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Well that’s a different thing, as it’s not an abbreviation, but an acronym. Which is why that actually gave me pause after years of using “smth” online, because I always read “smh” as “something” instead of “shaking my head.”

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jerkface@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
It always bothered me because “shaking my head” isn’t even a figure of speech people say, so how the fuck can you use an acronym form of the expression.

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- weker01@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  It was a figure of writing in old chatrooms and bulletin boards.
  
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- Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Much like how gifs work, I presume.
  
  Like you just imagine someone shaking their head. Just kine you imagine someone smiling when I type :)
  
  The thing is, shaking ones head isn’t as universal of a symbol as smiling. Some cultures have nods and shakes the other way around. Which seems somewhat weird.
  
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- Glitterbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Lol
  
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