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Chat and SMS Text Acronyms

When asked to find a certain acronym, it was discovered that are quite a few. As it is very unlikely that you know every one, here is a fairly large list of well over 450.

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Acronym 

Meaning

404

I haven't a clue

::POOF::

Goodbye (leaving the room)

?

Huh?

?4U

Question for you

>U!

Screw you!

2L8

Too late

2U2

To you too

4GM

Forgive me

A/S/L?

Age/sex/location?

AAMOF

As a matter of fact

AAYF

As always, your friend

ADN

Any day now

AFAIK

As far as I know

AFK

Away from keyboard

AKA

Also known as

AOL

America Online

ARE

Acronym-rich environment

ASAP

As soon as possible

ASL

Age, sex, location?

ASLP

Age, sex, location, picture?

ATM

At the moment

ATYS

Anything you say

AWA

As well as

B/C

Because

B4

Before

B4N

Bye for now

BAC

Back at computer

BAK

Back at keyboard

BAS

Big a** smile

BBIAB

Be back in a bit

BBL

Be back later

BBN

Bye bye now

BBS

Be back soon

BC

Be cool

BCNU

Be seeing you

BD

Big deal

BEG

Big evil grin

BF

Boy friend

BFD

Big f***ing deal

BFN

Bye for now

BG

Big grin

BIBO

Beer in, beer out

BIL

Brother in law

BIOYIOP

Blow it out your I/O port

BL

Belly laughing

BME

Based on my experience

BMGWL

Busting my gut with laughter

BOT

Back on topic

BOTEC

Back-of-the-envelope calculation

BRB

Be right back

BRH

Be right here

BTA

But then again...

BTDT

Been there, done that

BTSOOM

Beats the s*** out of me

BTW

By the Way

BWL

Bursting with laughter

BWTHDIK

But what the heck do I know...?

BYOH 

Bat you on a head

BYTM

Better you than me

C&G

Chuckle and grin

CFV

Call for votes

CICO

Coffee in, coffee out

CMIIW

Correct me if I'm wrong

CNP

Continued in next post

CRB

Come right back

CRBT

Crying real big tears

CU

See you

CUL

See you later

CUL8R

See you later

CUS

See you soon

CWOT

Complete waste of time

CYA

See ya

CYA

Cover your ass

CYO

See you online

DBA

Doing business as

DFLA

Disenchanted four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)

DIIK

Darned if I know

DIKU

Do I know you?

DITYID

Did I tell you I'm distressed?

DIY

Do it yourself

DL

Dead link

DLTBBB

Don't let the bed bugs bite

DOM

Dirty old man

DOS

Dozing off soon

DQMOT

Don't quote me on this

DTRT

Do the right thing

DWB

Don't write back

DYJHIW

Don't you just hate it when...

DYJHIW

Don't you just hate it when...

EAK

Eating at keyboard

EG

Evil grin

EMFBI

Excuse me for butting in

EMSG

E-mail message

EOD

End of discussion

EOL

End of lecture

EOM

End of message

EOR

End of rant

EOT

End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)

ETLA

Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)

F

Female

F2F

Face to face (also meeting in person)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

