The English shorthand you need to know when chatting with foreigners 22 = totoo 2B or not 2B = To be or not to be 4 = for 4ever = forever A ASL = AgeSexLocation AFAIC = As Far As I’m Concerned AFAIK =

n’t Stop Laughing CYA = See Ya CYO = See You Online D: DBA = Doing Business As DILLIGAF = Do I Look Like I Give A F DITYID = Did I Tell You I’m Distressed? DIY = Do It Yourself DND = Do Not Disturb DTRT = Do The Right Thing E: EOD = End Of Discussion EOL = End Of Lecture ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival F: F2F = Face To Face FAB = Fabulous FAF = Funny As F FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FFS = For F’s Sake FISH = First In, Still Here FITB = Fill In The Blank FOMO = Fear Of Missing Out FTW = For The Win FWIW = For What It’s Worth FYEO = For Your Eyes Only FYI = For Your Information G: G2G = Got To Go G9 = Genius GAFIA = Get Away From It All GAL = Get A Life GF = Girlfriend GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike GOI = Get Over It GR8 = Great GTG = Got To Go H: H8 = Hate HAGN = Have A Good Night HAND = Have A Nice Day HTH = Hope This Helps I: IAC = In Any Case IAE = In Any Event IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer IC = I See IDK = I Don’t Know IIRC = If I Recall Correctly IKR = I Know Right IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMO = In My Opinion IOW = In Other Words IPN = I’m Posting Naked IRL = In Real Life ITSFWI = If The Shoe Fits Wear It IYSWIM = If You See What I Mean J: J4F = Just For Fun JIC = Just In Case J/K = Just Kidding K: KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid KMA = Kiss My Ass KOKO = Keep On Keepin’ On L: L8R = Later LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off LMFAO = Laughing My Fing Ass Off LMK = Let Me Know LOL = Laugh Out Loud M: MEGO = My Eyes Glaze Over MILF = Mother I’d Like To F MSNUW = Mini-Skirt No Underwear MTF = More To Follow N: N1 = Nice One NBD = No Big Deal NFW = No Fing Way NH = Nice Hand (poker slang) NM = Never Mind NN = Night Night NOYB = None Of Your Business NP = No Problem NRG = Energy NRN = No Reply Necessary NSFW = Not Safe For Work NSFL = Not Safe For Life O: OATUS = On A Totally Unrelated Subject OIC = Oh, I See OMG = Oh My God OMGWTFBBQ = Oh My God What The F, Barbeque? OT = Off Topic OTP = On The Phone P: P911 = Parent Alert PAW = Parents Are Watching PCM = Please Call Me PITA = Pain In The Ass PM = Private Message POV = Point Of View PPL = People PRT = Party Q: QOTD = Quote Of The Day R: ROFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing RSN = Real Soon Now RTFM = Read The Fing Manual S: SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Fd Up SOL = Sooner Or Later SOMY = Sick Of Me Yet? SRY = Sorry SSDD = Same Sh Different Day STBY = Sucks To Be You T: TANSTAAFL = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TIA = Thanks In Advance TMI = Too Much Information TTYL = Talk To You Later U: U = You UGH = Expression Of Disgust UL = Unlucky UOK = Are You Okay? UR = You Are V: VBG = Very Big Grin W: W/E = Whatever W/O = Without W8 = Wait WB = Welcome Back WBS = Write Back Soon WDYMBT = What Do You Mean By That? WGACA = What Goes Around Comes Around WRT = With Respect To WTH = What The Hell WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get X: XD = Laughing (eyes squinting) Y: YBS = You’ll Be Sorry YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary YOLO = You Only Live Once YW = You’re Welcome Z: ZZZ = Sleeping (Snoring