and d) Growing up in rural areas with poor Internet signal reception.

Growing up in a rural area meant I had plenty of childhood AFK moments—between school rules and no internet, I was often offline and didn't even mind!

by Emotional Cruiser August 19, 2025