FC

Fingers crossed

FCOL

For crying out loud

FFS

For F**** Sake

FIL

Father in law

FISH

First in, still here

FITB

Fill in the blanks

FLA

Four-letter acronym

FMTYEWTK

Far more than you ever wanted to know

FNB

Football and beer

FOAD

F**** off and Die

FOCL

Falling off the chair laughing

FOFL

Falling on the floor laughing

FOMCL

Falling off my chair laughing

FTBOMH

From the bottom of my heart

FUBAR

F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition

FUD

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

FWIW

For what it's worth

FYA

For your amusement

FYI

For your information

G

Grin

G2G

Gotta go

GA

Go ahead

GA

Good afternoon

GAL

Get a life

GAS

Greetings and salutations

GBH

Great big hug

GBH

Great Big Hug

GBHK

Great big hug & kiss

GD&R

Grinning, ducking, and running

GE

Good evening

GF

Girlfriend

GFN

Gone for now

GG

Good game

GGP

Gotta go pee

GI

Good idea

GIWISI

Gee, I wish I said it

GIWIST

Gee, I wish I'd said that

GJ

Good job

GL

Good luck

GM

Good morning

GM

Good Move

GM

Good Match

GMAB

Give me a break

GMTA

Great minds think alike

GN

Good night

GOL

Giggling out loud

GR&D

Grinning, running & ducking

GR8

Great

GTRM

Going to read mail

GTSY

Glad to see you

H

Hug

H&K

Hugs and Kisses

HAGD

Have a good day

HAGN

Have a good night

HAND

Have a nice day

HB

Hug back

HCIT

How cool is that

HF

Have fun

HH

Ha-ha

HH

Holding hands

HHIS

Hanging head in shame

HHOJ

Ha ha only joking

HHOJ/K

Ha Ha, Only Joking/Kidding

HHOK

Ha ha only kidding

HHOS

Ha Ha, Only Serious

HIG

How's it going

HIWTH

Hate it when that happens

HOAS

Hold on a second

HT

Hi there

HTH

Hope this helps

HUB

Head up butt

IAC

In any case

IAE

In any event

IAG

It's all good

IAGW

In a good way

IANAL

I am not a lawyer (but)

IBN

I'm Buck Naked!

IC

I see / In character

IDGI

I don't get it

IDK

I don't know

IGP

I gotta pee

IHA

I hate acronyms

IHU

I hear you

IIRC

If I remember correctly

IK

I know

IKWUM

I know what you mean

ILU or ILY

I love you

IM

Immediate message

IMAO

In my arrogant opinion

IMCO

In my considered opinion

IME

In my experience.

IMHO

In my humble opinion

IMnerHO

In my not even remotely humble opinion

IMNSHO

In my not so humble opinion

IMO

In my opinion

IMS

I am sorry

INRS

It's not rocket science

IOW

In other words

IOW

In other words

IPN

I'm posting naked

IRL

In real life

IRL

In Real Life

IRSTBO

It really sucks the big one

IS

I'm sorry

ISWYM

I see what you mean

ITIGBS

I think I'm going to be sick

IWALU

I will always love you

IYKWIM

If you know what I mean

J/P

Just playing

J4G

Just for grins

JAM

Just a Minute

JASE

Just another system error

JBOD

Just a bunch of disks

JIC

Just in case

JK

Just kidding (can also stand for joking)

JK

Just kidding

JMHO

Just my humble opinion

JMO

Just my opinion

JTLYK

Just to let you know

K

Kiss

K

OK

KB

Kiss back

KIR

Keeping it real

KISS

Keep it simple stupid

KIT

Keep in touch

KOTC

Kiss on the cheek

KOTL

Kiss on the lips

KWIM

Know what I mean?

L

Laugh

L8R

Later

L8R G8R

Later gator

LD

Later, dude

LDR

Long-distance relationship

LHO

Laughing head off

LI

Laughing inside

LIS

Laughing in silence

LLTA

Lots and lots of thunderous applause

LMAO

Laughing my a** off

LMK

Let me know

LMSO

Laughing my socks off

LOL

Laugh out loud

LRF

Little Rubber Feet

LSHMBH

Laughing so hard my belly hurts

LTM

Laugh to myself

LTNS

Long time no see

LTR

Long-term relationship

LULAB

Love you like a brother

LULAS

Love you like a sister

LUM

Love you man

LUWAMH

Love you with all my heart

LY

Love ya

LY4E

Love ya forever

LYK

Let you know

M

Male

ME2

Me too

MIL

Mother in law

MORF

Male or female

MOSS

Member of the same sex

MOTAS

Members of the appropriate sex

MOTOS

Member of the opposite sex

MOTSS

Members of the same sex

MTF

More to follow

MUD

Multi User Dungeon

MUSM

Miss you so much

MYOB

Mind your own business

N

In

N/C

Not cool

N2M

Not too much

NADT

Not a darn thing

NBD

No big deal

NE1

Anyone

NFG

No f*****g good

NFW

No feasible way or no f*****g way

NFW

No f***ing way

NIFOC

Naked in front of computer

NM

Never mind, Not much

NMH

Not much here

NMJC

Nothing much, just chillin'

NNITO

Not necessarily in that order

NO1

No one

NOTTOMH

Not off the top of my head

NOYB

None of your business

NP or N/P

No problem

NRN

No response/reply necessary

NW

No way

OBTW

Oh, by the way

OIC

Oh I see

OLL

Online love

OMG

Oh my God

OMG

Oh my gosh

OOC

Out of character

OT

Off topic

OTF

Off the floor

OTOH

On the other hand

OTT

Over the Top

OTTH

On the third hand

OTTOMH

Off the top of my head

PANS

Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS")

PAW

Parents are watching

PCMCIA

People can't master computer industry acronyms

PD

Public domain

PDA

Public display of affection

PEBCAK

Problem exists between chair and keyboard

PIBKAC

Problem is between keyboard and chair

PITA

Pain in the ass

PLZ

Please

PM

Private message

PMFJI

Pardon me for jumping in (same as above)

PMFJIB

Pardon me for jumping in but...

