Common Chat Abbreviations
Below is a list of common chat abbreviations that we come across on daily basis when chatting probably on facebook, twitter, 2go and at other instant messengers like Gtalk, yahoo, aim and windows live. Most of the time we don't understand them. Well that's the purpose of the list below "To Help You Get The Hang Of It".
- AFK - away from the keyboard
- ASAP - As Soon As Possible
- ASL – Age/Sex/Location
- ATM – At The Moment
- A3 - Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace
- BBL - Be Back Later
- BBS – Be Back Soon
- BBQ - Barbecue
- BFN/B4N – Bye For Now
- BRB – Be Right Back
- BRT – Be Right There
- BTW – By The Way
- B4N – Bye For Now
- Blog - Also known as web log or an online journal
- CU – See You
- CYA – See You
- cuz – because
- EM – email
- Fav – favorite
- DND - Do not Disturb
- EOF - End Of File
- FAQ - Frequently asked questions
- FTL - For the loss
- FTW – For the win
- FYI - For your information
- FB – Facebook
- FML - my life (the first word most often interpreted as a four-letter one)
- FTF or F2F – face to face
- FWD – forward
- GTG – Got to Go
- G9 – Genius
- GBTW – Get back to work
- GF - Great/good fight/girlfriend
- GFU - Good for you
- Gratz - Congratulations
- GM - Good Morning
- GN - Good Night
- HAND - Have A Nice Day
- HF - Have fun
- HT – hat tip
- HTH – hope that helps
- IIRC – if I remember correctly
- IRL – in real life
- IC – I See
- ICQ – I Seek you
- ILU – I Love You
- IM - Instant Messenger
- J/K - Just kidding
- KISS - Keep it simple stupid
- LI – LinkedIn
- KISS - Keep it simple stupid
- LDR – Long Distance Relationship
- LMAO – Laugh My Ass Off
- LOL – Laughing Out Loud
- LTNS – Long Time No See
- L8R – Later
- M/F – Male or Female
- Msg - Message
- M8 - Mate
- NE1 – Anyone
- NP - No Problem
- OIC – Oh I See
- OS – Operating system
- OMG – Oh my God!
- PLZ – Please
- PPL - People
- RIP - Rest in Piece
- s2pid - stupid
- SD - Sweet Dreams
- SEC- second
- sk8 – skate
- Some1 - someone
- Spoz – suppose
- Sry – sorry
- SS – so sorry
- str8 - Straight
- SU – shut up
- SYS - see you soon
- SUP - What’s Up
- SYL - See you later
- THX – Thank You
- OH – overheard
- TYVM – thank you very much
- TTYL - Talk To You Later
- TG – That’s great
- TOS - Terms of service
- TC – Take Care
- U - You
- U4E – Yours For Eve
- WB - Welcome Back
- WTF - What the F**k
- W8 – Wait
- YW – you’re welcome
- LMK : Let me know
- POS: Parents Over shoulder
- WTH : What the hell
- SOS: Someone on Shoulder
- TTYL : Talk to you later
- BFF : Best female Friend/ Best Friends forever
- BMT : Before my time
- ASAIC: As soon as I can
- JFY: Just for you
- 1NAM : One in a million
- ROFL: Rolling on Floor laughing
- B4N : Bye for now.
- 404 : No clue
- 4Eva: Forever
- BOT: Back on Topic
- PMSL: Pissing myself laughing.
- YSIC: Why should I care
- Wru: Where are you?
- WOA: Work of Art
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