Monday, August 24, 2009

Web Slang, lingo, and acronyms used in chat rooms, Instant Messages, and Text Messaging


Probably my least favorite aspect of computer culture is the dreaded web slang and acronyms. Although some of the slang I really like; my favorite being WTF. I actually use that one in conversations.
Here is the List:

AAKAlive And Kicking
AARAt Any Rate
AASAlive And Smiling
ADNAny Day Now
AFAIKAs Far As I Know
AFKAway From the Keyboard
AFNthat's All For Now
AOTAAll Of The Above
a/s/l or aslAge/Sex/Location - (used to ask a chatter their personal information)
AVAvatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used in chat rooms to depict a person that is in the room and chatting.
b4Before
BAKBack At Keyboard (I'm back)
BBLBe Back Later
BBSBe Back Soon
BCNUI'll Be Seeing You.
b/fBoyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF)
BEGBig Evil Grin
BFNBye For Now
BMABite My A** (became popular with the Simpson's cartoon show)
bootTo get kicked out of a chat room, or have to restart the computer because you couldn't talk in the chat room anymore.
BRBest Regards
BRBBe Right Back
BRHBe Right Here
BSEGBig S**t Eatin Grin
BTABut Then Again....
BTWBy The Way
btwBeTWeen you and me ...
chat roomA web page where people gather using software that allows them to talk to one another in real time.
CRSCan't Remember S**t
CUSee You - also posted as cya
CUSCan't Understand S**t (stuff)
CNPContinued in Next Post (seen more on message boards than chat)
CPChat Post
CUL8RSee You Later
CUOLSee You On Line
CYASee Ya
dd, ds, dhDarling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband. Usually exchanged in family chats.
DDSOSDifferent Day, Same Old S**t
DEGTDon't Even Go There (I don't want to talk about it)
DIKUDo I Know You?
DISDid I Say
D/L, DL, d/l, dlDownloading, or Download it.
EGEvil Grin
EME-Mail
EMAE-mail Address (example: ?ema or ema? = what is your email address)
EOTEnd Of Thread (meaning end of discussion)
ez or EZeasy (one of the really old ones)
F2FFace To Face
FAQFrequently Asked Question
FISHFirst In Still Here (someone who is on line TOO much)
FITBFill In The Blanks
flameto insult someone. Used when a person asks a stupid question, or says something rude to irritate the users of a chat room or message board.
FOCLFalling Off Chair - Laughing
forumWhat todays message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site (or page)
FTSF*** This S***
fuf*** you (If you can't figure this one out, you shouldn't be on line)
FUBAR"Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair / Recognition
FUDFear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIWFor What It's Worth
FYIFor Your Information
GAGo Ahead
GALGet A Life
gestGesture ... a small multimedia file played over the internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment.
g/fGirlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF)
GFNGone For Now
GGOHGotta Get Outta Here
GMTAGreat Minds Think Alike
GRGotta Run
GR&DGrinning, Running, and Ducking.
GTRGot To Run
GTRMGoing To Read Mail (leaving chat room to check email)
H&KHugs and Kisses
hackperson who breaks into software, or disrupts a chat room.
HAGDHave A Good Day
HAGOHave A Good One
HalsoftName of a company that purchased the brand of Chat that Excite offered, now a pay as you go service.
HBHurry Back
HostsRefers to the people that are running the chat room, they usually have the ability to kick a person off due to rude behavior.
HTHHope That Helps
hugglesHugs
IACIn Any Case
IBI'm Back
ICI See
IDNI Don't kNow
IDKI Don't Know
IDTSI Don't Think So
IANALI'm Am Not A Lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion)
ICI See
ICQI Seek You. A computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet.
ILU or ILYI Love You
IMInstant Message
IMHOIn My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion)
IMOIn My Opinion
IOHI'm Out of Here
IOWIn Other Words
IRLIn Real Life
IYOIn Your Opinion
JASJust A Second
JICJust In Case
JKJust Kidding
JMOJust My Opinion
JWJust Wondering
k, K, or kkO. K.
KITKeep In Touch
L8RLater (an early one, kind of outdated with current 'young geeks')
LMAOLaughing My Ass Off
LFFAOLaughing My F***(freaking) Ass Off
LOLLaughing Out Loud
LTNSLong Time No See
LTSLaughing To ones Self
LYI Love Ya.
LYLLove You Lots
Message Board.A web page where people write comments, and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view. Used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages.
MUGRefers to a new user of that chat program, goes back to Excite VP days when the AV (or icon) that represented someone new was a picture of a coffee mug.
