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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Since I always have trouble figuring out what these chat acronyms mean, I finally decided to gather up as many of them as I could, and put them all together.

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0-9

 !          I've got a comment
 ?          I've got a question (or) please explain
 ?4U        Question for you
 2          To (or) too
 2DAY       Today
 2L8        Too late
 2MORO      Tomorrow
 2NITE      Tonight
 4          For
 4ever      Forever
 4U         For you
 4GV        Forgive
 4YEO       For your eyes only

 

A

 A-OLS      Administrators on-line
 A/S/L      Age, sex, location
 A/S/L/P    Age, sex, location, picture?
 AAK        Asleep at keyboard
 AAMOF      As a matter of fact
 AAMOI      As a matter of interest
 AAR        At any rate
 AAS        Alive and smiling
 ADDY       Address
 ADN        Any day now
 AEAP       As early as possible
 AFAIC      As far as I'm concerned
 AFAICT     As far as I can tell
 AFAIK      As far as I know 
 AFAIR      As far as I remember
 AFC        Away From Computer 
 AFJ        April fools joke 
 AFK        Away from keyboard
 AFN        That's all for now
 AFU        All f**ked up
 AIAMU      And I'm a monkey's uncle
 AISB       As it should be
 AISI       As I see it 
 AIUI       As I understand It
 AKA        Also known as
 AMBW       All my best wishes
 AML        All my love
 AMOF       As a matter of fact
 AND        Any day now  
 ANFAWFOS   And now for a word from our sponsor 
 ANFSCD     And now for something completely different
 AOAS       All of a sudden
 AOB        Abuse of bandwidth
 AOTA       All of the above
 AP         Apple pie
 AS         Another subject 
 ASAFP      As soon as "friggin" possible
 ASAP       As soon as possible
 ASCII      American Standard Code
                for Information Interchange
 ASL        Age, sex, location
 AT         At your terminal
 ATB        All the best 
 ATM        At the moment
 ATSL       Along the same line 
 AV         Avatar - picture used in chat room to
                  represent a person in the chat room
 AWGTHTGTTA Are we going to have to go through this again?
 AWHAFY     Are we having any fun yet? 
 AYOR       At your own risk 
 AYSOS      Are you stupid or something
 AYST       Are you still there

 

B

 B          Back (or) be
 B/C        Because
 B/F        Boyfriend
 B4         Before
 B4N        Bye for now
 B@THPICS4  Be at the pictures for (insert time)
 BAC        Back at computer
 BAD        Broken as designed
 BAK        Back at keyboard
 BAU        Business as usual
 BBB        Bye bye baby 
 BBFBBM     Body by Fisher, Brains by Mattel
 BBFN       Bye bye for now
 BBIAB      Be back in a bit 
 BBIAF      Be back in a few  
 BBL        Be back later
 BBN        Bye bye now
 BBR        Burnt beyond repair 
 BBS        Be back soon (or) bulletin board system
 BBSOL      Be back sooner or later
 BC         Because (or) be cool (or) basket case
 BCBS       Big company, big school
 BCNU       Be seeing you
 BCNUL8R    Be see'n you later
 BD         Big deal
 BDC        Big dumb company or big dot com
 BDN        Big damn number
 BEG        Big evil grin 
 BF         Boy friend
 BFD        Big f**king  deal
 BFN        Bye for now
 BFO        Blinding flash of the obvious
 <bg>       big grin
 BG         Big grin
 BHL8       Be home late
 BHOF       Bald headed old f*rt
 BIF        Before I forget 
 BIL        Brother-in-law (or) boss is listening
 BION       Believe it or not
 BITD       Back in the day
 BITGOD     Back in the good old days
 BITMT      But in the meantime
 BM         Byte me
 BMA        Bite my a*s
 BMOTA      Byte me on the a*s
 BNF        Big name fan
 BO         Buffer (or) brain overload
 BOC        But of course
 BOHICA     Bend over here it comes again
 BOL        Best of luck
 BOS        Big orange switch
 BOT        Robot (or) back on topic
 BR         Bathroom
 BR         Best regards
 BRB        Be right back
 BRH        Be right here
 BRS        Big red switch
 BRT        Be right there
 BS         Bullsh*t (or) big smile 
 BSEG       Big sh*t eating grin
 BSOD       Blue screen of death (PC crash)
 BT         Byte this
 BTA        But then again
 BTA        But then again or before the attacks
 BTAIM      Be that as it may
 BTDT       Been there, done that 
 BTDTGTS    Been there, done that, got the T-shirt
 BTHOM      Beats the h*ll outta me 
 BTSOOM     Beats the sh*t out of me
 BTTH       Boot to the head
 BTW        By the way
 BTWBO      Be there with bells on
 BWDIK      But what do I know?
 BWL        Bursting with laughter 
 BWO        Black, white or other
 BWQ        Buzz word quotient
 BYAM       Between you and me
 BYKT       But you know (or) knew that
 BYOB       Bring your own bottle 
 BYOH       Bat you onna head
 BYORL      Bring your own rocket launcher

 

