Sunday, July 15, 2007

OTL 무슨 뜻이에요?

What does OTL mean? This is very interesting. OTL is not an initial and you can literally see the meaning of the word. In fact, Gamzadori, the cartoon character to the left, gives away the answer. OTL is actually a "word diagram". "O" is the head. "T" represents a straight back with an arm pushing against the ground. "L" is like a leg in kneeling position. If you look carefully at Gamzadori again, it is showing the "OTL" posture. Does OTL look like a person kneeling down in despair? That is exactly what it is used to illustrate - a person in a state of despair. Apparently, OTL is quite commonly used as an expression for despair in Japan, Korea and China. A derivation of OTL is OTZ. I should think that OTZ means the same as OTL.

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