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Thread: Acronyms

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    Default Acronyms

    Ever wondered what those acronyms we all see but not always know what they mean? Wonder no more-just check the following list for the meaning. If there is any you know of that's not on the list could you please add to it.


    ! Comment
    ? Question
    \M/ Metal
    <3 Heart
    121 One-to-one
    20 Location
    2G2BT Too good to be true
    2moro Tomorrow
    2nite Tonight
    404 Haven't got a clue
    AAK Asleep at keyboard
    ACK Acknowledgement
    ADR Address
    AFAIC As far as I'm concerned
    ASAP As soon as possible
    ASL Age, sex, location
    ATM At the moment
    ATWD Agree that we disagree
    B/C Because
    B4 Before
    BBW Big beautiful woman
    BF Boyfriend
    BI5 Back in five
    BRB Be right back
    BTDT Been there done that
    BTN Better than nothing
    BTW By the way
    BTWBO Be there with bells on
    BYOB Bring your own bottle
    CAAC Cool as a cucumber
    CF Coffee freak
    CIAO Goodbye (in Italian)
    CM Call me
    CMU Crack me up
    COS Change of subject
    CRAT Can't remember a thing
    CRBT Crying real big tears
    CTC Care to chat?
    CYM Check your e-mail
    DHYB Don't hold your breath
    DQMOT Don't quote me on that
    DYHAB or DYHAG Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend
    EAK Eating at keyboard
    EG Evil grin
    EOM End of message
    EZ Easy
    F2F Face to face
    FF Friends forever
    FTW For the win
    G1 Good one
    GAL Get a life
    GAP Got a pic?
    GF Girlfriend
    GG Good game
    GMAB Give me a break
    GOK God only knows
    GR8 Great
    gratz Congratulations
    GRRR Growling
    GSOH Good sense of humour
    GTG Got to go
    HT Hi there
    IC I see
    IBK Idiot behind keyboard
    IM Instant message
    IMHO In my humble opinion
    IONO I don't know
    IYD In your dreams
    IYQ I like you
    J/K Just kidding/joking
    J4F Just for fun
    KIT Keep in touch
    LABATYD Life's a bitch and then you die
    LOL Laugh out loud
    MB Message board
    M4C Meet for coffee
    meh Whatever
    MIRL Meet in real life
    MMORPG/MMO Massive Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game
    MYOB Mind your own business
    N1 Nice one
    natch Naturally
    NE Anyway
    NE1 Anyone
    n00b Newbie
    NP No problem
    NSA No strings attached
    NSFW Not safe for work
    NUFF Enough said
    NVM Never mind
    NW No way
    OMG Oh my God
    OT Off topic
    OTT Over the top
    PD Public domain
    PLS Please
    POV Point of view
    pwned Beaten, owned
    REHI Hello again
    ROFL or ROTFL Roll on floor laughing
    RU Are you?
    RUOK Are you OK?
    SIC Spelling is correct
    SITD Still in the dark
    SOHF Sense of humour failure
    SOZ Sorry
    STR8 Straight
    STW Search the web
    TBH To be honest
    TC Take care
    TTFN Ta ta for now
    THX or TXS Thanks
    WAYN Where are you now?
    WB Write back or welcome back
    w00t Jubilation, joy
    WTH what the heck
    WYP What's your problem?
    Y Why?
    YHM You have mail
    yr Year
    ZZZ Sleeping or bored

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    Nope never wondered don't do text/chat speak normally ignore it.
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    IIRC - If I recall correctly
    Currently reading:- The tea leaves

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    LMAO - Laugh(ing) my ass off
    Currently reading:- The tea leaves

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    Default Lmao

    Must remember that one Sapphire2803

    I do get a bit lost with them sometimes but am getting there - me thinks
    They say life is what you make it. So guys, lets make it better!!

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    PMSL - peeing myself laughing
    Behold the turtle - he only ever gets anywhere by sticking his neck out...

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    I just read a six page document that contained 46 acronyms that seemed to be repeatedly used. In the end I just had to write them all down in a list in order to make any sense of the work.
    Even if we find the light it will be surround by shadow.

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    Default My tuppence worth...

    AFAIK - As far as I know

    ROFLMAO - Rolling on floor laughing my ass off

    M8 - Mate

    L8 - Late
    Why be a hard rock when you really are a gem!

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