| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| 404 | I haven't a clue |
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| ADN |
Any day now |
| AFAIK |
As far as I know |
| AFK |
Away from keyboard |
| ARE |
Acronym-rich enviroment |
| ASAP |
As soon as possible |
| A/S/L ? |
Age/Sex/Location? |
| *B |
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| B4N |
Bye for now |
| BAK |
Back at the keyboard |
| BBIAB |
Be back in a bit |
| BBL |
Be back later |
| BBN |
Bye bye now |
| BBS |
Be back soon |
| BEG |
Big evil grin |
| BF |
Boy friend |
| BFN |
Bye for now |
| BG |
Big grin |
| BIBO |
Beer in, beer out |
| BIOYIOP |
Blow it out your I/O port |
| BL |
Belly laughing |
| BMGWL |
Busting my gut with laughter |
| BOTEC |
Back-of-the-envelope calculation |
| BRB |
Be right back |
| BTA |
But then again |
| BTDT |
Been there, done that |
| BTW |
By the way |
| BWL |
Bursting with laughter |
| BWTHDIK |
But what the heck do i know...? |
| *C |
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| CICO |
Coffee in, coffee out |
| C&G |
Chuckle and grin |
| CNP |
Continued in next post |
| CRB |
Come right back |
| CRBT |
Crying real big tears |
| CU |
See you |
| CUL |
See you later |
| CUL8ER |
See you later |
| CYA |
See ya |
| CYA* |
Cover your ass |
| CYO |
See you online |
| *D |
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| DBA |
Doing business as |
| DFLA |
Disenchanted four-letter acronym |
| DL |
Dead link |
| DLTBBB |
Don't let the bed bugs bite |
| DIKU |
Do I know you? |
| DITYID |
Did i tell you i'm distressed? |
| DOM |
Dirty old man |
| DOS |
Dozing off soon |
| DQMOT |
Don't quote me on this |
| DTRT |
Do the right thing |
| DWB |
Don't write back |
| *E |
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| EG |
Evil grin |
| EMFBI |
Excuse me for butting in |
| EMSG |
E-mail message |
| EOM |
End of message |
| EOT |
End of thread (meaning: end of discussion) |
| ETLA |
Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA) |
| *F |
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F2F FAQ FC FISH FLA FMTYEWTK FOMCL FTBOMH FUD FWIW FYI |
Face to face Frequently-ask question(s) Fingers crossed First in, still here Four-letter acronym Far more than you ever wanted to know Falling off my chair laughing From the bottom of my heart Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt For what it's worth For your information |
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G GA GAL GIGO GD&R GF GFN GGP GIWIST GL GMAB GMTA GOL GTRM GTSY |
Grin Go ahead Get a life Garbage in, garbage out Grinning, ducking, and running Girlfriend Gone for now Gotta go pee Gee, I wish I'd said that Good luck Give me a break Great minds think alike Giggling out loud Going to read mail Glad to see you |
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H&K HAGN HAND HHIS HIG HT HTH HUB |
Hug and kiss Have a good night Have a nice day Hanging head in shame How's it going Hi there Hope this helps Head up butt |
| *I |
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| IAC IAE IANAL IC IGP IHA IHU IIRC ILU or ILY IM IMCO IMHO IMing IMNSHO IMO IMS IOW IPN IRL ITIGBS IWALU IYSWIM |
In any case In any event I am not a lawyer (but) I see I gotta pee I hate acronyms I hear you If I recall/remember/recollect correctly I love you Immediate message In my considered opinion In my humble opinion Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game In my not so humble opinion In my opinion I am sorry In other words I'm posting naked In real life (that is, when not chatting) I think I'm going to be sick I will always love you If you see what I mean |
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