C

 C          See (or) cool
 C & G      Chuckle and grin
 C/P        Cross post
 C4N        Ciao for now
 CE         Creative editing
 CFD        Call for discussion
 CFM        Confirm 
 CFV        Call for voting
 CIAO       Ciao (pronounced "chow")
                Hello or Goodbye in Italian
 CIBM       Could it be magic?
 CID        Consider it done (or) crying in disgrace 
 CIS        Compuserve information service
 CLI        Command line interface
 CM         Call me
 CMF        Count my fingers
 CMH        Cross my heart
 CMIIW      Correct me if I'm wrong
 CMON       Come on
 CNP        Continued in next post
 CO         Conference (or) company
 COB        Close of business
 CP         Chat post (or) copy protection
 CPP        C++ or C+ programing language
 CRAFT      Can't remember a f**king  thing
 CRAP       Cheap redundant assorted products
 CRAWS      Can't remember anything worth a sh*t
 CRS        Can't remember sh*t
 CSG        Chuckle, snicker, grin 
 CSL        Can't stop laughing
 CTC        Choking the chicken
 CTRN       Can't talk right now 
 CTS        Consider the source
 CU         See you
 CU2        See you, too
 CU8R       Catch you later
 CU@        See you at 
 CUA        See you around (or) commonly used acronyms
                (or)common user access
 CUCME      See you see me (video conference)
 CUD        Could
 CUL        See you later (or) catch you later
 CUL8R      See you later 
 CULA       See you later, alligator 
 CUS        See you soon
 CW2CU      Can't wait to see you
 CWOT       Complete waste of time
 CWYL       Chat with you later
 CY         Calm yourself
 CYA        See ya
 CYA        See ya (or) cover your a*s. 
 CYAL8R     See you all later. 
 CYO        See you online
 


D

 D&C        Duck and cover
 d/c        Disconnects 
 D/L        Download 
 d/l        Download  
 D8         Date
 DAMIFINO   D*mn if I know
 DARFC      Ducking and running for cover
 DBA        Doing business as
 DBEYR      Don't believe everything you read
 DD         Due diligence
 DDD        Direct distance dial
 DDSOS      Different day, same old sh*t 
 DEGT       Don't even go there
 DETI       Don't even think it
 DETLA      Double extended three letter abbreviation
 DFL        Dead f**king last
 DGT        Don't go there
 DHTB       Don't have the bandwidth
 DHYB       Don't hold your breath
 DIIK       D*mn if I know
 DIKU?      Do I know you? 
 DILLIGAD   Do I look like I give a d*mn?
 DILLIGAF   Does it look like I give a f**k
 DILLIGAS   Do I look like I give a sh*t
 DIS        Did I say
 DIY        Do it yourself
 DK         Don't know
 DKDC       Don't know don't care
 DL         Download
 DLTBBB     Don't let the bed bugs bite
 DLTM       Don't lie to me
 DNR        Dinner 
 DOTGOV     Government official
                (from the .gov domain names) 
 DQMOT      Don't quote me on this
 DQYDJ      Don't quit your day job
 DRIB       Don't read if busy
 DSTR8      D*mn straight
 DTP        Desktop publishing
 DTRT       Do the right thing
 DTS        Don't think so
 DU         Don't understand
 DUCT       Did you see that? 
 DUCWIC     Do you see what I see
 DWIMC      Do what I mean, correctly 
 DWIMNWIS   Do what I mean, not what I say
 DWL        Dying With Laughter
 DWYM       Does what you mean
 DYHWIH     Do you hear what I hear
 DYJHIW     Don't you just hate it when...
 DYK        Did you know  
 DYSTSOTT   Did you see the size of that thing
 


E

 <eg>       Evil grin
 E2EG       Ear to ear grin
 EAK        Eating at keyboard
 EBKAC      Error between keyboard and chair
 EG         Evil grin
 EM         E-mail
 EMA        E-mail address
 EMFBI      Excuse me for butting in
 EMFJI      Excuse me for jumping in
 EMSG       E-mail message
 EMTA       Evil minds think alike 
 EOD        End of discussion (or) end of day
 EOL        End of lecture
 EOM        End of message
 EOT        End of thread (or) 
               transmission (don't reply to this message)
 ESO        Equipment smarter than operator
 ETLA       Extended three letter acronym
 EWI        E-mailing while intoxicated
 EZ         Easy 
 


F

 F          Female
 F2F        Face to face
 F2T        Free to talk 
 FAB        Features attributes benefits
 FAI        Frequently argued issue
 FAIK       As far as I know
 FAQ        Frequently asked Question(s)
 FBKS       Failure between keyboard and seat
 FBOW       For better or worse
 FC         Fingers crossed
 FCFS       First come, first served
 FCOL       For crying out loud!
 FE         Fatal error
 FF&PN      Fresh fields and pastures new
 FHOF       Freeware hall of fame
 FIIK       F**k if I know
 FIIOH      Forget it, I'm outta here
 FIL        Father-in-law
 FISH       First in, still here 
 FITB       Fill in the blank
 FLA        Four letter acronym
 FMTYEWTK   Far more than you ever want to know
 FO         F**k off
 FOAD       F**k off and Die
 FOAF       Friend of a friend
 FOB        Fresh off the boat
 FOCL       Falling off the chair laughing
 FOF        Friend of a friend
 FOFL       Fall on the floor laughing
 FOMCL      Fell off my chair laughing
 FOOMCL     Fell out of my chair laughing
 FRED       F**king  ridiculous electronic device
 FRT        For real though
 FS         For sale 
 FTASB      Faster than a speeding bullet 
 FTF        Face-to-face
 FTL        Faster than light 
 FTS        F**k this sh*t
 FTTB       For the time being
 FTTT       From time to time
 FU         F**k you
 FUBAR      F**ked up (or) fouled up beyond all repair
 FUBB       Fouled up beyond belief
 FUD        Fear, uncertainty, and doubt or disinformation
 FURTB      Full up ready to burst 
 FWIW       For what it's worth
 FYA        For your action (or) amusement 
 FYA&E      For your amusement and edification
 FYI        For your Information
 FYIFV      F**k you I'm fully vested
 FYIV       F**k you, I'm vested
 FYKI       For your kind information
 FYM        For your misinformation
 FYYSOS     F**k you, you sack of sh*t
 


