| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
|
Numbers & Characters
|
| ? |
I have a question |
| ? |
I
don't understand what you mean |
| ?4U |
I
have a question for you |
| ;S |
Gentle warning, like "Hmm? what did you say?" |
| ^^ |
Meaning "read line" or "message above" |
| <3 |
Meaning "sideways heart" (love, friendship) |
| <33 |
Meaning "heart or love" (more 3s is a bigger heart) |
| @TEOTD |
At
the end of the day |
| .02 |
My
(or your) two cents worth |
| 121 |
One-to-one (private chat initiation) |
| 1337 |
Leet,
meaning 'elite' |
| 143 |
I
love you |
| 14AA41 |
One
for all, and all for one |
| 19 |
Zero
hand (online gaming) |
| 10X |
Thanks |
| 1CE |
Once |
| 1DR |
I
wonder |
| 2 |
Meaning "to" in SMS |
| 20 |
Meaning "location" |
| 2EZ |
Too
easy |
| 2G2BT |
Too
good to be true |
| 2M2H |
Too
much too handle |
| 2MI |
Too
much information |
| 2MOR |
Tomorrow |
| 2NTE |
Tonight |
| 4 |
Short
for "for" in SMS |
| 411 |
Meaning "information" |
| 404 |
I
don't know |
| 411 |
Meaning 'information' |
| 420 |
Lets
get high |
| 420 |
Meaning "Marijuana" |
| 459 |
Means
I love you (ILY is 459 using keypad numbers) |
| 4COL |
For
crying out loud |
| 4EAE |
Forever and ever |
| 4NR |
Foreigner |
| ^5 |
High-five |
| 555 |
Sobbing, crying. (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 55555 |
Crying your eyes out (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 6Y |
Sexy |
| 7K |
Sick |
| 831 |
I
love you (8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning) |
| 86 |
Over |
| 88 |
Bye-bye (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 88 |
Hugs
and kisses |
| 9 |
Parent is watching |
|
Meaning "smile" |
| *s* |
Meaning "smile" |
| *w* |
Meaning "wink"
|
|
A
|
| A3 |
Anytime, anywhere, anyplace |
| AA |
As
above |
| AAF |
As a
matter of fact |
| AAF |
As a
friend |
| AAK |
Asleep at keyboard |
| AAK |
Alive
and kicking |
| AAMOF |
As a
matter of fact |
| AAMOI |
As a
matter of interest |
| AAP |
Always a pleasure |
| AAR |
At
any rate |
| AAS |
Alive
and smiling |
| AASHTA |
As
always, Sheldon has the answer
(Bike mechanic Sheldon Brown) |
| AATK |
Always at the keyboard |
| ABC |
Already been chewed |
| ABT |
About |
| ABT2 |
Meaning 'About to' |
| ABTA |
Meaning Good-bye (signoff) |
| ACD |
ALT /
CONTROL / DELETE |
| ACDNT |
Accident (e-mail, Government) |
| ACK |
Acknowledge |
| ACPT |
Accept (e-mail, Government) |
| ACQSTN |
Acquisition (e-mail, Government) |
| ADAD |
Another day, another dollar |
| ADBB |
All
done, bye-bye |
| ADD |
Address |
| ADDY |
Address |
| ADIH |
Another day in hell |
| ADIP |
Another day in paradise |
| ADMIN |
Administrator |
| ADMINR |
Administrator (Government) |
| ADN |
Any
day now |
| ADR |
Address |
| AE |
Area
effect (online gaming) |
| AEAP |
As
early as possible |
| AF |
April
Fools |
| AFC |
Away
from computer |
| AFAIAA |
As
far as I am aware |
| AFAIC |
As
far as I am concerned |
| AFAIK |
As
far as I know |
| AFAIUI |
As
far as I understand it |
| AFAP |
As
far as possible |
| AFJ |
April
Fool's joke |
| AFK |
Away
from keyboard |
| AFZ |
