irl
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.43 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Initialism of Indy Racing League.
adv
adj
Existing or being such in real life.
noun
An IRL friend.
adv
Alternative letter-case form of IRL.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of IRL.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of IRL.
Example Sentences
- "There are the same battles of the sexes, the same conflicts of interests, the same struggles to make friends. This world has the perils as well as the pleasure that you experience in real life or IRL as MUD players call it."
- "Due to the splendid isolation guaranteed by her social position she had never met a cock IRL and, as there was no Wi-Fi in the palace, she had no opportunity to check the facts."
- "I’ve recently been trying out Tinder, and while I match with people and even chat with them everything seems to be going well, but whenever I bring up meeting IRL, they are quick to ghost me."
- "His IRL girlfriend."
- "But as Poppy’s fictional world expanded, Pereira became embroiled in IRL controversy."
- "[…] this "100-percent real soap bar" is "the perfect gift for cilantro lovers and haters alike" […] Chipotle says the now IRL soap stems from a humorous photo the brand shared on Instagram back in August."
Etymology
Initialisms and abbreviations.