IM Acronyms
Lots of acronyms are used in instant messaging. Here are some of the most popular ones:
afaik -- as far as I know
afaict -- as far as I can tell
afk -- away from keyboard
atm -- at the moment
bbiab -- be back in a bit
bbiaf -- be back in a few (minutes)
bbl -- be back later
bbs -- be back soon
b/c -- because
bf -- boyfriend
bfo -- blinding flash of the obvious
brb -- be right back
brt -- be right there
bsod -- blue screen of death
btw -- by the way
ciao -- Italian for goodbye
ctrn -- can't talk right now
cul8r -- see you later
cya -- see ya
dhtb -- don't have the bandwidth
f2f -- face to face
ftl -- for the lose
ftw -- for the win
fubar -- f***ed up beyond all recognition
fwiw -- for what it's worth
fyi -- for your information
gmta -- great minds think alike
iam -- in a meeting
ianal -- I am not a lawyer
ihmb -- I hate my boss
iirc -- if I recall correctly
imho -- in my humble opinion
imo -- in my opinion
iow -- in other words
irl -- in real life
istm -- it seems to me
*g* -- grin
gf -- girlfriend
gmta -- great minds think alike
gtg -- got to go
jid -- jabber identifier
j/k -- just kidding
k -- okay
lmao -- laughing my ass off
lol -- laughing out loud
l8r -- later
msg -- message
n/m -- never mind
n/p -- no problem
nsfw -- not safe for work
oAo -- over and out!
oic -- oh, I see
omg -- oh my god
oob -- out of band
otoh -- on the other hand
oww -- oops, wrong window!
otp -- on the phone
otw -- on the way
pebkac -- problem exists between keyboard and chair
pita -- pain in the ass
pov -- point of view
pw -- password
rotfl -- rolling on the floor laughing
rsn -- real soon now
rtfm -- read the friendly manual
slap -- sounds like a plan
tbh -- to be honest
thx -- thanks
tia -- thanks in advance
tla -- three-letter arconym
tldr -- too long, didn't read
ttfn -- ta ta for now
ttyl -- talk to you later
wb -- welcome back
wfm -- works for me
wtf -- what the f***?!
wtg -- way to go!
xfer -- transfer
ymmv -- your mileage may vary
yw -- you're welcome