Index
Everyday Acronyms Flaming and Feuding Hooting and Hollering Opining and Informing	Exotic Acronyms Everyday Emoticons Favorite Exotic Emoticons

Everyday Acronyms: Coming and Going

afk Away from keyboard

bak Back at keyboard 

bfn Bye for now
Tells others you're stepping away for an indeterminate amount of time.
Variations: b4n, bbl (be back later).

brb Be right back
Announces a brief absence

cu See you
The more formal version of cya (See ya). 

ltns Long time, no see
A polite way of saying "I forgot you even existed," which could be abbreviated as ifuee. 

ttfn Ta ta for now
Exiting a chat room. 

Variation: l8tr (later).

Flaming and Feuding


gal Get a life
The exact opposite of hand (have a nice day).

kiss Keep it simple, stupid
An impolite way of saying ot (off topic).

pu That stinks

tswc Tell someone who cares

Hooting and Hollering


gfete Grinning from ear to ear
Indicates mild amusement in which minimal dental work is displayed.

lmao Laughing my ass off

lol Laughing out loud
An appropriate response to a humorous statement. Alas, it doesn't necessarily mean lots of love. 

rotfl Rolling on the floor laughing
Use when you couldn't possibly be more amused. Unless you're rotflmao, of course. 

Opining and Informing

aamof As a matter of fact

afaik As far as I know
Use when you really don't know, but want to appear as if you do. 

Variations: afaic (as far as I'm concerned), afaict (as far as I can tell). 

btw By the way
A kissin' cousin to fyi (for your information) and fwiw (for what it's worth). 

damhikt Don't ask me how I know this
For those obscure factoids your friends tease you for remembering.

eod End of discussion

hth Hope this (or that) helps

imho In my humble (or honest) opinion
Commonly used to preface unsolicited advice, such as "If I were you..."

Variations: imnsho (in my not so humble opinion), imco (in my considered opinion). 

ianalb I am not a lawyer, but... 

j/k Just kidding
Best used when combined with the :) emoticon.

ot Off topic
A polite way of saying kiss (keep it simple, stupid).

otoh On the other hand
Indicates you were once a member of the high school debate team.

Exotic Acronyms

aiamu And I'm a monkey's uncle
Simian slurs are popular everywhere, and cyberspace is no exception.

bbfbbm Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel
Put another way: You have the physique of a Tonka truck and the intellect of Barbie.

cmf Count my fingers
Similar to, though different from, rml (read my lips) or tmt (tally my toes).

dgt Don't go there
Best emphasized by raising your eyebrows, placing one hand on a hip and with the other hand, wagging your index finger 
warningly--though, of course, your readers will have to imagine that part.

dqydj Don't quit your day job

tmi Too much information

Everyday Emoticons

:) Smile

:( Frown

;) Wink

:o Shocked

?-( Black eye

(((Insert name here))) A cyberhug for the person whose name is surrounded by parentheses

:P Disgusted
The P indicates a protruding tongue.

5:) Elvis

@>--;-- A rose

Favorite Exotic Emoticons

:-E Bucktoothed vampire

:-F Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing

:-.) Cindy Crawford

*<) :o) Clown

O-) Cyclops

:-! Foot in mouth

@:-} Just back from the hairdresser

{:- Wears a toupee

@@@@:-) Marge Simpson

:8) Pig

:-8 Talking out of both sides of your mouth

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