AAR - At any rate
AAS - Alive and smiling
ADN - Any day now
AEAP - As early as possible
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - Away from keyboard
AKA - Also known as
AISB - As it should be
AOTA - All of the above
ASAP - As soon as possible
A/S/L - Age/sex/location
AT - At your terminal
ATM - At the moment
AYEC - At your earliest convenience
B/F - Boyfriend
B4 - Before
B4N - Bye for now
BAK - Back at keyboard
BAU - Business as usual
BBIAF - Be back in a few
BBIAM - Be back in a minute
BBL - Be back later
BC - Because
BCNU - Be seein' you
BF - Best friend
BFN - Bye for now
BM&Y - Between me and you
BOL - Best of luck
BRB - Be right back
BTA - But then again
BTW - By the way
CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong
CMON - Come on
COB - Close of business
CU - See you
CUA - See you around
CUL - See you later
CUL8R - See you later
CWYL - Chat with you later
CYA - See ya
CYO - See you online
D/L - Download
DEGT - Don't even go there
DIKU - Do I know you?
DQMOT - Don't quote me on this
DTS - Don't think so
EBKAC - Error between keyboard and chair
EMA - E-mail address
EOD - End of day
EOM - End of message
F2F - Face to face
FBM - Fine by me
FISH - First in, still here
FOMCL - Falling off my chair laughing
FITB - Fill in the blank
FRT - For real though
FWIW - For what it's worth
FYEO - For your eyes only
FYI - For your information
G/F - Girlfriend
G2G - Got to go
G2R - Got to run
GA - Go ahead
GAL - Get a life
GB - Goodbye
GFI - Go for it
GG - Gotta Go or Good Game
GIAR - Give it a rest
GL - Good luck
GL/HF - Good luck, have fun
GLNG - Good luck next game
GMTA - Great minds think alike
GOL - Giggling out loud
GR&D - Grinning, running and ducking
GTG - Got to go
GTRM - Going to read mail
HAGN - Have a good night
HAGO - Have a good one
HAND - Have a nice day
HF - Have fun
HHIS - Head hanging in shame
HOAS - Hold on a second
HRU - How are you?
HTH - Hope this helps
IAC - In any case
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IB - I'm back
IC - I see
ICBW - It could be worse
IDK - I don't know
IDTS - I don't think so
IG2R - I got to run
IIRC - If I remember correctly
ILBL8 - I'll be late
ILU - I love you
ILY - I love you
IM - Instant message
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
IMO - In my opinion
INAL - I'm not a lawyer
IOW - In other words
IRL - In real life
IRMC - I rest my case
IUSS - If you say so
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
IYO - In your opinion
IYSS - If you say so
JAC - Just a sec
JIK - Just in case
JJA - Just joking around
JK - Just kidding
JMO - Just my opinion
KISS - Keep it simple, stupid
KIT - Keep in touch
KOTC - Kiss on the cheek
KNIM - Know what I mean?
L8R - Later
LD - Later, dude / Long distance
LMAO - Laughing my a** off
LOL - Laughing out loud
LTM - Laugh to myself
LTNS - Long time no see
LYLAS - Love you like a sis
MorF - Male or female?
MUSM - Miss you so much
NBD - No big deal
NFM - None for me / Not for me
NIMBY - Not in my back yard
NLT - No later than
NM - Nothing much / Never mind
NMH - Not much here
NOYB - None of your business
NP - No problem
NRN - No response/reply necessary
NW - No way
OIC - Oh, I see
OMG - Oh my God
OO - Over and out
OOH - Out of here
OOTD - One of these days
OTB - Off to bed
OTOH - On the other hand
OTTOMH - Off the top of my head
OTW - Off to work
PDQ - Pretty darn quick
PLMK - Please let me know
PLZ - Please
PMFI - Pardon me for interrupting
PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in
POAHF - Put on a happy face
POS - Parent over shoulder
PPL - People
PRW - People/parents are watching
PTL - Praise the Lord
PXT - Please explain that
PU - That stinks!
QIK - Quick
RL - Real life
RME - Rolling my eyes
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
RSN - Real soon now
RTFM - Read the f***ing manual
SICNR - Sorry, I could not resist
SIG2R - Sorry, I got to run
SMHID - Scratching my head in disbelief
SOMY - Sick of me yet?
SPK - Speak
SPST - Same place, same time
SOTMG - Short of time, must go
SS - So sorry
SSDD - Same stuff, different day
SSINF - So stupid it's not funny
STR8 - Straight
STW - Search the Web
SUITM - See you in the morning
SUL - See you later
SUP - What's up?
SYL - See you later
TA - Thanks a lot
TAFN - That's all for now
TAM - Tomorrow a.m.
TBH - To be honest
TC - Take care
TGIF - Thank God it's Friday
THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks in advance
TIAD - Tomorrow is another day
TLK2UL8R - Talk to you later
TMI - Too much information
TMWFI - Take my word for it
TNSTAAFL - There's no such thing as a free lunch
TPM - Tomorrow p.m.
TPTB - The powers that be
TTFN - Ta ta for now
TTTT - These things take time
TTYL - Talk to you later
TTYS - Talk to you soon
TU - Thank you
TY - Thank you
TYT - Take your time
TYVM - Thank you very much
UGTBK - You've got to be kidding
UKTR - You know that's right
UL - Upload
UR - Your / You're
UV - Unpleasant visual
UW - You're welcome
WAM - Wait a minute
WAN2TLK - Want to talk
WAYF - Where are you from?
WB - Welcome back
WIIFM - What's in it for me?
WK - Week
WKD - Weekend
WTF - What the f*ck
WTG - Way to go
WTH - What the heck?
WU? - What's up?
WUCIWUG - What you see is what you get
WUF? - Where are you from?
WWJD - What would Jesus do?
WWYC - Write when you can
WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get
YBS - You'll be sorry
YGBKM - You gotta be kidding me
YMMV - Your mileage may vary
YW - You're welcome

~Amanda

 

hmmm....i think ive used one...maybe 2 of these...lol..

 

That one is annoying yet I use it myself. lol [&:]



-Matt-

 

Fairly comprehensive list. Funny thing is that we have accepted them and understand them. What will be bad is when we talk to one another with our voices and use those abbreviations. (Doubt that will ever really happen.)

Mac

 

pilot...i have read some articles that people are beginning to use them in verbal communication..my little cousin is something like 12 or 13, and i have heard her say "LOL" in context...[:-]

 

That is frightening. I'm going to hold the line and never do that!

Mac

 

but im pretty sure you arent a 12 or 13 yo girl..lol

 

I saw something like that in the newspaper... what are we doing to our kids?!

~Amanda

 

i have also heard her use things like "rotflmao" of whatever it is...her nd her younger brother do it ebcause they are technically swearing, and the "adults" dont know what they are saying...

 

I think I would just tell my daughter to quit talking like a weirdo. She would probably ignore me like she does now.

She's 13, she knows everything, just ask her

Don't get me wrong, she's an awesome, straight A kid, but, she's 13, and that is a painful year.

Mac