Common
Chatoom Abbreviations
These are some of the most common/current Internet abbreviations used at this time, and this is not a complete list. The best way to learn is to be a silent observer in one of the many teen chatrooms available on the Internet.
| ADDY | Address | IDT | I don’t think | |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | IDK | I don’t know | |
| ASL | Age, sex, location? | IK | I know | |
| B | I’m back | IMHO | In my humble opinion | |
| BBFN | Bye-bye for now | IMO | In my opinion | |
| BBL | Be back later | IWALU | I will always love you | |
| BC | Because | JK | Just kidding | |
| BCNU | Be seeing you | L8R | Later | |
| BF | Boyfriend | LJBF | Let’s just be friends | |
| BFN | Bye for now | LOL | Laughing out loud | |
| BG | Big grin | LUWAMH | Love you with all my heart | |
| BO | Brain overload | MYOB | Mind your own business | |
| BRB | Be right back | NE1 | Anyone | |
| BTW | By the way | OMG | Oh my gosh | |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I’m wrong | POS | Parent over shoulder | |
| CU | See you | RBTL | Read between the lines | |
| CUL8R | See you later | ROFL | Rolling on floor laughing | |
| EG | Evil grin | TIC | Tongue in cheek | |
| EOL | End of life | TSR | Totally stupid rules | |
| EVERY1 | Everyone | TTYL | Talk to you later | |
| F2F | Face to face | WB | Welcome back | |
| FIIOOH | Forget it, I’m out of here | WNOHGB | Where no one has gone before | |
| FITB | Fill in the blank | WTF | What the F*#@ | |
| G | Grin | WTGP | Want to go private? | |
| G2G | Got to go | Y’D | Why did | |
| GF | Girlfriend | YIWGP | Yes I will go private |
This information is offered by:
Upper Arlington Division of Police, Upper Arlington, Ohio
