Abbreviation

Meaning

AAP

Always a pleasure

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

BBS

Be back soon

BC

Because

BCNU

Be seein' you

BF

Best friend

BFN

Bye for now

BLNT

Better luck next time

BM&Y

Between me and you

BOL

Best of luck

BRB

Be right back

BRT

Be right there

BTA

But then again

BTDT

Been there, done that

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

GBU

God bless you

GFI

Go for it

GG

Gotta Go or Good Game

GIAR

Give it a rest

GIGO

Garbage in, garbage out

GL

Good luck

GL/HF

Good luck, have fun

GLNG

Good luck next game

GMTA

Great minds think alike

GOI

Get over it

GOL

Giggling out loud

GR8

Great

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

JP

Just playing

KISS

Keep it simple, stupid

KIT

Keep in touch

KOTC

Kiss on the cheek

KNIM

Know what I mean?

Abbreviation

Meaning

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

M8

Mate

MorF

Male or female?

MoS

Mother over shoulder

MUSM

Miss you so much

MYOB

Mind your own business

n00b

Newbie

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

OMW

On my way

OO

Over and out

OOH

Out of here

OOTD

One of these days

OP

On phone

OTB

Off to bed

OTL

Out to lunch

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

SLAP

Sounds like a plan

SMHID

Scratching my head in disbelief

SIS

Snickering in silence

SOMY

Sick of me yet?

SOTMG

Short of time, must go

SPK

Speak

SPST

Same place, same time

SRY

Sorry

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.

TBD

To be determined

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

TSTB

The sooner, the better

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?

W/B

Write back

WB

Welcome back

WIIFM

What's in it for me?

WK

Week

WKD

Weekend

WOMBAT

Waste of money, brains and time

WRUD

What are you doing?

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

WYLEI

When you least expect it

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