Question:
name ALL of the...????!!!?
Cliffy
2008-03-20 20:18:24 UTC
chat/text abbreviations!!!!! as MANY as you can think of!!!
Eleven answers:
anonymous
2008-03-21 03:17:08 UTC
Ha.. there are a whole bunch.

Here is the ones I can think of((:



aamof-as a matter of fact

adn-any day now

asap-as soon as possible

lol

lmao

roflmao

rotfluid-roll on the floor laughing until i die

cu

bbr-burnt beyond repair

cula-see you later

idk

idr

idc

jw

fyi

btw

gdr-grin duck and run :D

sob

sol

oic

omg

omfg

zomg

diy

ppl

bf

bff

bffl

lylas

wwwtmi-way way way to much info!!

csg-chuckle snigger grin

bfd-big friken deal!

dwimnwis-do what i say not what i mean

wht

whaa??

BC

awhfy?!-are we having fun yet?! (lol)

dk-dont know

EG-evil grin

ibka-idiot behind keyboard alert! lmao

foaf

ijwtk

ftasb

hhoj-haha only joking

hahok-haha only kiddin

hhos-haha only serious

da-dumba_s

ihy- i hate you OR i heart you

ily

ilysm

kma-kiss my a_s

kpc- keep parents clueless :D

gtfo

stfu

mos/dos-mos/dad over shoulder

C09-cde 9.. rents in room

myob

nrn-no response neccessary

onna

onnta

tinm-there is no manual

rtm-read the manual

esad-eat sh!t and die

jfj

jas

jc

kiss-keep it simple stupid.. or kissrwurt2-keep it simple stupid remeber who you are talking to.. (LOL)

ht-hey there

kibo-knowledge in, bulls_it out

OOT-over the top

pda

luwalh-love you with all my heart

mof

atabi-aint that a bit_h

aytmtb-and your telling me this because

nvm

jw

co

snafu-situation normal: all fouled up.

ssdd

thx

tic-tounge in cheeck

fim-foot in mouth

tinwis-tht is not what i said

ttyiawfn-talk to you in a while from now

ttkasf-trying to keep a straight face

dyk-did you kiss

911

?

ab- *** backwards

ack-acknowledge

acorn-a completly obsessive really nutty person

adad-another day another dollar

adih-another day in hell

adip-another day in paridise

bbfbbm-body by fisher brains by matel

afz-acroymn free zone

aiamu-and im a monkeys uncle



there is about 9151351861561658999 more but my hand is cramping LOL!
...
2008-03-20 20:29:02 UTC
Lol

brb

g2g

ttyl

rofl

lmao

wth
Hiro a Hero?
2008-03-20 20:53:30 UTC
This is the most. Enjoy!



http://www.noslang.com/dictionary.php
anonymous
2008-03-20 20:21:56 UTC
-lol

-brb

-g2g

-bf

-bff

-gf

-lmao

-rofl

-roflmao

-mkay

-ok

-k

-omg

-zomg

-ppl

-hehe

-haha

-dat

-kno

-omfg

-stfu

-wtf

-wth

-ttyl



There are way too many, those are the first few that came to mind. Most of them are just stupid. lol!
bowwowbaby211
2008-03-20 20:23:15 UTC
beliieve me ther isnt time for that there are too many.
laranita82
2008-03-20 23:50:34 UTC
wow, there are way to many to mention them....
anonymous
2008-03-20 23:22:32 UTC
lol

brb

gf

bf

bff

roflol

lmao

g2g

ttyl

ttfn

idk

idc

wtf

wth

k

w/e

y

w u

ur

u

r

?

:)

:(

>:(
anonymous
2008-03-21 05:52:38 UTC
lol

lmao

4

2

tnx



= )
alphabet soup
2008-03-20 20:28:12 UTC
there are like ten trillion of them, seriously.



http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Josh (Trust the universe?)
2008-03-20 20:28:38 UTC
1337 - From the word Leet, derived from the word elite[1]

2 - too, or to[2]

4 - For[2]

A



A C? - AH! SI?[2]

AFAICR/S/T - As far as I can recall / remember / see / tell[2]

AFAIK - As far as I know[3]

AFK - Away from keyboard[3]

ASAP - As soon as possible[4]

ASL - Age / sex / location[5]

ATEOTD - At The End of the Day[6]

ATM - At the moment[3]

AWOL - Absent Without (Official) Leave[2]

AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB) - w:All your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing)[2]

B



B2B - Business to Business[3]

BBIAB - Be back in a bit[5]

BBQ - Barbecue. While not internet slang in itself, it is often combined with other initialisms as a point of satire, absurdity, or a non-sequitur. For example OMG WTF BBQ.[2]

BBL/BBS - Be back later / shortly / soon[5]

BCNU - Be seein' you[3]

BFF - Best Friends Forever [5]

blog - Also known as web log or an online journal[2]

BOFH - Bastard operator from hell[3]

bot - Any type of automated software in chatrooms and web-cataloging software[7]

BRB - Be right back[3]

BSOD - Blue Screen of Death[3]

BTDT - Been there done that[5]

BTW - By the way[7]

bump - Increment (For example, C's ++ operator.)[3] or a backronym for "Bring Up My Post"[2]

C



crawl - To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it[7]

crapplet - A poorly written computer application[8]

CU - See you (later)[3]

CYA - See ya OR Cover Your ***[2]

cyber- (prefix) - A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer[7]

cyberspace - Virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William Gibson popularized the term in his novel Neuromancer. Gibson used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks that his cyberpunk heroes 'jacked into'[7]

D



DFTT - Don't feed the trolls[6]

DIAF - Die in a fire[6]

DILLIGAF/D/S - Does it look like I give a flip / **** / damn / ****[6]

DND - Do not disturb[2]

DOA - Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery.[9]

E



EOF - End of File[3]

EOM - End of Message[5]

EOL - End of Life. Device or hardware that is at the end of its product life cycle.[5] - End of Line.[5]

EQ - EverQuest[2]

ETA - Estimated time of arrival[2]

F



FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)[3]

FFS - For ****'s sake[5]

flamer - Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll[3].

FMCDH - From My Cold Dead Hands[2]

FOAD - **** off and die[3]

FOAF - Friend of a friend[3]

FTL - For the loss[5]

FTW - For the win[5]

FU - **** you[2]

FUBAR - ****** up beyond all recognition / repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")[3]

FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation)[3]

FWIW - For what it's worth[3]

FYI - For your information[3]

G



GBTW - Get back to work[2]

GF - Great/good fight[2]

GFU - Good for you[2]

GFY - Go **** yourself[2]

GG - Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match[5]

GGS - Good games[2]

GJ - Good job, often used in online gaming when a teammate performs an act benefitting his team, such as killing an opponent or enabling that kill[2]

GMTA - Great minds think alike[2]

Godwin's Law - Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler[10]

gratz - Congratulations[2]

GTFO - Get the **** out[2]

GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'[5]

GR - Good Race[2]

H



HAND - have a nice day[3]

handle - Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name)[7]

HF - Have fun[2]

haxor or H4x0r (1337) - Hacker[5]

hit - A request made to the web server, (noun) the results of an internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent to visitors of a webpage.[7]

home page - The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index"[7]

hot list - A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files.[7]

HTH - Hope this / that helps[3]

I



IANAL - I am not a lawyer[3]

IBTL - In before the lock[8]

IDK - I don't know[3]

IONO - I don't know[2]

IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly[3]

IIUC - If I understand correctly[2]

IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO - In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion[3][7][11]

Information superhighway - The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn)[7]

IOW - In other words[3]

IRC - Internet Relay Chat[3]

IRL - In real life[3]

ITYM - I Think You Mean[2]

IWSN - I want sex now[8]

IYKWIM - If you know what I mean[12]

J



jaggy - aliased computer graphics[7]

JAS - Just a sec[2]

JK or j/k - Just kidding, or joke[2]

K



k or kk - OK[6]

KISS - Keep it simple stupid.[6]

KOS - Kill on sight[2]

KTHX - OK, thanks[6]

KTHXBAI - OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short[6]

L



L8R - Later, L8R also sometimes abbreviated as L8ER is commonly used in chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of saying good bye.[5]

lag - Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency; Lag is sometimes due to a server problem, but more frequently due to the connection between client and server. A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy[3]

lamer - A know-nothing, one who is lame.[3]

leet - Often spelled as l33t or 1337. It originally meant elite[3]

LFG - Looking for group[2]

LFM - Looking for more[2]

LMAO - Laughing my *** off[3]

LMFAO - Laughing my ******* *** off[3]

LMIRL - Let's meet in real life.[2]

LMK - Let me know[2]

LOL - Laughing out loud, laugh out loud[13]

LTNS - Long time no see[5]

lurker - Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions[3]

M



MMORPG, MMO - Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game[5]

MOTD - Message of the day[3]

MTFBWY - May The Force be with you [6]

MUD - Multi-User Dungeon[3]

MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination[3]

MYOB - Mind your own business[3]

M8 - Mate[2]

N



N1 - Nice one, used mostly often in gaming[2]

NE1 - "Anyone"[14]

newbie, newb, n00b - An inexperienced user of a system or game,[3] or an annoying person.[2] Usually a derogatory term for someone inexperienced at a game.

