Acronyms = Abbreviation

What is an acronym?

It’s an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word.

• 2: Too, or to
• 4: For
• 10q: Thank you
• 10x: Thanks

A

• AAF: As a friend
• ADAD: Another day another dollar
• ADIH: Another day in hell
• AEAP: As early as possible
• AFAICR: As far as I can recall / remember
• AFAICS: As far as I can see
• AFAICT: As far as I can tell
• AFAIK: A far as I know
• AFAIR: As far as I remember
• AFAP: As far as possible
• AFK: Away from keyboard
• ALOL: Actually laughing out loud
• ASAP: As soon as possible
• ATEOTD: At the end of the day
• ATM: At the moment

B

• B2B: Business to business
• B4: Before
• BBIAB: Be back in a bit
• BBQ: Barbecue
• BBL / BBS: Be back later / shortly / soon
• BCNU: Be seein’ you
• BFF: Best friends forever
• BFN: Bye for now
• BRB: Be right back
• BTW: By the way

C

• CMIIW: Correct me if I’m wrong
• CUL: See you later
• CYA: See ya

D

• D / L: Download
• DND: Do not disturb

E

• EOF: End of file
• EOM: End of message
• ETA: Estimated time of arrival

F

• F9: Fine
• FAQ: Frequently asked question (s)
• FOAF: Friend of a friend
• FTFY: Fixed that for you
• FTL: For the loss
• FTW: For the win
• FWIW: For what it’s worth
• FYI: For your information

G

• GBTW: Get Back to work
• GF: Great / good fight
• GFU: Good for you
• GL: Good luck, used before a game
• GTG or G2G: Got to go or Good to go

H

• HAND: Have a nice day
• HF: Have fun
• HTH: Hope this / that helps

I

• IDK: I don´t know
• IHT: I had to
• IIUC: If I understand correctly
• ILY: I love you
• IMO: In my opinion
• IMAO: In my arrogant opinion
• IOW: In other words

J

• JAS: Just a sec
• JFTR: Just for the record
• JK or J / K: Just kidding or Joke

K

• K or KK: Ok
• KTHX: Ok, thanks

L

• LSR: Later
• LMAO: Laughing my ass of
• LOL: Laughing out loud or Laugh out loud
• LTNS: Long time no see
• LYLAB: Love you like a brother
• LYLAS: Love you like a sister

M

• MOTD: Message of the day
• MTFBWY: May the Force be with you
• MYOB: Mind your own business
• M8: Mate

N

• N1: Nice one, used mostly often in gaming
• NGL: Not gonna lie
• NIFOC: Naked in front of computer
• NM or N / M: Not much or Never mind
• NP: No problem
• NVM, NVMD or NM: Nevermind or Not much

O

• ORLY: Oh really?
• OIC: Oh, I see
• OMG: Oh my God
• OMGWTF: Oh my God what the fuck

P

• PAW: Parents are watching
• POV: Point of view
• PPL: People

R

• RL: Real life
• RSN: Real soon now (used sarcastically)

S

• SCNR: Sorry, could not resist
• SFW: Safe for work
• SOS: Someone (watching or Over shoulder)
• STFU: Shut the fuck up

T

• TBH: To be honest
• TG: That’s great
• TGIF: Thank God it’s Friday
• THX / THNX, TNX or TX: Thanks
• TIA: Thanks in advance
• TMI: Too much information
• TTYL: Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)
• TTYN: Talk to you never
• TTYS: Talk to you soon

U

• U: You

W

• WB: Welcome back
• W / E: Whatever
• W / E: Weekend
• WTF: What the fuck
• WTG: Way to go
• WTH: What the hell
• WS: Wait

Y

• YGM: You’ve got mail
• TKW: You know what?
• YTMND: You’re the man now, dog
• YW: You’re welcome