Email AddressesEmail Abbreviations and Shorthand
You use it day-by-day sending e-mails, chatting with your friends,at school, work, etc…You got used doing it long time ago, so that you can’t even imagine your life without these shorthand and acronyms… If your life is full of new pen friends, you are fond of composing SMS letters and you appreciate Time these short acronyms will be very useful for you!
Find below the most wide-spread abbreviations and internet shorthand:
| @TEOTD | At The End Of The Day | ||
| 14AA41 | One for All and All for One | ||
| 411 | Info | ||
| 4ever | Forever | ||
| 86 | Out Of / Over | ||
| A | |||
| AAAAA | American Association Against Acronym Abuse | ||
| AAF | As A Friend | ||
| AAK | Asleep At Keyboard | ||
| AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact | ||
| AAMOI | As A Matter Of Interest | ||
| AAR | At Any Rate | ||
| AATK | Always At The Keyboard | ||
| AAYF | As Always, Your Friend | ||
| ABITHIWTIDB | A bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush | ||
| ABT2 | About To | ||
| ACD | Alt Control Delete | ||
| ACE | Access Control Entry | ||
| ADAD | Another Day Another Dollar | ||
| AEAP | As Early As Possible | ||
| AFAGAY | A Friend As Good As You | ||
| AFAICS | As Far As I Can See | ||
| AFAICT | As far As I can Tell | ||
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know | ||
| AFAIU | As Far As I Understand | ||
| AFAP | As Far As Possible | ||
| AFC | Away From Computer | ||
| AFIAA | As Far As I Am Aware | ||
| AFINIAFI | A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed | ||
| AFK | Away From Keyboard | ||
| AFZ | Acronym free zone | ||
| AGKWE | And God Knows What Else | ||
| AIH | As It Happens | ||
| AIMB | As I Mentioned Before | ||
| AISE | As I Said Earlier | ||
| AISI | As I See It | ||
| AKA / a.k.a. | Also Known As | ||
| ALAP | As Late As Possible | ||
| ALOL | Actually Laughing Out Loud | ||
| ALTG | Act Locally, Think Globally | ||
| AMAP | As Many As Possible | ||
| AMBW | All My Best Wishes | ||
| AML | All My Love | ||
| B | |||
| B/C | Because | ||
| B4 | Before | ||
| B4N | Bye For Now | ||
| BAK | Back At my Keyboard | ||
| BAU | Business As Usual | ||
| BBBG | Bye Bye Be Good | ||
| BBL | Be Back Later | ||
| BBN | Bye Bye Now | ||
| BBSD | Be Back Soon Darling | ||
| BBT | Be Back Tomorrow | ||
| BCNU | Be Seeing You | ||
| BD | Big Deal | ||
| BFF | Best Friends Forever | ||
| BFN | Bye For Now | ||
| BITD | Back In The Day | ||
| BKA | Better Known As | ||
| BR | Bathroom | ||
| BRB | Be Right Back | ||
| BRT | Be Right There | ||
| BSF | But Seriously, Folks | ||
| BT | Byte This | ||
| BTA | But Then Again / Before The Attacks | ||
| BTDT | Been There Done That | ||
| BTDTGTS | Been There, Done That, Got The T-shirt | ||
| BTW | By The Way | ||
| BW | Best Wishes | ||
| BWDIK | But What Do I Know? | ||
| BYKT | But you Knew That | ||
| C | |||
| CIAO | Goodbye (in Italian) | ||
| CID | Consider It Done | ||
| CIS | CompuServe Information Service | ||
| CMF | Count My Fingers | ||
| CMIW | Correct Me if I’m Wrong | ||
| COB | Close Of Business | ||
| CP | Sleepy | ||
| CRAP | Cheap Redundant Assorted Products | ||
| CRAT | Can’t Remember A Thing | ||
| CRTLA | Can’t Remember the Three Letter Acronym | ||
| CSL | Can’t Stop Laughing | ||
| CU | See You | ||
| CUL | See You Later | ||
| CYT | See You Tomorrow | ||
| D | |||
| DARFC | Ducking And Running For Cover | ||
