[Keefe]

As if our language on the net isn't already messed up enough, I have found a list of all the abbreviations and the meanings...


Abbreviation Meaning
ADN       Any day now
AFAIK       As far as I know
AFK       Away from keyboard
AISB       As it should be
A/S/L       Age/sex/location
B4       Before
B4N        Bye for now
BAK       Back at keyboard
BBIAF       Be back in a few
BBIAM       Be back in a minute
BBL       Be back later
BC       Because
BFN       Bye for now
BOL       Best of luck
BRB       Be right back
BTA       But then again
BTW       By the way
CMIIW       Correct me if I'm wrong
CMON       Come one
CU       See you
CUL       See you later
CUL8R       See you later
CWYL       Chat with you later
CYO       See you online
DEGT       Don't even go there
DIKU       Do I know you?
DQMOT       Don't quote me on this
DTS       Don't think so
EOM       End of message
F2F       Face to face
FISH       First in, still here
FAMCL       Falling of my chair laughing
FWIW       For what it's worth
FYI       For your information
GA        Go ahead
GAL       Get a life
GB        Goodbye
GFI       Go for it
GG        Gotta Go
GIAR       Give it a rest
GOL       Giggling out loud
GTRM       Going to read mail
HAGN       Have a good night
HAGO       Have a good one
HHIS       Head hanging in shame
HRU       How are you?
HTH       Hope this helps
IAC       In any case
IB       I'm back
IC       I see
ICBW       It could be worse
IDK       I don't know
IDTS       I don't think so
IIRC       If I remember correctly
ILU       I love you
ILY       I love you
IM       Instant message
IMHO       In my humble opinion
IMNSHO       In my not so humble opinion
IMO       In my opinion
IOW       In other words
IRMC       I rest my case
IUSS       If you say so
IYKWIM       If you know what I mean
IYO       In your opinion
IYSS       If you say so
JAC       Just a sec
JIK       Just in case
JJA        Just joking around
JK       Just kidding
KOTC       Kiss on the cheek
KNIM       Know what I mean?
L8R       Later
LD       Later, dude
LMAO       Laughing my a** off
LOL       Laughing out loud
LTM       Laugh to myself
LTNS       Long time no see
MorF       Male or female?
MUSM       Miss you so much
NMH       Not much here
NP       No problem
NRN       No response necessary
NW        No way
OIC       Oh, I see
OMG       Oh my God
OO       Over and out
OOTD       One of these days
OTOH       On the other hand
OTTOMH       Off the top of my head
PLMK       Please let me know
PMFJI       Pardon me for jumping in
POAHF       Put on a happy face
PTL       Praise the Lord
PXT       Please explain that
PU       That stinks!
RU       Real life
RME       Rolling my eyes
ROTFL       Rolling on the floor laughing
RSN       Real soon now
SMHID       Scratching my head in disbelief
SOMY       Sick of me yet?
SPST       Same place, same time
SOTMG       Short of time, must go
SSDD       Same stuff, different day
STW       Search the Web
SUITM       See you in the morning
SUL       See you later
SUP       What's up?
SYL       See you later
TAFN       That's all for now
TC       Take care
THX       Thanks
TIA       Thanks in advance
TLK2UL8R       Talk to you later
TMI       Too much information
TMWFI       Take my word for it
TPTB       The powers that be
TTFN       Ta ta for now
TTTT       These things take time
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
UGTBK       You've got to be kidding
UW       You're welcome
WAM       Wait a minute
WAYF       Where are you from?
WB       Welcome back
WTG       Way to go
WTH       What the heck?
WU?       What's up?
WUCIWUG       What you see is what you get
WUF?       Where are you from?
WWYC       Write when you can
YBS       You'll be sorry
YGBKM       You gotta be kidding me
YW       You're welcome