G

 <g>        Grin
 G          Grin
 G/F        Girl friend
 G2G        Got to go
 G2R        Got to run 
 GA         Go ahead 
 GAFIA      Get away from it all
 GAL        Get a life
 GALGAL     Give a little, get a little
 GAS        Greetings and salutations
 GB         Goodbye
 GBH        Great big hug
 GBH&K      Great big hug & kiss
 GBTW       Get back to work
 GD&ARF     Grinning, ducking and running fast!
 GD&ARVVF   Grinning, ducking and running very very fast!
 GD&AW      Grinning, ducking and weaving
 GD&R       Grinning, ducking and running
 GD&RF      Grinning, ducking and running fast
 GD&RVVF    Grinning, ducking and running very very fast!
 GD&W       Grinning, ducking and weaving
 GD&WVF     Grinning, ducking, and weaving very fast
 GDW        Grin, duck and weave 
 GF         Girl friend
 GFC        Going for coffee 
 GFETE      Grinning from ear to ear
 GFI        Go for it 
 GFN        Gone for now 
 GFR        Grim file reaper 
 GG         Gotta go (or) good game (or) good going
 GGN        Gotta go now
 GGOH       Gotta get out of here
 GGP        Gotta go pee
 GIAR       Give it a rest
 GIGO       Garbage in, garbage out
 GIWIST     Gee, I wish I'd said that
 GJ         Good job
 GL         Good luck
 GL/HF      Good luck, have fun
 GLGH       Good luck and good hunting
 GLLA       Great lovers love alike
 GLYASDI    God loves you and so do i
 GM         Good morning (or) Good move/match 
                (or) Got milk?
 GMBO       Giggling my butt off
 GMTA       Great minds think alike
 GMV        Got my vote
 GN         Good night
 GNBLFY     Got nothing but love for you
 GOL        Giggling out loud
 GOWI       Get on with it
 GR         Gotta run
 GR&D       Grinning running & ducking
 GR8        Great
 GRAD       Grinning running & ducking
 GRMBL      Grumble
 GRRRR      Growling
 GRUIT      Get real you impudent thing
 GSOAS      Go sit on a snake
 GTBOS      Glad to be of service
 GTG        Got to go
 GTGB       Got to go, bye
 GTGP       Got to go pee
 GTH        Go to h*ll
 GTP        Got to pee
 GTRM       Going to read mail 
 GTSY       Great to see you 
 GUI        Graphical user interface
 GYPO       Get your pants off
 
 

H

 {{{hug}}}  Give someone a hug
 <h>        Hug
 H&K        Hug and kiss 
 H&K        Hugs and kisses
 HAB        Hot Asian babe
 HABU       Have a better 'un 
 HAG1       Have a good one
 HAGD       Have a great day
 HAGN       Have a good night
 HAGO       Have a good one
 HAK        Hugs and kisses
 HAND       Have a nice day
 HB         Hug back
 HD         Hold
 HF         Have fun
 HGAC       Hasn't (or) haven't got a clue
 HH         Holding hands
 HHIS       Hanging head in shame. 
 HHO1/2K    Ha ha, only half kidding
 HHOJ       Ha ha, only joking 
 HHOK       Ha ha, only kidding
 HHOS       Ha Ha, only serious
 HHTYAY     Happy holidays to you and yours. 
 HIG        How's it going?
 HIOOC      Help! I'm out of coffee
 HIWTH      Hate it when that happens
 HNG        Horny net geek
 HOAS       Hold on a second
 HOHA       Hollywood hacker
 HOYEW      Hanging on your every word
 HRT2HRT    Heart to heart
 HRU        How are you? 
 HSIK       How should I know? 
 HTH        Hope this helps
 {{{hug}}}  Give someone a hug
 HUYA       Head up your a*s
 HV         Have
 
 

I

 IAC        In any case
 IAE        In any event
 IAGW       In a good way
 IAITS      It's all in the subject
 IAM        In a meeting
 IANAC      I am not a crook
 IANAD      I am not a doctor
 IANAL      I am not a lawyer
 IAO        I am outtahere
 IAT        I am tired
 IAW        In accordance with
 IB         I'm back 
 IBCNU      I'll be seeing your
 IBK        Idiot behind keyboard
 IBN        I'm buck naked
 IBT        In between technology
 IBTD       I beg to differ
 IC         I see
 IC         In character
 ICBW       I could be wrong (or) It could be worse
 ICUR       I see you are
 ID10T      Idiot
 IDBI       I don't believe it
 IDC        I don't care
 IDGAF      I don't give a f**k
 IDGI       I don't get it
 IDK        I don't know
 IDKY       I don't know you
 IDN        I don't know
 IDST       I didn't say that
 IDTS       I don't think so
 IDTT       I'll drink to that
 IEF        It's esther's fault
 IFAB       I found a bug
 IFU        I f**ked up
 IG2R       I got to run
 IGGP       I gotta go pee
 IGP        I gotta pee
 IGTP       I get the point
 IHA        I hate acronyms
 IHMB       I hate my boss
 IIABDFI    If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 
 IIIO       Intel inside, idiot outside
 IIMAD      If it makes any difference
 IINM       If I'm not mistaken
 IIR        If I recall
 IIRC       If I remember correctly 
 IITYWIMIWHTKY  If I tell you what it
                   means, I will have to kill you 
 IIWM       If it were me 
 IJWTK      I just want to know 
 IJWTS      I just want to say 
 IK         I know
 IKWUM      I know what you mean
 ILBL8      I'll be late 
 ILF        I'll look forward
 ILICISCOMK  I laughed, I cried, I spilled coffee 
                 on my keyboard
 ILU        I love you
 ILY        I love you
 IM         Instant message
 IMA        I might add 
 IMAO       In my arrogant opinion
 IMBO       In my biased opinion
 IMCO       In my considered opinion
 IME        In my experience 
 IMHO       In my humble opinion
 IMNERHO    In my not even remotely humble opinion
 IMNSHO     In my not so humble opinion
 IMO        In my opinion
 IMOBO      In my own biased opinion
 IMPE       In my previous/personal experience
 IMPOV      In my point of view
 IMVHO      In my very humble opinion
 INAL       I'm not a lawyer 
 INMP       It's not my problem
 INPO       In no particular order
 IOH        I'm out of here
 IOTTMCO    Intuitively obvious to the most 
                casual observer
 IOW        In other words
 IRC        Internet relay chat
 IRL        In real life
 IRMC       I rest my case
 IRSTBO     It really s*cks the big one
 IS         I'm sorry
 ISDN       It still does nothing
 ISP        Internet Service Provider
 ISS        I'm so sure
 ISTM       It seems to me 
 ISTR       I seem to recall
 ISWYM      I see what you mean
 ITFA       In the final analysis 
 ITM        In the money
 ITRW       In the real world
 ITSFWI     If the shoe fits wear it
 IUSS       If you say so 
 IWALU      I will always love you 
 IWALY      I will always love you
 IWBNI      It would be nice if
 IYFEG      Insert your favorite ethnic group  
 IYKWIM     If you know what I mean
 IYKWIMAITYD  If you know what I mean and I think you do
 IYO        In your opinion
 IYSS       If you say so
 IYSWIM     If you see what I mean 

