Single Characters Abbreviations
B – Back
K – Okay
Q – Question
U – You
Y – Why
Two Characters Abbreviations
BC – Because
CU – See you
EZ – Easy
GF – Girlfriend
GJ – Good job
GL – Good luck
GW – Good work
H8 – Hate
IC – I see
IM – Instant Message
JK – Just kidding
L8 – Late
NE – Any
NP – No problem
RL – Real life
TY – Thank you
U2 – You too
WB – Welcome back
W/E – Whatever
WU – What’s up?
YT? – You there?
YW – You are welcome
Three Characters Abbreviations
AAK – Asleep at the keyboard
AAR - At any rate
AFK – Away from computer keyboard
AIM – AOL Instant Messenger
A/S/L (or) ASL- Age/Sex/Location
ATM – At the moment
ATW – Around the web
B4N – Bye for now
BBS – Be back soon
BFN – Boyfriend
BIL – Boss is listening
BMG – Be my guest
BRB – Be right back
BTW – By the way
CD9 (Code 9) – Parents nearby
CID – Consider it done
CSL – Can’t stop laughing
COZ – Because
CUL – See you later
EOM – End of message
F2F – Face to face
F2T – Free to talk
FAQ – Frequently asked questions
FYI – For your information
G2G – Got to go
GAL – Get a life
GGN – Gotta go now
GOL – Giggle out loud
GR8 – Great
GRT – Great
GTG – Got to go
HAK – Hugs and kisses
IAC – In any case
IAE – In any event
IDC – I don’t care
IDK – I don’t know
ILY – I love you
IMO – In my opinion
IOW – In other words
IRL – In real life
JIC – Just in case
KIS – Keep it simple
KIT – Keep in touch
L8R – Later
LBH – Let’s be honest
LOL – Laughing out loud
MOS – Mom over shoulder
NBD – No big deal
NMU – Not much, you?
NRN – No response necessary
OIC – Oh, I see
OMG – Oh my god
OTP – On the phone
PAW – Parents are watching
PCM – Please call me
PIR – Parent in room
PLS – Please
PLZ – Please
POC – Point of contact
POS – Parent over shoulder
POV – Point of view
PRW – Parents are watching
RSN – Real soon now
SIT – Stay in touch
SOZ – Sorry
SYS – See you soon
S2R – Send to receive
TBA – To be announced
TBH – To be honest
THX – Thanks
TIA – Thanks in advance
TMB – Text me back
TOY – Thinking of you
WFM – Works for me
WTG – Way to go
WTH – What the hell?
ZZZ – Tired or bored
Four Characters Abbreviations
ADAD – Another day, another dollar
ASAP – As soon as possible
BCNU – Be seein’ you
BITD – Back in the day
BTDT – Been there, done that
BYKT – But you knew that
FWIW – For what it’s worth
HAND – Have a nice day
IMHO – In my humble opinion
MIRL – Meet in real life
MorF – Male or Female
Noob – Newbie
P911 – Parent emergency
RUOK? – Are you okay?
TAFN – That’s all for now
TTFN – Ta ta for now
TTYL – Talk to you later
XOXO – Hugs and kisses
Five+ Characters Abbreviations
AFAIC - As far as I’m concerned
IMPOV – In my point of view
BOTOH – But on the other hand
DQMOT – Don’t quote me on this
JTLYK – Just to let you know
OWTTE – Or words to that effect
ROTFL – Rolling on the floor laughing
SFETE – Smiling from ear to ear
IMNSHO – In my not so humble opinion
MTFBWU – May the force be with you
WYGOWM – Will you go out with me?
IMNERHO – In my never even remotely humble opinion
BTDTGTTSAWIO – Been there, done that, got the t-shirt and wore it out