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Lots of acronyms are used in instant messaging. Here are some of the most popular ones (another good source is urbandictionary.com).
Lots of acronyms are used in instant messaging. Here are some of the most popular ones (another good source is [http://www.urbandictionary.com/ urbandictionary.com]).


* afaik -- as far as I know
* afaik -- as far as I know

Revision as of 20:39, 21 August 2008

Lots of acronyms are used in instant messaging. Here are some of the most popular ones (another good source is urbandictionary.com).

  • afaik -- as far as I know
  • afaict -- as far as I can tell
  • afk -- away from keyboard
  • atm -- at the moment
  • bbiab -- be back in a bit
  • bbiaf -- be back in a few (minutes)
  • bbl -- be back later
  • bbs -- be back soon
  • b/c -- because
  • bf -- boyfriend
  • bfo -- blinding flash of the obvious
  • brb -- be right back
  • brt -- be right there
  • bsod -- blue screen of death
  • btw -- by the way
  • ciao -- Italian for goodbye
  • ctrn -- can't talk right now
  • cul8r -- see you later
  • cya -- see ya
  • dhtb -- don't have the bandwidth
  • f2f -- face to face
  • ftl -- for the lose
  • ftw -- for the win
  • fubar -- f***ed up beyond all recognition
  • fwiw -- for what it's worth
  • fyi -- for your information
  • gmta -- great minds think alike
  • iam -- in a meeting
  • ianal -- I am not a lawyer
  • ihmb -- I hate my boss
  • iirc -- if I recall correctly
  • imho -- in my humble opinion
  • imo -- in my opinion
  • iow -- in other words
  • irl -- in real life
  • istm -- it seems to me
  • *g* -- grin
  • gf -- girlfriend
  • gmta -- great minds think alike
  • gtg -- got to go
  • jid -- jabber identifier
  • j/k -- just kidding
  • k -- okay
  • lmao -- laughing my ass off
  • lol -- laughing out loud
  • l8r -- later
  • msg -- message
  • n/m -- never mind
  • n/p -- no problem
  • nsfw -- not safe for work
  • oAo -- over and out!
  • oic -- oh, I see
  • omg -- oh my god
  • oob -- out of band
  • otoh -- on the other hand
  • oww -- oops, wrong window!
  • otp -- on the phone
  • otw -- on the way
  • pebkac -- problem exists between keyboard and chair
  • pita -- pain in the ass
  • pov -- point of view
  • pw -- password
  • rotfl -- rolling on the floor laughing
  • rsn -- real soon now
  • rtfm -- read the friendly manual
  • slap -- sounds like a plan
  • tbh -- to be honest
  • thx -- thanks
  • tia -- thanks in advance
  • tla -- three-letter arconym
  • tldr -- too long, didn't read
  • ttfn -- ta ta for now
  • ttyl -- talk to you later
  • wb -- welcome back
  • wfm -- works for me
  • wtf -- what the f***?!
  • wtg -- way to go!
  • xfer -- transfer
  • ymmv -- your mileage may vary
  • yw -- you're welcome