What does OTL stand for?

OTL has two meanings, one is On The low, and another one it is also used to define something really upsetting incident.

The abbreviation is used in the sense of on the low then it is used as “I have just started talking to him, IDK if I should keep it OTL.”

The abbreviation is used in the sense of expressing a situation where you are so upset that you feel like getting on your hands on the floor and knees down to start crying. The term introduced was first in the US by Peter Si in 1980.

By the literal meaning it is:

• O shows head down
• T shows stretching arms down on the floor
• L shows kneel down

For example “OTL! I had Rs1000 fine this morning!”

Where to use this term?

“I am not feeling mental well so I’m keeping OTL these days.”

Here it indicates the meaning as on the low.

“I watched the documentary today and I was feeling OTL the whole time.”

Here it is used to define an excruciating incident.