| kthxbye Jul 5th 2013, 01:40, by Cloudcuckoolander | | | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | | ==English== | | ==English== | | | + | | | | + | ====Alternative forms==== | | | + | * [[kthxbai]] | | | + | * [[kthanksbye]] | | | + | * [[kthnxbi]] | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | Line 15: | Line 20: | | | #*: Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival's verified Twitter account cockily announced, "no we don't have any passes left to release, '''kthxbye'''." | | #*: Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival's verified Twitter account cockily announced, "no we don't have any passes left to release, '''kthxbye'''." | | | #* {{seemoreCites}} | | #* {{seemoreCites}} | | − | | | | − | ====Alternative forms==== | | | − | * [[kthxbai]] | | | − | * [[kthanksbye]] | | | − | * [[kthnxbi]] | |
Latest revision as of 01:40, 5 July 2013 English[edit] Alternative forms[edit] Etymology[edit] Internet abbreviation of OK thanks bye. Interjection[edit] kthxbye - (Internet slang) Used to express (as though facetiously polite) the dismissive or abrupt end of a conversation, statement, etc..
- 2006, Karina, "But What Man Can Tame Her?" (letter to the editor), PC Gamer, Volume 13, Issues 7-9, unknown page:
- Once they tell me that rubbish, it's, "Date's over, kthxbye."
- 2008, Robin Benway, Audrey, Wait!, Razorbill (2008), ISBN 9781101610091, unnumbered page:
- "Your 15 minutes are up, Audrey. kthxbye."
- 2011, Will Hagle, "Festival sales could save the failing live music industry", Daily Trojan (University of Southern California), 8 March 2011:
- Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival's verified Twitter account cockily announced, "no we don't have any passes left to release, kthxbye."
- For more examples of usage of this term, see the citations page.
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