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While most languages take decades, even centuries, to evolve, chat lingo has developed rapidly in a very short period of time. Depending on where it is used, the language can also take different forms (for example, instant messaging on cell phones uses different text and symbols than online message boards). Here we will focus on one of the most common categories, chatroom jargon. Below you will find a collection of chatroom slang arranged in alphabetical order. This collection of chat lingo has been collected from various sources. For more information please contact Internet 101.

- # -

12345	Talk about school
20	Location
2	To
2b	To be
2u	To you
4	For
404	I have no clue (what you get when you enter a wrong URL)
^5	High 5

- Aa -

aak	Alive and kicking
aar	At any rate
aas	Alive and smiling
abt	About
adn	Any day now
afaics	As far as I can see
afaik	As far as I know
afk	Away from the keyboard
afn	All for now
aka	Also known as
aota	All of the above
asap	As soon as possible
asl	Age/Sex/Location (used to ask a chatter their personal information)
a/s/l	Age/Sex/Location (used to ask a chatter their personal information)
atm	At the moment
atw	At the weekend
av	Avatar (graphical representation often used in chatrooms to depict a person in the room and chatting)

- Bb -

b	Be
b4	Before
b4n	Bye for now
bak	Back at keyboard (I'm back)
bas	Big a** smile
bbb	Bye bye baby
bbfn	Bye bye for now
bbiab	Be back in a bit
bbl	Be back later
bbn	Bye bye now
bbs	Be back soon
bc	Because
b/c	Because
bcnu	Be seeing you
bd	Big deal
b-day	Birthday
beg	Big evil grin
bf	Boyfriend
b/f	Boyfriend
bff	Best friends forever
bfn	Bye for now
bffae	Best friends forever and ever
bibo	Beer in, beer out
bion	Believe it or not
bl	Buddy list, or belly laugh
b/l	Buddy list, or belly laugh
bma	Bite my a** (became popular with the Simpson's cartoon show)
bmgwl	Busting my gut with laughter
bnscd	But now something completely different
boot	To get kicked out of a chatroom, or have to restart the computer because you couldn't talk in the chatroom anymore.
bout	About
br	Best regards
brb	Be right back
brh	Be right here
bseg	Big s**t eatin' grin
bta	But then again
btdt	Been there, done that
btw	By the way, or between you and me
bwl	Bursting with laughter
byca	Before you came along
bz	Busy

- Cc -

c	See
cg	Chuckle and grin
c&g	Chuckle and grin
chatroom	A web page where people gather using software that allows them to talk to one another in real time.
cico	Coffee in, coffee out
cid	Crying in disgrace
cm	Call me
cmiiw	Correct me if I'm wrong
cmm	Change(d) my mind
cnp	Continued in next post (seen more on message boards than chat)
comp	Computer
conv	Conversation
cp	Chat post
cr	Chat room, chatroom
crbt	Crying real big tears
crs	Can't remember s**t
csg	Chuckle snicker grin
ctp	Cutie pie
cu	See you
cuial	See you in another life
cul	See you/ya later
cul8r	See you/ya later
cuol	See you on line
cus	Can't understand s**t (stuff)
cuttl	Crawling under the table laughing
cuz	Because
cya	See you
cyl	See you/ya later
cyl8r	See you/ya later
cym	Change your mind

- Dd -

da	The
dat	That
dd	Dear/darling daughter (usually exchanged in family chats)
ddsos	Different day, same old s**t
degt	Don't even go there (I don't want to talk about it)
dh	Dear/darling husband (usually exchanged in family chats)
dial	Dialogue
diff	Different
diku	Do I know you?
dint	Didn't
dis	Did I say
diz	This
dl	Download, downloading, download it, downloaded
d/l	Download, downloading, download it, downloaded
dltbbb	Don't let the bed bugs bite
dom	Dirty old man
dont	Don't
dos	Dozing off soon
ds	Dear/darling son (usually exchanged in family chats)
dtrt	Do the right thing
dunno	Don't know
duz	Does
duznt	Doesn't
dwb	Don't write back
dwpkotl	Deep wet passionate kiss on the lips

- Ee -

e1	Everyone
eg	Evil grin
egbok	Everything going to be OK
em	Electronic-mail (e-mail, email)
emsg	E-mail message
ema	E-mail address (example: ?ema or ema? = what is your e-mail address)
enuff	Enough
eot	End of thread (meaning end of discussion)
er1	Everyone
es	Enough said
every1	Everyone
evry	Every
evry1	Everyone
ez	Easy (one of the really old ones)

