!

Indicates, " have a comment"

$0.02

Throwing in your two cents' worth.

<arching eyebrows>

Indicates the speaker arches eyebrows

<chuckle>

Indicates the speaker chuckles

<frown>

Indicates the speaker is frowning

<g>

Grin

<grin>

Indicates the speaker is grinning

<smile>

Indicates the one writing the message is smiling

<smirk>

Indicates the one writing the message is smirking

<wink>

Indicates the one writing the message is winking

501

An excuse that's full of holes.

Just Kidding

?

Indicates, "I have a question"

A-OLs

Administrators On-Line. Administrators who police on-line services.

AAMOF

As A Matter Of Fact

ADN

Any Day Now

AFAIC

As Far As I'm Concerned.

AFAIK

As Far As I Know

AFAIR

As Far As I Remember

AFJ

April Fool’s Joke

AFK

Away From the Keyboard

AISI

As I See It.

ANFAWFOS

And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor.

ANFSCD

And Now For Something Completely Different …

AS

Another Subject.

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

ATSL

Along The Same Line.

AWC

After While, Crocodile

AWGTHTGTATA

Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again?.

AWGTHTGTWTA?

Are We Going To Have To Go Through With This Again?

AYOR

At Your Own Risk.

B4N

Bye For Now

BAK

Back At Keyboard

BBFN

Bye Bye For Now

BBIAB

Be Back In A Bit.

BBIAF

Be Back In A Few (minutes)

BBL

Be Back Later

BBR

Burnt Beyond Repair.

BCNU

Be seein’ you

BEG

Big Evil Grin.

BF

Boy Friend.

BFN

Bye For Now.

BION

Believe it or not.

BOT

Back On Topic.

BRB

Be Right Back

BRS

Big Red Switch.

BTA

But Then Again

BTAIM

Be That As It May.

BTHOM

Beats The Hell Outta Me.

BTOBD

Be There Or Be Dead.

BTW

By The Way

BWL

Bursting With Laughter.

BWQ

Buzz Word Quotient.

BYE?

"Are you ready to say goodbye?" If so, the other person replies "BYE"

BYKT

But You Knew That

BYOB

Bring Your Own Bottle

BYOM

Bring Your Own Mac

C&G

Chuckle and Grin.

CADET

Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try.

CID

Crying In Disgrace.

CMIIW

Correct Me If I’m Wrong

CO

1. Conference. 2. Company.

CSG

Chuckle, Snicker, Grin.

CU

See You

CU2

See You, Too.

CUL

See you later

CUL8R

See You Later

CULA

See You Later, Alligator

CWYL

Chat With You Later.

CYA

1. See Ya. 2. Cover Your Ass.

CYAL8R

See You All Later.

DIIK

Damned If I Know.

DIKU?

Do I Know You?

DIY

Do It Yourself .

DK

Don’t Know

DLTBBB

Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite.

dotgov

A government official (from the .gov ending of government domain names).

DTRT

Do The Right Thing

DWIMC

Do What I Mean, Correctly.

DWIMNWIS

Do What I Mean, Not What I Say.

ESAD

Eat Sh** And Die

ETLA

Extended Three Letter Acronym.

F2F

Face To Face

FCFS

First Come, First Served

FISH

First In, Still Here.

FITB

Fill In The Blank

FOAD

F*** off and die

FOAF

Friend Of A Friend

FS

For Sale

FTASB

Faster Than A Speeding Bullet.

FTF

Face to Face.

FTL

Faster Than Light.

FUBAR

Fouled Up Beyond All Repair

FUBB

Fouled Up Beyond Belief.

FUD

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

FURTB

Full Up Ready To Burst - describing hard drive.

FWIW

For What It’s Worth

FYA

For Your Amusement

FYI

For Your Information

GA

Go Ahead

GAL

Get A Life

GD&R

Grinning, Ducking and Running

GD&RF

Grinning, Ducking, and Running Fast.

GD&WVVF

Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very, Very Fast

GDW

Grin, Duck and Weave.

GF

Girl Friend.

GFN

Gone For Now.

GFR

Grim File Reaper.

GIWIST

Gee, I Wish I’d Said That

GLGH

Good Luck and Good Hunting.

GMTA

Great Minds Think Alike

GOWI

Get On With It.

GTSY

Great To See You.

H&K

Hugs and Kisses.

HAK

Hugs And Kisses.

HHIS

Hanging Head In Shame.

HHO 1/2 K

Ha, Ha, Only Half Kidding.

HHOJ

Ha Ha Only Joking

HHOK

Ha Ha Only Kidding

HHOS

Ha Ha Only Serious

HHTYAY

Happy Holidays to You and Yours.