| DBEYR | Don’t Believe Everything You Read | ||
| DD | Due Diligence | ||
| DDD | Direct Distance Dial | ||
| DETI | Don’t Even Think It | ||
| DF | Dear Friend | ||
| DGA | Don’t Go Anywhere | ||
| DGT | Don’t Go There | ||
| DIKU | Do I Know You | ||
| DIY | Do It Yourself | ||
| DKDC | Don’t Know Don’t Care | ||
| DL | Download | ||
| DMI | Don’t Mention It | ||
| DQYDJ | Don’t Quit Your Day Job | ||
| DRIB | Don’t Read If Busy | ||
| DWYM | Does What You Mean | ||
| DYSTSOTT | Did You See The Size Of That Thing | ||
| E | |||
| E123 | Easy as One, Two, Three | ||
| EAK | Eating at Keyboard | ||
| EM? | Excuse Me? | ||
| EOD | End Of Day | ||
| EOM | End Of Message | ||
| ESO | Equipment Smarter than Operator | ||
| EULA | End User License Agreement | ||
| EWI | Emailing While Intoxicated | ||
| EZ | Easy | ||
| F | |||
| F2F | Face to Face | ||
| FAB | Features Attributes Benefits | ||
| FAQL | Frequently Asked Questions List | ||
| FAWC | For Anyone Who Cares | ||
| FBKS | Failure Between Keyboard and Seat | ||
| FE | Fatal Error | ||
| FITB | Fill in the Blanks | ||
| FOC | Free of Charge | ||
| FTL | Faster Than Light | ||
| FTTB | For The Time Being | ||
| FUBAR | Fouled up Beyond All Recognition | ||
| FUD | Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation | ||
| FWD | Forward | ||
| FWIW | For What It’s Worth | ||
| FYA | For Your Amusement | ||
| FYI | For Your Information | ||
| FYM | For Your Misinformation | ||
| G | |||
| GA | Go Ahead | ||
| GALGAL | Give A Little Get A Little | ||
| GBH | Great Big Hug | ||
| GL | Good Luck | ||
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike | ||
| GMTFT | Great Minds Think For Themselves | ||
| H | |||
| HAGD | Have a Great Day | ||
| HAGO | Have A Good One | ||
| HAK | Hugs And Kisses | ||
| HAND | Have a Nice Day | ||
| HB | Hurry Back | ||
| HD | Hold | ||
| HF | Hello, Friend | ||
| HIH | Hope It Helps | ||
| HIOOC | Help! I’m Out Of Coffee | ||
| HTH | Hope This (or That) Helps | ||
| HUGZ | Hugs | ||
| I | |||
| I-1DR | I Wonder | ||
| IAC | In Any Case | ||
| IAE | In Any Event | ||
| IAITS | It’s All In The Subject | ||
| IANAE | I Am Not an Expert | ||
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer | ||
| IAT | I Am Tired | ||
| IBRB | I Will Be Right Back | ||
| IC | In Character | ||
| ICBW | I Could Be Wrong | ||
| IDGI | I Don’t Get It | ||
| IDK | I Don’t Know | ||
| IDKY | I Don’t Know You | ||
| IDM | It Does Not Matter | ||
| IDST | I Didn’t Say That | ||
| IDTS | I Don’t Think So | ||
| IEF | It’s Esther’s Fault | ||
| IFAB | I Found A Bug | ||
| IGTP | I Get The Point | ||
| IHAIM | I Have Another Instant Message | ||
| IHNO | I Have No Opinion | ||
| IIMAD | If It Makes A Difference | ||
| IIR | If I Remember / If I Recall | ||
| IIRC | If I Remember Correctly / If I Recall Correctly | ||
| IIWM | If It Were Me | ||
| ILU | I Love You | ||
| IM | Instant Messaging | ||
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion | ||
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion | ||
| IMO | In My Opinion | ||
| IMS | I Am Sorry | ||
| INMP | It’s Not My Problem | ||
| INNW | If Not Now, When | ||
| INPO | In No Particular Order | ||
| IOH | I’m Outta Here | ||
| IOW | In Other Words | ||
| ISTM | It Seems to Me | ||
| ISTR | I Seem To Remember | ||
| ISWYM | I See What You Mean | ||
| ITM | In The Money | ||
| IUM | If You Must | ||
| IYKWIM | If You Know What I Mean | ||