- Ff -

f2f	Face to face
faq	Frequently asked question
fc	Fingers crossed
fish	First in still here (someone who is online too much)
fitb	Fill in the blanks
flame	To insult someone – used when a person asks a stupid question, or says something rude to irritate the users of a chatroom or message board.
focl	Falling off chair laughing
fomc	Fell off my chair
fomclol	Fell off my chair laughing out loud
forum	What today's message boards are called – often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site or page.
foz	From Australia (aka OZ)
ftbomh	From the bottom of my heart
fts	Fk this st
fu	Follow up, or f**k you
fubar	"Fouled" up beyond all repair/recognition
fud	Fear, uncertainty and doubt
fwiw	For what it's worth
fx	Effects
fya	For your amusement
fyeo	For your eyes only
fyi	For your information

- Gg -

g	Grin
*g*	Giggles, or grin
<g>	Grin
g2g	Got to go
g2gp	Got to go pee
ga	Go ahead
gaga	Adoration
gal	Get a life
gb	God bless
gest	Gesture – a small multimedia file played over the Internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment.
gf	Girlfriend
g/f	Girlfriend
gfak	Go fly a kite
gfn	Gone for now
gg	Good game, or got to go, gotta go
g/g	Good game, or got to go, gotta go
ggoh	Gotta get outta here
ggp	Gotta go pee
giaug	Give it all you got
giayg	Give it all you got
gimme	Give me
gj	Good job
gjp	Good job partner
gl	Good luck
gm	Good morning
gmab	Give me a break
gmbo	Giggling my butt off
gmta	Great minds think alike
gn	Good night
go2	Go to
goin	Going
gonna	Going to
gosta	Got to
gotcha	Got you
gr	Gotta run
gr8	Great
gr&d	Grinning, running and ducking
gtaw	Go take a walk
gtg	Got to go, gotta go
gtr	Got to run
gtsy	Glad to see you
gtrm	Going to read mail (leaving chatroom to check e-mail)
gtg	Got to go

- Hh -

h8	Hate
h&k	Hugs and kisses
habu	Have a better 'un
hack	Person who breaks into software, or disrupts a chatroom.
hafta	Have to
hagd	Have a good day
hagn	Have a good night
hago	Have a good one
Halsoft	Name of a company that purchased the brand of chat that Excite offered, now a pay as you go service.
hand	Have a nice day
hb	Hurry back
help	Help me
hey	Hello
hf	Have fun
hfs!	Holy fkin’ st!
hhis	Hanging head in shame
hhis	Hanging head in shame
hhoj	Hi!Hi! Only joking
hhok	Hi!Hi! Only kidding
hhos	Hi!Hi! Only serious
hi	Laughter
hig	How's it going
hmwrk	Homework
h/o	Hold on
hos	Husband over shoulder
hosts	Refers to the people that are running the chatroom, they usually have the ability to kick a person off due to rude behavior.
ht	Hi there
htgelb	Have to go eat lunch, bye
hth	Hope that helps
hub	Head up butt
hud	How you doing?
huggggssss	Hugs
huggles	Hugs
hw	Homework

- Ii -

iac	In any case
iae	In any event
ianal	I am not a lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion)
ib	I'm back
ibyp	I beg your pardon
ic	I see
ICQ	Seek You – a computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet.
idk	I don't know
idn	I don't know
idts	I don't think so
idu	I don't understand
igp	I gotta pee
igtg	I got to go
iirc	If I remember correctly
ill	I'll
ilu	I love you
ily	I love you
im	Instant message/messenger
imco	In my considered opinion
imho	In my humble/honest opinion
imnsho	In my not so humble opinion
imo	In my opinion
ims	I'm sorry
inet	Internet
info	Information
ino	I know
ioh	I'm out of here
iono	I don't know
iow	In other words
ipn	I'm posting naked
irc	Internet Relay Chat
irl	In real life
isn	Is an
itigbs	I think I'm gonna be sick
itz	Its or it's
iwalu	I will always love you
iyo	In your opinion
iyss	If you say so

- Jj -

j2luk	Just to let you know
j2lun	Just to let you know
j2lyn	Just to let you know
j4g	Just for grins
j/a	Just asking
jam	Just a minute
jas	Just a second
jc	Just chillin'
jfyi	Just for your information
jic	Just in case
j/k	Joking
jj	Just joking
j/k	Joking
jk	Just kidding
jlt	Just like that
jm	Just messing
jmo	Just my opinion
j/p	Just playing
jtluk	Just to let you know
jtlun	Just to let you know
jtlyk	Just to let you know
jtlyn	Just to let you know
jw	Just wondering
j/w	Just wondering

