Common abbreviations used while chatting/texting

•   4EVR - Forever


•   AAAAA - American Association Against Acronym Abuse


•   ADR - Address


•   AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned


•   AFAIK - As Far As I Know


•   AFAYC - As Far As You're Concerned


•   AFK - Away From Keyboard


•   AISI - As I See It


•   AKA - Also Known As


•   ALOL - Actually Laughing Out Loud


•   AML - All My Love


•   ANFSCD - And Now For Something Completely Different


•   ASAP - As Soon As Possible


•   ASL - Age/Sex/Location


•   ASLMH - Age/Sex/Location/Music/Hobbies


•   ATM - At The Moment


•   AWOL - Absent Without Leave


•   B/C - Because


•   B4 - Before


•   BAK - Back At Keyboard


•   BBFN - Bye Bye For Now


•   BBL - Be Back Later


•   BBS - Be Back Soon


•   BBSL - Be Back Sooner or Later


•   BCNU - Be Seeing You


•   BCOZ - Because


•   BEOS - Nudge


•   BFN - Bye For Now


•   BKA - Better Known As


•   BRB - Be Right Back


•   BRT - Be Right There


•   BTW - By The Way


•   BUAYA - To Sweet Talk You


•   CFV - Call For Vote


•   CU - See You (good bye)


•   CUL - See You Later


•   CUL8ER - See You Later


•   CY - Calm Yourself


•   CYA - Cover Your A__


•   DH - Dear Hubby (Husband)


•   DL - Download


•   DMI - Don't Mention It


•   DOD - We could tell you but then we'd have to kill you!


•   DUCT - Did You See That?


•   DYOFDW - Do Your Own F___ing Dirty Work


•   EG - Evil Grin


•   EL - Evil Laugh


•   F2F - Face to Face


•   FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions


•   FAQL - Frequently Asked Questions List


•   FAWC - For Anyone Who Cares


•   FFK - Fong Fei Kei - To Stand You Up


•   FOAF - Friend Of A Friend


•   FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet


•   FTF - Face To Face


•   FTL - Faster Than Light


•   FUBAR - F_____d Up Beyond All Recognition


•   FWIW - For What It's Worth


•   FYA - For Your Amusement/Action/Approval


•   FYI - For Your Information


•   GA - Go Ahead


•   GALGAL - Give A Little Get A Little


•   GBH - Great Big Hug


•   GD&R - Grinning, Ducking and Running (usually after snide remark)


•   GG - Good Game


•   GGN - Gotta Go Now


•   GL - Good Luck


•   GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike


•   GR8 - Great


•   HIH - Hope It Helps


•   HILIACACLO - Help I Lapsed Into A Coma And Can't Log Off


•   HTH - Hope This Helps


•   HUGZ - Hugs


•   IAE - In Any Event


•   IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer


•   IAT - I am Tired


•   IC - I See


•   ICBW - I Could Be Wrong


•   IDK - I Don't Know


•   IGTP - I Get The Point


•   IHNO - I Have No Opinion


•   IHTFP - I Have Truly Found Paradise (I Hate This F_____n Place)


•   IIR - If I Recall


•   IIRC - If I Recall Correctly


•   IM - Instant Message


•   IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion


•   IMHO - In My Humble Opinion


•   IMNSHO - In My Not-So-Humble Opinion


•   IMO - In My Opinion


•   INPO - In No Particular Order


•   IOW - In Other Words


•   IRL - In Real Life


•   IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean


•   IYKWIMAITYD - If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do


•   JK (or J/K) - Just Kidding


•   JM2C - Just My 2 Cents


•   JT - Just Teasing


•   K - Okay


•   KBD - Keyboard


•   KEWL - Cool


•   KOK - Knock


•   KOTC - Kiss On The Cheek


•   KOTL - Kiss On The Lips


•   L8R - Later


•   LMAO - Laughing My A__ Off


•   LOL - Laughing Out Loud


•   LOLA - Laugh Out Loud Again


•   LOOL - Laughing Outragously Out Loud


•   LWR - Launch When Ready


•   LYLAS - Love You Like a Sister


•   MOMPL - One Moment Please


•   MOO - Multi-user Dungeon Object-Oriented


•   MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex


•   MOTOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex


•   MOTSS - Member Of The Same Sex


•   MSG - Message


•   MTBF - Mean Time Between Failure


•   MTFBWY - May The Force Be With You


•   MUAK - Smooch


•   MUD - Multiple User Dungeon


•   MUSH - Multi User Shared Hallucination


•   N/A - Not Acceptable


•   N1 - Nice One


•   NDA - Non-Disclosure Agreement


•   NM - Nevermind


•   NP - No Problem


•   NRN - No Reply Necessary


•   NTK - Nice To Know


•   OB- - Obligatory (as a prefix)


•   OBJOKE - Obligatory Joke


•   OIC - Oh, I See!


