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TEXT	MEANING
#:-)	Smiling with a fur hat
%- )	Confused or merry
%-(	Confused and unhappy
%-}	Intoxicated
%-6	Not very clever
&:-)	Smiling with curls
(-:	Smiling
(:-)	Smiling with helmet
(:::X:::)	Plaster /Elastoplast
******@*	Cenitpede wearing a sombrero
*<|:o)>	Santa Claus
/: - |	Unamused, mildly cross
/\(00)/\	Spider
: - )…	Drooling
: - 7	Smirk
: - D	Grinning
:' )	Happy and crying
: @	Shouting
:-#	Razes
:(	Sad, without nose
:'-(	Crying
:-(	Sad
:-( )	Shocked
:-(0)	Shouting
:)	Smiling without a nose
:-)	Smiling
-:-)	Punk
:-)=	Smiling with a beard
:-)8	Smiling with bow tie
:-*	Bitter
:-*	Kiss
:-?	Smoking a pipe
:-\	Sceptical
:^)	Broken nose
:-{)	With a moustache
:-{}	Lip stick
:-|	Determined
:-|/:-I	No face/poker face
:-||	Angry
:-~)	Having a cold
:’-(	Crying
:’-D	Crying with laughter
:-<	Cheated
:-<>	Surprised
:=)	Two noses
:-0 hbtu 0-:	Happy birthday to you
:-9	Salivating
:-c	Unhappy
:-D	Laugher
:-E	Buck-toothed Vampire
:-o	Appalled
:-O	Wow
:-o zz	Bored
:-v	Talking
:-w	Talking with two tongues
:-x	Small Kiss
:-X	Biggy sloppy kiss
:-X	Not saying a word
;)	Twinkle (Wink), without nose
;-)	Twinkle (Wink)
@:-)	Wearing a turban
@}--\-,---	A rose
@WRK	At work
[:-)	Smiling with walkman
[:]	A Robot
{:-)	Toupee
{:-)	Smiling with hair
|:-[|]	Mick Jagger
|-I	Sleeping
|-O	Snoring
}:-(	Toupee blowing in the wind
<:-|	Monk / Nun
<|-)	Chinese
<3	A love heart
=(_8^(1)	Homer Simpson
=|:-)=	Uncle Sam
>: - (	Angry, yet sad
>: -|	Cross
>:-(	Very angry
>:-@!	Angry and swearing
>@@@@8^)	Marge Simpson
><:>	A Turkey
>>: -)	A Klingon
>8-D	Evil crazed laughter
2bctnd	To be continued
2d4	To die for
2g4u	To good for you
2Ht2Hndl	Too hot to handle
2l8	too late
2WIMC	To whom it may concern
4e	Forever
4yeo	For your eyes only
5:-)	Elvis Presley
7K	Sick
8-)	Smiling with glasses
8:-)	Glasses on head
8:]	A Gorilla
A3	Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace
AAM	As a matter of fact.
AB	Ah Bless!
ADctd2uv	Addicted to Love
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFK	Away From Keyboard
AKA	Also known as
ALlWansU	All I want is You
AML	All my love
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ASL	Age, Sex, Location
ATB	All the best
ATK	At the keyboard
ATM	At the moment
ATW	At the weekend
AWHFY	Are we having fun yet
B-)	Sunglasses
B:-)	Sunglasses on head
B4	Before
B4N	Bye For Now
BAK	Back At Keyboard
BBL	Be Back Later
BBS	Be Back Soon
BBSD	Be back soon darling
BCNU	Be seein' you
BF	Boy Friend
BFN/B4N	Bye For Now
BGWM	Be gentle with me
BRB	Be Right Back
BRT	Be Right There
BTW	By The Way
C|:-)	Smiling with top hat
c|B-)	Ali G
Cld9?	Cloud 9?
Cm	Call me
CU	See You
CUIMD	See you in my dreams
Cul	See you later
CUL8R	See you later
CYA	See You
d:-)	Smiling with cap
DK	Don't know
DUR?	Do you remember
E2EG	Ear to ear grin
EOD	End of discussion
EOL	End of lecture
F?	Friends
F2F	Face to face
F2T	Free to talk
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FC	Fingers Crossed
FITB	Fill in the Blank
FWIW	For What It's Worth
FYA	For your amusement
FYEO	For your eyes only
FYI	For Your Information
G9	Genius
GAL	Get A Life
GF	Girlfirend
GG	Good Game
GMTA	Great minds think alike
GR8	Great
GSOH	Good Salary, Own Home / Good Sense of Humour
GTSY	Glad to see you
H&K	Hugs and Kisses
H2CUS	Hope to see you soon
H8	Hate
HAGN	Have a good night
HAND	Have a nice day
IC	I See
ICQ	I Seek you
IDK	I dont know
IIRC	If I recall correctly
ILU	I love you
IMBL	It must be Love
IMFL	I'm Falling in Love
IMHO	In my honest/humble opinion
IMI	I mean it
IMO	In my opinion
IOW	In other words...
IRL	In real life
IUSS	If you say so
J4F	Just for fun
JFK	Just for kicks
KC	Keep cool
KHUF	Know how you feel
KISS	Keep it simple, stupid
KIT	Keep in touch
KOTC	Kiss on the cheek
KOTL	Kiss on the lips
L8	Late
L8r	Later
LDR	Long distance relationship
LMAO	Laugh my ass off
LOL	Laughing out loud
LTNC	Long time no see
M8	Mate
MC	Merry Christmas
MGB	May God Bless
MOB	Mobile
MTE	My thoughts exactly
MYOB	Mind your own business
NA	No access
NC	No comment
NE	Any
NE1	Anyone
NO1	No-One
NRN	No Reply Necessary
NWO	No way out
O :-)	An angel
O4U	Only for you
OIC	Oh, I see
OTOH	On the other hand
OU	I owe you
PCM	Please call me
PITA	Pain the the ass copyright hubmaker
PPL	People
PRT	Party
PRW	Parents Are Watching
QPSA?	Que Pasa?