 

J
 
 J/K        Just kidding
 JAC        Just a sec
 JAFO       Just another f**king onlooker
 JAM        Just a minute 
 JAS        Just a second 
 JASE       Just another system error
 J/C        Just checking
 JFI        Just for information  
 JIC        Just in case
 JIK        Just in case
 JJ         Just joking
 JJA        Just joking around 
 JK         Just kidding
 JMO        Just my opinion 
 JMHO       Just my humble opinion
 JOOTT      Just one of those things
 JP         Just playing
 JSNM       Just stark naked magic
 JTLUK      Just to let you know
 JTLYK      Just to let you know  
 JTYWTK     Just thought you wanted to know
 JVNP       Just venting, nothing personal
 JW         Just wondering
 J/W        Just wondering
 JYYC       Just yanking your chain
 
 

K

 <k>        Kiss
 KB         Kiss back
 KFY        Kiss for you
 KHYF       Know how you feel 
 KIBO       Knowledge in, bullsh*t out 
 KISS       Keep it simple, stupid 
 K          Okay, alright
 KIT        Keep in touch 
 KK         Okay, Okay
 KMA        Kiss my a*s 
 KMB        Kiss my butt
 KMRIA      Kiss my royal Irish arse
 KMYF       Kiss me you fool
 KOC        Kiss on the cheek
 KOL        Kiss on the lips
 KOTC       Kiss on the cheek
 KOTL       Kiss on the lips
 KWIM       Know what I mean?
 KYFC       Keep your fingers crossed 
 KYPO       Keep your pants on

 

L

 L          Laughing
 L8         Late
 L8R        Later
 L8R G8R    Later gator
 L8TR       Later
 LABATYD    Life's a bitch and then you die 
 LALOTA     Lots and lots of thunderous applause 
 LAQ        Lame a*s quote
 LART       Loser attitude readjustment tool
 LD         Long distance (or) later dude
 LDR        Long distance relationship
 LDTTWA     Let's do the time warp again
 LG         Lovely greetings
 LHM        Lord help me
 LHU        Lord help us
 LI         Laughing inside
 LIFO       Last in first out
 LIS        Laughing in silence (or) Lost in space
 LJBF       Let's just be friends 
 LLTA       Lots and lots of thunderous applause
 LLTA       Lots and lots of thunderous applause 
 LMAO       Laughing my a*s off
 LMBO       Laughing my butt off
 LMHO       Laughing my head off  
 LMK        Let me know
 LMKOAP     Let me know of any problems
 LOL        Laughing out loud
 LOOL       Laughing outrageously outloud
 LOPSOD     Long on promises, short on delivery
 LRF        Little rubber feet
 LSHHTCMS   Laughed so hard had to change my shorts
 LSHMBB     Laughing so hard my belly (is) bouncing 
 LSHMBB     Laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
 LSHMBH     Laughing so hard my belly hurts
 LTHTT      Laughing too hard to type 
 LTIC       Laughing 'til I cry
 LTM        Laughing to myself
 LTNC       Long time, no see
 LTNS       Long time, no see 
 LTNT       Long time, no type 
 LTR        Long term relationship
 LTS        Laughing to self 
 LULAB      Love you like a brother
 LULAS      Love you like a sister
 LUV        Love 
 LUWAMH     Love you with all my heart
 LY         Love you
 LYK        Let you know
 LYL        Love you lots
 LYLAB      Love you like a brother
 LYLAS      Love you like a sister

 

M
 
 M          Male
 M or F     Male or female
 M$         Microsoft
 M8         Mate
 MaB        Maybe
 MB         Maybe
 MBRSD      Embarrassed
 MCIBTU     My computer is better than yours
 me 2       Me too
 MFD        Multi-function device
 MFG        More friendly garbage
 MHBFY      My heart bleeds for you
 MHOTY      My hat's off to you
 MIL        Mother-in-law
 MLA        Multiple letter acronym
 MM         Market maker
 MOF        Matter of fact 
 MOO        Mud, object-oriented
 MOOF       Modem offline
 MorF       Male or female
 MOSS       Member of the same sex
 MOTAS      Member of the appropriate sex
 MOTD       Message of the day 
 MOTOS      Member of the opposite sex
 MOTSS      Member of the same sex
 M$         Microsoft
 MSG        Message
 MTCW       My two cents worth
 MTFBWY     May the force be with you
 MUG        New user of a chat program
 MUSM       Miss you so much 
 MWA        A kiss
 MWBRL      More will be revealed later
 MYOB       Mind your own business 
 


