I used to use long words while I chat, But my friend used to use the abbreviations and I was unable to understand anything. Last year I used to know some of the codes and now I knew some more abbs. Here are the list of abbreviations which I want to share. And please do use these abbs while u chat.
AND- Any day now
AFAIK – As far as I know
AFK – Away from keyboard
ARE – Acronym-rich environment
A/S/L?- Age/sex/location?
B4N- Bye for now
BAK – Back at the keyboard
BBIAB- Be back in a bit
BBL- Be back later
BEG- Big evil grin
BFD- Big f***ing deal
BFN- Bye for now
BG – Big grin
BIOYIOP- Blow it out your I/O port
BRB- Be right back
BTA- But then again…
BTW- By the way
BWTHDIK- But what the heck do I know…?
CU- See you
CUL- See you later
CUL8ER- See you later
CYA – Cover your ass
CYO- See you online
DBA- Doing business as
DL- Dead link
DIKU- Do I know you?
DITYID- Did I tell you I’m distressed?
DQMOT- Don’t quote me on this
EG- Evil grin
EMFBI- Excuse me for butting in
EOM- End of message
EOT- End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
ETLA- Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
F2F- Face to face
FAQ- Frequently-ask question(s)
FISH- First in, still here
FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing
FUBAR- F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition
FUD- Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW- For what it’s worth
FYI- For your information
G- Grin
GA- Go ahead
GAL- Get a life
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
HTH- Hope this helps
IAC- In any case
IANAL- I am not a lawyer (but)
IC- I see
IHA- I hate acronyms
IIRC- If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
ILU or ILY- I love you
IM- Immediate message
IMHO- In my humble opinion
IMing- Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game
IMNSHO- In my not so humble opinion
IMO- In my opinion
IOW- In other words
IPN- I’m posting naked
IRL- In real life (that is, when not chatting)
IYSWIM- If you see what I mean
JBOD- Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.)
JIC- Just in case
JK- Just kidding
KOTC- Kiss on the cheek
KWIM?- Know what I mean?
L8R- Later
LD – Later, dude
LDR- Long-distance relationship
LLTA- Lots and lots of thunderous applause
LOL- Laughing out loud
LRF- Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
LTM- Laugh to myself
LTR- Long-term relationship
LULAB- Love you like a brother
LULAS- Love you like a sister
MorF- Male or female
MOSS- Member of the same sex
MOTOS- Member of the opposite sex
MUSM- Miss you so much
NFG- No f*****g good
NFW- No feasible way or no f*****g way
NIFOC- Naked in front of computer
NP or N/P- No problem
NRN – No response necessary
OIC – Oh, I see
OLL – Online love
OTF- Off the floor
OTOH- On the other hand
OTTOMH- Off the top of my head
PANS- Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to “POTS”)
PCMCIA- People can’t master computer industry acronyms
PDA- Public display of affection
PEBCAK – Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIBKAC – Problem is between keyboard and chair
PITA- Pain in the ass
PMFJIB- Pardon me for jumping in but…
::POOF::- Goodbye (leaving the room)
POTS – Plain old telephone service
PU- That stinks!
RL- Real life (that is, when not chatting)
ROTFL- Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO – Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROTFLMAOWPIMP- Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants
ROTFLMBO- Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RPG- Role-playing games
RSN- Real soon now
RTFM- Read the f***ing manual
RYO – Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)
S4L – Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone’s customer or client)
SHCOON – Shoot hot coffee out of nose
SEG- S***-eating grin
SF- Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
SNAFU- Situation normal, all f***ed up
SO- Significant other
SOL- Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
SOMY- Sick of me yet?
STFW- Search the f*****g Web
STW- Search the Web
SWAG- Stupid wild-a** guess
TAFN- That’s all for now
TANSTAAFL – There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
TFH- Thread from hell (a discussion that just won’t die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group)
TGIF- Thank God it’s Friday
THX – Thanks
TIA- Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply)
TLA- Three-letter acronym
TLK2UL8R- Talk to you later
TMI – Too much information
TOPCA- Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
TPTB – The powers that be
TTFN – Ta-Ta for now
TTT- Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
TTYL- Talk to you later
TU – Thank you
UAPITA- You’re a pain in the ass
UW – You’re welcome
VBG- Very big grin
VBSEG- Very big s***-eating grin
WDALYIC- Who died and left you in charge?
WFM – Works for me
WIBNI – Wouldn’t it be nice if
WT?- What/who the ?
WTFO- What the F***! Over!
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
YGBSM – You gotta be s***tin’ me!
YMMV- Your mileage may vary.
I think from now you will use these instead of Long Words.