srsly

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English

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Etymology

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Shortening of seriously by removing the vowels, as is common on IRC or texting.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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srsly

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Are you serious? Really?
    A: My mum just broke her leg…
    B: srsly?!
    • 2015, William Shakespeare, Courtney Carbone, srsly Hamlet[1], Random House, →ISBN:
      what's the point of names anyway. srsly. you could call a 🌹 a different name, and it would still 👃 just as sweet.

Adverb

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srsly (comparative more srsly, superlative most srsly)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Seriously.
    A: She's srsly afraid to go out now.
    B: Yeah, that's understandable.
    • 2024 May 2, Nicole Pomarico, Kayleigh Roberts, Starr Bowenbank, “The Best Graduation Songs of All Time”, in Cosmopolitan[2]:
      Srsly though, graduation isn't a forever goodbye and your future reunions will recapture the feelings you're leaving behind, believe it or not.
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  • (seriously): srs