QT	Cutie
R	Are
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 Ass Off
RU?	Are you?
RUOK?	Are you Ok?
SC	Stay cool
SETE	Smiling Ear to Ear
SK8	Skate
SME1	Some One
SO	Significant Other
SOL	Sooner or later
SRY	Sorry
STATS	Your sex and age
SWALK	Sent/Sealed with a loving Kiss
SWG	Scientific Wild Guess
T+	Think positive
T2Go	Time to Go
T2ul	Talk to you later
TDTU	Totally devoted to you
THX	Thank You
THX40	Thanks for nothing!
TIC	Tongue in cheek
TMIY	Take me I'm yours
TTFN	Ta-Ta For Now!
TTYL	Talk To You Later
U	You
U2	You Too
U4E	Yours For Ever
UR	You are
URT1	Your are the one
W4u	Waiting for you
W8	Wait...
WAG	Wild ass guess
WAN2	Want to
WB	Welcome Back
WLUMRyMe	Will you marry Me?
WRT	With respect to
WTF	What the f...
WTG	Way to go!
WUF	Where are you from?
WUWH	Wish you were here
X	Kiss
X!	Typical Woman
Y!	Typical Man
YBS	You’ll be Sorry

More Texting Symbols

Abbreviations	Description	Abbreviations	Description
ATB	All The Best	OIC	Oh I See
NE1	Anyone	OBTW	Oh, by the way
NETHING	Anything	OTOH	On the other hand
R	Are	OTT	Over The Top
RU	Are You	PRL	Parents are listening
RU CMNG	Are You Coming	Ppl	People
RUOK?	Are you OK	PUKS	Pick Up Kids
AFAIK	As far as I know	PL&ED	Planned
8	Ate	PLZ	Please
Bafld	Baffled	PCM	Please Call Me
B	Be	POSIBL	Possible
BBL8R	Be back later	Q	Queue
BBS	Be back soon	RGDS	Regards
BRB	Be right back	RNINL8	Running Late
BCNU	Be seeing you	C	See
B4	Before	CYAL8R	See ya later!
BTW	By the Way	CYA	See ya!
B4N	Bye For Now	CU	See You
CM	Call Me	CU @...	See You at ...O'Clock
CUB L8R	Call You Back Later	CUL8R	See you later
CYR ...	Call your ...	C U SOON	See you soon
CYR PA	Call Your Father	CU 2MORO	See You Tomorrow
CYR SIS	Call your sister	CU 2NITE	See You Tonight
Cud	Could	C	See/Sea
DNR	Dinner	SHOPN	Shopping
Don	Doing	SOM1	Someone
EZ	Easy	SPK	Speak
A?	Eh?	SIT	Stay in Touch
911	Emergency - Call Me	T2UL8R	Talk to you Later
XLNT	Excellent	TTFN	Ta-Ta for now
FST	Fast	T	Tea
4	For	TXT	Text
4U	For You	TEXTIN	Texting
GFN	Gone for now	THNQ	Thank you
Gud	Good	THX	Thanks
BY	Good Bye	TA	Thanks Again
GT2GO	Got To Go	TIA	Thanks in advance
GUDLUK	Good Luck	2B	To be
GR8	Great	2	To/too
H8	Hate	2DAY	Today
HAGN	Have a good night	2MORO	Tomorrow
HAG1	Have a good one	2NITE	Tonight
HAND	Have a nice day	W8	Wait
HLO	Hello	W8N	Waiting
HWRU	How Are You	W8in 4	Waiting for
IUKWIM	If you know what I mean	WAN2	Want to
JIC	Just in case	WKND	Weekend
KIT	Keep in touch	WOT	What
L8	Late	WRU	Where are you?
L8R	Later	Y	Why
LYN	Lie in	WI	With
M8	Mate	U	You
M8S	Mates	YR	Your
NUFN	Nothing	UR	You are

For Your Loved One
Abbreviations	Description	Abbreviations	Description
AML	All My Love	LTR	Long Term Relationship
RU32NITE	Are You Free Tonight	LUV	Love
B@THPICS4	Be At The Pictures for .....pm	<3	Love Heart
BF	Boy friend	LY	Love you
BBB	Bye Bye Baby	LUWAMH	Love You With All My Heart
CM	Call Me	LG	Lovely Greetings
CIBM?	Could It Be Magic?	PCM	Please Call Me
QT	Cutie	PLZ 4GV ME	Please Forgive Me
D8	Date	PM	Private Message
DNR	Dinner	@>-->--	red rose (aaaahhh..)
