turn your caps lock off

turn your caps lock off

A phrase used to chastise someone online who has been writing posts or messages solely in capital letters, whether by mistake or as a means of "shouting." A: "I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS A MASSIVE SLAP IN THE FACE TO THE FANS!" B: "Fine, we get it. But turn your caps lock off, dude!"

See also: cap, lock, off, turn

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Turn your caps lock off!

and TYCLO

exclam. & comp. abb. Release you caps lock key! (Submitting a message in all caps is certain to produce one or more negative remarks.) TYCLO! I can’t read all caps!

See also: cap, lock, turn

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