| Web Acronyms
We have received numerous requests to define chat abbreviations, such as 'l8r', 'cu', 'dom', and more.
We have attempted to compile comprehensive lists of common acronyms, chat abbreviations and slang phrases.
Acronyms are commonly used in chat rooms, e-mails, forum posting, instant messages, text messaging, and blogs. They allow people to comment or ask questions with a minimal amount of typing. In most cases, acronyms are typed in lower case letters; if you wish to shout or to get the point across, then the acronym is CAPITALIZED.
Listing updated November 22, 2010
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Numbers
<3 - Love
</3 - Broken Heart
404 - I haven't a clue
14AA41 - One for all and all for one
1 - D - R - I wonder
121 - One to one
143 - I love you
411 - Information
4ever - Forever
86 - Over2
2nite - tonight |
A
ada - Any day now
afaik - As far as I know
afk - Away from keyboard
asap - As soon as possible
afn - That's all for now
are - Acronym rich environment
a/s/l - Age, sex & location
aaf - As a friend
aak - Alive and kicking
aamof - As a matter of fact
aar - At any rate
aas - Alive and smiling
aatk - Always at the keyboard
abt2 - About to
afaik - As far as I know
aka - Also known as
alol - Actually laughing out loud
and - Any day now
aota -All of the above
a/s/l/m/h - age, sex, location, music, hobbies
aysos - Are you stupid or something
aytmtb - And you are telling me this because
aamof - as a matter of fact
asl - age/sex/location
adr - address
aeap - as early as possible
alap - as late as possible
awgthtgtta - are we going to have to go through this again |
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B
b4 - Before
bta - But then again
b4n - Bye for now
bak - Back at the keyboard
bwl - Bursting with laughter
bbiab - Be back in a bit
bbl - Be back later
bbn - Bye bye now
bbs - Be back soon
bc - Because
beg - Big evil grin
bf - Boy friend
btw - By the way
bfn - Bye for now
bg - Big grin
bibo - Beer in, beer out
bl - Belly laughing
bioyiop - Blow it out your I/O port
bmgwl - Busting my gut with laughter
brb - Be right back
btdt - Been there, done that
botec - Back of the envelope calculation
bwthdik - But what the heck do I know
b4yki - before you know it
bohica - bend over here it comes again
brt - be right there |
C
cico - Coffee in, coffee out
c&g - Chuckle and grin
cnp - Continued in next post
crb - Come right back
crbt - Crying real big tears
cu - See you
cul - See you later
cul8er - See you later
cya - See ya
cya - Cover your ass
cyo - See you online
cyt - see you tomorrow
c-p - sleepy
cwyl - chat with you later |
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D
dba - Doing business as
dwb - Don't write back
dfla - Disenhanced four letter acronym
dl - Dead link
dltbbb - Don't let the bed bugs bite
diku - Do I know you?
dityid - Did I tell you I'm distressed?
dom - Dirty old man
dos - Dozing off soon
dtrt - Do the right thing
dqmot - Don't quote me on this |
E
eg - Evil grin
emfbi - Excuse me for butting in
emsg - E-mail message
eom - End of message
eot - End of thread (discussion)
etla - Extended three letter acronym
eod - end of day
em? - excuse me?
e123 - easy as 1,2,3 |
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F
f2f - Face to face
faq - Frequently asked question
fc - Fingers crossed
fish - First in, still here
fla - Four letter acronym
fmtyewtk - Far more than you ever wanted to know
fomcl - Falling off my chair laughing
ftbomh - From the bottom of my heart
fyi - For your information
fwiw - For what it's worth
fud - Fear, uncertainty, and doubt
foaf - friend of a friend |
G
g - Grin
ga - Go ahead
gal - Get a life
gd&r - Grinning, ducking, and running
gf - Girlfriend
gg - Gotta go
gigo - Garbage in, garbage out
gfn - Gone for now
ggp - Gotta go pee
giwist - Gee, I wish I'd said that
gl - Good luck
gmab - Give me a break
gmta - Great minds think alike
gol - Giggling out loud
gr - Gotta run
gtg - Gotta go
gtrm - Going to read mail
gtsy - Glad to see you
gypo - get your pants off |
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H
h&k - Hug and kiss
hagn - Have a good night
hand - Have a nice day
hb - Hurry back
hub - Head up butt
hhis - Hanging head in shame
hig - How's it going
ht - Hi there
hth - Hope this helps
hak - hugs and kisses |
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I
iac - In any case
iae - In any event
ianal - I am not a lawyer
ic - I see
idk - I don't know
igp - I gotta pee
iha - I hate acronyms
ihu - I hear you
iirc - If I recall/remember
ilu - I love you
ily - I love you
im - Immediate message
imco - In my considered opinion
imho - I my humble opinion
IMing - Chatting with someone online
imo - In my opinion
imnsho - In my not so humble opinion
ims - I am sorry
iow - In other words
ipn - I'm posting naked
irl - In real life
itigbs - I think I'm going to be sick
iwalu - I will always love you
iysmim - If you see what I mean
iwsn - I want sex now |
J
j4g - Just for grins
jbod - Just a bunch of disks
jic - Just in case
jk - Just kidding
jmo - Just my opinion
jtlyk - Just to let you know
j/c - just checking |
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K
k - Okay
kiss - Keep it simple stupid
kotc - Kiss on the cheek
kotl - Kiss on the lips
kwim? - Know what I mean?
