Abbreviation Translation
14AA41 one for all and all for one one for all and all for one
1-D-R I wonder I wonder
121 one to one one to one
143 I love you I love you
411 information information
4ever forever forever
86 over over
AAF as a friend as a friend
AAK alive and kicking alive and kicking
AAMOF as a matter of fact as a matter of fact
AAR at any rate at any rate
AAS alive and smiling alive and smiling
AATK always at the keyboard always at the keyboard
ABT2 about to about to
AFAIK as far as I know as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard away from keyboard
AFN that’s all for now that’s all for now
AKA also known as also known as
ARE acronym-rich environment acronym-rich environment
ALOL actually laughing out loud actually laughing out loud
AND any day now any day now
AOTA all of the above all of the above
ASAP as soon as possible as soon as possible
A/S/L? age, sex, location age, sex, location
A/S/L/M/H? age, sex, location, music, hobbies age, sex, location, music, hobbies
AYSOS are you stupid or something are you stupid or something
AYTMTB and you are telling me this because and you are telling me this because
B4 before before
B4N bye for now bye for now
BAG busting a gut busting a gut
BAK back at the keyboard back at the keyboard
BBBG bye bye be good bye bye be good
BBIAB be back in a bit be back in a bit
BBIAF be back in a few be back in a few
BBIAS be back in a sec be back in a sec
BBL be back later be back later
BBML be back much later be back much later
BBN bye bye now bye bye now
BBS be back soon be back soon
BBSL be back sooner or later be back sooner or later
BCNU I’ll be seeing you I’ll be seeing you
BD big deal big deal
BEG big evil grin big evil grin
BF boyfriend boyfriend
BFF best friends forever best friends forever
BFN bye for now bye for now
BG big grin big grin
BIOYN blow it out your nose blow it out your nose
BKA better known as better known as
BL belly laughing belly laughing
BR best regards best regards
BRB be right back be right back
BRH Be Right Here Be Right Here
BRT be right there be right there
BTA but then again but then again
BTHOOM beats the heck out of me beats the heck out of me
Btw between you and me between you and me
BTW by the way by the way
BWL bursting with laughter bursting with laughter
BWO black/white/other black/white/other
BWTHDIK but what the heck do I know but what the heck do I know
BYKT but you knew that but you knew that
CB chat brat chat brat
C&G chuckle & grin chuckle & grin
CID crying in disgrace crying in disgrace
CMF count my fingers count my fingers
CNP continued (in my) next post continued (in my) next post
CNP chat post chat post
CRBT crying real big tears crying real big tears
CRTLA can’t remember the three letter acronym can’t remember the three letter acronym
CSG chuckle, snicker, grin chuckle, snicker, grin
CSL can’t stop laughing can’t stop laughing
CU see you see you
CUL or CUL8ER see you later or CUL8ER see you later
CUNS see you in school see you in school
CUOL see you online see you online
CUZ because because
CWYL chat with you later chat with you later
CYA see ya see ya
CY calm yourself calm yourself
CYL see you later see you later
CYO see you online see you online
CYT see you tomorrow see you tomorrow
DBEYR don’t believe everything you read don’t believe everything you read
DEGT don’t even go there don’t even go there
DETI don’t even think about it don’t even think about it
DF dear friend dear friend
DGA don’t go anywhere don’t go anywhere
DGT don’t go there don’t go there
DH dear Hubby dear Hubby
DHYB don’t Hold Your Breath don’t Hold Your Breath
DIKU do I know you? do I know you?
DIY do it yourself do it yourself
DKDC don’t know don’t care don’t know don’t care
DL dead link dead link
DLTBBB don’t let the bed bugs bite don’t let the bed bugs bite
DLTM don’t lie to me don’t lie to me
DMI don’t mention it don’t mention it
DNC does not compute does not compute
DNC don’t quote me on this don’t quote me on this
DUST did you see that did you see that
DYFM dude you fascinate me dude you fascinate me
DYJHIW don’t you just hate it when don’t you just hate it when
E123 easy as 123 easy as 123
EAK eating at Keyboard eating at Keyboard
EG evil grin evil grin
EL evil Laugh evil Laugh
EM? excuse me? excuse me?
