(2). OTL is the term used to express a situation where you are so upset that you feel like getting on your hands on the floor and knees down to start crying. The term introduced first in the u.s. by Peter Si(1980).O shows head down T shows stretching arms down on the floor L shows kneel down.(3).2). OTL is the term used to express a situation where you are so upset that you feel like getting on your hands on the floor and knees down to start crying. The term introduced first in the u.s. by Peter Si(1980). O shows head down T shows stretching arms down on the floor L shows kneel down.