A

A3

Anytime, anywhere, anyplace

AAF

As a matter of fact

AAK

Asleep at keyboard

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

ABT2

Meaning About to

ABTA

Meaning Good-bye (signoff)

ACD

ALT / CONTROL / DELETE

ACK

Acknowledge

ADAD

Another day, another dollar

ADD

Address

ADDY

Address

ADN

Any day now

ADR

Address

AEAP

As early as possible

AFC

Away from computer

AFAIK

As far as I know

AFAP

As far as possible

AFJ

April Fool's joke

AFK

Away from keyboard

AFPOE

A fresh pair of eyes

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

AML

All my love

AOTA

All of the above

AOYP

Angel on your pillow

APAC

All praise and credit

ASAP

As soon as possible

A/S/L

Age/sex/location

ASL

Age/sex/location

ASLA

Age/sex/location/availability

AT

At your terminal

ATEOTD

At the end of the day

ATM

At the moment

ATS ITS

A ll the stars in the sky

ATSL

Along the same line (or lines)

AWC

After awhile crocodile

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?

AYT

Are you there?

AYTMTB

And you're telling me this because

AYV

Are you vertical?
 

 B 

B

Back

B8

Bait (person teased or joked with, or under-aged person/teen)

B/F

Boyfriend

B/G

Background (personal information request)

B4

Before

B4N

Bye for now

BAG

Busting a gut

BAK

Back at keyboard

BAS

B ig 'butt' smile

BAU

Business as usual

BB

Be back

BBC

Big bad challenge

BBIAF

Be back in a few

BBIAM

Be back in a minute

BBIAS

Be back in a sec

BBL

Be back later

BBN

B ye, bye now

BBS

Be back soon

BBT

Be back tomorrow

BC

Because

B/C

Because

BC

Be cool

BCNU

Be seeing you

BCOS

Because

B D

B ig deal

BDN

Big darn number

BEN

Big evil grin

BF

Boyfriend

BF

Best friend

BFF

Best friends forever

BFFL

Best friends for life

BFD

Big freaking deal

BFG

Big  freaking grin

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

BIL

Brother in law

BION

Believe it or not

BIOYN

Blow it out your nose

BISFLATM

Boy, I sure feel like a turquoise monkey! (unverified)

BLNT

Better luck next time

BM

Bite me

BM&Y

Between me and you

BOL

Best of luck

BOLO

Be on the look out

BOOMS

Bored out of my skull

BPLM

Big person little mind

BRB

Be right back

BRD

Bored

BRT

Be right there

BT

Bite this

BTA

But then again

BTDT

Been there, done that

BTW

By the way 

BWL

Bursting with laughter 

BYOB

Bring your own beer 

BYOC

Bring your own computer

BYOp

Bring your own paint (paintball)
 

  C

C&G

Chuckle & grin

CB

Coffee break

CB

Chat break

CD9

Code 9, Meaning "parents are around"

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

CMAP

Cover my a** partner (online gaming)

CMIIW

Correct me if I'm wrong

CMON

Come on

C NP

Continued (in) next post

COB

Close of business

COS

Because

C/P

Cross post

CP

Chat post (or continue in IM)

CR8

Create

CRB

Come right back

CRBT  

Crying really big tears  

CRS  

Can't remember stuff

C SG

C huckle, snicker, grin

C TC

C are to chat?

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

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  

DD

Dear (or Darling) daughter

DF

Dear (or Darling) friend

DGTG

Don't go there girlfriend

D/L

Download

DL

Download

DL

Down low

DLBBB

Don't let (the) bed bugs bite

DLTBBB

Don't let the bed bugs bite

DEGT

Don't even go there

DH

Dear (or Darling) husband

DIIK

Darned if I know

DIKU

Do I know you?

DIS

Did I say?