POAHF

Put on a happy face

POTC

Peck on the cheek

POTS

Plain old telephone service

PPL

People

PU

That stinks!

QT

Cutie

REHI

Hello again

RESQ

Rescue

RFC

Request for comment

RFD

Request for discussion

RL

Real life (that is, when not chatting)

ROFL

Roll on floor laughing

ROR

Raffing out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud")

ROTFL

Rolling on the floor laughing

ROTFLMAO

Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off

ROTFLMBO

Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off

RPG

Role-playing games

RSN

Real soon now

RT

Real time

RTFM

Read the f***ing manual

RTM

Read the manual

RUOK

Are you OK?

RYO

Roll your own (write your own program)

S

Smile

S^

S'up - what's up

S2R

Send to receive

S4L

Spam for life

SB

Smiles back

SB

Smiles back

SCNR

Sorry, could not resist

SEG

S***-eating grin

SETE

Smiling ear to ear

SF

Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)

SHCOON

Shoot hot coffee out of nose

SHID

Slaps head in disgust

SIL

Sister in law

SITD

Still in the dark

SLY

Still love you

SNAFU

Situation normal, all f***ed up

SO

Significant other

SOL

Smiling out loud

SOL

Stuff outta luck

SOMY

Sick of me yet?

SOS

Same old stuff

SOT

Short on time

SOTMG

Short on time must go

SSDD

Same stuff different day

STFU

Shut the F*** Up

STFW

Search the f*****g Web

STW

Search the Web

SU

Shut up

SUAKM

Shut up and kiss me

SUP

What's up

SW

Shareware

SWAG

Stupid wild-a** guess

SWAK

Sealed with a kiss

SWALK

Sweet, with all love, kisses

SWL

Screaming with laughter

SYL

See you later

SYS

See you soon

SYSOP

System Operator

TA

Thanks again

TAFN

That's all for now

TANSTAAFL

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch

TARFU

Things are really f***ed up

TCO

Taken care of

TCOY

Take care of yourself

TFH

Thread from hell (a discussion that just won't die)

TGIF

Thank God it's Friday

THX

Thanks

TIA

Thanks in advance

TIC

Tongue in cheek

TILII

Tell it like it is

TLA

Three-letter acronym

TLK2UL8R

Talk to you later

TMA

Take my advice

TMI

Too much information

TNT

Till next time

TNX

Thanks

TNX 1.0E6

Thanks a million

TOH

The other half

TOPCA

'Till our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)

TOY

Thinking of you

TPTB

The powers that be

TTFN

Ta-ta for now

TTYL

Talk to you later

TU

Thank you

TY

Thank you

TYVM

Thank you very much

U2

You too

UAPITA

You're a pain in the ass

UR

Your

UR

You are ...

UW

You're welcome

VBG

Very big grin

VBG

Very big grin

VBSEG

Very big s***-eating grin

VEG

Very evil grin

VES

Very evil smile

VWG

Very wicked grin

VWS

Very wicked smile

W

Wink

W2F

Way too funny

W8

Wait

W8AM

Wait a minute

WAG

Wild a** guess

WAYD

What are you doing

WB

Welcome back

WB

Write back

WBS

Write back soon

WDALYIC

Who died and left you in charge?

WE

Whatever

WEG

Wicked evil grin

WFM

Works for me

WG

Wicked grin

WIBNI

Wouldn't it be nice if

WNDITWB

We never did it this way before

WRT

With regard to (also with respect to)

WT?

What/who the ?

WTF

What the freak?

WTFO

What the F***! Over!

WTG

Way to go!

WTGP?

Want to go private?

WTH

What the heck

WTHDTM

What the hell does that mean

WU?

What's up?

WUF?

Where are you from?

WYSIWYG

What you see is what you get

XOXOXO

Hugs and kisses

Y

Why?

YBS

You'll be sorry

YGBSM

You gotta be s***tin' me!

YKYBOTLW

You know you've been on line too long when…

YMMV

Your mileage may vary

YMMVG

Your mileage may vary greatly

YRG

You are good!

YW

You're welcome

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