Chat Slang
Sometimes it's hard to keep up with all the acronyms, abbreviations and other slang veteran chatters use on ChatX. Here's a guide to help you figure it all out.
A/S/L Age/Sex/Location AAK Asleep At Keyboard AFK Away From Keyboard ASAP As Soon As Possible ASL Age/Sex/Location AWOL Absent Without Leave B/F Boyfriend BBIAB Be Back In A Bit BBIAS Be Back In A Sec BBIAW Be Back In A While BBL Be Back Later BOFH Bad Operator From Hell BRB Be Right Back BROIL Brother-in-law BRT Be Right There BTDT Been There, Done That BTW By The Way DQYDJ Don't Quit Your Day Job FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition FUD "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt" FYI For Your Information G or <G> Grin G/F Girlfriend GA Go Ahead GG Good Game or Good Going GJ Good Job GM Good Move GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GR8 Great GRRRR Growling GTG Got To Go GTGP Got To Go Potty GTH Go To Heck HUGZ Hugs IIRC If I Recall Correctly ILY I Love You IM Instant Message/Messaging IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion JK or J/K Just Kidding KEWL Cool L8R Later LMAO Laughing My A** Off LOL Laughing Out Loud LTNS Long Time No See LYL Love You Lots MOTD Message Of The Day MSG Message NM Never Mind NOYB None Of Your Business NP No Problem OMG Oh My Gosh OTOH On the Other Hand PITA Pain In The A** PLZ Please PMFJIH Pardon Me For Jumping In Here RE or RE's "Re-Hi," meaning "Hello again" RL Real Life ROFL Rolling on the Floor Laughing ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off ROTFLOL Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud RTFM Read The F***ing Manual RU Are You? S/M/F/BIL Sister/Mother/Father/Brother-in-law SAHM Stay At Home Mom STFU Shut The F*** Up TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TGIF Thank Goodness It's Friday THX Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TLA Three Letter Acronym TMI Too Much Information TPTB The Powers That Be TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTYL Talk To You Later TYVM Thank You Very Much U You U-R or UR You Are WB Welcome Back WEG Wicked Evil Grin WG Wicked Grin WTF What The F***? WTG Way To Go! WTH What the Hell XOXO Hugs and Kisses YMMV Your Mileage May Vary YW You're Welcome ZUP? What's Up? (((((name)))) Hug