DKDC

Don't know, don't care

DM

Doesn't matter

DN

Down

d00d

Dude

DQMOT

Don't quote me on this

DS

Dear (or Darling) son

DTS

Don't think so

DV8

Deviate

DW

Dear (or Darling) wife

DWF

Divorced white female

DWM

Divorced whitemale

DYOR

Do your own research (common stock market chat slang)

  E 

E

Ecstasy

E1

Everyone

EBKAC

Error between keyboard and chair

ED

Erase display

EF4T

Effort

EG

Evil grin

EMA

E-mail address

EMFBI

Excuse me for butting in

EMSG

E-mail message

ENUF

Enough

EOD

End of day

EOL

End of life

EOM

End of message

ES

Erase screen

EVA

Ever

EZY

Easy

  F

F

Meaning female

F2F

Face to face

F2T

Free to talk

FBM

Fine by me

FC

Fingers crossed

FFS

For 'freak' sakes

FICCL

Frankly I couldn't care a less

FISH

First in, still here

FI TB

Fill in the blank

FOMC

Falling off my chair

FOMCL

Falling off my chair laughing

FRT

For real though

F TBOMH

From the bottom of my heart

F TW

For the win

FUBAR

Fouled up beyond all recognition

FUBB

Fouled up beyond belief

FWIW

For what it's worth

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

GB

Goodbye

GBU

God bless you

GDR

Grinning, ducking, and running

GD/R

Grinning, ducking, and running

GFI

Go for it

GF

G irl friend

GFN

Gone for now

GG

Gotta Go

GG

Good Game (online gaming)

GG

Brother (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs)

GGP

Got to go pee

GIAR

Give it a rest

GIC

Gift in crib (online gaming)

GIGO

Garbage in, garbage out

GJ

Good job

GL

Good luck

GL/HF

Good luck, have fun

GLNG

Good luck next game

GMBA

Giggling my butt off

GMTA

Great minds think alike

GN

Good night

GNSD

Good night, sweet dreams

GOI

Get over it

GOL

Giggling out loud

GR8

Great

GRL

G irl

GR&D

Grinning, running and ducking

GT

Good try

GTFO

Get the freak out

GTG

Got to go

GTRM

Going to read mail 

GT SY

Great (or good) to see you

  H

HAU

How about you?

H&K

Hugs & kisses

H2CUS

Hope to see you soon

H8

Hate

HAGN

Have a good night

HAGO

Have a good one

HAND

Have a nice day

HB

Hurry back

HF

Have fun

HHIS

Head hanging in shame

HOAS

Hold on a second

HRU

How are you?

HTH

Hope this helps

HUB

H ead up butt

HV

Have

  I

IAC

In any case

IAE

In any event

IANAL

I am not a lawyer

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

IDK

I don't know

IDTS

I don't think so

IDUNNO

I don't know

IG2R

I got to run

IGN

I (I've) got nothing

IGP

I got to (go) pee

IIRC

If I remember correctly

IK

I know

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

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

ITYK

I thought you knew

IUSS

If you say so

I WALU

I will always love you

IYKWIM

If you know what I mean

IYO

In your opinion

IYSS

If you say so

  J

j00r

Your

JAC

Just a sec

JAM

Just a minutes

JFF

Just for fun

JIC

Just in case

JJA

Just joking around

JK

Just kidding

JMO

Just my opinion

JP

Just playing 

JTLYK

Just to let you know

JW

Just wondering

  K

K

Okay

K8T

Katie

k/b

Keyboard

KB

Keyboard

KB

Kick butt (online gaming)

KEWL

Cool

KEYA

I will key you later

KEYME

Key me when you get in

KISS

Keep it simple, stupid

KIT

Keep in touch

KOC

Kiss on cheek

KO L

Kiss on lips

KOTC

Kiss on the cheek

KOTL

Kiss on the lips

KNIM

Know what I mean?

KPC

Keeping parents clueless

  L

l33t

Leet, meaning 'elite'

L8R

Later

L8RG8R

Later, gator

LD

Later, dude / Long distance

LEMENO

Let me know

LERK

Leaving easy reach of keyboard

LGH

Lets get high

LHM

L ord help me

LHO

L aughing head off

LIK

Meaning liquor

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

LOL

Laughing out loud

LOL

Laugh out loud

LOLH

Laughing out loud hysterically

LOLO

Lots of love

LQTM

Laughing quietly to myself

L SHMBH

Laugh so hard my belly hurts

LTNS

Long time no see

LTS

Laughing to self

LWOS

Laughing without smiling

LY

Love ya 

LYLAS

Love you like a sis

  M

M8

Mate

M EGO

My eyes glaze over

MFI

Mad for it

MIRL

Meet in real life

MM

Sister (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs)

MMK

Meaning okay? (as a question)

M NC

M other nature calls

MorF

Male or female?