kpc - keeping parents clueless
kfy - kiss for you |
L
l8r - Later
l8r g8r - Later gator
ld - Later dude long distance
ldr - Long distance relationship
lho - Laughing head off
llta - Lots and lots of thunderous applause
ly4e - Love ya forever
lmso - Laughing my socks off
lol - Laughing 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
luwamh - Love you with all my heart
ly - Love ya
lmirl - let's meet in real life
lmk - let me know |
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M
morf - male or female
moss - member of the same sex
motos - member of the opposite sex
mtf - more to follow
musm - miss you so much
mwa - a kiss (the sound)
moos - member(s) of the opposite sex
moos or motss - member(s) of the same sex |
N
nadt - not a darn thing
nc, n/c - no comment
nm - never mind or nothing much
np - no problem
nrn - no response necessary
nalopkt - not a lot of people know that
nifoc - nude in front of computer
naz - name, address, zip
n-a-y-l - in a while |
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O
oic - oh I see
ol - old lady
oll - online love
om - old man
omg - oh my g_d
otf - off the floor
otoh - on the other hand
otp - on the phone
ottomh - off the top of my head
osif - oh sh** i forgot |
P
pans - pretty awesome new stuff
paw - parents are watching
pda - public display of affection
pita - pain in the a_s
pls - please
plz - please
pm - private message
pmfji - pardon me for jumping in
poahf - put on a happy face ::poof:: goodbye
pots - plain old telephone service
ppl - people
pu - stinks
pebcak - problem exists between chair and keyboard
pibkac - problem is between keyboard and chair
pos - parent over shoulder
pir - parent in room
p911 - parent alert
pal - parents are listening |
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Q
qt - cutie
R
r - are
rl - real life
rotfl - rolling on the floor laughing
rpg - role playing games
rsn - real soon now
rt - real time
ryo - roll your own
rn - right now
ru - are you...?
rumorf - are you male or female |
S
s^ s'up - what's up
s4l - spam for life
sb - smiles back
sys - see you soon
sete - smiling ear to ear
sf - surfer friendly
shid - slaps head in disgust so significant other
swl - screaming with laughter
sol - smiling out loud
somy - sick of me yet?
sot - short on time
sotmg - short on time must go
stw - search the web
su - shut up
suakm - shut up and kiss me
sup - what's up
swak - sealed with a kiss
sorg - straight or gay
sitd - still in the dark
smim - send me an instant message
smem - send be an email
so - significant other
sohf - sense of humor failure
swdyt - so what do you think?
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T
ta - thanks again
tafn - that's all for now
tcoy - take care of yourself
thx - thanks
tia - thanks in advance
tilii - tell it like it is
tlk2ul8r - talk to you later
tmi - too much information
tnt - till next time
toy - thinking of you
tptb - the powers to be
ttfn - ta ta for now
ttt - thought that too
ttyl - talk to you later
tu - thank you
ty - thank you
tdtm - talk dirty to me
tom - tomorrow
ts - tough sh** |
U
u - you
ul, ul/l - upload or uploading
uw - you're welcome
u-r - you are..?
V
vbg - very big grin
vn - very nice
W
wuf - where are you from
wayd - what are you doing
wb - welcome back
wbs - write back soon
wdalyic - who died and left you in charge
we - whatever
weg - wicked evil grin
wfm - works for me
wt - what the ..
wtg - way to go
wtgp - want to go private
wu - what's up
wycm - will you call me?
wth - what the heck
wyrn - what's your real name? |
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X
xoxo - hugs and kisses |
Y
ybs - you'll be sorry
ymmv - your mileage may vary
ym - you're welcome |
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