Common Chat Acronyms
When you start out with chat you often run into acronyms that you have no idea what they mean. The first time you see "lmao" you wonder what are they typing? Is it a typo, or some foreign language. It is a short-hand notation for "laugh my ass off". Below is a list of some of the more common acronyms I have seen.
The first list is sorted by description, then by acronym
| description | acronym |
|---|---|
| age sex location | a/s/l |
| age sex location | asl |
| also known as | aka |
| anyone | ne1 |
| away from keyboard | afk |
| be back in a minute | bbiam |
| be back later | bbl |
| be right back | brb |
| before | b4 |
| big fucking deal | bfd |
| by the way | btw |
| cant remember sh*t | crs |
| download | dl |
| file transfer protocol | ftp |
| fucked up beyond all recognition | fubar |
| giggle out loud | gol |
| good game | gg |
| good morning | gm |
| good night | gn |
| got to go | g2g |
| great minds think alike | gmta |
| great | gr8 |
| hurry back | hb |
| ignored | iggy |
| in my humble opinion | imho |
| in my not so humble opinion | imnho |
| in my not so humble opinion | imnsho |
| in my very humble opinion | imvho |
| in real life | irl |
| instant message | im |
| joking or just kidding | j/k |
| kiss my ass | kma |
| later | l8r |
| laughing my ass off | lmao |
| laughing out loud | lol |
| long time no see | ltns |
| mind your own business | myob |
| never mind | nm |
| no problem | np |
| private message | pm |
| read the fucking manual | rtfm |
| rolling on the floor laffing my ass off | roflmao |
| search the fucking web | stfw |
| see ya | cya |
| shit outta luck | sol |
| ta ta for now | ttfn |
| ta-ta for now | ttn |
| thank you much | tym |
| thank you very much | tyvm |
| thank you | ty |
| too much info | tmi |
| upload | ul |
| welcome back | wb |
| what the fuck | wtf |
| what's up | sup |
| you're welcome | yw |
The second list is sorted by acronym, then by description
| acronym | description |
|---|---|
| a/s/l | age sex location |
| afk | away from keyboard |
| aka | also known as |
| asl | age sex location |
| b4 | before |
| bbiam | be back in a minute |
| bbl | be back later |
| bfd | big fucking deal |
| brb | be right back |
| btw | by the way |
| crs | cant remember sh*t |
| cya | see ya |
| dl | download |
| ftp | file transfer protocol |
| fubar | fucked up beyond all recognition |
| g2g | got to go |
| gg | good game |
| gm | good morning |
| gmta | great minds think alike |
| gn | good night |
| gol | giggle out loud |
| gr8 | great |
| hb | hurry back |
| iggy | ignored |
| im | instant message |
| imho | in my humble opinion |
| imnho | in my not so humble opinion |
| imnsho | in my not so humble opinion |
| imvho | in my very humble opinion |
| irl | in real life |
| j/k | joking or just kidding |
| kma | kiss my ass |
| l8r | later |
| lmao | laughing my ass off |
| lol | laughing out loud |
| ltns | long time no see |
| myob | mind your own business |
| ne1 | anyone |
| nm | never mind |
| np | no problem |
| pm | private message |
| roflmao | rolling on the floor laffing my ass off |
| rtfm | read the fucking manual |
| sol | shit outta luck |
| stfw | search the fucking web |
| sup | what's up |
| tmi | too much info |
| ttfn | ta ta for now |
| ttn | ta-ta for now |
| ty | thank you |
| tym | thank you much |
| tyvm | thank you very much |
| ul | upload |
| wb | welcome back |
| wtf | what the fuck |
| yw | you're welcome |
