| Learn the 'Net - Abbreviations and smileys |
Don't be caught thinking 'what the heck does THAT abbreviation mean?' Below is a list of commonly used shortcuts people use in sms, e-mail and IRC. |
| sms and e-mail abbreviations | |
| ^5 | High Five! |
| 2BCTND | To Be Continued |
| 2G4U | Too Good For You |
| 4YEO | For Your Eyes Only |
| AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact |
| AFAIA | As Far As I'm Aware |
| AFAIC | As Far As I'm Concerned |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| AWHFY | Are We Having Fun Yet? |
| AYPI | And Your Point Is? |
| B4 | Before |
| BAK | Back At Keyboard |
| BBD | Basically Brain Dead |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBIAF | Be Back in a Few |
| BBIAB | Be Back in a Bit |
| BCNU | Be Seein' You |
| BEG | Big Evil Grin |
| BD | Big Deal |
| BF | Boyfriend |
| BFD | Big F...ing Deal |
| BFN | Bye For Now |
| BG | Big Grin |
| BIF | Basic In Fact |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTSOOM | Beats The S... Out Of Me |
| BTDT | Been There, Done That |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CM | Call Me |
| CUL8R | See You Later |
| DIIK | Damned If I Know |
| dl | DownLoad |
| DUR? | Do You Remember? |
| F2F | Face To Face |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYA | For Your Amusement |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FU | F...ed Up |
| FUBAR | F...ed Up Beyond All Recognition |
| FUD | (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| GAL | Get A Life |
| GF | Girlfriend |
| GL | Good Luck |
| GMAB | Give Me A Break |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GN | Good Nite |
| GR8 | Great |
| GR&D | Grinning Running And Ducking |
| GTG | Got To Go |
| GTSY | Glad To See You |
| HTF | How The F...? |
| HTH | Hope This (That) Helps |
| H&K | Hugs & Kisses |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer, But ... |
| ICWUM | I See What You Mean |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| ILY | I Love You |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| ITSFWI | If The Shoe Fits, Wear It |
| J4F | Just For Fun |
| JK | Just Kidding |
| KHYF | Know How You Feel |
| KISS | Keep it Simple Stupid |
| L8R | Later |
| LMSO | Laughing My Socks Off |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| LTNS | Long Time No See |
| LTNT | Long Time No Type |
| MorF | Male or Female |
| MHOTY | My Hat's Off To You |
| MOTD | Message Of The Day |
| MOTSS | Members Of The Same Sex |
| msg | message |
| MTFBWU | May The Force Be With You |
| NFW | No F...ing Way |
| NP | No Problem |
| NRN | No Reply Necessary |
| NW | No Way |
| OBO | Or Best Offer |
| OBTW | Oh, By The Way |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| OMG | Oh My God |
| OOTB | Out Of The Box (or Blue) |
| OOTQ | Out Of The Question |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| PITA | Pain In The Ass |
| PLS | Please |
| PM | Private Message |
| POV | Point Of View |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| PPL | People |
| QT | Cutie |
| ROFL | Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off |
| RSN | Real Soon Now |
| RTFM | Read The F...ing Manual |
| RTM | Read The Manual |
| SITD | Still In The Dark |
| SMTOE | Sets My Teeth On Edge |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal, All F...ed Up |
| SorG | Straight or Gay? |
| SOW | Speaking Of Which |
| STFU | Shut The F... Up |
| SYS | See You Soon |
| T+ | Think Positive |
| TAFN | That's All For Now |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TIC | Tongue In Cheek |
| TMTT | Too Much To Type |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| TTTT | To Tell The Truth |
| TX | Thanks |
| TYCLO | TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much |
| u/l | upload |
| unPC | unPolitically Correct |
| WAG | Wild Ass Guess |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WEG | Wicked Evil Grin |
| WRT | With respect/regards to |
| WTF? | What The F...? |
| WTG | Way To Go |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| YGLT | You're Gonna Love This |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
| smileys (emoticons) | |
| :) | smiley face |
| :)) | laugh |
| :)- | sticking tongue out |
| (: | left handed smiley |
| ;) | wink |
| :| | indifference |
| :] | grin |
| =) | very happy laugh |
| :> | devilish grin |
8) |
big-eyed smiley |
| :D | big laugh |
| :/ | perplexed/confused |
| :( | sad |
| :C | very unhappy |
| :P | chuckle |
| :{ | leer |
| ;( | crying |
| :* | kiss |
| :X | wet kiss |
| :e | disappointment |
| :@ | scream |
| :O | yell |
| :& | tongue tied |
| O:) | angel smile |
| =:) | punk |
| :Q | smoking |
| %) | goggle-eyed |
| *:) | clown |
| :" | whistling |
| :[ | vampire |
| B) | smile wearing sunglasses |
| acronyms | |
| newbie | newcomer |
| n00b | |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| IRC | Internet Relay Chat (chat rooms) |
| Troll | A person who just visits forum sites or newsgroups to start arguments or provoke a reaction from people |
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