CONTRIBUTOR: Shahjahan Alhassan - 14th July 2002
Using chat or mobile messaging can be painfully slow, so speed up your skills by using the following abbreviations to get your messages across.
Try some of them out in our chat room.
Chat Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| :-O HBTU O-: | Happy birthday to you (singing) |
| 2BCTND | To be continued |
| 2D4 | To die for |
| 2G4U | Too good for you |
| 2L8 | Too late |
| 4E | Forever |
| 4YEO | For your eyes only |
| A/S/L? | Age/Sex/Location? |
| AFAIK | As far as I know |
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| AKA | Also known as |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| ATST | At the same time |
| ATW | At the weekend |
| AWHFY | Are we having fun yet |
| B4 | Before |
| BBFN | Bye bye for now |
| BBL | Be back later |
| BCNU | Be seein' you |
| BFN | Bye for now |
| BOHICA | Bend over here it comes again |
| BRB | Be right back |
| BRT | Be right there |
| BTW | By the way |
| CID | Consider it done |
| CM | Call me |
| CU | See you |
| CUL or CUL8R | See you later |
| CWUL | Chat with you later |
| CYA | See ya |
| DK | Don't know |
| DUR? | Do you remember? |
| E2EG | Ear to ear grin |
| EOD | End of discussion |
| F? | Friends? |
| F2F | Face to face |
| FB | Furrowed Brow |
| FO | F**k off |
| FOTCL | Falling off the chair laughing |
| FUBAR | F****d up beyond all recognition |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| FYA | For your amusement |
| FYI | For your information |
| GDM8 | G'day mate |
| GMTA | Great minds think alike |
| GR8 | Great |
| GSOH | Good sense of humour |
| H2CUS | Hope to see you soon |
| HAK | Hugs and kisses |
| HTH | Hope this helps |
| IAE | In any event |
| IC | I see |
| IDK | I don't know |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion |
| IMI | I mean it |
| IOW | In other words |
| IOU | I owe you |
| IYSWIM | If you see what I mean |
| J4F | Just for fun |
| KC | Keep cool |
| KHUF | Know how you feel |
| L8R | Later |
| LMAO | Laughing my ass off |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| M or F? | Male or female? |
| M8 | Mate |
| MC | Merry Christmas |
| MTFBWU | May the force be with u |
| MYOB | Mind your own business |
| NA | No access |
| NC | No comment |
| NFW | No f*****g way |
| NRN | No reply necessary |
| NW | No way |
| NWO | No way out |
| O4U | Only for you |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| OTOH | On the other hand |
| PBT | Pay back time |
| RIP | Rest in peace |
| RTM | Read the manual |
| RUOK | Are you ok? |
| SC | Stay cool |
| SOL | Sooner or later |
| T+ | Think positive |
| T2UL or TTUL | Talk to you later |
| TA4N | That's all for now |
| TAFN | That's all for now |
| THKS or THX or TX | Thanks |
| TT4N or TTFN | Ta ta for now |
| TUVM | Thank you very much |
| TY | Thank you |
| W4U | Waiting for you |
| WUWH | Wish you were here |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
| Y! | Typical man! |
| YL | Young lady |
| YM | Young man |
| X! | Typical woman! |