Definition

While you will now primarily encounter leetspeak online, the language dates back to the 1980s. Savvy bulletin board systems (BBS) users formulated it to bypass BBS filters that prohibited the use of certain words.

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tmi

too much information

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nitfm

not in the f**king mood

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flivver

A vintage slang term from the Great Depression era describing an automobile so beat-up and rickety that it made the Joads' jalopy look like a Cadillac. Think of it as the 1930s equivalent of calling someone's car a "hooptie," except your grandparents actually used this word unironically while fleeing the Dust Bowl.

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ligafs

like I give a flying s**t

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SF

A baseball acronym that refers to the number of sacrifice flies hit by a player.

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Scratch Golfer

A scratch golfer is a player who has ahandicapof zero or below. It indicates that the player is very good.

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