IRL

1. in real life (in contrast with communication and interaction online or in a fictional situation):

   I play online video games with people I've never met IRL.

IRL

abbreviation for

1. text messaging in real life
2. Ireland (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of IRL¹

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

So, for $4.99 IRL, you can acquire 5,000 Kardashian dollars—enough to purchase four of the aforementioned sleeveless tees.

From The Daily Beast

And while Garfield is merely pretending to have superhero strength and agility, he and Stone are actually dating IRL.

From The Daily Beast

But you will have to take her word on that, as she says she is too busy to meet a reporter IRL.

From The Daily Beast

But once I began to climb the learning curve, I found myself meeting the kinds of people I might have asked out had we met IRL.

From The Daily Beast

In a moment he's onto Emil, an' begins to w'irl his hypnotic rope.

From Project Gutenberg