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AAMOI
AFAIK
AFAUI
AIUI
AKA
ASAP
BRB
BTW
CFD
FAQ
FUBAR
FWIW
FYI
GTBOS
IANAL
IDK
IMHO
IMO
IYSWIM
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As A Matter Of
Interest
As Far As I Know
As Far As I
Understand It
As I Understand It
Also Known As
As Soon As Possible
Be Right Back
By The Way
Call For Discussion
Frequently Asked
Question
F'd Up Beyond All
Recognition
For What It's Worth
For Your Information
Glad To Be Of Service
I Am Not A Lawyer
(But...)
I don't know
In My Humble Opinion
In My Opinion
If You See What I
Mean
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LOL
OTOH
PITA
PMFJI
PMJI
RFC
ROTFL
RTFM
SNAFU
SNAIL MAIL
SOHF
SPAM
SWALK
TIA
TPTB
TTFN
WRT
WB
WYSIWYG
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Laughing Out Loud
On The Other Hand
Pain In The Ass
Pardon Me For Jumping
In
Pardon My Jumping In
Request For Comments
Rolling On The Floor
Laughing
Read the F*@%ing
Manual
Situation Normal; All
F'd Up
The speed of postal
mail
Sense Of Humor
Failure
Stupid Person's
AdvertiseMent
Sealed With A Loving
Kiss
Thanks In Advance
The Powers That Be
Ta-Ta For Now
With Respect To
Welcome back
What You See Is What
You Get
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Chat
Abbreviations A-K
.02 Your
(or my) two cents worth.
<chuckle> the speaker chuckles
<frown>
the speaker is frowning
<g> Grin
<grin>
the speaker is grinning
<smile>
the one writing the message is
smiling
<smirk>
the one writing the message is
smirking
<wink>
the one writing the message is
winking
JK Just
Kidding
? I have
a question
! I have
a comment
A-OLs
Administrators On-Line
AAMOF As
A Matter Of Fact
ADN Any
Day Now
AFAIC As
Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK As
Far As I Know
AFAIR As
Far As I Remember
AFJ
April Fools Joke
AFK Away
From the Keyboard
AISI As
I See It
ANFAWFOS
And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
ANFSCD
And Now For Something Completely
Different
AS
Another Subject
ASAP As
Soon As Possible
ASL Age,
sex, location
ATSL
Along The Same Line
AWC
After While, Crocodile
AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To
Go Through This Again?
AWHFY A
Word To The Wise
AWTTW
Are We Having Fun Yet?
AYOR At
Your Own Risk
B4N Bye
For Now
BAK Back
At Keyboard
BBFN Bye
Bye For Now
BBIAB Be
Back In A Bit
BBIAF Be
Back In A Few
BBL Be
Back Later
BBR
Burnt Beyond Repair
BCNU Be
seein’ you
BEG Big
Evil Grin
BF Boy
Friend
BFN Bye
For Now
BIF
Before I Forget
BION
Believe it or not
BOT Back
On Topic
BRB Be
Right Back
BRS Big
Red Switch.
BTA But
Then Again
BTAIM Be
That As It May
BTHOM
Beats The Hell Outta Me
BTOBD Be
There Or Be Dead
BTW By
The Way
BWL
Bursting With Laughter
BWQ Buzz
Word Quotient
BYE
Response to BYE?
BYE? Are
you ready to say goodbye?"
BYKT But
You Knew That
BYOB
Bring Your Own Bottle
BYOM
Bring Your Own Mac
C&G
Chuckle and Grin
CADET
Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try
CID
Crying In Disgrace
CMIIW
Correct Me If I’m Wrong
CO
Conference or Company
CPP C
Plus Plus or C++
CRS
Can't Remember Sh**
CSG
Chuckle, Snicker, Grin
CU See
You
CU2 See
You, Too
CUL See
you later
CUL8R
See You Later
CULA See
You Later, Alligator
CWYL
Chat With You Later
CYA See
Ya or Cover Your Ass.
CYAL8R
See You All Later.
DIIK
Damned If I Know.
DIKU? Do
I Know You?
DILLIGAD
Do I Look Like I Give A Darnn?.
