A question asking for someone’s age, gender, and where they live. It was the universal opener of early chatrooms and Omegle — often the very first message strangers exchanged.
How to use it
Still used in random-chat culture, sometimes ironically. On modern platforms it can come across as abrupt or nosy; many people prefer to let those details come up naturally. Never feel obliged to answer it.
Examples
- Stranger: hey, asl?
- You: 20s, taken, somewhere warm 😄