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[[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"

Revision as of 22:45, 3 July 2010

OSLT is an acronym which stands for Or Something Like That. It apparently was invented by Woozle when writing letters in the 1990s or possibly earlier, though the first known documentation of it is email dialogue1 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 overused 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"