N

 n00b       Newbie
 N1         Nice one
 N2M        Not too much
 N/A        Not applicable -or- not affiliated 
 NAK        Nursing at keyboard
 NAP        Not a problem
 NAVY       Never again voluneer yourself. 
 NAZ        Name, address, zip (also means nasdaq)
 NBD        No big deal 
 NBFD       No big f**king  deal
 NBIF       No basis in fact
 NC         No comment
 NCG        New college graduate
 NE         Any
 NE1        Anyone
 NERD       National establishment for real dork
 NETHING    Anything
 NETUA      Nobody ever tells us anything
 NEWAY      Anyway
 NFI        No f**king idea
 NFM        No futher message
 NFW        No f**king  way
 NG         New game
 NHOH       Never heard of him or her 
 NIFOC      Naked in front of the computer
 NIFOK      Naked in front of the keyboard
 NIM        No internal message
 NIMBY      Not in my backyard
 NIMQ       Not in my queue
 NINO       Nothing in, nothing out
 NLT        No later than
 NM         Never mind (or) nothing much
 NMH        Not much here
 NMJC       Nothing much, just chillin'
 NMP        Not my problem
 NO1        No one
 n00b       Newbie (the '00's are two zeros, not 'ohs')
 NOYB       None of your business 
 NP         No problem
 NQA        No questions asked 
 NQOCD      Not quite our class dear
 NRG        Energy
 NRN        No reply necessary (or) Not right now
 NSS        No sh*t, Sherlock
 N/T        No text
 NT         No thanks
 NTA        Non-Technical Acronym
 NTIM       Not that it matters 
 NTIMM      Not that it matters much 
 NTL        Nevertheless
 NTW        Not to worry 
 NTYMI      Now that you mention it
 NW         No way 
 NYCFS      New York City finger salute
 NYCTMI     Now you come to mention it

 

O

 O          Over (end of a communication) 
 OATUS      On a totally unrelated subject 
 OAURS      On an unrelated subject
 OAUS       On an unrelated subject 
 OB         Obligatory
 OBO        Or best offer 
 OBTW       Oh by the way
 OEM        Original equipment manufacturer
 OF         Old f*rt
 OI         Operator indisposed
 OIC        Oh, I see
 OJ         Only joking
 OL         Old lady (wife)
 OLL        Online love
 OM         Oh my
 OMDB       Over my dead body
 OMG        Oh my God (or) goodness
 OMIK       Open mouth insert keyboard
 OMIK       Open mouth, insert keyboard
 ONAW       Oh no! another wedgie
 ONNA       Oh no not again
 ONNTA      Oh no, not this again 
 OO         Over and out (end of communication)
 OOC        Out of character
 OOH        Out of here
 OOI        Out of interest
 OOTB       Out of the box (brand new)
 OOTC       Obligatory on topic comment
 OOTD       One of these days
 OS         Operating system
 OSU        Oh, shut up
 OT         Off topic (or) Other topic
 OTB        Off to bed
 OTC        Over the counter 
 OTE        Over the edge 
 OTF        On the floor (or) on the phone
 OTFL       On the floor laughing
 OTL        Out to lunch 
 OTOH       On the other hand
 OTOMH      Off the top of my head
 OTP        On the phone
 OTR        Off the rack
 OTT        Over the top 
 OTTH       On the third hand
 OTTOMH     Off the top of my head
 OTW        On the way (or) On the whole (or) Off to work 
 OWTTE      Or words to that effect
 OZ         Australia
 OZZIE      Australian

 

P Q

 P911       My parents are in the room
 PABG       Packing a big gun 
 PANS       Pretty awesome new stuff
 PCM        Please call me
 PCMCIA     People can't memorize computer 
                industry acronyms 
 PD         Public domain
 PDA        Public display of affection
 PDOA       Public display of affection
 PDOMA      Pulled directly out of my a*s
 PDQ        Pretty darn quick
 PDS        Please don't shout
 PDSTM      Please don't shout the message
 PEBCAK     Problem exists between chair and keyboard
 PEBKAC     Problem exists between keyboard and chair
 peeps      People
 PIBKAC     Problem is between keyboard and chair
 PIMP       Peeing in my pants 
 PITA       Pain in the a*s
 PLMK       Please let me know
 PLOKTA     Press lots of keys to abort
 PLS        Please
 PLSE       Please elaborate
 PLZ        Please
 PM         Private message
 PMBI       Pardon my butting in
 PMF        Pardon my french (or) pure f**king  magic. 
 PMFBI      Pardon me for butting in
 PMFI       Pardon me for interrupting
 PMFJI      Pardon me for jumping in
 PMFJIB     Pardon me for jumping in but
 PMINBOM    Put mind in gear, before opening mouth 
 PMJI       Pardon my jumping in
 PMP        Peed my pants
 PNCAH      Please no cursing allowed here
 PO         Piss off
 POAHF      Put on a happy face 
 POOF       Leaving the room - goodbye
 POS        Parent over shoulder (or) point of 
              sale (or) piece of sh*t
 POSSLQ     Person of opposite sex sharing living quarters
 POTC       Peck on the cheek
 POTS       Parents over the shoulder (or)
                  Plain old telephone service
 POV        Point of view
 PPL        People
 PPP        Petty pet peeve
 PROLLY     Probably
 PS         Post Script
 PSY        Please stop yelling
 PTB        Powers that be
 PTL        Praise the Lord
 PTMM       Please tell me more
 PTUM       Please tell us more
 PU         That stinks
 PXT        Please explain that
 QIK        Quick
 QL         Quit laughing
 QSL        Reply
 QSO        Conversation
 QT         Cutie (or) quiet
 
