Abbreviation Meaning

ADN Any day now

AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
ARE Acronym-rich environment
A/S/L? Age/sex/location?
B4N Bye for now
BAK Back at the keyboard
BBIAB Be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BEG Big evil grin
BFD Big f***ing deal
BFN Bye for now
BG Big grin
BIOYIOP Blow it out your I/O port
BL Belly laughing
BOTEC Back-of-the-envelope calculation
BRB Be right back
BTA But then again...
BTW By the way
BWL Burst With Laughter
BWTHDIK But what the heck do I know...?
CU See you
CUL See you later
CUL8ER See you later
CYA Cover your ass
CYO See you online
DBA Doing business as
DFLA Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
DL Dead link
DIKU Do I know you?
DITYID Did I tell you I'm distressed?
DQMOT Don't quote me on this
EG Evil grin
EMFBI Excuse me for butting in
EOM End of message
EOT End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
ETLA Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
F2F Face to face
FAQ Frequently-ask question(s)
FISH First in, still here
FLA Four-letter acronym
FMTYEWTK Far more than you ever wanted to know
FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing
FUBAR F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition
FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
G Grin
G2G Got to go
GA Go ahead
GAL Get a life
GD&R Grinning, ducking, and running
GIWIST Gee, I wish I'd said that
GMTA Great minds think alike
GOL Giggling out loud
GTRM Going to read mail
HTH Hope this helps
IAC In any case
IANAL I am not a lawyer (but)
IC I see
IDK I don't know
IHA I hate acronyms
IIRC If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
ILU or ILY I love you
IM Immediate/Instant message
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMing Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things
such as playing trivia or other interactive game
IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
IOW In other words
IPN I'm posting naked
IRL In real life
IYSWIM If you see what I mean
Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks,
JBOD
etc.)
JIC Just in case
JK Just kidding
KOTC Kiss on the cheek
KWIM? Know what I mean?
L8R Later
LD Later, dude
LDR Long-distance relationship
LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMAO Laugh(ing) My Ass Off
LMLYG Let Me Let You Go
LOL Laugh(ing) Out Loud
Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and
LRF
other equipment)
LTM Laugh to myself
LTR Long-term relationship
LULAB Love you like a brother
LULAS Love you like a sister
MorF Male or female
MOSS Member of the same sex
MOTOS Member of the opposite sex
MUSM Miss you so much
NM Not much
NFG No f*****g good
NFW No feasible way or no f*****g way
NIFOC Naked in front of computer
NP or N/P No problem
NRN No response necessary
OIC Oh, I see
OLL Online love
OTF Off the floor
OTOH On the other hand
OTTOMH Off the top of my head
PANS Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS")
PCMCIA People can't master computer industry acronyms
PDA Public display of affection
PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair
PITA Pain in the ass
PMFJIB Pardon me for jumping in but...
::POOF:: Goodbye (leaving the room)
POS Parent over shoulder (change the topic)
POTS Plain old telephone service
PU That stinks!
RL Real life (that is, when not chatting)
ROR Raffing out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud")
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROTFLMAOWPIMP Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my
pants
ROTFLMBO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RPG Role-playing games
RSN Real soon now
RTFM Read the f***ing manual
Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes
RYO
rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)
Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone's
S4L
customer or client)
SHCOON Shoot hot coffee out of nose
SEG S***-eating grin
SF Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
SNAFU Situation normal, all f***ed up
SO Significant other
SOHF Sense of humor failure
SOL Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
SOMY Sick of me yet?
STFW Search the f*****g Web
STW Search the Web
SWAG Stupid wild-a** guess
TAFN That's all for now
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TFH Thread from hell (a discussion that just won't die and is often
irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group)
TGIF Thank God it's Friday
THX Thanks
Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are
TIA
expecting a helpful reply)
TLA Three-letter acronym
TLK2UL8R Talk to you later
TMI Too much information
TOPCA Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
TPTB The powers that be
TTFN Ta-Ta for now
Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about
TTT
to type)
TTYL Talk to you later
TU Thank you
UAPITA You're a pain in the ass
UW You're welcome
VBG Very big grin
VBSEG Very big s***-eating grin
WDALYIC Who died and left you in charge?
WFM Works for me
WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if
WRT With respect to
WT? What/who the ?
WTFO What the F***! Over!
WTG Way to go!
WTGP? Want to go private?
WU? What's up?
WUF? Where are you from?
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
YGBSM You gotta be s***tin' me!
YMMV Your mileage may vary.
