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irl irl.
Translingual
Symbol
1 3 Republic of Ireland Ireland
mul IE ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 alpha-2
mul license plate codes Ireland
mul Ireland
English
Etymology
Initialisms and abbreviations.
Proper noun
en motor racing en w:Indy Racing League.
Adverb
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en internet slang text messaging en in real life (as opposed to online).
en in the flesh offline
en in-game online
en September 22, 1995 Benjamin Woolley The Net 2 2 22 minutes There are the same battles of the sexes, the same conflicts of interests, the same struggles to make friends. This world has the perils as well as the pleasure that you experience in real life or IRL as MUD players call it.
en 2015 Joanna Walsh Grow a Pair Due to the splendid isolation guaranteed by her social position she had never met a cock IRL and, as there was no Wi-Fi in the palace, she had no opportunity to check the facts.
en http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/15/swipe-right-ask-eva-tinder-meeting-in-real-life Why is it so hard to go from chatting on Tinder to meeting up in real life? 2015-10-15 The Guardian I’ve recently been trying out Tinder, and while I match with people and even chat with them everything seems to be going well, but whenever I bring up meeting IRL, they are quick to ghost me.
Translations
in real life, in text messaging
French: fr dlvv, fr DLVV
German: de iel, de IEL
Alemannic German: gsw iel, gsw IEL
Indonesian: id ddn, id DDN
Portuguese: pt nvr, pt NVR
Spanish: es elvr, es ELVR
Turkish: tr gh, tr GH
Ukrainian: uk рж, uk РЖ
Adjective
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en in real life Existing or being such in real life.
en His IRL girlfriend.
en Aimee Cliff http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/10/poppy-i-disagree-review Poppy: I Disagree review – online pop-bot embraces IRL nu-metal 2020-01-10 The Guardian But as Poppy’s fictional world expanded, Pereira became embroiled in IRL controversy.
en https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cilantro-flavor-soap-chipotle this "100-percent real soap bar" is "the perfect gift for cilantro lovers and haters alike" Chipotle says the now IRL soap stems from a humorous photo the brand shared on Instagram back in August. 22:41, 12 March 2023 (UTC) Mike Pomeranz Dec 2 2021 foodandwine.com Archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/20230312224124/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cilantro-flavor-soap-chipotle 12 March 2023
Related terms
en RR<id:real reality>,real reality
Noun
en internet slang An IRL friend.
See also
en RL
en meatspace
en OOC
en IG#Adjective
en AFK
Anagrams
en ilr ILR LIR
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