| A - L AAMOF - as a matter of fact AFAICS - as Far As I Can See AFAIK - as far as I know AFK - away from keyboard AKA - also known as ASAP - as soon as possible ASL - age, sex, location? AWGTHTGTTA? - are we going to have to go through this again? AYPI? - and your point is? ATM - at the moment BAC - back at computer BAD - broken as designed B4 - before BAK - back at keyboard BBFN - bye bye for now BBL - be back later BC - be cool. BCNU - be seeing you BF - boyfriend. BFN - bye for now BRB - be right back BRH - be right here BTDT - been there, done that BTW - by the way BWL - bursting with laughter BYKT - but you knew that CID - crying in disgrace CC - carbon copy CSG - chuckle, snigger, grin CFV - call for votes CMIIW - correct me if I'm wrong CNP - continue in next post CU - see you CUL - see you later CYA - see You DLTBBB - don't let the bad bugs bite DWIMC - do what I mean, correctly DYJHIW - don't you just hate it when... EAK - eating at keyboard *eg* - evil grin EMSG - email message EOD - end of discussion EOL - end of lecture F -female F2F - face to face FAQ - frequently asked questions FOFL - falling on the floor laughing. FTP - file transfer protocol FYI - for your information FWIW - for what it's worth FYA - for your amusement *g* - grin G&Bit - grin & bear it G2G - gotta go GA - go ahead GAS - greetings and salutations *gbh* = great big hug GF = girlfriend GFN - gone for now GG - good game GIWIST - gee, I wish I'd said that GL - good luck GM - good move/match. GMTA - great minds think alike *gbh&k* - great big hug & kiss GTSY - glad to see you *h* - hug H&K - hugs and kisses. HAGD - have a good day HAGN - have a good night HAG1 - have a good one *hb* - hug back HF - have fun HHIS - hangs head in shame HHOJ - ha ha only joking HHOS - hHa ha only serious HIWTH - hate it when that happens HTH - hope this helps IAC - in any case IAE - in any event IAGW - in a good way IANAL - I am not a lawyer IC - I See IDK - I don't know IK - I know ILYFAE - I love you forever and ever IMHO - in my humble opinion IMnsHO - in my not so humble opinion IMO - in my opinion IOW - in other words IRL - in real life IS - I'm sorry IWALU - I will always love you IYKWIM - if you know what I mean JASE - just another system error JK - just kidding (can also stand for joking) K - OK *k* - kiss *kb* - kiss back KIT - keep in touch KOC - kiss on cheek KOL - kiss on lips KOTL - kiss on the lips L8R - later L8R G8R - later gator *l* - laugh *li* - laughing inside LHO - laughing head off LMK - let me know LOML - light of my life (or love of my life) *lol* - laugh out loud LTNS - long time no see LTS - laughing to self LUWAMH - love you with all my heart LY - love You LYK - let you know LYLAB - love ya like a brother LYLAS - love ya like a sister | M - Z M - male MGB - may God bless MHOTY - my hat's off to you MYOB - mind your own business N - in N2M - not too much. NETUA - nobody ever tells us anything NM - never mind or not much NMH - not much here NOYB - none of your business NP - no problem. NRN - no reply necessary OBTW - Oh, by the way OL - wife, gf, (old lady) OM - husband, bf (old man) OMG - oh my gosh OIC - oh I see OT - off topic OTOH - on the other hand OTTH - on the third hand OTTOMH - off the top of my head OTF - on the floor POAHF - put on a happy face POOF - I have left the chat PD - public domain PDS - please don't shoot PLZ - please PM - private message PMJI - pardon me, jumping in (when you interrupt a conversation) POV - point of view PPL - people QSL - reply QT - cutie R - are RFC - request for comment REHI - hello again RFD - request for discussion ROTFL - rolls on the floor laughing ROFLMAOAY - ...My a** off at you RSN - real soon now RTM - read the manual RTSM - read the stupid manual *s* - smile SFETE - smiling from ear To ear *sb* - smiles back SnailMail - postal service SITD - still in the dark SNERT - snotty-nosed egotistical rude teenager SOHF - sense of humor failure SO - significant other SOS - same old stuff SSDD - same stuff different day SW - shareware SWAK - seal with a kiss SWL - screaming with laughter SWMBO - she who must be obeyed SYL - see you later SYSOP - system operator TANSTAAFL - there ain't no such thing as a free lunch TCO - taken care of TGIF - thank God it's Friday THX - thanks TIA - thanks in advance TIIC - the idiots in charge TMI - too much information *tic* - tongue in cheek TMA - take my advice TNX 1.0E6 - thanks a million TOY - thinking of you TTUL - talk to you later TTFN - ta-ta for now TWAIN - technology without an important name TTYL - talk to you later TY - thank you TYVM - thank you very much U2 - you too UR - Your URL (http://www....) *veg* - very evil grin *ves* - very evil smile *vwg* - very wicked grin *vws* - very wicked smile *w* - wink *wg* - wicked grin W8 - wait W8AM - wait a minute WB - welcome back OR write back. WOFTAM - waste of flaming time and money WRT - with regard to (also with respect to) WTG - way to go! WTH - what the heck WTMI - way too much information WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get Y - why? YBS - youŽll be sorry YG - young gentleman YL - young lady YM - young man YMMD - you've made my day YMMV - your mileage may vary YW - you're welcome. ?4U - question for you. |