4YEO	For Your Eyes Only	SED	Said Enough Darling
GF	Girl friend	SWAK	Sealed With A Kiss
HRT2HRT	Heart To Heart	SWHT	Sweet Heart
H&K	Hug and Kiss	TCS	Take Care Sweetheart
IWALU	I will always love you	TOY	Thinking of you
CU@...	See you at ...	WATRUDOINLTR	What Are You Doing Later
JTLUK	Just to let you know	W84M	Wait for me
:-*	Kiss	;-)	Winking

SMS in the workplace
Abbreviations	Description	Abbreviations	Description
AAK	Asleep At Keyboard	IMTNG	In Meeting
AFK	Away from Keyboard	IMO	In My Opinion
BAK	Back At Keyboard	LDN	London
BHL8	Be Home Late	MD	Managing Director
BIL	Boss Is Listening	MTNG	Meeting
BK	Break	Msg	Message
CYR BOS	Call your boss	MOB	Mobile
CYR OFIS	Call your office	MCIBTU	My Computer Is Better Than Yours
CEO	Chief Executive	MHDC	My Hard Disk Crashed
CFM	Confirm	NEHW	No Enjoyment, Hard Work
DAK	Dead At Keyboard	OTTOMH	Off the top of my head
DL	Download	POTW	Project of the week
EMSG	e-mail message	RTFM	Read the f****** Manual
FYI	For Your Information	RINGL8	Running Late
F2T	Free To Talk	WRK	Work
HTH	Hope this helps

Little Sayings
Abbreviations	Description	Abbreviations	Description
BEG	Big Evil Grin	LOL	Laugh Out Loud
BWL	Bursting with laughter	LTNC	Long time no see
C&G	Chuckle and Grin	NETMA	Noboby ever tells me anything
CSG	Chuckle Snigger Grin	ROFL	Rolls on the floor laughing
CID	Crying in disgrace	SOHF	Sense of humour failure
DLTBBB	Don't let the bed bugs bite	SE2E	Smiling ear to ear
EG	Evil grin	:-P	Tongue in cheek
FWIW	For what it's worth	:-&	Tongue tied
GMBO	Giggling my butt off	:-))	Very Happy
HHIS	Hanging head in shame	GMTA	Great Minds Think Alike
L8R G8R	Later gator	;-)	Winking

Symbols
Abbreviations	Description	Abbreviations	Description
:<>	Amazed	:-,	Hmmmm..., smirking
o:-)	Angel smiley	O-S-<	In a hurry
:-ll	Angry	:-*	Kiss
:-X	Big Kiss	:-D	Laughing
*:-)	Clown	<3	Love Heart
%-)	Confused	:o	Ooooh!!", shocked
d8:)	Cool Guy	O-G-<	Pointing to self
:'-(	Crying	@>-->--	red rose (aaaahhh..)
:e	Disappointed	:-(	Sad
:-|	Disgusted	:-@	Screaming
o-&-<	Doing nothing	8-)	Sunglasses face
:-).....	Drooling face	:-O	Surprised/shocked
:*)	Drunk smiling face	:-P	Tongue in cheek
&:-)	From a person with curly hair	:-&	Tongue tied
#:-)	From a person with matted hair	:-))	Very Happy
|-)	Getting tired, asleep	;-)	Winking
:-)	Happy

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Some of the following chat abbreviations may be familiar to you, while others may be foreign because they are used by a group of people with different online interests and hobbies than your own. For example, people playing online games are likely to use chat abbreviations that are different than those used by teenagers texting on their cell phone or abbreviations used by someone updating a financial blog.   Abbreviation Meaning  Numbers & Characters ? I have a question ? I don't understand what you mean ?4U I have a question for you ;S Gentle warning, like "Hmm? what did you say?" ^^ Meaning "read line" or "message above" <3 Meaning "sideways heart" (love, friendship) <33 Meaning "heart or love" (more 3s is a bigger heart) @TEOTD At the end of the day .02 My (or your) two cents worth 121 One-to-one (private chat initiation) 1337 Leet, meaning 'elite' 143 I love you 14AA41 One for all, and all for one 19 Zero hand (online gaming) 10X Thanks 1CE Once 1DR I wonder 2 Meaning "to" in SMS 20 Meaning "location" 2EZ Too easy 2G2BT Too good to be true 2M2H Too much too handle 2MI Too much information 2MOR Tomorrow 2NTE Tonight 4 Short for "for" in SMS 411 Meaning "information" 404 I don't know 411 Meaning 'information' 420 Lets get high 420 Meaning "Marijuana" 459 Means I love you (ILY is 459 using keypad numbers) 4COL For crying out loud 4EAE Forever and ever 4NR Foreigner ^5 High-five 555 Sobbing, crying. (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) 55555 Crying your eyes out (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) 6Y Sexy 7K Sick 831 I love you (8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning) 86 Over 88 Bye-bye (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) 9 Parent is watching <s> Meaning "smile" *s* Meaning "smile"  *w* Meaning "wink"  A A3 Anytime, anywhere, anyplace AA As above AAF As a matter of fact AAF As a friend AAK Asleep at keyboard AAK Alive and kicking AAMOF As a matter of fact AAMOI As a matter of interest AAP Always a pleasure AAR At any rate AAS Alive and smiling AASHTA As always, Sheldon has the answer (Bike mechanic Sheldon Brown) AATK Always at the keyboard ABC Already been chewed ABT About ABT2 Meaning 'About to' ABTA Meaning Good-bye (signoff) ACD ALT / CONTROL / DELETE ACDNT Accident (e-mail, Government) ACK Acknowledge ACPT Accept (e-mail, Government) ACQSTN Acquisition (e-mail, Government) ADAD Another day, another dollar ADBB All done, bye-bye ADD Address ADDY Address ADIH Another day in hell ADIP Another day in paradise ADMIN Administrator ADMINR Administrator (Government) ADN Any day now ADR Address AEAP As early as possible AF April Fools AFC Away from computer AFAIAA As far as I am aware AFAIC As far as I am concerned AFAIK As