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Online codes and abbreviations: what they mean. - also see:
Modern Slang
ALL CAPS - usually is considered shouting. THEY ARE OFTEN
USED TO EMPHISIZE!
It is not impolite, or even grammatically wrong to use all lower
case letters for instant messaging.
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| 5 - wait a few minutes to speak, a parent
(or guardian) is in the room |
| 55 - coast is clear, we can talk about anything |
| AFC - Average Frustrated Chump |
| AFK - Away From Keyboard |
| ASAP - As Soon As Possible |
| ASL A/S/L - What's your Age, Sex and Location? |
| BBL8R - Be Back later |
| b/c - because |
| BF - Boyfriend |
| BFF - Best Friend Forver |
| BFO - Blinding Flash of Obvious |
| BRB - Be Right Back |
| BTW - By The Way |
| CLM - Career Limiting Move - badmouthing a
teacher, the boss or supervisor while they can hear you, or hear
about the event. |
| CTN - Can't Talk Now |
| CYA (C-ya) - See You Later |
| DD - Designated Driver |
| FFA - Free For All - Free online
for anybody (usually message board spammers). old meaning:
A wild fight |
| FWIW - For What It’s Worth |
| G2G - Got To Go |
| GF - Girlfriend |
| HHOK - Ha ha, only kidding |
| IDK -I Don't Know |
| ILU, ILY (ily, ilu) - I Love You |
| IM - Instant Message |
| IMHO - In My Humble Opinion |
| IRL - In Real Life (offline, NOT on the computer) |
| JK - Just Kidding |
| L8R - Later (I'll talk to you later) |
| LMA - Leave Me Alone |
| LOL - Laughing On Line (Or Laugh(ing) On Line |
| LQ - Laughing Quietly because someone is in
the room |
| LYLAS - Love You Like A Sister |
| MOATM - Music On At The Moment |
| NM - Not Much |
| NOOB - newbie, someone new and inexperienced |
| NVM - never mind |
| OMG - Oh My God! (Oh My Gosh) |
| PDA - Public Display of Affection |
| PHAT - Pretty Hot And Tempting |
| PM - Private Message |
| POP - Parent is On Prowl, can't speak freely |
| POS - Parent Over my Shoulder, so watch what
you say |
| PUA - Pick Up Artist |
| ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| RSVP (French) - Repondez S'il Vous-Plait.
"Respond if it pleases you." |
| SN - screen name |
| SOS - Sibling Over Shoulder, watch what you
say |
| STFU - Shut the F... up! (edited) |
| THX - Thanks |
| TLF - True Love Forver |
| TMI - Too Much Information (like thinking
about your parents kissing, getting 'hot", etc) |
| TTFN - TaTa For Now |
| TTYL - Talk To You Later |
| TY-Thank You |
| w/ - with |
| WE (w/e) - What Ever |
| WTF - What the F... (edited) |
| WTG - Way To Go |
| WTH - What the H...(edited) |
| WYSIWYG (wizzy-wig) - What You See Is What
You Get |
| WYWH - Wish You Were Here |
| Y - Yawning (getting bored) |
| YGM - You Got Mail (telling someone you just
mailed something) |
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