HOYEW

Hanging On Your Every Word

HSIK

How Should I Know.

HTH

Hope That Helps!

IAAA

I Am An Accountant.

IAAL

I Am A Lawyer.

IAE

In Any Event.

IANAA

I Am Not An Accountant.

IANAL

I Am Not A Lawyer (but ) A disclaimer which is usually followed by a legal opinion

IAW

In Accordance With

IBTD

I Beg To Differ.

IC

I See

IIABDFI

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.

IIRC

If I Remember Correctly

IIWM

If It Were Me . . . (or) If It Were Mine . . . .

IJWTK

I Just Want To Know

IJWTS

I Just Want To Say

IKWUM

I Know What You Mean

IMA

I Might Add

IMAO

In My Arrogant Opinion

IMCO

In My Considered Opinion

IME

In My Experience

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO

In My Not So Humble Opinion

IMO

In My Opinion

IMPOV

In My Point Of View.

INPO

In No Particular Order

IOW

In Other Words

IRL

1. In Real Life (chat). 2. Industrial Robot Language. A high-level language used for the programming of industrial robots.

ISS

I’m So Sure

ISSYGTI

I’m So Sure You Get The Idea!

ISWIM

If (you) See What I Mean

ITFA

In The Final Analysis.

ITSFWI

If The Shoe Fits, Wear It.

IWALU

I Will Always Love You.

IWBNI

It Would Be Nice If

IYFEG

Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group (for ethnic jokes)

IYSWIM

If You See What I Mean

JAM

Just A Minute

JAS

Just A Second.

JIC

Just In Case

JMO

Just My Opinion.

JSNM

Just Stark Naked Magic.

JTLYK

Just To Let You Know .

k

Okay

KHYF

Know How You Feel.

KIBO

Knowledge In, Bullshit Out

KISS

Keep It Simple, Stupid.

KIT

Keep In Touch.

KMA

Kiss My Ass.

KWIM

Know What I Mean?

KYFC

Keep Your Fingers Crossed

L

Laugh

L8R

Later

LABATYD or LAB&TYD

Life's A Bitch And Then You Die.

LJBF

Let’s Just Be Friends

LLTA

Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause.

LMAO

Laughing My Ass Off.

LMHO

Laughing My Head Off .

LOL

Laughing Out Loud

LSHMBA

Laughing So Hard My Belly Aches

LSHMBH

Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts.

LTHTT

Laughing Too Hard To Type

LTNS

Long Time No See

LTNT

Long Time, No Type.

LTS

Laughing to Self.

LUWAMH

Love You With All My Heart.

LY

Love You.

MLA

Multiple Letter Acronym.

MOF

Matter Of Fact.

MOTAS

Member Of The Appropriate Sex

MOTD

Message of the day

MOTOS

Member Of The Opposite Sex

MOTSS

Member Of The Same Sex

MTFBWY

May The Force Be With You.

MYOB

1. Mind Your Own Business (chat). 2. A small business accounting package from Best!Ware.

NAVY

Never Again Volunteer Yourself.

NBD

No Big Deal.

NFW

No Friggin' Way!.

NHOH

Never Heard Of Him/Her

NIH

Not Invented Here.

NIMBY

Not In My Back Yard.

NINO

1. Nothing In, Nothing Out. 2. No Input, No Output.

NOYB

None Of Your Business.

NP

No Problem.

NQA

No Questions Asked.

NTIM

Not That It Matters.

NTIMM

Not That It Matters Much.

NTW

Not To Worry.

NTYMI

Now That You Mention It.

O

Over (completion of communication)

OATUS

On A Totally Unrelated Subject.

OAUS

On An Unrelated Subject.

OBO

Or Best Offer

OBTW

Oh, By The Way

OIC

Oh, I See

ONNA

Oh No, Not Again.

ONNTA

Oh No, Not This Again.

OO

Over and Out (end of communication)

OOTC

Obligatory On-Topic Comment.

OTF

On the Floor (laughing)

OTFL

On the Floor Laughing

OTL

Out To Lunch.

OTOH

On The Other Hand

OTOOH

On The Other Other Hand.

OTT

Over The Top; too much

OTTH

On The Third Hand.

OTTOMH

Off The Top Of My Head.

OWTTE

Or Words To That Effect.

PABG

Packing a Big Gun.

PDS

Please Don't Shout. (Shouting in chat mode is typing all in capital letters, which is considered rude.) Example: PLEASE DON'T SHOUT.

PLOKTA

Press Lots Of Keys To Abort.

PMBI

Pardon My Butting In.

PMF

1. Pardon My French. 2. Pure Freaking Magic.

PMFBI

Pardon Me For Butting In

PMFJI

Pardon Me For Jumping In

PMIGBOM

Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth.