EMA what is your E-mail address what is your E-mail address
EMFBI excuse me for butting in excuse me for butting in
EOM end of message end of message
EOT end of thread end of thread
EZ easy easy
F2F face to face face to face
FAQ frequently asked question(s) frequently asked question(s)
FAWC for anyone who cares for anyone who cares
FC fingers crossed fingers crossed
FISH first in, still here first in, still here
FITB fill in the blanks fill in the blanks
FMTYEWTK far more than you ever wanted to know far more than you ever wanted to know
FOAF friend of a friend friend of a friend
FOCL falling off chair laughing falling off chair laughing
FOFL falling on floor laughing falling on floor laughing
FOMCL falling off my chair laughing falling off my chair laughing
FTBOMH from the bottom of my heart from the bottom of my heart
FUBAR fouled up beyond all repairs fouled up beyond all repairs
FUD fear, uncertainty, and doubt fear, uncertainty, and doubt
FWIW for what it’s worth for what it’s worth
FYI for your information for your information
GA go ahead go ahead
GAL get a life get a life
GD&R grinning, ducking, & running grinning, ducking, & running
GF girlfriend girlfriend
GFN gone for now gone for now
GGOH got to get out of here got to get out of here
GIWIST gee, I wish I’d said that gee, I wish I’d said that
GL good luck good luck
GMBO giggling my butt off giggling my butt off
GMTA great minds think alike great minds think alike
GOL giggling out loud giggling out loud
GR&D grinning, running, and ducking grinning, running, and ducking
GR got to run got to run
GRRRR growling growling
GTR got to run got to run
GTRM going to read mail going to read mail
GTSY glad to see you glad to see you
H&K hug and kiss hug and kiss
HA hello again hello again
HAGD have a good day have a good day
HAGD have a great day have a great day
HAGN have a good night have a good night
HB hurry back hurry back
HHIS hanging head in shame hanging head in shame
HTH hope this helps hope this helps
HHO1/2K ha ha only half kidding ha ha only half kidding
HHOK ha ha only joking ha ha only joking
HHOS ha ha only being serious ha ha only being serious
IAC in any case in any case
IAE in any event in any event
IANAC I am not a crook I am not a crook
IANAL I am not a lawyer (but) I am not a lawyer (but)
IB I’m back I’m back
IBTD I beg to differ I beg to differ
IC I see I see
ICBW I could be wrong I could be wrong
ID10T idiot idiot
IDGI I don’t get it I don’t get it
IDK I don’t know I don’t know
IDKY I don’t know you I don’t know you
IDTS I don’t think so I don’t think so
IFAB I found a bug I found a bug
IGTP I get the point I get the point
IHA I hate acronyms I hate acronyms
IHAIM I have another instant message I have another instant message
IHNO I have no opinion I have no opinion
IIRC if I remember correctly if I remember correctly
IIWM if it were me if it were me
ILU I love you I love you
IM instant message instant message
IMHO in my humble opinion in my humble opinion
IMing chatting with someone online chatting with someone online
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion in my not so humble opinion
IMO in my opinion in my opinion
IMS I am sorry I am sorry
INMP it’s not my problem it’s not my problem
IOH i’m outta here i’m outta here
IOW in other words in other words
IPN I’m posting naked I’m posting naked
IRL in real life in real life
ISS I said so I said so
IWALU I will always love you I will always love you
IYKWIMAITYD if you know what I mean and I think you do if you know what I mean and I think you do
IYKWIM if you know what I mean if you know what I mean
IYO in your opinion in your opinion
IYSS if you say so if you say so
IYSWIM if you see what I mean if you see what I mean
J/C just checking just checking
JAS just a sec just a sec
JBOD just a bunch of disks just a bunch of disks
JIC just in case just in case
JK just kidding just kidding
JM2C just my two cents just my two cents
JMO just my opinion just my opinion
JT just teasing just teasing
JTLYK just to let you know just to let you know
JW just wondering just wondering
K okay okay
KEWL cool cool
KFY kiss for you kiss for you
KIR keep it real keep it real
KIT keep in touch keep in touch
KOC kiss on cheek kiss on cheek
KOL kiss on lips kiss on lips
KWIM know what I mean? know what I mean?
