Social media has meant that slang is developing faster than possibly ever before. While these terms help shorten communication and make conversations more to the point, they are not always easy to ...

Within the thrall of the internet, letter combinations take on brand new meanings. But if you’re not too keen on the latest web and texting lingo, then interpreting shorthand messages with ...

In August 2018, a warning started making its way around social media cautioning users to watch out for text messages containing the phrase "a friend has complimented you in IRL," as these messages had ...

For years, people have been posting odd or funny images, GIFs, and screenshots of text with the caption “me IRL,” meaning “me in real life.” The tradition stretches back into the strangest corners of ...

Some people have been getting text messages to their phones from an app they don't recognize. The app is called IRL, and many of the people getting the messages are confused as to what exactly it is.

These days, so much of our everyday communication with friends, coworkers and family is rooted in shorthand via texting, Slacking, commenting on social media and more. There are Gen Z slang terms ...

Fathom this. You meet someone online and you instantly click. You text them non-stop. From sharing snaps of what you are eating to talking about your childhood dreams, the conversation doesn't seem to ...