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Have you ever been in an online chatroom, and found yourself unable to follow the conversation because of all the cryptic abbreviations? This page is a collection of some of the most popular web-chat abbreviations and their meanings, but the collection will probably never be complete. If you have suggestions of other abbreviations / definitions that should be listed here please send them to us. Likewise, if you are looking for a definition of an abbreviation not listed here, please send it to us so we can try to help figure it out :)
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| <3 | A heart on its side (Love) |
| A&4ever: | Always and Forever |
| ADN: | Any day now |
| AFK: | Away from Keyboard |
| ASAP: | As soon as possible |
| ASL: | Age / Sex / Location |
| BAK: | Back at keyboard |
| BBIAB: | Be back in a bit |
| BBL: | Be back later |
| BEG: | Big evil grin |
| BFN or B4N: | Bye for now |
| BRB: | Be right back |
| BTA: | But then again ... |
| BTW: | By the way |
| CAM: | Couldn't agree more |
| CM: | Call me |
| CNR: | Could not resist |
| CU: | See you |
| CYA: | See ya! |
| DIKU: | Do I know you? |
| F2F: | Face to face |
| FAQ: | Frequently asked questions |
| Flame: | An inflammatory or abusive post |
| FWIW: | For what it's worth |
| FX: | Fingers crossed |
| FYI: | For your information |
| GFY / GFU / G4U: | Good for you |
| GL: | Good Luck |
| HAK: | Hugs and Kisses |
| HTH: | Hope that helps |
| HRU: | How are you? |
| IAC: | In any case |
| IAM: | In a minute |
| IC: | I see |
| IM: | Instant Message |
| IMO: | In my opinion |
| IMHO: | In my honest / humble opinion |
| IOW: | In other words |
| IRL: | In real life |
| ISO: | In search of |
| J/K: | Just kidding, joking |
| JIC: | Just in case |
| L8R: | Later |
| LOL: | Laugh out loud |
| LMAO: | Laugh my (use your imagination) off |
| LTM: | Laugh to myself |
| Lurker: | Someone who watches the chat without participating |
| LY: | Love you |
| M/F or MorF: | Male or Female |
| MIL | Military |
| MMORPG: | Massively multi-player online role playing game |
| MOSS: | Member of same sex |
| MOOS or MOTOS: | Member of the opposite sex |
| NBD: | No big deal |
| NP: | No problem |
| NRN: | No reply / response necessary |
| OIC: | Oh, I see |
| OTOH: | On the other hand |
| OTTOMH: | Off the top of my head |
| P2P: | Person to person |
| PM: | Private message |
| PU: | That stinks! |
| PWN: | Own (gaming slang, originated as a typo) |
| ROFL: | Roll on floor laughing |
| Spam: | Inappropriate posts |
| TA: | Thanks again |
| TAFN: | That's all for now |
| TGTBT: | Too good to be true |
| THX: | Thanks |
| TIA: | Thanks in advance |
| TMI: | Too much information! |
| TTFN: | Ta-ta for now |
| TTYL: | Talk to you later |
| TY: | Thank You |
| TYVM: | Thank you very much |
| W/: | With |
| W/O: | Without |
| WB: | Welcome back |
| WDUL: | Where do you live? |
| WIU: | What is up? |
| WNTHRUD: | What in the heck are you doing? |
| WRYDYD: | What are you doing you dummy? |
| WTG: | Way to go |
| WYF: | Where you from? |
| YW: | You're welcome |
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