Abbreviations for Parts of Sentences
- @ – at (“C U @ noon.”)
- 2 – two/too/to (“I work til 2.” “Me 2. Wanna go 2 the pool after?”)
- 2g2bt – too good to be true (“UR 2g2bt!”)
- 2moro – tomorrow (“C U 2moro”)
- 2nite – tonight (“R U coming 2nite?”)
- 4 – for/four (“Come over around 4. I have a present 4 you.”)
- 4ever – forever (“Luv u 4ever!”)
- 8 – ate (“I don’t want pizza, I 8 that last night.”)
- ?4U – question for you (“?4U. Can I borrow your lawnmower?”)
- a3 – anytime, anywhere, anyplace (“I can meet a3”)
- abt – about (“I heard abt your new job!”)
- adbb – all done, bye bye (“Joe and his gf are adbb.”)
- afk – away from keyboard (“I’m afk right now.”)
- asap – as soon as possible (“Please let me know ASAP.”)
- atm – at the moment (“I’m not sure where Vita is atm.”)
- b4 – before (“Let’s meet up b4 the concert.”)
- b/c or bc or bcoz – because (“I can’t come bc I have to babysit.”)
- bf/gf – boyfriend/girlfriend (“Did Lily break up with her bf?”)
- bff – best friend forever (“My bff told me about the party.”)
- bif – before I forget (“Bif – are you coming tomorrow?”)
- btdt – been there done that (“I don’t want to go to the club. BTDT”)
- btw – by the way (“Btw, can I borrow the car?”)
- c – see (“I’ll C U there!”)
- cm – call me (“Can’t talk now. Cm l8r.”)
- csl – can’t stop laughing (“That video’s so funny, I csl!”)
- dm – direct message (“DM me the details later.”)
- dnbl8 – don’t be late (“Concert starts at 7, dnbl8!”)
- g4i – go for it (“There’s a job opening there. You should g4i!”)
- gab – getting a beer (“Want to hang out and gab?”)
- gas – got a second? (“Gas? I’ve got a question.”)
- gr8 – great (“Gr8 news! I got the promotion!”)
- icymi – in case you missed it (“Icymi, Joan broke up with her husband.”)
- iirc – if I recall correctly (“The meeting starts at 8 iirc.”)
- im – instant message (“Im me if you have any questions.”)
- ima/imma/i’ma – I’m going to (“Ima see Derek tonight.”)
- imo/imho – in my opinion/in my humble opinion (“Imo, you should wear the red dress tonight.”)
- iow – in other words (“Iow, Shawn isn’t coming tonight.”)
- irl – in real life (“We should meet up irl!”)
- j2lyk – just to let you know (“J2lyk, I can’t make it tonight.”)
- l8r – later (“The fireworks show isn’t till l8r.”)
- lmk – let me know (“Lmk if you can bring anything tonight.”)
- msg – message (“Msg me later if you want more details.”)
- n – in (“He’s n the garage.”)
- peeps – people (“Hey peeps! Going out l8r?”)
- pita – pain in the a** (“Studying for finals is a pita.”)
- pls or plz – please (“Can I borrow your computer pls?”)
- ppl – people (“A bunch of ppl were asking about you tonight.”)
- r – are (“R u ok?”)
- tom/2mrow – tomorrow (“Want 2 c a movie tom?”)
- u – you (“Where were u today?”)
- ur – your/you’re (“U left ur camera at my house.”)
- w8 – wait (“W8 till Bernard gets there b4 opening presents.”)
- w/ – with (“Do you want a sandwich w/mayo?”)
- w/o – without (“Don’t leave w/o saying goodbye!”)
- yf – wife (“I’ll ask my yf if we have plans 2nite.”)
Response Abbreviations
- 10q, tq, or ty– thank you
- fofl – falling on floor laughing
- gratz – congratulations
- h&k – hugs and kisses
- ily – I love you
- idc – I don’t care
- idk – I don’t know
- ftw – for the win (or “this is the best or very good”)
- j/k or jk – just kidding
- k – okay
- lmao – laughing my a** off
- lol – laughing out loud
- mtf – more to follow
- n1 – nice one
- np/no prob – no problem
- oic – oh I see
- omg – oh my gosh/oh my god
- orly – oh really?
- prw – parents are watching
- rotfl/rofl/fotfl – rolling on the floor laughing, falling on the floor laughing
- sok – it’s ok
- soz or sry – sorry
- sup – what’s up?
- ta – thanks again
- thx – thanks
- tl;dr – too long; didn’t read
- tmi – too much information
- toy – thinking of you
- wtf – what the f***?
- wru – where are you?
- xoxo – hugs and kisses
Ending the Conversation
- cul8r – see you later
- cwyl – chat with you later
- cya – see ya
- b4n – bye for now
- brb – be right back
- brt – be right there
- gnite – good night
- gtgb – got to go, bye
- hagd – have a great day
- g2g/gtg – got to go (“We’ll talk later, gtg.”)
- sec – wait a second
- tc – take care
- ttfn – ta-ta for now
- ttyl – talk to you later
- ttyt – talk to you tomorrow
- syl – see you later
- t@yl – talk at you later
- yolo – you only live once
Emoticons
- 🙂 – standard happy face
- :o) – happy face with a big nose
- 🙂 – happy face with a narrow nose
- :c) – happy face with an upturned nose
- =) – happy face with cartoonish eyes
- 😎 – happy face with glasses
- :/ – displeased or skeptical face
- <:0) – clown face
- 🙁 – sad face
- ^^ – pleased face (or “I agree with the above message”)
- >:( – angry face
- :O – surprised face
- 😛 – tongue sticking out
- 😉 – winking face
- (~_^) – another winking face
- :'( – crying face
- :* – Kiss