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Acronyms and Abbreviations in English on the Internet

Living in another country and learning a new language is a great challenge, even more so when we are faced with so many slang, acronyms and abbreviations in English that are sometimes impossible to understand, no matter how confident we are with the language. In addition to all the expressions in English used in everyday life by the natives.

Since we know how complicated it is to see the landscape in the middle of a conversation or when we receive an email/SMS, Guia do Estrangeiro decided to bring a list* with the acronyms and abbreviations of everyday life most used in English, so that you don't get confused. feel like a fish out of water. Did you notice how many everyday acronyms and abbreviations we use in this simple paragraph? Well, in English it's more or less like that too.

Commonly used English acronyms and abbreviations

AFAIK = “As Far as I Know”

Translation: As far as I know

AFK = “Away From The Keyboard”

Translation: Away from the keyboard(computer)

AKA = "Also Known As"

Translation: Also known as

ASAP = "As Soon As Possible"

Translation: As soon as possible

ASL = "Age, Sex, Location"

Translation: Age, Gender, Location(used in chats)

ATM = “Automated Teller Machine”

Translation: ATM

BBL = "Be back later"

Translation: Come back later

BBQ = "Barbecue"

Translation: barbecue

BBS = “Be Back in a Second”

Translation: I'll be back in a second (our “quick”)

BCNU = "Be Seeing You"

Translation: Until next time

BFF = “ Best Friend Forever”

Translation: best friend

BFN = "Bye, for now"

Translation: See you later

BRB = “Be Right Back”

Translation: I'll be right back!

BTW = "By The Way"

Translation: By the way, by the way, so…

BYOB = "Bring Your Own Beer"

Translation: Bring your own beer or drink

CU/CYA = “See you”

Translation: See you later

DND = "Don't Disturb"

Translation: do not disturb

DGAF = “Don't give a fuck”

Translation: I don't care

DYI = "Do it yourself"

Translation: Do it yourself

DUI – Driving Under Influence

Translation: Driving drunk/drugged

Fail = American slang when something goes wrong. It has a connotation of joke, mockery.

FAQ = “Frequently Asked Questions”

Translation: Frequently asked questions.

FYI = "For Your Information"

Translation: For your information, knowledge.

GTG, G2G = “Got to go, gotta go”

Translation: I have to go

Gratz = "Congratulations"

Translation = Congratulations

HTH = "Hope This Help"

Translation: Hope this helps

IDK = "I don't know"

Translation: I don't know

IAE = "In Any Event"

Translation: Anyway

IMHO = “In My Humble Opinion”

Translation: In my humble opinion

IMO = “In My Opinion”

Translation: In my opinion

ILY = "I love you"

Translation: I love you

IRL = "In real life"

Translation: In real life

JK = "Just Kidding"

Translation: Just kidding, I'm kidding

K or KK = "OK"

KINDA = "Kind of"

Translation: Kind of, like, a little bit

Lag = Slow server/internet connection

LMAO = “Laughing my ass off”

Translation: Laughing liters, cracking the beak

LOL = "Laughing Out Loud"

Translation: dying of laughter

LMK = "Let me know"

Translation: Let me know, let me know

MYOB = “Mind Your Own Business”

Translation = Mind your own business / It's none of your business

Noob = "Newbie"

Translation: Newbie, inexperienced.

NFW = “No Fucking Way”

Translation: No way, no way

NP = "No Problem"

Translation: No problem

NRN = "No Reply Necessary"

Translation: No answer required

NVM = "Nevermind"

Translation: Forget it/Let it go

OIC = "Oh I See"

Translation: Oh yes, I understand

OMG = "Oh My God"

Translation: Oh My God

OMW = "On my way"

Translation: On the way

OTOH = "On The Other Hand"

Translation: On the other hand

PPL = "People"

Translation: staff, people

PVT = "Private"

Translation: In particular

ROTFL = “Rolling on the Floor Laughing”

Translation: rolling with laughter

STFU = "Shut The Fuck Up"

Translation: Shut up (very rudely)

TGIF – “Thank God it's Friday”

Translation: Thank God it's Friday

THX, TKS, TY = “Thanks”

Translation: Thank you

TIA = “Thanks In Advance”

Translation: Thank you in advance

TMI = "Too Much Information"

Translation: When a person tells details about their intimacy that are not necessarily of interest to others

TTYL = “Talk To You Later”

Translation: Talk to you later

TYT = "Take your time"

Translation: Take your time

U = "You"

Translation: you

WB = "Welcome Back"

Translation: welcome back

W8 = “Wait”

Translation: Wait

WTF = "What The Fuck"

Translation: What the hell is this, what the fuck is this.

YOLO = “You Only Live Once”

Translation: You only live once

YW = "You are welcome"

Translation: You're welcome

YAY = Interjection to express contentment, a bit like our “uhul”

YEP = "Yes"

Translation: yes