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The IMglish Dictionary

This list isn't complete (because new acronyms and abbreviations are being created almost every day), but you should find translations for most of the IMglish (instant messaging and texting shorthand) that kids (and employees) are using today.

14AA41  one for all and all for one     LSHMBB  laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
1-D-R  I wonder     LSHMBH  laughing so hard my belly hurts
121 one to one     LTM  laugh to myself
143 I love you     LTNS  long time, no see
411 information     LTR  long term relationship
4ever  forever     LTS  laughing to self
86 over     LULAB  love you like a brother
AAF  as a friend     LULAS  love you like a sister
AAK  alive and kicking     LUWAMH  love you with all my heart
AAMOF  as a matter of fact     LY  love you
AAR  at any rate     LYL  love you lots
AAS  alive and smiling     M/F  male or female
AATK  always at the keyboard     M8  mate or mates
ABT2  about to     MA  mature audience
AFAIK  as far as I know     MHBFY  my heart bleeds for you
AFK  away from keyboard     MIHAP  may I have your attention please
AFN  that’s all for now     MKOP  my kind of place
AKA  also known as     MOOS  member of the opposite sex
ARE  acronym-rich environment     MOSS  member of same sex
ALOL  actually laughing out loud     MOTOS  member of the opposite sex
AND  any day now     MSG  message
AOTA  all of the above     MTF  more to follow
ASAP  as soon as possible     MTFBWY  may the force be with you
A/S/L?  age, sex, location     MUSM  miss you so much
A/S/L/M/H?  age, sex, location, music, hobbies     N1  nice one
AYSOS  are you stupid or something     N2M  not to mention
AYTMTB  and you are telling me this because     NADT  not a darn thing
B4  before     NAZ  name, address, zip
B4N  bye for now     N-E-1 ER  anyone here?
BAG  busting a gut     NE1  anyone
BAK  back at the keyboard     N-E-1  anyone
BBBG  bye bye be good     NG  new game
BBIAB  be back in a bit     NIMBY  not in my back yard
BBIAF  be back in a few     NM  never mind
BBIAS  be back in a sec     NOYB  not of your business
BBL  be back later     NP  nosy parents
BBML  be back much later     N/P  no problem
BBN  bye bye now     NRN  no reply necessary
BBS  be back soon     NTK  nice to know
BBSL  be back sooner or later     NT  no thanks
BCNU  I’ll be seeing you     NUFF  enough said
BD  big deal     NW  no way!
BEG  big evil grin     OBTW  oh by the way
BF  boyfriend     OF  old fart
BFF  best friends forever     OIC  oh I see
BFN  bye for now     OL  old lady
BG  big grin     OLL  online love
BIBO beer in, beer out     OM  old man
BIOYN  blow it out your nose     OMDB  over my dead body
BKA  better known as     OMG  oh my god
BL  belly laughing     ONNA  oh no, not again
BR  best regards     OT  off topic
BRB  be right back     OTF  off the floor
BRH  Be Right Here     OTH  off the hook
BRT  be right there     OTOH  on the other hand
BTA  but then again     OTP  On the phone
BTDT been there, done that     OTTOMH  off the top of my head
BTHOOM  beats the heck out of me     OTW  on the way
Btw  between you and me     P2P  peer to peer
BTW  by the way     P911  my parents are coming!
BWL  bursting with laughter     PA  parent alert
BWO  black/white/other     PAL  parents are listening
BWTHDIK  but what the heck do I know     PANB  parents are nearby
BYKT  but you knew that     PANS  pretty awesome new stuff
CB  chat brat     PAW  parents are watching
C&G  chuckle & grin     PDA  public display of affection
CICO coffee in, coffee out     PDS  please don’t shoot
CID  crying in disgrace     Peeps  people
CMF  count my fingers     PIR  parent in room
CNP  continued (in my) next post     PITA pain in the ass
CP  chat post     PLZ  please
CRBT  crying real big tears     PM  private message
CRTLA  can’t remember the three letter acronym     PMJI  pardon me for jumping in
CSG  chuckle, snicker, grin     PMFJIB  pardon me for jumping in but….
