Below are the most commonly used abbreviations that users use in online chat rooms, emails or instant messaging services. They are sort of a short form way of saying something which saves time by not having to type out the entire sentence or word. You may see some people use these words in our chat rooms. Now you know what they mean. Some of them are no longer used but we have listed them in case you come across some old school chatters. If you noticed that we have missed any and you have some to share, please contact us to add them here.
Chat Abbreviations Table
| Abbreviations | Definition |
|---|---|
| AFAIK | As Far As I know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| A/S/L | Age/Sex/Location |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| B4 | Before |
| BAK | Back at Keyboard |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTW | By The Way |
| C/A | Chat Avenue |
| CUS | See You Soon |
| CYA | See Ya |
| EMSG | Email Message |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question |
| FML | F*ck My Life |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYI | For What It's Worth |
| GAL | Get a Life |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GG | Good Game |
| HMU | Hit Me UP |
| HUA | Heads Up Ass |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| ICN | I See Now |
| IMHO | In My Honest/Humble Opinion |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| J2LUK | Just To Let You Know |
| JASE | Just Another System Error |
| J/K | Just Kidding |
| JMO | Just My Opinion |
| L8R | Later |
| LMAO | Laughing My Ass Off |
| LOL | Laughing or Laugh Out Loud |
| LTNS | Long Time No See |
| MSG | Message |
| NOYFB | None of Your F*cking Business |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| OTOH | On the Other Hand |
| P2P | Person to Person |
| Peeps | People |
| PITA | Pain in the Ass |
| PMSG or PM | Private Message |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| QT | Cutie |
| ROFL | Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
| ROFLMFAO | ROFL My F*cking Ass Off |
| SNERT | Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teen |
| SOL | Sh*t Outta Luck |
| Thx | Thanks |
| TILII | Tell it Like it Is |
| TTFN | Ta-Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| TY | Thank You |
| WAG | Wild Ass Guess |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WTF | What the F*ck |
| WTH | What the Hell |
| YW | You're Welcome |