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Chat Acronyms

Many of you chatters out there are unfamiliar with the various shortcuts and abbreviations used in chat (and texting).

Its called TCL and means "text chat language" which is exactly what it is: a new language. Below is a partial list of the most popular acronyms and shortcuts used in chat and text.

abt: about
afk: away from keyboard
aight: alright
atm: at the moment
asap: as soon as possible
asl: age sex location
b4: before
bbm: Blackberry messenger
brb: be right back
bak: back
bb: be back'
bbiab: be back in a bit
b/c: because
bf: boyfriend
bff: best friends forever
btw: by the way
c:see
cya: see you (bye)
cud: could
cuz: because
d: the
DCd: disconnected
dood: dude
dunno: dont know
ev1: everyone
fml: f*ck my life
ftw: fuck the world
FB: Facebook
5n: fine
f9=fine
fm: from
fml: fuck my life
ffs: for fuck sake
fubar: fucked up beyond all repair
fyi: for your information
fwb: friends with benefits
gm: good morning
ga: good afternoon
gn: good night
gtfo: get the fuck out
gmta: great minds think alike
gj: good job
gl: good luck
gr8: great
gtg: got to go
hagd: have a good day
hb: hurry back
h8: hate
hru: how are you?
hv: have
ima: im going to
idc: i dont care
idk: i dont know
idkh: i dont know him/her
ikr: I know, right?!
imho: in my honest opinion
ic: I see
irl: in real life
jk: just kidding
jp: just playing
k: ok
kb: keyboard
kma: kiss my ass
kotc: kiss on the cheek
l8r: later
lmao: laughing my ass off
ltns: long time no see
lol: laugh out loud
m8: mate
mmhmmm: ok, yes, agreed
myob: mind your own business'
musm: miss you so much
n: and
ntmu: nice to meet you
n/w: network
ntb: not too bad
nm: never mind
ntm: not too much
ntmu: nice to meet you
ne1: anyone
np: no problem
nunya: none of your business
oic: oh I see
omg: oh my god
pbj: peanut butter and jelly
pos: piece of shit
pdf: pretty dam fast
pmsl: pissing myself laughing
peeps: people
ppl: people
pita: pain in the ass
pffft: you must be kidding?! (onomatopeia)
r u : are you
rus: are you serious?
r/s: relationship
rofl: rolling on the floor laughing
shup: shut up
smh: shaking my head (in disbelief)
smmfh: shaking my motha fuckin head
sk8: skate
s/n: screen name
sob: son of a bitch
sol: shit outta luck
sos: same old shit
stfu: shut the fuck up
tia: thanks in advance
tg: thank god
tff: too fucking funny
ttfn: ta ta for now (bye)
ttyl: talk to you later
ty: thank you
tyvm: thank you very much
thx: thanks
tsk: expresses dispproval (noun;onomatopeia)
u2: you too
ur: your
v: we
usta: used to
w/e: weekend
wuu2: what you up to?
w/o: without
w8: wait
wb: welcome back
wot: what
wtf: what the fuck?
wyd: what you doing?
wtg: way to go (congrats)
yw: you're welcome
yqw: you're quite welcome

Phonetic Spelling

It is not unusual to spell a word exactly as it sounds, or phonetically.
For example

nyt: night
lyk: like
lata: later
4:for
2: to; too
mmhmmm=agreement; yes
ICONS

<3=heart; love
</3: broken heart
^5: high 5 ; an agrement; says you agree
xoxoxo: hugs & kisses
:-): happy face
:-( : sad face
:-x: Im keeping my mouth shut
:0: excited, surprised
0_o: huh? surprised
:/ : how odd! or Wouldnt you know it!

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