An internet and texting initialism used as a warm sign-off, standing for Love You, You Liar or more commonly Love You, You Legend depending on context and community.
An internet and texting initialism used as a warm sign-off, standing for Love You, You Liar or more commonly Love You, You Legend depending on context and community. Like LOL, LMAO, and other sign-off abbreviations, LWYL adds a casual, affectionate flourish to the end of a message without the weight of a straight-up I love you. It's the kind of thing you'd fire off to a close friend after a particularly funny exchange.
She ended the voice note with a laugh and typed LWYL before tossing her phone on the couch.
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(Internet slang, text messaging) Love you so much.
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(Internet slang, text messaging) , often used sarcastically.
An internet and text messaging abbreviation standing for 'you know who' or occasionally 'you know what,' used to refer obliquely to a person or thing without naming them directly. Often deployed to signal an inside reference between people who share context — the person being discussed doesn't need to be named because the recipient already knows. Can have a conspiratorial, teasing, or gossip-forward tone. Common on social media, group chats, and messaging apps.
(Internet slang, texting) , used as a sign-off.