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Have you ever been on a chat line and been confused by all the acronyms that people use?
Well, fear not internet "newbie". With this article, we hope to shed some light on the meanings of these
acronyms so next time you see them, you are not taken by surprise.
| AAMOF |
- As a matter of fact |
| AFAIK |
- As far as I know |
| A/S/L |
- Age/Sex/Location |
| BAC |
- By any chance |
| B4 |
- Before |
| B4N |
- Before now |
| BBL |
- Be back later |
| BRB |
- Be right back |
| BTW |
- By the way |
| CMIIW |
- Correct me if I'm wrong |
| CUL |
- See you later |
| DH |
- Darling husband (or Darn husband, depending on context) |
| DW |
- Darling wife (or Darn wife, depending on context) |
| DD |
- Dear daughter |
| DS |
- Dear son |
| EOF |
- End of file |
| FITB |
- Fill in the blank |
| 4U |
- For you |
| F2F |
- Face to face |
| FWIW |
- For what it's worth |
| GMTA |
- Great minds think alike |
| HTH |
- Hope this helps |
| IAC |
- In any case |
| IKWUM |
- I know what you mean |
| IMHO |
- In my humble opinion |
| IMO |
- In my opinion |
| IOW |
- In other words |
| IYKWIM |
- If you know what I mean |
| J/K |
- Just kidding |
| JM2C |
- Just my two cents |
| KWIM |
- Know what I mean |
| LOL |
- Laugh out loud |
| NN2R |
- No need to reply |
| OBS |
- Obviously |
| OIC |
- Oh, I see |
| OTOH |
- On the other hand |
| ROTFL |
- Rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLMAO |
- Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off |
| SICS |
- Sitting in the chair snickering |
| TIA |
- Thanks in advance |
| TNX |
- Thanks |
| TXS |
- Thanks |
| TTFN |
- Ta-ta for now |
| 2L8 |
- Too late |
| 2U |
- To you |
| wb |
- Write back |
| WB |
- Welcome back |
| WTG |
- Way to go! |
| YSR |
- Year, sure, right |
| YWIA |
- You're welcome in advance |
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