srsly

English

Etymology

Shortening of seriously by removing the vowels, as is common on IRC or texting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɚsli/, /sɑɹsli/ or as seriously

Interjection

srsly

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Are you serious? Really?

   A: My mum just broke her leg…
   B: srsly?!

   • 2015, William Shakespeare, Courtney Carbone, srsly Hamlet‎^[1], Random House, →ISBN:

     what's the point of names anyway. srsly. you could call a 🌹 a different name, and it would still 👃 just as sweet.

Adverb

srsly (comparative more srsly, superlative most srsly)

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Seriously.

   A: She's srsly afraid to go out now.
   B: Yeah, that's understandable.

   • 2024 May 2, Nicole Pomarico, Kayleigh Roberts, Starr Bowenbank, “The Best Graduation Songs of All Time”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[2]:

     Srsly though, graduation isn't a forever goodbye and your future reunions will recapture the feelings you're leaving behind, believe it or not.

Related terms

• (seriously): srs