 

R

 R          Are
 R&D        Research & development
 R&R        Rest & relaxation
 RAEBNC     Read and enjoyed, but no comment 
 RAOK       Random act of kindess
 RBAY       Right back at ya
 RBTL       Read between the lines
 RE         In regard to (or) hello again
 REHI       Hi again (re-Hi)
 RFC        Request for comments
 RFD        Request for discussion
 RFR        Really f*#king rich
 RFS        Really f*#king soon
 RGDS       Regards 
 RHIP       Rank has its privileges
 RINGL8     Running late 
 RKBA       Right to keep and bear arms
 RL         Real life 
 RLCO       Real life conference
 RLF        Real life friend
 RM         Ready made
 RME        Rolling my eyes 
 RML        Read my lips
 RMLB       Read my lips baby
 RMMM       Read my mail man!
 RN         Right now!
 ROF        Rolling on the floor
 ROFL       Rolling on the floor laughing 
 ROFLAS     Rolling on floor laughing and screaming
 ROFLMAO    Rolling on the floor laughing my a*s off
 ROFLUTS    Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak
 ROFLWMP    Rolling on the floor wetting my pants
 ROTF       Rolling on the floor
 ROTFL      Rolling on the floor laughing
 ROTFLAMAO  Rolling on the floor laughing my a*s off
                  (also known as "Rot Flame Oh") 
 ROTFLMAO   Rolling on the floor laughing my a*s off
 ROTFLMBO   Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off  
 ROTFLOL    Rolling on the floor laughing out loud
 ROTFLOLPMP Rolling on the floor laughing out
                   loud and pe*ing in my pants
 ROTFLTIC   Rolling on the floor laughing till I cry 
 ROTM       Right on the money
 RPG        Role playing games
 RRQ        Return receipt request 
 RSN        Real soon now
 RSVP       Please reply (respondez s'il vous plait)
 RT         Real time
 RTBM       Read the bl***y manual
 RTBS       Reason to be single
 RTDox      Read the documentation
 RTF        Read The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
 RTFAQ      Read the frequently asked questions 
 RTFF       Read the f**king  faq 
 RTFFAQ     Read the f**king  faq
 RTFM       Read the f**king  manual (or) message
 RTK        Return to keyboard
 RTM        Read the manual (or) message
 RTSM       Read the stupid manual
 RTWFQ      Read the whole f**king  question
 RU         Are you?
 RU32NITE   Are you free tonight?
 RUCMNG     Are you coming?
 RUOK       Are you OK? 
 RYFIM      Read your f**king  information manual
 RYFM       Read your friendly (or) f**king manual 
 RYS        Read your screen 

 

S

 (sp?)      Unsure of spelling
 S          Smiling (or) smile
 S2R        Send to receive
 S4L        Spam for life
 SAHM       Stay At Home Mom
 SAPFU      Surpassing all previous foul ups 
 SB         Smiles back
 SBT        Strange but true
 SBTA       Sorry, being thick again
 SCNR       Sorry, could not resist
 SE2E       Smiling ear to ear        
 SEC        Wait just a second
 SED        Said enough darling 
 SEG        Sh*t eating grin
 SEP        Someone else's problem
 SETE       Smiling ear to ear 
 SF         Surfer friendly
 SFAIAA     So far as I am aware
 SFETE      Smiling from ear to ear
 SFLA       Stupid four letter acronym
 SH         Same here
 SHID       Slaps head in disgust
 SHTSI      Somebody had to say it
 SICNR      Sorry, I could not resist
 SICS       Sitting in chair snickering 
 SIG        Special interest group
 SIG2R      Sorry, I've got to run
 SIL        Sister-in-law
 SITCOMs    Single income, two 
                children, oppressive mortgage
 SITD       Still in the dark
 SLAP       Sounds like a plan
 SLIRK      Smart little rich kid
 SLM        See last mail
 SMHID      Scratching my head in disbelief 
 SMO        Serious mode on
 SMOFF      Serious mode off
 SMON       Serious mode on
 SMOP       Small matter of programming
 SMS        Short message service
 SN         Screen name (or) So nyah
 SNAFU      Situation normal, all fouled up
 SNERT      Snotty nosed egotistical rotten teenager
 SO         Significant other
 SOHF       Sense of humor failure
 SOL        Sh*t out of luck (or) sooner or later
 SOMY       Sick of me yet?
 SOP        Standard operating procedure
 SorG       Straight or gay?
 SOS        Help!, (or) "Same old sh*t"
 SOTA       State of the art
 SOTMG      Short of time, must go
 SOW        Speaking of which
 (sp?)      Unsure of spelling
 SPK        Speak
 SPST       Same place, same time
 SRY        Sorry
 SSDD       Same stuff, different day
 ST         Super tired
 STATS      Age/gender/location check
 STFU       Shut the f**k Up
 STFW       Surf (or) search the f**king  web
 STM        Spank the monkey
 STR8       Straight 
 STW        Surf the web (or) search the web
 STYS       Speak to you soon
 SUFID      Screwing up face in disgust
 SUITM      See you in the morning
 SUL        See you later
 SUP        What's up?
 SUYF       Shut up you fool
 SW         Shareware (or) so what? (or) says who?
 SWAG       Scientific wild a*s guess
 SWAG       Stupid wild a*s guess
 SWAK       Sealed with a kiss
 SWALK      Sealed with a loving kiss
 SWDYT      So what do you think?
 SWHT       Sweetheart
 SWIM       See what I mean? 
 SWL        Screaming with laughter
 SWWCFI     So what, who cares, f**k it
 SY         Sincerely yours
 SYL        See you later 
 SYS        See you soon (or) system 
 SysOP      System operator

