An acronym is a word formed from the first letter or letters of a series of words, and it is pronounced as a word. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Chat Abbreviations are used in text messages, emails, and chat rooms.
Acronyms, Chat, and Text Abbreviations
- ASAP: As Soon As Possible
- BFF: Best Friends Forever
- BTW: By The Way
- FYI: For Your Information
- LOL: Laugh Out Loud
- OMG: Oh My God
- ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing
- TTFN: Ta-Ta For Now
- WTF: What The F**k?
- IDK: I Don’t Know
- IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
- IRL: In Real Life
- BRB: Be Right Back
- AFK: Away From Keyboard
- JK: Just Kidding
- NP: No Problem
- PMA: Positive Mental Attitude
- SMH: Shaking My Head
- STFU: Shut The F**k Up!
- TTYL: Talk To You Later
- CUL8R: See You Later
- BIS: Because It’s Supposed To
- GTG: Got To Go
- WILCO: Will Comply
- JIC: Just In Case
- ILY: I Love You
- ILU2: I Love You Too
- 3Q: Thank You
- IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion
- AFAIK: As Far As I Know
- ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival
- PLS: Please
- THX: Thanks
- TIL: Today I Learned
- 2DAY: Today
- B4N: Bye For Now
- CU L8R: See You Later
- GNITE: Good Night
- HT or H2T: Hit Me or Heart To Heart
- ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
- IDC: I Don’t Care
- NVM: Never Mind
- JMO or JMHO: Just My Opinion or Jointly My Humble Opinion
- PEEPS: People
- PLZ: Please
- SOS: Save Our Souls
- TBH: To Be Honest
- TTYS: Talk To You Soon
- WDYT?: What Do You Think?
- WTH?: What The Hell?
- YOLO: You Only Live Once
- ATM: At The Moment
- ASAP: As Soon As Possible
- B4: Before
- BCNU: Be Seeing You
- BTW: By The Way
- BWL: Bursting With Laughter
- FYI: For Your Information
- G2G: Got To Go
- GF: Girlfriend
- GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
- GTFO: Get The F*** Out
- ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
- IDK: I Don’t Know
- IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
- ILY: I Love You
- IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
- IMO: In My Opinion
- JK: Just Kidding
- LMK: Let Me Know
- NM or N/M: Never Mind or Not Much
- NP or No Problem:
- NSFW: Not Safe For Work
- OMW or On My Way:
- TTYL or Talk To You Later:
- WB: Welcome Back
- WTF?: What The F***?
- YOLO: You Only Live Once
- LYOF: Laughing Your Own Fun
- OOTD: Outfit of the Day
- POTUS: President of the United States
- FLOTUS: First Lady of the United States
- SCOTUS: Supreme Court of the United States
- FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
- NSA: National Security Agency
- DOD: Department of Defense
- DOE: Department of Energy
- DHS: Department of Homeland Security
- USPS: United States Postal Service
- AMA: Ask Me Anything
- BRB or BBIAB: Be Right Back, I’ll Be Right Back
- AFK: Away From Keyboard
- IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
- FWIW: For What It’s Worth
- TBH: To Be Honest
- IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
- IDK: I Don’t Know
- IKR: I Know, Right?
- TTYL or ttyl: Talk to You Later, Text You Later