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Text, Social Media Language
The following contains a lengthy list of used abbreviations or “code” for communication via cell phones or social media sites. Social media sites
Yahoo, Google, Twitter. Hotmail, Tango, Facebook, Skype are examples of where you would use or see these abbreviations in their instant messaging platform.
Many cell phones as well as social media sites also allow video chat, or calling.
Warning: In examples of abbreviations there is some language not suitable for younger readers.
Text Messaging “Lingo”
Common Abbreviations
Word or phrase Abbreviation
Account acc
Address addy
And n
Anticipate ntcp8
Age, sex, location Asl
At the moment atm
Be right back brb
Be back later bbl
Be back soon bbs
Because cuz, bcuz, bcz, bcos, bc, cos, coz, bcoz
Best Friend or Boy friend bf or b/f
Best Friends for life bffl
Best Friends forever bff
Between btwn
By the way btw
Comment me back cmb (usually used in social media sites)
Definitely def
Don’t worry dw
Forever 4eva, 4evr
For your information fyi
Friend frend, frnd
F**k you fuk u, fu
Girl Friend gf
Got to go OR Good to go g2g or gtg
Have a nice day H.A.N.D.
Hold on hld on, h/o
Homework hw, hwk or hmwk
How are you hru
I don’t care idc
I don’t know idk
I do what I want i idwiw
I love you ily, luv, ilu, luv ya, i<3, 143
If I recall/remember correctly iirc
In my opinion imo
In my humble opinion inho
Jokes jks
Just for laughs jfl
Just joking jj
Just kidding jk
Just to let you know jtlyk, j2luk
Know kno, knw, noe
Kiss my teeth kmt
Kiss my a** kma
Laugh out loud lol
Lots of love lol
Laughing my a** off lmao
Laughing my f**king a** off lmfao
Laughing quietly to myself lqtm
Laugh out love (multiple times) lollies, lolz
Love luv, <3
Message (as in text) msg, mesg
Never mind nm, nvm
No problem np
No thank you no tnk u, nty, no ty
Not much nm
Obviously ovvi, obv
Of course ov cors, ofc
Oh my God omg, or comically zomg
OK k
Parents over shoulder pos, plos
Parents behind back pbb
Peace pce, pece, V (V sign)
People ppl
Please plz, plez
Probably probz, prbly, prolly, proly, prob
Really rly
Reals, For real rlz, 4rlz
Right rite
Rolling on floor laughing rofl, (comically) Roflcopter
Rolling on floor laughing a** off roflmao or (comically) Roflcopter
Laughing my a** off lmao
Says ses, sez
See you/see you later cya, cu, cya, cu l8er, l8a, l8r
Seriously srsly
S**t outta luck SOL
Something sth, s/t, sumthin
Son of a b**ch sob
Sorry sry
Talk to you later ttyl, t2yl
Ta-at for now ttfn
Text txt
Text Back txt bck, tb
Thanks thanx, thx, tnx, 10Q
Thank you ty, thnk u
Thank you very much tyvm
Tomorrow tom, 2moz, 2moro, 2mro, 2mrw, 2mara
To be honest tbh, 2bh
Welcome back wb
Write back wb
What wat, wut, wht, whaz, wot, ?
What the f**k wtf, wdf
What the h**l wth
