Online Chat Lingo
14AA41 one for
all and all for one
1-D-R I wonder
121 one to one
143 I love you
411
information
4ever forever
86 over
AAF as a
friend
AAK alive and
kicking
AAMOF as a
matter of fact
AAR at any
rate
AAS alive and
smiling
AATK always at
the keyboard
ABT2 about to
AFAIK as far
as I know
AFK away from
keyboard
AFN that’s all
for now
AKA also known
as
ARE
acronym-rich environment
ALOL actually
laughing out loud
AND any day
now
AOTA all of
the above
ASAP as soon
as possible
A/S/L? age,
sex, location
A/S/L/M/H?
age, sex, location, music, hobbies
AYSOS are you
stupid or something
AYTMTB and you
are telling me this because
B4 before
B4N bye for
now
BAG busting a
gut
BAK back at
the keyboard
BBBG bye bye
be good
BBIAB be back
in a bit
BBIAF be back
in a few
BBIAS be back
in a sec
BBL be back
later
2
BBML be back
much later
BBN bye bye
now
BBS be back
soon
BBSL be back
sooner or later
BCNU I’ll be
seeing you
BD big deal
BEG big evil
grin
BF boyfriend
BFF best
friends forever
BFN bye for
now
BG big grin
BIOYN blow it
out your nose
BKA better
known as
BL belly
laughing
BR best
regards
BRB be right
back
BRH Be Right
Here
BRT be right
there
BTA but then
again
BTHOOM beats
the heck out of me
Btw between
you and me
BTW by the way
BWL bursting
with laughter
BWO
black/white/other
BWTHDIK but
what the heck do I know
BYKT but you
knew that
CB chat brat
C&G chuckle &
grin
CID crying in
disgrace
CMF count my
fingers
CNP continued
(in my) next post
CP chat post
CRBT crying
real big tears
CRTLA can’t
remember the three letter acronym
CSG chuckle,
snicker, grin
CSL can’t stop
laughing
CU see you
CUL or CUL8ER
see you later
3
CUNS see you
in school
CUOL see you
online
CUZ because
CWYL chat with
you later
CYA see ya
CY calm
yourself
CYL see you
later
CYO see you
online
CYT see you
tomorrow
DBEYR don’t
believe everything you read
DEGT don’t
even go there
DETI don’t
even think about it
DF dear friend
DGA don’t go
anywhere
DGT don’t go
there
DH dear Hubby
DHYB don’t
Hold Your Breath
DIKU do I know
you?
DIY do it
yourself
DKDC don’t
know don’t care
DL dead link
DLTBBB don’t
let the bed bugs bite
DLTM don’t lie
to me
DMI don’t
mention it
DNC does not
compute
DQMOT don’t
quote me on this
DUST did you
see that
DYFM dude you
fascinate me
DYJHIW don’t
you just hate it when
E123 easy as
123
EAK eating at
Keyboard
EG evil grin
EL evil Laugh
EM? excuse me?
