Abbreviations & Slang Terms Explained

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2 - To/Too
2IC - Second In Charge
4 - For

A
A - Answer
AAK - Asleep At Keyboard
AAMOI - As A Matter Of Interest
AATK - Always At The Keyboard
AAYF - As Always, Your Friend
ABN - Australian Business Number
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AKA - Also Known As
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ATM - At The Moment
AV - Avatar

B
BAM - Brick And Mortar/Bricks And Mortar (refers to a shop as opposed to an online store)
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
BFF - Best Friends Forever
BIL - Brother In Law
BRB - Be Right Back
BTDT - Been There, Done That
BTDTGTT - Been There, Done That, Got The T-Shirt
BTW - By The Way

C
C - See
CC - Carbon Copy
CUL8TER - See You Later
CYA - See Ya

D
DBEYR - Don't Believe Everything You Read
DD - Darling Daughter/Dear Daughter
DH - Darling Husband/Dear Husband
DIL - Daughter-In-Law
DILLIC - Do I Look Like I Care
DQYDJ - Don't Quit Your Day Job
DS - Darling Son/Dear Son
DWI - Deal With It

E
ECEG - Easy Come Easy Go
EOM - End Of Message
EZ - Easy

F
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FCFS - First Come First Served
FCOL - For Crying Out Loud
FFS - For Frak's Sake
FIL - Father In Law
FOAD - Frak Off And Die
FOI - Frak Off Idiot
FRED - Fraking Ridiculous Electronic Device
FSCJ - Fraking Stupid Computer Jargon
FUBAR - Fraked Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information

G
G2R - Got To Run
GJ - Good Job
GLOMP - not an abbreviation, but a term meaning "to hug with enthusiasm"
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GR8 - Great
GTG - Got To Go/Good To Go

H
HAK - Hugs And Kisses
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HAWU - Hi All What's Up
HB - Hurry Back
HF - Have Fun
HTH - Hope That Helps

I
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IBTD - I Beg To Differ
IDTS - I Don't Think So/I Didn't Think So
IMD - In My Dreams
IMO - In My Opinion
IP - Internet Protocol or Interlectual Property
IRL - In Real Life
ISP - Internet Service Provider
IYAM - If You Ask Me
IYD - In Your Dreams
IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean

J
JJ - Just Joking
J/J - Just Joking
JK - Joking
J/K - Joking
JMO - Just My Opinion

K
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
KWIM - Know What I Mean
KYPO - Keep Your Pants On

L
L8ER - Later
LMAO - Laughing My Arse Off
LOL - Laugh Out Loud/Laughing Out Loud
LOLed - Laughed Out Loud

M
M2CW - My Two Cents Worth
M8 - Mate
MBOTS - May Be Offensive To Some
MDR - Mort De Rire (This is the French version of LOL. Roughly translated it means "Dead From Laughing")
MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You
MIA - Missing In Action
MIL - Mother In Law
MOD - Moderator

N
NBD - No Big Deal
NEWB - Newbie
NFI - No Fraking Idea
NOOB - Newbie
NP - No Problem
NT - No Text

O
OH - Other Half
OMG - Oh My God/Oh My Gosh
OP - Original Poster
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OZ - Australia

P
P&C - Private & Confidential
P&T - Please and Thankyou
PEEPS - People
PC - Politically Correct
PIC - Picture
PICCIE - Picture
PLS - Please
PLZ - Please
PMSL - Pissing Myself Laughing
PPL - PeoplePVP - Player Versus Player

Q
Q - Question
Q&A - Question(s) & Answer(s)
Q&E - Quick & Easy
QT - Cutie

R
R - Are
R&R - Rest And Relaxation
RAOK - Random Act(s) Of Kindness
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Arse Off
RSI - Repetitive Strain Injury

S
SAHD - Stay At Home Dad
SAHF - Stay At Home Father
SAHM - Stay At Home Mother/Mom/Mum
SAHP - Stay At Home Parent
SFETE - Smiling From Ear To Ear
SIG - Signature
SIGGY - Signature
SIL - Sister In Law or Son In Law
SITCOM - Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Morgage
SMS - Short Message Service
SMTG - Something
SOZ - Sorry
SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss

T
T&Cs - Terms and Conditions
TAAB - Thick As A Brick
TBH - To Be Honest
TBPH - To Be Perfectly Honest
TC - Take Care
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
TFF - Too Fraking Funny or True Friends Forever
THANX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIX - Tickets
TLA - Three Letter Acronym(s)
TMI - Too Much Information
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TY - Thank You
TYVM - Thank You Very Much

U
U - You
U2 - You Too
UFN - Until Further Notice
UR - You Are/You're

V
VFM - Value For Money
VM - Voice Mail
VR - Virtual Reality

W
WB - Welcome Back
WD - Well Done
WDYT - What Do You Think
W/O - Without
WTF - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot/What The Frak
WTG - Way To Go
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get (the abbreviated term is pronounced "whizzy-wig")

X
XBX - Xbox

Y
YL - Young Lady
YM - Young Man
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
YNK - You Never Know
YOYO - You're On Your Own
YW - You're Welcome

Z
ZAV - Zero Added Value