NIFOC - Naked In Front Of Computer[3]

NM - (Sometimes written N/M) Not much, Never mind or no message, used on message boards or in e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line.[5][15]

NP - No problem[5]

NSFW - Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers.[16][17]

NVM, NVMD, or nm - Nevermind, not much[18]

O



O RLY - Oh really?[19]

OIC - Oh, I see[3]

OFN - Old freaking news[3]

OMG - Oh my god[5]

OMFG - Oh my ******* god[5]

OMGWTF - Oh my God what the ****/>

OMW - On my way or Oh my word[2]

ONOZ - Oh, no[2]

OP - Original poster / Operator / Outpost[2]

OS - Operating system[3]

OT - Off topic[2]

OTOH - On the other hand[3]

OTP - On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss[2]

P



P2P - Peer to peer, or pay to play[2]

PAW - Parents are watching[12]

PEBKAC/PEBCAK - Problem exists between keyboard and chair[3]

ping - From the popular network monitoring tool.[20][21]

PITA - Pain in the **** / ***[3]

PLMK - Please let me know[3]

PMSL - Pissing myself laughing[5]

POS - Piece of ****, or parent over shoulder.[5]

POTS - Plain old telephone service[3]

POV - Point of view[12]

PL - Powerleveling, used in online games.[12]

PPL - People[12]

PTKFGS - Punch the Keys For God's Sake[2]

pr0n - Intentional misspelling of porn[2]

PW - Persistent World (gaming)[6]

pwned - Intentional misspelling of owned[6]

Q



QFT - Quoted for truth. Used on internet message boards to show agreement from a previous message[6]

QWP - (texting) Quit Whining, Please. (gaming) equip v / equipment n.

R



rehi (or merely re) - Hello again[3]

RL - Real Life[3]

RMS - Ride me sideways[3]

ROFL/ROTFL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing[3]

ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my *** off[3]

ROFLMAOWPIMP/ROTFLMAOWPIMP - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my *** off while peeing in my pants [3]

ROFLOL/ROTFLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud[3]

RSN - Real soon now (used sarcastically)[3]

RTFB - Read the ******* binary (or book)[3]

RTFS - Read the ******* source[3]

RTFM/RTM - Read the (*******) manual[3] or reboot the (*******) machine

S



SCNR - Sorry, could not resist[4]

SFW - Safe for Work, see NSFW[2]

sk8/sk8r/sk8er - skate/skater[6]

smiley - Another name for emoticons[7]

SMH - Shaking my head[6]

SNAFU - Situation normal: all (******/[3]fouled) up[2]

Snail mail - Normal paper mail service[7]

SOHF - Sense of humor failure[12]

spider - The program behind a search engine[7]

STFU - Shut the **** up[22]

STFW - Search the ******* web[9]

T



TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch[3], a quote originally attributed to Robert Heinlein

TBF - Time between failures[3]

TBH - To be honest[5]

TG - That's great[6]

TGIF - Thank God it's Friday[2]

THX/THNX, TNX or TX - Thanks[5]

TIA - Thanks in advance[9]

TINC - There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories[3]

TMI - Too much information[2]

TOOBS - Internets (refering to the internet as a series of tubes[3]

TOS - Terms of service[3]

TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge[4]

TTFN - Ta ta for now[3]

TTYL - Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)[3]

tweedler - One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets[7]

TY - Thank you [5]

TYT - Take your time[3]

TYVM - Thank you very much[12]

U



U - You[2]

UTFSE - Use the ******* search engine[2]

V



W



w00t, w00T or WOOT - First two express exuberance, the last is a backronym for the term "
anonymous
2008-03-20 23:56:14 UTC
lol

g2g

lmao

2day

2morrow

u

omg

jp

ttyl

I dunno


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