This term originated from a character named "Mav" who was very well known for accidentally saying things, sending tells or pages or speaking on a public forum something meant for someone else...like a mischannel or replying to the wrong person. MAV (v) - an act of miscommunication Where it comes from is not certain exactly, but there are two theories. The first holds truest, and thus is accepted as the true reason though. The second may be nothing but mere speculation, or a common application of the first. -The Legend Of Mav- Mav was a player on tinyMUCKs, and most often known around fluffymuck and furrymuck. Mav had one small problem. That of placing a colon before typing fairly often. The result? Whispers and Pages became public shouts or shouts. Thus informing the wrong person, or everyone around, what was meant to be told to another player through private conversation. And so the name of Mav gained the meaning of a miscommunication. To 'MAV' was to mistell, miswhisper, shout, or other such by accident. The meaning of the verb has since changed to include making any say/whisper/page/pose typing confusion. Example: Mav shouts "I love the moment when I have worn my underpants long enough when they just suddenly feel like they are a part of me." (Public-shout) (yes, that was really said by Mav. Intentional or not, who knows?) The other possible origin (though it is rarely belived. Nearly everyone agrees with Mav being the originator) is from military use. To 'MAV' Is to use a 'Mis-Appoprated Verb' - i.e. a communications mixup. Most likey this was adopted after Mav was coined, and just given a spiffy acronym. This 'accident' was so common that it became known as a 'mav'...and though the character mav hasn't been around for a while, nor even the muck where he was on...saying "whoops, mav".. or "mav" still means to this day accidentally saying something in the wrong place. |