ChatSlang

Abbreviations used on IRC and other chats.

2D2T  too drunk to type 2FU2T  too fucked up to type 2L8  too late 4  for 4GET  forget AI  as if  /  artificial intelligence AIIC  as if I care AFAIK  as far as I know AFK  away from keyboard AIUI  as I understand it    AKA   also known as    ALTG   act locally, think globally APF  asshole pucker factor ASAP  as soon as possible ASL or A/S/L  age, sex, location ATM  at the moment  /  according to me    AUP   acceptable use policy AYF  all your fault B4  before 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 BBS  be back soon / bulletin board system BC  because BF  boyfriend BFF  best friends forever BG  bad game  /  big grin BLTN  better late than never BM  blow me  /  bowel movement BQ  beyond question BRB  be right back BRT  be right there BS  bullshit BTW  by the way BTB  by the by    BTDT   been there, done that BYP  beg your pardon C  see C2C  care to chat C&B  crash & burn CSY  can't stop yawning CTC  care to chat 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 EG  evil grin EMD  eat my dust EMS  eat my shit EOD  end of discussion EOL  end of lecture F@  fat FAQ  frequently asked questions FDD  falling down drunk FF  friendly fire  /  friends forever FFR  for future reference FM  from memory FO  fuck off FOAD  fuck off and die FOCL  falling off chair laughing FON  freak of nature FU  fuck you FUA  frequently used acronym FUBAR  fucked up beyond all recognition FWIW  for what it's worth FYA  for your amusement FYE  for your enjoyment FYI  for your information G  grin / giggle G2G  got to go  (gotta go) GAL  get a life GD&R  grinning, ducking and running GDI  god damn it / graphics device interface GF  girlfriend 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 GTG  got to go  (gotta go) GWS  get well soon H4X0R  hacker HAND  have a nice day HPB  high ping bastard HPW  high ping whiner HTH  hope this helps HWMBO  he who must be obeyed IAC  in any case IANAL  I am not a lawyer IBTD  I beg to differ IC  I see ICU  I see you  /  intensive care unit IDGARA  I don't give a rat's ass IDK  I don't know IIRC  if I recall correctly IKWUM  I know what you mean ILU  I love you IME  in my experience IMHO  in my humble opinion IMNSHO  in my not so humble opinion IMO  in my opinion IOU  I owe you IOW  in other words IRL  in real life IWUB  I want you bad IYKWIM  if you know what I mean J00  you JAM  just a minute JAS  just a second JIC  just in case JK or J/K  just kidding JMWU  just messing with you JOO  you JSYK  just so you know KA  keep away KMA  kiss my ass KWIM  know what I mean? L33T  elite L8R  later LAB  life's a bitch LABATYD  life's a bitch and then you die LBR  little boy's room LGR  little girl's room LIG  let it go    LMAO   laughing my ass off LMFAO  laughing my fucking ass off LMK  let me know LMR  lamer LOL  laughing out loud LOTI  laughing on the inside LPB  low ping bastard LTA  long time ago LTNS  long time no see LTNT  long time no type LY  love you LYL  love you lots LYLAS  love you like a sister M8  mate MHR  many happy returns MLNW  make love, not war MMV  mileage may vary MMW  mark my words MOF  matter of fact MOMPL  a moment please MYOB  mind your own business N00BIE or N00B  an inexperienced person NAFAIK  not as far as I know NBD  no big deal NE1  anyone NEKKID or N3KKID  naked NEWBIE or NEWB  an inexperienced person NFW  no fucking way NJ  nice job NM  nevermind NOYB  none of your business NP  no problem NRN  no reply necessary NSD  never say die OFO  out for orgasm OIC  oh, I see OMG  oh my god OMFG  oh my fucking god OMW  on my way OOC  out of character OS  old school  /  operating system OTOH  on the other hand OV  opinions vary P?  pardon? P2P  person to person PAW  parents are watching PCE  present company excluded PEBKAC  problem exists between keyboard and chair PH34R  fear PIC  picture PIR  parent in room PITA  pain in the ass PIX  pictures PLMK  please let me know PLS  please PLZ  please PMFJI  pardon me for jumping in    PO   piss off  /  post office POS  parent over shoulder  /  piece of shit  /  point of sale PPL  people PS  post script QQ  quick question REP  reputation RGR  roger that RIP  rest in peace RL  real life RME  rolling my eyes  /  raising my eyebrows RML  read my lips ROFL  rolling on floor laughing ROFLMAO  rolling on floor laughing my ass off ROTFL  rolling on the floor laughing ROTFLMAO  rolling on the floor laughing my ass off RSN  real soon now RWL  roaring with laughter RTFA roll the fuck away RTFM  read the fucking manual RTM  read the manual RYS  read your screen SC  sorry charlie SH  shit happens SITD  still in the dark SKITN  swift kick in the nuts SMD  suck my dick SMFC  suck my fat cock SN  screen name  /  serial number SNAFU  situation normal, all fucked up    SO   significant other SOB  son of a bitch SOHF  sense of humor failure SOP  standard operating procedure SOS  same old shit  /  save our ship SOY  shame on you SPAM  stupid person's advertisement SRY  sorry SS  same shit SSDD  same shit, different day STFU  shut the fuck up    SU   shut up    SUP   what's up? SWAK  sealed with a kiss SWMBO  she who must be obeyed TBH  to be honest TBQH  to be quite honest TBYB  try before you buy TFTI  thanks for the information TFTT  thanks for the thought TGAL  think globally, act locally THNX  thanks THX  thanks TIA  thanks in advance TIC  tongue in cheek TMLI  that's more like it    TPTB   the powers that be    TTFN   ta ta for now TTL  that's the limit TTM  talk to me    TTYL   talk to you later TWLTN  that will lead to nothing TY4WM  thank you for warm welcome TY4TWM  thank you for the warm welcome TYAM  there you are mistaken TY  thank you TYVM  thank you very much U  you UBB  urgent bathroom break UPB  urgent potty break UR  you are VR  virtual reality VS  very soon VSN  very soon now W2C  want to chat W2T  want to talk W8  wait W8N  waiting WAB  what a bitch WAEF  when all else fails WB  welcome back  /  write back WBS  write back soon WFM  works for me    WIIFM   what's in it for me? WN? what next? / what now? WOMBAT  waste of money, brain and time WRT  with respect to  /  with regard to    WTC   want to talk  /  world trade center WTF  what the fuck WTG  way to go    WTGB   way to go buddy WTGP  way to go partner WTH  what the hell WTT  want to talk WWNC  will wonders never cease WYS  whatever you say WYSIWYG  what you see is what you get XOXO  hugs and kisses Y  why  /  yes YAAA  you are an ass YAM  you are mistaken YHIGA  your help is greatly appreciated YHNWOK  you have no way of knowing YMMV  your mileage may vary YS  you suck YW  you're welcome ZZZ  bored  /  sleeping