RLY

or ORLY

abbreviation for

1. (oh) really.

rly

abbreviation for

1. railway

Word History and Origins

Origin of RLY¹

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

Another newly entitled Juuler, who was just awarded $1,156, added that “vaping rly paid off.”

From Slate

Serenity: hey! sorry service is really spotty and my^hone is on the verge of death, your msgs are downloading, i can’t read them yet so idk what’s up with you, but i hope everything is okay, dad and i are still in the woods, but heading home soon, rly hope this text sends, miss u!

From Literature

Me and E have broken up *again* since the writing of this article haha, but he’s my best friend and the love of my life, and my life and art are forever dedicated to The Mission now, I think Devin wrote that part of the story rly well.

From Los Angeles Times

But some songs on this album, like “Rly Don’t Care” and “Favorite Band,” are redolent of the earliest, and sparest, girl in red singles — direct production, and the simple joys of expressing oneself in first person, reveling in the emphatic, liberating power of the “I.”

From New York Times

Mongeau, 20, tweeted at the time, “i love her forever don’t get that twisted. she changed my life forever. don’t rly wanna talk on it.”

From Fox News