| IYKWIMAITYD | If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do | ||
| IYO | In Your Opinion | ||
| IYSS | If You Say So | ||
| IYSWIM | If You See What I Mean | ||
| J | |||
| J/C | Just Checking | ||
| J/W | Just Wondering | ||
| JOOTT | Just One Of Those Things | ||
| K | |||
| K | Okay / All Right | ||
| KBD | Keyboard | ||
| KEWL | Cool | ||
| KIR | Keep It Real | ||
| KIT | Keep In Touch | ||
| KWIM | Know What I Mean | ||
| L | |||
| L8R | Later | ||
| LD | Long Distance | ||
| LMK | Let Me Know | ||
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud or Lots of Luck (or Love) | ||
| LOPSOD | Long On Promises, Short On Delivery | ||
| LTIC | Laughing ‘Til I Cry | ||
| LTNS | Long Time No See | ||
| LWR | Launch When Ready | ||
| M | |||
| M8 / M8s | Mate / Mates | ||
| MFD | Multi Function Device | ||
| MIHYAP | May I Have Your Attention Please | ||
| MMHA2U | My Most Humble Apologies To You | ||
| MOMPL | One Moment Please | ||
| MSG | Message | ||
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failure | ||
| MWBRL | More Will Be Revealed Later | ||
| MYOB | Mind Your Own Business | ||
| N | |||
| N/T | No Text | ||
| N2M | Not To Mention | ||
| NALOPKT | Not A Lot of People Know That | ||
| NAYL | In A While | ||
| NAZ | Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq) | ||
| NBD | No Big Deal | ||
| NBIF | No Basis In Fact | ||
| NG | New Game | ||
| NIM | No Internal Message | ||
| NIMQ | Not In My Queue | ||
| NM | Never Mind / Nothing Much | ||
| NOYB | None Of Your Business | ||
| NP | No Problem | ||
| NRN | No Reply Necessary | ||
| NTK | Nice To Know | ||
| NTYMI | Now That You Mention It | ||
| NUFF | Enough Said | ||
| NW | No Way! | ||
| O | |||
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | ||
| OIC | Oh, I see | ||
| OK | All Correct | ||
| OMIK | Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard | ||
| OOC | Out Of Character | ||
| OOF | Out Of Facility | ||
| OOI | Out Of Interest | ||
| OOO | Out Of Office | ||
| OOTB | Out Of The Box / Out Of The Blue | ||
| OS | Operating System | ||
| OT | Off Topic | ||
| OTOH | On the Other Hand | ||
| OTP | On the Phone | ||
| OTT | Over the Top | ||
| OTTOMH | Off the Top of my Head | ||
| OWTTE | Or Words To That Effect | ||
| OZ | stands for: Australia | ||
| P | |||
| P&C | Private and Confidential | ||
| PANS | Pretty Awesome New Stuff | ||
| PD | Public Domain | ||
| PEBCAK | Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard | ||
| PLS | Please | ||
| PM | Personal Message | ||
| PMJI | Pardon My Jumping In | ||
| PONA | Person Of No Account | ||
| POOF | Good bye | ||
| POV | Point of View | ||
| PS | Post Script | ||
| R | |||
| R&D | Research & Development | ||
| RAT | Remote(ly) Activated Trojan | ||
| RBTL | Read Between The Lines | ||
| RE | Regards / Hello Again | ||
| RFD | Request For Discussion | ||
| RL | Real Life | ||
| RLF | Real Life Friend | ||
| RMMM | Read My Mail Man! | ||
| RN | Right Now! | ||
| ROTM | Right On The Money | ||
| RSN | Real Soon Now | ||
| RTBS | Reason To Be Single | ||
| RTFAQ | Read the FAQ File | ||
| RTFM | Read the Freakin’ Manual! | ||
| RTK | Return To Keyboard | ||
| RU | Are You? | ||
| RUOK | Are you Okay? | ||
| RUUP4IT | Are You Up For It | ||
| RX | Regards | ||
| S | |||
| S2R | Send To Receive | ||
| S4L | Spam For Life | ||
| SCNR | Sorry, Could Not Resist | ||
| SEP | Somebody Else’s Problem | ||
