The Chat Dictionary

If you read through the logs of a chatroom conversation and you can't figure out what your kids are talking about, here are some of the more popular chat lingo definitions.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T W Y

^5 - High 5
20 - Location
73 - Best Regards
86 - Over
88 - Love and Kisses
100 - Nature Calls/Pit Stop
404 - I have no clue (what you get when you enter a wrong URL)
12345 - Talk About School

AAF - As A Friend
AAK - Alive And Kicking
A/S/L? - Age/Sex/Location?
ADN - Any Day Now
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFK - Away From Keyboard
ALOL - Actually Laughing Out Loud
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
A/S/L - Age/Sex?Location
A/S/LM/H - Age/Sex?Location/Music/Hobbies
AYSOS - Are You Stupid Or Something

B4N - Bye For Now
BAG - Busting A Gut
BAK - Back At The Keyboard
BAS - Big A** Smile
BBL - Be Back Later
BBN - Bye Bye Now
BBS - Be Back Soon
BCNU - I'll Be Seeing You
BEG - Big Evil Grin
BF - Boyfriend
BG - Big Grin
BIBO - Beer In, Beer Out
BL - Belly Laugh
BMGWL - Busting My Gut With Laughter
BRB - Be Right Back
BTDT - Been There, Done That
BTW - By The Way
BWL - Bursting With Laughter

C&G - Chuckle and Grin
CB - Chat Brat
CICO - Coffee In, Coffee Out
CID - Crying In Disgrace
CNP... - Continued (in my) Next Post
CP - Chat Post(a chat message)
CRBT - Crying Real Big Tears
CSG - Chuckle Snicker Grin
CU - See You
CWYL - Chat With You Later
CYA - See You (Seeya)
CYAL8R - See You Later (Seeyalata)
CYT - See You Tomorrow

DF - Dear Friend
DGA - Don't Go Anywhere
DIKU - Do I Know You
DLTBBB - Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DOM - Dirty Old Man
DOS - Dozing Off Soon
DTRT - Do The Right Thing
DWB - Don't Write Back
DWPKOTL - Deep Wet Passionate Kissed On The Lips

E123 - Easy As 123
EG - Evil Grin
EMA - What is Your Email Address
EMSG - Email Message
ES - Enough Said

F2F - Face To Face
FC - Fingers Crossed
FTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My Heart
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
FOZ - From Autralia (aka OZ)
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
FYI - For Your Information
FWIW - For What It's Worth

G - Grin
GA - Go Ahead
GAL - Get A Life
GF - Girlfriend
GFN - Gone For Now
GGP - Gotta Go Pee
GL - Good Luck
GM - Good Morning
GMAB - Give Me A Break
GMBO - Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GN - Good Night
GNSTDLTBBB - Good Night, Sleep Tight, Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
GTG - Got To Go
GTSY - Glad To See You

H&K - Hug and Kiss
HA - Hello Again
HABU - Have A Better 'Un
HAGN - Have A Good Night
HAGU - Have A Good 'Un
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HB - Hurry Back
HHIS - Hanging Head in Shame
HIG - How's It Going
HT - Hi There
HUB - Head Up Butt

IAE - In Any Event
IB - I'm Back
IC - I See
IDKY - I Don't Know You
IGP - I Gotta Pee
ILY - I Love You
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IMCO - In My Considered Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMS - I'm Sorry
IOW - In Other Words
IPN - I'm Posting Naked
IRL - In Real Life
ITIGBS - I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick
IWALU - I Will Always Love You

J4G - Just For Grins
JAM - Just A Minute
JK - Just Kidding
JMO - Just My Opinion
JT - Just Teasing
JTLYK - Just To Let You Know
JW - Just Wondering

A few more that just don't fit anywhere

0 can be O or vice versa, (the letter and the number are often interchangeable)
1 = won or one, (1dr = wonder)
2 = too, to, or two,
3 = the letter E, (so 's33 U' means See you)
4 = for, four, or a prefix of suffix of 'fore. (b4 = before, 4warned = forewarned),
8 is usually either a pair of eyes, glasses, or ate, although it gets used a lot for making pictures,
9 is a good thing (he was dressed to the 9s means he was all dressed up),
B = be,
C = see, (IC means I see)
G = gee,
K = OK, (so k, or kk means I'm OK)
M = am,
N = in,
O = oh,
R = Are,
U = You,
g = grin,
s = smile

