Chat Abbreviations
121 = One To One (private message)
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK = Away From Keyboard
A/S/L = Age/Sex/Location
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
B4 = Before
B4N = Bye For Now
BBL = Be Back Later
BBN = Bye Bye Now
BBS = Be Back Soon
B/C = Because
BF = Boyfriend
BFF = Best Friends Forever
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By e Way
BWL = Bursting With Laughter
CP = Chat Post (a chat message)
CUL = See You Later
CYA = See You (see ya)
CYAL8R = See You Later
EG = Evil Grin
EMSG = E-mail Message
F2F = Face To Face
FAQ = Frequently Asked Question
FC = Fingers Crossed
FTBOMH = From e Bottom Of My Heart
FYI = For Your Information
FWIW = For What It’s Worth
GAL = Get A Life
GF = Girlfriend
GFN = Gone For Now
GMTA = Great Minds ink Alike
GTG = Got To Go
GTSY = Glad To See You
H&K = Hug and Kiss
IC = I See
IDK = I Don’t Know
IRL = In Real Life
J/K = Just Kidding
JK = Just Kidding
ILU = I Love You
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IM = Instant Message
IMME=Instant Message Me
IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
IPN = I’m Posting Naked
IRL = In Real Life
IWALU = I Will Always Love You
JMO = Just My Opinion
JTLYK = Just To Let You Know
KIT = Keep In Touch
KOC = Kiss On Cheek
KOL = Kiss On Lips
L8R = Later
L8RG8R = Later ’Gator
LDR = Long Distance Relationship
LHO = Laughing Head Off
LMAO=Laughing My Ass Off
LMIRL = Let’s Meet In Real Life
LMSO = Laughing My Socks Off
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
LTNS = Long Time No See
LTS = Laughing To Self
LUWAMH = Love You With All My Heart
LY = Love Ya
MSG = Message
MTF = More To Follow
NRN = No Reply Necessary
NADT = Not A Darn ing
NP = Nosy Parents (also can mean no problem)
OIC = Oh, I See
OMG = Oh My Gosh
OTOH = On e Other Hand
OTTOMH = Off e Top Of My Head
P2P = Person To Person/Peer To Peer
PA/P/P911 = Parent Alert
PAL = Parents Are Listening
PANB = Parents Are Nearby
PDA = Public Display Of Affection
PDS = Please Don’t Shoot
PM = Private Message
PMP = Peed My Pants
POS=Parents Over Shoulder
QT = Cutie
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLUTS = Unable to Speak
RU = Are You
SO = Significant Other
SOS = Sibling Over Shoulder/Sister Over Shoulder
SOT = Short Of Time
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SOTMG = Short Of Time Must Go
SUP = What’s Up
SWL = Screaming With Laughter
SYS = See You Soon
TA = anks Again
TGIF = ank God It’s Friday
TCOY = Take Care Of Yourself
THX = anks
TNT = ’Til Next Time
TOY = inking Of You
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTYL = Talk To You Later
: * Kisses
:-X A Big Wet Kiss!
:-x Kiss Kiss
:-{} Blowing A Kiss
:-) Smiling; Agreeing
:-D Laughing
|-) Hee Hee
;-) So Happy, I’m Crying
;-) Winking; Just Kidding
;-> Devilish Wink
:*) Clowning
:-T Keeping A Straight Face
:^D “Great! I like it!”
TXT = Text Message
TXTME = Text Message Me
WB = Welcome Back
WTF = What e ****
WTG = Way To Go
WTGP = Want To Go Private
WTH = What/Who e Heck
W/U or WU = What’s Up
WYRN = What’s Your Real Name
YBS = You’ll Be Sorry
YW = You’re Welcome
8-] “Wow, Maaan”
:-o “Wow!”
^5 High Five
:-( Frowning; Boo Hoo
:-C Really Bummed
&-| Tearful
:’-( Crying And Really Sad
>:-< Angry
:-|| Angry
:-V Shouting
:-r or :-P Sticking Tongue Out
:-I Indifferent
\-o Bored
EMOTICONS
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