Chat Abbreviations
Through the technology of Instant Messaging, people have coined a handful of
online computer acronyms that are used to abbreviate common phrases or actions. If a jumble of capitol letters has ever confused you, then you are in the right place. Because we know that not everyone is yet familiar with these terms, we have created an online AIM
Acronym Dictionary you can use for reference. Below is an alphabetical listing of online acronyms and the corresponding definition. Feel free to send this link to anyone you know that is new to online chatting so they aren’t confused when someone says “I
GG, TTYL.”
| AFK |
Away From Keyboard |
| BBL |
Be Back Later |
| BF |
Boyfriend |
| BRB |
Be Right Back |
| BTW |
By The Way |
| CYA |
See You Later |
| FYI |
For Your
Information |
| G2G |
Got To Go |
| GF |
Girlfriend |
| GG |
Gotta
Go |
| IC |
I See |
| ILU |
I Love You |
| IMO |
In My Opinion |
| IMHO |
In My
Honest/Humble Opinion |
| IRL |
In Real Life |
| JK |
Just Kidding |
| L8R |
Later |
| LMAO |
Laughing MY
Arse
Off |
| LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
| NM |
Never Mind |
| OIC |
Ohh I See |
| OTW |
On The
Way |
| OMG |
Ohh My God |
| OMW |
On My Way |
| ROFL |
Rolling On Floor
Laughing |
| ROFLMAO |
Rolling On
Floor Laughing My Arse Off |
| TTFN |
Ta
Ta For Now |
| TTYL |
Talk To You Later |
| THX |
Thanks |
| TY |
Thank You |
