Definitions

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  • interjection Are you serious? Really?
  • adverb In a serious manner.

Etymologies

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Shortening of seriously by removing the vowels, as common on IRC or texting.

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Examples

  • I hate to nitpick but being a avid loler "srsly" is lol speak.

    Corporate Sponsored Cakery Jen 2009

  • Here at G.E.A., we take out "Not afraid to be servicey" mantra very, very seriously (or "srsly").

    Gawker Foster Kamer 2010

  • In fact, the self that they are portraying comes out in hyperlinks, camera phone shots, and mundane shit dribbles punctuated with emoticons and convenient contractions: "srsly", "IMHO", etc … The tune the narcissist weaves on facebook is legato where as on Twitter it is staccato.

    unknown title 2008

  • In fact, the self that they are portraying comes out in hyperlinks, camera phone shots, and mundane shit dribbles punctuated with emoticons and convenient contractions: "srsly", "IMHO", etc … The tune the narcissist weaves on facebook is legato where as on Twitter it is staccato.

    Comments for BrightestYoungThings 2008

  • In fact, the self that they are portraying comes out in hyperlinks, camera phone shots, and mundane shit dribbles punctuated with emoticons and convenient contractions: "srsly", "IMHO", etc … The tune the narcissist weaves on facebook is legato where as on Twitter it is staccato.

    Comments for BrightestYoungThings 2008

  • Next post » fattailed biz reporting = tech reporting? srsly

    $67 Million Loophole « PubliCola 2010

  • Because it doesn't look like an atom at all! srsly, if you're working with particle physics at the level they * claim* to be, I want to see some freaking sigma orbitals!

    Iron Guy grrm 2010

  • Just commenting to say I hope someone has shown you this icon.srsly. things come as they come. and i'm glad you've had some good days recently:

    Don't Go Wiggy On Me Now... grrm 2010

  • Phyreblade (UID#5939) on September 6th, 2009 at 2: 03 am srsly?

    Swedish dad in bid for breast milk | My[confined]Space 2009

  • April first is fast encroaching; see if you can get Fairview Fannie to plagiarize some hoax. it might have to be subtle ... (although i think they bit on that Ivars underwater billboard bit rather easily) uhm, "Sandeep secretly running for governor" or somesuch srsly

    A Mini-Editorial on Journalism Etiquette « PubliCola 2010

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  • Abbreviation for "seriously."

    January 8, 2008

  • Rlly?

    January 8, 2008

  • seriously

    June 11, 2009

  • Rlly?

    June 11, 2009

  • YA RLY - Said the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013, as they added srsly to the dictionary.

    August 28, 2013