| ADN | Anyday now | | AFAIK | As far as I know | | AFK | Away from keyboard | | ARE | Acronym-rich environment | | A/S/L? | Age/sex/location? | | B4N | Bye for now | | BAK | Back at the keyboard | | BBIAB | Be back in a bit | | BBL | Be back later | | BEG | Big evil grin | | BFD | Big f***ing deal | | BFN | Bye for now | | BG | Big grin | | BIOYIOP | Blow it out your I/O port | | BL | Belly laughing | | BOTEC | Back-of-the-envelope calculation | | BRB | Be right back | | BTA | But then again… | | BTW | By the way | | BWL | Burst With Laughter | | BWTHDIK | But what the heck do I know…? | | CU | See you | | CUL | See you later | | CUL8ER | See you later | | CYA | Cover your ass | | CYO | See you online | | DBA | Doing business as | | DIKU | Do I know you? | | DITYID | Did I tell you I’m distressed? | | DQMOT | Don’t quote me on this | | EG | Evil grin | | EMFBI | Excuse me for butting in | | EOM | End of message | | F2F | Face to face | | FAQ | Frequently-ask question(s) | | FISH | First in, still here | | FLA | Four-letter acronym | | FOMCL | Falling off my chair laughing | | FUBAR | F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition | | FUD | Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt | | FWIW | For what it’s worth | | FYI | For your information | | G | Grin | | G2G | Got to go | | GA | Go ahead | | GAL | Get a life | | GD&R | Grinning, ducking, and running | | GIWIST | Gee, I wish I’d said that |
| | GMTA | Great minds think alike | | GOL | Giggling out loud | | GTRM | Going to read mail | | IAC | In any case | | IANAL | I am not a lawyer (but) | | IC | I see | | IDK | I don’t know | | IHA | I hate acronyms | | IIRC | If I recall/recollect correctly | | ILUor ILY | I love you | | IM | Immediate/ Instant message | | IMHO | In my humble opinion | | IMing | Instant Messaging | | IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion | | IMO | In my opinion | | IOW | In other words | | IPN | I’m posting naked | | IRL | In real life | | IYSWIM | If you see what I mean | | JIC | Just in case | | JK | Just kidding | | KOTC | Kiss on the cheek | | KWIM? | Know what I mean? | | L8R | Later | | LD | Later, dude | | LDR | Long-distance relationship | | LLTA | Lots and lots of thunderous applause | | LMAO | Laugh(ing) My Ass Off | | LOL | Laugh(ing) Out Loud | | LTM | Laugh to myself | | LTR | Long-term relationship | | LULAB | Love you like a brother | | LULAS | Love you like a sister | | MorF | Male or female | | MOSS | Member of the same sex | | MOTOS | Member of the opposite sex | | MUSM | Miss you so much | | NM | Not much | | NFG | No f*****g good | | NFW | No feasible way or no f*****g way | | NIFOC | Naked in front of computer | | NPorN/P | No problem | | NRN | No response necessary | | OIC | Oh, I see | | OLL | Online love | | OTF | Off the floor | | OTOH | On the other hand | | OTTOMH | Off the top of my head |
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