While not strictly anything to do with smileys, the acronyms people use on the net go hand in hand with emoticons and smileys. For those of you that are just getting into chatting, here's a convenient list of acronyms used on the many chat programs and on forums today.
| AFAIK |
as far as I know |
| AFK |
away from keyboard |
| ASAP |
as soon as possible |
| A/S/L |
age / sex / location |
| BBIAB |
be back in a bit |
| BBL |
be back later |
| BBS |
be back soon |
| BRB |
be right back |
| BTW |
by the way |
| BUMP |
Used on forums to bring a topic back to the top |
| FFS |
for f***'s sake |
| FU |
f*** you |
| FWIW |
for what it's worth |
| FYI |
for your information |
| GTFO |
get the f*** out |
| GTG |
got to go |
| HB |
hurry back |
| H/O |
hold on |
| J/K |
just kidding |
| IDK |
i don't know |
| IIRC |
if I recall correctly |
| IMO |
in my opinion |
| IMHO |
in my humble / honest opinion |
| IRL |
in real life |
| LMAO |
laugh my ass off |
| LMFAO |
laugh my f***ing ass off |
| LOL |
laugh out loud |
| NFI |
no f***ing idea |
| NP |
no problem |
| OMG |
oh my God |
| OMFG |
oh my f***ing God |
| OP |
original poster |
| PM |
private message |
| ROFL |
rolling on floor laughing |
| ROFLMAO |
rolling on floor laughing my ass off |
| RTM |
read the manual |
| RTFM |
read the f***ing manual |
| SFW |
safe for work |
| STFU |
shut the f*** up |
| TBH |
to be honest |
| TC |
take care |
| TIA |
thanks in advance |
| TTFN |
ta ta for now |
| TTYL |
talk to you later |
| TY |
thankyou |
| THX |
thankyou |
| WB |
welcome back |
| WE |
whatever |
| W/ |
with |
| W/O |
without |
| WTF |
what the f*** |
| WTH |
what the hell |
| YW |
you're welcome |