Text Messaging Abbreviations
With the popularity and rise in usage of instant messaging programs, e-mail, Internet chat rooms and cellphone text messaging came the emergence of a new language tailored to the immediacy and compactness of these new communication media. If you have ever been in a chat room or received an instant message or text message from someone that seemed to be in its own foreign language, this Webopedia Quick Reference will help you decipher the text chat lingo.
Abbreviation | Meaning | | n00b | Newbie | N1 | Nice one | NBD | No big deal | NE | Any | NE1 | Anyone | NFM | None for me / Not for me | NIFOC | Naked in front of computer | NIMBY | Not in my back yard | NLT | No later than | NM | Nothing much / Never mind | NMH | Not much here | NO1 | No one | NOYB | None of your business | NP | No problem | NRN | No response/reply necessary | NVM | Never mind | NW | No way | NW) | No way out
| | OIC | Oh, I see | OMG | Oh my God | OMW | On my way | OO | Over and out | OOH | Out of here | OOTD | One of these days | OP | On phone | OTB | Off to bed | OTFL | On the floor laughing | OTL | Out to lunch | OTOH | On the other hand | OTT | Over the top | OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | OTW | Off to work | OVA | Over
| | PCM | Please call me | PDQ | Pretty darn quick | PLMK | Please let me know | PLS | Please | PLU | People like us | PLZ | Please | PM | Private Message | PMFI | Pardon me for interrupting | PMFJI | Pardon me for jumping in | PMSL | Pee myself laughing | POAHF | Put on a happy face | POS | Parent over shoulder | PPL | People | PROLLY | Probably | PRT | Party | PRW | People/parents are watching | PTL | Praise the Lord | PTMM | Please tell me more | PXT | Please explain that | PU | That stinks! | PZ | Peace
| | | Queue | QIK | Quick | QT | Cutie
| | RL | Real life | RME | Rolling my eyes | ROFL | Rolling on floor laughing | ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | ROTFLUTS | Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak | RSN | Real soon now | RTFM | Read the freaking manual | RUOK | Are you okay?
| | SAL | Such a laugh | SC | Stay cool | SETE | Smiling Ear-to-Ear | SICNR | Sorry, I could not resist | SIG2R | Sorry, I got to run | SIS | Snickering in silence | SIT | Stay in touch | SLAP | Sounds like a plan | SMHID | Scratching my head in disbelief | SNAFU | Situation normal all fouled up | SO | Significant other | SOL | Sooner or later | SOMY | Sick of me yet? | SOTMG | Short of time, must go | SOWN | Someone with me | SPK | Speak | SRSLY | Seriously | SPST | Same place, same time | SRY | Sorry | SS | So sorry | SSDD | Same stuff, different day | SSIF | So stupid it's funny | SSINF | So stupid it's not funny | STR8 | Straight | STW | Search the Web | SUITM | See you in the morning | SUL | See you later | SUP | What's up? | SWMBO | She who must be obeyed. Meaning wife or partner | SYL | See you later
| | T+ | Think positive | TA | Thanks a lot | TAFN | That's all for now | TAM | Tomorrow a.m. | TBC | To be continued | TBD | To be determined | TBH | To be honest | TC | Take care | TGIF | Thank God it's Friday | THX | Thanks | THNX | Thanks | THNQ | Thank-you | TIA | Thanks in advance | TIAD | Tomorrow is another day | TIC | Tongue-in-cheek | TLK2UL8R | Talk to you later | TMB | Text me back | TMI | Too much information | TMOT | Trust me on this | TMWFI | Take my word for it | TNSTAAFL | There's no such thing as a free lunch | TOJ | Tears of joy | TPM | Tomorrow p.m. | TPTB | The powers that be | TSTB | The sooner, the better | TTFN | Ta ta for now | TTTT | These things take time | TTYAFN | Talk to you awhile from now | TTYL | Talk to you later | TTYS | Talk to you soon | TU | Thank you | TY | Thank you | TYT | Take your time | TYVM | Thank you very much
| | UCMU | You crack me up | UFN | Until further notice | UGTBK | You've got to be kidding | UKTR | You know that's right | UL | Upload | UR | Your / You're | UV | Unpleasant visual | UW | You're welcome
| | VEG | Very evil grin | VFM | Value for money | VGC | Very good condition | VIP | Very important person | VM | Voice mail | VSF | Very sad face
| | w/ | With | WAM | Wait a minute | WAN2TLK | Want to talk | WAYF | Where are you from? | W/B | Write back | WB | Welcome back | WC | Who cares | WCA | Who cares anyway | WIBNI | Wouldn't it be nice if | WDALYIC | Who died and left you in charge | WDYK | What do you know? | WDYT | What do you think? | WIIFM | What's in it for me? | WISP | Winning is so pleasurable | WITW | What in the world | WIU | Wrap it up | WK | Week | WKD | Weekend | WRT | With regard to | WOMBAT | Waste of money, brains and time | WRK | Work | WRUD | What are you doing? | WTB | Wanted to buy | WTF | What the **** ? | WTG | Way to go | WTH | What the heck? | WU? | What's up? | WUCIWUG | What you see is what you get | WUF? | Where are you from? | WWJD | What would Jesus do? | WWYC | Write when you can | WYLEI | When you least expect it | WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get
| | | Kiss | XOXOXO | Hugs & Kisses | XLNT | Excellent
| | YA | Your | YBIC | Your brother in Christ | YBS | You'll be sorry | YCMU | You crack me up | YF | Wife | YGBKM | You've got to be kidding me | YIU | Yes, I understand | YKWYCD | You know what you can do | YMMV | Your mileage may vary | YR | Your | YR | Yeah right | YRYOCC | You're running your own cuckoo clock | YSIC | Your sister in Christ | YSYD | Yeah sure you do | YT | You there? | YW | You're welcome | YWHNB | Yes, we have no bananas
| ZZZZ | Sleeping (or bored)
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