AOLese
A slang term used to describe Internet chat abbreviations and other terms used by AOL Internet service subscribers that are specific to the AOL system itself. YGM for “You Got Mail” is an example of AOLese. Others consider any type of chat slang, such as LOL or any 133t_speak.html to be AOLese.
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