🎮 Gaming🔤 Acronym⚪ Neutral
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SK
⌨️AFK
/ei-ef-kei/
AFK means “Away From Keyboard,” used when someone is temporarily away from the chat, game, or computer and cannot respond right away.
🌍 Global internet culture🌎 English internetFirst seen 1990
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AFK spread through early English internet chat, IRC, and online gaming as a quick status message meaning “Away From Keyboard.” In Korean gaming and Discord-style chat, it is often understood as being 잠수 or temporarily away.
ex)
1- "I’m AFK for five minutes, don’t start the match yet."
