Shorthand

In this article, I'll explain Shorthand  - term for the acronyms and other commonly used words used in chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, Internet, and other text-based messaging devices. For example, LOL, which is short for "laugh out loud" is an example of shorthand. Below is a listing of commonly used shorthand.

Shorthand		Meaning
1drfl		wonderful
2da		Today
2moro		Tomorrow
2Nite		Tonight
4get		Forget
AFK		Away From Keyboard
ASL		Age, Sex, and Location
AEAP		As Early As Possible
ASAP		As Soon As Possible
AKA		Also Known As
ALAP		As Late As Possible
AYT		Are You There
BB		Baby
BBL		Be Back Later
BBF		Best Friends Forever
B4N		Bye for Now
BRB		Be Right Back
BTW		By The Way
CRB		Come Right Back
CU		See You
CYA		See Ya / Good Bye
DIN		Do It Now
DIY		Do It Yourself
DND		Do Not Disturb
F2F		Face to Face
F9		Fine
FOS		Father Over Shoulder
FYI		For Your Information
G2G		Got to Go
GBTW		get back to work
GFU		good for you
GFY		go fu** yourself
GL		Good Luck
grats/gratz		congratulations
GTR		got to run
H&K		Hugs and Kisses
H8		Hate
HAND		have a nice day
HF		Have Fun
IDK		I don't know
ITA		I totally agree
IM		Instant Messenger
IOW		In Other Words
IRL		In Real Life
IWSN		I want sex now
J/K		Just Kidding
KIT		Keep In Touch
KPC		Keep Parents Clueless
L8R		later
LJBF		Let's Just Be Friends
LMAO		Laugh My A** Off
LMK		let me know
LOL		Lauging Out Loud
LTNS		Long Time No See
LYL		Love You Lots
M8		Mate
MSG		Message
MYOB		Mind Your Own Business
N1		Nice one
NBD		No big deal
NE1		Anyone
NM		Never Mind
NMU		Not Much You
NRN		No Response Necessary
NVM		Never Mind
OIC		Oh I See
OMG		Oh My God
OMW		On My Way
OOTO		Out Of The Office
OTOH		On The Other Hand
OTW		On The Way
PMSL		Pissing MySelf Laughing
POS		Parent Over Shoulder
QFT		Quit F*(&ing Talking
QT		quit talking. Chat slang for cute or cutie
RL		Real Life.
ROFL		Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTFL		Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO		Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off
RU		Are You?
S2R		Send to Receive
SMH		Scratching My Head
STFU		Shut the Freak Up
TANSTAAFL		There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TBA		To Be Announced. To Be Arranged
TBH		To Be Honest.
TGIF		Thank God It's Friday.
THX		Thanks
TLDR		Too Long, Didn't Read
TLDW		Too Long Didn't Watch
TMI		Too Much Information
TNX		Thanks
TOS		Teacher Over Shoulder
TTFN		Ta Ta For Now
TTVM		Thank You; Thank You Very Much
TTYL		Talk To You Later
TU		Thank You
TY		Thank You
TYT		Take Your Time
TYVM		Thank You Very Much
W/		With
W8		Wait
WB		Welcome Back
WE		Whatever / Whenever
WRU		Who Are You?
WTF		What The Freak
WTG		Way To Go
WTH		What The Hell
WUF		Where Are You From?
WUU2		What You Up To?
YMMV		Your Mileage (Market) May Vary
YT		You There?
YW		You're Welcome