Chat & Text Message Acronym Reference

A Parent's Guide To Chat & Text Message Acronyms

Note: This is only a reference to some of the slang used online in chat programs, IM's (instant messages) and in text messages.
As a parent monitoring your child's online conversations, you may not understand what they are saying.
This guide will help you understand some of the acronyms they may use.

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ACRONYM	MEANING	ACRONYM	MEANING
*	A 3rd person action e.g. *hates oatmeal	LYLAS	Love Ya Like A Sister
AAK	Alive And Kicking	M2	Me Too
AAR	At Any Rate	MDWI	My Dad Walked In
AAS	Alive And Smiling	MF	Mother F*cker
AND	Any Day Now	MILF	Mom I'd Like to F*ck
AFAIK	As Far As I Know	MMWI	My Mom Walked In
AFK	Away From Keyboard	MUAW	A Kiss
AFN	That's All For Now	MWA	A Kiss
AMF	Addios Mother F*cker	NC n/c	No Comment
AOTA	All Of The Above	ND	Nice Double
ASAP	As Soon As Possible	NE1	Anyone
ASL? a/s/l	What's your Age/Sex/Location?	NFL	Not F*cking Likely!
B4	Before	NFW	No F*cking Way
BAC	By Any Chance	NIMBY	Not In My Back yard
BAK	Back At Keyboard	NM n/m	Never Mind
BBIAF	Be Back In A Few	NP	No Problem
BBL	Be Back Later	NRN	Not Right Now, No Response Needed
BBS	Be Back Soon	NT	No Thanks
BC b/c	Because	NX	Nice Strike
BCNU	Be Seeing You	OBTW	Oh By The Way
BEG	Big Evil Grin	OF	Old Fart
BF	Boyfriend	OIC	Oh I See
BFD	Big F*ucking Deal	OJ	Only Joking
BFN	Bye For Now	OK	Only Kidding, Okay
BMA	Bite My Ass	OL	Old Lady (Wife/Girlfriend)
BMMF	Bite Me Mother F*ucker	OM	Old Man (Husband, Boyfriend)
BR	Best Regards	OMFG	Oh My F*cking God
BRB	Be Right Back	OMG	Oh My God
BRH	Be Right Here	OTE	Over The Edge
BSEG	Big Sh*t Eating Grin	OTOH	On The Other Hand
BTA	But Then Again	OTOMH	Off The Top Of My Head
BTDT	Been there Done That	OTP	On The Phone
BTW	By The Way, or BeTWeen you & I	OTR	Off The Rack (Ordinary)
CRS	Can't Remember Sh*t	OTW	On The Way
CU	See you	P911	Parents Emergency (parents in room)
CUS	Can't Understand Sh*t	PANS PITA	Pain In The Ass
CYL CUL8R	See You Later	PLS PLZ	Please
CUOL	See You Online	PM	Private Message
CYA	See Ya	PMMP	Private Message Me Please
DDSOS	Different Day, Same Old Sh*t	PMFJI	Pardon Me For Jumping In
DEGT	Don't Even Go There	POS	Parents Over Shoulder, Point Of Service, Piece Of Sh*t
DIKU	Do I know You?	POTS	Parents Over The Shoulder
DIS?	Did I Say .	PPL	People
DL d/l	Download or Downloading	QFT	Quoted For Truth
DSTR8	D*mn Straight	QT	Cutie
E1	Everyone	R	Are
EG	Evil Grin	RL	Real Life
EM	Email	ROFL	Rolling On Floor Laughing
EMA	Email Address	ROFLOL	Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud
EMSG	Email Message	ROTFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor laughing My arse Off
EZ	Easy	RSN	Real Soon Now
F2F	Face To Face	RTFM	Read The F*cking Manual
FAQ	Frequently Asked Question	RU	Are You?
FISH	First In (chat room), Still Here	RUG2	Are you Gay Too?
FITB	Fill In The Blanks	SB	Smiles Back
