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Get better acquainted with the world of text messaging and instant messaging with Digital Landing's guide to frequently used text messaging acronyms.

Text Messaging Dictionary

By Ron Miller

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Today's text-message culture would surely drive your old high school English teacher batty. It comprises shortcuts and acronyms designed to reduce keystrokes and keep conversation flowing smoothly, but it would make spelling and grammar purists cringe. This list should help you understand the instant messaging world. Much of it also applies to email and other forms of digital communication. Once you start using it, you will be surprised how easily you pick it up -- and you may even find your IM speech spilling over into your offline life. 

Acronym Meaning
& And
? Question
@ At
2 To, too
2m Tomorrow
4 For
abt About
afaik As far as I know
altho Although
Asl or a/s/l Age, sex, location
Atm At the moment
b4 Before
bbl Be back later
bc Because
bf Boyfriend
bff Best friend
brb Be right back
btw By the way
cul8r See you later
cuz Because
cya See ya
cya Cover your ass
cye Check your e-mail
dunno I don't know
ftr For the record
fwiw For what it's worth
fyi For your information
g2b Go to bed
g4u Good for you
ga Go ahead
gf Girlfriend
gl Good luck
gr8 Great
gtg Got to go
hi5 High five
hiyo Hello
hw Homework
ic I see
idc I don't care
idk I don't know
iirc If I recall correctly
ily I love you
im Instant message
ima I'm going to
imho In my humble/honest opinion
iming Instant messaging
imo In my opinion
imnsho In my not so humble opinion
j/j Just joking
j/k Just kidding
j/p Just playing
j/w Just wondering
jc Just checking
jlo Jealous
jooc Just out of curiosity
jsuk Just so you know
jtlyk Just to let you know
k OK
lil Little
lis Like I said
lmao Laughing my ass off
lol Laughing out loud
ly Love you
mhm or mmhmm Yes
mkay or mmkay OK
myob Mind your own business
n/o No Offense
nbd No big deal
ne1 Anyone
newayz Anyways
nm Not much, Nevermind
noyb None of your business
np No problem
nvm Nevermind
o/c Of course
oic Oh I see
omg Oh my God/goodness
omw On my way
orly Oh really
otoh On the other hand
pix Pictures
pls, plz Please
ppl People
qt Cutie
r Are
rly Really
rofl Rolling on the floor laughing
rpg Role playing game
sn Screen name
srsly Seriously
sry Sorry
sum1 Someone
t or d Truth or dare
t4 To tell the truth
tafn That's all for now
tbh To be honest
tho Though
thru Through
tht That
thx Thanks
tia Thanks in advance
tmi Too much information
tru True
ttfn Ta ta for now
ttyl Talk to you later
txt Text (message)
ty Thank you
u You
ugh Expression of disgust
ur You are
vbg Very big grin
w/e Whatever
wat What
wb Welcome back
wi5 Wireless high five
wth What the heck?
wyr Would you rather
y Why
y/t You there?
ya, yea, yup Yes
ymmv Your mileage may vary
yo Hi
yw You're welcome

 






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