O RLY?, short for “Oh, really?” is typically presented as an image macro featuring a Snowy Owl. The usual conversation flow starts with O RLY?, triggering a YA RLY (“Yes, really”) response, followed by a NO WAI! (“No way”), and then possibly a YA SRSLY (“Seriously”). These may be used in combination with any number of other Internet slang expressions.
The phrase “O RLY?” is typically used in a sarcastic or sardonic manner, often in response to a statement that the speaker feels is blatantly obvious. Some Internet forum trolls may also reply O RLY? in response to a lengthy post.
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