Using acronyms as a shorthand for phrases in email, instant messages, texting and chat sessions; for example, BTW for "by the way" and IMHO for "in my humble opinion." The acronyms have turned into a new language, also called "techspeak," "textspeak," "geekspeak," "Internet speak," "Webspeak" and "IMglish." For non-typists who hunt and peck every letter, acronyms are a blessing. Following are popular examples. See
leetspeak and
alphanumerish.
.02 My two cents worth.
<3 Sideways heart (I love you).
ADIP Another day in paradise.
AF As f**k.
AFAIK As far as I know.
AFAIR As far as I remember/recall.
AFK Away from keyboard.
AMA Ask me anything.
A/S/L Age, sex, location.
ASIG And so it goes.
ATM At the moment.
AWGTHTGTTA Are we going to have to go
through this again.
AYS Are you serious?
AYT Are you there?
B4N Bye for now.
BAK Back at keyboard.
BB Baby. Babe. Bye-bye.
BBL Be back later.
BFF Best friend forever.
BFN Bye for now.
BLNT Better luck next time.
BM&Y Between me and you.
BME Based on my experience.
BRB Be right back.
BTDT Been there, done that.
BTO Back to the office.
BTW By the way.
BWL Bursting with laughter.
CMIIW Correct me if I'm wrong.
CRBT Crying really big tears.
CTN Can't talk now.
CU See you.
CUL See you later.
CWYL Chat with you later.
CYA See ya. Cover your ass.
DETI Don't even think it.
DILLIGAF Do I look like I give a f***
DQMOT Don't quote me on this.
DUR Do you remember?
DYJHIW Don't you just hate it when..
DYOR Do your own research.
EBCAK Error between
chair and keyboard.
EBKAC Error between
keyboard and chair.
EMFBI Excuse me for butting in.
EWG Evil wicked grin.
F2F Face to face.
FCOL For crying out loud.
FOAF Friend of a friend.
FOMO Fear of missing out.
FUBAR Fouled up beyond all recognition.
FUD Fear, uncertainty, doubt.
FWIW For what it's worth.
FYEO For your eyes only.
FYI For your information.
GAL Get a life.
GD&R Grinning, ducking and running.
GG Good game.
GM Good morning or Great minds.
GMTA Great minds think alike.
GR8 Great.
GTG Got to go.
H2H Heart to heart.
HB Hurry back.
HBU How about you?
HCOL High cost of living.
HHOK Ha, ha, only kidding.
HMU Hit me up.
HODL I am hodling (holding).
HTH Hope this helps or heart to heart.
HTHT Heart to heart.
IANAL I am not a laywer, but...
IAW In accordance with.
ICYDK In case you didn't know.
ICYMI In case you missed it.
IDC I don't care.
IDK I don't know.
IG I guess.
IIRC If I recall correctly.
IKR I know, right.
ILY I love you.
IMCO In my considered opinion.
IMHO In my humble opinion.
IMO In my opinion.
IOW In other words.
IRL In real life.
IYKYK If you know, you know.
JFF Just for fun.
JK Just kidding.
JOOTT Just one of those things.
JW Just wondering.
KIA Know-it-all.
KIT Keep in touch.
KK Okay, all right.
KNIM Know what I mean.
KPC Keeping parents clueless.
L8R Later.
LCOL Low cost of living.
LMAO Laughing my ass off.
LD Later dude.
LOL Laughing out loud; Lots of luck.
LMIRL Let's meet in real life.
LULz Lots of laughs.
LY Love ya.
LYLAS Love ya like a sister.
MCOL Medium cost of living.
MEH I fell so-so.
MGB May God bless.
MOO My own opinion.
MNC Mother nature calls.
MWA A kiss (sound of "mwa.")
MYOB Mind your own business.
N2M Not too much.
NALOPKT Not a lot of people know this.
NBD No big deal.
NGL Not gonna lie.
NGMI Not gonna make it.
NIGI Now I get it.
NIH Not invented here.
NM Never mind; Nothing much.
NOOB Beginner (see newbie).
NP No problem.
NTMY Nice to meet you.
NVM Never mind.
NVMD Never mind.
NW No way.
OIC Oh, I see.
OMG Oh my God!
OMW On my way.
OOH Out of here.
OOO Out of office.
OP Original post.
OTFL On the floor laughing.
OTOH On the other hand.
OTP On the phone.
PAL Parents are listening.
PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard.
PEBKAC Problem exists between keyboard and chair.
PIR Parents in room.
PITA Pain in the ass.
PLBCAK Problem lies between chair and keyboard.
PLBKAC Problem lies between keyboard and chair.
PMJI Pardon my jumping in.
PMO Piss me off.
POS Parent over shoulder.
POTATO Person over 30 acting 21.
POV Point of view; Proof of value.
PRW Parents are watching.
PTG&LI Playing the game & loving it.
RBAY Right back at you.
RHIP Rank has its privileges.
RL Real life.
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing.
ROFLMAO ROF, laughing my ass off.
RT Real talk. Being honest.
RTFM Read the f***ing Manual (see RTFM).
RUOK Are you OK?
SC Stay cool.
SFAIK So far as I know.
SIT Stay in touch.
SMH Shaking my head.
STFU Shut the f*** up!
SUP What's up?
Sus Suspicious/Suspect.
SWL Screaming with laughter.
SYS See you soon.
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing
as a free lunch.
TBF To be fair.
TBH To be honest.
TFTI Thanks for the invite.
TFW That feel when...
THX Thanks.
TIA Thanks in advance.
TIL Today I learned.
TLDR Too long, didn't read.
TLT Think long term.
TMI Too much information.
TMTH Too much to handle.
TTFN Ta, ta for now (goodbye).
TTT Thought that too.
TTYL Talk to you later.
TTYS Talk to you soon.
TU Thank you.
TY Thank you.
UCMU You crack me up.
UDM You da man.
UOK Are you OK?
U2U Up to you.
URTM You are the man.
UTM You tell me.
VBS Very big smile.
VHCOL Very high cost of living.
WAGMI We're all gonna to make it.
WFM Works for me.
WRT With regard/respect/reference to.
WTG Way to go.
WUF Where are you from?
WYHAM When you have a minute.
WWJD What would Jesus do?
WWNC Will wonders never cease.
XLNT Excellent.
XME Excuse me.
YGTBKM You've got to be kidding me.
YMMV Your mileage may vary.
YNK You never know.
YOLO You only live once.
YSK You should know.
YT You there?
YW You're welcome.
YWSYLS You win some, you lose some.
ZUP What's up?