| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| ADN |
Any day now |
| AFAIK |
As far as I know |
| AFK |
Away from keyboard |
| ARE |
Acronym-rich environment |
| A/S/L? |
Age/sex/location? |
| B4N |
Bye for now |
| BAK |
Back at the keyboard |
| BBIAB |
Be back in a bit |
| BBL |
Be back later |
| BEG |
Big evil grin |
| BFD |
Big f***ing deal |
| BFN |
Bye for now |
| BG |
Big grin |
| BIOYIOP |
Blow it out your I/O port |
| BL |
Belly laughing |
채팅 약어들...
| BOTEC |
Back-of-the-envelope calculation |
| BRB |
Be right back |
| BTA |
But then again... |
| BTW |
By the way |
| BWL |
Burst With Laughter |
| BWTHDIK |
But what the heck do I know...? |
| CU |
See you |
| CUL |
See you later |
| CUL8ER |
See you later |
| CYA |
Cover your ass |
| CYO |
See you online |
| DBA |
Doing business as |
| DFLA |
Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA) |
| DL |
Dead link |
| DIKU |
Do I know you? |
| DITYID |
Did I tell you I'm distressed? |
| DQMOT |
Don't quote me on this |
| EG |
Evil grin |
| EMFBI |
Excuse me for butting in |
| EOM |
End of message |
| EOT |
End of thread (meaning: end of discussion) |
| ETLA |
Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA) |
| F2F |
Face to face |
| FAQ |
Frequently-ask question(s) |
| FISH |
First in, still here |
| FLA |
Four-letter acronym |
| FMTYEWTK |
Far more than you ever wanted to know |
| FOMCL |
Falling off my chair laughing |
| 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 |
| G2G |
Got to go |
| GA |
Go ahead |
| GAL |
Get a life |
| GD&R |
Grinning, ducking, and running |
| GIWIST |
Gee, I wish I'd said that |
| GMTA |
Great minds think alike |
| GOL |
Giggling out loud |
| GTRM |
Going to read mail |
| HTH |
Hope this helps |
| IAC |
In any case |
| IANAL |
I am not a lawyer (but) |
| IC |
I see |
| IDK |
I don't know |
| IHA |
I hate acronyms |
| IIRC |
If I recall/remember/recollect correctly |
| ILU or ILY |
I love you |
| IM |
Immediate/Instant message |
| 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 |
| IOW |
In other words |
| IPN |
I'm posting naked |
| IRL |
In real life |
| IYSWIM |
If you see what I mean |
| JBOD |
Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.) |
| JIC |
Just in case |
| JK |
Just kidding |
| KOTC |
Kiss on the cheek |
| KWIM? |
Know what I mean? |
| L8R |
Later |
| LD |
Later, dude |
| LDR |
Long-distance relationship |
| LLTA |
Lots and lots of thunderous applause |
| LMAO |
Laugh(ing) My Ass Off |
| LMLYG |
Let Me Let You Go |
| LOL |
Laugh(ing) Out Loud |
| LRF |
Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment) |
| LTM |
Laugh to myself |
| LTR |
Long-term relationship |
| LULAB |
Love you like a brother |
| LULAS |
Love you like a sister |
| MorF |
Male or female |
| MOSS |
Member of the same sex |
| MOTOS |
Member of the opposite sex |
| MUSM |
Miss you so much |
| NM |
Not much |
| 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 |
| 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") |
| 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 |
| PMFJIB |
Pardon me for jumping in but... |
| ::POOF:: |
Goodbye (leaving the room) |
| POS |
Parent over shoulder (change the topic) |
| POTS |
Plain old telephone service |
| PU |
That stinks! |
| 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 |
| RTFM |
Read the f***ing manual |
| RYO |
Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper) |
| 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 |
| SF |
Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site) |
| SNAFU |
Situation normal, all f***ed up |
| SO |
Significant other |
| SOHF |
Sense of humor failure |
| SOL |
Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck |
| SOMY |
Sick of me yet? |
| STFW |
Search the f*****g Web |
| STW |
Search the Web |
| SWAG |
Stupid wild-a** guess |
| TAFN |
That's all for now |
| TANSTAAFL |
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch |
| 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) |
| TLA |
Three-letter acronym |
| TLK2UL8R |
Talk to you later |
| TMI |
Too much information |
| TOPCA |
Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term) |
| 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 |
| UAPITA |
You're a pain in the ass |
| UW |
You're welcome |
| VBG |
Very big grin |
| VBSEG |
Very big s***-eating grin |
| WDALYIC |
Who died and left you in charge? |
| WFM |
Works for me |
| WIBNI |
Wouldn't it be nice if |
| WRT |
With respect to |
| WT? |
What/who the ? |
| WTFO |
What the F***! Over! |
| WTG |
Way to go! |
| WTGP? |
Want to go private? |
| WU? |
What's up? |
| WUF? |
Where are you from? |
| WYSIWYG |
What you see is what you get |
| YGBSM |
You gotta be s***tin' me! |
| YMMV |
Your mileage may vary. |
| YMIA |
You're welcome in advance |