DIY Do
It Yourself
DK Don’t
Know
DLTBBB
Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite.
dotgov A
government official (from the .gov
of government domain names)
DTRT Do
The Right Thing
DWIMC Do
What I Mean, Correctly
DWIMNWIS
Do What I Mean, Not What I Say
EG or
<eg> Evil Grin
ESAD Eat
Sh** And Die
ETLA
Extended Three Letter Acronym.
F2F Face
To Face
FCFS
First Come, First Served
FISH
First In, Still Here
FITB
Fill In The Blank
FOAD
F*** off and die
FOAF
Friend Of A Friend
FS For
Sale
FTASB
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
F2F Face
to Face
FTF Face
To Face
FTL
Faster Than Light
FUBAR
Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
FUBB
Fouled Up Beyond Belief.
FUD
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FURTB
Full Up Ready To Burst
FWIW For
What It’s Worth
FYA For
Your Amusement
FYI For
Your Information
G Grin,
or Giggle
G2G Got
to Go
GA Go
Ahead
GAL Get
A Life
GD&R
Grinning, Ducking and Running
GD&RF
Grinning, Ducking and Running Fast
GD&WVF
Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very
Fast
GDW
Grin, Duck and Weave
GF Girl
Friend.
GFN Gone
For Now.
GFR Grim
File Reaper
GIWIST
Gee, I Wish I’d Said That
GLGH
Good Luck and Good Hunting
GMTA
Great Minds Think Alike
GOWI Get
On With It
GR&D
Grinning, Running and Ducking
GTG Got
To Go
GTSY
Great To See You
H&K Hugs
and Kisses
H2IK
Hell If I Know
HAK Hugs
And Kisses
HHIS
Hanging Head In Shame.
HHOJ Ha
Ha Only Joking
HHOK Ha
Ha Only Kidding
HHOS Ha
Ha Only Serious
HHTYAY
Happy Holidays to You and Yours.
HOYEW
Hanging On Your Every Word
HSIK How
Should I Know.
HTH Hope
That Helps!
IAC In
Any Case
IAE In
Any Event
IANAL I
Am Not A Lawyer (but) A disclaimer
which is usually followed by a legal
opinion
IAW In
Accordance With
IBTD I
Beg To Differ
IC I See
IDK I
Don't Know
IIABDFI
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.
IIRC If
I Remember Correctly
IIWM If
It Were Me
IJWTK I
Just Want To Know
IJWTS I
Just Want To Say
IKWUM I
Know What You Mean
IMA I
Might Add
IMAO In
My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO In
My Considered Opinion
IME In
My Experience
IMHO In
My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO
In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In
My Opinion
IMPOV In
My Point Of View
INPO In
No Particular Order
IOW In
Other Words
IRL In
Real Life
ISS I’m
So Sure
ISSYGTI
I’m So Sure You Get The Idea!
ISWYM I
See What You Mean
ITFA In
The Final Analysis
ITSFWI
If The Shoe Fits Wear It.
IWALU I
Will Always Love You
IWBNI It
Would Be Nice If
IYFEG
Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
IYSWIM
If You See What I Mean
JAM Just
A Minute
JAS Just
A Second
JFI Just
For Information
JIC Just
In Case
JMO Just
My Opinion
JTLYK
Just To Let You Know
k Okay
KHYF
Know How You Feel
KIBO
Knowledge In, Bullshit Out
KISS
Keep It Simple, Stupid
KIT Keep
In Touch
KMA Kiss
My Ass
KWIM
Know What I Mean?
KYFC
Keep Your Fingers Crossed
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Abbreviations L-Z
L Laugh
L8R
Later
LABATYD
or LAB&TYD Life's A Bitch And Then
You Die
LJBF
Let’s Just Be Friends
LLTA
Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LMAO
Laughing My Ass Off
LMHO
Laughing My Head Off
LOL
Laughing Out Loud
LSHMBA
Laughing So Hard My Belly Aches
LSHMBH
Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts.
LTHTT
Laughing Too Hard To Type
LTNS
Long Time No See
LTNT
Long Time, No Type
LTS
Laughing to Self
LUWAMH
Love You With All My Heart.
