General WWW Information - Web Speak Dictionary
Refer to this handy chart for the most commonly used acronyms
among WWW users and before long, you'll be communicating faster than
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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| AFAIK |
As far as I know |
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| AFK |
Away from keyboard |
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| AIM |
AOL Instant Messenger |
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| ASAP |
As soon as possible |
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| A/S/L |
Age/Sex/Location |
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| ATM |
At the moment |
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B
| B |
Back |
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| BBL |
Be Back Later |
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| BBS |
Be back soon |
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| BC |
Because |
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| BCNU |
Be Seein' You |
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| BFN |
Bye for now |
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| BG |
Big grin |
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| BICBW |
But I could be wrong |
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| BMG |
Be my guest |
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| BRB |
Be right back |
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| BTA |
But then again |
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| BTW |
By the way |
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C
| CFN |
Ciao for now |
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| CID |
Consider it done |
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| CUL |
See you later |
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| CUL8R |
See you later |
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| DYOH |
Do your own homework |
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| DQMOT |
Don't quote me on this |
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F
| FAQ |
Frequently asked questions |
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| FWIW |
For what it's worth |
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| FYI |
For your information |
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G
| GG |
Good Going or Good Game |
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| GL |
Good luck |
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| GMTA |
Great minds think alike |
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| GR8 |
Great |
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| GRA |
Go right ahead |
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| GW |
Good work |
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H
| HB |
Hurry back |
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| HT |
Hi there |
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| HTH |
Hope this helps |
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I
| IAC |
In any case |
IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
| IAE |
In any event |
IMO |
In my opinion |
| IDK |
I don't know |
IMPOV |
In my point of view |
| IIRC |
If I recall correctly |
IMS |
I am sorry |
| IM |
Instant message |
IOW |
In other words |
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IRL |
In real life |
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J
| JIC |
Just in case |
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| JK |
Just kidding |
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| JTLYK |
Just to let you know |
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K
| K |
Okay |
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| KIS |
Keep it simple |
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L
| L8ER |
Later |
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| LMAO |
Laughing my ass off |
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| LOL |
Laughing out loud |
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N
| NBD |
No big deal |
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| NP |
No problem |
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| NRN |
No response necessary |
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O
| OH |
Off hand |
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| OIC |
Oh I see |
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| OMG |
Oh my god |
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| OTF |
On the floor |
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| OTOH |
On the other hand |
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| OTP |
On the phone |
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| PLS or PLZ |
Please |
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| POC |
Point of contact |
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| POV |
Point of view |
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| ROTFL |
Rolling on the floor laughing |
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| ROFLMAO |
Rolling on floor laughing my ass off |
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| RSN |
Real soon now |
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| RTFM |
Read the friggin' manual |
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| RUOK? |
Are you okay? |
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T
| TAFN |
That's all for now |
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| TBA |
To be announced |
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| TBH |
To be honest |
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| THX |
Thanks |
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| TIA |
Thanks in advance |
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| TTFN |
Ta ta for now |
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| TTYL |
Talk to you later |
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| TY |
Thank you |
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W
| WB |
Welcome back |
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| WFM |
Works for me |
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| WTF |
What the f**k |
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| WTG |
Way to go |
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| WU? |
What's up? |
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Y
| YT? |
You there? |
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| YW |
You are welcome |
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