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ASL
abbreviation for
- (used in digital communications) age, sex, location. Also asl
- American Shuffleboard League.
- American Soccer League.
asl
1abbreviation for
- above sea level
- age, sex, and location
ASL
2abbreviation for
- American Sign Language See Ameslan
Example Sentences
“These three characters each have inner battles about what they thought their dreams would look like and how their lives can change based on one decision,” explained ASL choreographer Colin Analco.
Reporter Melissa Ortiz was on screen describing the action in ASL.
Special shows are available for teens, ASL interpretation, captioning and masking.
His team previously developed a wearable glove capable of translating American Sign Language into English speech in real time to help users of ASL communicate with those who don't know how to sign.
Megan Vozzella, whose husband, Stephen, was killed, told Dettelbach through an ASL interpreter that the shooting underscores the need for law enforcement to improve communications with members of the deaf community.
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About This Word
What else does asl mean?
Asl is an internet abbreviation for age, sex, and location, usually asked as a question in romantic or sexual contexts online.
It’s also used as internet slang for the intensifying expression “as hell.”
How is asl pronounced?
[ ey-es-el ]What are some other forms of asl?
a/s/l
ASL
aslp
What are some other words related to asl?
Where does asl come from?
The acronym asl can be used in messaging services, texts, chats, and other online discussions between people who haven’t talked to or met before. The person asking asl is requesting that the other person divulge their age, sex, and what town, state, or country they live in in order to determine if they want to make a romantic or sexual advance on the person.
Evidence of asl (or a/s/l) being used in online dating goes back to at least 1998. In 2015, the term had become widespread and familiar enough to inspire the title of the romance novel Age Sex Location by Melissa Pimentel.
Since at least the early 2010s, asl has been used as an internet abbreviation of “as hell,” with asl meant to sound like the pronunciation of this expression. For example, “Billy is funny asl” means “Billy is funny as hell.” This is used in similar contexts to the intensifier af, which stands for as f*ck. The earlier asl is sometimes written as a/s/l to differentiate it from the newer meaning.
How is asl used in real life?
In online chats, the letter P is sometimes added to the end of an asl query (aslp), requesting a picture, to go along with the other information.
In many online communities, abruptly and anonymously asking someone asl is seen as a rude, creepy, and immature introduction—not to mention unsafe, given the risks of sharing one’s location with a stranger. Some chat rooms even discourage or forbid the use of asl in their rules.
Asl is not to be confused with ASL, the abbreviation for American Sign Language.
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