LY Love
You
MEGO My
Eyes Glaze Over
MLA
Multiple Letter Acronym
MOF
Matter Of Fact
MOSS
Member Of Same Sex
MOTAS
Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTD
Message of the day
MOTOS
Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS
Member Of The Same Sex
MTFBWY
May The Force Be With You
MYOB
Mind Your Own Business
NAVY
Never Again Voluneer Yourself.
NBD No
Big Deal
NFW No
Friggin' Way!
NHOH
Never Heard Of Him/Her
NIH Not
Invented Here
NIMBY
Not In My Back Yard.
NINO
Nothing In, Nothing Out or No Input,
No Output
NOYB
None Of Your Business
NP No
Problem
NQA No
Questions Asked
NTIM Not
That It Matters
NTIMM
Not That It Matters Much
NTW Not
To Worry
NTYMI
Now That You Mention It
O Over
(indicates the end of a
communication)
OATUS On
A Totally Unrelated Subject
OAUS On
An Unrelated Subject
OB
Obligatory
OBO Or
Best Offer
OBTW Oh,
By The Way
OIC Oh,
I See
OMG Oh
My God
ONNA Oh
No, Not Again
ONNTA Oh
No, Not This Again
OO Over
and Out (end of communication)
OOTC
Obligatory On-Topic Comment
OTF On
the Floor (laughing)
OTFL On
the Floor Laughing
OTL Out
To Lunch
OTOH On
The Other Hand
OTOOH On
The Other Other Hand
OTT Over
The Top
OTTH On
The Third Hand
OTTOMH
Off The Top Of My Head
OWTTE Or
Words To That Effect
PABG
Packing a Big Gun
PCMCIA
People Can't Memorize Computer
Industry Acronyms
PD
Public Domain
PDS
Please Don't Shout. (typing all in
capital letters is rude)
PITA
Pain In The Ass
PLOKTA
Press Lots Of Keys To Abort
PMBI
Pardon My Butting In
PMF
Pardon My French or Pure Freaking
Magic.
PMFBI
Pardon Me For Butting In
PMFJI
Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMIGBOM
Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening
Mouth
PMJI
Pardon My Jumping In
PNCAH
Please, No Cursing Allowed Here
POSSLQ
Person Of Opposite Sex Sharing
Living Quarters
ppl
People
POTUS President of
the United States
PTMM
Please Tell Me More
R U
THERE? Are you there?
RAEBNC
Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment
re Hello
again or In Regard To
rehi Hi
again
RHIP
Rank Has Its Privileges
RL Real
Life
RLCO
Real Life Conference
ROFL
Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAS
Rolling On Floor Laughing And
Screaming
ROFLMAO
Roll On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTF
Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAOTID Rolling On The Floor
Laughing My Ass Off Till I Die
ROTFLOL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out
Loud
ROTFLOLAPMP Rolling On The Floor
Laughing Out Loud And Peeing My
Pants
ROTFLTIC
Rolling On The Floor Laughing Till I
Cry
RRQ
Return Receipt Request
RSN Real
Soon Now
RSVP
Respondez S'il Vous Plait - please
reply
RTBM
Read The Bloody Manual
RTFAQ
Read The Frequently Asked Questions
RTFF
Read The Freaking FAQ
RTFM
Read The F------ Manual
RTM Read
The Manual
RTSM
Read The Silly Manual
RTWFQ
Read The Whole Friggin' Question
RYFM
Read Your Friendly Manual
RYS Read
Your Screen
S Smile
SAPFU
Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups
SCNR
Sorry, Could Not Resist
SEC Wait
a second
SETE
Smiling Ear To Ear
SFLA
Stupid Four Letter Acronym
SICS
Sitting In Chair Snickering
SLM See
Last Mail
SMOP
Small Matter of Programming
SNAFU
Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
SO
Significant Other
SOL SH**
Out Of Luck
SOS Same
Old Stuff or Help!
SOW
Speaking Of Which
SUFID
Screwing Up Face In Disgust.
SWIM See
What I Mean?
SWL
Screaming With Laughter
SYS See
You Soon.
TAF
That's All, Folks!