Acronym Free Zone |
| AFPOE |
A
fresh pair of eyes |
| AH |
At
home |
| AIAMU |
And I
am a money's uncle |
| AIGHT |
Alright |
| AIR |
As I
remember |
| AISB |
As it
should be |
| AISB |
As I
said before |
| AISI |
As I
see it |
| AITR |
Adult
in the room |
| AKA |
Also
known as |
| ALCON |
All
concerned |
| ALOL |
Actually laughing out loud |
| AMAP |
As
much as possible |
| AMBW |
All
my best wishes |
| AML |
All
my love |
| AMOF |
As a
matter of fact |
| AO |
Anarchy Online (online gaming) |
| AOE |
Area
of effect (online game) |
| AOM |
Age
of majority |
| AOM |
Age
of Mythology (online gaming) |
| AOTA |
All
of the above |
| AOYP |
Angel
on your pillow |
| APAC |
All
praise and credit |
| AQAP |
As
quick (or quiet) as possible |
| ARE |
Acronym rich enviornment |
| ASIG |
And
so it goes |
| ASAP |
As
soon as possible |
| A/S/L |
Age/sex/location |
| ASL |
Age/sex/location |
| ASLA |
Age/sex/location/availability |
| AT |
At
your terminal |
| ATB |
All
the best |
| ATEOTD |
At
the end of the day |
| ATM |
At
the moment |
| ATSITS |
All
the stars in the sky |
| ATSL |
Along
the same line (or lines) |
| AWC |
After
awhile crocodile |
| AWESO |
Awesome |
| AWOL |
Away
without leaving |
| AYDY |
Are
you done yet? |
| AYEC |
At
your earliest convenience |
| AYOR |
At
your own risk |
| AYSOS |
Are
you stupid or something? |
| AYS |
Are
you serious? |
| AYT |
Are
you there? |
| AYTMTB |
And
you're telling me this because |
| AYV |
Are
you vertical? |
| AZN |
Asian
|
|
B
|
| B |
Back |
| B& |
Banned |
| B2W |
Back
to work |
| B8 |
Bait
(person teased or joked with, or under-aged person/teen) |
| B9 |
Boss
is watching |
| B/F |
Boyfriend |
| B/G |
Background (personal information request) |
| B4 |
Before |
| B4N |
Bye
for now |
| BAG |
Busting a gut |
| BA |
Bad
*a* |
| BAK |
Back
at keyboard |
| BAS |
Big
'butt' smile |
| BASOR |
Breathing a sigh of relief |
| BAU |
Business as usual |
| BAY |
Back
at ya |
| BB |
Be
back |
| BB |
Bebi
/ Baby (Spanish SMS) |
| BBC |
Big
bad challenge |
| BBIAB |
Be
back in a bit |
| BBIAF |
Be
back in a few |
| BBIAM |
Be
back in a minute |
| BBIAS |
Be
back in a sec |
| BBL |
Be
back later |
| BBN |
Bye,
bye now |
| BBQ |
Barbeque, "Ownage", shooting score/frag (online gaming) |
| BBS |
Be
back soon |
| BBT |
Be
back tomorrow |
| BC |
Because |
| B/C |
Because |
| BC |
Be
cool |
| BCNU |
Be
seeing you |
| BCOS |
Because |
| BD |
Big
deal |
| BDAY |
Birthday |
| B-DAY |
Birthday |
| BDN |
Big
darn number |
| BEG |
Big
evil grin |
| BF |
Boyfriend |
| BFAW |
Best
friend at work |
| BF2 |
Battlefield 2 (online gaming) |
| BF |
Best
friend |
| BFF |
Best
friends forever |
| BFFL |
Best
friends for life |
| BFFLNMW |
Best
friends for life, no matter what |
| BFD |
Big
freaking deal |
| BFG |
Big freaking grin |
| BFFN |
Best
friend for now |
| BFN |
Bye
for now |
| BG |
Big
grin |
| BGWM |
Be
gentle with me |
| BHL8 |
Be
home late |
| BIB |
Boss
is back |
| BIBO |
Beer
in, beer out |
| BIF |
Before I forget |
| BIH |
Burn
in hell |
| BIL |
Brother in law |
| BION |
Believe it or not |
| BIOYA |
Blow
