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Abbreviations are short forms of words or phrases. Abbreviations are often used in chatrooms because they are easy to type and they save time. They are also used for texting or direct/instant messaging. Many people also use abbreviations on social media sites. Here are some common abbreviations. Some are shown here in capitals (for example: AFK), but they can also be in small letters (for example: afk).
?4U
I have a question for you.
^^
Read line above
121
one-to-one
<3
love
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 / bored
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