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Glossary of E-mail and Online Chat Acronyms

ASFAIK As far as I know.
AFK Away from keyboard.
ASAP As soon as possible.
ASL Age, sex, location?
B4 Before.
BBIAB Be back in a bit.
BBL Be back later.
BF Boyfriend.
BFN Bye for now.
BC Be cool.
BRB Be right back.
BTDT Been there, done that.
BTW By the way.
CMIIW Correct me if I'm wrong.
CU See you.
CYA See ya.
EAK Eating at keyboard.
EOD End of discussion.
EOL End of lecture.
F Female.
FOFL Falling on the floor laughing.
FWIW For what it's worth.
FYI For your information.
G2G Gotta go.
GAS Greetings and salutations.
GF Girlfriend.
GFN Gone for now.
GG Good game.
GL Good luck.
GM Good move/match.
GMTA Great minds think alike.
H&K Hugs and Kisses.
HAGD Have a good day.
HF Have fun.
IAC In any case.
IAGW In a good way.
IC I see.
IK I know.
IMHO In my humble opinion.
IOW In other words.
IRL In real life.
IS I'm sorry.
J/K Just kidding.
K OK.
L8R Later.
LOL Laugh out loud.
M Male.
N In.
NM Nevermind.
NOYB None of your business.
NP No problem.
OIC Oh, I see.
OMG Oh my gosh.
PLZ Please.
PPL People.
QT Cutie.
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing.
SYSOP System Operator.
THX Thanks.
TMA Take my advice.
TTYL Talk to you later.
TY Thank you.
TYVM Thank you very much.
U2 You too.
UR Your.
W8 Wait.
W8AM Wait a minute.
WB Welcome back OR Write back.
WRT With Regard To.
WTG Way to go!
Y Why?
YMMV Your mileage may vary.
YW You're welcome.
?4U Question for you.

Expressions

=) happy
=( sad
=P frustrated
=/ mad
@=) Elvis
=Q smoker
;-) wink
=D really happy
:_ ( crying
=& tongue-tied
%) crazy
0=) angel
/=) angel w/ fallen halo
=O shocked
;-) winking
:-7 sarcastic
:-t angry
:-\ undecided
* kiss
{ } hug
{{{***}}} hugs and kisses
}-(((*> fish
=80 pig
<3 heart
8)~~* frog
~:0 baby
8-) sunglasses
:*) drunk
|-I asleep
|-O yawn
*<:-) Santa Claus
O-\-<]: Skateboarder

 

Of course, you can change the eyes from = to : or even 8, and use different mouths like <, >, [, ], etc. You can also choose to include a nose or hair or even a body if you want. Hey, be original -- seeing the same old =) over and over again can get old. 8¬}

If you know any good acroynms or expressions that aren't listed here, send them to sales@alcovertech.com.