Common Chat Acronyms

These common acronyms are often seen online and may
also be used in text messaging.

Acronym Meaning Popularity # 143 I love you 4 2mr Tomorrow 4 4U For you 4 A A3 Anyplace, anywhere, anytime 4 AFAIC As far as I'm concerned 4 AFAIK As far as I know 5 AFK Away from keyboard 5 AIM AOL Instant Messenger 5 AKA Also known as 5 ALOL Actually laughing out loud 4 ASAP As soon as possible 5 ASL Age, sex, location 5 ATM At the moment 4 ATW All the way 4 AWL Always with love 4 AYW As you wish 4 B BAC Back at computer 4 BB Bye bye 4 BBIAB Be back in a bit 5 BBL Be back later 5 BBS Be back soon 4 BCC Blind carbon copy 5 BCNU Be seein' you 4 BD Big deal 4 BFF Best friends forever 5 BFN Bye for now 5 BG Big grin 4 BIAB Back in a bit 4 BION Believe it or not 4 BOT Back on topic 5 BRB Be right back 5 BSTS Better safe than sorry 4 BTDT Been there, done that 4 BTK Back to keyboard 4 BTW By the way 5 C CC Carbon copy 5 CM Call me 4 COB Close of business 4 CTC Call the cell 4 CTN Can't talk now 5 CU See you 4 CUL See you later 4 CYE Check your e-mail 5 CYF Check your Facebook 4 CYFB Check your Facebook 4 CYM Check your MySpace 4 D DIY Do it yourself 5 DMI Don't mention it 4 DT Dang typos 4 DW Don't worry 4 DYD Don't you dare 4 E EG For example 4 EOD End of discussion 4 EOM End of message 4 ETA Estimated time of arrival 5 F FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 5 FOFL Falling on the floor laughing 4 FPS First-person shooter 4 FPS Frames per second 4 FTR For the record 4 FTTB For the time being 4 FTW For the win 4 FUBAR Fouled up beyond all recognition 5 FWIW For what it's worth 5 FYI For your information 5 G G2G Gotta go 4 GB2W Get back to work 4 GG Good game 5 GJ Good job 5 GL Good luck 5 GLHF Good luck have fun 4 GM Good match 4 GNST Good night, sleep tight 4 GTG Got to go 5 GTG Good to go 4 H HF Have fun 4 HH Ha-ha 4 HMU Hit me up 4 HOAS Hold on a second 5 HRU How are you? 4 HTH Hope this helps 5 HU Hook up 4 I IAB In a bit 4 IAC In any case 5 IC I see 5 IDK I don't know 5 IDU I don't understand 4 IE That is 4 IGI I get it 4 IIRC If I remember correctly 5 IK I know 4 ILY I love you 4 IM Instant Message 5 IMHO In my humble opinion 4 IMO In my opinion 5 IMY I miss you 4 IOU I owe you 4 IOW In other words 4 IRL In real life 4 IRT In regards to 5 ITR In the room 4 J J/K Just kidding 5 JFGI Just flippin' Google it 4 JK Just kidding 4 K K OK 5 KIT Keep in touch 4 KWIM Know what I mean 4 L LFM Looking for more 4 LFTD Left for the day 4 LMA Leave me alone 4 LMAO Laughing my a** off 5 LMK Let me know 5 LOL Laughing out loud 5 LQTM Laughing quietly to myself 5 LTD Lovers till death 4 LTP Let's talk privately 4 LYL Love you lots 4 M MB My bad 4 MIA Missing in action 4 MM Make me 4 MMA Meet me at 4 MMB Message me back 5 MMO Masively Multiplayer Online 5 MMOG Massively Multiplayer Online Game 4 MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game 4 MTF More to follow 4 MYOB Mind your own business 5 N N/A Not Available 5 NB Please note 4 NC No comment 5 NC Nice call 4 NIB New in box 4 NL Not likely 4 NM Not much 5 NNTO No need to open 4 NNTR No need to reply 4 NP No problem 5 NRN No reply necessary 4 NTN No thanks needed 5 NW No way 4 O OBO Or best offer 4 OC Of course 4 OIC Oh, I see 4 OMG Oh my gosh 5 OMW On my way 4 OO Over and out 4 OOC Out of character 4 OOO Out of office 4 OT Off topic 5 OTG On the ground 4 OTOH On the other hand 4 OTP On the phone 4 P PDA Public display of affection 4 PDH Pretty darn hot 4 PEBKAC Problem exists between keyboard and chair 4 PFA Please find attached 4 PHAT Pretty hot and tempting 5 PIO Pass it on 4 PIR People in room 5 PK Player Killing 5 PM Private message 4 POS Parent over shoulder 5 PRW Parents are watching 4 PSP PlayStation Portable 4 PTL Praise the Lord 4 Q QFE Question for everyone 4 R RE Regarding 5 ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing 5 ROFLOL Rolling on the floor laughing out loud 4 ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing 5 RPG Role Playing Game 5 RSVP Répondez s'il vous plaît 5 RT Real-time 4 RTFM Read the flippin' manual 5 RTS Real-time strategy 4 RUS Are you serious? 4 S SERP Search engine results page 4 SFF So freaking funny 4 SOS Save our souls 4 SOS Someone over shoulder 5 SY Sincerely yours 4 T TAFN That's all for now 4 TBA To be announced 5 TBC To be continued 5 TBD To be determined 5 TBE To be edited 4 TBF To be fair 4 TBH To be honest 4 TC Take care 5 TCB Taking care of business 4 TIA Thanks in advance 5 TIC Tongue in cheek 4 TISNF That is so not fair 5 TLC Tender love and care 5 TM Tell me 4 TMI Too much information 5 TOH Typing one-handed 4 TTFN Ta-ta for now 5 TTL Time to leave 4 TTYL Talk to you later 5 TTYS Talk to you soon 4 TWIMC To whom it may concern 4 TWIS That's what I said 4 TY Thank you 5 U U2 You too 5 U2U Up to you 4 USA United States of America 4 V VBG Very big grin 4 W WADR With all due respect 4 WAM Wait a minute 4 WAS Wait a second 4 WB Welcome back 4 WB Write back 5 WDYM What do you mean? 4 WDYT What do you think 4 WITR Who's in the room 4 WOOT Way out of topic 4 WOW World of Warcraft 4 WRUD What are you doing 4 WTG Way to go 4 WU What's up 4 X XOXO Hugs and kisses 5 xxx Kisses 4 Y YGM You've got mail 4 YT Your turn 4 YW You're welcome 5 Z ZOMG Oh my gosh! 4

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