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by LuluJones

If you feel a bit lost sometimes with all the SMS talk and chat abbreviations, here's a helpful chart that will empower you to communicate instead of sporting that clueless look, saying, "wha?" :-)

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A
10Q - Thank You
1FTR - One For The Road
24/7 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
ACK - Acknowledgement
ADN - Any Day Now
AFAIAC - As Far As I Am Concerned
AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFAIUI - As Far As I Understand It
AFK - Away From The Keyboard
AISB - As I Said Before
AISE - As I Said Earlier
AISI - As I See It
AIW - As It Were/Was
AKA - Also Known As
AMAP - As Much/Many As Possible
AMF - Adios My Friend
ANFAWFOS - And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
AOB - Any Other Business
APAC - All Praise And Credit
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ATB - All The Best
ATK - At The Keyboard
ATLA - Another Three Letter Acronym
ATTN - Attention
AWCIGO - And Where Can I Get One
AWGTHTGTATA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This/That Again
AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This/That Again
AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet
AYT - Are You There

B
B/C - Because
B4 - Before
B4N - Bye For Now
BAC - By Any Chance
BAD - Broken As Designed
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BBB - Busy Beyond Belief
BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
BBIAS - Be Back In A Sec
BBL - Be Back Later
BBR - Burnt Beyond Repair
BBS - Bulletin Board System
BC - Basket Case
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
BCNU - Be Seein' You
<BEG> - Big Evil Grin
BF - Boy Friend
BFI - Brute Force and Ignorance
BFMI - Brute Force and Massive Ignorance
BFN - Bye For Now
<BG> - Big Grin
BIL - Brother In Law
BION - Believe It Or Not
BITD - Beaten It To Death
BK - Because
BMHATK - Banging My Head Against The Keyboard
BMHATW - Banging My Head Against The Wall
BMOC - Big Man On Campus
BMTA - Brilliant Minds Think Alike
BNF - Big Name Fan
BOC - But Of Course
BOF - Birds Of a Feather
BOHOF - Back Of Hand On Forehead
BOS - Big Orange Switch
BOT - Back On Topic
BRB - Be Right Back
BRS - Big Red Switch
BRT - Be Right There
BSG - Big Smiling Grin; Broad Sweeping Generalisation
BTA - But Then Again
BTAICBW - But Then Again I Could Be Wrong
BTAIM - Be That As It May
BTDT - Been There Done That
BTDTGTTS - Been There Done That Got The T-Shirt
BTOBD - Be There Or Be Dead
BTOBS - Be There Or Be Square
BTTP - Back To The Point
BTW - By The Way
BWQ - Buzz Word Quotient
BYKT - But You Know/Knew That
BYKTA - But You Know/Knew That Already
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle/Booze

C
C&P - Copy & Paste
CADET - Can't Add Doesn't Even Try
CB - Call Back
CC - Carbon Copy
CCWC - Can't Cook Won't Cook
CE - Creative Editing
CFD - Call For Discussion
CFV - Call For Votes
<CG> - Cute Grin
CHOWUR - See HOW yoU aRe
CHUR - See How yoU aRe
CIAC - Computer Incident Advisory Capability
CIAO - goodbye
CIC - Christ I'm Confused
CIO - Cut It Out
CLAB - Crying Like A Baby
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CO - COnference
COD - Cash On Delivery
CS - Cop Shop
CTTD - Cute Things They Do
CTTS - Cute Things They Say
CU - See yoU
CUL - See yoU Later
CUL8R - See yoU LateR
CWYL - Chat With You Later
CYA - See Ya
CYL - See You Later

D
D&W - Ducking And Weaving
DARFC - Ducking And Running For Cover
DBA - Doing Business As
DBN - Doing Business - Not
DFM - Don't Flame Me
DIM - Do It Myself
DIY - Do It Yourself
DK - Don't Know
DL - DownLoad
DLG - Devilish Little Grin
DNA - Did Not Answer
DNS - Domain Name System
DOA - Dead On Arrival
DOB - Date Of Birth
DOM - Dirty Old Man
DTP - DeskTop Publishing
DTRT - Do The Right Thing
DTTAH - Don't Try This At Home
DUCWIC - Do YoU See What I See
DUK - Dead Upon Keyboard
DWIMNWIS - Do What I Mean Not What I Say
DWISNWID - Do What I Say Not What I Do
DYHWIH - Do You Hear What I Hear
DYSWIS - Do You See What I See

