Fromk +thx +bye, literally“OK, thanks, bye”.
kthxbye
- (Internetslang)Used to express (as though facetiously polite) the abrupt or dismissive end of a conversation, statement, etc.
2006, Karina, “But What Man Can Tame Her?”, inPC Gamer[1], volume13, numbers7-9 (letter to the editor):Once they tell me that rubbish, it's, "Date's over,kthxbye."
2008,Robin Benway,Audrey, Wait![2], Razorbill (2008),→ISBN:“Your 15 minutes are up, Audrey.kthxbye.”
2011 March 8, Will Hagle, “Festival sales could save the failing live music industry”, inDaily Trojan[3], University of Southern California:Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival’s verified Twitter account cockily announced, “no we don’t have any passes left to release,kthxbye.”
