| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| L |
| l33t |
Leet, meaning
'elite' |
| L8R |
Later |
| L8RG8R |
Later, gator |
| LD |
Later, dude /
Long distance |
| LEMENO |
Let me know |
| LERK |
Leaving easy
reach of keyboard |
| LGH |
Lets get high |
| LHM |
Lord
help me |
| LHO |
Laughing
head off |
| LIK |
Meaning liquor |
| LMAO |
Laughing my a**
off |
| LMBO |
Laughing my butt
off |
| LMIRL |
Lets meet in real
life |
| LMK |
Let me know |
| LOL |
Laughing out loud |
| LOL |
Laughing out loud |
| LOLH |
Laughing out loud
hysterically |
| LOLO |
Lots of love |
| LQTM |
Laughing quietly
to myself |
| LSHMBH |
Laugh so hard my belly hurts |
| LTNS |
Long time no see |
| LTS |
Laughing to self |
| LWOS |
Laughing without
smiling |
| LY |
Love ya |
| LYLAS |
Love you like a
sis
|
| M |
| M8 |
Mate |
| MEGO |
My eyes glaze
over |
| MFI |
Mad for it |
| MIRL |
Meet in real life |
| MMK |
Meaning okay? (as
a question) |
| MNC |
Mother
nature calls |
| MorF |
Male or female? |
| MOOS |
Member of the
opposite sex |
| MOS |
Mother over
shoulder |
| MSG |
Message |
| MTF |
More to follow |
| MTFBWU |
May the force be
with you |
| MUAH |
Multiple
unsuccessful attempts (at/to) humor |
| MUSM |
Miss you so much |
| MYOB |
Mind your own
business
|
| N |
| n00b |
Newbie |
| N1 |
Nice one |
| NADT |
Not a darn thing |
| NALOPKT |
Not a lot of
people know that |
| NBD |
No big deal |
| NBFAB |
No bad for a
beginner (online gaming) |
| NC |
Nice crib (online
gaming) |
| NE |
Any |
| NE1 |
Anyone |
| NFM |
None for me / Not
for me |
| NH |
Nice hand (online
gaming) |
| NIFOC |
Naked in front of
computer |
| NIMBY |
Not in my back
yard |
| NLT |
No later than |
| NM |
Nothing much /
Never mind |
| NMH |
Not much here |
| NMU |
Not much, you? |
| NO1 |
No one |
| NOOB |
Meaning someone
who is bad at (online) games |
| NOYB |
None of your
business |
| NP |
No problem |
| NR |
Nice roll (online
gaming) |
| NRN |
No response/reply
necessary |
| NT |
Nice try |
| NVM |
Never mind |
| NW |
No way |
| NWO |
No way out |
| O |
| O |
Opponent (online
gaming) |
| OIC |
Oh, I see |
| OL |
Old
lady |
| OM |
Old
man |
| OMG |
Oh my God |
| OMGYG2BK |
Oh my God, you
got to be kidding |
| OMW |
On my way |
| OO |
Over and out |
| OOH |
Out of here |
| OOTD |
One of these days |
| OOTO |
Out of the office |
| OP |
On phone |
| ORLY |
Oh
really? |
| OTB |
Off to bed |
| OTFL |
On the floor
laughing |
| OTL |
Out to lunch |
| OTOH |
On the other hand |
| OTT |
Over the top |
| OTTOMH |
Off the top of my
head |
| OTW |
Off to work |
| OVA |
Over
|
| P |
| P |
Partner
(online gaming) |
| P911 |
Parents
coming into room alert |
| PAW |
Parents are
watching |
| PCM |
Please call me |
| PDH |
Pretty
darn happy |
| PDS |
Please
don't shoot |
| PDQ |
Pretty darn quick |
| PITA |
Pain
in the a** |
| PLMK |
Please let me
know |
| PLS |
Please |
| PLU |
People like us |
| PLZ |
Please |
| PM |
Private Message |
| PMFI |
Pardon me for
interrupting |
| PMFJI |
Pardon me for
jumping in |
| PMSL |
Pee myself
laughing |
| POAHF |
Put on a happy
face |
| POS |
Parent over
shoulder |
| PPL |
People |
| PROLLY |
Probably |
| PRON |
Meaning
pornography |
| PRT |
Party |
| PRW |
People/parents
are watching |
| PTL |
Praise the Lord |
| PTMM |
Please tell me
more |
| PXT |
Please explain
that |
| PU |
That stinks! |
| PZ |
Peace
|
| Q |
| Q |
Queue |
| QIK |
Quick |
| QSL |
Reply |
| QSO |
Conversation |
| QT |
Cutie
|
| R |
| RL |
Real life |
| RLY |
Really |
| RME |
Rolling my eyes |
| ROFL |
Rolling on floor
laughing |
| ROFLMAO |
Rolling on the
floor, laughing my a** off |
| ROTFL |
Rolling on the
floor laughing |
| ROTFLUTS |
Rolling on the
floor laughing unable to speak |
| RSN |
Real soon now |
| RTFM |
Read the freaking
manual |
| RUOK |
Are you okay?
