| *$$ or *$s |
Starbucks
Coffee Shop © (A-Trade.com) |
| ? |
I don't
understand what you mean/I have a question |
| ?4U |
I have a
question for you |
| ;S |
Gentle warning,
like "Hmm? What did you say?" |
| ^^ |
Meaning read
line or message above |
| <3 |
Meaning
sideways heart (love, friendship) |
| <33 |
Meaning heart
(more 3s is a bigger heart) |
| @TEOTD |
At the end of
the day |
| .02 |
My (or your)
two cents worth |
| 121 |
One-to-one
(private chat initiation) |
| 1337 |
Leet, meaning
'elite' |
| 143 |
I love you |
| 14AA441 |
One for all,
and all for one |
| 19 |
Zero hand
(online gaming) |
| 1DR |
I wonder |
| 2 |
Meaning "to" in
SMS |
| 20 |
Meaning
'location' |
| 2G2BT |
Too good to be
true |
| 2MI |
Too much
information |
| 2MOR |
Tomorrow |
| 4 |
Short for "for"
in SMS |
| 411 |
Meaning
'information' |
| 404 |
I don't know |
| 411 |
Meaning
'information' |
| 420 |
Lets get high |
| 420 |
Meaning
"Marijuana" |
| 459 |
Means I love
you (ILY is 459 using keypad numbers) |
| 4COL |
For crying out
loud |
| 4EAE |
Forever and
ever |
| 4NR |
Foreigner |
| ^5 |
High-five |
| 555 |
Sobbing,
crying. (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 55555 |
Crying your
eyes out (Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 6Y |
Sexy |
| 86 |
Over |
| 88 |
Bye-bye
(Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| 9 |
Parent is watching
|
|

A
(top) |
| A3 |
Anytime,
anywhere, anyplace |
| AA |
As above |
| AAF |
As a matter of
fact |
| AAK |
Asleep at
keyboard |
| AAK |
Alive and
kicking |
| 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 |
| ABT |
About |
| 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 |
| AF |
April Fools |
| AFC |
Away from
computer |
| AFAIAA |
As far as I am
aware |
| AFAIC |
As far as I am
concerned |
| AFAIK |
As far as I
know |
| AFAIUI |
As far as I
understand it |
| AFAP |
As far as
possible |
| AFJ |
April Fool's
joke |
| AFK |
Away from
keyboard |
| AFPOE |
A fresh pair of
eyes |
| AH |
At home |
| AIAMU |
And I am a
money's uncle |
| 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 |
| AMBW |
All my best
wishes |
| AML |
All my love |
| AMOF |
As a matter of
fact |
| AOE |
Area of effect
(online game) |
| AOM |
Age of majority |
| AOM |
Age of
Mythology (online gaming) |
| AOTA |
All of the
above |
| AOYP |
Angel on your
pillow |
| APAC |
All praise and
credit |
| AQAP |
As quick (or
quiet) as possible |
| ASIG |
And so it goes |
| ASAP |
As soon as
possible |
| A/S/L |
Age/sex/location |
| ASL |
Age/sex/location |
| ASLA |
Age/sex/location/availability |
| AT |
At your
terminal |
| ATB |
All the best |
| ATEOTD |
At the end of
the day |
| ATM |
At the moment |
| ATSITS |
All the
stars in the sky |
| ATSL |
Along the same
line (or lines) |
| AWC |
After awhile
crocodile |
| AWESO |
Awesome |
| 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? |
| AYS |
Are you
serious? |
| AYT |
Are you there? |
| AYTMTB |
And you're
telling me this because |
| AYV |
Are you
vertical? |
| AZN |
Asian
|

