Terms and abbreviations commonly used on Chat.
some of these contain adult language
A
AFAIK - As Far As I Know

AFK - Away From Keyboard

AKA - Also Known As

ASAP - As Soon As Possible



ATM - At The Moment

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B

B - Be

B4 - Before

BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit

BBIADOS - Be Back In A Day Or So

BBIAF - Be Back In A Few

BBIAH - Be Back In An Hour

BBIAM - Be Back In A Minute

BBIAS - Be Back In A Second

BBIAW - Be Back In A While

BBL - Be Back Later

BBL8R - Be Back Later

BBS - Be Back Soon

BEG - Big Evil Grin

BF - BoyFriend

BG - Big Grin

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - By The Way

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C

C - See

CU - See You/Ya

CUL8R - See You/Ya Later

CYA - See You/Ya

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D

DC'D - DisConnecteD

DL - DownLoad

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F



FTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My Heart

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FYI - For Your Information

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G

GAL - Get A Life

GG - Good Game

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

GTG - Got To Go

GTSY - Glad/Good To see You


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I

IAE - In Any Event

IC - I See

IDK - I Don't Know

IIRC - If I Recall Correctly

IIWY - If I Was You

IKWUM - I Know What You Mean

IKWYM - I Know What You Mean

IMO - In My Opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IOW - In Other Words

IRL - In Real Life

ISP - Internet Service Provider

IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean

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J

JMO - Just My Opinion

JTLYK - Just To Let You Know

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K

K - oK

KIT - Keep In Touch

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L

L8R - Later

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LTNS - Long Time No See

LTNT - Long Time No Type

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M

MMW - Mark My Words

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N

NE1 - Anyone

NM - NeverMind

NTM - Not To Mention

NP - No Problem

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O

O - Oh

OIC - Oh I See

OP - channel OPerator

OTOH - On The Other Hand

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P


PPL - PeoPLe

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Q

QD - Quiet Down

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R

R - Are

RC'D - ReConnecteD

ReHi - Hello Again


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S

SO - Signifigant Other

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T

TA - Thanks Again

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TNT - Till Next Time


TTYL - Talk To You Later

TY - Thank You

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U

U - You

UY - Up Yours

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V

VBG - Very Big Grin

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W

W8 - Wait

WB - Welcome Back


WTG - Way To Go


WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

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Y

Y - Why

YKWIM - You Know What I Mean

YW - You're Welcome