Text Message Abbreviations

Text message abbreviations have become highly popular in today’s tech savvy world. With the wide usage of electronic communication mediums, such as emails, chat, IM, SMS etc., text abbreviation symbols have proved to be quite handy. They not only save time and effort, but also prove to be a type of code, which is only understood by the person to whom the message has been sent. Moreover, abbreviations neither take much time to type and nor do they need time to read. There are thousands of texting abbreviations used on a daily basis and more and more are being formed every day.  Using text message abbreviations is even considered hip amongst youngsters, who regard it as the latest and trendy lingo to converse. In fact, for them, it is a little bizarre, if a person takes the effort to type a whole word or sentence when it can be abbreviated. Read on to know some common text message, acronyms and symbols.

AKA - Also Known As

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

A3 -Anytime, anywhere, anyplace

ABT - About

ADD - Address

ADMIN – Administrator

ADMINR –Administrator

ASL - Age/Sex/Location

AAF - As a friend

AAK - Asleep at keyboard

AAK - Alive and kicking

AAMOF - As a matter of fact

AAMOI - As a matter of interest

AAP - Always a pleasure

AAR - At any rate

AAS - Alive and smiling

AASHTA - As always, Sheldon has the answer

(Bike mechanic Sheldon Brown)

AATK - Always at the keyboard

ABC - Already been chewed

ABT2 - Meaning 'About to'

ABTA - Meaning Good-bye

ABU -All bugged up

AC - Acceptable content

ACC - Anyone can come

ACD - ALT / CONTROL / DELETE

ACDNT - Accident

ACE - Meaning marijuana cigarette

ACK - Acknowledge

ACPT - Accept

ACQSTN - Acquisition

ADAD - Another day, another dollar

ADBB - All done, bye-bye

ADDY - Address

ADIH - Another day in hell

ADIP - Another day in paradise

ADN - Any day now

ADR - Address

AE - Area effect

AEAP - As early as possible

AF - April Fools

AFC - Away from computer

AFAIAA - As far as I am aware

AFAIC - As far as I am concerned

AFAIK - As far as I know

 

B2W -Back to work

B4 -Before

B4U - Before You

BCOZ -Because

BDAY -Birthday

BF- Boyfriend

BFF - Best Friend Forever

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - By the Way

B8 - Bait (person teased or joked with, or under-aged person/teen)

B9 - Boss is watching

B/G - Background (personal information request)

B4N - Bye for now

BAG - Busting a gut

BAK - Back at keyboard

BASOR - Breathing a sigh of relief

BAU - Business as usual

BAY - Back at ya

BB - Be back

BBC - Big bad challenge

BBIAB- Be back in a bit

BBIAF - Be back in a few

BBIAM - Be back in a minute

BBIAS - Be back in a sec

BBL - Be back later

BBN - Bye, bye now

BBQ - Barbeque

BBS - Be back soon

BBT - Be back tomorrow

BC - Because

B/C - Because

BC - Be cool

BCNU - Be seeing you

BCOS - Because

BCO - Big crush on

BCOY - Big crush on you

BD - Big deal

 

COZ - Because

CU - See you

CW - Classwork

 

DUPE - Duplicate

DIY - Do It Yourself

 

EZ - Easy

 

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question

FYI - For Your Information

FRND – Friend

F9 – Fine

FRM – From

 

GTG - Got To Go

GRL – Girl

GR8 – Great

GN – Good Night

GUD – Good

 

H- BDay – Happy Birthday

HW – Homework

 

IDK - I Don't know

ILU - I Love You

IC - I See

ICU – I See You

 

JY – Joy

JAM - Just A Minute

 

KISS – Keep it Short and Simple

K - OK

 

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

L8R – Later

LOLA - Laugh Out Loud Again

 

MIL - Mother In Law

MSG - Message

 

NT – Night

NE1 - Anyone

 

OVA- Over

O – Or

 

Pa – Papa

PZA – Pizza

PRON – Pornography

PPL – People

 

Q8 – Quite

 

RT – Right

RST- Rest

ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing

 

SPAM - Stupid Person's Advertisement

SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss

SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss

 

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

TTYL - Talk To You Later

THNX – Thanks

THNK U – Thank You

TC - Take Care

 

U – You

U2 - You Too

 

V – We

 

W8 – What?

WA8 – Wait

W/O - Without

 

XME – Excuse Me

 

Y – Why?

 

ZZZZ – Sleeping

 

2moro - Tomorrow

2nite - Tonight

2day - Today

4ever - Forever

4U - For You