Internet acronyms for your internet messaging enjoyment!!

Ever wonder what those abbreviations mean
that people use in chat rooms and message boards?
Here is a guide to some of those abbreviations.

2U2 - To You, Too

AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned

AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell

AFK - Away From Keyboard

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

BAK - Back At Keyboard

BEG - Big Evil Grin

BBL - Be Back Later

BBS - Be Back Soon

BF - Boyfriend

BFN - Bye For Now

BITMT - But In The Meantime

BOT - Back On Topic

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - By The Way

BWL - Bursting With Laughter

C4N - Ciao For Now

CRBT - Crying Real Big Tears

CRS - Can't Remember "Stuff"

CU - See You

CUL(8R) - See You Later

CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time

CYA - See Ya

DIY - Do It Yourself

EOD - End Of Discussion

EZ - Easy

F2F - Face To Face

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FBOW - For Better Or Worse

FC - Fingers Crossed

FOAF - Friend Of A Friend

FOCL - Falling Off Chair Laughing

FTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My Heart

FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond
All Recognition

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FYA - For Your Amusement

FYI - For Your Information

g - grin . . .usually in brackets

/ga - Go Ahead

GAL - Get A Life

GBTW - Get Back To Work

GF - Girlfriend

GFC - Going For Coffee

GFETE - Grinning From Ear To Ear

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

GR&D - Grinning, Running & Ducking

GTG - Got To Go

GTGTTBR - Got To Go
To The Bathroom

GTRM - Going To Read Mail

HAGN - Have A Good Night

HAND - Have A Nice Day

HHIS - Hanging Head In Shame

HHOK - Ha Ha Only Kidding

HSIK -How Should I Know

HTH - Hope This Helps

IAC - In Any Case

IAE - In Any Event

IC - I See

IDGI - I Don't Get It

IMCO - In My Considered Opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion

IMO - In My Opinion

IMPE - In My Personal Experience

IMVHO - In My Very Humble Opinion

INAL - I'm Not A Lawyer

IOW - In Other Words

IRL - In Real Life

ISP - Internet Service Provider

IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean

JIC - Just In Case

JMO - Just My Opinion

J/K - Just kidding

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

KIT - Keep In Touch

L8TR - Later

LD - Later Dude

LMAO - Laughing My A** Off

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LTNS - Long Time No See

MorF - Male or Female, or person who
asks that question

MTCW - My Two Cents Worth

NBD - No Big Deal

NOYB - None Of Your Business

NRN - No Reply Necessary

OMG - Oh My Gawd
(or oh my goodness)

ONNA - Oh No, Not Again!

OTOH - On The Other Hand

OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head

OIC - Oh I See

OTF - On The Floor

OLL - Online Love

OTL - Out To Lunch

OTHT - On The Other Hand

PITA - Pain In The A**

PLS - Please

PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In

PTB - Powers That Be

PU - That Stinks!

REHI - Hello Again (re-Hi!)

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

ROTF - Rolling On The Floor

ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing

RSN - Real Soon Now

RTDox - Read The
Documentation/Directions

RTFM - Read The Frickin' Manual

RUOK - Are You OK?

S - Smile, usually in brackets or *s*

SNAFU - Situation Normal; All Fouled Up

SO - Significant Other

SOL - Smiling Out Loud
(or Sh*t Out of Luck)

SOT - Short On Time

TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such
Thing As A Free Lunch

TAFN - That's All For Now

TANJ - There Ain't No Justice

TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The
World As We Know It

THX - Thanks

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TIC - Tongue In Cheek

TLK2UL8R - Talk To You Later

TMK - To My Knowledge

TOS - Terms Of Service

TPTB - The Powers That Be

TSWC - Tell Someone Who Cares

TTBOMK - To The Best
Of My Knowledge

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

TTYL(8R) - Talk To You Later

TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern

Txs - Thanks

TY - Thank You

URL - Web Page Address

w/b - Welcome Back

w/o - Without

WRT - With Regard To

WTG - Way To Go

WU? - What's Up?

WWW - World Wide Web

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

Y2K - Year 2000

YGIAGAM - Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

ZZZ - Sleeping

(((((***))))) - Hugs
(replace * with whatever)
Example: ((((Donita))))

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