- Kk -

k	OK, okay, alright
*k*	Kiss
kiss	Keep it simple, stupid
kit	Keep in touch
kk	OK, okay, alright
ko	Knock out
koc	Kiss on the cheek
kotc	Kiss on the cheek
kotl	Kiss on the lips
kwim	Know what I mean

- Ll -

l	Laugh
l2s	Laughing to self
l8	Late
l8r	Later
lasa	Loser
ldr	Long-distance relationship
lemme	Let me
leta	Later
lhm	Lord help me
lho	Laughing head off
lhu	Lord help us
lm	Love me
lma	Leave me alone
lmao	Laughing my a** off
lmfao	Laughing my fking a off
lmirl	Lets meet in real life
lmk	Let me know
lns	Laughing non stop
lol	Laughing out loud
lotza	Lots of
lshih	Laughing so hard it hurts
lshmbb	Laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
lshmbh	Laughing so hard my belly hurts
ltns	Long time no see
lts	Laughing to oneself
luv	Love
luv ya	Love you
luwamh	Love you with all my heart
ly	Love you
ly4e	Love you forever
lyl	Love you lots
lylab	Love you like a brother
lylas	Love you like a sister

- Mm -

m8	Mate
m/b	My bad
mbn	Must be nice
me2	Me too
meanna	Mean to
mel	E-mail
message board	A web page where people write comments and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view – used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages.
mia	Missing in action
min	Minute
msg	Messages
mtf	More to follow
mtg	Meeting
mug	Refers to a new user of that chat program, goes back to Excite VP days when the av, or icon, that represented someone new was a picture of a coffee mug.
mwa	A kiss (the sound "mwa")
myob	Mind your own business
mys	Miss you so

- Nn -

n	In, or and (depending on context)
n2m	Not too much
n2n	Nice to know
nadt	Not a darn thing
nc	No comment
n/c	No comment
ndbwy	Nice doing business with you
ne	Any
ne1	Anyone
nehow	Anyhow
nemore	Anymore
nething	Anything
neway	Anyway
newbie	Refers to a person who is new to an area or technology – also nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc.
nfw	No feasible/f**king way
nhot	Never heard of that
nick	Nickname
nifoc	Naked in front of computer
nimby	Not in my back yard
nm	Never mind
n/m	Not much
nmjc	Nothing much just chillin'
no1	No one
nom	No offense meant
np	No problem, or nosy parents
nrn	No response/reply necessary, or not right now
nstlc	Needs some tender loving care
nt	No thanks
ntmu	Nice to meet you
nuffin	Nothing
nutn	Nothing
nv	Envy
nvm	Never mind
nvng	Nothing ventured, nothing gained
nw	Network, or no way

- Oo -

obtw	Oh, by the way
of	Old fart (someone who has been around for a while)
oic	Oh, I see
ois	Oh, I see
oj	Only joking
ok	Only kidding
ol	The old lady
om	The old man
omg	Oh my gosh/god
oob	Out of body
oom	Out of mind
ot	Off topic
oth	Off the hook (something is really popular, very exciting)
ote	Over the edge (beyond common sense or beyond good taste)
otoh	On the other hand
otomh	Off the top of my head
otp	On the phone
otr	Off the rack (saying that something is outside the ordinary)
ottomh	Off the top of my head
outta	Out of
otw	On the way (I've sent a file to you, it's "on the way")

- Pp -

p911	Parents in the room (p = parents, and 911 = emergency, so either drop the subject, or watch the language)
pans	Pretty awesome new stuff (often referring to computer technology)
paw	Parents are watching
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Cards International Association
pcmcia	People can't master computer industry acronyms
pds	Please don't shoot
pebcak	Problem exists between chair and keyboard
peeps	People ("there sure are a lot of peeps in this room", meaning a lot of people are in the chatroom)
peep this	Hey, listen to this, I've got some interesting news
pfm	Please forgive me
pic	Picture
pita	Pain in the a**
pliz	Please
plmk	Please let me know
pls	Please
plz	Please
pm	Private message
pmfji	Pardon me for jumping in (when you enter into a new conversation)
pmji	Pardon me for jumping in (when you enter into a new conversation)
pml	Pissing myself laughing
pmp	Peed my pants
poahf	Put on a happy face
poof	When someone leaves a chatroom, often seen as poof as in boy he poofed in a hurry.
pos	Parent over (the) shoulder (my parent is watching, I can't really talk)
pots	Parent over the shoulder (my parent is watching, I can't really talk) or plain old telephone service
pov	Point of view
ppl	People
ppr	Paper
prob	Problem
probly	Probably
prolly	Probably
puter	Computer