YMIA You're welcome in advance

AFAIK=» As Far As I Know

AFK=» Away From Keyboard
ASAP=» As Soon As Possible
BAS=» Big A$$ Smile
BBL=» Be Back Later
BBN=» Bye Bye Now
BBS=» Be Back Soon
BEG=» Big Evil Grin
BF=» Boyfriend
BIBO=» Beer In, Beer Out
BRB=» Be Right Back
BTW=» By The Way
 BWL=» Bursting With Laughter
C&G=» Chuckle and Grin
CICO=» Coffee In, Coffee Out
CID=» Crying In Disgrace
CNP=» Continued (in my) Next Post
CP=» Chat Post(a chat message)
CRBT=» Crying Real Big Tears
CSG=» Chuckle Snicker Grin
CYA=» See You (Seeya)
CYAL8R=» See You Later (Seeyalata)
DLTBBB=» Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
EG=» Evil Grin
EMSG=» Email Message
FC=» Fingers Crossed
FTBOMH=» From The Bottom Of My Heart
FYI=» For Your Information
FWIW=» For What It's Worth
GAL=» Get A Life
GF=» Girlfriend
GFN=» Gone For Now
GMBA=» Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA=» Great Minds Think Alike
GTSY=» Glad To See You
H&K=» Hug and Kiss
HABU=» Have A Better 'Un
HAGN=» Have A Good Night
HAGU=» Have A Good 'Un
HHIS=» Hanging Head in Shame
HUB=» Head Up Butt
IAE=» In Any Event
IC=» I See
IGP=» I Gotta Pee
IMNSHO=» In My Not So Humble Opinion
 IMO=» In My Opinion
IMCO=» In My Considered Opinion
IMHO=» In My Humble Opinion
IOW=» In Other Words
IRL=» In Real Life
IWALU=» I Will Always Love You
JMO=» Just My Opinion
JTLYK=» Just To Let You Know
KIT=» Keep In Touch
KOC=» Kiss On Cheek
KOL=» Kiss On Lips
L8R=» Later
L8R G8R=» Later 'Gater
LHM=» Lord Help Me
LHO=» Laughing Head Off
LHU=» Lord Help Us
LMAO=» Laughing My A$$ Off
LMSO=» Laughing My Socks Off
LOL=» Laugh Out Loud
Laughing So Hard My Belly is
LSHMBB=»
Bouncing
LSHMBH=» Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
Laughing So Hard The Tears Are
LSHTTARDML=»
Running Down My Leg
LTNS=» Long Time No See
LTS=» Laughing To Self
LUWAMH=» Love You With All My Heart
LY=» Love Ya
MTF=» More To Follow
NRN=» No Reply Necessary
NADT=» Not A Darn Thing
OIC=» Oh, I See
OL=» Old Lady (significant other)
 OM=» Old Man (significant other)
OTOH=» On The Other Hand
OTTOMH=» Off The Top of My Head
PDS=» Please Don't Shoot
PITA=» Pain In The A$$
PM=» Private Message
PMFJI=» Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMP=» Peed My Pants
POAHF=» Put On A Happy Face
QSL=» Reply
QSO=» Conversation
QT=» Cutie
ROFL=» Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAPMP=» ROFL And Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAO=» ROFL My A$$ Off
ROFLMAOAY=» ROFLMAO At You
ROFLMAOWTIME =» ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes
ROFLUTSROFL=» Unable to Speak
RTFM=» Read The F****** Manual!
SETE=» Smiling Ear To Ear
SHID=» Slaps Head In Disgust
SNERT=» Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
SO=» Significant Other
SOT=» Short Of Time
SOTMG=» Short Of Time Must Go
SWAK=» Sealed With A Kiss
SWAS=» Scientific Wild A$$ Guess
SWL=» Screaming with Laughter
SYS=» See You Soon
TA=» Thanks Again
TGIF=» Thank God It's Friday
TCOY=» Take Care Of Yourself
TILII=» Tell It Like It Is
 TNT=» Till Next Time
TOY=» Thinking Of You
TTFN=» Ta Ta For Now
TTYL=» Talk To You Later
WAS=» Wild A$$ Guess
WB=» Welcome Back
What/Who The Heck (or sub an 'F' for
WTH=»
the 'H')
YBS=» You'll Be Sorry
YG=» Young Gentleman
YL=» Young Lady
YM=» Young Man
:-|=» Ambivalent
o:-)=» Angelic
>:-(=» Angry
|-I=» Asleep
(::()::)=» Bandaid
:-{}=» Blowing a Kiss
\-o =» Bored
:-c=» Bummed Out
|C|=» Can of Coke
|P|=» Can of Pepsi
:( )=» Can't Stop Talking
:*)=» Clowning
:'=» Crying
:'-)=» Crying with Joy
:'-(=» Crying Sadly
:-9=» Delicious, Yummy
:->=» Devilish
;->=» Devilish Wink
:P=» Disgusted (sticking out tongue)
:*)=» Drunk
:-6 =» Exhausted, Wiped Out
 :(=» Frown
\~/=» Full Glass
\_/=» Glass (drink)
^5=» High Five
{{{name}}}=» Hug (cyber hug)
{{{{{{name}}}}}}=» Hug (warm cyber hug)
{{ }}:**=» Hugs and Kisses
:-I=» Indifferent
:-#=» Lips are Sealed
:~/=» Mixed Up
:-O=» Mouth Open (Surprised or Shocked)
(_)=» Mug (coffee, beer)
@[_]~~=» Mug of HOT Coffee or Tea
****=» Popcorn
<<{:}}=» Ice cream
&&&&=» Pretzels
@}--{--{--=» Rose
:-@=» Screaming
:-)=» Smile
0;-)-x-<=» The Saint (Thanks to Karey Ennever)

^=» Thumbs Up
:-&=» Tongue Tied
:-\=» Undecided
;-)=» Wink
|-O=» Yawning
c[T]=» cup of tea
c[C]=» cup of coffee
(%>=» pizza
,,l, =» the finger
>^-^<=» cat
(_\_)(_|_)(_/_)=» dancing ass off
:-Þ~=» drooling
<o> <o>=» staring
 ?€?€=» hiding, staring in the dark.