EMA what is
your E-mail address
EMFBI excuse
me for butting in
EOM end of
message
EOT end of
thread
4
EZ easy
F2F face to
face
FAQ frequently
asked question(s)
FAWC for
anyone who cares
FC fingers
crossed
FISH first in,
still here
FITB fill in
the blanks
FMTYEWTK far
more than you ever wanted to know
FOAF friend of
a friend
FOCL falling
off chair laughing
FOFL falling
on floor laughing
FOMCL falling
off my chair laughing
FTBOMH from
the bottom of my heart
FUBAR fouled
up beyond all repairs
FUD fear,
uncertainty, and doubt
FWIW for what
it’s worth
FYI for your
information
GA go ahead
GAL get a life
GD&R grinning,
ducking, & running
GF girlfriend
GFN gone for
now
GGOH got to
get out of here
GIWIST gee, I
wish I’d said that
GL good luck
GMBO giggling
my butt off
GMTA great
minds think alike
GOL giggling
out loud
GR&D grinning,
running, and ducking
GR got to run
GRRRR growling
GTR got to run
GTRM going to
read mail
GTSY glad to
see you
H&K hug and
kiss
HA hello again
HAGD have a
good day
HAGD have a
great day
5
HAGN have a
good night
HB hurry back
HHIS hanging
head in shame
HTH hope this
helps
HHO1/2K ha ha
only half kidding
HHOK ha ha
only joking
HHOS ha ha
only being serious
IAC in any
case
IAE in any
event
IANAC I am not
a crook
IANAL I am not
a lawyer (but)
IB I’m back
IBTD I beg to
differ
IC I see
ICBW I could
be wrong
ID10T idiot
IDGI I don’t
get it
IDK I don’t
know
IDKY I don’t
know you
IDTS I don’t
think so
IFAB I found a
bug
IGTP I get the
point
IHA I hate
acronyms
IHAIM I have
another instant message
IHNO I have no
opinion
IIRC if I
remember correctly
IIWM if it
were me
ILU I love you
IM instant
message
IMHO in my
humble opinion
IMing chatting
with someone online
IMNSHO in my
not so humble opinion
IMO in my
opinion
IMS I am sorry
INMP it’s not
my problem
IOH i’m outta
here
IOW in other
words
IPN I’m
posting naked
6
IRL in real
life
ISS I said so
IWALU I will
always love you
IYKWIMAITYD if
you know what I mean and I think you do
IYKWIM if you
know what I mean
IYO in your
opinion
IYSS if you
say so
IYSWIM if you
see what I mean
J/C just
checking
JAS just a sec
JBOD just a
bunch of disks
JIC just in
case
JK just
kidding
JM2C just my
two cents
JMO just my
opinion
JT just
teasing
JTLYK just to
let you know
JW just
wondering
K okay
KEWL cool
KFY kiss for
you
KIR keep it
real
KIT keep in
touch
KOC kiss on
cheek
KOL kiss on
lips
KWIM know what
I mean?
L2M listening
to music
L8R later
LD later, dude
LDR long
distance relationship
LHM lord help
me
LHU lord help
us
LLTA lots and
lots of thunderous applause
LMIRL let’s
meet in real life
LMSO laughing
my socks off
LOL laughing
out loud
LSV language,
sex, violence
LSHMBB
laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
7
LSHMBH
laughing so hard my belly hurts
LTM laugh to
myself
LTNS long
time, no see
LTR long term
relationship
LTS laughing
to self
LULAB love you
like a brother
LULAS love you
like a sister
LUWAMH love
you with all my heart
LY love you
LYL love you
lots
M/F male or
female
M8 mate or
mates
MA mature
audience
MHBFY my heart
bleeds for you
MIHAP may I
have your attention please
MKOP my kind
of place
MOOS member of
the opposite sex
MOSS member of
same sex
MOTOS member
of the opposite sex
MSG message
MTF more to
follow
MTFBWY may the
force be with you
MUSM miss you
so much
N1 nice one
N2M not to
mention
NADT not a
darn thing
NAZ name,
address, zip
N-E-1 ER
anyone here?
NE1 anyone
N-E-1 anyone
NG new game
NIMBY not in
my back yard
NM never mind
NOYB not of
your business
NP nosy
parents
N/P no problem
NRN no reply
necessary
NTK nice to
know
8
NT no thanks
NUFF enough
said
NW no way!
OBTW oh by the
way
OF old fart
OIC oh I see
OL old lady
OLL online
love
OM old man
OMDB over my
dead body
OMG oh my god
ONNA oh no,
not again
OT off topic
OTF off the
floor
OTH off the
hook
OTOH on the
other hand
OTP On the
phone
OTTOMH off the
top of my head
OTW on the way
P2P peer to
peer
P911 my
parents are coming!
PA parent
alert
PAL parents
are listening
PANB parents
are nearby
PANS pretty
awesome new stuff
PAW parents
are watching
PDA public
display of affection
PDS please
don’t shoot
Peeps people
PIR parent in
room
PLZ please
PM private
message
PMJI pardon me
for jumping in
PMFJIB pardon
me for jumping in but….
