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Text abbreviations and their meanings are listed below alphabetically. Scroll through or jump down the list:
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A-L
Abbreviation
  Meaning
404   I don't know
A3   Anytime, anywhere, anyplace
AAP   Always a pleasure
AAR   At any rate
AAS   Alive and smiling
ADD   Address
ADN   Any day now
AEAP   As early as possible
AFAIK   As far as I know
AFK   Away from keyboard
AISB   As it should be
AKA   Also known as
AML   All my love
AOTA   All of the above
ASAP   As soon as possible
A/S/L   Age/sex/location
ASL   Age/sex/location
AT   At your terminal
ATM   At the moment
AYEC   At your earliest convenience
AYOR   At your own risk
B/F   Boyfriend
B4   Before
B4N   Bye for now
BAK   Back at keyboard
BAU   Business as usual
BBIAF   Be back in a few
BBIAM   Be back in a minute
BBL   Be back later
BBS   Be back soon
BC   Because
BCNU   Be seein' you
BF   Best friend
BFN   Bye for now
BG   Big grin
BGWM   Be gentle with me
BFG   Big  f***ing grin
BLNT   Better luck next time
BM&Y   Between me and you
BOL   Best of luck
BRB   Be right back
BRT   Be right there
BTA   But then again
BTDT   Been there, done that
BTW   By the way
CMIIW   Correct me if I'm wrong
CMON   Come on
COB  

Close of business

COS   Because
CR8   Create
CRB   Come right back
CRBT   Crying really big tears
CU   See you
CUA   See you around
CUL   See you later
CUL8R   See you later
CWYL   Chat with you later
CYA   See ya
CYO   See you online
D/L   Download
DL   Download
DEGT   Don't even go there
DIKU   Do I know you?
DQMOT   Don't quote me on this
DTS   Don't think so
DV8   Deviate
EBKAC   Error between keyboard and chair
EG   Evil grin
EMA   E-mail address
EMFBI   Excuse me for butting in
EOD   End of day
EOM   End of message
EZY   Easy
F2F   Face to face
F2T   Free to talk
FBM  

Fine by me

FC   Fingers crossed
FICCL   Frankly I couldn't care a less
FISH   First in, still here
FOMCL   Falling off my chair laughing
FITB   Fill in the blank
FRT   For real though
FWIW   For what it's worth
FYEO   For your eyes only
FYI   For your information
G   Grin
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
GB   Goodbye
GBU   God bless you
GDR   Grinning, ducking, and running
GD/R   Grinning, ducking, and running
GFI   Go for it
GG   Gotta Go or Good Game
GIAR   Give it a rest
GIGO   Garbage in, garbage out
GL   Good luck
GL/HF   Good luck, have fun
GLNG   Good luck next game
GMTA   Great minds think alike
GOI   Get over it
GOL   Giggling out loud
GR8   Great
GR&D   Grinning, running and ducking
GT   Good try
GTG   Got to go
GTRM   Going to read mail
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
HF   Have fun
HHIS   Head hanging in shame

HOAS

  Hold on a second
HRU   How are you?
HTH   Hope this helps
HV   Have
IAC   In any case
IANAL   I am not a lawyer
IB   I'm back
IC   I see
ICBW   It could be worse
IDK   I don't know
IDTS   I don't think so
IDUNNO   I don't know
IG2R   I got to run
IIRC   If I remember correctly
ILBL8   I'll be late
ILU   I love you
ILY   I love you
IM   Instant message
IMHO   In my humble opinion
IMNSHO   In my not so humble opinion
IMO   In my opinion
IMS   I am sorry
INAL   I'm not a lawyer
IOW   In other words
IRL   In real life
IRMC   I rest my case
IUSS   If you say so
IYKWIM   If you know what I mean
IYO   In your opinion
IYSS   If you say so
j00r   Your
JAC   Just a sec
JIC   Just in case
JJA   Just joking around
JK   Just kidding
JMO   Just my opinion
JP   Just playing
k/b   keyboard
KISS   Keep it simple, stupid
KIT   Keep in touch
KOTC   Kiss on the cheek
KOTL   Kiss on the lips
KNIM   Know what I mean?
l33t   leet "elite"
L8R   Later
LD   Later, dude / Long distance
LERK   leaving easy reach of keyboard
LMAO   Laughing my a** off
LOL   Laughing out loud
LTM   Laugh to myself
LTNS   Long time no see
LYLAS   Love you like a sis

