CUA (Commonly Used Acronyms)
The following list highlights some of the most commonly used acronyms on chat sites, instant messengers, online forums, Facebook, Twitter and in text messaging.
- AFAIK
- As far as I know
- AFK
- Away from keyboard
- AKA
- Also known as
- ASL
- Age, sex, location
- b/w
- Between
- b/c
- Because
- b4
- Before
- BBIAB
- Be back in a bit
- BBL
- Be back later
- bf
- Boyfriend
- BFF
- Best friends forever
- BFN
- Bye for now
- BOT
- Back on topic
- BRB
- Be right back
- BTW
- By the way
- CTN
- Can't talk now
- cya
- See ya
- DIY
- Do it yourself
- DL
- Download
- EOM
- End of Message
- ETA
- Estimated time of arrival
- F2F
- Face to face
- f
- Female
- fb
- FUBAR
- Fouled up beyond all recognition
- FWIW
- For what it's worth
- FYI
- For your information
- G2G
- Got to go
- GAL
- Get a life
- gb
- goodbye
- gf
- Girlfriend
- GGN
- Gotta Go Now
- GJ
- Good Job
- GL
- Good Luck
- GOL
- Giggle out loud
- gr8
- Great
- GTG
- Got to go
- h8
- Hate
- HAK
- Hugs and kisses
- HOAS
- Hold on a second
- hw
- Homework
- IC
- I see
- IDK
- I don't know
- IIRC
- If I remember correctly
- ILY
- I love you
- IM
- Instant Message
- IMO
- In my opinion
- IRL
- In real life
- JK (or J/K)
- Just Kidding
- JTLYK
- Just to let you know
- K
- Okay
- KISS
- Keep it simple stupid
- KIT
- Keep in touch
- l8
- Late
- l8r
- Later
- LMAO
- Laughing my a** off
- LMK
- Let me know
- LOL
- Laughing out loud
- LSR
- Loser
- LQTM
- Laughing quietly to myself
- m
- Male
- MIRL
- Meet in real life
- MMB
- Message me back
- MMO
- Masively Multiplayer Online
- MorF
- Male or female
- MOS
- Mom over shoulder
- msg
- Message
- MYOB
- Mind your own business
- N/A
- Not available
- ne
- Any
- ne1
- Anyone
- NMU
- Not much, you?
- NOOB
- Newbie (someone who is new at something)
- np
- No problem
- NSFW
- Not safe for work (usually contains pornography or vulgarities)
- OIC
- Oh, I see
- OMG
- Oh my God
- OT
- Off topic
- OTP
- On the phone
- P911
- Parental emergency
- PAW
- Parents are watching
- PCM
- Please call me
- PIR
- Parents (or people) in room
- PLS (or PLZ)
- Please
- POS
- Parent over shoulder
- ppl
- People
- PRW
- Parents are watching
- qt
- Cutie
- Q
- Question
- ROFL (or ROTFL)
- Rolling on the floor laughing
- RL
- Real life
- RTFM
- Read the flippin' manual
- RUOK?
- Are you okay?
- SIT
- Stay in touch
- SOS
- Someone over shoulder
- SYS
- See you soon
- S2R
- Send to receive
- TBA (or 2BA)
- to be announced
- TBC (or 2BC)
- To be continued
- thx
- Thanks
- TISNF
- That is so not fair
- TLC
- Tender love and care
- TMI
- Too much information
- TTFN
- Ta ta for now
- TTYL
- Talk to you later
- txt
- Text
- TY
- Thank you
- u
- You
- u2
- You too
- ur
- Your
- VM
- Voicemail
- w/
- With
- w/e
- Whatever
- w/o
- Without
- w8
- Wait
- WB
- Write back (or welcome back)
- WTF
- What the f***
- WTG
- Way to go
- WTH
- What the hell?
- WU
- What's up?
- WYGOWM
- Will you go out with me?
- WYSIWYG
- What you see is what you get
- XOXO
- Hugs and kisses
- XXX
- Pornographic or otherwise inapropriate content
- Y
- Why?
- YT?
- You there?
- YW
- You are welcome
- ZZZ
- Sleeping, tired or bored.
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