{\o/}=» angel
<o>¿~~=» wink
:-------)=» Viagra smile

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^5 High 5
20 Location
73 Best Regards
88 Love and Kisses
100 Nature Calls/Pit Stop
404 I have no clue (what you get when you enter a wrong
URL)
12345 Talk About School
A/S/L? Age/Sex/Location?
ADN Any Day Now
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK Away From Keyboard
AKA Also Known As
ASAP As Soon As Possible
B4 Before
B4N Bye For Now
BAS Big A** Smile
BBL Be Back Later
BBN Bye Bye Now
BBS Be Back Soon
BCNU Bee Seeing You
BIBO Beer In, Beer Out
BD Big Deal
BF Boyfriend
BFN Bye For Now
BIBO Beer In, Beer Out
BL Belly Laugh
BMGWL Busting My Gut With Laughter
BRB Be Right Back
BTDT Been There, Done That
BTW By The Way
BWL Bursting With Laughter
C&G Chuckle and Grin
CICO Coffee In, Coffee Out
CID Crying In Disgrace
CNP... Continued (in my) Next Post
CP Chat Post(a chat message)
CRBT Crying Real Big Tears
CSG Chuckle Snicker Grin
CU See You
CYA See You (Seeya)
CYAL8R See You Later (Seeyalata)
DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DOM Dirty Old Man
DOS Dozing Off Soon
DTRT Do The Right Thing
DWB Don't Write Back
DWPKOTL Deep Wet Passionate Kissed On The Lips
EG Evil Grin
EMSG Email Message
ES Enough Said
F2F Face To Face
FC Fingers Crossed
FTBOMH From The Bottom Of My Heart
FOZ From Autralia (aka OZ)
FOCL Falls Off Chair Laughing
FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
FYI For Your Information
FWIW For What It's Worth
G Grin
GAL Get A Life
GF Girlfriend
GFN Gone For Now
GGP Gotta Go Pee
GL Good Luck
GM Good Morning
GMAB Give Me A Break
GMBO Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GN Good Night
GNSTDLTBBB Good Night, Sleep Tight, Don't Let The Bed Bugs
Bite
GR8 Great
GTG Got To Go
GTSY Glad To See You
H&K Hug and Kiss
HABU Have A Better 'Un
HAGN Have A Good Night
HAGU Have A Good 'Un
HAND Have A Nice Day
HHIS Hanging Head in Shame
HI Laughter
HIG How's It Going
HT Hi There
HUB Head Up Butt
IAE In Any Event
IC I See
IGP I Gotta Pee
ILY I Love You
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IMCO In My Considered Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMS I'm Sorry
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
ITIGBS I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick
IWALU I Will Always Love You
J4G Just For Grins
JAM Just A Minute
JK Just Kidding
JMO Just My Opinion
JTLYK Just To Let You Know
KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid
KIT Keep In Touch
KOC Kiss On Cheek
KOL Kiss On Lips
KOTC Kiss On The Cheek
KWIM Know What I Mean
L Laugh
L8R Later
L8R G8R Later 'Gator
LHM Lord Help Me
LHO Laughing Head Off
LHU Lord Help Us
LMAO Laughing My A$$ Off
LMIRL Lets Meet In Real Life
LMSO Laughing My Socks Off
LOL Laugh Out Loud
LSHMBB Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing
LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LSHTTARDML Laughing So The Tears Are Running Down My Leg
LTNS Long Time No See
LTS Laughing To Self
LUWAMH Love You With All My Heart
LY Love Ya
LY4E Love You Forever
MTF More To Follow
NEC Not Even Close
NRN No Reply Necessary
NADT Not A Darn Thing
NP No Problem
NSTLC Needs Some Tender Loving Care
NVNG Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
NW No Way
OIC Oh, I See
OL Old Lady (significant other)
OM Old Man (significant other)
OMG Oh My God
OTOH On The Other Hand
OTTOMH Off The Top of My Head
PAW Parents Are Watching
PDS Please Don't Shoot
PITA Pain In The A$$
PLS Please
PM Private Message
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
PML Pissing Myself Laughing
PMP Peed My Pants
POAHF Put On A Happy Face
POS Parent Over Shoulder
PPL People
S Smile
QSL Reply
QSO Conversation
QT Cutie
RL Real Life
ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAPMP ROFL And Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAO ROFL My A** Off
ROFLMAOAY ROFLMAO At You
ROFLMAOPMP ROFLMAO Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAOWTIME ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes
ROFLUTS ROFL Unable to Speak
RME Rolling My Eyes
ROTFL Rolls On The Floor Laughing
RT Real Time
RTFM Read The F****** Manual!
