away message 

1. Message set in an instant messanger client that informs people on your buddy list that you are away.
Common messages include: away, brb, and sleeping

My cousin john needs to learn how to use away messages

away message by KenF December 28, 2005

away message 

A new way of subtly communicating to people, often in the form of song lyrics, quotes, and other things you don't want to say directly to someone else but need to get across.

This girl I knew would always stalk my away messages, so I put one up about being out with my girlfriend so she'd leave me alone.

away message by Grathol April 12, 2005

Away message 

When someone puts a message on their instant messenger signifying the fact that they can't talk at that moment.

When Jane had to leave the computer, she put up an away message.

Away message by Susie February 18, 2005

away message 

What we used to call status updates back in the day.

We used to inform people of what we ate for dinner through an away message.

away message by cmiller4642 June 9, 2010

away message 

A suicide note. A note that one writes before they kill themselves.

Kurt Cobain quoted Neil Young in his away message

away message by nobhdy May 2, 2007

Away Message Author 

A person who chooses to: 1.list several things they are going to be doing in the time following the setting of the away message to the time that that they return, 2.explain in unnecessary detail of the adventures that they are partaking in, or 3.someone who is leaving for a trip and decides to leave an extensive list of things they will be doing.

"My friend is such an 'away message author', he completely makes an elaborate story about what he's doing!"

Ex.1.- Hey, i'm not here, i'm going to wal-mart, then to the mall, then to the bathroom, then home, then.....
Ex.2.- i'm gone right now. i'm at the mall with friends. i'm going to go see a movie, pay $3.50 for a bag of popcorn, leave half of the bag uneaten, throw it away, enjoy the movie, leave, go drive to.....
Ex.3.- sorry, im not here, i'm in houston watching a baseball game. so i could be:
a. in a car
b. getting gas
c. eating candy
d. drinking soda
e. watching the game
f. driving home
g. .....

Away Message Author by Snoop Doggy Bryce September 12, 2008

Away message invite 

Inviting people to a party through an away message. Eliminating the burden of picking and chooseing who to invite as well as the time to make phone calls.
Advantages: This works well when you can only have a few people over because only the people who read he away message will know. You won't have to feel guilty or make people mad when you forget to invite them.
Disadvantages: You might have unwelcome guests.

This method works best for last minute parties planned a few hours beforehand.

Alex: Dude, why weren't you at Beckys party last night?
Spencer: what party? I wasn't invited! ::angrey glare::
Alex: oh dude don't worry, it was an Away Message invite, she didn't officially invite anyone. Just check the away messages more often.

Away message invite by Claude Gabrillo September 14, 2008