ABA-rainbow
The History of 'w'~
I saw a topic somewhere about disliking 'w', so it's time for a history lesson~ヽ(=´▽`=)ﾉ It's not very interesting~ Originally, (lol) was used, but it became (straw), and after going through 'warosu' and 'warota', it eventually became 'w'. For a while, due to its appearance like wwwww (meaning bursting into laughter), it was also called 'growing grass' or 'great plains' 😆 It's a remnant of a time when emojis weren't well-developed, isn't it? I wonder what's used now? Even now, some older internet users still use it quite a bit. I might be 'growing grass' myself sometimes 😅 When you see it, if you think, 'Grandpa, weeding must be tough!' it might bring some elegance to your heart ✨ Source: From 'Internet Old Timers Club' by Ojou-sama Publishing
2026.09.08 AM 11:43 · View Count 66
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Lv.48
にゃこにゃこるうか
Wow, I didn't know 'w' was already considered dead slang... my bad.
Lv.96
マーさん
Hello there( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ✨️ LOL I'm not good with the internet so 🤣 I ended up using it~~ ʬʬʬʬʬʬʬʬw𐤔w𐤔w𐤔w𐤔艹艹艹
Lv.78
ちえぞう
Greetings, everyone! Perhaps because many people in my domain use archaic language, I find myself using 'w' as well. There's a theory that 'w' originated from the abbreviation of 'lol' (laugh out loud) in ancient MMO online games. Some say it's a remnant from the era when Ragnarok Online was hugely popular. I think whoever first likened 'w' to a wildflower had a very rich imagination. I seem to recall it originating from Nico Nico Douga... Oh my! I've gotten lost in reminiscing! I'm not as young as I used to be anymore~ww
Lv.96
ヘンプ・リキッド
I see😳
Lv.52
playmu
Greetings✨ Don't you all, who feel the excitement of modern times, also say things like "~is happening lol" or "lol"!! Making excuses in my heart like that, I'll be generating a lot of various herbs todayww LOL (LOL) 😂🤣 lol, I'll use them all to death💪🌹
Lv.47
occa
This is such a kind internet, isn't it? ❤ That feels like a lifetime ago... Yep, bring on the old internet club! ❤ Speaking of which, there were rules like 'v' had to be a single character and 'w' had to be half-width, right? 彡(^)(^)