far as I know AFAIUI As far as I understand it AFAP As far as possible AFJ April Fool's joke AFK Away from keyboard AFZ Acronym Free Zone AFPOE A fresh pair of eyes AH At home AIAMU And I am a money's uncle AIGHT Alright AIR As I remember AISB As it should be AISB As I said before AISI As I see it AITR Adult in the room AKA Also known as ALCON All concerned ALOL Actually laughing out loud AMAP As much as possible AMBW All my best wishes AML All my love AMOF As a matter of fact AOE Area of effect (online game) AOM Age of majority AOM Age of Mythology (online gaming) AOTA All of the above AOYP Angel on your pillow APAC All praise and credit AQAP As quick (or quiet) as possible ARE Acronym rich enviornment ASIG And so it goes ASAP As soon as possible A/S/L Age/sex/location ASL Age/sex/location ASLA Age/sex/location/availability AT At your terminal ATB All the best ATEOTD At the end of the day ATM At the moment ATSITS All the stars in the sky ATSL Along the same line (or lines) AWC After awhile crocodile AWESO Awesome AWOL Away without leaving AYDY Are you done yet? AYEC At your earliest convenience AYOR At your own risk AYSOS Are you stupid or something? AYS Are you serious? AYT Are you there? AYTMTB And you're telling me this because AYV Are you vertical? AZN Asian  B  B Back B& Banned B2W Back to work B8 Bait (person teased or joked with, or under-aged person/teen) B9 Boss is watching B/F Boyfriend B/G Background (personal information request) B4 Before B4N Bye for now BAG Busting a gut BA Bad *a* BAK Back at keyboard BAS Big 'butt' smile BASOR Breathing a sigh of relief BAU Business as usual BAY Back at ya BB Be back BB Bebi / Baby (Spanish SMS) BBC Big bad challenge BBIAB Be back in a bit BBIAF Be back in a few BBIAM Be back in a minute BBIAS Be back in a sec BBL Be back later BBN Bye, bye now BBQ Barbeque, "Ownage", shooting score/frag (online gaming) BBS Be back soon BBT Be back tomorrow BC Because B/C Because BC Be cool BCNU Be seeing you BCOS Because BD Big deal BDAY Birthday B-DAY Birthday BDN Big darn number BEG Big evil grin BF Boyfriend BFAW Best friend at work BF2 Battlefield 2 (online gaming) BF Best friend BFF Best friends forever BFFL Best friends for life BFFLNMW Best friends for life, no matter what BFD Big freaking deal BFG Big  freaking grin BFFN Best friend for now BFN Bye for now BG Big grin BGWM Be gentle with me BHL8 Be home late BIB Boss is back BIBO Beer in, beer out BIF Before I forget BIH Burn in hell BIL Brother in law BION Believe it or not BIOYA Blow it out your *a* BIOYN Blow it out your nose BISFLATM Boy, I sure feel like a turquoise monkey! (unverified) BITMT But in the meantime BL Belly laugh BLNT Better luck next time BM Bite me BME Based on my experience BM&Y Between me and you BOB Back off *buddy* BOL Best of luck BOLO Be on the look out BOOMS Bored out of my skull BOSMKL Bending over smacking my knee laughing BOT Back on topic BOT Be on that BOYF Boyfriend BPLM Big person little mind BRB Be right back BRBB Be right back *babe* BRD Bored BRH Be right here BRT Be right there BSF But seriously folks BSOD Blue screen of death BSTS Better safe than sorry BT Bite this BT Between technologies BTA But then again BTDT Been there, done that BTW By the way BTYCL Meaning 'Bootycall' BUBU Slang term for the most beautiful of women BWL Bursting with laughter BYOB Bring your own beer BYOC Bring your own computer BYOP Bring your own paint (paintball) BYTM Better you than me  C C&G Chuckle & grin CAD Control + Alt + Delete CAD Short for Canada/Canadian CAM Camera (SMS) CB Coffee break CB Chat break CB Crazy *b* CD9 Code 9, Meaning "parents are around" CFS Care for secret? CFY Calling for you CIAO Good-bye (Italian word) CICO Coffee in, coffee out CID Crying in disgrace CID Consider it done CLAB Crying like a baby CM Call me CMB Call me back CMAP Cover my *a* partner (online gaming) CMIIW Correct me if I'm wrong CMON Come on CNP Continued (in) next post COB Close of business COS Because C/P Cross post CP Chat post (or continue in IM) CR8 Create CRAFT Can't remember a *freaking* thing CRB Come right back CRBT Crying really big tears CRS Can't remember stuff CSG Chuckle, snicker, grin CSL Can't stop laughing CSS Counter-Strike Source (online gaming) CT Can't talk CTC Care to chat? CTHU Cracking the *heck* up CU See you too CU See you CU2 See you CUA See you around CUL See you later CULA See you later alligator CUL8R See you later CUMID See you in my dreams CURLO See you around like a donut CWOT Complete waste of time CWYL Chat with you later CYA See you CYAL8R See you later CYE Check your e-mail CYEP Close your eyes partner (online gaming) CYO See you online  D   D2 Dedos / fingers (Spanish SMS) D46? Down for sex? DA Meaning "The" DBAU Doing business as usual DC Disconnect DD Dear (or Darling) daughter DD Due diligence DEGT Dear (or Darling) daughter DF Don't even go there DFL Dead *freaking* last (online gaming) DGAF Don't give a *freak* DGTG Don't go there girlfriend DH Dear (or Darling) husband DHU Dinosaur hugs (used to show support) DIIK Darned if I know