IRC

Initialism of Internet Relay Chat.

Proper noun

  1. Initialism of Internet Relay Chat.
  2. Initialism of Internal Revenue Code.
    • Additionally, highly compensated employees or workers with earned income exceeding the dollar amount in effect under IRC section 414(q)(1)(B)(i) are ineligible to receive the deduction. - 2025 May 5, “The One, Big,...
  3. Initialism of International Rescue Committee.

Derived

IRCer

Noun

  1. Initialism of international reply coupon.

Forms

IRCs IRC's

Verb

  1. To participate in Internet Relay Chat.
    • <Xantha> <- irced 2 yrs without aliases […] - 1995, Stuart Harris, The Irc Survival Guide:
    • […] IRCing can confirm the observation that work and play appear to constitute a continuum for the digerati. - 2002, James Arnt Aune, Selling the Free Market:
    • […] not that this is strange or anything, I do the same thing myself when I'm IRCing — there're some real weirdos out there roaming the Net […] - 2004, Allison Rushby, Friday Night Cocktails:

Forms

IRCs IRCing IRCed