adverb Internet Slang

ASL

/æz hɛl/ · adverb · slang

"As hell" — a texting intensifier (e.g. "tired asl"); not to be confused with the older age/sex/location meaning.

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Definitions

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In Gen-Z texting, "asl" is shorthand for "as hell," used to intensify an adjective. "Bored asl" means "bored as hell."

“It's hot asl outside today.”
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Also stands for American Sign Language in non-slang contexts, so context decides the meaning.

“She's learning ASL to talk with her cousin.”
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Older internet usage: "ASL" meant "age, sex, location," a chatroom-era question — a separate, dated meaning.

“In old chatrooms, ASL? asked age, sex, and location.”
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ASL In A Sentence

I'm tired asl, going to bed.
That movie was funny asl.
This line is long asl.

Origin & Usage

The "as hell" sense is recent Gen-Z texting shorthand. The older "age/sex/location" meaning dates to 1990s–2000s chatrooms, and "American Sign Language" is the formal initialism — all three share the letters.

Variants As hellA.S.L.
Tags #acronym#texting#gen-z#internet

People Also Ask

What does asl mean in texting?

In Gen-Z texting, asl means "as hell" — an intensifier, like "tired asl" for "tired as hell."

Does asl mean age sex location?

It used to in 1990s–2000s chatrooms, but the modern texting meaning is "as hell."

Is asl the same as American Sign Language?

They share letters — ASL is American Sign Language formally, but as slang "asl" means "as hell."

How do you use asl in a sentence?

For example: "it's cold asl" — meaning "cold as hell."

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