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Chat Acronyms
Acronyms are used in daily conversations in chat rooms. Many newcomers to chat rooms do not know what these acronyms stand for. Even some of the chat veterans don't know what some of them stand for since new acronyms are being born every day.
So how do you use these acronyms in chat? The process is really simple. In the middle of your message, all you have to do is type in the acronym that you want.
| Acronym |
Definition |
| AFAIK
|
As far as I know
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| AFK |
Away from keyboard
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| AKA
|
Also known as
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| AOL
|
America OnLine
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| ASAP
|
As soon as possible
|
| ATM
|
At the moment
|
| B4
|
Before
|
| BAK
|
Back at keyboard
|
| BBL
|
Be back later
|
| BCNU
|
Be seeing you
|
| BFN
|
Bye for now
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| BRB
|
Be right back
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| BTW
|
By the way
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| CFV
|
Call for votes
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| CU
|
See you
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| CUL
|
See you later
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| CUL8R
|
See you later
|
| DYJHIW
|
Don't you just hate it when...
|
| *eg*
|
Evil grin
|
| F2F
|
Face to face (also meeting in person)
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| FAQ
|
Frequently asked questions
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| FWIW
|
For what it's worth
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| FYA
|
For your amusement
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| FYI
|
For your information
|
| *g*
|
Grin
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| GA
|
Go ahead
|
| *gbh*
|
Great big hug
|
| *gbh&k*
|
Great big hug & kiss
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| *gr&d*
|
Grinning, running, & ducking
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| *h*
|
Hug
|
| *hb*
|
Hug back
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| HHOJ
|
Ha ha only joking
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| HHOK
|
Ha ha only kidding
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| HHOS
|
Ha ha only serious
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| HIWTH
|
Hate it when that happens
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| IAE
|
In any event
|
| IDK
|
I don't know
|
| IMHO
|
In my humble opinion
|
| IMnerHO
|
In my not even remotely humble opinion
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| IMnsHO
|
In my not so humble opinion
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| IMO
|
In my opinion
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| IOW
|
In other words
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| IRL
|
In real life
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| IYKWIM
|
If you know what I mean
|
| JASE
|
Just another system error
|
| JK
|
Just kidding (can also stand for joking)
|
| *k*
|
Kiss
|
| *kb*
|
Kiss back
|
| L8R
|
Later
|
| *l*
|
Laugh
|
| *li*
|
Laughing inside
|
| *lis*
|
Laughing in silence
|
| *lol*
|
Laugh out loud
|
| NRN
|
No reply necessary
|
| OBTW
|
Oh, by the way
|
| OIC
|
Oh I see
|
| OT
|
Off topic
|
| OTOH
|
On the other hand
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| OTTH
|
On the third hand
|
| PD
|
Public domain
|
| PMJI
|
Pardon me, Jumping in (when you interrupt a conversation)
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| PMFJI
|
Pardon me for jumping in (same as above)
|
| REHI
|
Hello again
|
| RFD
|
Request for discussion
|
| *rofl*
|
Roll on floor laughing
|
| RSN
|
Real soon now
|
| RTM
|
Read the manual
|
| *s*
|
Smile
|
| *sb*
|
Smiles back
|
| SITD
|
Still in the dark
|
| SOS
|
Same old stuff
|
| SSDD
|
Same stuff different day
|
| SW
|
Shareware
|
| SYL
|
See you later
|
| TANSTAAFL
|
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
|
| TGIF
|
Thank God it's Friday
|
| TIA
|
Thanks in advance
|
| *tic*
|
Tongue in cheek
|
| TNX
|
Thanks
|
| TNX 1.0E6
|
Thanks a million
|
| TTFN
|
Ta-ta for now
|
| TTYL
|
Talk to you later
|
| *veg*
|
Very evil grin
|
| *ves*
|
Very evil smile
|
| *vwg*
|
Very wicked grin
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| *vws*
|
Very wicked smile
|
| *w*
|
Wink
|
| *wg*
|
Wicked grin
|
| WRT
|
With regard to (also with respect to)
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| WTH
|
What the heck
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| WYSIWYG
|
What you see is what you get
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| YMMV
|
Your mileage may vary
|
| YMMVG
|
Your mileage may vary greatly
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