Humor with & about WordsThe Language of Internet / Chat / E-Mail
The following is a list of some common abbreviations that are used on the web and in text messages. The list is far from being complete, it just contains the abbreviations (new Slang / shorthands), which I consider most useful. And they should help to better understand the language of text centered messages. The acronyms / abbreviations are mostly written in upper case.
| 2F4U | Too Fast For You |
| 4YEO FYEO | For Your Eyes Only |
| AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact |
| ACK | Acknowledgment |
| AFAIK | As far as I know |
| AFAIR | As far as I remember / recall |
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| B2K BTK | Back To Keyboard |
| BTT | Back To Topic |
| BTW | By the way |
| C&P | Copy and Paste |
| CU | See you |
| CYS | Check your settings |
| DIY | Do it yourself |
| EOBD | End Of Business day |
| EOD | End Of Discussion |
| EOM | End Of Message |
| EOT | End Of Thread / End of Text / End of Transmission |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions |
| FACK | Full Acknowledge |
| FKA | Formerly Known As |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| FYI | For your information |
| HF | Have fun |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| IIRC | If I Recall / Remember Correctly |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion |
| IMO | In my opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble / Honest Opinion |
| IOW | In other words |
| ITT | In this thread |
| LOL | Laugh out loud |
| MMW | Mark My Words |
| N/A | Not Available / Applicable |
| NaN | Not a Number |
| noob n00b | Newbie |
| NOYB | None of your business |
| OMG | Oh my God |
| OP | Original Poster, Original Post |
| OT | Off Topic |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair |
| POV | Point of view |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| RTFM | Read the fucking manual |
| SCNR | Sorry, Could Not Resist |
| TBA | To be announced |
| TBC | To be continued / To be confirmed |
| TIA | Thanks in advance |
| THX TNX | Thanks |
| TQ | Thank You |
| TYT | Take your time |
| TTYL | Talk to you later |
| w00t | Whoomp, there it is; meaning "Hooray" |
| WFM | Works For Me |
| WTF | What The Fuck |
| WTH | What The Hell / What the Heck |
| YMMD | You made my Day |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary |
Text Messaging — Short Message Service (=SMS) Acronyms
| 2NTE | Tonight |
| AEAP | As Early as Possible |
| ALAP | As Late as Possible |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASL | Age / Sex / Location? |
| B3 | Blah, Blah, Blah |
| B4YKI | Before You know It |
| BFF | Best Friends, Forever |
| BM&Y | Between Me and You |
| BRB | Be right Back |
| BRT | Be right There |
| BTAM | Be That as It May |
| C-P | Sleepy |
| CTN | Cannot talk now |
| CUS | See You Soon |
| CWOT | Complete Waste of Time |
| CYT | See You Tomorrow |
| E123 | Easy as 1, 2, 3 |
| EM? | Excuse Me? |
| EOD | End of Day |
| F2F | Face to Face |
| FOAF | Friend of a Friend |
| HAK | Hugs and Kisses |
| IDC | I Don't Care |
| IDK | I Don't Know |
| ILU / ILY | I love You |
| IMU | I miss You |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| JC | Just Checking |
| JTLYK | Just to Let You Know |
| KFY | Kiss for You |
| KMN | Kill Me Now |
| KPC | Keeping Parents Clueless |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in Real Life |
| MoF | Male or Female |
| MTFBWY | May the Force Be With You |
| MYOB | Mind Your Own Business |
| N-A-Y-L | In a While |
| NAZ | Name, Addess, ZIP |
| NIMBY | Not in My Backyard |
| NM | Never Mind / Nothing Much |
| NP | No Problem |
| NTIM | Not That It Matters |
| OATUS | On a Totally Unrelated Subject |
| OTP | On the Phone |
| P911 | Parent Alert |
| PAL | Parents are Listening |
| PAW | Parents are Watching |
| PIR | Parent in Room |
| POS | Parent over Shoulder |
| PROP(S) | Proper Respect / Proper Recognition |
| QT | Cutie |
| RN | Right Now |
| SITD | Still in the Dark |
| SMIM | Send Me an E-Mail |
| SMIM | Send Me an Instant Message |
| SO | Significant Other |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WYCM | Will You call Me? |
| XOXOXOX | Hugs, Kisses, ... |