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Definition of IOW
IOW 
interjection
- acronym for "in other words". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "age sex location race picture". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I think I'm going [to] be sick" or "I think I'm gonna be sick". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "thanks in advance". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "off-topic". | |
| Definitions include: to "text" - i.e. send a text message. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "kiss my teeth". | |
| Definitions include: "seriously." | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "laugh out loud" or "laughing out loud." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "way to go". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "way TMI", i.e. "way too much information". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "read the manual". | |
| Definitions include: "from what I understand". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "no big deal". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'in': | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: involving everyone or everything. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: no chance. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: at some time before the present. | |
| Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing. | |
| Definitions include: included. | |
| Definitions include: clitoris. | |
| Definitions include: to intrude. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time." | |
| Definitions include: never. | |
Other terms relating to 'other': | |
| Definitions include: to be homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: for something heard to not have any effect. | |
| Definitions include: Other people's property. | |
| Definitions include: the opposing perspective. | |
| Definitions include: a woman with whom one has an affair. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "on the other hand". | |
| Definitions include: an expression of disbelief. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "significant other". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "some other dude did it". | |
| Definitions include: to interject one's self into another person's affairs. | |
| Definitions include: something completely different | |
| Definitions include: when a person confuses their right and left, used to mockingly inform them. | |
| Definitions include: when a person confuses their right and left, used to mockingly inform them. | |
Other terms relating to 'word': | |
| Definitions include: "cunt". | |
| Definitions include: the word "cunt". | |
| Definitions include: to suffer the consequences of verbalizing something that was incorrect. | |
| Definitions include: a fancy word. | |
| Definitions include: a swear word. | |
| Definitions include: fuck. | |
| Definitions include: to have an opportunity to speak. | |
| Definitions include: any good news, ideas, or thoughts. | |
| Definitions include: "please." | |
| Definitions include: "I will not reveal the secret." | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of surprise. | |
| Definitions include: the word "nigger", which is extremely offensive. | |
| Definitions include: Indicates everything is ready, that plans or actions can proceed. | |
| Definitions include: to speak rather than resort to violence. | |
| Definitions include: non-committal speech. | |
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