NE1Anyone
newbierefers to a person who is new to an area or technology. Also seen as nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc.
NFWNo Feasible (or F***ing) Way
NIMBYNot In My Back Yard
nm, or NMNever Mind
NP, npNo Problem
NRN1. No Response Necessary
2. Not Right Now
NTNo Thanks
OBTWOh, By The Way.
OICOh, I See
OFOld Fart, someone who has been around for a while.
OJ or OKOnly Joking or Only Kidding
OLthe Old Lady
OMthe Old Man
OMGOh My Gosh (although it's usually used with the Lords name in place of "gosh")
OTOff Topic
oth or OTHOff The Hook: Something is really popular, or hot. Very exciting.
otr or OTROff The Rack: Saying that something is outside the ordinary.
OTEOver The Edge (beyond common sense or beyond good taste)
OTOHOn The Other Hand ...
OTOMHOff the Top of My Head ...
OTWOn The Way ... I've sent a file to you, it's "On the way"
P911My parents are in the room. P=Parents, and 911=emergency, in other words either drop the subject, or watch the language.
PANSPretty Awesome New Stuff (often referring to computer technology)
PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Cards International Association
PCMCIAPeople Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms (slang)
PEBCAKProblem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
peepsPeople. example: "There sure are a lot of peeps in this room" - meaning a lot of people are in the chat room.
peep thisHey, listen to this, I've got some interesting news.
PITAPain In The Ass
PLZPlease
PMJIPardon Me for Jumping In (when you enter into a new conversation)
poofwhen someone leaves a chat room, often seen as *poof* as in boy he *poofed* in a hurry.
POTSPlain Old Telephone Service
POSParents are looking Over my Shoulder.
POTSParents Over The Shoulder - (My parents are watching, I can't really talk)
PPLPeople
QTCutie
RFCRequest For Comments (used more in newsgroups, a page or pages that supply technical information)
rl or RLReal Life (as opposed to being online)
r m or RMReady Made: pre-existing
ROFLRolling On Floor, Laughing
ROTFRolling On The Floor (laughing is implied)
ROTFLMAORolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFLMFAORolling On The Floor Laughing F(***ing) My Ass Off
RSNReal Soon Now
r/tReal Time (also: RT, or rt)
RTFMRead The "Flippin" Manual (response to beginner question on net, chat, newsgroups, etc.)
RUaRe yoU?
SEGShit Eating Grin
SHSame Here
SMSShort Message Service (more cell phones and pagers than chat rooms and the Internet)
SNScreen Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an IM or chat program. ex: My "SN" in vp was "-lone.wolf"
SNAFUSituation Normal, All "Fouled" Up
SOSignificant Other
SOLShit Out Of Luck
SOSSame Old S**t (stuff)
SOTAState Of The Art (latest technology)
SPSTSame Place, Same Time
SSDDSame S**t, Different Day
STR8Straight (can refer to sex, or DSTR8 as in Damn Straight)
STWSearch The Web
SYSincerely Yours
SYLSee You Later
TAFNThat's All For Now
TCTake Care
TFHThread From Hell (a topic or discussion that won't stop - esp. newsgroups)
TGIFThank Goodness It's Friday
THXThanks!
TIAThanks In Advance
TMText Message (often refers to communications with text over cell phones)
TMIToo Much Info. (information)
TNT'Til Next Time
TPSThat's Pretty Stupid
TPTBThe Powers That Be (can sometimes refer to the people that are running the chat room or server)
TRDMFTears Running Down My Face: Can be with either laughter, or due to saddness.
TSTough S**t
TSFYTough S**t For You
TTFNTa-Ta For Now
TTTTThese Things Take Time
TTYLTalk To You Later
TYThank You
TYTTake Your Time
TYVMThank You Very Much
VPPHVirtual Places Page Host
USYou Suck
usa or USAUntil Sides Ache: Usually used with one of the laughter acronyms such as "lolusa" Laughing Out Loud Until my Sides Ache. I've also heard that some folks substitute ush for "Until Sides Hurt". rotflolush = rolling on the floor, laughing out loud, until my sides hurt.
UVUnpleasant Visual
UWyoU're Welcome
UYUp Yours
vp or VPVirtual Places: A brand of chat offered by Excite in the late 90s and early 2000.
WBWelcome Back (you say this when someone returns to a chat room)
WCWelCome
WEGWicked Evil Grin
WEUWhat's Eating You?
WFMWorks For Me
WIIFMWhat's In It For Me?
WTGWay To Go
WTFWhat The F**K
WT?What The ...? or Who the ...?
WTGP?Want To Go Private? (move to a private chat room)
WWJDWhat Would Jesus Do?
YAAYet Another Acronym
YBSYou'll Be Sorry
YLYoung Lady
YMYoung Man
YMMVYour Mileage May Vary
YRYea, Right. (sarcastic)
*ys*You Stinker
YVWYou're Very Welcome
YWYou're Welcome

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