 

T

 T2G        Time to go
 TA         Thanks again
 TAF        That's all, folks! 
 TAFL       Take a flying leap
 TAFN       That's all for now
 TAFT       That's a frightening thought
 TAH        Take a hike
 TAM        Tomorrow a.m.
 TANJ       There ain't no justice
 TANSTAAFL  There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
 TARFU      Things are really fouled up 
 TBYB       Try before you buy
 TC         Take care (or) telephone call
 TCB        Taking care of business
 TCO        Taken care of
 TCS        Take care sweetheart 
 TDM        Too d*mn many
 TDTM       Talk dirty to me
 TEOTWAWKI  The end of the world as we know it
 TFH        Thread from h*ll
 TFN        Thanks for nothing
 TFS        (ctl-alt-del)-three finger salute
 TFTHAOT    Thanks for the help ahead of time 
 TFTT       Thanks for the thought (or) tip
 TGAL       Think globally, act locally
 TGAL       Think globally, act locally 
 TGIF       Thank God it's Friday
 THNQ       Thank you 
 THX        Thanks 
 TIA        Thanks in advance
 TIAD       Tomorrow is another day
 TIAIL      Think I am in love
 TIC        Tongue in cheek
 TID        Thread is deteriorating (Off Topic)
 TINALO     That is not a legal opinion
 TINAR      This is not a recommendation
 TINJ       There is no justice  
 TINWIS     That is not what I said
 TKS        Thanks
 TLA        Three letter acronym
 TLGO       The list goes on
 TLK2UL8R   Talk to you later
 TM         Text message
 TMA        Take my advice (or) Too many acronyms
 TMFA       Too many f**king acronyms
 TMI        Too much information
 TMK        To my knowledge
 TMTOWTDI   There's more than one way to do it
 TMWFI      Take my word for it
 TNSTAAFL   There's no such thing as a free lunch
 TNT        Till next time
 TNTL       Trying not to laugh 
 TNX        Thanks
 TNX 1.0E6  Thanks a million
 TOBAL      There oughta be a law. 
 TOBG       This oughta be good
 TOJ        Tears of joy
 TOS        Terms of service
 TOY        Thinking of you
 TPC        The phone company
 TPM        Tomorrow p.m. 
 TPTB       The powers that be
 TRDMC      Tears running down my cheeks. 
 TS         Tough sh*t
 TSFY       Tough sh*t for you
 TSR        Totally stupid rules (or)
                   terminate and stay resident (program)
 TSWC       Tell someone who cares
 TT         Ta ta (or) take that
 TT4N       Ta-ta for now
 TTBOMK     To the best of my knowledge
 TTFN       Ta-ta for now
 TTKSF      Trying to keep a straight face 
 TTL4N      That's the lot for now
 TTM        To the moderator
 TTT        That's the truth (or) That's the ticket
 TTTT       These things take time
 TTUL       Talk to you later
 TTUT       Talk to you tomorrow. 
 TTWIG      That's the way it goes
 TTYL       Talk to you later
 TTYL8R     Talk to you later
 TTYRS      Talk to you real soon
 TTYS       Talk to you soon
 TU         Thank you
 TUC        The Ultimate Chatlist!
 TWHAB      This won't hurt a bit
 TWIMC      To whom it may concern
 TWIU       That's what I understand
 TX         Thanks
 TY         Thank you
 TYCLO      Turn your caps lock off (and stop shouting)
 TYT        Take your time
 TYVM       Thank you very much

 

U

 U          You
 UAE        Unrecoverable application error
 UCE        Unsolicited commerical e-mail
 UGTBK      You've got to be kidding
 UKTR       You know that's right
 UL         Upload
 u/l        Upload
 unPC       Unpolitically correct
 UOK        Are you OK? 
 UR         You are (or) your
 URL        Universal Resource Locator
 URW        You are welcome
 URYY4M     You are too wise for me
 US         You suck
 UV         Unpleasant visual
 UW         You are welcome
 UY         Up yours

 

V

 <vbg>      very big grin
 VBG        Very big grin
 VBSEG      Very big sh*t eating grin
 VC         Venture capital
 VEG        Very evil grin
 VES        Very evil smile
 VFM        Value for money
 VM         Voice mail
 VRBS       Virtual reality bull sh*t
 VWG        Very wicked grin
 VWS        Very wicked smile
 


