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ChatRef.com - The Online Chat Reference
Today's Abbreviation
IAW
Today's Emoticon
Mooning You

New New Help article about when to use chat acronyms and abbreviations.

Welcome to ChatRef.com - The Online Chat Reference. ChatRef.com is your resource for chat acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons. You can search for the meanings of acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons using the Search box in the upper-left corner of each page. You may also browse the terms using the letters above or the links in the left hand navigation bar.

A good place to start is the Common Acronyms page, which lists the chat acronyms that are the most important to know. For a comprehensive list of abbreviations used in online chat and text messaging, check out the Chat Abbreviations page. If you're looking for emoticons, visit the Common Emoticons page, which includes a list of the most commonly used text-based expressions. Finally, you can brush up on your leetspeak using the Leet Sheet reference page.

ChatRef.com is a helpful resource for looking up definitions of acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons used in the following areas:

  1. Online Chat
  2. Instant Messaging
  3. Online Forums
  4. Facebook
  5. MySpace
  6. Twitter
  7. E-mail
  8. Text Messaging
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