Common chat acronyms and their meanings are listed below:
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A
AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
AIM AOL Instant Messenger
AKA Also known as
AOL America Online
ASAP As soon as possible
ASL Age, sex, location
B
b/c Because
B/W Between
b4 Before
BBIAB Be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BCC Blind carbon copy
bf Boyfriend
BFF Best friends forever
BFN Bye for now
BOT Back on topic
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
C
CC Carbon copy
CTN Can't talk now
cya See ya
CYE Check your e-mail
D
DIY Do it yourself
dl Download
E
ETA Estimated time of arrival
F
f Female
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
fb Facebook
FUBAR Fouled up beyond all recognition
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
G
gb Goodbye
gf Girlfriend
GG Good game
GJ Good job
GL Good luck
gr8 Great
GTG Got to go
H
HOAS Hold on a second
HTH Hope this helps
hw Homework
I
IAC In any case
IC I see
IDK I don't know
IIRC If I remember correctly
IM Instant Message
IMO In my opinion
IRT In regards to
J
J/K Just kidding
K
K OK
L
L8 Late
L8R Later
LMAO Laughing my a** off
LMK Let me know
LOL Laughing out loud
LQTM Laughing quietly to myself
M
m Male
MMB Message me back
MMO Masively Multiplayer Online
msg Message
MYOB Mind your own business
N
N/A Not Available
NC No comment
ne1 Anyone
NM Not much
NP No problem
NTN No thanks needed
O
OMG Oh my gosh
OT Off topic
P
PHAT Pretty hot and tempting
PIR People in room
PK Player Killing
pls Please
POS Parent over shoulder
ppl People
pwn Own
Q
qt Cutie
R
RE Regarding
ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
RPG Role Playing Game
RSVP Répondez s'il vous plaît
RTFM Read the flippin' manual
S
SOS Someone over shoulder
sup What's up
T
TBA To be announced
TBC To be continued
TBD To be determined
TC Take care
thx Thanks
TIA Thanks in advance
TISNF That is so not fair
TLC Tender love and care
TMI Too much information
TTFN Ta-ta for now
TTYL Talk to you later
txt Text
TY Thank you
U
U2 You too
ur Your
V
VM Voicemail
W
W/ With
w/e Whatever
w/o Without
W8 Wait
WB Write back
X
XOXO Hugs and kisses
Y
Y Why
YW You're welcome
Z
ZZZ Sleeping