DIKU Do I know you? DILLIGAF Do I look like I give a *freak*? DILLIGAS Do I look like I give a sugar? DIS Did I say? DIY Do it yourself DKDC Don't know, don't care D/L Download DL Download DL Down low DLBBB Don't let (the) bed bugs bite DLTBBB Don't let the bed bugs bite DM Doesn't matter DM Direct message DN Down DNC Do not compute (meaning I do not understand) DNR Dinner (SMS) DNT Don't d00d Dude DOE Daughter of Eve DP Display Picture (Yahoo Messenger Chat) DPS Damage per second (online gaming) DQMOT Don't quote me on this DR Didn't read DS Dear (or Darling) son DTR Define the relationship DTRT Do the right thing DTS Don't think so DTTD Don't touch that dial DUPE Duplicate DUR Do you remember? DV8 Deviate DW Dear (or Darling) wife DWF Divorced white female DWM Divorced white male DXNRY Dictionary DYNWUTB Do you know what you are talking about? DYFI Did you find it? DYOR Do your own research (common stock market chat slang)  E   E Ecstasy E Enemy (online gaming) E1 Everyone E123 Easy as one, two, three E2EG Ear to ear grin EAK Eating at keyboard EBKAC Error between keyboard and chair ED Erase display EF4T Effort EG Evil grin EI Eat it EIP Editing in progress EMA E-mail address EMFBI Excuse me for butting in EMFBI Excuse me for jumping in EMSG E-mail message ENUF Enough EOD End of day EOD End of discussion EOL End of lecture EOL End of life EOM End of message EOT End of transmission ERS2 Eres tz / are you (Spanish SMS) ES Erase screen ETA Estimated time (of) arrival EVA Ever EVO Evolution EWG Evil wicked grin (in fun, teasing) EYC Excitable, yet calm EZ Easy EZY Easy  F  F Meaning female F2F Face to face F2F Face to face F2P Free to play (online gaming) FAF Funny as *freak* FBF Fat boy food (e.g. pizza, burgers, fries) FBM Fine by me FC Fingers crossed FC'INGO For crying out loud FEITCTAJ *Freak* 'em if they can't take a joke FFA Free for all (online gaming) FFS For *freak'*sakes FICCL Frankly I couldn't care a less FIIK *Freaked* if I know FIIOOH Forget it, I'm out of here FIMH Forever in my heart FISH First in, still here FITB Fill in the blank FOMC Falling off my chair FOAD *Freak* off and die FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing FRT For real though FTBOMH From the bottom of my heart FTW For the win FUBAR Fouled up beyond all recognition FUBB Fouled up beyond belief FW Forward FWIW For what it's worth FWM Fine with me FYEO For your eyes only FYA For your amusement FYI For your information  G G Grin G Giggle G/F Girlfriend G2CU Good to see you G2G Got to go G2R Got to run G9 Genius GA Go ahead GAL Get a life GAS Got a second? GB Goodbye GBU God bless you GDR Grinning, ducking, and running GD/R Grinning, ducking, and running GFI Go for it GF Girl friend GFN Gone for now GG Gotta Go GG Good Game (online gaming) GG Brother (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) GGA Good game, all (online gaming) GGMSOT Gotta get me some of that GGOH Gotta Get Outa Here GGP Got to go pee GH Good hand (online gaming) GIAR Give it a rest GIC Gift in crib (online gaming) GIGO Garbage in, garbage out GIRL Guy in real life GJ Good job GL Good luck GL2U Good luck to you (online gaming) GL/HF Good luck, have fun  (online gaming) GLE1 Good luck everyone (online gaming) GLNG Good luck next game (online gaming) GMBA Giggling my butt off GMTA Great minds think alike GN Good night GNIGHT Good night GNITE Good night GNSD Good night, sweet dreams GOI Get over it GOL Giggling out loud GR8 Great GRATZ Congratulations GRL Girl GRWG Get right with God GR&D Grinning, running and ducking GS Good shot GT Good try GTFO Get the *freak* out GTG Got to go GTRM Going to read mail GTSY Great (or good) to see you GUD Good  H H Hug H8 Hate H8TTU Hate to be you HAG1 Have a good one HAK Hug and kiss HAU How about you? H&K Hugs & kisses H2CUS Hope to see you soon HAGN Have a good night HAGO Have a good one HAND Have a nice day HB Hurry back HB Hug back H-BDAY Happy Birthday HBU How about you? HF Have fun HFAC Holy flipping animal crackers H-FDAY Happy Father's Day HHIS Head hanging in shame HL Half Life (online gaming) HLA Hola / hello (Spanish SMS) H-MDAY Happy Mother's Day HNL (w)Hole 'nother level HOAS Hold on a second HP Hit points / Health points (online gaming) HRU How are you? HTH Hope this helps HUB Head up butt HUYA Head up your *butt* HV Have HVH Heroic Violet Hold (online gaming) HW Homework  I I2 I too (me too) IA8 I already ate IAAA I am an accountant IAAD I am a doctor IAAL I am a lawyer IAC In any case IAE In any event IANAC I am not a crook IANAL I am not a lawyer IAO I am out (of here) IB I'm back IB I'm back IC I see ICAM I couldn't agree more ICBW It could be worse ICEDI I can't even discuss it ICFILWU I could fall in love with you IDC I don't care IDK I don't know IDTS I don't think so IDUNNO I don't know IG2R I got to run IGHT I got high tonight IGN I (I've) got nothing IGP I got to (go) pee IHNI I have no idea IIRC If I remember correctly IIIO Intel inside, idiot outside IK I know IKR I know, right? ILBL8 I'll be late ILU I love you ILUM I love you man ILY I love