it out your *a* |
| BIOYN |
Blow
it out your nose |
| BISFLATM |
Boy,
I sure feel like a turquoise monkey! (unverified) |
| BITMT |
But
in the meantime |
| BL |
Belly
laugh |
| BLNT |
Better luck next time |
| BM |
Bite
me |
| BME |
Based
on my experience |
| BM&Y |
Between me and you |
| BOB |
Back
off *buddy* |
| BOE |
Meaning "bind on equip" (online gaming) |
| BOL |
Best
of luck |
| BOLO |
Be on
the look out |
| BOOMS |
Bored
out of my skull |
| BOP |
Meaning "bind on pickup" (online gaming) |
| BOSMKL |
Bending over smacking my knee laughing |
| BOT |
Back
on topic |
| BOT |
Be on
that |
| BOYF |
Boyfriend |
| BPLM |
Big
person little mind |
| BRB |
Be
right back |
| BRBB |
Be
right back *babe* |
| BRNC |
Be
right back, nature calls |
| BRD |
Bored |
| BRH |
Be
right here |
| BRT |
Be
right there |
| BSF |
But
seriously folks |
| BSOD |
Blue
screen of death |
| BSTS |
Better safe than sorry |
| BT |
Bite
this |
| BT |
Between technologies |
| BTA |
But
then again |
| BTDT |
Been
there, done that |
| BTW |
By
the way |
| BTYCL |
Meaning 'Bootycall' |
| BUBU |
Slang
term for the most beautiful of women |
| BWL |
Bursting with laughter |
| BYOB |
Bring
your own beer |
| BYOC |
Bring
your own computer |
| BYOP |
Bring
your own paint (paintball) |
| BYTM |
Better you than me
|
| C |
| C&G |
Chuckle & grin |
| C4N |
Ciao
for now |
| CAD |
Control + Alt + Delete |
| CAD |
Short
for Canada/Canadian |
| CAM |
Camera (SMS) |
| CB |
Coffee break |
| CB |
Chat
break |
| CB |
Crazy
*b* |
| CD9 |
Code 9, Meaning "parents are around" |
| CFS |
Care for secret? |
| CFY |
Calling for you |
| CIAO |
Good-bye (Italian word) |
| CICO |
Coffee in, coffee out |
| CID |
Crying in disgrace |
| CID |
Consider it done |
| CLAB |
Crying like a baby |
| CM |
Call
me |
| CMB |
Call
me back |
| CMAP |
Cover
my *a* partner (online gaming) |
| CMIIW |
Correct me if I'm wrong |
| CMON |
Come
on |
| CNP |
Continued (in) next post |
| COB |
Close
of business |
| COH |
City
of Heroes (online gaming) |
| COS |
Because |
| C/P |
Cross
post |
| CP |
Chat
post (or continue in IM) |
| CR8 |
Create |
| CRAFT |
Can't
remember a *freaking* thing |
| CRB |
Come
right back |
| CRBT |
Crying really big tears |
| CRIT |
Meaning "critical hit" (online gaming) |
| CRS |
Can't
remember *stuff* |
| CSG |
Chuckle, snicker, grin |
| CSL |
Can't
stop laughing |
| CSS |
Counter-Strike Source (online gaming) |
| CT |
Can't
talk |
| CTC |
Care
to chat? |
| CTHU |
Cracking the *heck* up |
| CU |
See
you too |
| CU |
See
you |
| CU2 |
See
you |
| CUA |
See
you around |
| CUL |
See
you later |
| CULA |
See
you later alligator |
| CUL8R |
See
you later |
| CUMID |
See
you in my dreams |
| CURLO |
See
you around like a donut |
| CWOT |
Complete waste of time |
| CWYL |
Chat
with you later |
| CYA |
See
you |
| CYAL8R |
See
you later |
| CYE |
Check
your e-mail |
| CYEP |
Close
your eyes partner (online gaming) |
| CYO |
See you online
|
| D |
| D2 |
Dedos
/ fingers (Spanish SMS) |
| D46? |
Down
for sex? |
| DA |
Meaning "The" |
| DAoC |
Dark
Age of Camelot (online gaming) |
| DBAU |