|
| S |
| S2R |
Send to receive
(meaning send me your picture to get mine) |
| SAL |
Such a laugh |
| SC |
Stay cool |
| SETE |
Smiling
Ear-to-Ear |
| SH |
Same
here |
| SHID |
Slapping
head in disgust |
| SICNR |
Sorry, I could
not resist |
| SIG2R |
Sorry, I got to
run |
| SIS |
Snickering in
silence |
| SIT |
Stay in touch |
| SLAP |
Sounds like a
plan |
| SMHID |
Scratching my
head in disbelief |
| SNAFU |
Situation normal
all fouled up |
| SNERT |
Snot
nosed egotistical rude teenager |
| SO |
Significant other |
| SOL |
Sooner or later |
| SOMY |
Sick of me yet? |
| SorG |
Straight or Gay? |
| SOT |
Short of time |
| SOTMG |
Short of time,
must go |
| SOWN |
Someone with me |
| SPK |
Speak |
| SRSLY |
Seriously |
| SPST |
Same place, same
time |
| SRY |
Sorry |
| SS |
So sorry |
| SSDD |
Same stuff,
different day |
| SSIF |
So stupid it's
funny |
| 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? |
| SWAK |
Sent
(or sealed) with a kiss |
| SWAT |
Scientific
wild a** guess |
| SWL |
Screaming
with laughter |
| SWMBO |
She who must be
obeyed. Meaning wife or partner |
| SYL |
See you later |
| SYS |
See you soon
|
| T |
| T+ |
Think positive |
| TA |
Thanks a lot |
| TAFN |
That's all for
now |
| TAM |
Tomorrow a.m. |
| TAU |
Thinking
about u (you) |
| TBC |
To be continued |
| TBD |
To be determined |
| TBH |
To be honest |
| TC |
Take care |
| TCB |
Take care of
business |
| TCOY |
Take care of
yourself |
| TDTM |
Talk dirty to me |
| TGIF |
Thank God it's
Friday |
| THX |
Thanks |
| THNX |
Thanks |
| THNQ |
Thank-you |
| TIA |
Thanks in advance |
| TIAD |
Tomorrow is
another day |
| TIC |
Tongue-in-cheek |
| TILIS |
Tell it like it
is |
| TLK2UL8R |
Talk to you later |
| TMB |
Text me back |
| TMI |
Too much
information |
| TMOT |
Trust me on this |
| TMWFI |
Take my word for
it |
| TNSTAAFL |
There's no such
thing as a free lunch |
| TNT |
Til next time |
| TOJ |
Tears of joy |
| TOY |
Thinking of you |
| TPM |
Tomorrow p.m. |
| TPTB |
The powers that
be |
| TSNF |
That's so not
fair |
| TSTB |
The sooner, the
better |
| TTFN |
Ta ta for now |
| TTTT |
These things take
time |
| TTYAFN |
Talk to you
awhile from now |
| 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
|
| U |
| ^URS |
Up
yours |
| UCMU |
You crack me up |
| UFN |
Until further
notice |
| UGTBK |
You've got to be
kidding |
| UKTR |
You know that's
right |
| UL |
Upload |
| UR |
Your / You're |
| URH |
You are hot (U R Hot) |
| URTM |
You are the man |
| UV |
Unpleasant visual |
| UW |
You're welcome
|
| V |
| VEG |
Very evil grin |
| VFF |
Very freaking
funny |
| VFM |
Value for money |
| VGC |
Very good
condition |
| VIP |
Very important
person |
| VM |
Voice mail |
| VN |
Very nice |
| VNH |
Very nice hand
(online gaming) |
| VRY |
Very |
| VSF |
Very sad face |
| VWD |
Very well done
(online gaming)
|
| W |
| W/ |
With |
| WAM |
Wait a minute |
| WAN2TLK |
Want to talk |
| WAREZ |
meaning pirated
(illegally gained) software |
