A general question about responses on here.

I have noticed some post responses are nothing more than the word - Word.
I have even had two of my posts answered with this response. I never responded to that response, just shook my head, huh?
What does it mean when a response is no more than the word - Word?

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swirlie · 31-35

Using the word "WORD" when responding to a post is meant to mean the same thing as saying "that's right" or "I agree with you".

The origin of using the word "word" in response to something, comes from Africa where saying "word" in response to something or someone was in reference to "the word of God", in direct reference to the holy bible.

Certain cultures therefore simply say "word", meaning "I agree with what you're saying in the name of.. or the word of God".

Old British responses use words like "rather", often emphatically pronounced, "OH ra-tha!", meaning the person agrees with you.