Doing
business as usual |
| DC |
Disconnect |
| DD |
Dear
(or Darling) daughter |
| DD |
Due
diligence |
| DEGT |
Dear (or Darling) daughter |
| DF |
Don't
even go there |
| DFL |
Dead
*freaking* last (online gaming) |
| DGAF |
Don't
give a *freak* |
| DGTG |
Don't
go there girlfriend |
| DH |
Dear
(or Darling) husband |
| DHU |
Dinosaur hugs (used to show support) |
| DIIK |
Darned if I know |
| DIKU |
Do I
know you? |
| DILLIGAF |
Do I
look like I give a *freak*? |
| DILLIGAS |
Do I
look like I give a sugar? |
| DIS |
Did I
say? |
| DITYID |
Did I
tell you I'm distressed? |
| DIY |
Do it
yourself |
| DKDC |
Don't
know, don't care |
| DKP |
Dragon kill points (online gaming) |
| D/L |
Download |
| DL |
Download |
| DL |
Down
low |
| DLBBB |
Don't
let (the) bed bugs bite |
| DLTBBB |
Don't
let the bed bugs bite |
| DM |
Doesn't matter |
| DM |
Direct message |
| DN |
Down |
| DNC |
Do
not compute (meaning I do not understand) |
| DNR |
Dinner (SMS) |
| DNT |
Don't |
| d00d |
Dude |
| DOE |
Daughter of Eve |
| DP |
Display Picture (Yahoo Messenger Chat) |
| DPS |
Damage per second (online gaming) |
| DQMOT |
Don't
quote me on this |
| DR |
Didn't read |
| DS |
Dear
(or Darling) son |
| DTR |
Define the relationship |
| DTRT |
Do
the right thing |
| DTS |
Don't
think so |
| DTTD |
Don't
touch that dial |
| DUPE |
Duplicate |
| DUR |
Do
you remember? |
| DV8 |
Deviate |
| DW |
Dear
(or Darling) wife |
| DWF |
Divorced white female |
| DWM |
Divorced white male |
| DXNRY |
Dictionary |
| DYNWUTB |
Do
you know what you are talking about? |
| DYFI |
Did
you find it? |
| DYOR |
Do your own research (common stock market
chat slang)
|
| E |
| E |
Ecstasy |
| E |
Enemy
(online gaming) |
| E1 |
Everyone |
| E123 |
Easy
as one, two, three |
| E2EG |
Ear
to ear grin |
| EAK |
Eating at keyboard |
| EBKAC |
Error
between keyboard and chair |
| ED |
Erase
display |
| EF4T |
Effort |
| EG |
Evil
grin |
| EI |
Eat it |
| EIP |
Editing in progress |
| EMA |
E-mail address |
| EMFBI |
Excuse me for butting in |
| EMFBI |
Excuse me for jumping in |
| EMSG |
E-mail message |
| ENUF |
Enough |
| EOD |
End
of day |
| EOD |
End
of discussion |
| EOL |
End
of lecture |
| EOL |
End
of life |
| EOM |
End
of message |
| EOS |
End
of show |
| EOT |
End
of transmission |
| EQ |
EverQuest (online gaming) |
| ERS2 |
Eres
tz / are you (Spanish SMS) |
| ES |
Erase
screen |
| ETA |
Estimated time (of) arrival |
| EVA |
Ever |
| EVO |
Evolution |
| EWG |
Evil
wicked grin (in fun, teasing) |
| EYC |
Excitable, yet calm |
| EZ |
Easy |
| EZY |
Easy
|
| F |
| F |
Meaning female |
| F2F |
Face
to face |
| F2F |
Face
to face |
| F2P |
Free
to play (online gaming) |
| FAAK |
Falling asleep at keyboard |
| FAF |
Funny
as *freak* |
| FAQ |
Frequently asked questions |
| FBF |
Fat
boy food (e.g. pizza, burgers, fries) |
| FBM |
Fine
by me |
| FBOW |
For
better or worse |
| FC |
Fingers crossed |
| FC |
Full
card (online gaming) |
| FC'INGO |
For
crying out loud |
| FEITCTAJ |
*Freak* 'em if they can't take a joke |
| FFA |
Free
for all (online gaming) |
| FFS |
For