MOOS

Member of the opposite sex

MOS

Mother over shoulder

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

MYOB

Mind your own business

  N

n00b

Newbie

N1

Nice one

NADT

Not a darn thing

NALOPKT

Not a lot of people know that

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

NH

Nice hand (online gaming)

NIFOC

Naked in front of computer

NIMBY

Not in my back yard

NLT

No later than

NM

Nothing much / 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

NR

Nice roll (online gaming)

NRN

No response/reply necessary

NS

Nice score (online gaming)

NT

Nice try

NVM

Never mind

NW

No way

NWO

No way out

  O

O

Opponent (online gaming)

OB

Oh baby

OB

Oh brother

OIC

Oh, I see

OL

O ld lady

OM

O ld man

OMDB

O ver my dead body

OMG

Oh my God

OMGYG2BK

Oh my God, you got to be kidding

OMW

On my way

OO

Over and out

OOH

Out of here

OOTD

One of these days

OOTO

Out of the office

OP

On phone

O RLY

Oh really?

OTB

Off to bed

OTFL

On the floor laughing

OTL

Out to lunch

OTOH

On the other hand

OTT

Over the top

OTTOMH

Off the top of my head

OTW

Off to work

OVA

Over

  P

P

Partner (online gaming)

P2P

Parent to parent

P2P

Peer to peer

P 911

Parents coming into room alert

P AW

Parents are watching

P CM

Please call me

PDH

Pretty darn happy

PDS

Please don't shoot

PDQ

Pretty darn quick

PITA

Pain in the a**

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

PPL

People

PROLLY

Probably

PRON

Meaning pornography

PRT

Party

PRW

People/parents are watching

PTL

Praise the Lord

PSOS

Parent standing over shoulder

PTMM

Please tell me more

PXT

Please explain that

PU

That stinks!

PZ

Peace

  Q

Q

Queue

QIK

Quick

QQ (qq)

Meaning "crying eyes"

Q SL

Reply  

Q SO

C onversation

QT

Cutie

  R

RL

Real life

RLY

Really

RME

Rolling my eyes

ROFL

Rolling on floor laughing

ROFLCOPTER

Rolling on floor laughing and spinning around

ROFLMAO

Rolling on the floor, laughing my a** off

ROTFL

Rolling on the floor laughing

ROTFLUTS

Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak

RSN

Real soon now

RTFM

Read the freaking manual

RUOK

Are you okay?

  S

S2R

Send to receive (meaning send me your picture to get mine)

SAL

Such a laugh

SC

Stay cool

SETE

Smiling Ear-to-Ear

S H

S ame here

S HID

S lapping head in disgust

SICNR

Sorry, I could not resist

SIG2R

Sorry, I got to run

SIS

Snickering in silence

SIT

Stay in touch

SLAP

Sounds like a plan

SMHID

Scratching my head in disbelief

SNAFU

Situation normal all fouled up

SN ERT

S not nosed egotistical rude teenager

SO

Significant other

SOL

Sooner or later

SOMY

Sick of me yet?

SorG

Straight or Gay?

SOT

Short of time

SOTMG

Short of time, must go

SOWN

Someone with me

SPK

Speak

SRSLY

Seriously

SPST

Same place, same time

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

STR8

Straight

STW

Search the Web

SUITM

See you in the morning

SUL

See you later

SUP

What's up?

SW AK

S ent (or sealed) with a kiss

SW AT

S cientific wild a** guess

SW L

S creaming with laughter

SWMBO

She who must be obeyed. Meaning wife or partner

SYL

See you later 

SYS

See you soon

  T

T+

Think positive

TA

Thanks a lot

TAFN

That's all for now

TAM

Tomorrow a.m.

