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Chat abbreviations/lingo

Abbreviations are short forms of words or phrases. Abbreviations are often used in chat rooms because they are easy to type and they save time. Here are some common abbreviations. They are shown here in capitals (for example: AFK), but they can also be in small letters (for example: afk). Here are some of the acronyms you may run into during some fast-paced computer chat.

121

One-to-one

IDK

I don't know

A/S/L

Age/sex/location

J/K

Just kidding

AFK

Away from keyboard

K

OK

AKA

Also known as

LOL

Laugh out loud

ASAP

As soon as possible

L8R

Later

B4

Before

M/F

Male or female

BBL

Be back later

MSG

Message

BRB

Be right back

OIC

Oh, I see

BTW

By the way

P2P

Person-to-person

CUZ

Because

PLZ

Please

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

PM

Private message

FYI

For your information

SYL

See you later

GGN

Gotta go now

THX

Thanks

Chat Faces

In a chatroom we cannot see the other people. Sometimes it helps to send “faces” (also known as “smileys” and “emoticons”) to help show our feelings, for example whether we are serious or joking. Here are some typical faces.

Happy / Smiling

:-)

:)

Sad / Unhappy

:-(

:(

Ahh!

#:-0

Alarmed!

* :-o

Amused

%-}

Angel

0:-)

Angry

:-@

Beaten up

%+|

Big kiss

:-X

Blowing a kiss

:-*

Confused, but happy

%-)

Crying

:,(

Devil grin (sarcasm)

:->

Frowning

:-(

Laughing

:-D

Surprised

:-O

Perplexed or skeptical

:-/

Shocked

:o

Sleeping

:-Z

Tongue tied

:-&

Undecided

:-/

Winking

;-)

Someone who won’t stop talking

:-()

Bandaid, if someone’s feeling down

(::[]::)

Sealed lips; it’s a secret

: X

Sticking your tongue out

:-p