- Qq -

qsl	Reply
qso	Conversation
qt	Cutie
ques	Question

- Rr -

r	Are
rbay	Right back at you
rem	Remember
rfc	Request for comments (used more in newsgroups, or pages that supply technical information)
rl	Real life (as opposed to being online)
rm	Room, or ready made (pre-existing)
rme	Rolling my eyes
rnt	Aren't
rofl	Rolling on floor laughing
rotf	Rolling on the floor (laughing is implied)
rotflmao	Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
rotflmfao	Rolling on the floor laughing my fking a off
rsn	Real soon now
rt	Real time
r/t	Real time
rtfaq	Read the FAQ list
rtfm	Read the "flippin" manual (response to beginner question on Net, chat, newsgroups, etc.)
ru	Are you?

- Ss -

S	Smile
s*	Smile
*S*	Smile
<s>	Smile
S^	What's up?
S'UP	What's up?
sb	Smiles back
scnr	Sorry, could not resist
sds	Sweet dreams
sec	Second
seg	S**t eating grin
sete	Smiling ear to ear
sh	Same here
shid	Slaps head in disgust
sk8ing	Skating
smh	Shaking my head
smhof	Set my heart on fire
sms	Short message service (used more on cell phones and pagers than chatrooms and the Internet)
sn	Screen name (the name or moniker selected by person in an IM or chat program)
snafu	Situation normal, all "fouled" up
so	Significant other
sol	S**t out of luck
some1	Someone
somy?	Sick of me yet?
sorta	Sort of
sos	Same old s**t
sot	Short of time
sota	State of the art (latest technology)
sotmg	Short of time must go
spoz	Suppose
spoz2	Supposed to
spoz2b	Supposed to be
spst	Same place, same time
sry	Sorry
ss	So sorry
ssdd	Same s**t, different day
str8	Straight (can refer to sexual orientation, or dstr8 as in “damn straight”)
stw	Search the web, or scared to watch
su	Shut up
suakm	Shut up and kiss me
sul	See you later
sup?	What's up? or Wassup? (a greeting)
swag	Scientific wild a** guess
swak	Sealed with a kiss
swl	Screaming with laughter
sy	Sincerely yours
syah	Sending you a hug
syak	Sending you a kiss
syl	See you later
sys	See you soon
syt	Sweet young thing

- Tt -

ta	Thanks again
tafn	That's all for now
taw	Take a walk
tc	Take care
tcoy	Take care of yourself
tdy	Today
tfh	Thread from hell (a topic or discussion that won't stop, especially newsgroups)
tgif	Thank goodness (god) it's friday
thx	Thanks
tia	Thanks in advance
tilii	Tell it like it is
tlc	Tender loving care
tm	Text message (often refers to communications with text over cell phones)
tmi	Too much info
tnt	'Til next time
tnx	Thanks
toy	Thinking of you
tp	Toilet paper
tps	That's pretty stupid
tptb	The powers that be (can refer to the people running the chatroom or server)
trdmf	Tears running down my face (can be with laughter, or due to sadness)
ts	Tough s**t
tsfy	Tough s**t for you
tt4n	Ta ta for now
ttfn	Ta ta for now
ttme	Talk to me
tttt	These things take time
tttyt	Ta ta to you too
ttyl	Talk to you later
turt	Take your time
twb4u	That was before you
tx	Thanks
ty	Thank you
tyt	Take your time (common reply to brb)
tyvm	Thank you very much

- Uu -

u	You
u'd	You'd
ul	Upload or uploading
u/l	Upload or uploading
ull	You'll
uno	You know
up	Youpie (means "yeah")
ur	Your, you're
urs	Yours
urself	Yourself
urw	You are welcome
us	You suck
usa	Until sides ache (usually with a laughter acronym such as "lolusa": “laughing out loud until my sides ache”)
ush	Until sides hurt (example: "rotflolush" – “rolling on the floor, laughing out loud, until my sides hurt”)
uv	Unpleasant visual
uw	You're welcome
uy	Up yours

- Vv -

vn	Very nice
vp	Virtual Places – a brand of chat offered by Excite in the late 90s and early 2000.
vpph	Virtual places page host