B (top) |
| B |
Back |
| B8 |
Bait (person
teased or joked with, or under-aged person/teen) |
| B9 |
Boss is
watching |
| B/F |
Boyfriend |
| B/G |
Background
(personal information request) |
| B4 |
Before |
| B4N
|
Bye for now |
| BAG |
Busting a gut |
| BA |
Bad *A* |
| BAK |
Back at
keyboard |
| BAS |
Big
'butt' smile |
| BAU |
Business as
usual |
| BAY |
Back at ya |
| BB |
Be back |
| BB |
Bebi / Baby
(Spanish SMS) |
| BBC |
Big bad
challenge |
| BBIAB |
Be back in a
bit |
| BBIAF |
Be back in a
few |
| BBIAM |
Be back in a
minute |
| BBIAS |
Be back in a
sec |
| BBL |
Be back later |
| BBN |
Bye, bye
now |
| BBQ |
Barbeque, "Ownage",
shooting score/frag (online gaming) |
| BBS |
Be back soon |
| BBT |
Be back
tomorrow |
| BC |
Because |
| B/C |
Because |
| BC |
Be cool |
| BCNU |
Be seeing you |
| BCOS |
Because |
| BD |
Big deal |
| BDAY |
Birthday |
| B-DAY |
Birthday |
| BDN |
Big darn number |
| BEG |
Big evil grin |
| BF |
Boyfriend |
| BFAW |
Best friend at
work |
| BF2 |
Battlefield 2
(online gaming) |
| BF |
Best friend |
| BFF |
Best friends
forever |
| BFFL |
Best friends
for life |
| BFFLNMW |
Best friends
for life, no matter what |
| BFD |
Big freaking
deal |
| BFG |
Big
freaking grin |
| BFFN |
Best friend for
now |
| 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 |
| BIOYA |
Blow it out
your a** |
| BIOYN |
Blow it out
your nose |
| BISFLATM |
Boy, I sure
feel like a turquoise monkey! (unverified) |
| BLNT |
Better luck
next time |
| BM |
Bite me |
| BME |
Based on my
experience |
| BM&Y |
Between me and
you |
| BOL |
Best of luck |
| BOLO |
Be on the look
out |
| BOOMS |
Bored out of my
skull |
| BOSMKL |
Bending over
smacking my knee laughing |
| BOYF |
Boyfriend |
| BPLM |
Big person
little mind |
| BRB |
Be right back |
| BRD |
Bored |
| BRT |
Be right there |
| BSOD |
Blue Screen of
death |
| BT |
Bite this |
| BTA |
But then again |
| BTDT |
Been there,
done that |
| BTW |
By the way |
| BUBU |
Slang term for
the most beautiful of women |
| BWL |
Bursting with
laughter |
| BYOB |
Bring your own
beer |
| BYOC |
Bring your own
computer |
| BYOP |
Bring your own
paint (paintball) |
| BYTM |
Better you than
me
|

C
(top) |
| C&G |
Chuckle & grin |
| CAD |
Control + Alt +
Delete |
| CAD |
Short for
Canada/Canadian |
| CAM |
Camera (SMS) |
| CB |
Coffee break |
| CB |
Chat break |
| CB |
Crazy *biatch* |
| 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 |
| CNP |
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 |
| CSG |
Chuckle,
snicker, grin |
| CSL |
Can't
stop laughing |
| CSS |
Counter-Strike
Source (online gaming) |
| CT |
Can't
talk |
| CTC |
Care to
chat? |
| CTHU |
Cracking
the *heck* up |
| 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 |
| CUMID |
See you in my
dreams |
| CURLO |
See you around
like a donut |
| CWOT |
Complete waste
of time |
| 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
(top) |
| D2 |
Dedos / fingers
(Spanish SMS) |
| DA |
Meaning "The" |
| DBAU |
Doing business
as usual |
| DD |
Dear (or
Darling) daughter |
| DD |
Due diligence |
| DEGT |
Dear (or
Darling) daughter |
| DF |
Don't even go
there |
| DGAF |
Don't give a
*freak* |
| DGTG |
Don't go there
girlfriend |
| DH |
Dear (or
Darling) husband |
| DHU |
Dinosaur hugs
(used to show support) |
| DIIK |
Darned if I
know |
| DIKU |
Do I know you? |
| DILLIGAF |
Do I look like
I give a *freak*? |
| DILLIGAS |
Do I look like
I give a sugar? |
| DIS |
Did I say? |
| DKDC |
on't know,
don't care |
| D/L |
Download |
| DL |
Download |
| DL |
Down low |
| DLBBB |
Don't let (the)
bed bugs bite |
| DLTBBB |
Don't let the
bed bugs bite |
| DM |
Doesn't matter |
| DN |
Down |
| DNC |
Do not compute
(meaning I do not understand) |
| DNR |
Dinner (SMS) |
| DNT |
Don't |
| d00d |
Dude |
| DOE |
Daughter of Eve |
| DP |
Display Picture
(Yahoo Messenger Chat) |
| DPS |
Damage per
second (online gaming) |
| DQMOT |
Don't quote me
on this |
| DS |
Dear (or
Darling) son |
| DTS |
Don't think so |
| DUPE |
Duplicate |
| DUR |
Do you
remember? |
| DV8 |
Deviate |
| DW |
Dear (or
Darling) wife |
| DWF |
Divorced white
female |
| DWM |
Divorced white
male |
| DXNRY |
Dictionary |
| DYNWUTB |
Do you know
what you are talking about? |
| DYOR |
Do your own
research (common stock market chat slang)
|