PMP peed my
pants
PO piss off
POAHF put on a
happy face
POS parent
over shoulder
9
POTS plain old
telephone service
POV point of
view
PPL people
PU that stinks
P-ZA pizza
QL quit
laughing
QSL reply
QSO
conversation
QT cutie
R&R rest and
relaxation
R/t real time
RBAY right
back at ya
RBTL read
between the lines
RL real life
RLF real life
friend
RMLB read my
lips baby
RMMM read my
mail man
ROL raffing
out loud
ROFL rolling
on floor laughing
ROTFL rolling
on the floor laughing
RPG role
playing games
RSN real soon
now
RTBS reason to
be single
RTFM read the
flipping manual
RU are you?
RUMORF are you
male or female?
RUUP4IT are
you up for it?
RX regards
S4L spam for
life
SCNR sorry,
could not resist
SED said
enough darling
SEP somebody’s
else’s problem
SETE smiling
ear to ear
SF surfer
friendly
SFETE smiling
from ear to ear
SFX sound
effects
SH same here
SHCOON shoot
hot coffee out of nose
10
SHID slaps
head in disgust
SITD still in
the dark
SLIRK smart
little rich kid
SMAIM send me
an instant message
SMEM send me
an E-mail
SN screen name
SNERT snot
nosed egotistical rude teenager
SO significant
other
SOHF sense of
humor failure
SOMY sick of
me yet?
SOT short of
time
SOTMG short of
time, must go
SPST same
place same time
STR8 straight
STW search the
web
STYS speak to
you soon
SU shut up
SUP or WU
what’s up
SUYF shut up
you fool
SWAK sealed
with a kiss
SWALK sealed
with a loving kiss
SWDY so what
do you think?
SWL screaming
with laughter
SYL see you
later
SYS see you
soon
TA thanks
again
TAFN that’s
all for now
TAS taking a
shower
TAW teachers
are watching
TCOB taking
care of business
TCOY take care
of yourself
TFH thread
from hell
TFX traffic
TGIF thank God
it’s Friday
THX thanks
TIA thanks in
advance
TIAIL I think
I am in love
TIC tongue in
cheek
11
TILII tell it
like it is
TLK2UL8R talk
to you later
TM trust me
TMI too much
information
TNT ‘till next
time
TOM tomorrow
TOPCA ‘til our
paths cross again
TOT tons of
time
TOY thinking
of you
TPS that’s
pretty stupid
TPTB the
powers that be
TRDMF tears
running down my face
TTFN ta ta for
now
TTG time to go
TTT thought
that too
TTTT these
things take time
TTYL talk to
you later
TU thank you
TWHAB this
won’t hurt a bit
TWIWI that was
interesting wasn’t it?
TYVM thank you
very much
U-L? you will?
UV unpleasant
visual
UW you’re
welcome
VBG very big
grin
VBS very big
smile
VEG very evil
grin
VSF very sad
face
WAD without a
doubt
WAI what an
idiot
WB welcome
back or write back
WC welcome
WC who cares?
WDALYIC who
died and left you in charge?
WDYS what did
you say?
WDYT what do
you think?
W/E whatever
WEG wicked
evil grin
12
WEU what’s
eating you?
WFM works for
me
WIBNI wouldn’t
it be nice if
WT? what the
or who the
WTG way to go
WTGP want to
go private?
WTH what/who
the heck
WUF where are
you from?
WWJD what
would Jesus do?
WWY where were
you?
WYCM will you
call me?
WYRN what’s
your real name?
WYSIWYG what
you see is what you get
WYSLPG what
you see looks pretty good
X-1-10
exciting
XME excuse me
XOXO hugs and
kisses
YAA yet
another acronym
YBS you’ll be
sorry
YDKM you don’t
know me
YG young
gentleman
YGBK you gotta
be kiddin’
YHM you have
mail
YKW? you know
what?
YNK you never
know
YL young lady
YM young man
YOYO you’re on
your own
YR yeah right
YSYD yeah,
sure you do
YS you stinker
YTTT you
telling the truth?
YVW you’re
very welcome
YWIA you’re
welcome in advance
YW you’re
Welcome
YYSSW yeah,
yeah, sure, sure, whatever
ZZ Sleeping, Bored, Tired
