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By Paul Gil, About.com Guide to Internet for Beginners since 2004

"What is 'WIBAMU'? What Does It Mean?"

Tuesday March 20, 2007
So, you're participating in an online discussion forum about Borat, and you keep seeing this weird expression "WIBAMU". People post up phrases like "They really do that in Georgia? WIBAMU!". Well, this peculiar acronym expression stands for "Well, I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle". It is the same as saying "if that is really true, then that is really astonishing". The WIBAMU expression, like many other Internet expressions, is part of online conversation culture. If you want to know more, here are 322 other common Internet expressions explained...
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