*freak'*sakes |
| FICCL |
Frankly I couldn't care a less |
| FIIK |
*Freaked* if I know |
| FIIOOH |
Forget it, I'm out of here |
| FIL |
Father in law |
| FIMH |
Forever in my heart |
| FISH |
First
in, still here |
| FITB |
Fill
in the blank |
| FOMC |
Falling off my chair |
| FOAD |
*Freak* off and die |
| FOAF |
Friend of a friend |
| FOMCL |
Falling off my chair laughing |
| FRT |
For
real though |
| FTBOMH |
From
the bottom of my heart |
| FTW |
For
the win |
| FUBAR |
Fouled up beyond all recognition |
| FUBB |
Fouled up beyond belief |
| FUD |
Face
up deal (online gaming) |
| FW |
Forward |
| FWIW |
For what it's worth |
| FWM |
Fine with me |
| FYEO |
For
your eyes only |
| FYA |
For
your amusement |
| FYI |
For your information
|
| G |
| G |
Grin |
| G |
Giggle |
| G/F |
Girlfriend |
| G2CU |
Good
to see you |
| G2G |
Got
to go |
| G2R |
Got
to run |
| G4C |
Going
for coffee |
| G9 |
Genius |
| GA |
Go
ahead |
| GAL |
Get a
life |
| GAS |
Got a
second? |
| GB |
Goodbye |
| GBTW |
Get
back to work |
| GBU |
God
bless you |
| GDR |
Grinning, ducking, and running |
| GD/R |
Grinning, ducking, and running |
| GFI |
Go
for it |
| GF |
Girl
friend |
| GFN |
Gone
for now |
| GG |
Gotta
Go |
| GG |
Good
Game (online gaming) |
| GG |
Brother (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| GGA |
Good
game, all (online gaming) |
| GGMSOT |
Gotta
get me some of that |
| GGOH |
Gotta
Get Outa Here |
| GGP |
Got
to go pee |
| GH |
Good
hand (online gaming) |
| GIAR |
Give
it a rest |
| GIC |
Gift
in crib (online gaming) |
| GIGO |
Garbage in, garbage out |
| GIRL |
Guy
in real life |
| GJ |
Good
job |
| GL |
Good
luck |
| GL2U |
Good
luck to you (online gaming) |
| GL/HF |
Good
luck, have fun (online gaming) |
| GLE1 |
Good
luck everyone (online gaming) |
| GLNG |
Good
luck next game (online gaming) |
| GMBA |
Giggling my butt off |
| GMTA |
Great
minds think alike |
| GN |
Good
night |
| GNIGHT |
Good
night |
| GNITE |
Good
night |
| GNSD |
Good
night, sweet dreams |
| GOI |
Get
over it |
| GOL |
Giggling out loud |
| GR8 |
Great |
| GRATZ |
Congratulations |
| GRL |
Girl |
| GRWG |
Get
right with God |
| GR&D |
Grinning, running and ducking |
| GS |
Good
shot |
| GS |
Good
split (online gaming) |
| GT |
Good
try |
| GTFO |
Get
the *freak* out |
| GTG |
Got
to go |
| GTRM |
Going
to read mail |
| GTSY |
Great
(or good) to see you |
| GUD |
Good
|
| H |
| H |
Hug |
| H8 |
Hate |
| H8TTU |
Hate to be you |
| HAG1 |
Have a good one |
| HAK |
Hug and kiss |
| HAU |
How about you? |
| H&K |
Hugs
& kisses |
| H2CUS |
Hope
to see you soon |
| HAGN |
Have
a good night |
| HAGO |
Have
a good one |
| HAND |
Have
a nice day |
| HB |
Hurry
back |
| HB |
Hug
back |
| H-BDAY |
Happy
Birthday |
| HBU |
How
about you? |
| HF |
Have
fun |
| HFAC |
Holy
flipping animal crackers |
| H-FDAY |
Happy
Father's Day |
| HHIS |
Head
hanging in shame |
| HL |
Half
Life (online gaming) |
| HLA |
Hola
/ hello (Spanish SMS) |
| H-MDAY |
Happy
Mother's Day |
| HNL |
(w)Hole 'nother level |
| HOAS |
Hold
on a second |
| HP |
Hit
points / Health points (online gaming) |
