"asl" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} asl
  1. (Internet, slang) Initialism of age, sex, location. Used mainly in chat rooms to request this information from the person with whom one is communicating. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: age (extra: Used mainly in chat rooms to request this information from the person with whom one is communicating), sex (extra: Used mainly in chat rooms to request this information from the person with whom one is communicating), location (extra: Used mainly in chat rooms to request this information from the person with whom one is communicating) Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-asl-en-phrase-qRwAe46Q
  2. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of as hell. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: as hell
    Sense id: en-asl-en-phrase-rLBFFZ-o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a/s/l

Alternative forms

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