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If you’ve been reading blogs and polls on this site, you may have come across a term or abbreviation you don’t know. Here’s help—a list of common terms and what they mean!

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<3

Heart/love

:)

Happy face

:o)

Happy face

8-)

Happy face

=)

Happy face

:(

Sad face

:o(

Sad face

8-(

Sad face

=(

Sad face

;)

Winky face

>:o(

Angry face

:D

Big grin

:O

Shocked

:P

Sticking out your tongue

^5

High five

2moro

Tomorrow

2nite

Tonight

4EAE

Forever and ever

4ever

Forever

ASAP

As soon as possible

AFC

Away from my computer

AKA

Also known as

ALOL

Actually laughing out loud

AOAS

All of a sudden

AYK

As you know

BZ

Busy

BRB

Be right back

B4

Before

B4N

Bye for now

BAK

Back at keyboard

BBL

Be back later

BC

Because

BF

Boyfriend

BFF

Best friends forever

BFFL

Best friends for life

BFFAE

Best friends forever and ever

BFFTTE

Best friends forever til the end

B4N

Bye for now

BI5

Back in 5

BIBI

Bye bye

BION

Believe it or not

BRT

Be right there

BSAAW

Big smile and a wink

BTN

Better than nothing

BTW

By the way

BSG

Big silly grin

BWL

Bursting with laughter

C4N

Ciao for now

CAAC

Cool as a cucumber

CMU

Crack me up

COS

Change of subject

C-P

Sleepy

CT

Can’t talk

CTO

Check this out

CUL8R

See you later

CUL8RA

See you later alligator

CUNS

See you in school

Cuz

Because

CWYL

Chat with you later

C-ya

See ya

CYL

See you later

CYO

See you online

CYT

See you tomorrow

Def

Definitely

DMI

Don’t mention it

Dunno

Don’t know

DWBH

Don’t worry be happy

DYJHIW

Don’t you just hate it when…

EM

Excuse me

EML

E-mail me later (also EML8R)

EML8R

E-mail me later (also EML)

EVRY1

Everyone

EZ

Easy

FYI

For your information

FF

Friends forever

FOFL

Falling on floor laughing

FOMCL

Falling off my chair laughing

FSR

For some reason

G1

Good one

G2

Go to

G2G

Got to go (also (GTG)

G2GLYS

Got to go, love ya so

G4I

Go for it

GF

Girlfriend

GGN

Gotta go now

GJ

Good job

GL

Good luck

GM

Good morning

GMAB

Give me a break

GMTA

Great minds think alike

GN

Good night

GNSD

Good night sweet dreams

GOL

Giggling out loud

Gotta

Got to

GR8

Great

Gratz

Congratulations

GTG

Got to go (also G2G)

GWS

Get well soon

HBU

How about you?

H&K

Hugs and kisses

HAG1

Have a good one

HAGD

Have a great day

HAND

Have a nice day

HI5

High five

HIG

How’s it going?

HIH

Hope it helps

HITAKS

Hang in there and keep smiling

Hugz

Hugs

HW

Homework

IDK

I don’t know

IDC

I don’t care

IDRK

I don’t really know

IGTP

I get the point

IHU

I hear you

ILY

I love you

IJWTK

I just want to know

IKWYM

I know what you mean

IMO

In my opinion

IMS

I’m sorry

IOH

I’m outta here

IOW

In other words

IRL

In real life

ITA

I totally agree

IYSS

If you say so

JK

Just kidding (also J/K)

J/K

Just kidding (also JK)

JJ

Just joking (also J/J)

J/J

Just joking (also JJ)

JP

Just playing (also J/P)

J/P

Just playing (also JP)

JW

Just wondering (also J/W)

J/W

Just wondering (also JW)

JAM

Just a minute

JAS

Just a second

JSYK

Just so you know

JTOL

Just thinking out loud

K

Okay

KBD

Keyboard

Kewl

Cool

KHYF

Know how you feel

KIT

Keep in touch

KWIM?

Know what I mean?

Lil

Little

LOL

Laugh out loud

LOLZ

Lots of laughs

LMK

Let me know

LTM

Laughing to myself

LYA

Love you all

LYL

Love ya lots

MLAS

My lips are sealed

MML

Made me laugh

MSG

Message

Muah

Sound of a kiss

MUSM

Miss you so much

NE

Any

NEWY

Anyway

NE1

Anyone

NISM

Need I say more?

NM, HBU

Nothing much. How about you?

NTMU

Nice to meet you

NVMD

Nevermind

NBLFY!

Nothing but love for you!

NM

Nothing much OR nevermind

OIC

Oh, I see

OMG

Oh my gosh!

OTP

On the phone

OMW

On my way

Peeps

People

POAHF

Put on a happy face

POV

Point of view

PPL

People

PLZ

Please

QT

Cutie

R

Are

RB@Y

Right back at you (also RBAY)

RBAY

Right back at you (also RB@Y)

ROFL

Rolling on the floor laughing

Sec

Second

SIT

Stay in touch

Sk8er

Skater

SLT

Something like that

Some1

Someone

Sup

What’s up?

Sux

Sucks

SWAK

Sealed with a kiss

Sweet<3

Sweetheart

SWIM

See what I mean?

TC

Take care

TGIF!

Thank goodness it’s Friday!

THNX OR THX

Thanks

TLK-2U-L8R

Talk to you later

TOM

Tomorrow

TMRW OR TMW

Tomorrow (also TOM)

TTFN

Ta ta for now

TTG

Time to go

TTYL

Talk to you later

TTYS

Talk to you soon

TXT

Text

U

You

UCMU

You crack me up

U2

You too

W/

With

WB

Write back or welcome back

W/O

Without

WEVR

Whatever

Wuzzup

What’s up? (also W^?)

W^

What’s up? (also wuzzup?)

WYS

Whatever you say

WYWH

Wish you were here

XOXO

Hugs and kisses

XLENT

Excellent

Y

Why?

YNK

You never know

YSK

You should know

YTB

You’re the best

ZZZ

Sleeping, bored, tired