| Instant
Messaging: |
| Online
Instant Messaging codes and abbreviations |
|
*ALL CAPS - usually is considered shouting.
THEY ARE OFTEN USED TO EMPHISIZE! It is not impolite,
or even grammatically wrong to use all lower case letters
for instant messaging.
|
| 5 - wait a few
minutes to speak, a parent (or guardian) is in the room |
| 55 - coast is
clear, we can talk about anything |
| ADR - address |
| AFC - Average
Frustrated Chump |
| AFK - Away From
Keyboard |
| ASAP - As Soon
As Possible |
| ASL A/S/L - What's
your Age, Sex and Location? |
| ASL(R
P) - Age Sex Location (Race / Picture) |
| BBL8R
- be back later |
| b/c - because |
| BF - Boyfriend |
| BFF - Best Friend
Forever |
| BFO - Blinding
Flash of Obvious |
| BRB - Be Right
Back |
| BTW - By The Way |
| CD9
- Code 9 Parents Are Around |
| CLM - Career Limiting
Move - badmouthing a teacher, the boss or supervisor while
they can hear you, or hear about the event. |
| CTN - Can't Talk
Now |
| CYA (C-ya)
- See You Later |
| DD
- Designated Driver |
| e/o
- Each other |
| FFA
- Free For All - Free online for anybody (usually message
board spammers). old meaning: A wild fight |
| FWIW - For What
Its Worth |
| G2G/ GTG - Got
To Go |
| GF - Girlfriend |
| GNOC
- Get Naked On Cam |
| HAK-
Hugs and Kisses |
| HHOK - Ha ha,
only kidding |
| IDK -I Don't Know |
| ILU, ILY (ily,
ilu) - I Love You |
| IM - Instant Message |
| IMHO - In My Humble
Opinion |
| IRL - In Real
Life (offline, NOT on the computer) |
| JK - Just Kidding |
| KPC
- Keeping Parents Clueless |
| L8R - Later (I'll
talk to you later) |
| LMA - Leave Me
Alone |
| LMIRL - Lets Meet
In Real Life |
| LOL
- Laughing Out Loud |
| LQ - Laughing
Quietly because someone is in the room |
| LYLAS - Love You
Like A Sister |
| MorF - Male Or
Female |
| MOS
- Mom Over Shoulder |
| MOATM- Music On
At The Moment |
| NIFOC - Naked
In Front Of Computer |
| NM - Nevermind |
| NMU - Not Much
You? |
| NOOB - newbie,
someone new and inexperienced |
| NVM - never mind |
| OMG
- Oh My God! (Oh My Gosh) |
| P911 - Parent
Emergency |
| PAW
- Parents Are Watching |
| PDA - Public Display
of Affection |
| PIR - Parents
In Room |
| PHAT - Pretty
Hot And Tempting |
| PM - Private Message |
| POP - Parent is
On Prowl, can't speak freely |
| POS - Parent Over
my Shoulder, so watch what you say |
| PRON - Porn |
| PRW - Parents
Are Watching |
| PUA - Pick Up
Artist |
| ROTFL - Rolling
On The Floor Laughing |
| RSVP
(French) - Repondez S'il Vous-Plait. "Respond if
it pleases you." |
| SN - screen name |
| SOS - Sibling
Over Shoulder, watch what you say |
| STFU - Shut the
F... up! (edited) |
| STR - Send to
Recieve (Pictures) |
| TDTM - Talk Dirty
To Me |
| THX - Thanks |
| TLF - True Love
Forver |
| TMI - Too Much
Information (like thinking about your parents kissing,
getting 'hot", etc) |
| TTFN - TaTa For
Now |
| TTYL - Talk To
You Later |
| TY-Thank You |
| w/ - with |
| WE (w/e)
- What Ever |
| WUF
- Where Are You From |
| WTF - What the
F... (edited) |
| WTG - Way To Go |
| WTH - What the
H...(edited) |
| WYCM - Will You
Call Me |
| WYSIWYG (wizzy-wig)
- What You See Is What You Get |
| WYRN - What’s
Your Real Name |
| WYWH - Wish You
Were Here |
| Y - Yawning (getting
bored) |
| YGM - You Got
Mail (telling someone you just mailed something) |