E
(top) |
| E |
Ecstasy |
| E1 |
Everyone |
| E123 |
Easy as one,
two, three |
| E2EG |
Ear to ear grin |
| EAK |
Eating at
keyboard |
| EBKAC |
Error between
keyboard and chair |
| ED |
Erase display |
| EF4T |
Effort |
| EG |
Evil grin |
| EIP |
Editing in
progress |
| EMA |
E-mail address |
| EMFBI |
Excuse me for
butting in |
| EMSG |
E-mail message |
| ENUF |
Enough |
| EOD |
End of day |
| EOD |
End of
discussion |
| EOL |
End of lecture |
| EOL |
End of life |
| EOM |
End of message |
| EOT |
End of
transmission |
| ERS2 |
Eres tz / are
you (Spanish SMS) |
| ES |
Erase screen |
| ETA |
Estimated time
(of) arrival |
| EVA |
Ever |
| EVO |
Evolution |
| EWG |
Evil wicked
grin (in fun, teasing) |
| EZ |
Easy |
| EZY |
Easy
|

F
(top) |
| F |
Meaning female |
| F2F |
Face to face |
| F2F |
Face to face |
| F2P |
Free to play
(online gaming) |
| FBF |
Fat boy food
(e.g. pizza, burgers, fries) |
| FBM |
Fine by me |
| FC |
Fingers crossed |
| FC'INGO |
For crying out
loud |
| FEITCTAJ |
*Freak* 'em if
they can't take a joke |
| FFS |
For 'freak'
sakes |
| FICCL |
Frankly I
couldn't care a less |
| FIIK |
*Freaked* if I
know |
| FIIOOH |
Forget it, I'm
out of here |
| FIMH |
Forever in my
heart |
| FISH |
First in, still
here |
| FITB |
Fill in the
blank |
| FOMC |
Falling off my
chair |
| FOMCL |
Falling off my
chair laughing |
| FRT |
For real though |
| FTBOMH |
From the bottom
of my heart |
| FTW |
For the win |
| FUBAR |
Fouled up
beyond all recognition |
| FUBB |
Fouled up
beyond belief |
| FW |
Forward |
|
FWIW |
For
what it's worth |
| FYEO |
For your eyes
only |
| FYA |
For your
amusement |
| FYI |
For your
information
|

G
(top) |
| 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 |
| GAS |
Got a second? |
| GB |
Goodbye |
| GBU |
God bless you |
| GDR |
Grinning,
ducking, and running |
| GD/R |
Grinning,
ducking, and running |
| GFI |
Go for it |
| GF |
Girl
friend |
| GFN |
Gone for now |
| GG |
Gotta Go |
| GG |
Good Game
(online gaming) |
| GG |
Brother
(Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| GGA |
Good game, all
(online gaming) |
| GGOH |
Gotta Get Outa
Here |
| GGP |
Got to go pee |
| GH |
Good hand
(online gaming) |
| GIAR |
Give it a rest |
| GIC |
Gift in crib
(online gaming) |
| GIGO |
Garbage in,
garbage out |
| GIRL |
Guy in real
life |
| 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 |
| GNIGHT |
Good night |
| GNITE |
Good night |
| GNSD |
Good night,
sweet dreams |
| GOI |
Get over it |
| GOL |
Giggling out
loud |
| GR8 |
Great |
| GRATZ |
Congratulations |
| GRL |
Girl |
| GRWG |
Get
right with God |
| GR&D |
Grinning,
running and ducking |
| GT |
Good try |
| GTFO |
Get the *freak*
out |
| GTG |
Got to go |
| GTRM |
Going to read
mail |
| GTSY |
Great (or good)
to see you
|

