Long-time Internet users have come up with a number of abbreviations and shorthand references so that they don't have to tyoe so many letters. Don't be confused -- check out our cheat sheet to know what's being said!
While perusing the boards, you may notice that some posters use a lot of abbreviations. While these shortcuts make messages shorter to type, some newcomers aren't familiar with the jargon --- and can be left scratching their heads. Following is a list of some of the most popular abbreviations and acronyms
seen on the boards.
AAT -- And Another thing..
AFAIK -- As Far As I Know
ATTN -- Attention
BDINI -- Big Deal I'm Not Impressed
BG -- Big Grin
BRB -- Be right back (Used primarily in online chats)
BTDT -- Been there, done that
BTW -- By The Way
CU -- See you
CUL (
CUL8R) -- See you later
DGMW -- Don't get me wrong
DGMS -- Don't get me started
EOM -- End of Message/No Comments.
FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions
FF -- Fast Forward
FWIW -- For what it's worth
FYA -- For your amusement
FYI -- For your information
GAL! -- Get A Life!
GMAB -- Give Me a Break
GMTA! -- Great Minds Think Alike!
GR&D -- Grinning, running, and ducking
HHOK -- Ha ha, only kidding
HHOS -- Ha ha, only serious
HTD -- Have to Disagree...
HTH -- Hope this Helps
IAC -- In any case
ICAM -- I Couldn't Agree More
ICHSIB -- I Couldn't Have Said It Better
ID -- I Disagree
IDK -- I Don't Know
IDTS -- I Don't Think So!
IIRC -- If I Recall Correctly
IMAO -- In my arrogant opinion
IME -- In My Experience
IMHO -- In my humble opinion
IMNSHO -- In my not-so-humble opinion
IMO -- In My Opinion
IOW -- In other words
IRL -- In Real Life
IRT -- In Real Time
ISC -- I Stand Corrected
ISP -- Internet Service Provider
ITA! -- I totally Agree!
JAT -- Just A Thought
JK -- Just Kidding
JMHO -- Just My Humble Opinion
JMO -- Just My Opinion
JTLYK -- Just To Let You Know
LMJA -- Let Me Just Add..
LBAY -- Laughing Back At You
LMAO -- Lauging My Ass Off
LMBO -- Lauging My Butt Off
LOL -- Lots of Laughs or Laughing Out Loud
LOLBAY -- Laughing Out Loud Back At You
MMHA -- My Most Humble Apologies
MMHA2U -- My Most Humble Apologies To You
NBIF -- No basis in fact
NBIR -- No basis in reality
NRN -- No response necessary
OIC -- "Oh, I see"
OMG -- Oh My God!
OTOH -- On the other hand
PMFJI -- Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI -- Pardon my jumping in
POV -- Point of view
RL -- Real life
ROAR! -- Just like ROLF (Laughing as loud as a lion)
ROFL -- Rolling On the Floor Laughing or ROTFL
ROFLMAO (
ROTFLMAO) -- Rolling on the floor laughing my ass
ROFLMHO -- Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Head Off
ROTFLMAOPMP - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing, Peeing My Pants
RSN -- Real soon now
SOC --
soapcentral
.com/Soap Opera Central
SOD -- Soap Opera Digest
SORAS -- Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
STS -- Sorry to Say...
TAF -- That's All Folks..
TAl -- Take a Look
TAN -- Tangent. It means that the message is going to be off-subject
TFI -- The Fact is...
TFM -- Thanks From Me
TFMT -- "Thanks From Me, Too!
TIA -- Thanks In Advance
TIC -- Tongue in cheek
TIC(
Alt. meaning) -- The Idiot(s) in Charge
TIG! -- This Is Great!
TIIC -- The Idiots in Charge
TPTB -- The Powers That Be
TTFN -- Ta Ta for Now
TY -- TY
TYVM! -- Thank You Very Much!
VWP -- Very Well Put
WAGS! -- What A Great Story
WP! -- Well Put!
WTG -- Way to go
YAAG -- You Are A Genius
YTTM -- You Talking To Me?!
