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Internet Chat Terms
Abbreviation and Meanings
A
ADN  Any day now
AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
ARE Acronym-rich environment
A/S/ age/sex/location?
B
B4N Bye for now
BAK Back at the keyboard
BBIAB Be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BEG Big evil grin
BFN Bye for now
BG Big grin
BL Belly laughing
BRB Be right back
BTA But then again...
BTW By the way
C
CU See you
CUL See you later
CYO See you online
D
DIKU Do I know you?
DITYID Did I tell you I'm distressed?
DQMO Don't quote me on this
 E
EG Evil grin
EMFBI Excuse me for butting in
EOM End of message
EOT End of thread
F
F2F Face to face
FAQ Frequently-ask question(s)
FISH First in, still here
FMTYEWTK Far more than you ever wanted to know
FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing
FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI  For your information
G
G Grin
GA Go ahead
GD&R Grinning, ducking, and running
GIWIST Gee, I wish I'd said that
GMTA Great minds think alike
GOL Giggling out loud
GTRM Going to read mail
H
HAND Have a nice day
HTH Hope this helps
I
IAC  In any case
IANAL I am not a lawyer (but)
IC I see
IIRC If I recall
ILU or ILY I love you
IM Immediate message
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMNSHO  In my not so humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
IOW In other words
IPN I'm posting naked
IRL In real life
IYSWIM If you see what I mean
J
JBOD Just a bunch of disks
JIC Just in case
JK Just kidding
K
KOTC Kiss on the cheek
KWIM? Know what I mean?
L
L8R Later
LDR Long-distance relationship
LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applaus
LOL Laughing out loud
LTM Laugh to myself
LTNS Long time no see
LTR  Long-term relationship
LULAB Love you like a brother
LULAS Love you like a brother
LULAS Love you like a sister
M
MorF Male or female
MOSS Member of the same sex
MOTOS Member of the opposite sex
MUSM Miss you so much
N
NP or N/P  No problem
NRN No response necessary
O
IC Oh, I see
OL Online love
OTF Off the floor
OTOH  On the other hand
OTTOMH Off the top of my head
P
PANS Pretty awesome new stuff
PDA Public display of affection
PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair
PMFJIB Pardon me for jumping in but...
::POOF:: Goodbye (leaving the room)
POTS Plain old telephone service
PU That stinks!
PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair
PMFJIB Pardon me for jumping in but...
R
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing
RSN Real soon now
S
SO  Significant other
SOMY  Sick of me yet?
T
TAFN  That's all for now
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TGIF  Thank God it's Friday
THX Thanks
TIA Thanks in advance
TLK2UL8R Talk to you later
TMI Too much information
TOPCA Til our paths cross again
TPTB The powers that be
TTFN Ta-Ta for now
TTT Thought that, too
TTYL Talk to you later
TU Thank you
U
UW You're welcome
V
VBG Very big grin
W
WFM Works for me
WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if
WTG Way to go!
WTGP? Want to go private?
WU? What's up?
WUF? Where are you from?
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
Y
YMMV Your mileage may vary


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