Meanings
srs bsns1
alternative SRS BSNS
- InternetuncountableSomething that is serious, important, formidable, etc., or is treated as such.
Treasure really was, in his sister's words, srs bsns, to dragons.
2013, R. Cooper, A Boy and His Dragon, Dreamspinner Press, →ISBN2 more examples
(insert rant about how data protection is srs bsns and how Europe is trying to do the right thing and how the US is doing the wrong thing.)
2008 July 4, Jens Tingleff, “Re: YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)Really? Are space-faring ghosts "srs bsns" to people like yourself?
2008 August 19, Jonathon Barbera, “Re: When are the UFOs coming down for the UFO Cult?”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)
SRS BSNS2
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of srs bsns.
Oh, it's always been SRS BSNS. :)
2010 October 3, Stephen Granade, “Re: Rule #2 in the Comp”, in rec.arts.int-fiction (Usenet)2 more examples
If you folks can't take being laughed at, you've really got to lighten up. I find you and Monica funny. It's all SRS BSNS for you. It's life-or-death-every-second-of-every-day.
2008 February 17, Ananamuss [username], “Re: dissent”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)We spoke to a bunch of them — including MIT's Ethan Zuckerman, and Harvard's Jonathan Zittrain and David Weinberger — to find out why the world's most ridiculous Internet fan fest is suddenly concerned with SRS BSNS.
2012 May 2, “Serious ROFLcon is serious”, in The Phoenix
Origin
Abbreviation of serious business.
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