A
|
| AAK |
Alive And Kicking |
| AAR |
At Any Rate |
| AAS |
Alive And Smiling |
| ADAD |
Another Day, Another Dollar |
| ADN |
Any Day Now |
| AFAIC |
As Far As I'm Concerned |
| AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
| AFK |
Away From Keyboard |
| AFN |
Thats All For Now |
| AOTA |
All Of The Above |
| ASAP |
As Sooon as Possible |
| A/S/L, or ASL |
Age/Sex/Location |
| ATM |
At The Moment |
B
|
| B4 |
Before |
| B4N |
Bye for Now |
| BAK |
Back at Keyboard (I'm back) |
| BBL |
Be Back Later |
| BBS |
Be Back Soon |
| BC, b/c |
Because |
| BCNU |
I'll Be Seeing You. |
| BF, b/f |
Boyfriend |
| BFN, B4N |
Bye For Now |
| BG |
Big Grin |
| BMG |
Be My Guest |
| BOTOH |
But On The Other Hand |
| BR |
Best Regards |
| BRB |
Be Right Back |
| BRH |
Be Right Here |
| BTA |
But Then Again |
| BTDT |
Been There, Done That |
| BTW |
By The Way |
| BTWU&M |
Between you and me |
| BYKT |
But You Knew That |
C
|
| CID |
Consider It Done |
| CNP |
Continued in Next Post |
| CP |
Chat Post |
| CSL |
Can't Stop Laughing |
| CU |
See You |
| CUL, CUL8R |
See You Later |
| CUOL |
See You On Line |
| CYA |
See Ya |
D
|
| DDSOS |
Different Day, Same Old Sh.. |
| DEGT |
Dont Even Go There |
| DIKU |
Do I Know You? |
| DIS |
Did I Say |
| DL, D/L |
Downloading, or Download |
| DQMOT |
Don't Quote Me On This |
E
|
| EM |
E-Mail |
| EMA |
E-mail Address |
| EMSG |
E-Mail Message |
| EOM |
End Of Message |
| EZ |
Easy |
F
|
| F2F |
Face To Face |
| F2T |
Free to Talk |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Question |
| FITB |
Fill In The Blanks |
| FLAME |
To insult someone |
| FOCL |
Falling Off Chair Laughing |
| FMPOV |
From My Point Of View |
| FUD |
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt |
| FWIW |
For What Its Worth |
| FYI |
For Your Information |
G
|
| G2G, GTG |
Gotta Go, Got To Go |
| GA |
Go Ahead |
| GAL |
Get A Life |
| G/F, GF, gf |
Girlfriend |
| GFN |
Gone For Now |
| GG, g/g |
Gotta Go |
| GGN |
Gotta Go Now |
| GGOH |
Gotta Get Outta Here |
| GL |
Good Luck |
| GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike |
| GR |
Gotta Run |
| GRA |
Go Right Ahead |
| GR&D |
Grinning, Running, and Ducking. |
| GR8 |
Great |
| GRT |
Great |
| GTG, G2G |
Got To Go, Gotta Go |
| GTR |
Got To Run |
| GTRM |
Going To Read Mail |
| GTSY |
Glad To See You |
| GW |
Good Work |
H
|
| H&K, HAK |
Hugs and Kisses |
| H8 |
Hate |
| HAGD |
Have A Good Day |
| HAGO |
Have A Good One |
| HAK, H&K |
Hugs and Kisses |
| HAND |
Have A Nice Day |
| HB |
Hurry Back |
| HT |
Hi There |
| HTH |
Hope That Helps |
I
|
| IAC |
In Any Case |
| IAE |
In Any Event |
| IANAL |
I Am Not A Lawer but.... |
| IB |
I'm Back |
| IC |
I See |
| IDC |
I Don't Care |
| IDN |
I Don't Know |
| IDK |
I Don't Know |
| IDTS |
I Don't Think So |
| IC |
I See |
| IK |
I Know |
| ILU or ILY |
I Love You |
| IM |
Instant Message |
| IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO |
In My Opinion |
| IMS |
I'm Sorry |
| IOH |
I'm Out of Here |
| IOW |
In Other Words |
| IRL |
In Real Life |
| IYO |
In Your Opinion |
J
|
| JAS |
Just A Second |
| JIC |
Just In Case |
| JK, j/k |
Just Kidding |
| JMO |
Just My Opinion |
| JTLYK |
Just To Let You Know |
| JW |
Just Wondering |
K
|
| K, kk |
Okay |
| KIS |
Keep It Simple |
| KIT |
Keep In Touch |
L
|
| L8 |
Late |
| L8R |
Later (Godbye) |
| LBH |
Let's Be Honest |
| LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
| LTNS |
Long Time No See |
| LTS |
Laughing To one's Self |
| LY |
I Love You |
| LYL |
Love You Lots |
| LYLAB |