| WAS |
Wild
a** guess |
| WAYF |
Where are you
from? |
| W/B |
Write back |
| WB |
Welcome back |
| WBS |
Write back soon |
| WC |
Who cares |
| WCA |
Who cares anyway |
| W/E |
Whatever |
| W/END |
Weekend |
| WE |
Whatever |
| WH5 |
Who,
what, when, where, why |
| WIBNI |
Wouldn't it be
nice if |
| WDALYIC |
Who died and left
you in charge |
| WDYK |
What do you know? |
| WDYT |
What do you
think? |
| WIIFM |
What's in it for
me? |
| WISP |
Winning is so
pleasurable |
| WITW |
What in the world |
| WIU |
Wrap it up |
| WK |
Week |
| WKD |
Weekend |
| WRT |
With regard to |
| W/O |
Without |
| WOMBAT |
Waste of money,
brains and time |
| WRK |
Work |
| WRUD |
What are you
doing? |
| WTB |
Wanted to buy |
| WTF |
What the **** ? |
| WTG |
Way to go |
| WTGP |
Want to go
private (talk out of public chat area) |
| WTH |
What the heck? |
| WTM |
Who's
the man? |
| 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 |
| WYD |
What (are) you
doing? |
| WYGAM |
When you get a
minute |
| WYHAM |
When you have a
minute |
| WYLEI |
When you least
expect it |
| WYSIWYG |
What you see is
what you get
|
| X |
| X |
Kiss |
| XD |
Meaning "really
hard laugh" (where D is a smiley mouth) |
| XOXOXO |
Hugs & Kisses |
| XLNT |
Excellent
|
| Y |
| YA |
Your |
| YBIC |
Your brother in
Christ |
| YBS |
You'll be sorry |
| YCMU |
You crack me up |
| YF |
Wife |
| YG |
Young
gentleman |
| YGTBKM |
You've got to be
kidding me |
| YGG |
You
go girl |
| YIU |
Yes, I understand |
| YKWYCD |
You know what you
can do |
| YL |
Young lady |
| YMMV |
Your mileage may
vary |
| YR |
Your |
| YR |
Yeah right |
| YRYOCC |
You're running
your own cuckoo clock |
| YSIC |
Your sister in
Christ |
| YSYD |
Yeah sure you do |
| YT |
You there? |
| YTG |
You're the
greatest |
| YW |
You're welcome |
| YWHNB |
Yes, we have no
bananas
|
| Z |
| ZOT |
Zero tolerance |
| ZUP |
Meaning "What's
up?" |
| ZZZZ |
Sleeping (or
bored)
|
Numbers & Characters |
| ? |
I have a question |
| ? |
I don't
understand what you mean |
| ?4U |
I have a question
for you |
| ;S |
Gentle warning,
such as "Hmm? what did you say?" |
| ^^ |
Meaning read line
or message above |
| <3 |
Meaning sideways
heart (love, friendship) |
| <33 |
Meaning heart
(more 3s is a bigger heart) |
| @TEOTD |
At the end of the
day |
| .02 |
My (or your) two
cents worth |
| 121 |
One-to-one
(private chat initiation) |
| 143 |
I love you |
| 19 |
Zero hand (online
gaming) |
| 20 |
Meaning
'location' |
| 2G2BT |
Too good to be
true |
| 2MI |
Too much
information |
| 404 |
I don't know |
| 411 |
Meaning
'information' |
| 420 |
Lets get high |
| 420 |
Meaning
"Marijuana" |
| 4COL |
For crying out
loud |
| 4EAE |
Forever and ever |
| 4NR |
Foriegner |
| ^5 |
High-five |
| 555 |
Sobbing, crying.
(Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 55555 |
Crying your eyes
out (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 88 |
Bye-bye (Mandarin
Chinese txt msgs) |
| 9 |
Parent is watching
|
