| 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 |
| FFA - Free
For All - Free online for anybody (usually message board spammers).
old meaning: A wild fight |
| FWIW - For What It’s
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) |