| SF | Surfer Friendly / Science Fiction | ||
| SFAIAA | So Far As I Am Aware | ||
| SITD | Still In The Dark | ||
| SMAIM | Send Me An Instant Message | ||
| SME | Subject Matter Expert | ||
| SMEM | Send Me Email | ||
| SO | Significant Other | ||
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure | ||
| SSEWBA | Someday Soon, Everything Will Be Acronyms | ||
| STYS | Speak To You Soon | ||
| SWDYT | So What Do You Think? | ||
| SYS | See You Soon | ||
| T | |||
| TAFN | That Is All for Now | ||
| TBA | To Be Advised | ||
| TCB | The Trouble Came Back! | ||
| TEOTWAWKI | The End Of The World As We Know It | ||
| TFX | Traffic | ||
| TGIF | Thank God it Is Friday | ||
| THX / TX / THKS | Thanks | ||
| TIA | Thanks In Advance | ||
| TK | To Come | ||
| TLA | Three Letter Acronym | ||
| TLGO | The List Goes On | ||
| TLK2UL8R | Talk to You Later | ||
| TM | Trust Me | ||
| TMI | Too Much Information | ||
| TMTOWTDI | There’s More Than One Way To Do It | ||
| TNA | Temporarily Not Available | ||
| TNX | Thanks | ||
| TOM | Tomorrow | ||
| TOT | Tons of Time | ||
| TP | Team Player | ||
| TPC | The Phone Company | ||
| TPTB | The Powers That Be | ||
| TSR | Totally Stuck in RAM | ||
| TTG | Time to Go | ||
| TTS | Text to Speech | ||
| TTUL | Talk to You Later | ||
| TVN | Thank You Very Much | ||
| TWHAB | This Won’t Hurt A Bit | ||
| TWIMC | To Whom it may Concern | ||
| TXS | Thanks | ||
| TY | Thank You | ||
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much | ||
| U | |||
| U | You | ||
| U2 | You Too? | ||
| UL | You Will | ||
| unPC | unPolitically Correct | ||
| UPOD | Under Promise Over Deliver | ||
| UR | You Are | ||
| V | |||
| VFM | Value For Money | ||
| VM | Voice Mail | ||
| W | |||
| WAD | Without A Doubt | ||
| WB | Welcome Back / Write Back | ||
| WBS | Write Back Soon | ||
| WC | Who Cares? | ||
| WCA | Who Cares Anyway | ||
| WDYS | What Did You Say? | ||
| WDYT | What Do You Think? | ||
| WE | Whatever | ||
| WFM | Works For Me | ||
| WIIFM | What’s In It For Me? | ||
| WIT | Wordsmith In Training | ||
| WOMBAT | Waste Of Money, Brains And Time | ||
| WRT | With Regard To / With Respect To | ||
| WT | Without Thinking | ||
| WTB | Want To Buy | ||
| WTTM | Without Thinking To Much | ||
| WU? | What is Up | ||
| WWY? | Where Were You? | ||
| WYCM? | Will You Call Me? | ||
| WYP | What’s Your Problem? | ||
| WYS | Whatever You Say | ||
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get | ||
| WYSLPG | What You See Looks Pretty Good | ||
| X | |||
| XME | Excuse Me | ||
| XOXO | Hugs and Kisses | ||
| Y | |||
| YA | Yet Another | ||
| YCT | Your Comment To | ||
| YDKM | You Don’t Know Me | ||
| YGBK | You Gotta Be Kiddin’ | ||
| YHM | You Have Mail | ||
| YKW? | You Know What? | ||
| YNK | You Never Know | ||
| YOYO | You’re On Your Own | ||
| YR | Yeah Right | ||
| YSYD | Yeah, Sure You Do | ||
| YTTT | You Telling The Truth? | ||
| YW | You are Welcome | ||
| YWIA | You’re Welcome In Advance | ||
| Z | |||
| ZZZ | Sleeping, Bored, Tired |
General Internet Abbreviations
If you are an internet hunter, permanently sticking around various forums,
chatting with your virtual friends, find the new ones…You will definitely like
these abbreviations:
| AFK | away from keyboard (I am gone for a few minutes) |
| ASL | age / sex / location? |
| BFN | bye for now |
| BIO | going for bio break (washroom break) |
| BRB | be right back |
| BTW | by the way |