M-Z
Abbreviation

  Meaning
M8   Mate
MFI   Mad for it

MorF

  Male or female?
MoS   Mother over shoulder
MSG   Message
MTF   More to follow
MTFBWU   May the force be with you
MUSM   Miss you so much
MYOB   Mind your own business
n00b   Newbie
N1   Nice one
NBD   No big deal
NE   Any
NE1   Anyone
NFM   None for me / Not for me
NIMBY   Not in my back yard
NLT   No later than
NM   Nothing much / Never mind
NMH   Not much here
NO1   No one
NOYB   None of your business
NP   No problem
NRN   No response/no reply necessary
NVM   Never mind
NW   No way
NW)   No way out
OIC   Oh, I see
OMG   Oh my God
OMW   On my way
OO   Over and out
OOH   Out of here
OOTD   One of these days
OP   On phone
OTB   Off to bed
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
PCM   Please call me
PDQ   Pretty darn quick
PLMK   Please let me know
PLS   Please
PLZ   Please
PM   Private Message
PMFI   Pardon me for interrupting
PMFJI   Pardon me for jumping in
POAHF   Put on a happy face
POS   Parent over shoulder
PPL   People
PROLLY   Probably
PRT   Party
PRW   People/parents are watching
PTL   Praise the Lord
PTMM   Please tell me more
PXT   Please explain that
PU   That stinks!
Q   Queue
QIK   Quick
QT   Cutie
RL   Real life
RME   Rolling my eyes
ROFL   Rolling on floor laughing
ROTFL   Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLUTS   Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak
RSN   Real soon now
RTFM   Read the f***ing manual
RUOK   Are you okay?
SAL   Such a laugh
SC   Stay cool
SETE   Smiling Ear-to-Ear
SICNR   Sorry, I could not resist
SIG2R   Sorry, I got to run
SIS   Snickering in silence
SIT   Stay in touch
SLAP   Sounds like a plan
SMHID   Scratching my head in disbelief
SNAFU   Situation normal all fouled up
SO   Significant other
SOL  

Sooner or later

SOMY   Sick of me yet?
SOTMG  

Short of time, must go

SPK   Speak
SPST   Same place, same time
SRY   Sorry
SS   So sorry
SSDD   Same stuff, different day
SSINF   So stupid it's not funny
STR8   Straight
STW   Search the Web
SUITM   See you in the morning
SUL   See you later
SUP   What's up?
SYL   See you later
T+   Think positive
TA   Thanks a lot
TAFN   That's all for now
TAM   Tomorrow a.m.
TBD   To be determined
TBH   To be honest
TC   Take care
TGIF   Thank God it's Friday
THX   Thanks
THNX   Thanks
THNQ   Thank-you
TIA   Thanks in advance
TIAD   Tomorrow is another day
TLK2UL8R   Talk to you later
TMB   Text me back
TMI   Too much information
TMOT   Trust me on this
TMWFI   Take my word for it
TNSTAAFL   There's no such thing as a free lunch
TPM   Tomorrow p.m.
TPTB   The powers that be
TSTB   The sooner, the better
TTFN   Ta ta for now
TTTT   These things take time
TTYL   Talk to you later
TTYS   Talk to you soon
TU   Thank you
TY   Thank you
TYT   Take your time
TYVM   Thank you very much
UGTBK   You've got to be kidding
UKTR   You know that's right
UL   Upload
UR   Your / You're
UV   Unpleasant visual
UW   You're welcome
WAM   Wait a minute
WAN2TLK   Want to talk
WAYF   Where are you from?
W/B   Write back
WB   Welcome back
WIIFM   What's in it for me?
WK   Week
WKD   Weekend
WOMBAT   Waste of money, brains and time
WRK   Work
WRUD   What are you doing?
WTF   What the f***
WTG   Way to go
WTH   What the heck?
WU?   What's up?
WUCIWUG   What you see is what you get
WUF?   Where are you from?
WWJD   What would Jesus do?
WWYC   Write when you can
WYLEI   When you least expect it
WYSIWYG   What you see is what you get
X   Kiss
XLNT   Excellent
YA   Your
YBS   You'll be sorry
YGBKM   You've got to be kidding me
YKWYCD   You know what you can do
YMMV   Your mileage may vary
YR   Your
YW   You're welcome
ZZZZ   Sleeping

Below is a list of popular text "smileys" and their meanings.

Smiley   Meaning
:)   Standard smiley
:-)   With nose
:-E   Buck-tooth
>-)   Evil grin
:-#   With braces
:'-)   Happy Crying
{:-)   Toupee smiley
;)   Winking smiley
;-)   Winking smiley with nose
:-!   "Foot in mouth"
:-D   Laughter
:*)   Drunk smiley
:@   Exclamation "What???"
:(   Sad or frown smiley
Smiley   Meaning
:-(   Sad with nose
:-<   Super sad
:-@   Scream
:-0   Yell
O:-)   I'm an angel (boy)
O*-)   I'm an angel (girl)
|-O   Yawn
%-(   Confused
:-----)   Long nose (Liar!)
@>--;--   Rose
(((H)))   Hugs
:-X   Kiss on the lips
:-($)   "Put your money where your mouth is"

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