A request, usually the first message in an online chat, for someone's age, sex and location.
| Type | Modern shorthand and terms |
|---|---|
| Category | Reply and contact |
| Usage | dated |
| Stands for | Age, sex, location |
| Earliest example we have found | 2005, Craigslist guide to personals acronyms (not claimed as the first use) |
A/S/L comes from 1990s chat rooms and early online dating, and is listed in Craigslist's 2005 acronym guide. It asks for the same three facts that a nineteenth-century ad put in its first line.
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How this fits into 170 years of personal ad shorthand: From Object Matrimony to LTR: How Personal Ads Learned to Talk in Code.
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