imba

There some new slang being throw around the forum "imba". This old dog needs to learn a new trick. Whats it mean please?

Imbalanced. Twelve characters.

Doh! Okay, thanks!

I've noticed over the past decade that the next generation can't be bothered with spelling crap out.

example:

emo = emotional
imba = imbalanced.


thanks again.

The term made its way into GW primarily from WoW defectors.

Imbalanced is such a long word....

This site may help in the future:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Thanks for the link!


My personal belief is: If you don't take the time and make an effort to spell words out, then don't be offended if I discount your opinions.

I blame the Internet!

Blame text messaging. Typing stuff out with a cell phone/pager is the reason for most of the internet slang used today.

Whoa I never knew that.

I'm right there with you...i can't stand the over-simplification of the english language brought about by lazy kids.

fyi, thats not the root of the word emo. the term emo comes from the musical genre, emotional hardcore of the early to mid 90's. the term broadened to include a slightly wider genre of music and the fans of this music. in case you wanted to be slightly more educated.

also, all of this info and your original question could have been answered by wikipedia.

this is the worst logic ive ever heard. internet slang is a form of shorthand and people who keep notes/records in shorthand are considered intelligent. you sound old, i blame alzheimer's!

You sound rude, I blame rap music :P

LOL!

12chars

Imba Limba doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect puzzle for you
Imba Limba doom-pa-dee-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me

Now I know why it always reminded me of little ppl...

haha

Urban Dictionarty:
penis sympathy November 11

The faint, lingering feeling of vicarious pain most men feel when they hear of another man in a situation where his penis has been injured.

Hey Jack, remember the end of that fishing trip when the car trunk accidentally slammed down on Phil's crotch? Man, I couldn't have sex for days after that one.

Penis sympathy? Lol, never heard of it.
Btw - emo is:
a) music, similar to death metal or goth, but much, much sadder and mainly about suicides, pain, hate and anguish
b) a person that listens to emo music and/or wears black leather (or similar grim clothing), has pierced nipples/ears/tongue/nose/any other part of body and is extra-super sad, cries all the time and/or is trying to make other people cry. Also they have stupid haircut to show they are so sad and depressed that even their hair is looking sad.
c) if something is emo it means it's either super-sad (like a dead clown hung on a tree in a graveyard - pretty grim, eh?) or it makes other people sad (like a GW account being banned ;d).

So emo =/= emotional. Some things aren't what they look like.

And just because we use short versions of words it doesn't mean we can't use those words. It's faster to write ,,BTW'' or ,,IMO'' than ,,By the way'' or ,,In my opinion''.

w/e, gl & hf, idk, jst gth, kknp?

On the subject of GW slang, could someone tell me what '123456789' means? I've seen it on the Guru a lot, is it part of the 'naughty word' filter?

No, but the minimum limit for a post is 12 characters, so if you give a one-word reply you need to add to it to have at least 12 characters.

Aha, I see. Thanks for explaining.

I agree but can we call it rap talkin lol because rap music is a oxymoron.

and for those who do not know what a oxymoron means here you go.


Oxymoron–noun, plural-a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

ok, this thread is going nowhere.

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