H
(top) |
| 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 |
| H-BDAY |
Happy Birthday |
| HBU |
How about you? |
| HF |
Have fun |
| HFAC |
Holy flipping
animal crackers |
| H-FDAY |
Happy Father's
Day |
| HHIS |
Head hanging in
shame |
| HL |
Half Life
(online gaming) |
| HLA |
Hola / hello
(Spanish SMS) |
| H-MDAY |
Happy Mother's
Day |
| HNL |
(w)Hole 'nother
level |
| HOAS |
Hold on a
second |
| HP |
Hit points /
Health points (online gaming) |
| HRU |
How are you? |
| HTH |
Hope this helps |
| HUB |
Head up
butt |
| HV |
Have
|

I
(top) |
| 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 |
| ICFILWU |
I could fall in
love with you |
| IDC |
I don't care |
| IDK |
I don't know |
| IDTS |
I don't think
so |
| IDUNNO |
I don't know |
| IG2R
|
I got to run |
| IGHT |
I got high
tonight |
| IGN |
I (I've) got
nothing |
| IGP
|
I got to (go)
pee |
| IIRC |
If I remember
correctly |
| IK |
I know |
| IKR |
I know, right? |
| 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 |
| ImL |
(in Arial font)
Means I love you (a way of using the American sign language in text) |
| 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 |
| IWALU |
I will
always love you |
| IWIAM |
Idiot wrapped in a moron |
| IYKWIM |
If you know
what I mean |
| IYO |
In your opinion |
| IYSS |
If you say so
|

J
(top) |
| j00 |
You |
| j00r |
Your |
| JAC |
Just a sec |
| JAM |
Just a minute |
| JFF |
Just for fun |
| JFGI |
Just *freaking*
Google it |
| JIC |
Just in case |
| JJA
|
Just joking
around |
| JK |
Just kidding |
| JLMK |
Just let me
know |
| JMO |
Just my opinion |
| JP |
Just playing |
| JTLYK |
Just to let you
know |
| JW |
Just wondering
|

K (top) |
| K |
Okay |
| KK |
Knock, knock |
| 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 |
| KFY |
Kiss for you
|
| KIA |
Know it all |
| KISS |
Keep it simple,
stupid |
| KIT |
Keep in touch |
| KOC |
Kiss on cheek |
| KOL |
Kiss on
lips |
| KOTC |
Kiss on the
cheek |
| KOTL |
Kiss on the
lips |
| KNIM |
Know what I
mean? |
| KPC |
Keeping parents
clueless |
| KS |
Kill then steal
(online gaming)
|

L
(top) |
| l33t |
Leet, meaning
'elite' |
| L8R |
Later |
| L8RG8R |
Later, gator |
| LBAY |
Laughing back
at you |
| LD |
Later, dude /
Long distance |
| LEMENO |
Let me know |
| LERK |
Leaving easy
reach of keyboard |
| LFG |
Looking for
group (online gaming) |
| LFG |
Looking for
guard (online gaming) |
| LGH |
Lets get high |
| LH6 |
Lets have sex |
| LHSX |
Lets have sex |
| LHM |
Lord
help me |
| LHO |
Laughing
head off |
| LIC |
Like I care |
| 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 |
| LMNK |
Leave my name
out |
| LOA |
List of
acronyms |
| LOL |
Laughing out
loud |
| LOL |
Laugh out loud |
| LOL |
Lots of love |
| LOLH |
Laughing out
loud hysterically |
| LOLO |
Lots of love |
| LOTR |
Lord of The
Rings (online gaming) |
| LQTM |
Laughing
quietly to myself |
| LSHMBH |
Laugh so
hard my belly hurts |
| LTNS |
Long time no
see |
| LTOD |
Laptop of death |
| LTS |
Laughing to
self |
| LULZ |
Slang for lol |
| LVM |
Left voice mail |
| LWOS |
Laughing
without smiling |
| LY |
Love ya |
| LYLAS |
Love you like a
sis |
| LYSO |
Love you so
much
|

M
(top) |
| M8 |
Mate |
| MC |
Merry Christmas |
| MEGO |
My eyes glaze
over |
| MEH |
Meaning a
"shrug" or shrugging shoulders |
| MEHH |
Meaning a
"sigh" or sighing |
| MFI |
Mad for it |
| MGB |
May God bless |
| MIRL |
Meet in real
life |
| MLM |
Meaning give
the middle finger |
| MM |
Sister
(Mandarin Chinese txt msgs) |
| MMK |
Meaning okay?
(as a question) |
| MNC |
Mother
nature calls |
| MorF |
Male or female? |
| MOOS |
Member of the
opposite sex |
| MOS |
Mother over
shoulder |
| MOSS |
Member of same
sex |
| MP |
Mana points
(online gaming) |
| 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 |
| MYO |
Mind your own
(business) |
| MYOB |
Mind your own
business
|

