What is Otl?
1.
Korean emoticon expressing desperation /disappointment.
(an image of a man kneeling down with both hands to the ground)
O = head
T = arms to the ground
L = legs
a: OMG, Halflife2 is postponed again. OTL
2.
OTL is the term used to express a situation where you are so upset that you feel like getting on your hands on the floor and knees down to start crying. The term introduced first in the u.s. by Peter Si(1980).
O shows head down
T shows stretching arms down on the floor
L shows kneel down
OTL ! I had $50 parking tix this morning!
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3.
A game, originating in San Diego, California. OTL stands for "Over the Line" Similar to softball where there is a batter, pitcher, and outfield.
The objective of the game is to get more homeruns than the opposing team. The batter tries to hit the ball (thrown upwards by the pitcher from the ground) with a bat and get it to fly over a line on the field. If it is caught midair, the batter is out. If it lands on the ground or is touched by one of the outfielders then hits the ground/goes out, then that counts as one base. If the ball flies past the farthest outfielder's head, it's a homerun.
PE Teacher: "Our next unit in PE this quarter is going to be OTL."
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4.
abbrev. for On That Level
phrase attributed to Villanese, lingo frequently used by Villa kids at Blanchet High school in Seattle.
When you are either significantly drunk, or even zooted. undertone meaning is that of happiness.
Dude, Uriah was OTL at that party last night. He was preaching like nothing else.
Hey man you trying to get OTL this weekend?
Those stupid Villa kids love to get OTL, and then usually PTL (past that level) aka puke in toilets, sleep in sinks, and pass out outside.
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5.
OTL is an abbreveation for Out To Lunch, used in work environments
Marc - Hey Jim, I'm going OTL, take over.
Jim - Ok.
6.
An emoticon originated in Japan, actually, which symbolizes a man on his knees in despair or disappointment. The capitalized version of
Some
Korean: OTL originated in
Korea -nida !
Japanese:
wtf !? Where did that crazy idea come from?
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7.
In Alternate History Fictions, "OTL" stands for "Our Time Line"
Operation Barbarossa failed in OTL, but what if Hitler had attacked sooner, listened to his generals, and equipped his soldiers with winter gear?
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