SETE Smiling Ear To Ear
SHID Slaps Head In Disgust
SNERT Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
S^ S'UP - What's Up?
SNAFU Situation Normal; All Fouled UP
SO Significant Other
SOT Short Of Time
SOTMG Short Of Time Must Go
STO Sticking Out Tongue
SUAKM Shut Up and Kiss Me
SWAK Sealed With A Kiss
SWAG Scientific Wild A** Guess
SWL Screaming with Laughter
SYS See You Soon
SYT Sweet Young Thing
TA Thanks Again
TCOY Take Care Of Yourself
TIA Thanks In Advance
TILII Tell It Like It Is
TLC Tender Loving Care
TNT Till Next Time
TNX Thanks
TOY Thinking Of You
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To You Later
TY Thank You
TYVM Thank You Very Much
TX Thanks
WAG Wild A** Guess
WAYD What Are You Doing
WB Welcome Back
WBS Write Back Soon
WEG Wicked Evil Grin
WKF Well Known Fact
WTG Way To Go
WTH What/Who The Heck (or H**, or sub an 'F' for the
'H')
YBS You'll Be Sorry
YG Young Gentleman
YL Young Lady
YM Young Man
YW You're Welcome

:-| Ambivalent
o:-) Angelic
>:-( Angry
|-I Asleep
(::()::) Bandaide
:-{} Blowing a Kiss
\-o Bored
:-c Bummed Out
|C| Can of Coke
|P| Can of Pepsi
:( ) Can't Stop Talking
:*) Clowning
:' Crying
:'-) Crying with Joy
:'-( Crying Sadly
\_/7 cup (coffee/tea)
:-9 Delicious, Yummy
:-> Devilish
;-> Devilish Wink
:P Disgusted (sticking out tongue)
:*) Drunk
:-6 Exhausted, Wiped Out
>><)))`> Fish/fishy
><<*> Fish/fishy
:( Frown
\~/ Full Glass
\_/ Glass (drink)
^5 High Five
(((((name)))) Hug (cyber hug)
(( )):** Hugs and Kisses
:-I Indifferent
:-)*(-: Kiss
:-# Lips are Sealed
:~/ Mixed Up
:-O Mouth Open (Surprised)
(_) Mug (coffee, beer)
(_)? Mug (coffee/cocoa)
@[_]~~ Mug of HOT Coffee or Tea
**** Popcorn
&&&& Pretzels
@--)--)(-- Rose
---/--@ Rose
:-@ Screaming
:O Shocked
:) Smile
^ Thumbs Up
:-& Tongue Tied
:-\ Undecided
;) Wink
|-O Yawning
Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning
Numbers & Characters L
? I have a question l33t Leet, meaning 'elite'
? I don't understand what L8R Later
you mean L8RG8R Later, gator
?4U I have a question for you LD Later, dude / Long
;S Gentle warning, such as distance
"Hmm? what did you say?" LEMENO Let me know
^^ Meaning read line or LERK Leaving easy reach of
message above keyboard
<3 Meaning sideways heart LFG Looking for group
(love, friendship) (online gaming)
<33 Meaning heart (more 3s is LFG Looking for guard
a bigger heart) (online gaming)
@TEOTD At the end of the day LGH Lets get high
.02 My (or your) two cents LHM Lord help me
worth LHO Laughing head off
121 One-to-one (private chat LIK Meaning liquor
initiation) LMAO Laughing my a** off
143 I love you LMBO Laughing my butt off
19 Zero hand (online gaming) LMFAO Laughing my freaking
20 Meaning 'location' a** off
2G2BT Too good to be true LMIRL Lets meet in real life
2MI Too much information LMK Let me know
2MOR Tomorrow LMNK Leave my name out
404 I don't know LOL Laughing out loud
411 Meaning 'information' LOL Laugh out loud
420 Lets get high LOL Lots of love
420 Meaning "Marijuana" LOLH Laughing out loud
4COL For crying out loud hysterically
4EAE Forever and ever LOLO Lots of love
4NR Foreigner LOTR Lord of The Rings
^5 High-five (online gaming)
555 Sobbing, crying. (Mandarin LQTM Laughing quietly to
Chinese txt msgs) myself
55555 Crying your eyes out LSHMBH Laugh so hard my
(Mandarin Chinese txt belly hurts
msgs) LTNS Long time no see
6Y Sexy LTS Laughing to self
88 Bye-bye (Mandarin LULZ Slang for lol
Chinese txt msgs) LWOS Laughing without
9 Parent is watching smiling
LY Love ya
A LYLAS Love you like a sis
A3 Anytime, anywhere,
anyplace M
AAF As a matter of fact M8 Mate
AAK Asleep at keyboard MEGO My eyes glaze over
AAMOF As a matter of fact MEH Meaning a "shrug" or
AAMOI As a matter of interest shrugging shoulders
AAP Always a pleasure MEHH Meaning a "sigh" or
AAR At any rate sighing
AAS Alive and smiling MFI Mad for it
AASHTA As always, Sheldon has MIRL Meet in real life
the answer (Bike mechanic MLM Meaning give the
 Sheldon Brown) middle finger
AATK Always at the keyboard MM Sister (Mandarin
ABT2 Meaning About to Chinese txt msgs)
ABTA Meaning Good-bye MMK Meaning okay? (as a
(signoff) question)
ACD ALT / CONTROL / MNC Mother nature calls
DELETE MorF Male or female?
