OMG WTF and other TMS
TMS?
Text Message Shortcuts =)
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 |