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(Redirected from Age sex location) Internet chat slang and abbreviation For the Ari Lennox album, see Age/Sex/Location (album). "A/S/L" redirects here. For other uses, see ASL (disambiguation).

Age/sex/location (commonly referred to by the shorthand A/S/L, asl or ASL) is an article of Internet slang used in instant messaging programs and in Internet chatrooms. It is used in shorthand as a question to quickly find out the age, sex, and general location of the person with whom someone is interacting.

It is often asked as a question in romantic and sexual contexts online, but it may be used also to just get some defining characteristics of a user.

Variations

  • A/S/L/P or ASLP are short for "Age, Sex, Location, and Picture".
  • NASL is short for "Name, Age, Sex, Location".
  • ASLNP (or written as "A/S/L/N/P"): "Age/Sex/Location/Name/Picture".
  • ASLR is short for "age, sex, location, race".
  • ASLRP is short for "age, sex, location, race, picture".
  • A/S is short for "Age/Sex".
  • A/S/L/M/H is short for "Age, sex, location, music, hobbies".

Criticism

The fact that users often seek A/S/L information in "initial interactions" implies an "emphasis on the physical body online". 52% of the MOO character descriptions referenced age, sex, location, or physical appearance.

References

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  4. "NASL". The Free Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  5. "ASLNP". The Free Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  6. ^ Symens, Becky. Acronyms Dictionary for Texting Chatting E-mail. Rebecca J Symens. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-578-07716-1.
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