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Chat abbreviations
acronyms
The dictionary defines an acronym as a made-up word made up of the first letters of several words, and cites EDV (electronic data processing) as an example. "ADAC", "PC" and "TÜV" are therefore acronyms, "Abbr.", "lt.", "Betr." or "complete." However not.
Acronyms in chat language - In chat language, acronyms are often used to express an action or a state of mind. So "LOL" (Laughing Out Loud) is the name when a chatter has to laugh. "ROFL" (Rolling On (The) Floor Laughing ) is another step up, in which case the chatter can hardly contain himself from laughing. Like these two examples, most chat acronyms are borrowed from the English language.Away From Keyboard ) and is often used after one's nickname to show extended absences.
Below are the most common abbreviations when chatting. Other abbreviations are listed alphabetically. By clicking on the corresponding letter of the alphabet you jump to the table of this first letter. The chat abbreviations do not claim to be complete
| Common chat abbreviations | |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| ROFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| BTW | By The Way |
| WITH | See You |
| CU2 | See You, Too |
| CYL od CUL | See You Later |
| CYA | See Ya |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FBZJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
0 - 9
| 1337 | Leet |
| 2F4U | Too Fast For You |
| 2L8 | Too Late |
| 4E | For Ever |
| 4TW | For The Win |
| 4TW | For the World |
| 4U | For You |
| 4YEO / FYEO | For Your Eyes Only |
| Abbreviations in alphabetical order | |
| abbreviation | English |
| AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact |
| ACK | Knowledgment |
| ADN | Any Day Now |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFAIC | As Far As I'm Concerned |
| AFAICS | As Far As I Can See |
| AFAIR | As Far As I Remember |
| AFB | Away From Brain |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AISI | As I See It |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| AML | All My Love |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASL od. A/S/L | Age, Sex, Location ? |
| ATM | At The Moment |
| AW | Answer |
| BEHIND | Back At Keyboard |
| BBIAB | Be Back In A Bit |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BD | |
| BION | Believe It Or Not |
| BOT | Back On Topic |
| BQ | Beyond Question |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CU | See You |
| CU2 | See You, Too |
| CYL od CUL | See You Later |
| CYA | See Ya |
| CM | Call Me ! |
| CMON | CoMe ON ! |
| CSG | Chuckle, Snigger, Grin |
| CTB | Come To Business |
| DAB | Dead And Buried |
| DD | DamneD |
| DMI | Don`t Mention It |
| DTSL | Don't Talk So Loud |
| D8 | Date |
| DK | Don`t Know! |
| E2EG | Ear To Ear Grin |
| *eg*, <eg> | Evil Grin |
| EVG | Slightly confused greetings |
| EZ | Easy |
| F2F | Face to Face |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FCFS | First Come, First Served |
| FC | Fingers Crossed |
| FOAD | F*ck Off and Die - figuratively |
| FU | Fouled up |
| FYA | For Your Amusement |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| *g*, <g> | Grin |
| g2cu, gtcy, gtcu | Glad To See You! |
| g4u | Good For You |
| GA | Go Ahead |
| GA! | Good Afternoon! |
| g2g, gtg | Got to Go! |
| GF, G/F | Girlfriend, Good Feelings |
| GM | Good Morning |
| gn8 | Good Night |
| GL | Good Luck ! |
| gr8 | Great |
| gamble | God Only Knows |
| GOOD | Get On With it |
| GRTNX | Greetings |
| HaK, H+K, H&K | Hugs And Kisses |
| HAND, HAGT | Have A Good Time! |
| HF | Have Fun! |
| HIH | Hope It Helps |
| HMP | Help Me Please |
| IC | I see |
| IDBI | I Don't Believe It! |
| IDK | I Don't Know, Ii Didn't Know |
| IDTS | I Don't Think So |
| ILU or ILY | I Love You |
| ILU2 or ILY2 | I Love You, too |
| IMU | I Miss You |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| lRL | In Real Life |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IW | I Wonder |
| j4f | Just For Fun |
| j4i | Just For Information |
| JAM | Just A Moment |
| JJ | Just Joking |
| KC | Keep Cool |
| KHYF | Know How You Feel |
| KIT | Keep In Touch |
| LG | Lovely Greetings |
| LTS | Laughing To Self |
| LU oder LY | Love You |
| babble | Live Long And Prosper |
| MB, MaB | May Be |
| MOF | Matter Of Fact |
| MG | Many Greetings |
| mom | moment |
| mompl | moment please |
| MORF | Male Or Female ? |
| Msg | Message |
| MU | Miss You |
| NB | |
| NC | No Comment |
| NI | no idea |
| nick | nickname |
| NAME | No Offense Meant |
| NK, N / K | Not Kidding |
| NM | Never Mind |
| NTK | Nice To Know |
| NP, N/P, NPB | No Problem |
| E.G | NickPage |
| NOT | Need You |
| OO | Over and Out |
| OAO | Over and Out |
| OC | Of Course! |
| OIC | Oh, I See! |
| OMG | Oh My God |
| ONNA | Oh No, Not Again |
| U.S | One Night Stand |
| OT | Off Topic |
| THERE | Over The Top |
| P? | Sorry (me) |
| P2P | Person to Person |
| FBZJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| PTMM | Please, Tell Me More |
| QD! | Quiet Down! |
| q? or QUES | Question |
| QT | Cutie |
| re | return |
| *rehi*, <rehi> | |
| RL | Real Life |
| RIP | Rest In Peace |
| RR | Reply Requested |
| FOOD | aRe You OK? |
| SCNR | Sorry, Could Not Resist |
| SEC | SECond please |
| SH | Shit Happens |
| SOY! | Shame On You! |
| TAL | Thanks A Lot |
| thx, tnx, tks | Thanks |
| TCS | Take Care, Sweetheart! |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TIE | Take It Easy |
| TOY | Thinking Of You! |
| TT | Till Tomorrow |
| UC | (Do) you see? |
| U+Me | You and Me |
| U2 | You, too; you two |
| UW, YW | You're welcome |
| w*, <w> | |
| W4Y | Waiting for You! |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WE | Weekend |
| WN? | What Now / What's Next? |
| WT | Without Thinking |
| WTG | Way To Go! |
| WTH | What The Hell |
| YA | Yet Another |
| YL | Young Lady |
| YM | Young Man |
| AND! | Typically Male! |
| zzzzz | sleeping |
