In my reading of the humorous programming languages
LOLCode and
LOLPython I came across the series of letters "kthxbye." Not being part of the "hip" crowd when it comes to abbreviating my speech, I had no clue what this meant. I plugged "kthxbye" into Google, and as I expected, the first result was a definition from the Urban Dictionary. The definition's closing sentiment, "Humanity is doomed," accurately reflects my thoughts about abbreviated words used in IM and text messaging.
kthxbye is a
shortening of "k thx bye". The K is short for OK, which is short for oll korrect, which is a facetious alteration of All Correct. thx is short for thanx which is a facetious alteration of thanks which is short for thank you. Bye is short for goodbye, which is an alteration of God be with you. "kthxbye" is the pinnacle of English's advancement, shortening "All correct, Thank you, God be with you." into seven lowercase letters. Humanity is doomed. Obviously, it is used to end a conversation fast that you don't want to be in anymore.