L2M listening to music listening to music
L8R later later
LD later, dude later, dude
LDR long distance relationship long distance relationship
LHM lord help me lord help me
LHU lord help us lord help us
LLTA lots and lots of thunderous applause lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMIRL let’s meet in real life let’s meet in real life
LMSO laughing my socks off laughing my socks off
LOL laughing out loud laughing out loud
LSV language, sex, violence language, sex, violence
LSHMBB laughing so hard my belly is bouncing laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
LSHMBH laughing so hard my belly hurts laughing so hard my belly hurts
LTM laugh to myself laugh to myself
LTNS long time, no see long time, no see
LTR long term relationship long term relationship
LTS laughing to self laughing to self
LULAB love you like a brother love you like a brother
LULAS love you like a sister love you like a sister
LUWAMH love you with all my heart love you with all my heart
LY love you love you
LYL love you lots love you lots
M/F male or female male or female
M8 mate or mates mate or mates
MA mature audience mature audience
MHBFY my heart bleeds for you my heart bleeds for you
MIHAP may I have your attention please may I have your attention please
MKOP my kind of place my kind of place
MOOS member of the opposite sex member of the opposite sex
MOSS member of same sex member of same sex
MOTOS member of the opposite sex member of the opposite sex
MSG message message
MTF more to follow more to follow
MTFBWY may the force be with you may the force be with you
MUSM miss you so much miss you so much
N1 nice one nice one
N2M not to mention not to mention
NADT not a darn thing not a darn thing
NAZ name, address, zip name, address, zip
N-E-1 ER anyone here? ER anyone here?
NE1 anyone anyone
N-E-1 anyone anyone
NG new game new game
NIMBY not in my back yard not in my back yard
NM never mind never mind
NOYB not of your business not of your business
NP nosy parents nosy parents
N/P no problem no problem
NRN no reply necessary no reply necessary
NTK nice to know nice to know
NT no thanks no thanks
NUFF enough said enough said
NW no way! no way!
OBTW oh by the way oh by the way
OF old fart old fart
OIC oh I see oh I see
OL old lady old lady
OLL online love online love
OM old man old man
OMDB over my dead body over my dead body
OMG oh my god oh my god
ONNA oh no, not again oh no, not again
OT off topic off topic
OTF off the floor off the floor
OTH off the hook off the hook
OTOH on the other hand on the other hand
OTP On the phone On the phone
OTTOMH off the top of my head off the top of my head
OTW on the way on the way
P2P peer to peer peer to peer
P911 my parents are coming! my parents are coming!
PA parent alert parent alert
PAL parents are listening parents are listening
PANB parents are nearby parents are nearby
PANS pretty awesome new stuff pretty awesome new stuff
PAW parents are watching parents are watching
PDA public display of affection public display of affection
PDS please don’t shoot please don’t shoot
Peeps people people
PIR parent in room parent in room
PLZ please please
PM private message private message
PMJI pardon me for jumping in pardon me for jumping in
PMFJIB pardon me for jumping in but…. pardon me for jumping in but….
