I thought it was off the record like the old Pidgin plugin or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging.

It means off the record.

off-the-record (not written, not cited, but available in personal discussions).

Oh, I thought "on the real" fit the context better, meaning they knew in their heart of hearts it was bullshit, but "off the record" is about the same.

> Well, that's a new acronym for me. I wonder where it came from. Apparently it's "on the real". Sounds like AAVE?

> AAVE

OK.

typo for 'or'?