TAU

T hinking about u (you)

TBC

To be continued

TBD

To be determined

TBH

To be honest

TC

Take care

TCB

Take care of business

TCOY

Take care of yourself

TDTM

Talk dirty to me

TGIF

Thank God it's Friday

THX

Thanks

THNX

Thanks

THNQ

Thank-you

TIA

Thanks in advance

TIAD

Tomorrow is another day

TIC

Tongue-in-cheek

TILIS

Tell it like it is

TLK2UL8R

Talk to you later

TMB

Text me back

TMI

Too much information

TMOT

Trust me on this

TMWFI

Take my word for it

TNSTAAFL

There's no such thing as a free lunch

TNT

Til next time

TOJ

Tears of joy

TOY

Thinking of you

TPM

Tomorrow p.m.

TPTB

The powers that be

TSNF

That's so not fair

TSTB

The sooner, the better

TTFN

Ta ta for now

TTTT

These things take time

TTYAFN

Talk to you awhile from now

TTYL

Talk to you later

TTYS

Talk to you soon

TU

Thank you

TY

Thank you

TYS

Told you so

TYT

Take your time

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)

UFN

Until further notice

UGTBK

You've got to be kidding

UKTR

You know that's right

UL

Upload

UR

Your / You're

URH

You are hot (U R Hot)

URTM

You are the man

UV

Unpleasant visual

UW

You're welcome

  V

VEG

Very evil grin

VFF

Very freaking funny

VFM

Value for money

VGC

Very good condition

VIP

Very important person

VM

Voice mail

VN

Very nice

VNH

Very nice hand (online gaming)

VRY

Very

VSF

Very sad face

VWD

Very well done (online gaming)

  W

W/

With

W3

WWW (Web address)

WAM

Wait a minute

WAN2TLK

Want to talk

WA REZ

meaning pirated (illegally gained) software

WA S

W ild a** guess

WAYF

Where are you from?

W/B

Write back

WB

Welcome back

WBS

Write back soon

WC

Who cares

WCA

Who cares anyway

W /E

W hatever

W /END

W eekend

W E

W hatever

W H5

W ho, 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

WITW

What in the world

WIU

Wrap it up

WK

Week

WKD

Weekend

WRT

With regard to

W/O

Without

WOMBAT

Waste of money, brains and time

WRK

Work

WRUD

What are you doing?

WTB

Wanted to buy

WTF

What the **** ?

WTG

Way to go

WTGP

Want to go private (talk out of public chat area)

WTH

What the heck?

WTM

W ho's the man?

WU?

What's up?

WUCIWUG

What you see is what you get

WUF?

Where are you from?

WWJD

What would Jesus do?

WWNC

Will wonders never cease

WWYC

Write when you can

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

Kiss

XD

Meaning "really hard laugh" (where D is a smiley mouth)

XOXOXO

Hugs & Kisses

XLNT

Excellent

  Y

Y?

Why?

Y2K

You're too kind

YA

Your

YBIC

Your brother in Christ

YBS

You'll be sorry

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

YIU

Yes, I understand

YKWYCD

You know what you can do

Y L

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?

YTG

You're the greatest

YW

You're welcome

YWHNB

Yes, we have no bananas

  Z

Z

Zero

Z

Z's are calling (meaning going to bed/sleep)

ZOT

Zero tolerance

ZUP

Meaning "What's up?"

ZZZZ

Sleeping (or bored)

:)

Standard smile

:-)

With nose

:-E

Buck-tooth

>-)

Evil grin

:(

Sad or frown smile

:-(

Sad with nose

:-<

Super sad

:P

Sticking tongue out (raspberry)

(((H)))

Hugs

:-X

Kiss on the lips

`:-)

One eyebrow raised

:^)

A broken nose

:-&

tongue tied

E-:-)

a Ham radio operator

:-#

With braces

:'-)

Happy Crying

{:-)

Toupee smile

;)

Winking smile

;-)

Winking smile with nose

O:-)

I'm an angel (boy)

O*-)

I'm an angel (girl)

|-O

Yawn

(:-D

Gossip, blabbermouth

@>--;--

Rose

@-}---

Rose

=^.^=

Cat

O.o

Confused

C=:-)

A chef

(\_/)
(o.o)
(___)0

A bunny

:-!

"Foot in mouth"

:-D

Laughter

:*)

Drunk smile

:@

Exclamation "What???"

:-@

Scream

:-0

Yell

%-(

Confused

:-----)

Long nose (Liar!)

:-.)

Madonna

:-($)

Put your money where your mouth is

(:I

An egghead

|-O

Yawning

:@)

Pig smile