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- ACK – ASL – for real – How about them apples? – no diggity – WAYD – who's own – word
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ACK 
interjection
- as a question, to enquire whether someone is present.
Speaker: ACK?
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
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Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- as a statement, to confirm one's presence. An appropriate response to ping.
Speaker: Are you there?
Response: ACK.Speaker: ping
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
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- See more words with the same meaning: present, near, directly.
Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- an exclamation of surprise or alarm.
Ack!
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Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- yes.
Speaker: Do you want to shop for monitors?
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
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- See more words with the same meaning: yes, agreements (statements of).
Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
origin
- ACK is a common abbreviation for "acknowledged," used in computing. The opposite of ACK is NAK.
Note that "ack" as an exclamation of surprise or alarm has no relation to computing.Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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ASL
interjection
- online chatting acronym for "age, sex, location?" That is, an inquiry into a person's age, gender, and location.
ASL?
Your cute asl.
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Last edited on May 12 2013. Submitted by Farah from NJ, USA on Apr 28 2002.
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for real
interjection
- "Are you telling me the truth?" or "I'm telling you the truth." Also for reals.
Sally: I got an A on my paper.
Bennie: For real?
Sally: For real!
Citation from "The Inner Circle", The Office (TV), Season 7 Episode 23 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: inquiries (list of).
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Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Laura from Clarion, PA, USA on Dec 03 2002.
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How about them apples?
interjection
- synonymous with "What do you think about that?" Also "How do you like them apples?"
How about them apples?
Well, I got her number. How about them apples?
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Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Gulnar Surury from New York, NY, USA on Mar 25 1998.
notes
- Note that the phrase in its colloquial use is ungrammatical. While a listener would understand "How about those apples" as being an equivalent question, using "them" is traditional.
Last edited on Jul 13 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 13 2007.
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no diggity
interjection
- roughly equivalent to "serious." Used similarly to phrases such as, "Seriously?" "Are you serious?" etc. Can also be used as a statement rather than a question, meaning "Seriously!" Popularized by R&B/rap group Blackstreet in their song "No Diggity" on the 1996 album Another Level.
Sally: Einstein was smart!
Bennie: No diggity?
Sally: No diggity!- See more words with the same meaning: inquiries (list of).
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Last edited on Sep 12 1997. Submitted by Jason P from Troy, NY, USA on Sep 12 1997.
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W
WAYD
- what are you doing.
WAYD?
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Last edited on Apr 27 2008. Submitted by Anonymous from San Jose, CA, USA on Apr 27 2008.
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who's own
interjection
- used to inquire the owner of an item. Example: someone would hold up a pencil and, speaking to a group, ask "Who's own?"
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Last edited on May 06 1997. Submitted by Jennifer from Tampa, FL, USA on May 06 1997.
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word
interjection
- seriously.
Word, word, that's how it happened.
- See more words with the same meaning: accurate, probably, likely, certainly.
Last edited on Feb 09 1998. Submitted by Joe Gallo from Washington, DC, USA on Feb 09 1998.
- "yes". Also word up.
Speaker: I'm going to the movies tonight, dawg - you want to go?
Response: Word!- See more words with the same meaning: yes, agreements (statements of).
Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Slink from FL, USA on Apr 02 1998.
- When used as a question, equivalent to "Are you serious?"
Speaker: I met Michael Jackson!
Response: Word?- See more words with the same meaning: inquiries (list of).
Last edited on Dec 06 2002. Submitted by Jasmine from Washington Twp, NJ, USA on Dec 06 2002.
- a response to a greeting.
Person A: What's up?
Or, a greeting for addressing an individual or group.
Person B: Word.Person A: <enters room> Word.
Last edited on Apr 10 2010. Submitted by Anonymous from Chicago, IL, USA on Jan 13 2010.
- an acknowledgment of a statement.
Citation from "Haunted", Dollhouse (TV, 2009), Season 1 Episode 10 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 17 2010.
- a statement of agreement.
Person A: Bro, that girl is so hot.
Person B: Word.
Citation from "Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope", Up All Night (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 08 2011.
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