CSL  can’t stop laughing     PMP  peed my pants
CU  see you     PO  piss off
CUL or CUL8ER  see you later     POAHF  put on a happy face
CUNS  see you in school     POS  parent over shoulder
CUOL  see you online     POTS  plain old telephone service
CUZ  because     POV  point of view
CWYL  chat with you later     PPL  people
CYA  see ya     PU  that stinks
CY  calm yourself     P-ZA  pizza
CYL  see you later     QL  quit laughing
CYO  see you online     QSL  reply
CYT  see you tomorrow     QSO  conversation
DBEYR  don’t believe everything you read     QT  cutie
DEGT  don’t even go there     R&R  rest and relaxation
DETI  don’t even think about it     R/t  real time
DF  dear friend     RBAY  right back at ya
DGA  don’t go anywhere     RBTL  read between the lines
DGT  don’t go there     RL  real life
DH  dear Hubby     RLF  real life friend
DHYB  don’t Hold Your Breath     RMLB  read my lips baby
DIKU  do I know you?     RMMM  read my mail man
DIY  do it yourself     ROL  raffing out loud
DKDC  don’t know don’t care     ROFL  rolling on floor laughing
DL  dead link     ROTFL  rolling on the floor laughing
DLTBBB  don’t let the bed bugs bite     RPG  role playing games
DLTM  don’t lie to me     RSN  real soon now
DMI  don’t mention it     RTBS  reason to be single
DNC  does not compute     RTFM  read the flipping manual
DOS dozing off soon     RU  are you?
DQMOT  don’t quote me on this     RUMORF  are you male or female?
DUST  did you see that     RUUP4IT  are you up for it?
DYFM  dude you fascinate me     RX  regards
DYJHIW  don’t you just hate it when     S4L  spam for life
E123  easy as 123     SCNR  sorry, could not resist
EAK  eating at keyboard     SED  said enough darling
EG  evil grin     SEP  somebody’s else’s problem
EL  evil Laugh     SETE  smiling ear to ear
EM?  excuse me?     SF  surfer friendly
EMA  what is your E-mail address     SFETE  smiling from ear to ear
EMFBI  excuse me for butting in     SFX  sound effects
EOM  end of message     SH  same here
EOT  end of thread     SHCOON  shoot hot coffee out of nose
EZ  easy     SHID  slaps head in disgust
F2F  face to face     SITD  still in the dark
FAQ  frequently asked question(s)     SLIRK  smart little rich kid
FAWC  for anyone who cares     SMAIM  send me an instant message
FC  fingers crossed     SMEM  send me an E-mail
FISH  first in, still here     SN  screen name
FITB  fill in the blanks     SNERT  snot nosed egotistical rude teenager
FMTYEWTK  far more than you ever wanted to know     SO  significant other
FOAF  friend of a friend     SOHF  sense of humor failure
FOCL  falling off chair laughing     SOMY  sick of me yet?
FOFL  falling on floor laughing     SOT  short of time
FOMCL  falling off my chair laughing     SOTMG  short of time, must go
FTBOMH  from the bottom of my heart     SPST  same place same time
FUBAR  fouled up beyond all repairs     STR8  straight
FUD  fear, uncertainty, and doubt     STW  search the web
FWIW  for what it’s worth     STYS  speak to you soon
FYI  for your information     SU  shut up
GA  go ahead     SUP or WU what’s up
GAL  get a life     SUYF  shut up you fool
GD&R  grinning, ducking, & running     SWAK  sealed with a kiss
GF  girlfriend     SWALK  sealed with a loving kiss
GFN  gone for now     SWDY  so what do you think?
