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Pronounced "atting"

The act of placing unnecessary @ signs (a la Twitter) before people's names on non-Twitter social networking websites, blogs, etc. when responding to their comments.

Using the @ as an affectation.
"Yes, @Fred, I think that's a great idea. @Donna, what do you think?"

Dude . . . why are you @ing? Just use names!
@ing by eggonface2 August 20, 2009
Related Words
ingrid • Inge • ing • Inga • ingles • ingo • ingram • ingeborg • Inglewood • ingers
"ing" is used by gamers as a short "ingame"
-So you finaly made skype!
-yea, write ing
ing by Iesdi/SE- September 22, 2012
Introduced in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Ing were born when a phazon meteor struck the planet Aether with such force that a dimensional rift created a dark version of the world (Dark Aether). This warring race seeked to destroy the light world and its peaceful sentients, the Luminoth. They are capable of possessing other creatures, allowing them entrance into that world; light is fatal to them otherwise.

In solid form, Ing are dark, spider-like creatures with five legs and several glowing red eyes (although they can be depicted as one big red orb like in the official art). They can also revert to a puddle of dark matter.
The Ing stole the "Light of Aether" from Agon's Energy Temple.
Ing by Aqua December 27, 2004
The creepy health-sucking monsters in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
I was just killed by an Ing. Ahhhhh.
Ing by The All-Knower December 27, 2004
The "-ing" suffix
Adding -ing to the end of a word to start an idiotic new trend in order to take some idiotic pictures to get attention from other idiots who will follow.
Douche number 1: Hahahaa i love planking!
Douche number 2: Thats old! Owling is whats in!
Douche number 3: No way. You guys are so 2 weeks ago. cone-ing is the shit now.
-ing by TheUrbanWordsmith July 21, 2011
ing - a suffix used to form adjectives or verbs - in the ghetto language, the suffix -ing is hardly ever used. Instead, you can replace it with the suffix -in' or just -in. The sound of the g is eliminated.
ing by disturbed May 6, 2004
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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