TAFN
That’s All For Now
TANJ
There Ain’t No Justice
TANSTAAFL There Ain’t No Such Thing
As A Free Lunch
TARFU
Things Are Really Fouled Up
TBYB Try
Before You Buy
TDM Too
Darn Many
TFS
Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del).
TFTHAOT
Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time
TFTT
Thanks For The Thought
TGAL
Think Globally, Act Locally
THX
Thanks
TIA
Thanks In Advance
TIC
Tongue In Cheek
TINWIS
That Is Not What I Said
TNSTAAFL
There's No Such Thing As A Free
Lunch
TNTL
Trying Not To Laugh
TNX
Thanks
TNXE6
Thanks A Million
TOBAL
There Oughta Be A Law.
TOBG
This Oughta Be Good.
TOY
Thinking Of You.
TPTB The
Powers That Be
TRDMC
Tears Running Down My Cheeks.
TSR
Totally Stupid Rules.
TTBOMK
To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN Ta
Ta For Now
TTKSF
Trying To Keep a Straight Face
TTUL
Talk To You Later
TTYAWFN
Talk To You A While From Now.
TTYL
Talk To You Later
TTYT
Talk To You Tomorrow.
TYCLO
Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Stop
Shouting)
TYVM
Thank You Very Much
UOK Are
You OK?
WAEF
When All Else Fails
WB
Welcome Back
WDYMBT
What Do You Mean By That?.
WDYT
What Do You Think?
WE
Whatever
WIBAMU
Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle
WIBNI
Wouldn’t It Be Nice If
WMMOWS
Wash My Mouth Out With Soap
WNOHGB
Where No One Has Gone Before
WOA Work
Of Art
WOTAM
Waste Of Time And Money
WRT With
Regard To, or With Respect To
WT
Without Thinking
WTB Want
To Buy
WTF What
The F***?
WTG Way
To Go!
WTGP
Want To Go Private?
WTH What
the hell?
WTTM
Without Thinking Too Much.
WYGISWYPF What You Get Is What You
Pay For
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
XOXOXO
Kisses and hugs
YABA Yet
Another Bloody Acronym
YAOTM
Yet Another Off-Topic Message
YAUN Yet
Another Unix Nerd
YGLT
You're Gonna Love This
YGTI You
Get The Idea?
YGWYPF
You Get What You Pay For
YIU Yes,
I Understand
YIWGP
Yes, I Will Go Private
YKYARW
You Know You're A Redneck When
YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary (or your
experience could be different)
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Emoticons
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Emoticons A-F
Abraham
Lincoln =):-)=
alienated ( <> .. <> )
angel
0:-)
angel
O:-)
angel
with glasses O8-)
angry
(:-&
angry
>:-<
angry
:-||
annoyed
>:-(
anxious
8-[
aside
comment :-Y
ask dumb
question <:-)
asleep
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asleep
|I
astonished :C
astonished :-C
astonished 8-O
atom
bomb @==
baby ~:o
back to
back ][
bandaid,
comfort (::()::)
beatup
(in a fight) %+{
black
eye ?(
black
eye ?-(
black
eye (angry) ;-(
blowing
a kiss :-{}
bored :
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brain-dead %-6
clown
*<|:-)
clowning
:*)
cold
(flu) :~)
cold or
flu :-~|
confused
:~/
confused
%-(
crying
;(
crying
:,(
crying
:.(
crying :
crying
:(
crying
:-(
devil
]:->
devil -
happy ]:-)
devil -
happy >:-)
devilish
<:->
devil
wink >-)
devil
wink >->
mischievous devil >:->
'lil
devil >:)
death
8-#
deja vu
:-| :-|
disappointed :-e
disappointed :e
dunce
<:-|
dunce
<:-(
drunk
%*}
dozen
roses 12x@>--->---
egghead
(:|
Elvis
5:-)
Elvis
~:-
Elvis ~:
exhausted :-6
face to
face }{
female
O+
female
>-
flame
(inflammatory message) ~==
flame
message ~:-(
flame
message - hot ~~:-(
french
kiss P*
french
kiss :Pd:
Frankenstein [:-|
frown
:-(
frustrated }: [
funny
:-D
funny,
not :/)
furious
>>:-<<
furious
>-<
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Emoticons Continued G-Se
giggles
^ ^ ^
glass
empty -/
glass
full /
graduate
(high-school, college) Q:-)
grin
(big) =^D
happy
:^D
having a
hard time :{
hats off
to you d :-o
hear no
evil :X
Homer
Simpson ( 8(|)
Homer
Simpson ~(8^(0)
hug [],
()
hug -
insert name in the brackets
of the
one who is being hugged [[ ]], {{ }}
hugs
((()))
hugs and
kisses (( )):**
hung
over #-)
hung
over %-
high
five ^5
just
died X-(
indifferent :-|
infinity
8
In Our
Humble Opinion IOHO
In My
Humble Opinion IMHO
ironic
%-}
good
grief! |-{
kiss *
kiss :*
kiss :-*
kiss
(:-*
kiss :-x
kiss :x
kisses
=^*
kiss
returned :**:
knight
+<||-)
laugh
(big laugh) |-D
laughing
:-D
laughter
///
licking
lips :-9
licking
lips :-?