Love You Like A Brother |
| LYLAS |
Love You Like A Sister |
|
N
|
| NBD |
No Big Deal |
| NC, n/c |
No Comment |
| NE |
Any |
| NE1 |
Anyone |
| NEWBIE |
new person |
| NIMBY |
Not In My Back Yard |
| NM, n/m |
Never Mind |
| NMU |
Not much, you? |
| NP |
No Problem |
| NRN |
No Response Necessary, Not Right Now |
| NT |
No Thanks |
O
|
| OBTW |
Oh, By The Way |
| OH |
Off Hand |
| OIC |
Oh, I See |
| OJ |
Only Joking |
| OK |
OK, Only Kidding |
| OMG |
Oh My Gosh!, Oh My God! |
| OT |
Off Topic |
| OTE |
Over The Edge (beyond good taste or common sense) |
| OTH |
Off The Hook |
| OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
| OTOMH |
Off the Top of My Head |
| OTP |
On The Phone |
| OTW |
On The Way |
| OWTTE |
Or Words To That Effect |
P
|
| P911 |
Parents Emergency (My parents are in the room) |
| PANS |
Pretty Awesome New Stuff |
| PCM |
Please Call Me |
| PEEPS |
People |
| PITA |
Pain In The A.. |
| PLZ, PLS |
Please |
| PM |
Private Message |
| PMJI |
Pardon Me for Jumping In |
| POC |
Point Of Contact |
| POS |
Piece of S... |
| POTS |
Parents Over The Shoulder |
| POV |
Point Of View |
| PPL |
People |
Q
|
| Q |
Question |
| QT |
Cutie |
| QYMPA |
You Might Possibly Ask |
R
|
| RL |
Real Life |
| RM |
Ready Made |
| ROTFL |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing |
| ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor (laughing) |
| RSN |
Real Soon Now |
| RU |
Are you? |
| RUOK? |
Are You OK? |
S
|
| SFETE |
Smiling From Ear To Ear |
| SH |
Same Here |
| SIT |
Stay In Touch |
| SN |
Screen Name |
| SNAFU |
Situation Normal, All Fouled Up |
| SO |
Significant Other |
| SOL |
Scout Out Of Luck |
| SOS |
Same Old Sh.. |
| SOTA |
State Of The Art |
| SPST |
Same Place, Same Time |
| SSDD |
Same Sh.., Different Day |
| STR8 |
Straight |
| STW |
Search The Web |
| SY |
Sincerely Yours |
| SYL |
See You Later |
| SYS |
See You Soon |
T
|
| TA |
Thanks Again |
| TAFN |
Thats All For Now |
| TBA |
To Be Announced |
| TBH |
To Be Honest |
| TC |
Take Care |
| TEFYTS |
That's Easy for You to Say |
| TGIF |
Thank Goodness Its Friday |
| THX |
Thanks |
| TIA |
Thanks In Advance |
| TM |
Text Message |
| TMI |
Too Much Information |
| TNT |
Til Next Time |
| TPS |
Thats Pretty Stupid |
| TPTB |
The Powers That Be |
| TRDMF |
Tears Running Down My Face |
| TS |
Tough Sh.. |
| TTFN |
Ta-Ta For Now |
| TTTT |
These Things Take Time |
| TTYL |
Talk To You Later |
| TY |
Thank You |
| TYMB |
That You Might Believe |
| TYT |
Take Your Time |
| TYVM |
Thank You Very Much |
U
|
| U |
You |
| U2 |
You too |
| UL, u/l |
Upload or Uploading |
| UN |
User Name |
| UV |
Unpleasant Visual |
| UW |
You're Welcome |
W
|
| WB |
Welcome Back |
| WC |
WelCome |
| WE, W/E |
Whatever |
| WEU |
Whats Eating You? |
| WFM |
Works For Me |
| WIIFM |
Whats In It For Me? |
| WT? |
What The ...? or Who The ...? |
| WTG |
Way To Go |
| WTH? |
What The Heck? |
| WU |
What's Up? |
| WWJD |
What Would Jesus Do? |
X
|
| XOXO |
Hugs (Os) and Kisses (Xs) |
Y
|
| Y |
Why |
| YAA |
Yet Another Acronym |
| YBS |
Youll Be Sorry |
| YCSTA |
You Can Say That Again |
| YL |
Young Lady |
| YM |
Young Man |
| YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary |
| YMSTICPC |
You Might Say That, I Couldn't Possibly Comment |
| YMTTBICPC |
You May Think That But I Couldn't Possibly Comment |
| YR |
Yea, Right (sarcastic) |
| YS |
You Stinker |
| YT? |
You There? |
| YVW |
Youre Very Welcome |
| YW |
You're Welcome |
| YWSTWY |
You Would Say That Wouldn't You |
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