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.

- A -

AFAIK

As far as I know

AFK

Away from keyboard

AKA

Also known as

ASL

Age, sex, location

- B -

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

- C -

CTN

Can't talk now

cya

See ya

- D -

DIY

Do it yourself

DL

Download

- E -

EOM

End of Message

ETA

Estimated time of arrival

- F -

F2F

Face to face

f

Female

fb

Facebook

FUBAR

Fouled up beyond all recognition

FWIW

For what it's worth

FYI

For your information

- G -

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

- H -

h8

Hate

HAK

Hugs and kisses

HOAS

Hold on a second

hw

Homework

- I -

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

- J -

JK (or J/K)

Just Kidding

JTLYK

Just to let you know

- K -

K

Okay

KISS

Keep it simple stupid

KIT

Keep in touch

- L -

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 -

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 -

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)

- O -

OIC

Oh, I see

OMG

Oh my God

OT

Off topic

OTP

On the phone

- P -

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

- Q -

qt

Cutie

Q

Question

- R -

ROFL (or ROTFL)

Rolling on the floor laughing

RL

Real life

RTFM

Read the flippin' manual

RUOK?

Are you okay?

- S -

SIT

Stay in touch

SOS

Someone over shoulder

SYS

See you soon

S2R

Send to receive

- T -

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 -

u

You

u2

You too

ur

Your

- V -

VM

Voicemail

- W -

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

- X -

XOXO

Hugs and kisses

XXX

Pornographic or otherwise inapropriate content

- Y -

Y

Why?

YT?

You there?

YW

You are welcome

- Z -

ZZZ

Sleeping, tired or bored.