loudmouth :( )
mad >:-<
mad,
very mad ~ :-(
male O->
male :-
marge
simpson @@@@:-)
monk
+<:-|
my lips
are sealed :-X
my lips
are sealed = X
my lips
are sealed :-#
no
comment {}
no
smoking :/i
nun
+<:-|
pondering :-I
pope
+O:-)
puckered
up to kiss |-<>
puckered
up to kiss :-><
punk
=:-)
puzzlement :-k
priest
+:-)
propellerhead %(|:-)
punched
in the nose :+(
raised
eyebrow `:-)
religious leader or person +<:-)
robot
[:|]
robot
[:]
Ronald
Reagan 7:^)
rose
@}->--
rose,
long-stemmed @>--->---
sad : (
sad (:-
sad : [
sad
(very sad) :-<
salute
m:-)
Santa
Claus *<:-)
sarcasm
:-]
screaming :-@
see no
evil m-)
see no
evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
m-), :X, :-m
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Emoticons Continued Sh-Z
shocked
#:-o
shocked
8-o
shot to
death *-)
shouting
:-V
silly
%-)
sleepy
|(
sleepy
|-(
smile :
)
smile
(-:
smile,
mischievous :-}
smile,
one sided :-j
smile,
one sided :-l
smile of
happiness or sarcasm :->
smile
with moustache :-{)
smile
with moustache and beard :-{)}
smiley
classic :-)
smiley
variation (:-)
smiley
variation
:0)
smiling
blockhead :-]
smirk
:-,
smoker
:-p~
smoker
:-d~
smoking
:-Q~
snake
~~~~8}
snake
~~~~~8}
snake
=====:}
sniffles
:-|
snoring
|^o
snuffed
candle
(ends a
flame message) -=
speak no
evil :-m
square
head [:-]
sticking
out tongue :-f
sticking
out tongue :p
sticking
out tongue :-p
sticking
out tongue :-p
sticking
out tongue :-r
surprised = O
surprised :-O
tear
:`-(
tear (of
happiness) :-)
thinking
about money $-)
to be or
not to be 2B|^2B
tongue
hanging out in disgust,
or a
smoker :-Q
tongue
in cheek -)
tongue
in cheek :-J
tongue
in cheek :-?
tongue-tied :-&
unhappy
:-c
unsmiley
:-t
unsmiley
(:-
unsmiley
(:-(
unsmiling :-[
wearing
a walkman [:-)
weeping
;-(
what?!
:-s
what? :>
what? :@
wide-eyed, wears glasses 8)
wide-eyed, wears glasses 8-)
wide-eyed surprised 8-|
wink ; )
wink
with a raspberry ; p
winkey
;-)
winking
and laughing ;-D
winky )
winky -)
wizard
-=#:-)
wizard 8
:-)
wow! 8-]
worked
late %-|
wry
smile :-i
wry
smile }-)
wry face
:-/
yawn :-o
yawn |-O
yuck >=^
p
yuck!
8-p
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In 1982
Scott Fahlman, PhD
used
the first online emoticons
:-) and :-(
See Snopes.com for
the origin of Smiley, credited to Ralph Reppert in 1967.
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