FLILF	First Lady I'd Like to F*ck	SEG	Sh*t Eating Grin
FOCL	Falling Off Chair Laughing	SH	Same here
FTS	Fck That Sht	SNAFU	Situation Normal, All Fu*ked Up
FTW	For The Win	SO	Significant Other
FU	F*ck You	SOL	Sh*t Out Of Luck
FUBAR	F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition	SOS	Same Old Sh*t
FUD	Fear, Uncertainty, & Doubt	SOTA	State Of The Art
FWB	Friend With Benefits (sex with friend)	SPST	Same Place Same Time
FWIW	For What It's Worth	SS	So Sorry
FYI	For Your Information	SSDD	Same Sh*t, Different Day
GA	Go Ahead	STFU	Shut The F*ck Up
GAL	Get A Life	STR8	Straight
GF	Girlfriend	STW	Search The Web
GG g/g	Gotta Go, or Good Game	SY	Sincerely Yours
GGOH	Gotta Get Outta Here	SYL	See You Later
GL	Good Luck	SYS	See You Soon
GMTA	Great Minds Think Alike	TA	Thanks Again
GOOMH	Get Out Of My Head	TAFN	That's All For Now
GR	Gotta Run	TC	Take Care
GR8	Great	TGIF	Thank God It's Friday
GR&D	Grinning, Running & Ducking	THX	Thanks
GTFO	Get The F*ck Out	TIA	Thanks In Advance
GTG G2G	Got To Go, Gotta Go	TMI	Too Much Information
GTR G2R	Got To Run	TNT	'Til Next Time
GTRM	Going To Read Mail	TOS	Terms Of Service (rules)
GTSY	Glad To See You	TPS	That's Pretty Stupid
H&K	Hug And Kiss	TPTB	The Powers That Be
HAGD	Have A Good Day	TRDMF	Tears Running Down My Face
HAGO	Have A Good One	TS	Tough Sh*t
HB	Hurry Back	TSFY	Tough Sh*t For You
HD	Humpday (Wednesday)	TTFN	Ta Ta For Now (bye)
HFS	Holy Fcking Sht	TTTT	These Things Take Time
HTH	Hope That Helps	TTYL	Talk To You Later
IAC	In Any Case	TY	Thank You
IANAL	I Am Not A Lawyer But ..	TY4C	Thank You For Charity
IAV	I'm A Virgin	TYT	Take Your Time
IB	I'm Back	TYVM	Thank You Very Much
IC	I See	U	You
IDK	I Don't Know	UL u/l	Upload or Uploading
IDN	I Don't kNow	US	You Suck
IDTS	I Don't Think So	USA	Until Sides Ache
ILU ILY	I Love You	UV	Unpleasant Visual
IM	Instant Message	UW	You're Welcome
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion	UY	Up Yours
IMO	In My Opinion	VN	Very Nice
IOH	I'm Out Of Here	WB	Welcome Back
IRL	In Real Life	WC	Welcome
IOW	In Other Words	WEG	Wicked Evil Grin
IYO	In Your Opinion	WUE	What You Eating?
JAS	Just A Second	WFM	Works For Me
JFC	Jesus F*cking Christ	WIIFM	What's In It For Me?
JFGI	Just F*cking Google It	WSD	Write Sh*t Down
JIC	Just in Case	WTF	What The F*ck?
JK j/k	Just kidding	WTG	Way To Go
JMO	Just My Opinion	WTGP	Want To Go Private? (Private chat)
JTLYK	Just To Let You Know	WTH	What The Heck?
JW	Just Wondering	WTS	What(s) The Sh*t? Willing To Sell
K kk	Okay	XOXO	Hugs And Kisses (X=Kiss, O=Hug)
KIT	Keep In Touch	YAA	Yet Another Acronym
KMA	Kiss My Ass	YBS	You'll Be Soon
L8R	Later (Goodbye)	YL	Young Lady
LMA0	Laughing My arse Off	YM	Young Man
LMFA0	Laughing My F*cking arse Off	YMMV	Your Mileage May Vary
LMIRL	Lets Meet In Real life	YT	You There?
L0L	Laughing Out Loud	YVW	You're Very Welcome
LTNS	Long Time No See	W2F	Want To F*ck?
LTS	Laughing To Ones Self	WC	WebCam?
LY	Love Ya	143	I Love You
LYL	Love Ya Lots