you IM Instant message IMAO In my arrogant opinion IMHO In my humble opinion ImL (in Arial font) Means I love you (a way of using the American sign language in text) IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion IMO In my opinion IMS I am sorry IMSB I am so bored IMTM I am the man IMU I miss u (you) INAL I'm not a lawyer IOMH In over my head IOW In other words IRL In real life IRMC I rest my case ISLY I still love you ITAM It's The Accounting, Man (financial blogs) ITYK I thought you knew IUSS If you say so IWALU I will always love you IWAWO I want a way out IWIAM Idiot wrapped in a moron IYKWIM If you know what I mean IYO In your opinion IYSS If you say so  J j00 You j00r Your JAC Just a sec JAM Just a minutes JFF Just for fun JFGI Just *freaking* Google it JIC Just in case JJA Just joking around JK Just kidding JLMK Just let me know JMO Just my opinion JP Just playing JP Jackpot (online gaming, bingo games) JTLYK Just to let you know JW Just wondering K K Okay KK Knock, knock KK Okay, Okay! K8T Katie k/b Keyboard KB Keyboard KB Kick butt (online gaming) KDFU Means Cracking (K) the (D as in Da) *freak* up KEWL Cool KEYA I will key you later KEYME Key me when you get in KFY Kiss for you KIA Know it all KISS Keep it simple, stupid KIT Keep in touch KOC Kiss on cheek KOL Kiss on lips KOTC Kiss on the cheek KOTL Kiss on the lips KNIM Know what I mean? KPC Keeping parents clueless KS Kill then steal (online gaming) KT Katie KUTGW Keep up the good work By: Uzma Jafar Abbreviation Meaning  L L2G Like to go? L2G (would) Love to go L2K Like to come l33t Leet, meaning 'elite' L8R Later L8RG8R Later, gator LBAY Laughing back at you LD Later, dude / Long distance LEMENO Let me know LERK Leaving easy reach of keyboard LFG Looking for group (online gaming) LFG Looking for guard (online gaming) LFM Looking for more (online gaming) LGH Lets get high LH6 Lets have sex LHSX Lets have sex LHM Lord help me LHO Laughing head off LIC Like I care LIK Meaning liquor LIMT Laugh in my tummy LMAO Laughing my *a* off LMBO Laughing my butt off LMFAO Laughing my freaking *a* off LMIRL Lets meet in real life LMK Let me know LMNK Leave my name out LOA List of acronyms LOL Laughing out loud LOL Laugh out loud LOL Lots of love LOLH Laughing out loud hysterically LOLO Lots of love LOLWTF Laughing out loud (saying) "What the *freak*?" LOTI Laughing on the inside LOTR Lord of The Rings (online gaming) LQTM Laughing quietly to myself LSHMBH Laugh so hard my belly hurts LSV Language, sex and violence LTD Living the dream LTNS Long time no see LTOD Laptop of death LTS Laughing to self LULT Love you long time LULZ Slang for LOL LVM Left voice mail LWOS Laughing without smiling LY Love ya LYLAS Love you like crazy LYLC Love you like a sis LYSM Love you so much  M M8 Mate MC Merry Christmas MEGO My eyes glaze over MEH Meaning a "shrug" or shrugging shoulders MEHH Meaning a "sigh" or sighing MFI Mad for it MGB May God bless MIRL Meet in real life MKAY Meaning "Mmm, okay" MLM Meaning give the middle finger MM Sister (Mandarin Chinese txt msg) MMK Meaning okay? (as a question) MNC Mother nature calls MNSG Mensaje (message in Spanish) MorF Male or female? MOOS Member of the opposite sex MOS Mother over shoulder MOSS Member of same sex MP Mana points (online gaming) MSG Message MTF More to follow MTFBWU May the force be with you MUAH Multiple unsuccessful attempts (at/to) humor MUSM Miss you so much MYO Mind your own (business) MYOB Mind your own business   N n00b Newbie N1 Nice one N2M Nothing too much NADT Not a darn thing NALOPKT Not a lot of people know that NANA Not now, no need NBD No big deal NBFAB No bad for a beginner (online gaming) NC Nice crib (online gaming) NE Any NE1 Anyone NFM None for me / Not for me NFM Not for me NFS Need for Speed (online gaming) NFS Not for sale NFW No *freaking* way NFW Not for work NFWS Not for work safe NH Nice hand (online gaming) NIFOC Naked in front of computer NIGI Now I get it NIMBY Not in my back yard NIROK Not in reach of keyboard NLT No later than NM Nothing much NM Never mind NMH Not much here NMU Not much, you? NO1 No one NOOB Meaning someone who is bad at (online) games NOYB None of your business NP No problem NPC Non-playing character (online gaming) NQT Newly qualified teacher NR Nice roll (online gaming) NRN No response/reply necessary NS Nice score (online gaming) NSA No strings attached NSFW Not safe for work NSISR Not sure if spelled right NT Nice try NTHING Nothing (SMS) NVM Never mind NVR Never NW No way NWO No way out  O O4U Only for you O Opponent (online gaming) O Meaning "hugs" O Over OA Online auctions OATUS On a totally unrelated subject OB Oh baby OB Oh brother OI Operator indisposed OIC Oh, I see OJ Only joking OL Old lady OM Old man OM Oh, my OMDB Over my dead body OMFG Oh my *freaking* God omfglmaobbqrofl copteriss oh my *freaking* god, laugh my *a* off, owned, roll on floor spinning around I'm so sad OMG Oh my God OMGYG2BK Oh my God, you got to be kidding OMW On my way ONL Online OO Over and out OOC Out of character OOH Out of here OOTD