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Glossary of Text Messaging

@

at

1

one

2

to, too

2day

today

2moro

tomorrow

2nite

tonight

3sum

threesome

4

for

AAM

as a matter of fact

AB

ah bless!

AFAIC

as far as I'm concerned

AFAIK

as far as I know

AKA

also known as

ASAP

as soon as possible

ATB

all the best

B

be

BCNU

be seeing you

Bwd

backward

B4

before

BBFN

bye bye for now

BFN

bye for now

BRB

be right back

BTDT

been there done that

BTW

by the way

BYKT

but you knew that

C

see

CMIIW

correct me if I'm wrong

CU

see you

CYA

see ya!

CUL8R

see you later

CW2CU

can't wait to see you

Doin

doing

EOL

end of lecture

FAQ

frequently asked questions

FITB

fill in the blank

F2T

free to talk

Fwd

forward

FWIW

for what it's worth

FYI

for your information

GAL

get a life

Gr8

great

GD&R

grinning, ducking, and running

GG

good game

HAND

have a nice day

H8

hate

HTH

hope this helps

Hot4U

hot for you

IAC

in any case

IAE

in any event

IANAL

I am not a lawyer (but...)

ICCL

I couldn't care less

ICL

in Christian love

IDK

I don't know

IYSS

if you say so

IHTFP

I have truly found paradise

IIRC

if I recall correctly

ILUVU

I love you

ILUVUMED

I love you more each day

IMCO

in my considered opinion

IMHO

in my humble opinion

IMNSHO

in my not so humble opinion

IMO

in my opinion

IOW

in other words

ITYFIR

I think you'll find I'm right

IYKWIM

if you know what I mean

JM2p

just my two pennyworth

KIT

keep in touch

L8

late

L8r

later

Luv

love

LOL

lots of luck [or]
laughing out loud

MGB

may God bless

MHOTY

my hat's off to you

MMD

make my day

MMDP

make my day punk!

Mob

mobile

Msg

message

MYOB

mind your own business

NE

any

NE1

anyone

NH

nice hand

NO1

no one

NRN

no reply necessary

OIC

oh I see!

OTOH

on the other hand

PCM

please call me

PITA

pain in the arse

PLS

please

PPL

people

PS

post script

QL

cool

R

are

RGDS

regards

ROF

rolling on the floor

ROTFL

rolling on the floor laughing

RSN

really soon now

RU

are you?

RUOK

are you OK?

SITD

still in the dark

SIT

stay in touch

SMS

short message service

SOHF

sense of humour failure

SOME1

someone

Stra

stray

SWG

scientific wild guess

SWALK

sealed with a loving kiss

THNQ

thank you

Thx

thanks

TIA

thanks in advance

TIC

tongue in cheek

Ti2GO

time to go

TPTB

the powers that be

TTFN

ta ta for now

TTUL

talk to you later

TWIMC

to whom it may concern

TUVM

thank you very much

U

you

UR

you are

WAN2

want to

WAN2TLK?

want to talk?

W

with

Wknd

weekend

WRT

with respect to

WTTW

word to the wise

WYSIWYG

what you see is what you get

X

kiss

XLNT

excellent

YKWYKD

you know what you can do

YMMV

your milage may vary

YR

your

YTLKIN2ME?

you talking to me?

YWIA

you're welcome in advance

YYSSW

yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever

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