Abbrev. Abreviatons. Abbreviat. Doh! Short for....

[minskey]

Hi all, hope you're not too wet unlike here

Is it only me who can't understand the bits of shorthand which appear in threads?;

LOL [Lots of love? lots of luck?]

OH [Other Half, I think?]

KK

& lots more, What do they all mean

[amandaandherveg]

My MIL gets herself in all sorts of trouble with her LOL's. She gets all confused about 'Laughing out Loud' and 'Lots of Love'.

My OH's teenage daughter's Bebo page reads like Double Dutch to me.

[lynda66]

just found this site, looks quite good ..... unless you want to know what the dirty ones are

http://www.internetslang.com/

[Snadger]

moticons

or :-) happy
or :-( unhappy
or ;-) 'wink'
:-> sarcastic
8-) wearing glasses
:-& tongue tied
:-* kiss
() hug
:-x my lips are sealed
>:-( angry, mean, devil
O:-) angel
:-< very sad
:-c bummed
:-p sticking out tongue
B-) wearing shades
:-D laughing
:-() talking too much
[:-) wearing a wig
[-o yawning
[^O sleeping


Shortcuts
AAMOF - As a matter of fact
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - away from keyboard
BAC - By any chance
BAK - back at keyboard
BBL - Be back later
BRB - be right back
BTW - by the way
B4 - Before
B4N - Before now
CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong
CU - see you
CUL - see you later
DH - Darling husband (or 'Darn husband' depending on context)
DW - Darling wife (see DH)
DD - Dear daughter
DS - Dear son
EOF - End of file
FAQ - frequently asked questions
FITB - Fill in the blank
FWIW - For what it's worth
FYA - for your amusement
FYI - for your information
F2F - Face to face
4U - For you
G - giggle
GMTA - great minds think alike
HHOK - ha ha only kidding
HHOS - ha ha only serious
HTH - Hope this helps
IAC - in any case
IKWUM - I know what you mean
IMO - in my opinion
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMNSHO - in my not so humble opinion
IOW - In other words
IRL - in real life
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
J/K - just kidding
JM2C - Just my two cents
KOTC - kiss on the cheek
KWIM - Know what I mean
L - laugh or laughing
LOL - laugh out loud or laughing out loud
LMAO - laughing my a**e off
MOTD - message of the day
NN2R - No need to reply
NRN - no response necessary
OIC - Oh, I see
OTOH - On the other hand
PI - politically incorrect
PITA - pain in the a**e
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO - rolling on the floor laughing my a**e off
RSN - real soon now
SICS - Sitting in the chair snickering
TIA - Thanks in advance
TNX or TXS - Thanks
TTFN - ta ta for now
2L8 - Too late
2U - To you
WB - Welcome back
WTG - Way to go!
YSR - Yeah, sure, right
YWIA - You're welcome in advance

HTCAISTRTL- How the cripes am I supposed to remember that lot!

[lynda66]

HTCAISTRTL- How the cripes am I supposed to remember that lot!

lol dunno, theres even more on the link i just posted i guess it helps getting texts off teenagers a lot ...... i use predictive text though, so i usually spell everything, does their head in no end

[bubblewrap]

CRAFT - Can't Remember A Flaming Thing
SNAFU - Situation Normal All Fouled UP.
PART - P****d As a Rat

[amandaandherveg]

Text speak does my head in. Does this mean I'm old?

[scarey55]

Oh, sorry KK means Klever Keith. This is my Other Half (Scared55) and it is a name that Wellie and Hazel gave him 'cause his name is Keith and he is Klever
I know what you mean though - I still don't understand everything.

[bubblewrap]

Been called SOS - Silly Old Sod

[Nicos]

I only tend to use OH- other half ;MIL- mother in law and SIL- sister in law...the rest get too complicated for me!!
LOL- laugh out loud is one I remember

a lot of us here are a bit on the 'of a certain age' as the French say...simplicity is the key if you want us to reply!!!!

[lynda66]

Text speak does my head in. Does this mean I'm old?

wonders how many other people clicked on your profile to see how old you were

[Capsid]

I can understand abbreviating for text messages for mobile phone calls, but why the need to do it on the internet when you can type as much as you like and it won't cost per letter?

[Alice]

Hope Snadger answered your question Minskey. But I just like things in English.

[amandaandherveg]

Same age as you Lynda, yeah, that young.

[terrier]

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