TMS?
When Son#1 started sending me what I thought were head-scratching cryptic sms’s, I knew that if I had ANY chance of trying to decipher what he was telling me and replying to his messages I had to find out what all those crazy abbreviations and acronyms meant!
So if, like me, your over-the-hillness keeps you confuddled and prevents you from understanding all these shortcuts and you desperately need a bit of help, here are just a few translations for the popular message lingo being used in SMS, MMS, IMS, ICQ, IRC, MOC, etc … lol =)
! | I have a comment |
? | I have a question |
@TEOTD | at the end of the day |
143 (or ILU) | I love you |
2BZ4UQT | Too busy for you cutey |
2l8 | Too late |
2N | Tonight |
7K | Sick |
4COL | For crying out loud |
AAK | Asleep at keyboard |
AFC | Away from computer |
B/C (or CUZ) | Because |
B2W | Back to work |
B4 | Before |
B4N | Bye for now |
BAK | Back at keyboard |
BCNU | Be Seeing You (goodbye) |
BF | Boyfriend or Best friend |
BFF | Best friends forever |
BFFN | Best friends for now |
BRB | Be right back |
BRT | Be right there |
BSOD | Blue screen of death (when Windows crashes) |
BYKT | But you knew that |
BZ | Busy |
CMIW | Correct me if I’m wrong |
CUL8R | See you later |
CYM | Check your E-mail |
def | Definitely |
DL | Download |
EG | Evil grin |
EMA | E-mail address |
F2F | Face-to-face |
FAQ | Frequently asked questions |
FWIW | For what it’s worth |
GAL | Get a life |
GF | Girlfriend |
GFN | Gone for now |
GI | Google it |
GOI | Get over it |
GR8 | Great |
gratz | Congratulations |
GRRRR | growling |
HAND | Have a nice day |
IC | I see |
IDK | I don’t know |
IMO | In my opinion |
ISH | Insert sarcasm here |
ISO | In search of |
J/K | Just kidding |
KMP | Keep me posted |
L8R | Later |
LOL | Laughing out loud |
meh | Whatever |
MWAH | the sound of a kiss |
MYOB | Mind your own business |
N/M | Nothing much |
NE1 | Anyone |
NNWW | Nudge, nudge, wink, wink |
NP | No problem |
NRN | No reply necessary |
NUB | a new person to a site or game |
NUFF | Enough said |
OMG | Oh My God / Gosh |
OOTB | Out Of The Box (or Out Of The Blue) |
OTL | Out to lunch |
OTP | On the phone |
PLZ | Please |
::POOF:: | Good-bye / leaving the room |
RB@Ya | Right back at ya |
RBTL | Read between the lines |
RLF | Real life friend |
ROFL | Rolling on floor laughing |
ROTFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off |
RUOK | Are you ok? |
RUS | Are you serious? |
RUSOS | Are you in trouble? |
RUUP4IT | Are you up for it? |
S2U | Same to you |
SM | Senior moment |
SMEM | Send me E-mail |
SNAG | Sensitive new age guy |
SUP (or S^) | What’s up? |
THX or TX or THKS | Thanks |
TOM | Tomorrow |
TTFN | Ta ta for now |
TTYL | Talk to you later |
U2 | You too |
UR | You are |
UR2K | You are too kind |
URSAI | You are such an idiot |
W/O | Without |
W8 | Wait |
WAYD | What are you doing? |
WAYN | Where are you now? |
WFM | Works for me |
WKEWL | Way cool |
WTF | What the f*ck? |
YW | You’re welcome |
ZZZ | Sleeping, bored, or tired |