Text Messaging Abbreviations & Shortcuts

143 or 459 - I Love You

420 - Marijuana

AAMOF - As a matter of fact

AAR8 - At Any Rate

ADAD - Another Day, Another Dollar

AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

AKA - Also Known As

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

ATM - At The Moment

ATYS - Anything You Say

AWA - As Well As

B/C - Because

B4 - Before

B4N - Bye For Now

BBL - Be Back Later

BBS - Be Back Soon

BCNU - Be Seein' You

BF - Boyfriend

BFF - Best Friends Forever

BFN - Bye For Now

BMG - Be My Guest

BRB - Be Right Back

BTDT - Been There, Done That

BTW - By The Way

C-P - Sleepy

CD9 - Code 9: Parents Nearby

CID - Consider It Done

CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong

CSL - Can't Stop Laughing

CU - See You

CUL or CUL8R - See You Later

CUS - See You Soon

CUZ - Because

CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time

CYE - Check Your E-mail

DIY - Do It Yourself

DQMOT - Don't Quote Me On This

DUCWIM - Do You See What I Mean?

DW - Don't Worry

DWBH - Don't Worry, Be Happy :O)

EOD - End Of Discussion

EOM - End Of Message

EOR - End Of Rant

EZ - Easy

F2F - Face To Face

F2T - Free To Talk?

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FCOL - For Crying Out Loud

FITB - Fill In The Blank

FOAF - Friend Of A Friend

FOFL - Falling On The Floor Laughing

FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FYEO - For Your Eyes Only

FYI - For Your Information

G2G - Got To Go

GAL - Get A Life

GB - Goodbye

GF - Girlfriend

GGN - Gotta Go Now

GI - Good Idea

GJ - Good Job

GL - Good Luck

GOL - Giggle Out Loud

GR8 - Great

GTG - Got To Go

H8 - Hate

H/O - Hold On

HAGN - Have A Good Night

HAK - Hugs And Kisses

HAND - Have A Nice Day

HH - Ha-ha

HHIS - Hanging Head In Shame

HOAS - Hold On A Second

HTB - Heavens To Betsy (for the older crowd)

HTH - Hope This Helps

IAC - In Any Case

IAE - In Any Event

IC - I See

IDC - I Don't Care

IDK - I Don't Know

IIRC - If I Remember Correctly

IK - I Know

ILY - I Love You

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IMLTHO - In My Less Than Humble Opinion

IMO - In My Opinion

IMPOV - In My Point Of View

IOW - In Other Words

IRL - In Real Life

JIC - Just In Case

JK - Just Kidding

JTLYK - Just To Let You Know

K - Okay

KIS - Keep It Simple

KIT - Keep In Touch

KWIM - Know What I Mean?

L8 - Late

L8R - Later

LBH - Let's Be Honest

LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life

LOL - Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots Of Laughs

LMAO - Laughing My A** Off

LTNS - Long Time No See

MIRL - Meet In Real Life

MMA - Meet Me At

MMB - Message Me Back

MorF - Male or Female

MOS - Mom Over Shoulder

MSG - Message

MTFBWU - May The Force Be With You

MYOB - Mind Your Own Business

NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That

NBD - No Big Deal

NC - No Comment

NE - Any

NE1 - Anyone

NEWB - person who is new to something

NM - Never Mind

NMU - Not Much, You?

NOOB or N00B - inferior person

NOYB - None Of Your Business

NP - No Problem

NRN - No Response Necessary

NW - No Way

O RLY? - Oh, Really?

OIC - Oh, I See

OMG - Oh My Gosh -or- Oh My God -or- Oh My Goodness (for the older crowd)

OT - Off Topic

OTOH - On The Other Hand

OTP - On The Phone

OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head

OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect

P911 - Parent In Room

PAW - Parents Are Watching

PCM - Please Call Me

PIR - Parent In Room

PITA - Pain In The A**

PLS - Please

PLZ - Please

POC - Point Of Contact

POS - Parent Over Shoulder

POV - Point Of View

PPL - People

PRW - Parents Are Watching

PTMM - Please Tell Me More

Q - Question

QT - Cutie

ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing

R - Are

RL - Real Life

RSN - Real Soon Now

RUOK? - Are You Okay?

S2R - Send To Receive

SFETE - Smiling From Ear To Ear

SIT - Stay In Touch

SITD - Still In The Dark

SMH - Shaking My Head

SOH - Sense Of Humor

SOZ - Sorry

SRY - Sorry

STFU - Shut The F*** Up

STR8 - Straight

SUP - What's Up?

SYS - See You Soon

TAFN - That's All For Now

TBA - To Be Announced

TBC - To Be Continued

TBH - To Be Honest

TC - Take Care

TGIF - Thank Goodness It's Friday

THX - Thanks -or- Thank you

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TIC - Tongue In Cheek

TISNF - That Is So Not Fair

TMB - Text Me Back

TMI - Too Much Information

TOY - Thinking Of You

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

TTYL - Talk To You Later

TY - Thank You

U - You

U2 - You Too

UR - You Are -or- You're

VBG - Very Big Grin

W8 - Wait

W/ - With

W/E - Whatever

W/O - Without

WB - Welcome Back

WBS - Write back soon

WFM - Works For Me

WTF - What The F***

WTG - Way To Go

WTH - What The Heck?

WU - What's Up?

WYGOWM - Will You Go Out With Me?

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

WYRN - What's Your Real Name?

XOXO - Hugs and Kisses

Y - Why

YRG - You Are Good

YT? - You There?

YW - You Are Welcome

ZZZ - Tired or bored