| CUL8R | see you later |
| CYA | see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s) |
| FMV | fair market value (for selling items online) |
| GG | good game |
| IBTL | in before the lock (for when you post a message prior to the administrator locking the heated discussion thread) |
| IMHO | in my humble opinion |
| IMNSHO | in my not so humble opinion |
| IRL | in real life |
| KK | OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received) |
| LOL | laughing out loud |
| MT | mistell (commonly used by online gamers to say that they made a mistake and mistyped their last message) |
| NP | no problem/you’re welcome |
| NWOT | new without tags (for selling items online) |
| NWT | new with tags (for selling items online) |
| OOAK | one of a kind (for selling items online) |
| PLZ | please |
| PMSL | P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression) |
| QFT | quoted for truth (a compliment to another person on the forum) |
| RL | real life |
| ROFL | rolling on floor laughing |
| ROFLMAO | rolling on floor laughing my a*s off |
| RTFM | read the f***ing manual (to show frustration at someone’s ignorance of basic knowledge) |
| RTM | read the manual |
| THX | thanks |
| TTFN | ta-ta for now |
| TTYL | talk to you later |
| TX | thanks |
| TY | thank you |
| W/E | whatever |
Chat Abbreviations
The below shorthand will make your chatting faster and rather funny. :)
| 2D2T | too drunk to type |
| 2L8 | too late |
| 4 | For |
| 4GET | forget |
| AIIC | as if I care |
| AFAIK | as far as I know |
| AFK | away from keyboard |
| AIUI | as I understand it |
| ALTG | act locally, think globally |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| ASL or A/S/L | age, sex, location |
| ATM | at the moment / according to me |
| AUP | acceptable use policy |
| B4N | bye for now |
| BB | bathroom break |
| BBIAB | be back in a bit |
| BBIAF | be back in a few |
| BBIAM | be back in a minute |
| BBIAW | be back in a while |
| BBL | be back later |
| BBL8R | be back later |
| BFF | best friends forever |
| BLTN | better late than never |
| BQ | beyond question |
| BRB | be right back |
| BRT | be right there |
| BS | bullshit |
| BTW | by the way |
| BTDT | been there, done that |
| C2C | care to chat |
| CSY | can’t stop yawning |
| CTN | can’t talk now |
| CU | see you / cracking up |
| CUL | see you later / catch you later |
| CYA | see ya |
| CYS | check your settings |
| DC or D/C | disconnected |
| D&C | duck & cover |
| DIAFYO | did I ask for your opinion? |
| DILLIGAS | do I look like I give a shit? |
| DOA | dead on arrival |
| DL or D/L | download |
| EOD | end of discussion |
| EOL | end of lecture |
| FAQ | frequently asked questions |
| FDD | falling down drunk |
| FFR | for future reference |
| FM | from memory |
| FOCL | falling off chair laughing |
| FUA | frequently used acronym |
| FYA | for your amusement |
| FYE | for your enjoyment |
| FYI | for your information |
| G | grin / giggle |
| G2G | got to go |
| GD&R | grinning, ducking and running |
| GDI | god damn it / graphics device interface |
| GFC | going for coffee |
| GG | good game |
| GHSE | go hassle someone else |
| GILAU | god is looking at you |
| GJ | good job |
| GL | good luck |
| GMAB | give me a break |
| GMTA | great minds think alike |
| GR8 | great |
| H4X0R | hacker |
| HAND | have a nice day |
| HTH | hope this helps |
| IC | I see |
| ICU | I see you/intensive care unit |