ACK Acknowledge MOOS Member of the
ADAD Another day, another dollar opposite sex
ADD Address MOS Mother over shoulder
ADDY Address MOSS Member of same sex
ADN Any day now MSG Message
ADR Address MTF More to follow
AEAP As early as possible MTFBWU May the force be with
AFC Away from computer you
AFAIK As far as I know MUAH Multiple unsuccessful
AFAP As far as possible attempts (at/to) humor
AFJ April Fool's joke MUSM Miss you so much
AFK Away from keyboard MYOB Mind your own
business
AFPOE A fresh pair of eyes
AIGHT Alright
N
AIR As I remember
n00b Newbie
AISB As it should be
N1 Nice one
AISB As I said before
NADT Not a darn thing
AISI As I see it
NALOPKT Not a lot of people
AITR Adult in the room know that
AKA Also known as NBD No big deal
ALCON All concerned NBFAB No bad for a beginner
AML All my love (online gaming)
AOM Age of majority NC Nice crib (online
AOM Age of Mythology (online gaming)
gaming) NE Any
AOTA All of the above NE1 Anyone
AOYP Angel on your pillow
NFM None for me / Not for
APAC All praise and credit me
AQAP As quick (or quiet) as NFS Need for Speed
possible (online gaming)
ASAP As soon as possible NFS Not for sale
A/S/L Age/sex/location NH Nice hand (online
ASL Age/sex/location gaming)
ASLA Age/sex/location/availability NIFOC Naked in front of
AT At your terminal computer
ATEOTD At the end of the day NIMBY Not in my back yard
ATM At the moment NLT No later than
ATSITS All the stars in the sky NM Nothing much / Never
ATSL Along the same line (or mind
lines) NMH Not much here
AWC After awhile crocodile NMU Not much, you?
AWOL Away without leaving NO1 No one
AYDY Are you done yet? NOOB Meaning someone
AYEC At your earliest who is bad at (online)
convenience games
AYOR At your own risk NOYB None of your
AYSOS Are you stupid or business
 something? NP No problem
AYT Are you there? NQT Newly qualified
AYTMTB And you're telling me this teacher
because NR Nice roll (online
AYV Are you vertical? gaming)
AZN Asian NRN No response/reply
necessary
B NS Nice score (online
B Back gaming)
B8 Bait (person teased or NT Nice try
joked with, or under-aged NVM Never mind
person/teen) NW No way
B/F Boyfriend NWO No way out
B/G Background (personal
information request) O
B4 Before O Opponent (online
B4N Bye for now gaming)
BAG Busting a gut OB Oh baby
BAK Back at keyboard OB Oh brother
BAS Big 'butt' smile OIC Oh, I see
BAU Business as usual OL Old lady
BAY Back at ya OM Old man
BB Be back OMDB Over my dead body
BBC Big bad challenge OMFG Oh my *freaking* God
BBIAF Be back in a few OMG Oh my God
BBIAM Be back in a minute OMGYG2BK Oh my God, you got
BBIAS Be back in a sec to be kidding
BBL Be back later OMW On my way
BBN Bye, bye now ONL Online
BBQ Barbeque, "Ownage", OO Over and out
shooting score/frag (online OOC Out of character
gaming) OOH Out of here
BBS Be back soon OOTD One of these days
BBT Be back tomorrow OOTO Out of the office
BC Because OP On phone
B/C Because ORLY Oh really?
