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Alyssa Powell/Insider TLDR is an acronym that stands for "Too Long Didnt Read." TLDR is commonly used to summarize lengthy content and can signal a sort of executive summary at the start of news articles or emails.   The abbreviation can come off as rude, so its best to avoid using TLDR as a response in professional settings. . If youve spent any time on online forums or in the comments sections of news websites or social media posts, youve more than likely encou...

Alyssa Powell/Insider GG is an acronym that means "good game," and is usually said at the end of online multiplayer games. Saying GG at the end of games is considered good sportsmanship, and in some games, can even earn you rewards. However, GG can also be said sarcastically — using GG mockingly after someone makes an error is considered unsportsmanlike.  . As internet acronyms go, "GG" is among the most popular. Its also among the most polarizing, because dep...

The acronym "AMA" means "ask me anything," and it's commonly used on social media sites like Reddit.

DLC means "downloadable content," and refers to features in video games that need to be downloaded separately from the main game.

The term "OP" can mean two different things online, depending on its context — either "original poster" or "overpowered."

Alyssa Powell/Insider NSFW is an internet acronym that means "not safe for work."  NSFW often serves as a content warning, urging the viewer to use discretion or avoid the post or image when they are in a professional or public setting. On the more extreme end, content may carry a NSFL (not safe for life) tag to warn about potentially disturbing content. . If youve spent any time on social media or in forums that occasionally feature edgy or explicit content, youv...

Our system is if almost all the politicized decisions happen here, not in article 2 or article 3. so that brings us to a second point. how do we get to a place where the legislature decided to give away its power? weve been doing it for a long time. over the course of the last century, but especially since the 1930s and then ramping up since the 1960s, a whole lot of the responsibility in this body has been kicked to a bunch of alphabet soup bureaucracies. all the acronyms that people know about...

Detergent on amazon and not in the store. thats number one. they like niche brands. they feel theyre being more targeted and attracted to that brand in a personal way and maybe they dont want to use the detergent that their grandmother used. do you think lol is going to do it? what does lol stand for? >> jon: who wouldnt like mr. clean. >> sandra: anyone who has a toddler girl at home lol doll. acronyms work. the one you were not willing to say the wtf which most of us know what that stands for....

Office of o.r.r. apologies for the acronyms. but this is the reality of the agencies were working with. it is an alphabet soup of agencies and organizations it that are involved and there is no central coordination. one of the things that weve been calling for is transparency and accountability. because we know that many of the families that came in were not registered as family units. and that concerns us a lot because we know that some of those children that have been separated from their pare...

They are there to proall of these laws. i.c.e. last year arrested 33,000 criminal aliens who committed all kind of crimes that would be mind-numbing to your audience. they seized 2400-pound of fentanyl. >> laura: they are fine with that. but they want it taken out for more accountability. >> im not buying it. they want to pick and choose their acronyms. i disagree with that. there is no evidence that they believe that you can, quote, reimagine it. its a small world attraction. you are not reimag...