E
E2EG - Ear to Ear Grin
E&OE - Errors And Omissions Excepted
ED - Emotionally Disturbed
EDP - Emotionally Disturbed Person
<EG> - Evil Grin
EIF - Exercise In Futility
EOB - End Of Business
EOD - End Of Discussion
EOF - End Of File
EOL - End Of Lecture
eom - End Of Message
EOT - End Of Thread
ESP - ESPecially
ESOSL - Endless Snorts Of Stupid Laughter
ETA - Estimated Time Of Arrival

F
F2F - Face To Face
FAQ     - Frequently Asked Question(s)
FCFS - First Come First Served
FCOL - For Crying Out Loud
FIL - Father In Law
FITB - Fill In The Blank
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
FOAFOAG - Father Of A Friend Of A Girlfriend
FOAG - Father Of A Girlfriend
FOT - Full Of Tripe
FOTCL - Falling Off The Chair Laughing
FSD - Fools Seldom Differ
FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FTF - Face To Face
FTL - Faster Than Light
FTP      - File Transfer Protocol
FUD - Fear Uncertainty Doubt
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYA - For Your Amusement
FYI     - For Your Information

G
G - Grin <g>
GA - Go Ahead
GAC - Get A Clue
GAFIA - Get Away From It All
GAL - Get A Life
GD&W - Grinning Ducking And Weaving
GF - GirlFriend
GGN - Gotta Go Now
GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out
GIWIST - Gee I Wish I'd Said That
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GOK - God Only Knows
GOOML - Get Out Of My Life
GOWI - Get On With It
GTBOS - Glad To Be Of Service
GTG - Got To Go
GTGN - Got To Go Now
GTP - Got To Pee

P

PCB - Please Call Back
PD - Public Domain
PDA - Public Display of Affection
PEST - Please Excuse Slow Typing
PGP - Pretty Good Privacy
PIMP - Pee In My Pants
PKB - Pot Kettle Black
PLMK - Please Let Me Know
PLMKO - Please Let Me Know Ok
PMBI - Pardon My Butting In
PMETC - Pardon Me ETC
PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In
PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMFJIH - Pardon Me For Jumping In Here
PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In
POM - Phase Of the Moon
POS - Parents Over Shoulder
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
POV - Point Of View
PPL - PeoPLe
PTB - Power(s) That Be
PTMM - Please Tell Me More
PTMY - Pleased To Meet You
PTMYA - Pleased To Make Your Acquaintance

Q

QED - Quod Erat Demonstrandum; Quite Easily Done
QPQ - Quid Pro Quo

R

RE - REgarding
RFC - Request For Comments
RFD - Request For Discussion
RFM - Reply To Flagged Message
RFT - Request For Thinking
RHIP - Rank Hath Its Privileges
RL - Real Life
RNA - Ring No Answer
ROFFNAR - Rolling On the Floor For No Apparent Reason
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTBA - Reality On The Blink Again
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLAS - Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Snorting
ROTM - Right On The Money
RPG - Role Playing Game
RSN - Real Soon Now
RT - Real Time
RUMF - aRe yoU Male or Female
RUMORF - aRe yoU Male Or Female