BC Be cool OTB Off to bed
BCNU Be seeing you OTFL On the floor laughing
BCOS Because OTL Out to lunch
BD Big deal OTOH On the other hand
BDN Big darn number OTT Over the top
BEN Big evil grin OTTOMH Off the top of my
BF Boyfriend head
BFAW Best friend at work OTW Off to work
BF Best friend OVA Over
BFF Best friends forever
BFFL Best friends for life P
BFD Big freaking deal P Partner (online
BFG Big freaking grin gaming)
BFFN Best friend for now P2P Parent to parent
BFN Bye for now P2P Peer to peer
BG Big grin P911 Parents coming into
room alert
BGWM Be gentle with me
PAW Parents are watching
BHL8 Be home late
PC Player character
BIB Boss is back (online gaming)
BIBO Beer in, beer out PCM Please call me
BIF Before I forget PDH Pretty darn happy
BIL Brother in law PDS Please don't shoot
BION Believe it or not PDQ Pretty darn quick
BIOYN Blow it out your nose PEEPS People
BISFLATM Boy, I sure feel like a PITA Pain in the *butt*
turquoise monkey! PKMN Pokemon (online
(unverified) gaming)
BLNT Better luck next time PLMK Please let me know
BM Bite me PLS Please
BM&Y Between me and you PLU People like us
BOL Best of luck PLZ Please
BOLO Be on the look out PM Private Message
BOOMS Bored out of my skull PMFI Pardon me for
BOYF Boyfriend interrupting
BPLM Big person little mind PMFJI Pardon me for
BRB Be right back jumping in
BRD Bored PMSL Pee myself laughing
BRT Be right there POAHF Put on a happy face
BT Bite this POS Parent over shoulder
BTA But then again POV Point of view
BTDT Been there, done that POV Privately owned
BTW By the way vehicle (originally
BUBU Slang term for the most used to differentiate
beautiful of women an individual's vehicle
from a military
BWL Bursting with laughter
vehicle)
BYOB Bring your own beer
PPL People
BYOC Bring your own computer
PROLLY Probably
BYOP Bring your own paint
PRON Meaning pornography
(paintball)
PRT Party
C PRW People/parents are
watching
C&G Chuckle & grin
PSOS Parent standing over
CB Coffee break
shoulder
CB Chat break
PTL Praise the Lord
CB Crazy *biatch*
PTMM Please tell me more
CD9 Code 9, Meaning "parents
PUG Pick up group (online
are around"
gaming)
CIAO Good-bye (Italian word)
PWN Meaning "own"
CICO Coffee in, coffee out
PXT Please explain that
CID Crying in disgrace
PU That stinks!
CID Consider it done
PZ Peace
CLAB Crying like a baby
CM Call me Q
CMAP Cover my a** partner Q Queue
(online gaming)
QIK Quick
CMIIW Correct me if I'm wrong
QL Quit laughing
CMON Come on
QQ (qq) Meaning "crying
CNP Continued (in) next post eyes"
COB Close of business QSL Reply
COS Because QSO Conversation
C/P Cross post QT Cutie
CP Chat post (or continue in
 IM) R
CR8 Create RL Real life
CRB Come right back RLY Really
CRBT Crying really big tears RME Rolling my eyes
CRS Can't remember stuff RMLB Read my lips baby
CSG Chuckle, snicker, grin RMMM Read my mail man
CSL Can't stop laughing ROFL Rolling on floor
CSS Counter-Strike Source laughing
(online gaming) ROFLCOPTER Rolling on floor
CTC Care to chat? laughing and spinning
CTHU Cracking the *heck* up around
CU See you too ROFLMAO Rolling on the floor,
CU See you laughing my *butt* off
CU2 See you ROTFL Rolling on the floor
laughing
CUA See you around
ROTFLUTS Rolling on the floor
CUL See you later
laughing unable to
CULA See you later alligator speak
CUL8R See you later RS Runescape (online
CWOT Complete waste of time gaming)
CWYL Chat with you later RSN Real soon now
CYA See you RTBS Reason to be single
CYAL8R See you later RTFM Read the *freaking*
CYE Check your e-mail manual
CYEP Close your eyes partner RU Are you?
(online gaming) RUOK Are you okay?
CYO See you online
S
D S2R Send to receive
DBAU Doing business as usual (meaning send me
DD Dear (or Darling) daughter your picture to get
DEGT Dear (or Darling) daughter mine)
DF Don't even go there SAL Such a laugh
DGAF Don't give a *freak* SBT Sorry 'bout that
DGTG Dear (or Darling) husband SC Stay cool
DH Don't go there girlfriend SETE Smiling Ear-to-Ear
DIIK Darned if I know SH Same here
DIKU Do I know you? SHID Slapping head in
DIS Did I say? disgust
DKDC on't know, don't care SICNR Sorry, I could not
resist
D/L Download
SIG2R Sorry, I got to run
DL Download
SIS Snickering in silence
DL Down low
SIT Stay in touch
DLBBB Don't let (the) bed bugs
bite SLAP Sounds like a plan
DLTBBB Don't let the bed bugs bite SMHID Scratching my head
in disbelief
DM Doesn't matter
SNAFU Situation normal all
DN Down
fouled up
d00d Dude
SNERT Snot nosed egotistical
DP Display Picture (Yahoo rude teenager
Messenger Chat)
SO Significant other
DPS Damage per second
SOL Sooner or later
(online gaming)
SOMY Sick of me yet?
DQMOT Don't quote me on this
SorG Straight or Gay?
DS Dear (or Darling) son
DTS Don't think so SOT Short of time
DUPE Duplicate SOTMG Short of time, must go
DV8 Deviate SOWM Someone with me
DW Dear (or Darling) wife SPK Speak
DWF Divorced white female SRSLY Seriously
DWM Divorced white male SPST Same place, same
DYOR Do your own research time
(common stock market SPTO Spoke to
chat slang) SRY Sorry
SS So sorry
E SSDD Same stuff, different
E Ecstasy day
E1 Everyone SSIF So stupid it's funny
EBKAC Error between keyboard SSINF So stupid it's not
and chair funny
ED Erase display ST&D Stop texting and drive
EF4T Effort STFU Shut the *freak* up
EG Evil grin STR8 Straight
EIP Editing in progress STW Search the Web
EMA E-mail address SUITM See you in the
EMFBI Excuse me for butting in morning
EMSG E-mail message SUL See you later
ENUF Enough SUP What's up?
