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MIRL

What Does MIRL Mean in a Text?

Love Language or Grooming Language?

Finding love has been an online activity for decades, and it has generated a huge glossary of dating terms. Worryingly, sexual predators have also taken to the internet to find their victims. If you are a parent, it is worth learning some of the jargon used by both lovers and groomers so you can make an informed judgement on which you are dealing with. Here is the term you're looking for:

MIRL means "Meet In Real Life."

More Observations...

It is an abbreviation used with the meaning "Meet In Real Life" to refer to an actual face-to-face meeting, rather than a connection online (such as through social media, a dating app or in a forum). MIRL is typically used to refer to a first meeting in person. When issued as an invitation or suggestion, MIRL is usually abbreviated as LMIRL (Let's Meet In Real Life).

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When I write MIRL, I mean this:

meaning of MIRL

MIRL, rather than online.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:
MIRL
Definition:Meet In Real Life
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 3
3: Guessable
Typical Users:typical user

Adults and Teenagers

Examples of MIRL in Sentences

Here are examples of MIRL in conversations:
  • Tinder Girl: What happens next?
  • Tinder Boy: MIRL?
  • Dan: How is it going with your cyber-girlfriend?
  • Eric: Great! Tomorrow we are going to MIRL.

An Academic Look at MIRL

As it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Emm Eye Arr Ell"), MIRL is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words.

What Did We Say before Texting and Social Media?

Before the digital era we may have used the phrase "Meet In Real Life" to a "penfriend," but we would almost certainly not have used the abbreviation MIRL.

Example of MIRL Used in a Text

MIRL
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