Email - Mobile - Chat - Game - Abbreviations
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404 I haven't a clue
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ADN Any day now
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AFAIK As far as I know
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AFK Away from keyboard
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ARE Acronym-rich environment
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ASAP As soon as possible
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A/S/L? Age/sex/location?
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B4N Bye for now
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BAK Back at the keyboard
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BAS Big a** smile
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BBIAB Be back in a bit
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BBL Be back later
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BBN Bye bye now
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BBS Be back soon
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BEG Big evil grin
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BF Boy friend
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BFD Big f***ing deal
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BFN Bye for now
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BG Big grin
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BIBO Beer in, beer out
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BIOYIOP Blow it out your I/O port
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BL Belly laughing
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BMGWL Busting my gut with laughter
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BOTEC Back-of-the-envelope calculation
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BRB Be right back
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BTA But then again.
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BTDT Been there, done that
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BTW By the way
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BWL Bursting with laughter
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BWTHDIK But what the heck do I know...?
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CICO Coffee in, coffee out
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C&G Chuckle and grin
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CNP Continued in next post
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CRB Come right back
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CRBT Crying real big tears
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CU See you
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CUL See you later
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CUL8ER See you later
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CYA See ya
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CYA Cover your ass
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CYO See you online
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DBA Doing business as
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DFLA Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
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DL Dead link
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DLTBBB Don't let the bed bugs bite
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DIKU Do I know you?
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DITYID Did I tell you I'm distressed?
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DOM Dirty old man
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DOS Dozing off soon
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DQMOT Don't quote me on this
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DTRT Do the right thing
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DWB Don't write back
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EG Evil grin
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EMFBI Excuse me for butting in
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EMSG E-mail message
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EOM End of message
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EOT End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
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ETLA Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
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F2F Face to face
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FAQ Frequently-ask question(s)
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FC Fingers crossed
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FISH First in, still here
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FLA Four-letter acronym
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FMTYEWTK Far more than you ever wanted to know
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FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing
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FTBOMH From the bottom of my heart
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FUBAR F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition
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FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
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FWIW For what it's worth
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FYI For your information
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G Grin
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GA Go ahead
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GAL Get a life
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GIGO Garbage in, garbage out
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GD&R Grinning, ducking, and running
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GF Girlfriend
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GFN Gone for now
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GGP Gotta go pee
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GIWIST Gee, I wish I'd said that
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GL Good luck
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GMAB Give me a break
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GMTA Great minds think alike
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GOL Giggling out loud
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GTRM Going to read mail
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GTSY Glad to see you
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H&K Hug and kiss
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HAGN Have a good night
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HAND Have a nice day
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HHIS Hanging head in shame
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HIG How's it going
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HT Hi there
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HTH Hope this helps
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HUB Head up butt
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IAC In any case
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IAE In any event
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IANAL I am not a lawyer (but)
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IC I see
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IGP I gotta pee
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IHA I hate acronyms
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IHU I hear you
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IIRC If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
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ILU or ILY I love you
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IM Immediate message
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IMCO In my considered opinion
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IMHO In my humble opinion
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IMing Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game
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IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion
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IMO In my opinion
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IMS I am sorry
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IOW In other words
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IPN I'm posting naked
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IRL In real life (that is, when not chatting)
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ITIGBS I think I'm going to be sick
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IWALU I will always love you
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IYSWIM If you see what I mean
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J4G Just for grins
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JBOD Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.)
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JIC Just in case
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JK Just kidding
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JMO Just my opinion
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JTLYK Just to let you know
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k ok
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KISS Keep it simple stupid
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KIT Keep in touch
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KOTC Kiss on the cheek
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KOTL Kiss on the lips
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KWIM? Know what I mean?
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L8R Later
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L8R G8R Later gator
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LD Later, dude
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LDR Long-distance relationship
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LHO Laughing head off
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LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applause
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LMAO Laughing my a** off
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LMSO Laughing my socks off
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LOL Laughing out loud
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LRF Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
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LSHMBH Laughing so hard my belly hurts
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LTM Laugh to myself
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LTNS Long time no see
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LTR Long-term relationship
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LULAB Love you like a brother
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LULAS Love you like a sister
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LUWAMH Love you with all my heart
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LY Love ya
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LY4E Love ya forever
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MorF Male or female
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MOSS Member of the same sex
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MOTOS Member of the opposite sex
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MTF More to follow
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MUSM Miss you so much
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NADT Not a darn thing
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NFG No f*****g good
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NFW No feasible way or no f*****g way
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NIFOC Naked in front of computer
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NP or N/P No problem
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NRN No response necessary
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OIC Oh, I see
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OLL Online love
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OMG Oh my God
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OTF Off the floor
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OTOH On the other hand
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OTTOMH Off the top of my head
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PANS Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS")
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PAW Parents are watching
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PCMCIA People can't master computer industry acronyms
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PDA Public display of affection
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PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard
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PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair
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PITA Pain in the ass
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PM Private message
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PMFJIB Pardon me for jumping in but...
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POAHF Put on a happy face
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::POOF:: Goodbye (leaving the room)
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POTS Plain old telephone service
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PU That stinks!
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QT Cutie
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RL Real life (that is, when not chatting)
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ROR Raffing out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud")
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ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
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ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
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ROTFLMAOWPIMP Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants
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ROTFLMBO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
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RPG Role-playing games
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RSN Real soon now
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RT Real time
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RTFM Read the f***ing manual
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RYO Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)
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S^ S'up - what's up
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S4L Spam for life
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SHCOON Shoot hot coffee out of nose
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SEG S***-eating grin
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SETE Smiling ear to ear
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SF Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
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SHID Slaps head in disgust
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SNAFU Situation normal, all f***ed up
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SO Significant other
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SOL Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
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SOMY Sick of me yet?
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SOT Short on time
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SOTMG Short on time must go
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STFW Search the f*****g Web
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STW Search the Web
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SU Shut up
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SUAKM Shut up and kiss me
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SUP What's up
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SWAG Stupid wild-a** guess
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SWAK Sealed with a kiss
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SWL Screaming with laughter
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SYS See you soon
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TA Thanks again
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TAFN That's all for now
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TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
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TCOY Take care of yourself
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TFH Thread from hell (a discussion that just won't die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group)
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TGIF Thank God it's Friday
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THX Thanks
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TIA Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply)
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TILII Tell it like it is
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TLA Three-letter acronym
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TLK2UL8R Talk to you later
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TMI Too much information
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TNT Till next time
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TOPCA Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
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TOY Thinking of you
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TPTB The powers that be
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TTFN Ta-Ta for now
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TTT Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
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TTYL Talk to you later
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TU Thank you
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TY Thank you
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UAPITA You're a pain in the ass
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UW You're welcome
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VBG Very big grin
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VBSEG Very big s***-eating grin
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WAG Wild a** guess
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WAYD What are you doing
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WB Welcome back
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WBS Write back soon
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WDALYIC Who died and left you in charge?
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WEG Wicked evil grin
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WFM Works for me
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WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if
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WT? What/who the ?
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WTFO What the F***! Over!
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WTG Way to go!
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WTGP? Want to go private?
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WU? What's up?
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WYSITWIRL What you see is TOTALLY WORTHLESS IN REAL LIFE!
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WUF? Where are you from?
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WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
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YBS You'll be sorry
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YGBSM You gotta be s***tin' me!
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YMMV Your mileage may vary.
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YW You're welcome
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Guide created: 08/04/07 (updated 25/06/08)



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