What Does RUS Mean in a Text?
The Quick Answer
RUS means "Are You Serious?".More Observations...
The abbreviation RUS is typically used with the meaning "Are You Serious?" to express incredulity or to request confirmation of something that has been said. RUS often expresses anger or disbelief. The phrase "Are You Serious?" is also abbreviated as AUS and AYS.Image for RUS
When I write RUS, I mean this:
![meaning of RUS](../IMT_images/RUS_definition.jpg)
RUS often expresses incredulity.
Summary of Key Points
"Are You Serious?" is, by far, the most common meaning for RUS when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)RUS | |
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Definition: | Are You Serious? |
Type: | Abbreviation |
Guessability: | ![]() 2: Quite easy to guess |
Typical Users: | ![]() Adults and Teenagers |
Examples of RUS in Sentences
Here are examples of RUS in conversations:- Clem: We will have to work this weekend, to get this project finished.
- Simon: RUS?! It's my birthday! (here, RUS expresses anger.)
- Matt: I am going to quit and cycle around the world.
- Nina: RUS? How will you pay the bills? (Here RUS expresses incredulity.)
An Academic Look at RUS
RUS plays the role of an interrogative sentence (i.e., a question), but it is commonly seen without a question mark. It can be written "RUS?" or "RUS". As it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Arr Yoo Ess"), RUS 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 might have just said "Are You Serious?", or something like "Really?" instead of using the abbreviation RUS.Example of RUS Used in a Text
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