One of these days OOTO Out of the office OP On phone ORLY Oh really? OT Off topic (discussion forums) OTB Off to bed OTFL On the floor laughing OTL Out to lunch OTOH On the other hand OTP On the phone OTT Over the top OTTOMH Off the top of my head OTW Off to work OVA Over OYO On your own  P P Partner (online gaming) P2P Parent to parent P2P Peer to peer P2P Pay to play (online gaming) P911 Parents coming into room alert PAW Parents are watching PBOOK Phonebook (e-mail) PC Player character (online gaming) PCM Please call me PDH Pretty darn happy PDS Please don't shoot PDQ Pretty darn quick PEEPS People PFT Pretty *freaking* tight PIC Picture PIP Peeing in pants (laughing hard) PIR Parents in room PISS Put in some sugar PITA Pain in the *butt* PKMN Pokemon (online gaming) PL8 Plate PLD Played PLMK Please let me know PLS Please PLU People like us PLZ Please PM Private Message PMFI Pardon me for interrupting PMFJI Pardon me for jumping in PMSL Pee myself laughing POAHF Put on a happy face POS Parent over shoulder POV Point of view POV Privately owned vehicle (originally used to differentiate an individual's vehicle from a military vehicle) PPL People PPU Pending pick-up PROLLY Probably PRON Meaning pornography PRT Party PRW People/parents are watching PSOS Parent standing over shoulder PSP Playstation Portable PST Please send tell (online gaming) PTL Praise the Lord PTMM Please tell me more PUG Pick up group (online gaming) PWN Meaning "own" PXT Please explain that PU That stinks! PUKS Pick up kids (SMS) PZ Peace PZA Pizza  Q Q Queue QFE Question for everyone QFI Quoted for idiocy QFI Quoted for irony QIK Quick QL Quit laughing QQ (qq) Meaning "crying eyes" QQ Quick question QSL Reply QSO Conversation QT Cutie QTPI Cutie pie  R R8 Rate (SMS) RBAY Right back at you RIP Rest in peace RL Real life RLY Really RME Rolling my eyes RMLB Read my lips baby RMMM Read my mail man ROFL Rolling on floor laughing ROFLCOPTER Rolling on floor laughing and spinning around ROFLMAO Rolling on the floor, laughing my *butt* off ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing ROTFLUTS Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak RS Runescape (online gaming) RSN Real soon now RTBS Reason to be single RTFM Read the *freaking* manual RTFQ Read the *freaking* question RTMS Read the manual, stupid RTNTN Retention (e-mail, Government) RTRCTV Retroactive (e-mail, Government) RTRMT Retirement (e-mail, Government) RTSM Read the stupid manual RTWFQ Read the whole *freaking* question RU Are you? RUMOF Are you male or female? RUT Are u (you) there? RUOK Are you okay? RX Regards RW Real world RX Meaning drugs or prescriptions RYB Read your Bible RYS Read your screen RYS Are you single?  S S2R Send to receive (meaning send me your picture to get mine) S2S Sorry to say SAL Such a laugh SBT Sorry 'bout that SC Stay cool SDMB Sweet dreams, my baby SETE Smiling Ear-to-Ear SFAIK So far as I know SH Same here SH^ Shut up SHID Slapping head in disgust SICNR Sorry, I could not resist SIG2R Sorry, I got to run SIHTH Stupidity is hard to take SIMYC Sorry I missed your call SIS Snickering in silence SIT Stay in touch SK8 Skate SK8NG Skating SK8R Skater SK8RBOI Skater Boy SLAP Sounds like a plan SMHID Scratching my head in disbelief SNAFU Situation normal all fouled up SNERT Snot nosed egotistical rude teenager SO Significant other SOAB Son of a *B* SOL Sooner or later SOMY Sick of me yet? SorG Straight or Gay? SOS Meaning help SOS Son of Sam SOT Short of time SOTMG Short of time, must go SOWM Someone with me SPK Speak (SMS) SRSLY Seriously SPST Same place, same time SPTO Spoke to SQ Square SRY Sorry SS So sorry SSDD Same stuff, different day SSIF So stupid it's funny SSINF So stupid it's not funny ST&D Stop texting and drive STFU Shut the *freak* up STR8 Straight STW Search the Web SUITM See you in the morning SUL See you later SUP What's up? SUX Meanings sucks or "it sucks" SWAK Sent (or sealed) with a kiss SWALK Sealed (or sealed) with a loving kiss SWAT Scientific wild *butt* guess SWL Screaming with laughter SWMBO She who must be obeyed. Meaning wife or partner SYL See you later SYS See you soon  T T+ Think positive T4BU Thanks for being you T:)T Think happy thoughts TA Thanks a lot TAFN That's all for now TANK Meaning really strong TANKED Meaning "owned" TANKING Meaning "owning" TAM Tomorrow a.m. TAU Thinking about u (you) TAUMUALU Thinking about you miss you always love you TBAG Process of disgracing a corpse, taunting a fragged/killed player (online gaming) TBC To be continued TBD To be determined TBH To be honest TBL Text back later TC Take care TCB Take care of business TCOY Take care of yourself TD Tower defense (online gaming) TDTM Talk dirty to me TFS Thanks for sharing TGIF Thank God it's Friday THX Thanks THT Think happy thoughts THNX Thanks THNQ Thank-you (SMS) TIA Thanks in advance TIAD Tomorrow is another day TIC Tongue-in-cheek TILIS Tell it like it is TLK2UL8R Talk to you later TL Too long TMB Text me back TMI Too much information TMOT Trust me on this TMTH Too much to handle TMWFI Take