Do you feel left out and don’t know all this online/ text shorthand well here is your solution a complete guide of over 180 different acronyms and if i forgot any please feel free to add any in your comments
Chat Acronym Dictionary
- 121: one to one
- ADN: any day now
- ADR/addy: address
- AFAIK: as far as I know
- AFK: away from keyboard
- A/S/L: age, sex, location (or just “ASL”)
- ASAP: as soon as possible
- B4: before
- B4N: bye for now
- BBFD: big bad forum discussion
- BBL: be back later
- BF: boyfriend or best friend
- BFF: best friends forever
- BFN: bye for now
- BG: big grin
- BRB: be right back
- BRT: be right there
- BTA: but then again
- BTW: by the way
- C: see?
- CID: crying in disgrace
- CNP: continued [in my] next post
- CP: chat post
- CU: see you
- CUL: see you later
- CYA: see you (later)
- CYO: see you online
- DBAU: doing business as usual
- DD, DH, DS, DW: dear daughter, dear husband, dear son, dear wife (often used on boards where you discuss personal things, but wish to keep private the names of your loved ones)
- EIP: editing in progress
- FTW: for the win or fuck the world
- FUD: fear, uncertainty, and doubt
- FWIW: for what it’s worth
- FYI: for your information
- G2G or GTG: got to go
- G: grin
- GA: go ahead
- GAL: get a life
- GF: girlfriend
- GFN: gone for now
- GFY: go fuck yourself/good for you
- GG: gotta go/good game
- GJ: good job
- GL: good luck
- GMBO: giggling my butt off
- GMTA: great minds think alike
- GSOH: good sense of humor
- GTFO: get the fuck out
- GTG or G2G: got to go or get together
- GYPO: get your pants off
- H2G: have to go
- HAGN: have a good night
- HDOP: help delete online predators
- HHIS: hanging head in shame
- Homg: same as OMG
- IAC: in any case
- IANAL: I am not a lawyer (but)
- IAWTC: I agree with this comment
- IC: I see
- IDC:I don’t care
- IDK: I don’t know
- IFSFWI: if the shoe fits, wear it!
- IIRC: If I recall correctly
- ILU: I love you
- ILY: I love you
- IMNECTHO: in my not-even-close-to-humble opinion
- IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion
- IMO: in my opinion; or “IMHO” – in my humble/honest opinion
- IOW: in other words
- IPN: I’m posting naked
- IRL: in real life
- IWSN: I want sex now
- JC: just chilling
- K: all right
- KFY: kiss for you
- KTHX: Okay, thanks.
- JK: just kidding
- JSUK: just so you know
- KPC: keeping parents clueless
- L8R: later
- LAFFO: laughing out loud
- LBR: loser beyond repair
- LD: later, dude
- LDR: long distance relationship
- LLTA: lots and lots of thunderous applause
- LMIRL: let’s meet in real life
- LMAO: laughing my ass off
- LMSO: laughing my socks off
- LMFAO: laughing my fucking ass off
- LMK: Let Me Know
- LOL: laughing out loud, lots of love
- LQTS: laughing quietly to self
- LTP: learn to play (L2P)
- LTR: longterm relationship
- LULAB: love you like a brother
- LULAS: love you like a sister
- MML: making me laugh
- MMORPG: massively multiplayer online role playing game
- MOOS: member(s) of the opposite sex
- MOSS/MOTSS: member(s) of the same sex
- M/F: male or female
- N1: nice one
- NALOPKT: not a lot of people know that
- NE1: anyone
- NFI: no fucking idea
- NFW: no fucking way
- NIAGW: not in a gay way
- NIFOC: naked in front of computer
- NO1: no one
- NSFW: not safe for work
- NP: no Problem
- NVM: nevermind
- NM: not much, nothing much, never mind
- OIC: ohh I see
- OMG: oh my God, oh my goodness, oh my gosh
- OMGBBQWTF: oh my God, Bar-b-q, What The Fuck (surprise and confusion)
- OMFG: Oh my fucking God
- OLL: oh, Lordy, Lordy!
- OLL: online love
- OMW: on my way
- OTOH: on the other hand
- OTW: on the way
- P911: parent alert
- PAL: parents are listening
- PAW: parents are watching
- PIR: parent in room
- POS: parent over shoulder / Piece of Shit
- PLZ: please
- PlzKThx: Please. ok? Thanks. (Thanks in advance)
- PlzKThxNo-Re: Please, ok, Thanks, No-Read (sarcasm)
- PL0x or PLOX: same as please
- Pwn: to triumph (not actually an acronym, but rather a misspelling of own)
- PDA: public display [of] affection
- QFT: quoted for truth
- RBA: right back at you (right back atcha)
- RL: real life
- RTFM: read the fucking manual
- RTFO: rock the fuck out
- ROFL: rolling on floor laughing
- ROTFLOL: rolling on the floor laughing out loud
- ROFLMAO: rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
- RPG: role playing games
- RP: roleplay
- SA: something awful
- SGXK: set a good example for the kiddies
- SHID: slaps head in disgust
- SLAP: sounds like a plan
- SLGF: secondlife girlfriend
- SO: significant other
- SOMY: sick of me yet?
- SorG: straight or gay
- SOT: short of time
- SUF: shut up fool
- STFU: shut the fuck up
- STHU: shut the hell up
- TDTM: talk dirty to me
- THX: thanks
- TIA: thanks in advance
- TMI: too much information
- TTFN: ta-ta for now
- TTYL: talk to you later
- TTLY: totally
- TY: thank you
- U: you (common); how are you?; or you do it!
- UW: you’re welcome
- WAYT: what are you thinking?
- WB: welcome back/ write back
- WDYT: what do you think
- WFM: works for me
- WIBNI: wouldn’t it be nice if
- WIP: work in progress
- WTGP: want to go private?
- WTG: way to go
- WTF: what the fuck, alternatively Where’s The Food
- WUIP: wind up in progress
- WYCM: will you call me?
- WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get
- Y: why do you ask?
- YM: young man
- YMMV: your mileage may vary
- YTMND: you’re the man now, dog
- YW: you’re welcome
- ZOMG: same as OMG