In to Instant Messaging? Ever come across acronyms in chat rooms etc.
Here’s a list of commonly used acronyms.
| AFK |
: |
Away from keyboard |
| AFAIK |
: |
As Far As I Know |
| B2B |
: |
Back to back |
| B4 |
: |
Before |
| BAK |
: |
Back at keyboard |
| BBL |
: |
Be back later |
| BBS |
: |
Be back soon |
| BCNU |
: |
Be Seeing you |
| BF |
: |
Boyfriend |
| BRB |
: |
Be right back |
| BTW |
: |
By the way |
| BTDT |
: |
Been there, done that |
| CUL |
: |
See you later |
| DH |
: |
Dear hubby (if angry, damn or dumb hubby) |
| DL |
: |
Download |
| DNO |
: |
Do Not Open this message. Whole answer is in the subject line |
| DYJHI or DYJHIW |
: |
Don’t you just hate it (when) |
| F2F |
: |
Face to face |
| FAQ |
: |
Frequently asked questions (usually a document) |
| FC |
: |
Fingers Crossed |
| FUBAR |
: |
F***’d up beyond all recognition |
| FWIW |
: |
For what it’s worth |
| FYI |
: |
For Your Information |
| G |
: |
Grin or giggle |
| FYA |
: |
For Your Amusement |
| GA |
: |
Go Ahead |
| GF |
: |
Girlfriend |
| GMTA |
: |
Great minds think alike |
| H |
: |
Hug |
| HHAJ (or K) |
: |
Ha Ha, Only Joking (or Kidding) |
| HIWTH |
: |
Hate It When That Happens |
| IMO |
: |
In my opinion |
| IMHO |
: |
In my humble opinion |
| IMCO |
: |
In my considered opinion |
| IOHO |
: |
In our humble opinion |
| IOW |
: |
In other words |
| ISP |
: |
Internet service provider |
| IDK |
: |
I don’t know |
| IYKWIM |
: |
If You Know What I Mean |
| JAM |
: |
Just a minute |
| JFGI |
: |
Just F****** Google It |
| JK |
: |
Just Kidding |
| KISS |
: |
Keep it simple, stupid or sweetheart |
| LMK |
: |
Let me know |
| L8R |
: |
Later |
| LOL |
: |
Laughing out loud |
| LMAO |
: |
Laughing my A** off |
| LMK |
: |
Let me know |
| K |
: |
OK |
| OBTW |
: |
Oh By The Way |
| OIC |
: |
Oh I See |
| OTOH |
: |
On the other hand |
| OTP |
: |
On The Phone |
| PAW |
: |
Parents Are Watching |
| PIR |
: |
Parent in Room |
| POS |
: |
Parent over shoulder |
| POV |
: |
Point of View |
| RL |
: |
Real life (supposedly off the computer things) |
| ROFL |
: |
Rolling on floor laughing. |
| ROTFLMAO |
: |
Rolling on the floor laughing my A** off |
| RTFM |
: |
Read the Fine(or bleeped) manual |
| Snail Mail |
: |
Post Office Delivered Mail |
| Skin Meeting |
: |
Meeting where you see a person’s face |
| SNAFU |
: |
Situation Normal: All [bleeped] Up’ |
| SYL |
: |
See You Later |
| TGIF |
: |
Thank God it’s Friday |
| TL |
: |
Until later |
| TNX |
: |
Thanks |
| TTYL |
: |
Talk to you later |
| TTFN |
: |
Ta-Ta for now |
| TY |
: |
Thank you |
| TYVM |
: |
Thank you very much |
| WRT |
: |
With Regard To |
| WTF |
: |
What the F*** |
| WTH |
: |
What the Hell |
| WTHDTM |
: |
What The Hell Does That Mean? |
| WYSIWYG |
: |
What you see is what you get |
| YMMV |
: |
Your Mileage May Vary |
Please feel free to suggest any that might not be on the list.
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