| IDK | I don’t know |
| IRL | in real life |
| IYKWIM | if you know what I mean |
| J00 | you |
| JAM | just a minute |
| JAS | just a second |
| JK or J/K | just kidding |
| L8R | later |
| LIG | let it go |
| LMK | let me know |
| LMR | lamer |
| LOL | laughing out loud |
| LTNT | long time no type |
| M8 | mate |
| MOMPL | a moment please |
| MYOB | mind your own business |
| N00BIE / N00B | an inexperienced person |
| NE1 | anyone |
| NM | never mind |
| NP | no problem |
| NRN | no reply necessary |
| OIC | oh, I see |
| OMG | oh my god |
| OS | old school / operating system |
| OV | opinions vary |
| P? | Pardon? |
| P2P | person to person |
| PAW | parents are watching |
| PEBKAC | problem exists between keyboard and chair |
| PIR | parent in room |
| PIX | pictures |
| PLMK | please let me know |
| PLS | please |
| PLZ | please |
| POS | parent over shoulder / piece of shit /point of sale |
| PS | post script |
| quick question | |
| RME | rolling my eyes/raising my eyebrows |
| RML | read my lips |
| ROFL | rolling on floor laughing |
| RWL | roaring with laughter |
| RTFM | read the fucking manual |
| RYS | read your screen |
| SN | screen name / serial number |
| SOHF | sense of humor failure |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| SUP | what’s up? |
| TFTI | thanks for the information |
| TGAL | think globally, act locally |
| THX | thanks |
| TTL | that’s the limit |
| TTM | talk to me |
| TTYL | talk to you later |
| TY4WM | thank you for warm welcome |
| TYVM | thank you very much |
| U | You |
| UBB | urgent bathroom break |
| UPB | urgent potty break |
| UR | you are |
| VR | virtual reality |
| VS | Very soon |
| W2C | want to chat |
| W2T | want to talk |
| W8 | wait |
| W8N | waiting |
| WB | welcome back / write back |
| WBS | write back soon |
| WN? | What next?/ What now? |
| WTT | want to talk |
| WYS | whatever you say |
| XOXO | hugs and kisses |
| Y | Why / yes |
| YW | you’re welcome |
| ZZZ | bored / sleeping |
The above shorthand will make your chatting faster and funnier. :)
SMS Abbreviations
Have nothing to do sitting in the classroom and digging in your phone? Got
used to chat via SMS with close friends? Use these funny smiles to share your
emotions:
:-) Smiley
(-: Also smiling
:) Smiling without a nose
:’ ) Happy and crying
:-( ) Smiling with mouth open
8-) Smiling with glasses
[:-) Smiling with walkman
:-)8 Smiling with bow tie
{:-) Smiling with hair
d:-) Smiling with cap
C|:-) Smiling with top hat
(:-) Smiling with helmet
:-)= Smiling with a beard
&:-) Smiling with curls
#:-) Smiling with a fur hat
:-D Laugher
;-) Twinkle
;) Twinkle, without nose
:-* Kiss
@}–\-,— A rose
:-( Sad
:( Sad, without nose
:’-( Crying
:-c Unhappy
:-|| Angry
:-(0) Shouting
:-< Cheated
:-O Wow
:-| Determined
:-* Bitter
O :-) An angel
:-9 Salivating
:-|/:- I No face/poker face
:-<> Surprised
%-6 Not very clever
:-( ) Shocked
:-~) Having a cold
:-o zz Bored
:-\ Sceptical
: @ Shouting
:-o Appalled
:-X Not saying a word
|-I Sleeping
|-O Snoring
%-} Intoxicated
:-v Talking
:-w Talking with two tongues
B-) Sunglasses
B:-) Sunglasses on head
8:-) Glasses on head
{:-) Toupee
}:-( Toupee blowing in the wind
=|:-)= Uncle Sam
<:-| Monk / Nun
:^) Broken nose
-:-) Punk
@:-) Using a turban
:=) Two noses
:-# Razes
<|-) Chinese
:-{) With a moustache
:-{} Lip stick
:-? Smoking a pipe
:-( Very angry
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