What's She Saying??
Here's a list of common text lingo and shorthand. Got a new one? Send it to me!
- 5 - wait a few minutes to speak, a parent (or guardian) is in the room
- 55 - coast is clear, we can talk about anything
- AFK - Away From Keyboard
- BBL8R - Be Back later
- ASL A/S/L - What's your Age, Sex and Location?
- b/ac - because
- BF - Boyfriend
- BFF - Best Friend Forever
- BFO - Blinding Flash of Obvious
- BRB - Be Right Back
- BTW - By The Way
- CLM - Career Limiting Move - badmouthing a teacher, the boss or supervisor while they can hear you, or hear about the event.
- CTN - Can't Talk Now
- CYA (C-ya) - See You Later
- FWIW - For What It’s Worth
- G2G or GTG- Got To Go
- GF - Girlfriend
- HHOK - Ha ha, only kidding
- IDK -I Don't Know
- ILU, ILY (ily, ilu) - I Love You
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- IRL - In Real Life (offline, NOT on the computer)
- JK - Just Kidding
- L8R - Later (I'll talk to you later)
- LMA - Leave Me Alone
- LQ - Laughing quietly because someone is in the room
- LYLAS - Love You Like A Sister
- MOATM - Music On At The Moment
- NM - Not Much
- NOOB - newbie, someone new and inexperienced
- NVM - never mind
- OMG - Oh My God! (Oh My Gosh)
- PDA - Public Display of Affection
- PHAT - Pretty Hot And Tempting
- POP - Parent is On Prowl, can't speak freely
- POS - Parent Over my Shoulder, so watch what you say
- PUA - Pick Up Artist
- ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- SN - screen name
- SOS - Sibling Over Shoulder, watch what you say
- STFU - Shut the F... up! (Edited)
- THX - Thanks
- TMI - Too Much Information (like thinking about your parents kissing, getting 'hot", etc)
- TTFN - TaTa For Now
- TTYL - Talk To You Later
- WTH - What the H...(edited)
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