PMJI

Pardon My Jumping In

PNCAH

Please, No Cursing Allowed Here

POSSLQ

Person Of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters.

ppl

People

PTMM

Please Tell Me More

R U THERE?

Are you there?

RAEBNC

Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment.

re

1 Hello again; regreet 2 In regard to

rehi

Hi again

RHIP

Rank Has Its Privileges.

RL

Real Life (an abbreviation used in MUDs and chat)

RLCO

Real Life Conference.

ROFL

Rolling On Floor Laughing.

ROFLASTC

Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat.

ROFLGO

Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out.

ROFLMAO

Roll On Floor Laughing My Arse Off.

ROTF

Rolling On The Floor

ROTFL

Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROTFLAHMS

Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides.

ROTFLOL

Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud

RRQ

Return Receipt Request.

RSN

Real Soon Now

RSVP

Respondez S'il Vous Plait French for "please reply"; a notation often found on invitations

RTBM

Read The Bloody Manual

RTFAQ

Read The Frequently Asked Questions

RTFF

Read The Freaking FAQ.

RTFM

Read The F------ Manual A gentle suggestion to users who ask questions they could have answered themselves with a little research

RTM

Read The Manual

RTSM

Read The Silly Manual.

RTWFQ

Read The Whole Friggin' Question.

RYFM

Read Your Friendly Manual

RYS

Read Your Screen.

S

Smile

SAPFU

Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups.

SCNR

Sorry, Could Not Resist.

SEC

Wait a second

SETE

Smiling Ear To Ear.

SFLA

Stupid Four Letter Acronym.

SICS

Sitting In Chair Snickering.

SLM

See Last Mail.

SMOP

Small Matter of Programming.

SNAFU

Situation Normal: All Fouled Up

SO

Significant Other

SOL

SH** Out Of Luck

SOS

1. Same Old Stuff. 2. Help!.

SOW

Speaking Of Which.

SUFID

Screwing Up Face In Disgust.

SWIM

See What I Mean?

SWL

Screaming With Laughter.

SYS

See You Soon.

TAF

That's All, Folks!.

TAFN

That’s All For Now

TANJ

There Ain’t No Justice

TANSTAAFL

There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

TARFU

Things Are Really Fouled Up.

TBYB

Try Before You Buy.

TDM

Too Darn Many.

TFS

Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del).

TFTHAOT

Thanx For The Help Ahead Of Time.

TFTT

Thanks For The Thought.

TGAL

Think Globally, Act Locally.

THX

Thanks

TIA

Thanks In Advance

TIC

Tongue In Cheek

TINWIS

That Is Not What I Said.

TNSTAAFL

There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

TNTL

Trying Not To Laugh

TNX

Thanks

TNXE6

Thanks A Million ("E6" means 10 to the 6th power = a million)

TOBAL

There Oughta Be A Law.

TOBG

This Oughta Be Good.

TOY

Thinking Of You.

TPTB

The Powers That Be

TRDMC

Tears Running Down My Cheeks.

TSR

Totally Stupid Rules.

TTBOMK

To The Best Of My Knowledge

TTFN

Ta Ta For Now

TTKSF

Trying To Keep a Straight Face

TTUL

Talk To You Later.

TTYAWFN

Talk To You A While From Now.

TTYL

Talk To You Later

TTYT

Talk To You Tomorrow.

TYCLO

Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Quit Shouting).

TYVM

Thank You Very Much

UOK

Are You OK?

WAEF

When All Else Fails.

WB

Welcome Back

WDYMBT

What Do You Mean By That?.

WDYT

What Do You Think?

WIBAMU

Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle.

WIBNI

Wouldn’t It Be Nice If

WMMOWS

Wash My Mouth Out With Soap.

WNOHGB

Where No One Has Gone Before.

WOA

Work Of Art.

WOTAM

Waste Of Time And Money.

WRT

With Regard To, or With Respect To

WT

Without Thinking.

WTB

Want To Buy

WTF

What The F***?

WTG

Way To Go!

WTGP

Want To Go Private?

WTH

What the hell?

WTTM

Without Thinking Too Much.

WYGISWYPF

What You Get Is What You Pay For

XOXOXO

Kisses and hugs

YABA

Yet Another Bloody Acronym

YAOTM

Yet Another Off-Topic Message.

YAUN

Yet Another Unix Nerd

YGLT

You're Gonna Love This ....

YGTI

You Get The Idea?

YGWYPF

You Get What You Pay For

YIU

Yes, I Understand

YIWGP

Yes, I Will Go Private

YKYARW

You Know You're A Redneck When . . ..

YMMV

Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different)