Chat Room Abbreviations
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<3 	      heart
404 	      I haven't a clue
A3	      Anyplace, anywhere, anytime
ADN 	      Any day now
AFAIK 	      As far as I know
AFK 	      Away from keyboard
ARE 	      Acronym-rich environment
ASAP 	      As soon as possible
A/S/L? 	      Age/sex/location?
B4N 	      Bye for now
BAK 	      Back at the keyboard
BAS 	      Big a** smile
BBIAB 	      Be back in a bit
BBL 	      Be back later
BBN 	      Bye bye now
BBS 	      Be back soon
BEG  	      Big evil grin
BF 	      Boy friend
BFD  	      Big f***ing deal
BFN  	      Bye for now
BG 	      Big grin
BIBO 	      Beer in, beer out
BIOYIOP       Blow it out your I/O port
BL 	      Belly laughing
BMGWL         Busting my gut with laughter
BOTEC         Back-of-the-envelope calculation
BRB 	      Be right back
BTA 	      But then again...
BTDT 	      Been there, done that
BTW 	      By the way
BWL 	      Bursting with laughter
BWTHDIK       But what the heck do I know...?
CICO 	      Coffee in, coffee out
C&G 	      Chuckle and grin
CNP 	      Continued in next post
CRB 	      Come right back
CRBT 	      Crying real big tears
CU 	      See you
CUL 	      See you later
CUL8ER        See you later
CYA 	      See ya
CYA 	      Cover your ass
CYO 	      See you online
DBA 	      Doing business as
DFLA 	      Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
DL 	      Dead link
DLTBBB        Don't let the bed bugs bite
DIKU 	      Do I know you?
DITYID 	      Did I tell you I'm distressed?
DOM 	      Dirty old man
DOS 	      Dozing off soon
DQMOT         Don't quote me on this
DTRT 	      Do the right thing
DWB 	      Don't write back
E2E	      exchange to exchange
E2E	      e-business to e-business
E2E	      employee to employee
E2E	      end to end
EG 	      Evil grin
EMFBI 	      Excuse me for butting in
EMSG 	      E-mail message
EOM 	      End of message
EOT 	      End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
ESAD	      Eat s**t and die
ETLA 	      Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
EWG	      evil wicked grin
F2F 	      Face to face
FAQ 	      Frequently-ask question(s)
FC 	      Fingers crossed
FISH 	      First in, still here
FLA 	      Four-letter acronym
FMTYEWTK      Far more than you ever wanted to know
FOMCL 	      Falling off my chair laughing
FTBOMH 	      From the bottom of my heart
FUBAR         F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition
FUD 	      Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW 	      For what it's worth
FYI 	      For your information
G 	      Grin
GA 	      Go ahead
GAL 	      Get a life
GIGO	      Garbage in, garbage out
GD&R 	      Grinning, ducking, and running
GF 	      Girlfriend
GFN 	      Gone for now
GGP 	      Gotta go pee
GIWIST 	      Gee, I wish I'd said that
GL 	      Good luck
GMAB 	      Give me a break
GMTA 	      Great minds think alike
GOL 	      Giggling out loud
GTRM 	      Going to read mail
GTSY 	      Glad to see you
H&K 	      Hug and kiss
HAGN 	      Have a good night
HAND 	      Have a nice day
HHIS 	      Hanging head in shame
HIG 	      How's it going
HT 	      Hi there
HTH 	      Hope this helps
HUB 	      Head up butt
IAC 	      In any case
IAE 	      In any event
IANAL 	      I am not a lawyer (but)
IAW	      I agree with or In accordance with
IC 	      I see
IGP 	      I gotta pee
IHA 	      I hate acronyms
IHU 	      I hear you
IIRC 	      If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
ILU or ILY    I love you
IM 	      Immediate message
IMCO 	      In my considered opinion
IMHO 	      In my humble opinion
IMing 	      Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game
IMNSHO 	      In my not so humble opinion
IMO 	      In my opinion
IMS 	      I am sorry
IOW 	      In other words
IPN 	      I'm posting naked
IRL 	      In real life (that is, when not chatting)
ITA	      I totally agree
ITIGBS 	      I think I'm going to be sick
IWALU         I will always love you
IYSWIM 	      If you see what I mean
J4G 	      Just for grins
JBOD 	      Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.)
JIC 	      Just in case
JK or j/k     Just kidding
JMO 	      Just my opinion
JTLYK 	      Just to let you know
k 	      ok
KISS 	      Keep it simple stupid
KIT 	      Keep in touch
KOTC 	      Kiss on the cheek
KOTL 	      Kiss on the lips
KWIM? 	      Know what I mean?
