SMS, chat and twitter shorthand
November 2nd, 2007
- 2DAY
- today
- 2MORO
- tomorrow
- 2NITE
- to night
- 4EVRYRS
- for ever yours
- A3
- anytime, anywhere, anyplace
- AAM
- as a matter of fact
- AFAIK
- as far as I know
- AFK
- away from keyboard
- AKA
- also known as
- ASAP
- as soon as possible
- ASL
- age, sex, location
- ATB
- all the best
- ATK
- at the keyboard
- ATM
- at the moment
- B4
- before
- B4N
- bye for now
- BAK
- back at keyboard
- BBFN
- bye bye for now
- BBL
- be back later
- BBS
- Be Back Soon
- BBSD
- be back soon darling
- BCNU
- be seeing you
- BdBy
- bad boy
- BF
- boy friend
- BFN/B4N
- bye for now
- BRB
- be right back
- BRT
- be right there
- BTW
- by the way
- BYKT
- but you knew that
- CMIIW
- correct me if I’m wrong
- CU
- see you
- CUIMD
- see you in my dreams
- CUL8R
- see you later
- CYA
- see ya
- D8
- date
- DAY
- today
- DLTBBB
- don’t let the bed bugs bit
- EOL
- end of lecture
- F2T
- free to talk
- FAQ
- frequently asked questions
- FC
- fingers crossed
- FIIK
- fucked if I know
- FITB
- fill in the blank
- FWIW
- for what it’s worth
- FYEO
- for your eyes only
- FYI
- for your information
- G9
- genius
- GAL
- get a life
- GAO
- glad all over
- GF
- girl friend
- GG
- good game
- GMTA
- great minds think alike
- GR8
- great
- GSOH
- good salary, own home
- GSOH
- good sense of humour
- GTSY
- glad to see you
- H&K
- hug and kiss
- H8
- hate
- HAGN
- have a good night
- HAND
- have a nice day
- Hot4U
- hot for you
- HTH
- hope this helps
- IAC
- in any case
- IC
- I see
- ICQ
- I seek you
- IDK
- I don’t know
- IIRC
- if I recall correctly
- ILU
- I love you
- IMBLuv
- it must be love
- IMHO
- in my humble opinion
- IMNSHO
- in my not so humble opinion
- IMO
- in my opinion
- IOW
- in other words
- IRL
- in real life
- IYKWIN
- If you know what I mean
- IYSS
- if you say so
- KISS
- keep it simple, stupid
- KIT
- keep in touch
- KOTC
- kiss on the cheek
- KOTL
- kiss on the lips
- L8R
- later
- LETA
- letter
- LMAO
- laughing my ass off
- LOL
- laugh out loud
- LTNC
- long time no see
- LuvU
- love you
- M8
- mate
- MO
- moment
- Mob
- mobile
- MTE
- my thoughts exactly
- MYOB
- mind your own business
- NE
- any
- NE1
- anyone
- NFI
- no fucking idea
- NO1
- no one
- NRN
- no reply necessary
- OIC
- oh, I see
- OTOH
- on the other hand
- PCM
- please call me
- PITA
- pain in the arse
- PLS
- please
- PPL
- people
- QFT
- quoted for truth
- QT
- cutie
- R
- are
- ResQMe
- rescue me
- RMB
- ring my bell
- ROFL
- rolling on the floor laughing
- ROFLOL
- rolling on the floor laughing out loud
- ROTFLMAO
- rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
- RU?
- are you?
- RUOK?
- are you ok
- SETE
- smiling ear to ear
- SIT
- stay in touch
- SITD
- still in the dark
- SK8
- skate
- SO
- significant other
- SOH
- sense of humour
- SOHF
- sense of humour failure
- SOME1
- someone
- SRy
- sorry
- STATS
- your sex and age
- StckOnU
- stuck on you
- STFU
- shut the fuck up
- SWG
- scientific wild guess
- SYS
- see you soon
- TDTU
- totally devoted to you
- THNQ
- thank you
- Thx
- thanks
- Ti2GO
- time to go
- TIC
- tongue in cheek
- TMIY
- take me I’m yours
- TPTB
- the powers that be
- TTFN
- ta ta for now
- TTYL
- talk to you later
- TWIMC
- to whom it may concern
- U
- you
- U2
- You Too
- U4E
- yours for ever
- UR
- you are
- W8
- wait…
- WAN2
- want to
- WB
- welcome back
- WRT
- with respect to
- WTF
- what the fuck
- WTG
- way to go!
- WTTW
- word to the wise
- WUF
- where are you from?
- WUWH
- wish you were here
- X
- kiss
- XLNT
- excellent
- Y?
- why?
- YBS
- you’ll be sorry
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November 2nd, 2007
10:58 am
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Haha! Excellent!!
My younger sister always signs off: g2gl8r, which I assume means “Got to go. Later.”
November 2nd, 2007
11:15 am
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they actually have shorthand for BdBy??
Wow. The yoof of today eh.
November 2nd, 2007
6:38 pm
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God help anyone who actually text “BdBy”. How could this word possibly come into a conversation anyway?
November 2nd, 2007
8:05 pm
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November 2nd, 2007
10:34 pm
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My favourite would have to be SOHF. Must remember that one!
November 4th, 2007
8:09 am
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What about OMG? My 15yo daughter uses that all the time! Also POS - they use that one mostly in chat but I have seen her txt it (hence what the meaning of it is…).
I also love SOHF!
November 4th, 2007
8:32 am
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@lyndak: OMG, I can’t believe “OMG” isn’t in the list. “POS” is a good one too, though it can mean two things… “Piece of shit” as well as “Parent over shoulder”.
November 4th, 2007
10:04 pm
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also i should point out that caps and capitals are soooo out so you have to figure out when words are acronyms because the standard convention has been abandoned
lol
November 4th, 2007
11:53 pm
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Thanks for this Russ, FTW (as opposed to FTL) ;p