GGOH  got to get out of here     SWL  screaming with laughter
GIGO garbage in, garbage out     SYL  see you later
GIWIST  gee, I wish I’d said that     SYS  see you soon
GL  good luck     TA  thanks again
GMBO  giggling my butt off     TAFN  that’s all for now
GMTA  great minds think alike     TANSTAAFL there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
GOL  giggling out loud     TAS  taking a shower
GR&D  grinning, running, and ducking     TAW  teachers are watching
GR  got to run     TCOB  taking care of business
GRRRR  growling     TCOY  take care of yourself
GTR  got to run     TFH  thread from hell
GTRM  going to read mail     TFX  traffic
GTSY  glad to see you     TGIF  thank God it’s Friday
H&K  hug and kiss     THX  thanks
HA  hello again     TIA  thanks in advance
HAGD  have a good day     TIAIL  I think I am in love
HAGD  have a great day     TIC  tongue in cheek
HAGN  have a good night     TILII  tell it like it is
HB  hurry back     TLK2UL8R  talk to you later
HHIS  hanging head in shame     TM  trust me
HTH  hope this helps     TMI  too much information
HHO1/2K  ha ha only half kidding     TNT  ‘till next time
HHOK  ha ha only joking     TOM  tomorrow
HHOS  ha ha only being serious     TOPCA  ‘til our paths cross again
HUB head up butt     TOT  tons of time
IAC in any case     TOY  thinking of you
IAE  in any event     TPS  that’s pretty stupid
IANAC  I am not a crook     TPTB  the powers that be
IANAL  I am not a lawyer (but)     TRDMF  tears running down my face
IB  I’m back     TTFN  ta ta for now
IBTD  I beg to differ     TTG  time to go
IC  I see     TTT  thought that too
ICBW  I could be wrong     TTTT  these things take time
ID10T  idiot     TTYL  talk to you later
IDGI  I don’t get it     TU  thank you
IDK  I don’t know     TWHAB  this won’t hurt a bit
IDKY  I don’t know you     TWIWI  that was interesting wasn’t it?
IDTS  I don’t think so     TYVM  thank you very much
IFAB  I found a bug     U-L?  you will?
IGTP  I get the point     UV  unpleasant visual
IHA  I hate acronyms     UW  you’re welcome
IHAIM  I have another instant message     VBG  very big grin
IHNO  I have no opinion     VBS  very big smile
IIRC  if I remember correctly     VEG  very evil grin
IIWM  if it were me     VSF  very sad face
ILU  I love you     WAD  without a doubt
IM  instant message     WAI  what an idiot
IMHO  in my humble opinion     WB  welcome back or write back
IMing  chatting with someone online     WC  welcome
IMNSHO  in my not so humble opinion     WC  who cares?
IMO  in my opinion     WDALYIC  who died and left you in charge?
IMS  I am sorry     WDYS  what did you say?
INMP  it’s not my problem     WDYT  what do you think?
IOH  i’m outta here     W/E  whatever
IOW  in other words     WEG  wicked evil grin
IPN  I’m posting naked     WEU  what’s eating you?
IRL  in real life     WFM  works for me
ISS  I said so     WIBNI  wouldn’t it be nice if
IWALU  I will always love you     WT?  what the or who the
IYKWIMAITYD if you know what I mean and I think you do     WTG  way to go
IYKWIM  if you know what I mean     WTGP  want to go private?
IYO  in your opinion     WTH  what/who the heck
IYSS  if you say so     WUF  where are you from?
IYSWIM  if you see what I mean     WWJD  what would Jesus do?
J/C  just checking     WWY  where were you?
JAS  just a sec     WYCM  will you call me?
JBOD  just a bunch of disks     WYRN  what’s your real name?
JIC  just in case     WYSITWIRL what you see is totally worthless in real life
JK  just kidding     WYSIWYG  what you see is what you get
JM2C  just my two cents     WYSLPG what you see looks pretty good
JMO  just my opinion     X-1-10  exciting
JT  just teasing     XME  excuse me
JTLYK  just to let you know     XOXO  hugs and kisses
JW  just wondering     YAA  yet another acronym
okay     YBS  you’ll be sorry
KEWL  cool     YDKM  you don’t know me
KFY  kiss for you     YG  young gentleman
KIR keep it real     YGBK  you gotta be kiddin’
KIT  keep in touch     YHM  you have mail
KOC  kiss on cheek     YKW?  you know what?
KOL  kiss on lips     YNK  you never know
KWIM know what I mean?     YL  young lady
L2M  listening to music     YM  young man
L8R  later     YOYO  you’re on your own
LD  later, dude     YR  yeah right
LDR  long distance relationship     YSYD  yeah, sure you do
LHM  lord help me     YS  you stinker
LHU  lord help us     YTTT  you telling the truth?
LLTA  lots and lots of thunderous applause     YVW  you’re very welcome
LMIRL  let’s meet in real life     YWIA  you’re welcome in advance
LMSO  laughing my socks off     YW  you’re welcome
LOL  laughing out loud     YYSSW  yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever
LSV  language, sex, violence