L8R 	      Later
L8R G8R       Later gator
LD 	      Later, dude
LDR 	      Long-distance relationship
LHO 	      Laughing head off
LLTA 	      Lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMAFO 	      Laughing my f**king a** off
LMAO 	      Laughing my a** off
LMSO 	      Laughing my socks off
LOL 	      Laughing out loud
LRF 	      Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
LSHMBH 	      Laughing so hard my belly hurts
LTM 	      Laugh to myself
LTNS 	      Long time no see
LTR 	      Long-term relationship
LULAB 	      Love you like a brother
LULAS 	      Love you like a sister
LUWAMH 	      Love you with all my heart
LY 	      Love ya
LY4E 	      Love ya forever
MorF 	      Male or female
MOSS 	      Member of the same sex
MOTOS 	      Member of the opposite sex
MTF 	      More to follow
MUSM 	      Miss you so much
NADT 	      Not a darn thing
NFG 	      No f*****g good
NFW 	      No feasible way or no f*****g way
NIFOC 	      Naked in front of computer
NP or N/P     No problem
NRN 	      No response necessary
OIC 	      Oh, I see
OLL 	      Online love
OMG 	      Oh my God
OTF 	      Off the floor
OTOH 	      On the other hand
OTTOMH 	      Off the top of my head
PANS 	      Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS")
PAW 	      Parents are watching
PCMCIA 	      People can't master computer industry acronyms
PDA 	      Public display of affection
PEBCAK 	      Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIBKAC        Problem is between keyboard and chair
PITA 	      Pain in the ass
PM 	      Private message
PMFJIB        Pardon me for jumping in but...
POAHF 	      Put on a happy face
::POOF::      Goodbye (leaving the room)
POTS 	      Plain old telephone service
PU 	      That stinks!
QT 	      Cutie
RL 	      Real life (that is, when not chatting)
ROR 	      Raffing out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud")
ROTFL 	      Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO      Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROTFLMAOWPIMP Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants
ROTFLMBO      Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RPG 	      Role-playing games
RSN 	      Real soon now
RT 	      Real time
RTFM 	      Read the f***ing manual
RYO 	      Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)
S^ 	      S'up - what's up
S4L 	      Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone's customer or client)
SHCOON 	      Shoot hot coffee out of nose
SEG 	      S***-eating grin
SETE 	      Smiling ear to ear
SF 	      Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
SHID 	      Slaps head in disgust
SNAFU 	      Situation normal, all f***ed up
SO 	      Significant other
SOL 	      Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
SOMY 	      Sick of me yet?
SOT 	      Short on time
SOTMG         Short on time must go
STFU	      Shut the f**k up
STFW 	      Search the f*****g Web
STW 	      Search the Web
SU 	      Shut up
SUAKM 	      Shut up and kiss me
SUP 	      What's up
SWAG 	      Stupid wild-a** guess
SWAK 	      Sealed with a kiss
SWL 	      Screaming with laughter
SYS 	      See you soon
TA 	      Thanks again
TAFN 	      That's all for now
TANSTAAFL     There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TCOY 	      Take care of yourself
TFH 	      Thread from hell (a discussion that just won't die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group)
TGIF 	      Thank God it's Friday
THX 	      Thanks
TIA 	      Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply)
TILII 	      Tell it like it is
TLA 	      Three-letter acronym
TLK2UL8R      Talk to you later
TMI 	      Too much information
TNT 	      Till next time
TOPCA 	      Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
TOY 	      Thinking of you
TPTB 	      The powers that be
TTFN 	      Ta-Ta for now
TTT 	      Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
TTYL 	      Talk to you later
TU 	      Thank you
TY 	      Thank you
TYVM	      Thank you very much
UAPITA 	      You're a pain in the ass
UAF	      Until further notice
UW 	      You're welcome
VBG 	      Very big grin
VBSEG 	      Very big s***-eating grin
WAG 	      Wild a** guess
WAYD 	      What are you doing
WB 	      Welcome back
WBS 	      Write back soon
WDALYIC       Who died and left you in charge?
WEG 	      Wicked evil grin
WFM 	      Works for me
WIBNI 	      Wouldn't it be nice if
WT? 	      What/who the ?
WTF 	      What the F***!
WTFO 	      What the F***! Over!
WTG 	      Way to go!
WTGP? 	      Want to go private?
WU? 	      What's up?
WYSITWIRL     What you see is TOTALLY WORTHLESS IN REAL LIFE!
WUF? 	      Where are you from?
WYSIWYG       What you see is what you get
YBS 	      You'll be sorry
YGBSM 	      You gotta be s***tin' me!
YMMV 	      Your mileage may vary.
YW 	      You're welcome