PMP peed my pants peed my pants
PO piss off piss off
POAHF put on a happy face put on a happy face
POS parent over shoulder parent over shoulder
POTS plain old telephone service plain old telephone service
POV point of view point of view
PPL people people
PU that stinks that stinks
P-ZA pizza pizza
QL quit laughing quit laughing
QSL reply reply
QSO conversation conversation
QT cutie cutie
R&R rest and relaxation rest and relaxation
R/t real time real time
RBAY right back at ya right back at ya
RBTL read between the lines read between the lines
RL real life real life
RLF real life friend real life friend
RMLB read my lips baby read my lips baby
RMMM read my mail man read my mail man
ROL raffing out loud raffing out loud
ROFL rolling on floor laughing rolling on floor laughing
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
RPG role playing games role playing games
RSN real soon now real soon now
RTBS reason to be single reason to be single
RTFM read the flipping manual read the flipping manual
RU are you? are you?
RUMORF are you male or female? are you male or female?
RUUP4IT are you up for it? are you up for it?
RX regards regards
S4L spam for life spam for life
SCNR sorry, could not resist sorry, could not resist
SED said enough darling said enough darling
SEP somebody’s else’s problem somebody’s else’s problem
SETE smiling ear to ear smiling ear to ear
SF surfer friendly surfer friendly
SFETE smiling from ear to ear smiling from ear to ear
SFX sound effects sound effects
SH same here same here
SHCOON shoot hot coffee out of nose shoot hot coffee out of nose
SHID slaps head in disgust slaps head in disgust
SITD still in the dark still in the dark
SLIRK smart little rich kid smart little rich kid
SMAIM send me an instant message send me an instant message
SMEM send me an E-mail send me an E-mail
SN screen name screen name
SNERT snot nosed egotistical rude teenager snot nosed egotistical rude teenager
SO significant other significant other
SOHF sense of humor failure sense of humor failure
SOMY sick of me yet? sick of me yet?
SOT short of time short of time
SOTMG short of time, must go short of time, must go
SPST same place same time same place same time
STR8 straight straight
STW search the web search the web
STYS speak to you soon speak to you soon
SU shut up shut up
SUP or WU what’s up or WU what’s up
SUYF shut up you fool shut up you fool
SWAK sealed with a kiss sealed with a kiss
SWALK sealed with a loving kiss sealed with a loving kiss
SWDY so what do you think? so what do you think?
SWL screaming with laughter screaming with laughter
SYL see you later see you later
SYS see you soon see you soon
TA thanks again thanks again
TAFN that’s all for now that’s all for now
TAS taking a shower taking a shower
TAW teachers are watching teachers are watching
TCOB taking care of business taking care of business
TCOY take care of yourself take care of yourself
TFH thread from hell thread from hell
TFX traffic traffic
TGIF thank God it’s Friday thank God it’s Friday
THX thanks thanks
TIA thanks in advance thanks in advance
TIAIL I think I am in love I think I am in love
TIC tongue in cheek tongue in cheek
TILII tell it like it is tell it like it is
TLK2UL8R talk to you later talk to you later
TM trust me trust me
TMI too much information too much information
TNT ‘till next time ‘till next time
TOM tomorrow tomorrow
TOPCA ‘til our paths cross again ‘til our paths cross again
TOT tons of time tons of time
TOY thinking of you thinking of you
TPS that’s pretty stupid that’s pretty stupid
TPTB the powers that be the powers that be
TRDMF tears running down my face tears running down my face
TTFN ta ta for now ta ta for now
TTG time to go time to go
TTT thought that too thought that too
TTTT these things take time these things take time
TTYL talk to you later talk to you later
TU thank you thank you
TWHAB this won’t hurt a bit this won’t hurt a bit
TWIWI that was interesting wasn’t it? that was interesting wasn’t it?
TYVM thank you very much thank you very much
U-L? you will? you will?
UV unpleasant visual unpleasant visual
UW you’re welcome you’re welcome
VBG very big grin very big grin
VBS very big smile very big smile
VEG very evil grin very evil grin
VSF very sad face very sad face
WAD without a doubt without a doubt
WAI what an idiot what an idiot
WB welcome back or write back welcome back or write back
WC welcome welcome
WC who cares? who cares?
WDALYIC who died and left you in charge?