K - Okay
KEWL - Cool
KFY - Kiss For You
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
KIR - Keep It Real
KIT - Keep In Touch
KOC - Kiss On Cheek
KOL - Kiss On Lips
KOTC - Kiss On The Cheek
KWIM - Know What I Mean

L Laugh
L8R - Later
L8R G8R - Later 'Gator
LDR - Long Distance Relationship
LHM - Lord Help Me
LHO - Laughing Head Off
LHU - Lord Help Us
LMAO - Laughing My A$$ Off
LMSO - Laughing My Socks Off
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
LSHMBB - Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing
LSHMBH - Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LSHTTARDML - Laughing So The Tears Are Running Down My Leg
LTNS - Long Time No See
LTR - Long Distance Relationship
LTS - Laughing To Self
LUWAMH - Love You With All My Heart
LY - Love Ya
LYL - Love You Lots
LY4E - Love You Forever

M/F - Male or Female
MA - Mature Audience
MOOS - Member Of Opposite Sex
MOSS - Member Of Same Sex
MTF - More To Follow
MUSM - Miss You So Much

N1 - Nice One
NADT - Not A Darn Thing
NAZ - Name Address Zip
NP - Nosy Parents
NRN - No Reply Necessary
NT - No Thanks
NVNG - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
NW - No Way

OIC - Oh, I See
OL - Old Lady (significant other)
OM - Old Man (significant other)
OMG - Oh My God
ONNA - Oh No Not Again
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTP - On The Phone
OTTOMH - Off The Top of My Head
OTW - On The Way

PANB - Parents Are Nearby
PAW - Parents Are Watching
PDS - Please Don't Shoot
PIR - Parents In Room
PITA - Pain In The A$$
PM - Private Message
PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
PML - Pissing Myself Laughing
PMP - Peed My Pants
POS - Parents Over Shoulder
PPL - People
POAHF - Put On A Happy Face

QSL - Reply
QSO - Conversation
QT - Cutie

RL - Real Life
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAPMP - ROFL And Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAO - ROFL My A** Off
ROFLMAOAY - ROFLMAO At You
ROFLMAOPMP - ROFLMAO Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAOWTIME - ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes
ROFLUTS ROFL - Unable to Speak
RME - Rolling My Eyes
ROTFL - Rolls On The Floor Laughing
RPG - Role Playing Games
RSN - Real Soon Now
RT - Real Time
RTFM - Read The F****** Manual!
RUUP4IT - Are You Up For It

S - Smile
SETE - Smiling Ear To Ear
SLRK - Smart Little Rich Kid
SHID - Slaps Head In Disgust
SNERT - Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
S^ S'UP - What's Up?
SMEM - Send Me An Email
SN - Screen Name
SNAFU - Situation Normal; All Fouled UP
SO - Significant Other
SOT - Short Of Time
SOTMG - Short Of Time Must Go
STO - Sticking Tongue Out
SUAKM - Shut Up and Kiss Me
SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss
SWAG - Scientific Wild A** Guess
SWL - Screaming with Laughter
SYS - See You Soon
SYT - Sweet Young Thing

TA - Thanks Again
TAS - Taking A Shower
TCOY - Take Care Of Yourself
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TILII - Tell It Like It Is
TMI - Too Much Information
TNT - Till Next Time
TNX - Thanks
TOM - Tomorrow
TOY - Thinking Of You
TPS - Thats Pretty Stupid
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TY - Thank You

WAG - Wild A** Guess
WAYD - What Are You Doing
WB - Welcome Back
WBS - Write Back Soon
WEG - Wicked Evil Grin
WKF - Well Known Fact
WTG - Way To Go
WTGP - Want To Go Private
WTH - What/Who The Heck (or H**, or sub an 'F' for the 'H')
WUF - Where You From
WYCM - Will You Call Me
WYRN - Whats Your Real Name

YBS - You'll Be Sorry
YG - Young Gentleman
YL - Young Lady
YM - Young Man
YW - You're Welcome