EOD End of day SWAK Sent (or sealed) with
EOL End of life a kiss
EOM End of message SWAT Scientific wild *butt*
ES Erase screen guess
EVA Ever SWL Screaming with
EVO Evolution laughter
EZY Easy SWMBO She who must be
obeyed. Meaning wife
or partner
F
SYL See you later
F Meaning female
SYS See you soon
F2F Face to face
F2T Free to talk
T
FBF Fat boy food (e.g. pizza,
T+ Think positive
burgers, fries)
TA Thanks a lot
FBM Fine by me
TAFN That's all for now
FC Fingers crossed
TAM Tomorrow a.m.
FFS For 'freak' sakes
TAU Thinking about u
FICCL Frankly I couldn't care a
(you)
less
TBAG Process of disgracing
FIMH Forever in my heart
a corpse, taunting a
FISH First in, still here fragged/killed player
FITB Fill in the blank (online gaming)
FOMC Falling off my chair TBC To be continued
FOMCL Falling off my chair TBD To be determined
laughing TBH To be honest
FRT For real though TC Take care
FTBOMH From the bottom of my TCB Take care of business
heart
TCOY Take care of yourself
FTW For the win
TD Tower defense
FUBAR Fouled up beyond all (online gaming)
recognition
TDTM Talk dirty to me
FUBB Fouled up beyond belief
FWIW For what it's worth TGIF Thank God it's Friday
FYEO For your eyes only THX Thanks
FYA For your amusement THNX Thanks
FYI For your information THNQ Thank-you
TIA Thanks in advance
G TIAD Tomorrow is another
G Grin day
G Giggle TIC Tongue-in-cheek
G/F Girlfriend TILIS Tell it like it is
G2CU Good to see you TLK2UL8R Talk to you later
G2G Got to go TMB Text me back
G2R Got to run TMI Too much information
G9 Genius TMOT Trust me on this
GA Go ahead TMWFI Take my word for it
GAL Get a life TNSTAAFL There's no such thing
GB Goodbye as a free lunch
GBU God bless you TNT Til next time
GDR Grinning, ducking, and TOJ Tears of joy
running TOY Thinking of you
GD/R Grinning, ducking, and TPM Tomorrow p.m.
running TPTB The powers that be
GFI Go for it TSNF That's so not fair
GF Girl friend TSTB The sooner, the better
GFN Gone for now TTFN Ta ta for now
GG Gotta Go TTLY Totally
GG Good Game (online TTTT These things take
gaming) time
GG Brother (Mandarin Chinese TTYAFN Talk to you awhile
txt msgs) from now
GGP Got to go pee TTYL Talk to you later
GIAR Give it a rest TTYS Talk to you soon
GIC Gift in crib (online gaming) TU Thank you
GIGO Garbage in, garbage out TY Thank you
GJ Good job TYS Told you so
GL Good luck TYT Take your time
GL/HF Good luck, have fun TYSO hank you so much
GLNG Good luck next game TYVM Thank you very much
GMBA Giggling my butt off
GMTA Great minds think alike U
GN Good night ^URS Up yours
GNSD Good night, sweet dreams UCMU You crack me up
GOI Get over it UDI Unidentified drinking
GOL Giggling out loud injury (meaning
GR8 Great bruise, scratch, ache
GRATZ Congratulations and so on)
GRL Girl UFN Until further notice
GR&D Grinning, running and UGTBK You've got to be
ducking kidding
GT Good try UKTR You know that's right
GTFO Get the *freak* out UL Upload
GTG Got to go UR Your / You're
GTRM Going to read mail URH You are hot (U R Hot)
GTSY Great (or good) to see you URTM You are the man
UV Unpleasant visual
H UW You're welcome
HAU How about you?
H&K Hugs & kisses V
H2CUS Hope to see you soon VEG Very evil grin
H8 Hate VFF Very freaking funny
HAGN Have a good night VFM Value for money
HAGO Have a good one VGC Very good condition
HAND Have a nice day VIP Very important person
HB Hurry back VM Voice mail
HF Have fun VN Very nice
HHIS Head hanging in shame VNH Very nice hand
HOAS Hold on a second (online gaming)
HRU How are you? VRY Very
HTH Hope this helps VSF Very sad face
HUB Head up butt VWD Very well done (online
HV Have gaming)

I W
IAC In any case W/ With
IAE In any event W3 WWW (Web address)
IANAL I am not a lawyer WAM Wait a minute
IB I'm back WAN2TLK Want to talk
IB I'm back WAREZ meaning pirated
(illegally gained)
IC I see
software
ICAM I couldn't agree more
WAS Wild *butt* guess
ICBW It could be worse
WAWA Where are we at?
ICEDI I can't even discuss it
WAYF Where are you from?
