Chat Abbreviations
Have you ever wondered what all the little condensed set of letters meant?
Sometimes I can figure them out and sometimes they are just garbled letters, I'm not into chatting much. I have a few friends that do quite a lot of it and there abbreviations carry over to their email. They tell me it is just a form of shorthand and reduces the number of letters that need to be typed. I always had a secretary and never got into shorthand although my secretary's was sure different from what I see on the internet. Of course, I don't see many of the squiggly lines on my keyboard either; maybe that's the reason.
I was complaining to a buddy that I keep receiving stuff with abbreviations that I don't understand. He sent me the following list and thought they would cover most abbreviations. I decided to post them figuring that I might not be the only one that didn't understand what was going on. Of course by the time I learn them they'll probably have another newer set. Here is the list:
| G | Grin |
| BG | big grin |
| VBG | very big grin |
| ADDY | address |
| AFAIC | as far as I'm concerned |
| AFK | away from keyboard |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| B4 | before |
| BBL | be back later |
| BCNU | be seeing you |
| BD | big deal |
| BIL | brother-in-law |
| BION | believe it or not |
| BOT | robot |
| BRB | be right back |
| BTW | by the way |
| CIAO | chow (Italian) |
| CU | see you |
| CUD | could |
| CUL | see you later or catch you later |
| CWYL | chat with you later |
| DHYB | don't hold your breath |
| DILLIGAD | do I look like I give a damn |
| DQYDJ | don't quit your day job |
| FE | fatal error |
| FIL | father-in-law |
| FUBAR | fouled up beyond all repair |
| FUBB | fouled up beyond belief |
| FWIW | for what it's worth |
| FYI | for your information |
| GIGO | garbage in garbage out |
| GIWIST | gee I wish I said that |
| GMTA | great minds think alike |
| GMV | got my vote |
| GR&D or GRAD | grinning running & ducking |
| HAK | hugs and kisses |
| HHOK | ha ha only kidding |
| HTH | hope this helps |
| IAC | in any case |
| IAE | in any event |
| IAO | I am outtahere |
| IBCNU | I'll be seeing your |
| IBTD | i beg to differ |
| IIWM | if it were me |
| IMHO | in my humble opinion |
| IMNSHO | in my not so humble opinion |
| IMO | in my opinion |
| INPO | in no particular order |
| IOW | in other words |
| ISP | internet service provider |
| KISS | keep it simple stupid |
| L8R or L8TR | later |
| LD | long distance |
| LOL | laughing out loud |
| LSHHTCMS | laughed so hard had to change my shorts |
| MB or MaB | maybe |
| SIL | mother-in-law |
| MTFBWY | may the force be with you |
| NBFD | no big flippin' deal |
| NFW | no flippin' way |
| NRN | no reply necessary |
| NP | no problem |
| OAURS | on an unrelated subject |
| OBTW | oh by the way |
| OI | operator indisposed |
| OIC | oh i see |
| OMIK | open mouth insert keyboard |
| ONNA | oh no not again |
| OTOH | on the other hand |
| OWTTE | or words to that effect |
| PITA | pain in the arse |
| PPL | people |
| RAOK | random act of kindess |
| RBTL | read between the lines |
| RML | read my lips |
| ROTFL | rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLOL | rolling on the floor laughing out loud |
| ROTFLOLPMP | rolling on the floor laughing out loud and peeing my pants |
| ROTM | right on the money |
| RTFM | read the flippin' manual/message |
| SITD | still in the dark |
| SO | significant other |
| SIL | sister-in-law |
| ST | super tired |
| SysOP | system operator |
| TAFL | take a flying leap |
| TFN | thanks for nothing |
| TIA | thanks in advance |
| TNX or TNKS | thanks |
| TIC | tongue in cheek |
| TKS or TNX | thanks |
| TT | ta ta |
| TSR | terminate and stay resident |
| TTFN | ta ta for now |
| TTT | that's the ticket |
| TTYL | talk to you later |
| URL | uniform resource locator |
| UR | you are or your |
| WB | welcome back |
| WYSIWYG | what you see is what you get |
| YGBK | you gotta be kidding |
I tried to put this in as a pretty table but the lines kept getting off, so I just change to text. Now I will have to see if it works since I copied it into the page. Sometimes this causes problems with the page. I hope these will help someone besides myself; I did know about half a dozen of them. Maybe some of the chat rooms will make more sense now.