N
(top) |
| n00b |
Newbie |
| N1 |
Nice one |
| N2M |
Nothing too
much |
| 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 |
| NFS |
Need for Speed
(online gaming) |
| NFS |
Not for sale |
| NFW |
No *freaking*
way |
| NFW |
Not for work |
| NFWS |
Not for work
safe |
| NH |
Nice hand
(online gaming) |
| NIFOC |
Naked in front
of computer |
| NIMBY |
Not in my back
yard |
| NIROK |
Not in reach of
keyboard |
| 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 |
| NPC |
Non-playing
character (online gaming) |
| NQT |
Newly qualified
teacher |
| NR |
Nice roll
(online gaming) |
| NRN |
No
response/reply necessary |
| NS |
Nice score
(online gaming) |
| NSA |
No strings
attached |
| NSFW |
Not safe for
work |
| NSISR |
Not sure if
spelled right |
| NT |
Nice try |
| NTHING |
Nothing (SMS) |
| NVM |
Never mind |
| NW |
No way |
| NWO |
No way out
|

O
(top) |
| O |
Opponent
(online gaming) |
| OATUS |
On a totally
unrelated subject |
| OB |
Oh baby |
| OB |
Oh brother |
| OI |
Operator
indisposed |
| OIC |
Oh, I see |
| OJ |
Only joking |
| OL |
Old lady |
| OM |
Old man |
| OM |
Oh, my |
| OMDB |
Over my
dead body |
| OMFG |
Oh my
*freaking* God |
|
omfglmaobbqroflcopteriss |
oh my
*freaking* god, laugh my a** off, owned, roll on floor spinning around
im so sad |
| OMG |
Oh my God |
| OMGYG2BK |
Oh my God, you
got to be kidding |
| OMW |
On my way |
| ONL |
Online |
| OO |
Over and out |
| OOC |
Out of
character |
| OOH |
Out of here |
| OOTD |
One of these
days |
| OOTO |
Out of the
office |
| OP |
On phone |
| ORLY |
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 |
| OYO |
On your own
|

P
(top) |
| P |
Partner
(online gaming) |
| P2P |
Parent
to parent |
| P2P |
Peer to
peer |
| P2P |
Pat to
play (online gaming) |
| P911 |
Parents
coming into room alert |
| PAW |
Parents are
watching |
| PC |
Player
character (online gaming) |
| PCM |
Please call me |
| PDH |
Pretty
darn happy |
| PDS |
Please
don't shoot |
| PDQ |
Pretty darn
quick |
| PEEPS |
People |
| PITA |
Pain in
the *butt* |
| PKMN |
Pokemon
(online gaming) |
| PL8 |
Plate |
| 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 |
| POV |
Point of view |
| POV |
Privately owned
vehicle (originally used to differentiate an individual's vehicle from a
military vehicle) |
| PPL |
People |
| PPU |
Pending pick-up |
| PROLLY |
Probably |
| PRON |
Meaning
pornography |
| PRT |
Party |
| PRW |
People/parents
are watching |
| PSOS |
Parent standing
over shoulder |
| PSP |
Playstation
Portable |
| PTL |
Praise the Lord |
| PTMM |
Please tell me
more |
| PUG |
Pick up group
(online gaming) |
| PWN |
Meaning "own" |
| PXT |
Please explain
that |
| PU |
That stinks! |
| PUKS |
Pick up kids (SMS) |
| PZ |
Peace
|

Q
(top) |
| Q |
Queue |
| QFE |
Question for
everyone |
| QFI |
Quoted for
idiocy |
| QFI |
Quoted for
irony |
| QIK |
Quick |
| QL |
Quit laughing |
| QQ (qq) |
Meaning "crying
eyes" |
| QSL |
Reply |
| QSO |
Conversation |
| QT |
Cutie |
| QTPI |
Cutie pie
|

