Abbreviations Commonly Used in Chatting

Abbreviation (short meaning, from Latin brevis) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, consist of letters or groups of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., Abbrv. or abbrev. Abbreviations commonly used in chat because they are easy to type and they save time. They are also used for SMS messaging or directly or instant.

Many people also use abbreviations in the social media sites. Here are some common abbreviations that often arise when chatting:

?4U           = I have a question for you.

^^             = Read line above

121           = one-to-one

<3             = ove

2               = to

2mrw        = tomorrow

4               = for

AFK         = away from keyboard

AKA        = also known as

ASAP      = as soon as possible

A/S/L       = age/sex/location

AYT         = Are you there?

B2W        = back to work

B4            = before

BBL         = Be back later

BBS         = Be back soon

BF           = boyfriend

BFF         = best friend(s) forever

BRB        = Be right back

BTW       = by the way

CMB       = Call me back

CMIIW   = Correct me if I'm wrong

CU          = See you

CU L8R  = See you later

CUZ/COS  = because

CWYL       = Chat with you later

DC             = disconnected

DIY            = Do it yourself

DM            = Direct Message

F2F            = face-to-face

FAQ           = frequently asked questions

FB              = Facebook

FYI            = for your information

FYEO        = for your eyes only

GB             = goodbye

GF             = girlfriend

GG            = Gotta go

GL             = good luck

 GR8         =  great!

HBD          = Happy Birthday

hhhhhh       = very funny

How r u     = How are you?

IC I           = see

IDK          = I don't know

IMHO      =  in my humble opinion

IK             =  I know

IM            =  Instant Message

IOW         =  in other words

J/K            = just kidding

K              = OK

L8R          = later (goodbye)

LOL         = laugh out loud

M/F          = male or female?

 mins         = minutes

MSG        = message

nv             = nevermind

OIC         = Oh, I see

OTW       = on the way

P2P         = person-to-person

PLZ         = please

PM          = Private Message

ROFL      = rolling on the floor laughing

RUOK     = Are you okay?

Sup or Zup = What's up?

SYL           = See you later

 TGIF        = Thank goodness it's Friday

 THX or thnx = thanks

TTFN           = ta ta for now

TTYL           = Talk to you later

TYT             = Take your time

u                  = you

U2               = you too

ur                 = your  / you're

 w/               = with

w/o              = without

WRU          = Where are you?

XO             = hugs and kisses / love

ZZZ                  = tired / bore

Hopefully it will be useful for us who often chatting or other………thanks 4 U all....