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Definition of AFK

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Other terms relating to 'Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of)':

Definitions include: acronym for "drop dead gorgeous".
Definitions include: acronym for "ass-to-mouth", i.e. a sex act in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio or cunnilingus.
Definitions include: acronym for "you're welcome".
Definitions include: acronym for "no big deal".
Definitions include: acronym for "don't even trip", i.e. "Don't worry about it."
Definitions include: acronym for "for fuck's sake."
Definitions include: acronym for "if I recall correctly."
Definitions include: acronym for "I love you so fucking much".
Definitions include: acronym for "fuck off and die".
Definitions include: "disconnect".
Definitions include: "hacker".
Definitions include: acronym for "ta-ta for now" (i.e. "goodbye for now.")
Definitions include: acronym for "for real".
Definitions include: acronym for "on the other hand".
Definitions include: "with you".

Other terms relating to 'not present, away':

Definitions include: to some time that is not the present time, and/or some place that is not the present location.
Definitions include: acronym of "absent without leave."
Definitions include: to be absent from school without permission.
Definitions include: See flake.
Definitions include: Skipping school, missing classes, taking as extended lunch, skipping out of work for the day/afternoon just to have fun.
Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.

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Other terms relating to 'away':

Definitions include: "Ask any questions that you'd like."
Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
Definitions include: to escape the consequences of one's actions.
Definitions include: legs.
Definitions include: to avoid punishment for an offense.
Definitions include: to waste.
Definitions include: to incarcerate.
Definitions include: have lived a rough lifestyle.
Definitions include: to work extremely hard.
Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus on.
Definitions include: to store for future use.
Definitions include: immediately.
Definitions include: a main point from an information source.
Definitions include: to be very impressive.

Other terms relating to 'from':

Definitions include: Connotes mental, physical, and spiritual bankruptcy.
Definitions include: acronym for "bitch from hell".
Definitions include: something from the past.
Definitions include: acronym for "bastard operator from hell".
Definitions include: a good friend that is more like a brother.
Definitions include: This is an expression that was used in Western Kentucky in the late seventies, possibly earlier.
Definitions include: to become overwhelmed with information.
Definitions include: constipated.
Definitions include: over the entire body.
Definitions include: nightmarish.
Definitions include: run down or impoverished.
Definitions include: to go from extreme poverty to wealth.
Definitions include: from basic ingredients; not pre-prepared.
Definitions include: with sincere emotion.
Definitions include: at the beginning, from the start.

Other terms relating to 'keyboard':

Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
Definitions include: a person who is rude or aggressive when communicating electronically.
Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".

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