AOL
verbEtymology From the propensity of AOL users for making unnecessary "me too" posts in Usenet discussions.
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Internet, Humorous, Rare To plainly agree or support, such as by saying a simple phrase, namely me too, I agree, or posting a simple message experssing one’s agreement or support.
- It was to this that I AOLed. I have no intent to suggest that I do not appreciate physical beauty, either in the oppostie^([sic]) gender or in fact in my own, which has given several girls of my acquaintance a nasty shock an^([sic]) caused some extreme allegations to be made regarding my personal sexual preferences (all right, I was at a boarding school at the time).1998 November 3, Kheldar, “pterry likes Lara ?”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026:
- It's also an acronym which implies "I agree", referring to the AOLers' habit, when AOL first gave them access to usenet,^([sic]) of quoting whole, and lengthy posts, just to add the words 'me too' at the end. In other words, I agree totally with whatever I AOLed.1999 September 14, Glenys Williams, “So, what was Mika doing in the woods?????????”, in rec.autos.sport.f1 (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026:
4 more examples
- If there were a alt.fan.esmi I'd be your persistent lurkah. I would support you in email for all eternity, for as long as you continue to express your thoughts with a grace and colouration which effortlessly turns insult and high dudgeon into overweaning false sanctimoniousness. […] Sockii (Maybe I should'a AOLed...)2001 December 27, Sockii, “[I] Science and art of debate // was art”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026:
- Me too. (Oh god, I AOLed. Kill me now)2003 September 27, Beerman, “Spoilers: Megazine 211”, in alt.comics.2000ad (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026:
- Anyway, I thought biting my head off when I AOLed that I like your "slice o life" posts was a bit much, but hey, water under the bridge and all that.2005 March 10, Mary Pegg, “Friendships UK”, in uk.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026:
- The one I commented on in detail wasn't as good, I thought, as the one I AOLed about. Of the newer ones, I like the "hat" one best. It's still marked unread, in the hope that I can find something wrong in it.2006 February 22, Peter J Ross, “Love Poem #5 //Rik”, in rec.arts.poems (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026: