Ianal Meaning?
3.5BRAINROT SCOREIANAL Internet initialism used as a caveat before talking about law: the writer signals having no legal training, so the comment is not professional legal advice.
Origin:Wiktionary defines it as an internet initialism that works as a warning or caveat when discussing matters of law, and lists the sibling IANAD as a coordinate term. The page gives no dated first use, so no dated source was found for its first use.
First Seen:Unknown (Internet initialism; no dated first use found)
Peak Era:Forum era onward
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""IANAL, but that clause looks unusually broad to me.""
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