Unit 20 Vocabulary: IT Slang: Part II

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one of the best hackers or coders that you know
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"You should really watch out for SatanSpawn666, he is totally 1337."
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Alpha geek
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the person whom the other engineers turn to when they encounter a problem they cannot solve
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"I can't find the source of this bug, so I guess I will ask the alpha geek what he thinks."
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ASAP (as soon as possible)
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getting it yesterday, or even last week, would have been nice
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"Bill Lumbergh told Peter Gibbons that he needed those TPS reports on his desk ASAP!"
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AFK (away from keyboard)
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busy in the 'real world'; often used in chats after a long pause
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"Mickey453: sorry was just afk!"
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BRB (be right back)
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something you say in a chat message to show you will need to go to the toilet or go grab quick snack
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"i gotta go punish the porcelain... brb!"
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FTW (for the win)
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something to say when you are trying to accomplish something important and you are very near to your goal
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"Lizard Team attack the base FTW!"
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IMHO (in my humble opinion)
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something to put in a chat before stating something which is subjective and not a hard fact
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"IMHO software developers should make more money than lawyers."
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l8r (later)
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something you say when you are leaving a chat
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"cu l8r alig8r!"
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LMAO (laughing my ass off)
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when something is so funny your buttocks may actually fall off your legs
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"John: OMG! When I was at Billy's house I caught his dad wearing a unicorn onesy! Craig: What? LMAO!"
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LOL (laughing out loud)
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something to type when you or someone else types something funny
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"Dirk: My little brother just swallowed a bug in his soda, lol."
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Leech
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a derogatory term for a person who downloads a lot more than they upload
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"Many bittorrent users are essentially leeches who are only there to download pirated material."
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N00b
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a derogatory term for someone who is a total beginner; someone who sucks at programming or gaming
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"Bill is such a n00b he can't even navigate the command line without a book."
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Pissed off
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angry, or upset
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"Everyone knows that it's better to be pissed off than pissed on."
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ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing)
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something to type when "lol", simply isn't enough to convey the hilarity of the matter.
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"You know I was ROTFL when I heard my ex-girlfriend dropped her new iPhone in the toilet."
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TIL (today I learned)
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Something to type in a chat, before stating an educational fact
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"TIL that sharks cannot stop swimming or they will drown."
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