W

 <w>        Wink
 W8         Wait
 W84M       Wait for me
 W8AM       Wait a minute
 WAEF       When all else fails
 WAG        Wild a*s guess
 WAHM       Work At Home Mom
 WAI        What an idiot
 WAM        Wait a minute
 WAMBAM     Web application meets brick and mortar
 WAN2       Want to
 WAN2TLK    Want to talk
 WATRUDOINLTR   What are you doing later?
 WAYF       Where are you from? 
 WB         Welcome back
 WC         Welcome
 WCA        Who cares anyway
 WDALYIC    Who died and left you in charge?
 WDYMBT     What do you mean by that? 
 WDYS       What did you say?
 WDYT       What do you think? 
 WE         Whatever
 WEG        Wicked evil grin
 WEU        What's eating you?
 WFM        Works for me
 WG         Wicked grin
 WGAFF      Who gives a flying f**k
 WHAK       With hugs and kisses
 WIBAMU     Well I'll be a monkey's uncle 
 WIBNI      Wouldn't it be nice if 
 WIFTAN     Waste of f**king  time and money
 WIIFM      What's in it for me?
 WIIWD      What it is we do 
 WILBI      Wouldn't it be lovely if
 WIT        Wordsmith in training
 WITFITS    What in the f**k is this sh*t
 WL         Will
 WMMOWS     Wash my mouth out with soap 
 WMRS       Write me real soon
 WNDITWB    We never did it this way before
 WNOHGB     Where no one has gone before 
 WOA        Work of art 
 WOB        Waste of bandwidth
 WOG        Wise old guy
 WOMBAT     Waste of money, brains and time
 WOT        Waste of time
 WOTAM      Waste of time and money
 WRK        Work 
 WRT        With regard to
 WT         Without thinking 
 WT?        What the...?? (or) Who the...??
 WTB        Want to buy 
 WTF        What (or) who (or) where the f**k
 WTFDIK     What the f**k do I know?
 WTFO       What the f**k! Over!
 WTFRU      Who the f**k are you
 WTFWT      What the f**k was that
 WTG        Way to go! 
 WTGP?      Want to go private? 
 WTH        What the heck? (or) what the h*ll? 
 WTHDTM     What the h*ll does that mean
 WTMI       Way too much information
 WTMTOYH    Way too much time on your hands
 WTSDS      Where the sun don't shine
 WTTM       Without thinking too much
 WU         What's up?
 WUCIWUG    What you see is what you get 
 WUF?       Where are you from?
 WWDWIIWD   When we do what it is we do
 WWJD       What would Jesus do?
 WWW        World-wide web
 WWYC       Write when you can
 WYGISWYPF  What you get is what you pay for 
 WYGIWYPF   What you get is what you pay for
 WYP        What's your problem?
 WYRN       What's your real name?
 WYS        Whatever you say
 WYSIAYG    What you see is all you get
 WYSITWIRL  What you see is totally 
                worthless in real life
 WYSIWYG    What you see Is what you get
 WYSLPG     What you see looks pretty good
 WYT        Whatever you think
 WYWH       Wish you were here

 

X Y Z

 XLNT       Excellent
 XOXOXO     Kisses and hugs 
 Y          Why (or) yawning
 Y2K        Year 2000
 YA         Yet another
 YAA        Yet another acronym
 YABA       Yet another bl**dy acronym
 YABSA      Yet another bl**dy stupid acronym
 YACC       Yet another calendar company
 YAFIYGI    You ask for it, you get it
 YAOTM      Yet another off-topic message 
 YAUN       Yet another Unix nerd
 YBS        You'll be sorry 
 YCHT       You can have them
 YGBK       You gotta be kidding
 YGBKM      You gotta be kidding me
 YGBSM      You gotta be sh*tting me
 YGIAGAM    Your guess is as good as mine
 YGLT       You're gonna love this 
 YGTI       You get the idea? 
 YGWYPF     You get what you pay for 
 YHBT       You have been trolled
 YIU        Yes, I understand 
 YIWGP      Yes, I will go private 
 YKYBHTLW   You know you've been hacking to long when...
 YKYBOTLW   You know you've been on-line too long when...
 YKYHB?TLW  You know you have been (?-fill in blank)
                   too long when
 YL         Young lady
 YM         You mean (or) young man
 YMMV       Your mileage may vary
 YMMVG      Your mileage may vary greatly
 YNK        You never know
 YOYO       You're on your own
 YR         Your (or) Yea, right. (Being sacastic)
 *ys*       You stinker 
 YSYD       Yeah, sure you do
 YTTT       You telling the truth?
 YVW        You're very welcome
 YW         You're welcome (or) young woman
 YWIA       You're welcome in advance
 YYSSW      Yeah, yeah; sure, sure; whatever
 ZZZ        You're boring the heck out of me

 
 


Emoticons

:) or :-)  happy

:-))	very happy
 
:( or :-(  unhappy 

;) or ;-)  wink

:-D    laughing

:->   hey (or) sarcastic

:'-)   crying with joy

----------------------

:-(    frowning, sad

:(     sad

:-<    very sad

:-c    very unhappy

:-C    very, very unhappy

&-|    tearful

:'     crying

:'-(   crying and sad

:'-)    Crying/Happy

:-|    grim

:[     really low

:-[    pouting

:-ll	angry

----------------------

;-)    wink; just kidding

;->    sly wink

:-T    keeping a straight face

:^D    "I like it!"

8-]    "Wow!"

:-o    "Wow!" or "Shouting"

^5     high five

^      thumbs up

(::()::)  bandaid (offer of help or support)

----------------------

:*)    clowning around (or) drunk smiling face

:-{#}  from a person with braces

:-7    user after a wry statement

:-w    speak with forked tongue

:-r    bleahh (sticking tongue out)

:-?    licking your lips

------------------------

:-@	screaming

8-)	wearing glasses

:-&	tongue tied

()	hug

:-x	my lips are sealed

>:-(	angry, mean

O:-)	angel

:-p	sticking out tongue (or) tongue in cheek

B-)	wearing shades

:-D	laughing

:-()	talking to much

[:-)	wearing a wig

:<>	Amazed

:-,	Hmmmm...,smirking

:-*	kiss

:-X	big kiss

<3	Love Heart

%-)	confused

:o	Ooooh,shocked

d8:)	Cool Guy

:'-(	Crying

:e	Disappointed

:-).... Drooling face

:-O	Surprised/shocked

&:-)	From a person with curly hair

#:-)	From a person with matted hair

|-)	Getting tired, asleep

[-o	yawning

[^O	sleeping

{{name}}   Hugs
{{{Name of Person}}}   Hugging person

 


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