| HRU |
How
are you? |
| HTH |
Hope
this helps |
| HUB |
Head
up butt |
| HUYA |
Head
up your *butt* |
| HV |
Have |
| HVH |
Heroic Violet Hold (online gaming) |
| HW |
Homework
|
| I |
| I2 |
I too
(me too) |
| IA8 |
I
already ate |
| IAAA |
I am
an accountant |
| IAAD |
I am
a doctor |
| IAAL |
I am
a lawyer |
| IAC |
In
any case |
| IAE |
In
any event |
| IANAC |
I am
not a crook |
| IANAL |
I am
not a lawyer |
| IAO |
I am
out (of here) |
| IB |
I'm
back |
| IB |
I'm
back |
| IC |
I see |
| ICAM |
I
couldn't agree more |
| ICBW |
It
could be worse |
| ICEDI |
I
can't even discuss it |
| ICFILWU |
I
could fall in love with you |
| IDC |
I
don't care |
| IDK |
I
don't know |
| IDTS |
I
don't think so |
| IDUNNO |
I
don't know |
| IFYP |
I
feel your pain |
| IG2R |
I got
to run |
| IGHT |
I got
high tonight |
| IGN |
I
(I've) got nothing |
| IGP |
I got
to (go) pee |
| IHNI |
I
have no idea |
| IIRC |
If I
remember correctly |
| IIIO |
Intel
inside, idiot outside |
| IK |
I know |
| IKR |
I
know, right? |
| ILBL8 |
I'll
be late |
| ILU |
I
love you |
| ILUM |
I
love you man |
| ILY |
I
love you |
| IM |
Instant message |
| IMAO |
In my
arrogant opinion |
| IMHO |
In my
humble opinion |
| ImL |
(in
Arial font) Means I love you (a way of using the American sign language
in text) |
| IMNSHO |
In my
not so humble opinion |
| IMO |
In my
opinion |
| IMS |
I am
sorry |
| IMSB |
I am
so bored |
| IMTM |
I am
the man |
| IMU |
I
miss u (you) |
| INAL |
I'm
not a lawyer |
| INC |
Meaning "incoming" (online gaming) |
| IOMH |
In
over my head |
| IOW |
In
other words |
| IRL |
In
real life |
| IRMC |
I
rest my case |
| ISLY |
I
still love you |
| ITAM |
It's
The Accounting, Man (financial blogs) |
| ITYK |
I
thought you knew |
| IUSS |
If
you say so |
| IWALU |
I
will always love you |
| IWAWO |
I
want a way out |
| IWIAM |
Idiot
wrapped in a moron |
| IYKWIM |
If
you know what I mean |
| IYO |
In
your opinion |
| IYSS |
If you say so
|
| J |
| j00 |
You |
| j00r |
Your |
| JAC |
Just
a sec |
| JAM |
Just
a minutes |
| JFF |
Just
for fun |
| JFGI |
Just
*freaking* Google it |
| JIC |
Just
in case |
| JJA |
Just
joking around |
| JK |
Just
kidding |
| JLMK |
Just
let me know |
| JMO |
Just
my opinion |
| JP |
Just
playing |
| JP |
Jackpot (online gaming, bingo games) |
| JTLYK |
Just
to let you know |
| JW |
Just wondering
|
| K |
| K |
Okay |
| KK |
Knock, knock |
| KK |
Okay,
Okay! |
| K8T |
Katie |
| k/b |
Keyboard |
| KB |
Keyboard |
| KB |
Kick
butt (online gaming) |
| KDFU |
Means
Cracking (K) the (D as in Da) *freak* up |
| KEWL |
Cool |
| KEYA |
I
will key you later |
| KEYME |
Key
me when you get in |
| KFY |
Kiss
for you |
| KIA |
Know
it all |
| KISS |
Keep
it simple, stupid |
| KIT |
Keep
in touch |
| KOC |
Kiss
on cheek |
| KOL |
Kiss
on lips |
| KOTC |
Kiss
on the cheek |
| KOTL |
Kiss on the lips |
| KNIM |
Know what I mean? |
| KPC |
Keeping parents clueless |
| KS |
Kill
then steal (online gaming) |
| KT |
Katie |
| KUTGW |
Keep up the good work
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