my word for it TNSTAAFL There's no such thing as a free lunch TNT Til next time TOJ Tears of joy TOU Thinking of you TOY Thinking of you TPM Tomorrow p.m. TPTB The powers that be TQ Te quiero / I love you (Spanish SMS) TSNF That's so not fair TSTB The sooner, the better TTFN Ta ta for now TTLY Totally TTTT These things take time TTUL Talk to you later TU Thank you TWSS That's what she said TTG Time to go TTYAFN Talk to you awhile from now TTYL Talk to you later TTYS Talk to you soon TY Thank you TYS Told you so TYT Take your time TYSO Thank you so much TYAFY Thank you and *freak* you TYVM Thank you very much  U ^URS Up yours UCMU You crack me up UDI Unidentified drinking injury (meaning bruise, scratch, ache and so on) UDM U (You) da (the) man UDS Ugly domestic scene UFB Un *freaking* believable UFN Until further notice UGTBK You've got to be kidding UKTR You know that's right UL Upload U-L Meaning "You will" UNA Use no acronyms UN4TUN8 Unfortunate UNBLEFBLE Unbelievable UNCRTN Uncertain UNPC Un- (not) politically correct UOK (Are) You ok? UR Your / You're UR2YS4ME You are too wise for me URA* You are a star URH You are hot (U R Hot) URSKTM You are so kind to me URTM You are the man URW You are welcome USBCA Until something better comes along USU Usually UT Unreal Tournament (online gaming) UT2L You take too long UV Unpleasant visual UW You're welcome  V VBS Very big smile VEG Very evil grin VFF Very freaking funny VFM Value for money VGC Very good condition VGG Very good game (online gaming) VGH Very good hand (online gaming) VIP Very important person VM Voice mail VN Very nice VNH Very nice hand (online gaming) VRY Very VSC Very soft chuckle VSF Very sad face VWD Very well done (online gaming)  W W@ What? W/ With W3 WWW (Web address) W8 Wait WAH Working at home WAJ What a jerk WAM Wait a minute WAN2 Want to? (SMS) WAN2TLK Want to talk WAREZ meaning pirated (illegally gained) software WAS Wait a second WAS Wild *a* guess WAWA Where are we at? WAYF Where are you from? W/B Write back WB Welcome back WBS Write back soon WBU What about you? WC Welcome WC Who cares WCA Who cares anyway W/E Whatever W/END Weekend WE Whatever WEP Weapon (online gaming) WH5 Who, what, when, where, why WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if WDALYIC Who died and left you in charge WDYK What do you know? WDYT What do you think? WIIFM What's in it for me? WISP Winning is so pleasurable WITP What is the point? WITW What in the world WIU Wrap it up WK Week WKD Weekend WRT With regard to WL Whatta loser W/O Without WOMBAT Waste of money, brains and time WOW World of Warcraft (online gaming) WRK Work WRU@ Where are you at? WRUD What are you doing? WTB Want to buy (online gaming) WTF What the *freak* ? WTFE What the *freak* ever WTFO What the *freak* ?, over. WTG Way to go WTGP Want to go private (talk out of public chat area) WTH What the heck? WTM Who's the man? WTS Want to sell? (online gaming) WTT Want to trade? (online gaming) WU What's up? WUCIWUG What you see is what you get WUF Where are you from? WUP What's up? WUW What u (you) want? WUU2 What are you up to? WWJD What would Jesus do? WWJD What Would Judd Do? (Artist Donald Judd, who was known to do things in his own compulsive way.) WWNC Will wonders never cease WWYC Write when you can WYCM Will you call me? WYD What (are) you doing? WYGAM When you get a minute WYHAM When you have a minute WYLEI When you least expect it WYSIWYG What you see is what you get  X X-1-10 Meaning "Exciting" X Kiss X! Meaning "a typical woman" XD Meaning "really hard laugh" (where D is a smiley mouth) XD Meaning a "devilish smile" XME Excuse Me XOXOXO Hugs & Kisses XLNT Excellent XYL Ex-young lady, meaning wife. (amateur radio) XYZ Examine your zipper  Y Y? Why? Y Meaning Yawn Y2K You're too kind YA Your YAA Yet another acronym YABA Yet another bloody acronym YARLY Ya, really? YBIC Your brother in Christ YBS You'll be sorry YCDBWYCID You can't do business when your computer is down YCHT You can have them YCLIU You can look it up YCMU You crack me up YF Wife YG Young gentleman YGTBKM You've got to be kidding me YGG You go girl YHBT You have been trolled YHBW You have been warned YHL You have lost YIU Yes, I understand YKW You know what YKWYCD You know what you can do YL Young lady YMMV Your mileage may vary YNK You never know YR Your YR Yeah right YRYOCC You're running your own cuckoo clock YSIC Your sister in Christ YSYD Yeah sure you do YT You there? YTTL You take too long YTG You're the greatest YW You're welcome YWHNB Yes, we have no bananas YWHOL Yelling "woohoo" out loud YWSYLS You win some, you lose some YYSSW Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever  Z Z Zero Z Z's are calling (meaning going to bed/sleep) Z Meaning "Said" Z% Zoo ZH Sleeping Hour ZOMG Used in World of Warcraft to mean OMG (Oh My God) ZOT Zero tolerance ZUP Meaning "What's up?" ZZZZ Sleeping (or bored) Note: To keep our chat guide user friendly some inappropriate words have been edited to include an alternate meaning. These words are marked with a * around the word.