Text Messaging Shortcuts

Here's a list of some of the most popular text messaging acronyms or shortcuts used to reduce typing at a keyboard. Some may call it "internet slang" or a form of "leet". You might also be interested in a list of popular smileys or emoticons to add to your emails. Please send me an email and let me know of any good ones that I've missed. THX.

143 or 459 - I Love You

420 - Marijuana

AAR8 - At Any Rate

ADAD - Another Day, Another Dollar

AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

B4N - Bye For Now

BBS - Be Back Soon

BCNU - Be Seein' You

BF - Boyfriend

BFF - Best Friends Forever

BFN - Bye For Now

BMG - Be My Guest

BRB - Be Right Back

BTDT - Been There, Done That

BTW - By The Way

C-P - Sleepy

CD9 - Code 9: Parents nearby

CID - Consider It Done

CSL - Can't Stop Laughing

CUZ - Because

CU - See You

CUL or CUL8R - See You Later

DQMOT - Don't Quote Me On This

EOM - End Of Message

EZ - Easy

F2F - Face To Face

F2T - Free To Talk?

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FOAF - Friend Of A Friend

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FYI - For Your Information

G2G - Got To Go

GAL - Get A Life

GF - Girlfriend

GGN - Gotta Go Now

GJ - Good Job

GL - Good Luck

GOL - Giggle Out Loud

GR8 - Great

GTG - Got To Go

H8 - Hate

HAK - Hugs And Kisses

HAND - Have A Nice Day

HTB - Heavens To Betsy (for the older crowd)

IAC - In Any Case

IAE - In Any Event

IC - I See

IDC - I Don't Care

IDK - I Don't Know

ILY - I Love You

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IMO - In My Opinion

IMPOV - In My Point Of View

IOW - In Other Words

JIC - Just In Case

JK - Just Kidding

JTLYK - Just To Let You Know

K - Okay

KIS - Keep It Simple

KIT - Keep In Touch

L8 - Late

L8R - Later

LBH - Let's Be Honest

LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life

LOL - Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots Of Laughs

MIRL - Meet In Real Life

MorF - Male or Female

MOS - Mom Over Shoulder

MTFBWU - May The Force Be With You

NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That

NE - Any

NBD - No Big Deal

NEWB - person who is new to something

NMU - Not Much, You?

NOOB or N00B - inferior person

NOYB - None Of Your Business

NP - No Problem

NRN - No Response Necessary

OIC - Oh, I See

OMG - Oh My Gosh -or- Oh My God -or- Oh My Goodness (for the older crowd)

O RLY? - Oh, Really?

OTP - On The Phone

OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect

P911 - Parent In Room

PAW - Parents Are Watching

PCM - Please Call Me

PIR - Parent In Room

PLS - Please

PLZ - Please

POC - Point Of Contact

POS - Parent Over Shoulder

POV - Point Of View

PPL - People

PRW - Parents Are Watching

Q - Question

ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing

R - Are

RL - Real Life

RSN - Real Soon Now

RUOK? - Are You Okay?

SFETE - Smiling From Ear To Ear

SIT - Stay In Touch

SOZ - Sorry

SRY - Sorry

SYS - See You Soon

S2R - Send To Receive

TAFN - That's All For Now

TBA - To Be Announced

TBH - To Be Honest

THX - Thanks -or- Thank you

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TMB - Text Me Back

TMI - Too Much Information

TOY - Thinking Of You

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

TTYL - Talk To You Later

TY - Thank You

U - You

U2 - You Too

UR - You Are -or- You're

WB - Welcome Back

W/E - Whatever

WFM - Works For Me

WTG - Way To Go

WTH - What The Heck?

WU - What's Up?

WYGOWM - Will You Go Out With Me?

WYRN - What's Your Real Name?

XOXO - Hugs and Kisses

Y - Why

YT? - You There?

YW - You Are Welcome

ZZZ - Tired or bored

Thanks for contributing...

From B.T. 12/24/07: Added POS = Parent Over Shoulder
From C.E. 01/11/08: Added TMI = Too Much Information