Internet Lingo

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A good site for finding out what acronyms mean is http://acronymfinder.com
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Here's some fun stuff for every one. Just pass it on so that people know what ur talking about when you write something. Also, if you have your own smiley or an abbreviation thats not on here just copy and paste this into another email and add it on. Maybe if if you want you start a whole new category. Oh well have fun!!! Remember pass this on please.

ShortHand

2U2 = To You, Too
AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT = As Far As I Can Tell
AFK = Away From Keyboard
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
BAK = Back At Keyboard
BBL = Be Back Later
BITMT = But In The Meantime
BOT = Back On Topic
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By the way
C4N = Ciao For Now
CRS = Can't Remember "Stuff"
CU = See You
CUL(8R) = See You Later
CWOT = Complete Waste Of Time
CYA = See Ya
DITYID = Did I Tell You I'm Distressed?
DIY = Do It Yourself
EOD = End Of Discussion
EZ = Easy
F2F = Face To Face
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FBOW = For Better Or Worse
FOAF = Friend Of A Friend
FOCL = Falling Off Chair Laughing
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYA = For Your Amusement
FYI = For Your Information
/ga = Go Ahead
GAL = Get A Life
GBTW = Get Back To Work
GFC = Going For Coffee
GFETE = Grinning From Ear To Ear
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D = Grinning, Running & Ducking
GTG = Got To Go
GTGTTBR = Got To Go To The Bathroom
GTRM = Going To Read Mail
HAND = Have A Nice Day
HHOK = Ha Ha Only Kidding
HTH = Hope This Helps
IAC = In Any Case
IAE = In Any Event
IC = I See
IDGI = I Don't Get It
IMCO = In My Considered Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = in My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IMPE = In My Previous/Personal Experience
IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion
IOTTMCO = Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer
IOW = In Other Words
IRL = In Real Life
ISP = Internet Service Provider
IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean
JIC = Just In Case
J/K = Just kidding
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
L8TR = Later
LD = Later Dude
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LTNS = Long Time No See
MorF = Male or Female, or person who asks that question
MTCW = My Two Cents Worth
NRN = No Reply Necessary
ONNA = Oh No, Not Again!
OTOH = On The Other Hand
OTTOMH = Off The Top Of My Head
OIC = Oh I See
OTF = On The Floor
OLL = Online Love
PCMCIA = People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
PLS = Please
PU = That Stinks!
REHI = Hello Again (re-Hi!)
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF = Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN = Real Soon Now
RTDox = Read The Documentation/Directions
RTFM = Read The Frickin' Manual
RUOK = Are You OK?
SNAFU = Situation Normal; All Fouled Up
SO = Significant Other
SOL = Smiling Out Loud (or You're Out of Luck)
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAFN = That's All For Now
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
THX = Thanks
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TLK2UL8R = Talk to you later
TMK = To My Knowledge
TOS = Terms Of Service
TPTB = The Powers That Be
TSWC = Tell Someone Who Cares
TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL(8R) = Talk To You Later
TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern
Txs = Thanks
URL = Web Page Address
w/b = Welcome Back
w/o = Without
WRT = With Regard To
WTG = Way To Go
WU? = What's Up?
WWW = World Wide Web
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
Y2K = Year 2000
YGIAGAM = Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
YGWYPF = You Get What You Pay For
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
ZZZ = Sleeping

Emoticons
0:) or 0:-) = Angel
:II or :-II = Angry
:@ or :-@ = Angry or screaming
>:-( = Angry, annoyed
|-I = Asleep
;)=) or ;-)=)= Big grin
:1 or :-1 = Bland face
:o or :-o = Bored
:c or :-c = Bummed out
:'( or :'-)= Crying/sad
:> or :-> = Devilish grin
:6 or :-6 = Eating something sour
}) or }-) = Evil
:] or :-] = Friendly
:( or :-( = Frowning
:/ or :-/ = Frustrated
8) or 8-) = Glasses
:D or :-D = Grinning
{ } = Hug
:*) or :-*) = Kiss
:x or :-x = Kissing
:))) or :-))) = Laughing or double chin
:.) or :.-) = Laughing tears
:$ or :-$ = Mouth wired shut
:X or :-X = Mute
:l or :-I = Not talking
:Y or :-Y = Quiet aside
:[ or :-[ = Real downer
:< or :-< = Sad
:> or:-> = Sarcastic
B) or B-) = Shades
=:) or =:-) = Shocked
:Z or :-Z = Sleeping
:) or :-) = Smiling
:O or :-O = Surprised
:() or :-() = Talking
:P or :-P = Tongue out
:& or :-& = Tongue-tied
I) or I-) = Trekkie
:^( = Unhappy, looking away
;) or ;-)= Winking
:} or :-} = Wry smile

Smileys
_O-) = Aquanaut
:=8) = Baboon
@:-] = Baby
=:-) = Bad hair day
(:-) = Bald
:o) = Boxer's nose
*:o) = Bozo the Clown
:-{#} = Braces
:-E = Bucktoothed Vampire
:-F = Bucktoothed Vampire with one tooth missing
cl:-= = Charlie Chaplin
C=:-) = Chef
%-) = Cross-eyed
O-) = Cyclops
#-) = Dead
<:-) = Dunce's hat
}:-> = The Devil
:-[ = Dracula
:-3 = Has eaten a lemon
<<<<(:-) = Hat salesman
(-: = Left-handed smiley
8:-) = Little girl
:-{} = Lipstick
:-.) = Madonna or Marilyn Monroe
(8-o = Mr. Bill
:<) or :-{ = Moustache
.-) = One-eyed
:@) = Pig
:-? = Pipe smoker
P-) = Pirate
K:P = Propeller beenie
=:-I = Punk Rocker
[:] = Robot
*<-:-{{{ = Santa
*<;{o> = Santa
(:)-) = Scuba-diving
.^) = Side view
:-Q = Smoking
?-( = Sorry, I don't know what went wrong
%-) = Stared too long at monitor
B:-) = Sunglasses on head
8-) = Swimmer
=|:-)= = Uncle Sam or Abe Lincoln
X-) = Unconscious
[:-) = Wearing a Walkman
{:-) = Wig


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