OSLT - Revision history

Woozle at 14:05, 29 November 2020

2020-11-29T14:05:18Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:05, 29 November 2020
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[OSLT]] is an [[:category:acronmys\|acronym]] which stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier<ref name=note1 />, though the first known documentation of it is email dialogue<ref name=w-h-email /> with [[Harena]] in 2001.		[[Category:Acronyms]]
			[[Category:Glossary]]
	~~'''~~2007-~~04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying~~ "ocelot" ~~instead of~~ "OSLT"~~. This variant~~ was ~~apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>~~used a ~~lot by Dhraakellian,~~ and ~~seems to have~~ taken ~~on a life of its own..~~.		[[OSLT]] is an [[:category:acronmys\|acronym]] which stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier<ref name=note1 />, though the first known documentation of it is email dialogue<ref name=w-h-email /> with [[Harena]] in 2001. As of 2007<ref name=note-2007 />, the word "ocelot" (similar to how the letters "OSLT" would sound if pronounced as a word) was being used as a synonym in chat and thence was rapidly taken up in [[IRL]] speech.
	==Alternatives==		==Alternatives==
	It can also stand for a number of other things; see [http://www.acronymfinder.com/OSLT.html Acronym Finder] and [http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/OSLT The Free Dictionary]		It can also stand for a number of other things; see [http://www.acronymfinder.com/OSLT.html Acronym Finder] and [http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/OSLT The Free Dictionary]
Line 8:		Line 8:
	<ref name=w-h-email>Email, Woozle to Harena, 2001-02-23 23:00 "Spouting"</ref>		<ref name=w-h-email>Email, Woozle to Harena, 2001-02-23 23:00 "Spouting"</ref>
	<ref name=note1>My usage long predates the one cited in [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oslt Urban Dictionary], but a thorough search of archived newsgroups from the 1980s may yet reveal earlier usage.</ref>		<ref name=note1>My usage long predates the one cited in [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oslt Urban Dictionary], but a thorough search of archived newsgroups from the 1980s may yet reveal earlier usage.</ref>
			<ref name=note-2007>This was originally noted here in an update on April 10, 2007: "This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own..."</ref>
	</references>		</references>
	~~==Note==~~

	~~[[Category:Acronyms\|OSLT]]~~
	~~[[Category:Glossary\|OSLT]]~~

Woozle at 20:30, 6 August 2017

2017-08-06T20:30:10Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:30, 6 August 2017
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~[[category:glossary]][[category:acronyms]]~~[[OSLT]] is an [[:category:acronmys\|acronym]] which stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier, though the first known documentation of it is email dialogue<~~sup>1<~~/~~sup~~> with [[Harena]] in 2001.		[[OSLT]] is an [[:category:acronmys\|acronym]] which stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier<ref name=note1 />, though the first known documentation of it is email dialogue<ref name=w-h-email /> with [[Harena]] in 2001.

	'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...		'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...
	==Alternatives==		==Alternatives==
	It can also stand for a number of other things; see [http://www.acronymfinder.com/OSLT.html Acronym Finder] and [http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/OSLT The Free Dictionary]		It can also stand for a number of other things; see [http://www.acronymfinder.com/OSLT.html Acronym Finder] and [http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/OSLT The Free Dictionary]
	==~~Sources~~==		==Footnotes==
	~~'''1.'''~~ Email, Woozle to Harena, 2001-02-23 23:00 "Spouting"		<references>
			<ref name=w-h-email>Email, Woozle to Harena, 2001-02-23 23:00 "Spouting"</ref>
			<ref name=note1>My usage long predates the one cited in [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oslt Urban Dictionary], but a thorough search of archived newsgroups from the 1980s may yet reveal earlier usage.</ref>
			</references>
			==Note==

			[[Category:Acronyms\|OSLT]]
			[[Category:Glossary\|OSLT]]

Woozle: alternative definitions

2010-07-19T17:19:07Z

alternative definitions

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:19, 19 July 2010
Line 2:		Line 2:

	'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...		'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...
			==Alternatives==
			It can also stand for a number of other things; see [http://www.acronymfinder.com/OSLT.html Acronym Finder] and [http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/OSLT The Free Dictionary]
	==Sources==		==Sources==
	'''1.''' Email, Woozle to Harena, 2001-02-23 23:00 "Spouting"		'''1.''' Email, Woozle to Harena, 2001-02-23 23:00 "Spouting"

Woozle: documentation correction

2010-07-03T22:45:52Z

documentation correction

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:45, 3 July 2010
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[category:glossary]][[category:acronyms]][[OSLT]] is an [[:category:acronmys\|acronym]] which stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier, though the first known documentation of it is ~~[[ICQ]] conversations~~ with [[Harena]] in 2001.		[[category:glossary]][[category:acronyms]][[OSLT]] is an [[:category:acronmys\|acronym]] which stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier, though the first known documentation of it is email dialogue<sup>1</sup> with [[Harena]] in 2001.

	'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...		'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...
			==Sources==
			'''1.''' Email, Woozle to Harena, 2001-02-23 23:00 "Spouting"

Woozle: acronym

2009-03-15T20:51:17Z

acronym

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:51, 15 March 2009
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[~~Category~~:~~Glossary~~]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier, though the first known documentation of it is [[ICQ]] conversations with [[Harena]] in 2001.		[[category:glossary]][[category:acronyms]][[OSLT]] is an [[:category:acronmys\|acronym]] which stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier, though the first known documentation of it is [[ICQ]] conversations with [[Harena]] in 2001.

	'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...		'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...

Woozle: update... I pretty clearly remember (now) that it already existed when I introduced it in ICQ.

2008-01-02T03:48:46Z

update... I pretty clearly remember (now) that it already existed when I introduced it in ICQ.

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:48, 2 January 2008
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Category:Glossary]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It ~~may or may not have been~~ invented by [[Woozle]], ~~possibly when~~ [[ICQ]]~~ing~~ with [[Harena]] in 2001~~, or possibly earlier~~.		[[Category:Glossary]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It apparently was invented by [[Woozle]] when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier, though the first known documentation of it is [[ICQ]] conversations with [[Harena]] in 2001.

	'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...		'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...

Woozle: update: ocelot

2007-04-10T19:57:42Z

update: ocelot

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:57, 10 April 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Category:Glossary]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It may or may not have been invented by [[Woozle]], possibly when [[ICQ]]ing with [[Harena]] in 2001, or possibly earlier.		[[Category:Glossary]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It may or may not have been invented by [[Woozle]], possibly when [[ICQ]]ing with [[Harena]] in 2001, or possibly earlier.

			'''2007-04-10 Update''': This has now morphed into saying "ocelot" instead of "OSLT". This variant was apparently coined by Tenebram (in #sluggysquad, 2006-01-11 16:50:08 EST), subsequently <s>over</s>used a lot by Dhraakellian, and seems to have taken on a life of its own...

Woozle: significant comma

2006-09-18T11:54:41Z

significant comma

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:54, 18 September 2006
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Category:Glossary]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It may or may not have been invented by [[Woozle]], possibly when [[ICQ]]ing with [[Harena]] in 2001 or possibly earlier.		[[Category:Glossary]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It may or may not have been invented by [[Woozle]], possibly when [[ICQ]]ing with [[Harena]] in 2001, or possibly earlier.

Woozle at 19:55, 16 January 2006

2006-01-16T19:55:51Z

New page

[[Category:Glossary]][[OSLT]] stands for '''O'''r '''S'''omething '''L'''ike '''T'''hat. It may or may not have been invented by [[Woozle]], possibly when [[ICQ]]ing with [[Harena]] in 2001 or possibly earlier.