R
(top) |
| R8 |
Rate (SMS) |
| RBAY |
Right back at
you |
| RL |
Real life |
| RLY |
Really |
| RME |
Rolling my eyes |
| RMLB |
Read my lips
baby |
| RMMM |
Read my mail
man |
| ROFL |
Rolling on
floor laughing |
| ROFLCOPTER |
Rolling on
floor laughing and spinning around |
| ROFLMAO |
Rolling on the
floor, laughing my *butt* off |
| ROTFL |
Rolling on the
floor laughing |
| ROTFLUTS |
Rolling on the
floor laughing unable to speak |
| RS |
Runescape
(online gaming) |
| RSN |
Real soon now |
| RTBS |
Reason to be
single |
| RTFM |
Read the
*freaking* manual |
| RU |
Are you? |
| RUOK |
Are you okay? |
| RYB |
Read your Bible
|

S
(top) |
| S2R |
Send to receive
(meaning send me your picture to get mine) |
| SAL |
Such a laugh |
| SBT |
Sorry 'bout
that |
| SC |
Stay cool |
| SETE |
Smiling
Ear-to-Ear |
| SFAIK |
So far as I
know |
| SH |
Same
here |
| SH^ |
Shut up |
| SHID |
Slapping
head in disgust |
| SICNR |
Sorry, I could
not resist |
| SIG2R
|
Sorry, I got to
run |
| SIHTH |
Stupidity is
hard to take |
| SIS |
Snickering in
silence |
| SIT |
Stay in touch |
| SK8 |
Skate |
| SK8NG |
Skating |
| SK8R |
Skater |
| SK8RBOI |
Skater Boy |
| SLAP |
Sounds like a
plan |
| SMHID |
Scratching my
head in disbelief |
| SNAFU |
Situation
normal all fouled up |
| SNERT |
Snot
nosed egotistical rude teenager |
| SO |
Significant
other |
| SOAB |
Son of a *B* |
| SOL |
Sooner or later |
| SOMY |
Sick of me yet? |
| SorG |
Straight or
Gay? |
| SOS |
Meaning help |
| SOS |
Son of Sam |
| SOT |
Short of time |
| SOTMG |
Short of time,
must go |
| SOWM |
Someone with me |
| SPK |
Speak (SMS) |
| SRSLY |
Seriously |
| SPST |
Same place,
same time |
| SPTO |
Spoke to |
| SQ |
Square |
| 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 |
| STFU |
Shut the
*freak* up |
| STR8 |
Straight |
| STW |
Search the Web |
| SUITM |
See you in the
morning |
| SUL |
See you later |
| SUP |
What's up? |
| SWAK |
Sent (or
sealed) with a kiss |
| SWALK |
Sealed (or sealed) with a loving kiss |
| SWAT |
Scientific
wild *butt* guess |
| SWL |
Screaming
with laughter |
| SWMBO |
She who must be
obeyed. Meaning wife or partner |
| SYL |
See you later |
| SYS |
See you soon
|

T
(top) |
| T+ |
Think positive |
| T:)T |
Think happy
thoughts |
| TA |
Thanks a lot |
| TAFN |
That's all for
now |
| TANK |
Meaning really
strong |
| TANKED |
Meaning "owned" |
| TANKING |
Meaning
"owning" |
| TAM |
Tomorrow a.m. |
| TAU |
Thinking
about u (you) |
| TAUMUALU |
Thinking
about you miss you always love you |
| TBAG |
Process of
disgracing a corpse, taunting a fragged/killed player (online gaming) |
| TBC |
To be continued |
| TBD |
To be
determined |
| TBH |
To be honest |
| TBL |
Text back later |
| TC |
Take care |
| TCB |
Take care of
business |
| TCOY |
Take care of
yourself |
| TD |
Tower defense
(online gaming) |
| TDTM |
Talk dirty to
me |
| TFS |
Thanks for
sharing |
| TGIF |
Thank God it's
Friday |
| THX |
Thanks |
| THT |
Think happy
thoughts |
| THNX |
Thanks |
| THNQ |
Thank-you (SMS) |
| 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 |
| TMTH |
Too much to
handle |
| TMWFI |
Take my word
for it |
| TNSTAAFL |
There's no such
thing as a free lunch |
| TNT |
Til next time |
| TOJ |
Tears of joy |
| TOU |
Thinking of you |
| TOY |
Thinking of you |
| TPM |
Tomorrow p.m. |
| TPTB |
The powers that
be |
| TQ |
Te quiero / I
love you (Spanish SMS) |
| TSNF |
That's so not
fair |
| TSTB |
The sooner, the
better |
| TTFN |
Ta ta for now |
| TTLY |
Totally |
| 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 |
| TYSO
|
Thank you so
much |
| TYVM |
Thank you very
much
|

