Definition
An acronym for 'age/sex/location,' a standard introductory question used in online chat rooms and instant messaging services, typically as a quick way to establish basic information about someone before continuing conversation. It became ubiquitous in internet culture and was shorthand for initial profile-building exchanges.
Example Usage
As soon as I entered the chat room, someone asked 'a/s/l?' and I knew I was about to be hit with spam.
Origin
An abbreviated shorthand that emerged organically in chat rooms to speed up the process of mutual identification.
Fun Fact
The prevalence of a/s/l became a running joke and meme, eventually fading as social media profiles made explicit age, gender, and location declarations standard.
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