These are abbreviations that started in IRC, many of which were adopted into "text-speak."
| nym | expansion | |---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | <3 | i like that comment | || grin | | 3bs | three beers short | | aamof | as a matter of fact | | adn | any day now | | afaiac | as far as i am concerned | | afaict | as far as i can tell | | afaik | as far as i know | | afair | as far as i remember | | afk | away from the keyboard | | afpsoagf | a few punches short of a good fight | | afssoap | a few sandwiches short of a picnic | | aopc | reciting local national motto | | asap | as soon as possible | | asl pls | age sex location please | | athyrio | and the horse you rode in on | | atm | at the moment | | atp | at this point | | aybabtu | all your base are belong to us | | b4n | bye for now | | bak | back at (my) keyboard | | bbfn | bye bye for now | | bbiab | be back in a bit | | bbiaf | be back in a few | | bbl | be back later | | bbs | be back shortly | | bbs | be back soon | | beg | big evil grin | | brb | be right back/bathroom break | | bta | but then again | | btw | by the way | | c-c-c-combo breaker | call a halt to repeated posts | | cp | coder pig | | cq... | looking for... | | ctc | care to chat? | | cya | see ya | | d/c | disconnected | | djiad | darnit jim, i'm a doctor | | djiad | not my area of expertise | | e.g. | exempli gratia | | faq | frequently asked questions | | fb | fine business | | focl | falling off chair laughing | | ftw | for the win | | fwiw | for what it's worth | | fyi | for your information | | ga | good afternoon | | gm | good morning | | gmta | great minds think alike | | gmtaasdo | great minds think alike, and so do ours | | goybwaroc | get on your big wheel and ride on, cowboy | | gtg | got to go | | hdj | irretrievably broken (he's dead, jim) | | hth | hope that helps | | hybs | christian greeting | | hyfj | another christian greeting | | iaadbnyd | i am a doctor, but not your doctor | | iaalbnyl | i am a lawyer, but not your lawyer | | ianad | i am not a doctor | | ianaitp | i am not an IT person | | ianal | i am not a lawyer | | ianyg | i am not your guru (don't ask me) | | iapnad | i'm a programmer, not a doctor | | inyitp | i'm not your IT person | | ic | i see | | ifypfy | i fixed your post for you | | iha | i hate acronyms | | iirc | if i recall correctly | | imho | in my humble opinion | | imnsho | in my not so humble opinion | | imo | in my opinion | | iow | in other words | | irl | in real life | | isagn | i see a great need | | istr | i seem to recall | | ito | in terms of | | itt | i think that | | j/k | just kidding | | jk | just kidding | | jsia | just say it already | | kbn | gimme a minute to break it | | kbn | klaatu barada nikto | | kbn | stand down, cowboy ^^ | | kwh | kilroy was here | | l8r | later | | lahith | (i need that) like a hole in the head | | le | later edit | | llap | live long and prosper | | lmao | laughing my *** off | | lol | laughing out loud | | ltns | long time no see | | lts | laughing to self | | ly | love you | | mil | mother-in-law | | motd | message of the day | | n/a | no attachment | | n/m | nevermind | | n/p | no problem - np also used | | n/t | no text | | nhdbof | observing a religious holiday/ritual | | nmcnmm | not my circus, not my monkeys | | np | no problem | | oic | oh, I see | | omg | oh, my god | | op | original poster | | opiahh | op is a hose head | | otoh | on the other hand | | pal2 | peace and long life | | ppl | people | | re | re hi or re hello | | rofl | rolling on floor laughing | | roflmao | rolling on floor laughing my arse off | | rotfl | rolling on the floor laughing | | rtfm | read the ******* manual | | rtfm | read the full manual | | sahm | stay at home mom | | sio | spit it out | | shlm | jewish greeting | | slm | muslim greeting | | smmas | sudo make me a sandwich | | st | spell that | | ta | thanks/again | | tafn | that's all for now | | tam | thanks a million | | tmi | too much information | | tsta | try spelling that again | | ttyl | talk (type) to you later | | ttys | talk (type) to you soon | | ty | thank you thx thanks | | w8 | wait | | wb | welcome back | | wc? | are you hungry? (want chinese?) | | we | whatever | | w/e | whatever | | wfm | works for me | | wsof | way short of fudge (to give) | | wtf | what, the fudge? | | wtf | why the face? | | wtg | way to go | | ww | wire weenie (hardware person) | | wx | weather | | wysineutwyg | what you see is not entirely unrelated to what you get | | wysiwyg | what you see is what you get | | wywtci | whatever (you want to call it) [origin of "whatever"?] | | ygbkm | you gotta be kidding me | | ymmv | your milage may vary | | yold | year of our lady of discord |