- Ww -

w/	With
*w*	Wink
<w>	Wink
w8	Wait
wadup	What's up?
wag	Wild a** guess
wanna	Want to
wayd	What are you doing
wb	Welcome back (you say this when someone returns to a chatroom)
wbs	Write back soon
wc	Welcome
wcul	Will catch you later
wdp	Well done partner
wdym	What do you mean
wdyw	What do you want
we	Week-end
w-end	Week-end
w.e	Whatever
w/e	Whatever
weg	Wicked evil grin
weu	What's eating you?
wfm	Works for me
wiifm	What's in it for me?
wkf	Well known fact
wnwu	What's new with you?
w/o	Without
wos	Wife over shoulder
wru	Who are you?
wtg	Way to go
wtf	What the f**k?
wt?	What the…? or who the…?
wtgp?	Want to go private? (move to a private chatroom)
wth?	What/Who the heck/hell?
wtrdoin	What are you doing
wts?	What's that s**t?
wuf?	Where are you from?
wuz	Was
wwjd	What would Jesus do?

- Xx -

xoxo	Hugs and kisses (X's are kisses and O's are hugs)
xxxx	Kisses

- Yy -

y	Why
yaa	Yet another acronym
ybs	You'll be sorry
yg	Young gentleman
yl	Young lady
ym	Young man
ymmv	Your mileage may vary
yr	Yeah, right (sarcastic)
*ys*	You stinker
yt?	You there?
yvw	You're very welcome
yw	You're welcome

- Zz -

zzzz

Sleeping, tired

- :-) -

:-)	Smiling
:o)	Smiling
:-)))))))	Lots of smiles
:-)~	Ecstatic
:-D	Big grin or laugh
¦¬þ	Laughing to death
:->	Grin, mischievous, devilish
;->	Devilish wink
;-)	Winking
<:-\|	Curious
:~)	Cute
;~)	Being cute
0:-)	Angelic
:-6	Exhausted, wiped out
:-}	Embarrassed
:-(	Sad
:-<	Pouting
:,-(	Crying
;`-(	Crying
&-(	Crying
:'-)	Crying tears of joy
>:-\|\|	Mad, angry
>:-(	Angry
:-@	Screaming
=:-O	Scared
:-	Not happy
°oO	Thinking
C:-)	Having a big IQ
!:-)	Having an idea
:-/	Perplexed, or skeptical
:-\|	Bored, or no opinion, or ambivalent/indifferent
:-\	Did not appreciate at all
\| -)	Dreaming, or sleepy
\|-o	Yawning, snoring
\|-\|	Sound asleep
%-6	Be unconscious, going crazy
x-(	Dying right now
:-o	Talking, or surprised
:-O	Shouting, or shocked
:( )	Can't stop talking
:-x	Keeping mouth shut, or can’t say a word
:-#	Not wanting to talk
:-s	Done or said something wrong
:-&	Tongue tied, or is sick
:P	Sticking tongue out
;-P	Sticking tongue out
;-)~	Sexy tongue, or drunk
*:)**	Being drunk
;-)~~~~~~~~	Giving someone the raspberries
:-9	Licking the lips
:-"	Whistling
:-P	Grimace
.-)	To have an eye on...
,-)	Having only one eye and winking
:-~	To be cold
:-'	Spitting-out chewing gum
(-:	Is left-handed
^5	High five
^	Thumbs up
?^	What's up?
%-)	Staying too long in front of pc
[ ]	Hugging, holding someone tight in your arms, example: [Catherine]
( )	Hugging, holding someone tight in your arms, example: (Catherine)
{ }	Kissing someone very hard, example: {{{{Catherine}}}}
(( )):**	Hugs and kisses
*:-)(-:**	Kiss
:-)*	Kiss
:-)x	Kiss
:-*	Sending a kiss
:-{ }	Blowing a kiss
:-)~~(-:	Kissing deeply
<>	Make love
<3	Love, heart
:-...	Heart-broken
<3<	Hate
:^)	Having a big nose
(:-)	Bald
&:-)	Curly hair
=:-)	Hair all over
:-{)	Has a mustache
;-{ )	Has a mustache
:-(=)	Has big teeth
d:-)	Wearing a hat
P-)	Wearing an eye band
8-)	Wears glasses
B-)	Wears glasses
B:-)	Having glasses on the head
# 8 - )	Nerd, or person with glasses and crew cut
:-7<>	Smoking the pipe
:-)>/////>	Wearing a tie
[:-)	Listening to a walkman
[:]	Being a robot
8:-)	Be a girl
{:-)	Wearing a beret
/:-)	Wearing a beret
*:-)	Bozo the clown
( : : ( ) : : )	Band-aid
\_/?	A cup of tea
[_]>	A cup of coffee
c["]	Coffee mug
\~/	Glass with a drink (usually alcohol)
@@@	Cookies
@--/--	A rose
@-}---	A flower for you
---<-<--<--@	A flower for you

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