•   OK - All Correct (I Approve)


•   OMG - Oh My God


•   ONNA - Oh No, Not Again


•   ONNTA - Oh No, Not This Again


•   OOI - Out Of Interest


•   OS - Operating System


•   OTOH - On The Other Hand


•   OTOOH - On The Other Other Hand


•   OUSU - Oh, You Shut Up


•   PD - Public Domain


•   PFA - Please Find Attached


•   PDA - Public Display of Affection


•   PIAK - Slap In The Face


•   PITA - Pain In The A__


•   PLS - Please


•   PM - Personal Message


•   PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In


•   PMIGBOM - Put Mind In Gear Before Opening Mouth


•   PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In


•   POV - Point of View


•   PPL - People


•   PS - Post Script


•   QL - Quit Laughing!


•   QS - Quit Scrolling


•   QT - Cutie


•   RBAY - Right Back At Ya


•   RE - Regards or Hello Again


•   RFC - Request For Comments


•   RFD - Request For Discussion


•   RFI - Request For Information


•   RIT - Alrighty


•   RL - Real Life


•   ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing


•   ROFLASTC - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat


•   ROFLGO - Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out


•   ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A__ Off!


•   ROFLOL - Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud


•   ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing


•   ROTFLABIC - Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Biting Into Carpet


•   ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud


•   RTFAQ - Read The FAQ


•   RTFM - Read The F___ing Manual


•   RX - Regards (Regs)


•   SCNR - Sorry Couldn't Resist


•   SED - Said Enough Darling


•   SF - Science Fiction


•   SFETE - Smiling From Ear To Ear


•   SMAIM - Send Me An Instant Message


•   SME - Subject Matter Expert


•   SNAFU - Situation Normal, All F___ed Up


•   SNAILMAIL - Postal Mail Service


•   SO - Significant Other (e.g., spouse, boy/girlfriend)


•   SOHF - Sense Of Humor Failure


•   SPAM - Stupid Persons' Advertisement


•   SSEWBA - Someday Soon, Everything Will Be Acronyms


•   SU - Shut Up


•   SWAG - Scientific Wild A__ Guess


•   SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss


•   TAS - Taking A Shower


•   TFDS - That's For Darn Sure


•   THANX - Thanks


•   THX - Thanks


•   TIA - Thanks In Advance


•   TIC - Tongue In Cheek


•   TNC - Tongue In Cheek


•   TNX - Thanks


•   TPTB - The Powers That Be


•   TSR - Terminal and Stay Resindent


•   TTFN - Ta Ta For Now


•   TTYL - Talk To You Later


•   TVM - Thanks Very Much


•   TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern


•   TY - Thank You


•   TYVM - Thank You Very Much


•   U - You


•   U2 - You Too?


•   UR - Your


•   VBG - Very Big Grin


•   VBS - Very Big Smile


•   VEG - Very Evil Grin


•   VSF - Very Sad Face


•   W/ - With


•   W/B - Write Back


•   W/O - without


•   WAD - Without A Doubt


•   WB - Welcome Back


•   WBS - Write Back Soon


•   WEG - Wicked Evil Grin


•   WISP - Winning Is So Pleasureable


•   WNOHGB - Were No One Has Gone Before


•   WRT - With Respect To


•   WT - Without Thinking


•   WTG - Way To Ggo


•   WTH - What The Heck


•   WTTM - Without Thinking To Much


•   WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get


•   WYWH - Wish You Were Here


•   XM - Excuse Me


•   XME - Excuuuuse Me


•   XO - Hugs, Kisses


•   Y - Why


•   YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary


•   YTTDSFATCCSH - Yours Till The Desert Sands Freeze And The Camels Come Skating Home


•   YW - Your Welcome


•   YWIA - You're Welcome In Advance


•   ZZZ - Sleeping, Bored, Tired