Helpful Defintions
(Aka What is a Shipper? What is a Noromo? What is...?)
Basically what the title says, this page is for all those relatively new to the web and the Internet slang words that come easily to those of us who have been surfing the web for sometime. Well, I've only been online for one and a half years so I don't know them all.What's below are the terms associated with Shipperworld and other Internet abbrieviations you might come across on a mailing list or newsgroups or chat room.
Also used are the terms ‘shipperdome’, ‘shippy’, ‘shippery’, ‘shipperworld’
‘Shipper’ is a term derived from the English word ‘relationship’, as opposed to being derived from the word ‘worship’ as has been suggested by some Noromos (see below for definition).
A shipper is someone who is in favour of a relationship between two lead characters on a TV program or book/film. ‘Shipper’ is used when someone is in favour of a male/female romantic relationship. (There are also the 'shippers of the same gender-relationships but - for now - that doesn't concern Shipperworld. The only main difference is that their fanfiction is a different category to male/female romance fanfiction - it's called 'slash fiction' because of the '/' used when listing the characters involved.)
By definition, a shipper is someone who believes that such a romantic relationship should/would/could occur between said characters if possible.
Shippers are a group of people who can see the romantic side of a relationship portrayed in a TV show/novel/film/whatever that they are fans of. Most of the time, we shippers are harmless, though Noromo’s should watch where they step when there’s a groups of us together…. Just kidding!! Maybe...
‘Fini(s)-shippers’ or ‘Fencers’ are those who have some shipper tendencies and share some shipper beliefs but who are unable to fully commit to one side of the fence only – be it the side of shippers or Noromo’s.
Shippers and fencers get along, most of the time. The only instance I’ve personally heard something about a shipper and a fencer clashing in a friendly discussion was when the fencer was leaning heavily onto the Noromo side and wasn’t willing to listen to all of the shipper’s reasoning. Other than that, shippers and fencers are a peaceful bunch when together.
‘Noromo’ – as in ‘No romance’ or ‘Non-romantic’. If reversed with the last ‘o’ taken off, it spells ‘Moron’ which is, in some cases, quite apt. (Notice the some - Not all 'Noromos' are like that!) Noroomos are generally seen to be the rivals of Shippers, which I guess they are.
‘Noromo’s’ are those who (no surprise) are completely opposed to a romantic relationship developing between the two lead characters. There are mixed Noromo’s, some of whom admit there is a slight possibility but who aren’t in favour and others who are blind to what’s right in front of them. Ahem, sorry, I’m not being very objective, am I?
Anyway, Most Noromo’s leave the shippers to their own devices but some, unfortunately, like causing trouble. These such Noromos are the ones Shippers are wary of and are opposed to. They don’t respect our opinions and like saying how pathetic we are and how we wouldn’t like the TV shows etc. without the shippy aspect which, in my humble opinion (IMHO), is absolute…ahem…nonsense.
2U2
= To You, Too
AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT = As Far As I Can Tell
AFK = Away From Keyboard
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
BAK = Back At Keyboard
BBL = Be Back Later
BITMT = But In The Meantime
BOT = Back On Topic
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By the way
C4N = Ciao For Now
CRS = Can't Remember "Stuff"
CU = See You
CUL(8R) = See You Later
CWOT = Complete Waste Of Time
CYA = See Ya
DITYID = Did I Tell You I'm Distressed?
DIY = Do It Yourself
EOD = End Of Discussion
EZ = Easy
F2F = Face To Face
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FBOW = For Better Or Worse
FOAF = Friend Of A Friend
FOCL = Falling Off Chair Laughing
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYA = For Your Amusement
FYI = For Your Information
/ga = Go Ahead
GAL = Get A Life
GBTW = Get Back To Work
GFC = Going For Coffee
GFETE = Grinning From Ear To Ear
GMTA = Great minds think alike
GR&D = Grinning, Running & Ducking
GTG = Got To Go
GTGTTBR = Got To Go To The Bathroom
GTRM = Going To Read Mail
HAND = Have A Nice Day
HHOK = Ha Ha Only Kidding
HTH = Hope This Helps
IAC = In Any Case
IAE = In Any Event
IC = I See
IDGI = I Don't Get It
IMCO = In My Considered Opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
IMNSHO = in My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IMPE = In My Previous/Personal Experience
IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion
IOTTMCO = Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer
IOW = In Other Words
IRL = In Real Life
ISP = Internet Service Provider
IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean
JIC = Just In Case
J/K = Just kidding
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
L8TR = Later
LD = Later dude
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LTNS = Long Time No See
MorF = Male or Female, or person who asks that question
MTCW = My Two Cents Worth
NRN = No Reply Necessary
ONNA = Oh No, Not Again!
OTOH = On The Other Hand OTTOMH = Off the top of my head
OIC = Oh I See
OTF = On The Floor
OLL = Online Love
PLS = Please
PU = That Stinks!
REHI = Hello Again (re-Hi!)
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF = Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN = Real Soon Now
RTDox = Read The Documentation/Directions
RTFM
= Read The Frickin' Manual
RUOK = Are You OK?
SNAFU = Situation Normal; All Fouled Up
SO = Significant Other
SOL = Smiling Out Loud (or You're Out of Luck)
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAFN = That's All For Now
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
THX = Thanks
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TLK2UL8R = Talk to you later
TMK = To My Knowledge
TOS = Terms Of Service
TPTB = The Powers That Be
TSWC = Tell Someone Who Cares
TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL(8R) = Talk To You Later
TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern
Txs = Thanks
URL = Web Page Address
w/b = Welcome Back
w/o = Without
WRT = With Regard To
WTG = Way To Go
WU? = What's Up?
WWW = World Wide Web
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
Y2K = Year 2000
YGIAGAM = Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
YGWYPF = You Get What You Pay For
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
ZZZ = Sleeping
So there you have it. We have Shippers, Fencers, decent Noromo’s and not-so-decent Noromos. We’re all entitled to our own opinions, right? And my personal opinion is that Shipper’s rock but then that’s a little obvious =0) And as well as that, you have most of the abbreviations you're likely to come across sometime during your life online! Hope this helps you sometime!
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