AOL

aol äol. English Etymology 1 thumb|Logo of AOL en of its original name, en America Online. Proper noun en web portal An American web portal and former online service provider. 2009-12-10 Staci D. Kramer Welcome to the new AOL https://web.archive.org/web/20151011184338/https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/dec/10/digital-media-aol-split-independent-official-new-launch-logo-content Other sites in the AOL network are also getting "updated experiences," according to Wilson, "including greater AOL attribution presence and consistency." en 2014 Brian S. McWilliams Spam Kings 85 (Mad Pierre had showered her with his customary praise as well, exclaiming on IRC that she made him behave “like a testosteronal teenager in an AOL chat room”—a line that Shiksaa was quick to appropriate for use in her Usenet signature.) Derived terms en aolbonics AOLer AOLtard Etymology 2 Noun en computing en aspect-oriented language. Etymology 3 From the propensity of AOL users for making unnecessary "me too" posts in Usenet discussions. Interjection en internet slang humorous me too, I agree. en 2003-07-08 CCA [I] Apropos of Barry White news... alt.fan.pratchett >Now Black Velvet by Alannah Miles has always sent shivers down my spine, something about her voice.AOL! I've heard that one being karaoke'd, by someone with a pretty good voice, but it really needs Alannah Miles's vocals to do it justice. Verb en intransitive internet slang humorous rare To plainly agree or support, such as by saying a simple phrase, namely en me too, en I agree, or posting a simple message expressing one’s agreement or support. en 3 November 1998 Kheldar pterry likes Lara ? alt.fan.pratchett https://web.archive.org/web/20260703112817/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.pratchett/c/H7UmawstRuA/m/HgsuERIPnQ8J It was to this that I AOLed. I have no intent to suggest that I do not appreciate physical beauty, either in the oppostie gender or in fact in my own, which has given several girls of my acquaintance a nasty shock an caused some extreme allegations to be made regarding my personal sexual preferences (all right, I was at a boarding school at the time). en 14 September 1999 Glenys Williams So, what was Mika doing in the woods????????? rec.autos.sport.f1 https://web.archive.org/web/20260703113011/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.autos.sport.f1/c/zhxVta7iRYo/m/EJN7tyV4vlUJ It's also an acronym which implies "I agree", referring to the AOLers' habit, when AOL first gave them access to usenet, of quoting whole, and lengthy posts, just to add the words 'me too' at the end. In other words, I agree totally with whatever I AOLed. en 27 December 2001 Sockii [I] Science and art of debate // was art alt.fan.pratchett https://web.archive.org/web/20260703111703/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.pratchett/c/EcVxMfEBoJE/m/GG6-sDDkTq0J If there were a alt.fan.esmi I'd be your persistent lurkah. I would support you in email for all eternity, for as long as you continue to express your thoughts with a grace and colouration which effortlessly turns insult and high dudgeon into overweaning false sanctimoniousness. Sockii (Maybe I should'a AOLed...) en 27 September 2003 Beerman Spoilers: Megazine 211 alt.comics.2000ad https://web.archive.org/web/20260703112353/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.comics.2000ad/c/NLpwkGdUuzM/m/5XcVA5esDtYJ Me too. (Oh god, I AOLed. Kill me now) en 10 March 2005 Mary Pegg Friendships UK uk.misc https://web.archive.org/web/20260703112518/https://groups.google.com/g/uk.misc/c/YUHnMVwa0uc/m/stfMm_15AJkJ Anyway, I thought biting my head off when I AOLed that I like your "slice o life" posts was a bit much, but hey, water under the bridge and all that. en 22 February 2006 Peter J Ross Love Poem #5 //Rik rec.arts.poems https://web.archive.org/web/20260703111934/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.poems/c/x17igS744dU/m/dwHbgY4IrhcJ The one I commented on in detail wasn't as good, I thought, as the one I AOLed about. Of the newer ones, I like the "hat" one best. It's still marked unread, in the hope that I can find something wrong in it. Anagrams en alo -ola LOA Lao Loa OAL Ola loa ola en pseudo-acronyms