IDK I don't know
W/B Write back
IDTS I don't think so
WB Welcome back
IDUNNO I don't know
WBS Write back soon
IG2R I got to run
WC Welcome
IGN I (I've) got nothing
WC Who cares
IGP I got to (go) pee
WCA Who cares anyway
IIRC If I remember correctly
W/E Whatever
IK I know
W/END Weekend
IKR I know, right?
WE Whatever
ILBL8 I'll be late
WH5 Who, what, when,
ILU I love you where, why
ILUM I love you man WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if
ILY I love you WDALYIC Who died and left you
IM Instant message in charge
IMAO In my arrogant opinion WDYK What do you know?
IMHO In my humble opinion WDYT What do you think?
ImL (in Arial font) Means I love WIIFM What's in it for me?
you (a way of using the WISP Winning is so
American sign language in pleasurable
text)
WITP What is the point?
IMNSHO In my not so humble
WITW What in the world
opinion
WIU Wrap it up
IMO In my opinion
WK Week
IMS I am sorry
WKD Weekend
IMSB I am so bored
WRT With regard to
IMTM I am the man
W/O Without
IMU I miss u (you)
INAL I'm not a lawyer WOMBAT Waste of money,
IOMH In over my head brains and time
IOW In other words WOW World of Warcraft
IRL In real life (online gaming)
IRMC I rest my case WRK Work
ISLY I still love you WRUD What are you doing?
ITYK I thought you knew WTB Wanted to buy
IUSS If you say so WTF What the *freak* ?
IWALU I will always love you WTG Way to go
IYKWIM If you know what I mean WTGP Want to go private
IYO In your opinion (talk out of public chat
area)
IYSS If you say so
WTH What the heck?
J WTM Who's the man?
j00 You WU? What's up?
j00r Your WUCIWUG What you see is what
you get
JAC Just a sec
WUF? Where are you from?
JAM Just a minutes
WWJD What would Jesus
JFF Just for fun
do?
JIC Just in case
WWNC Will wonders never
JJA Just joking around cease
JK Just kidding WWYC Write when you can
JMO Just my opinion WYCM Will you call me?
JP Just playing WYD What (are) you
JTLYK Just to let you know doing?
JW Just wondering WYGAM When you get a
minute
K WYHAM When you have a
K Okay minute
K8T Katie WYLEI When you least
k/b Keyboard expect it
KB Keyboard WYSIWYG What you see is what
KB Kick butt (online gaming) you get
KEWL Cool
KEYA I will key you later X
KEYME Key me when you get in X Kiss
KFY Kiss for you XD Meaning "really hard
KISS Keep it simple, stupid laugh" (where D is a
smiley mouth)
KIT Keep in touch
XD Meaning a "devilish
KOC Kiss on cheek
smile"
KOL Kiss on lips
XOXOXO Hugs & Kisses
KOTC Kiss on the cheek
XLNT Excellent
KOTL Kiss on the lips
KNIM Know what I mean? Y
KPC Keeping parents clueless Y? Why?
KS Kill then steal (online Y2K You're too kind
gaming)
YA Your
YARLY Ya, really?
YBIC Your brother in Christ
YBS You'll be sorry
YCLIU You can look it up
YCMU You crack me up
YF Wife
 YG Young gentleman
YGTBKM You've got to be
kidding me
YGG You go girl
YIU Yes, I understand
YKWYCD You know what you
can do
YL Young lady
YMMV Your mileage may
vary
YNK You never know
YR Your
YR Yeah right
YRYOCC You're running your
own cuckoo clock
YSIC Your sister in Christ
YSYD Yeah sure you do
YT You there?
YTG You're the greatest
YW You're welcome
YWHNB Yes, we have no
bananas

Z
Z Zero
Z Z's are calling
(meaning going to
bed/sleep)
ZOT Zero tolerance
ZUP Meaning "What's up?"
ZZZZ Sleeping (or bored)

Icon Meaning Icon Meaning Icon Meaning

:) Standard smile :-# With braces :-! "Foot in mouth"
:-) With nose :'-) Happy Crying :-D Laughter
:-E Buck-tooth {:-) Toupee smile :*) Drunk smile
>-) Evil grin ;) Winking smile :@ Exclamation "What???"
:( Sad or frown smile Winking smile with :-@ Scream
;-)
:-( Sad with nose nose :-0 Yell
:-< Super sad O:-) I'm an angel (boy) %-( Confused
Sticking tongue out O*-) I'm an angel (girl) :-----) Long nose (Liar!)
:P
(raspberry) |-O Yawn :-.) Madonna
(((H))) Hugs (:-D Gossip, blabbermouth Put your money where
:-($)
:-X Kiss on the lips @>--;-- Rose your mouth is
`:-) One eyebrow raised @-}--- Rose (:I An egghead
:^) A broken nose =^.^= Cat |-O Yawning
:-& tongue tied O.o Confused :@) Pig smile
E-:-) a Ham radio operator C=:-) A chef <(-_-)> Robot
(\_/) A bunny
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