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i was just wondering what exactly "kthx" means or stands for in hackers bastardization
i found it in this line:
"stfu kthx, am hax0ring kthx!!"
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im guessing "shut the fuck up, k? thanks."


... what the hell. why is this in the geek forum?

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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 25 2001,01:46 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
"kthx" is an abbreviation (notice two 'b's in 'abbreviate') for "k thanks", which itself is a shortened form of "okay, thanks".

The literal difference between the meanings of "thx" and "kthx" is negligible, but "kthx" has a certain inflection which makes it more suitable for usage in certain circumstances. Exactly which ones is hard to explain.

BTW, the sentence in question is not "shut the fuck up k? thanks." but rather "Shut the fuck up 'k thanks, am hax0ring, 'k thanks."

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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 25 2001,12:46 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Better said, however "short and snippy" is closer to what I was getting at than "bitchy, snotty". I don't really conceive of "kthx" as having a "bitchy" subtext to it. How about "short, snippy, and slightly fruity"?
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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 25 2001,17:04 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
it's not hard to explain. kthnx is used with a bitchy, snotty, mean tone of voice that is most often used when someone is trying to be dismissive.

the nicer, more upbeat, sincere versions are usually along the lines of thx or ta, without a k in front of them.

if someone actually says 'ok, thx' they probably really mean it. but if they say kthx, they're being short and snippy. it is just how it sounds, there's no space in between there, giving the impression that it's been said really quick and sharp.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 25 2001,18:48 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
okay.

so how about n.b.? I see that on the Register from time to time.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 25 2001,22:44 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
*Loads gun, places on right temple, pulls trigger*
grrraaaHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGH!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT THIS CRAP!
i hate anyone who says things like that. its just not right.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 26 2001,01:05 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
quote:
Originally posted by Rhydant:
*Loads gun, places on right temple, pulls trigger*
grrraaaHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGH!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT THIS CRAP!
i hate anyone who says things like that. its just not right.

My god, who would have thought n.b. could stand for all that?

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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 26 2001,01:28 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
ok, cr0, i've just always seen it used in context where it was short, snippy and had a 'you are dismissed now' kind of connotation to it.

anyway, i wouldn't use kthnx if i really meant thank you.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jan. 26 2001,03:16 Skip to the previous post in this topic.  Ignore posts   QUOTE
Ack! You and ch1ckie spell it "kthnx". It's "kthx", dammit! :-)
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