Orz

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There are at least four meanings of the term Orz:

• a race in the fictional Star Control universe. See Orz (Star Control).
• a Japanese emoticon representing a kneeling or bowing person, with the "o" being the head, the "r" being the arms and part of the body, and the "z" being part of the body and the legs. This "stick" figure represents failure and despair. It is also commonly (mis-)used for representing a great admiration for (sometimes with an overtone of sarcasm) someone else's view or action. Can also be written as OTL (mainly used in the Korean community), or as o|￣|＿ . See Emoticon.
  • In the Chinese community, Orz is used more often as admiration towards one's accomplishment than the meaning of a personal state of despair and/or failure.
  • Orz (also written in lower-case as 'orz') is sometimes used as a replacement for the popular humour phrases 'lol' & 'rofl' (Rolling on the floor laughing) as it can also appear as a figure knelt down holding his stomach which can be interpreted as laughter.
• Leet for the suffix -ers, e.g. haxorz (hackers) / roxorz (rocks).