S

*S* - *Smile*
SASS - Short Attention Span
SEP - Somebody Else's Problem
SFAIAA - So Far As I Am Aware
SHAM - Stay At Home Mom
SHTSI - Somebody Had To Say It
SIG - Special Interest Group
SIIK - Stuffed If I Know
SIL - Sister In Law
SITD - Still In The Dark
SMO - Serious Mode On
SMOFF - Serious Mode OFF
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNERT - Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
SNR - Signal To Noise Ratio
SO - Significant Other
SOHB - Sense Of Humour Bypass
SOVS - SomeOne Very Special
ST - Such That; Star Trek
ST-DS9 - Star Trek Deep Space 9
ST-TNG - Star Trek The Next Generation
ST-TOS - Star Trek The Original Series
ST-VOY - Star Trek Voyager
STS - So To Speak
SUAD - Shut Up And Deal
SUB - Sign Up Board
SUFID - Screwing Up Face In Disgust
SUNOILTY - Shut Up No One Is Listening To You
SUYP - Shut Up You Pervert
SW - SoftWare; So What; Says Whom
SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss
SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss
SWDYRTW - Since When Do You Rule The Web
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
SWYP - So What's Your Problem
SYLA - See You Later Alligator

T

T&E - Trial And Error
TA - Thanks A lot
TAF - That's All Folks
TAFN - That's All For Now
TANJ - There Ain't No Justice
TAWIS - That Ain't What I said
TBC - To Be Continued
TBE - To Be Expected
TBYB - Try Before You Buy
TC - Telephone Call; Take Care
TCB - Taking Care Of Business
TEHO - To Each His Own
TFTT - Thanks For The Thought
TGAL - Think Globally Act Locally
TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
TGTF - Thank God Tomorrow's Friday
THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TIME - Tears In My Eyes
TIMTOWTDI - There Is More Than One Way To Do It
TINAR - This Is Not A Recommendation
TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said
TLC - Tender Loving Care
TMI - Too Much Information
TNOTVS - There's Nothing On Television So
TNTL - Trying Not To Laugh
TNX - Thanks
TPAE - The Possibilities Are Endless
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TRDMC - Tears Running Down My Cheeks
TTBE - That's To Be Expected
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTKSF - Trying To Keep Straight Face
TTL4N - That's The Lot For Now
TTSP - This Too Shall Pass
TTUL - Talk/Type To You Later
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TTYRS - Talk To You Real Soon
TWIAVBP - The World Is A Very Big Place
TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern
TWIS - That's What I Said
TWYAS - That's What You All Say
TWYT - That's What You Think
TYVM - Thank You Very Much

U

U/L - UpLoad
UAE - Unrecoverable Application Error
UL - UpLoad
UOK - yoU OK?
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
URLCM - yoU aRe weLCoMe
USU - Usually
UTC - Under The Counter
UTT - Under The Table
UYKD - Unless You Know Different(ly)

V

<VBG> - Very Big Grin
VH - Virtual Hug
VR - Virtual Reality
VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling Language
VT - Virtual Time

W

W/ - With
W/O - With Out
W8 - Wait
W8ING - Waiting
WAB - What Another Bill
WAEF - When All Else Fails
WAM - Wait a minute
WAN - Wide Area Network
WB - Welcome Back
WCAGA - What Comes Around Goes Around
WDYMBT - What Do You Mean By That
WFM - Works For Me
<WG> - Wicked Grin
WIBNIF - Wouldn't It Be Nice If
WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With Soap
WOA - Work Of Art
WOM - Word Of Mouth
WOS - Wife Over Shoulder
WR - With Respect
WRT - With Respect To
WTAA - What's This All About
WTG - Way To Go!
WTGP - Want To Go Private
WTTRW - Welcome To The Real World
WWW - World Wide Web
WYMM - Will You Marry Me
WYP - What's Your Point
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get


Y

YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message
YGGM - Your Guess is as Good as Mine
YGTBK - You've Got To Be Kidding
YHBW - You Have Been Warned
YHL - You Have Lost
YHTBT - You Had To Be There
YIU - Yes I Understand
YM - You Mean
YOYOW - You Own Your Own Words
YR - Yeah Right
YSS - You Suck Severely
YWHOL - Yelling Woo Hoo Out Loud
YWSYLS - You Win Some You Lose Some


Z

ZAM - Z's Are Me
ZAC - Z's Are Calling (time for bed)
ZSTFB - Ze bed Says Time For Bed