AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK = Away From Keyboard
AKA = Also Known As
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ATM = According To Me
ATTN = Attention
BAK = Back At the Keyboard
BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit
BBL = Be Back Later
BBS = Be Back Soon
BFN = Bye For Now
BIF = Basis In Fact
BION = Believe It Or Not
BL = Belly Laughing
BRB = Be Right Back
BTA = But Then Again
BTT = Back To Topic
BTW = By The Way
CMIIW = Correct Me If I’m Wrong
CU = see you
CUA = Common User Access
CUL = see you Later
CWYL = Chat With Ya Later
CYO = See You Online
DBA = Doing Business As
DIKU? = Do I Know You?
DITYID? = Did I Tell You I’m Distressed?
DIY = Do It Yourself
DTRT = Do The Right Thing
EMFBI = Excuse Me For Butting In
EOM = End Of Message
EOS = End Of Show
EOT = End Of Thread
FTF = Face To Face
FAQ = Frequently Asked Question(s)
FISH = First In, Still Here
FOMCL = Falling Off My Chair Laughing
FUD = Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt
FWIW = For What It’s Worth
FYA = For Your Amusement
FYEO = For Your Eyes Only
FYI = For Your Information
GA = Go Ahead
GAL = Get A Life
GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST = Gee, I Wish I’d Said That
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
GOL = Giggling Out Loud
GRD = Grinning, Running & Ducking
GTG = Got to Go
GWS = Get Well Soon
GTRM = Going To Read Mail
HHOK = Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HHOS = Ha Ha, Only Serious
HNG = Horny Net Geek
HTD = Have To Disagree
HTH = Hope This Helps
HTHBE = Hope This Has Been Enlightening
IAC = In Any Case
IAG = I’m A Genius
IAE = In Any Event
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
IC = I see
ICAM = I Couldn’t Agree More
ID = I Disagree
IHA = I Hate Acronyms
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
ILY or ILU = I Love You
IMAO = In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO = In My Considered Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
IPN = I’m Posting Naked
IRL = In Real Life IRT = In Real Time
ITA = I Totally Agree
ITD = I Totally Disagree
ITRW = In The Real World
IOW = In Other Words
JAT = Just A Thought
JFU = Just For You
JIC = Just In Case
JK = Just Kidding (or Joke)
JMHO = Just My Humble Opinion
JMO = Just My Opinion
KWIM? = Know What I Mean?
L8R = Later
LBAY = Laughing Back At You
LD = Later Dude
LDR = Long=Distance Relationship
LLTA = Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LMAO = Lauging My Ass Off
LOL = Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Luck
LOLBAY = Laughing Out Loud Back At You
LTM = Laugh To Myself
LTNS = Long Time No See M/F? = Male or
Female?
MEGO = My Eyes Glazed Over
MHOTY = My Hat’s Off To You
MINK = Multiple Income No Kids
MMHA2U = My Most Humble Apologies to you
MOOS or MOTOS = Member Of The Opposite
Sex
MOSS or MOTSS = Member Of The Same Sex
MOTD = Message Of The Day
MOTO = Member Of The Opposant
MUD = Multi=User Dungeon (or Dimension)
NBIF = No Basis In Fact
NBIR = No Basis In Reality
NW = No Way
NP = No Problem
NRN = No Reply Necessary
OIC = Oh, I see
OLL = On=Line Love
OMG = Oh My God
OOT = Out Of Topic
OOTB = Out Of The Box
OPM = Other People’s Money OTF = On The
Floor
OTOH = On The Other Hand
OTOOH = On The Other, Other Hand
OTP = On The Phone
OTTH = On The Third Hand
OTTOMH = Off The Top Of My Head
OTW = On the Way
PANS = Pretty Awesome New Stuff
PC = Politically Correct or Personal Computer
PDA = Public Display of Affection
PDQ = Pretty Darn Quick
PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And
Keyboard
PI or PIC = Politically Incorrect
PITA = Pain In The Ass
PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI = Pardon My Jumping In
POTS = Plain Old Telephone Service (or Pretty
Old Tired Stuff)
POV = Point Of View
PPL = Peed Pants Laughing or People
RL = Real Life
ROAR = laughing as loud as a lion
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
RP = Romantic Partner
RPG = Role Playing Games
RSN = Real Soon Now
RTM = Read The Manual or Message
RW = Real World
RYO = Roll Your Own
SINK = Single Income No Kids
SITD = Still In The Dark
SO = Significant Other
SOL = Smiling Out Loud
SOMY? = Sick Of Me Yet?
SOS = Someone On Shoulder
STD = Sick To Death
STS = Sorry To Say
TAF = That’s All Folks
TAFN = That’s All For Now
TANSTAAFL = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A
Free
Lunch
TBH = To Be Honest
TCN = Take Care Now
TFH = Thread From Hell
TFI = The Fact Is
TFM = Thanks From Me
TFMT = Thanks From Me Too
TFS = Thank For Sharing
TGIF = Thank God It’s Friday
TGTBT = Too Good To Be True
TFRM = Thanks For Remind Me
THX = Thanks
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TIC = Tongue In Cheek
TIG = This Is Great TIIC = The Idiots In Charge
TLA = Three=Letter Acronym
TPTB = The Powers That Be
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TQ or TX or TXS or THX = Thanks (or Thank
You)
TYSM = Thank You So Much
TYVM = Thank You Very Much
UAPITA or YAPITA = You’re A Pain In The Ass
USTM or YSTM = You Should Thanks Me
VWP = Very Well Put
W4W = Word for Word
WAGS = What A Great Story
WAI = What An Inspiration!
WB = Welcome Back
WDALYIC? = Who Died And Left You In Charge?
WFM = Works For Me
WIBNI = Wouldn’t It Be Nice If
WP = Well Put
WT? = What/Who The?
WTH? = What The Hell?
WTG = Way To Go
WTGP? = Want To Go Private?
WTS = With That Said
WU? = What’s Up?
WUF? = Where are you From?
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
XOXO = kisses and hugs
XX = kisses
YAAG = You Are A Genius
YABR = You Are Being Replaced
YGBSM = You’ve Gotta Be Shittin’ Me
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
YRR = You ‘R’ Right
YVMW = You’re Very Much Welcome