U
(top) |
| ^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 |
| UN4TUN8 |
Unfortunate |
| UNCRTN |
Uncertain |
| UNPC |
Un- (not)
politically correct |
| UR |
Your / You're |
| UR2YS4ME |
You are too
wise for me |
| URA* |
You are a star |
| URH |
You are
hot (U R Hot) |
| URSKTM |
You are
so kind to me |
| URTM |
You are
the man |
| URW |
You are welcome |
| USU |
Usually |
| UT |
Unreal
Tournament (online gaming) |
| UV |
Unpleasant
visual |
| UW |
You're welcome
|

V
(top) |
| VBS |
Very big smile |
| VEG |
Very evil grin |
| VFF |
Very freaking
funny |
| VFM |
Value for money |
| VGC |
Very good
condition |
| VGH |
Very good hand
(online gaming) |
| VIP |
Very important
person |
| VM |
Voice mail |
| VN |
Very nice |
| VNH |
Very nice hand
(online gaming) |
| VRY |
Very |
| VSC |
Very soft
chuckle |
| VSF |
Very sad face |
| VWD |
Very well done
(online gaming)
|

W
(top) |
| W@ |
What? |
| W/ |
With |
| W3 |
WWW (Web
address) |
| W8 |
Wait |
| WAH |
Working at home |
| WAJ |
What a jerk |
| WAM |
Wait a minute |
| WAN2 |
Want to? (SMS) |
| WAN2TLK |
Want to talk |
| WAREZ |
meaning pirated
(illegally gained) software |
| WAS |
Wait a
second |
| WAS |
Wild
*butt* guess |
| WAWA |
Where
are we at? |
| WAYF |
Where are you
from? |
| W/B |
Write back |
| WB |
Welcome back |
| WBS |
Write back soon |
| WBU |
What about you? |
| WC |
Welcome |
| WC |
Who cares |
| WCA |
Who cares
anyway |
| W/E |
Whatever |
| W/END |
Weekend |
| WE |
Whatever |
| WEP |
Weapon
(online gaming) |
| WH5 |
Who,
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 |
| WITP |
What is the
point? |
| 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 |
| WOW |
World of
Warcraft (online gaming) |
| WRK |
Work |
| WRUD |
What are you
doing? |
| WTB |
Wanted to buy |
| WTF |
What the
*freak* ? |
| WTFO |
What the
*freak* ?, over. |
| WTG |
Way to go |
| WTGP |
Want to go
private (talk out of public chat area) |
| WTH |
What the heck? |
| WTM |
Who's
the man? |
| WTS |
Want to
sell? (online gaming) |
| WTT |
Want to
trade? (online gaming) |
| WU? |
What's up? |
| WUCIWUG |
What you see is
what you get |
| WUF? |
Where are you
from? |
| WUU2 |
What are you up
to? |
| WWJD |
What would
Jesus do? |
| WWJD |
What Would Judd
Do? (Artist Donald Judd, who was known to do things in his own
compulsive way.) |
| WWNC |
Will wonders
never cease |
| WWYC |
Write when you
can |
| WYCM |
Will you call
me? |
| 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
(top) |
| X |
Kiss |
| X! |
Meaning "a
typical woman" |
| XD |
Meaning "really
hard laugh" (where D is a smiley mouth) |
| XD |
Meaning a
"devilish smile" |
| XME |
Excuse Me |
| XOXOXO |
Hugs & Kisses |
| XLNT |
Excellent
|

Y
(top) |
| Y? |
Why? |
| Y2K |
You're too kind |
| YA |
Your |
| YARLY |
Ya, really? |
| 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 |
| YL |
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? |
| YTTL |
You take too
long |
| YTG |
You're the
greatest |
| YW |
You're welcome |
| YWHNB |
Yes, we have no
bananas |
| YWSYLS |
You win some,
you lose some |
| YYSSW |
Yeah, yeah,
sure, sure, whatever
|

Z
(top) |
| Z |
Zero |
| Z |
Z's are calling
(meaning going to bed/sleep) |
| Z |
Meaning "Said" |
| Z% |
Zoo |
| ZH |
Sleeping Hour |
| ZOT |
Zero tolerance |
| ZUP |
Meaning "What's
up?" |
| ZZZZ |
Sleeping (or
bored) |