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[ACRONYMS]

A lot of us use acronyms that stand for words and phrases. Since a lot of you have asked what we mean when we use them, I thought I'd make this list for you to refer to.
  • AFK - Away From Keyboard
  • AKA - Also Known As
  • ASAP - As Soon As Possible
  • ATTN - Attention
  • B4 - Before
  • BB4N or BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
  • BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
  • BBIAF - Be Back In A Few
  • BBL - Be Back Later
  • BC or B/C - Because
  • BEG - Big Evil Grin
  • BF - Boyfriend
  • BFF - Best Friends Forever
  • BFN or B4N - Bye For Now
  • BRB - Be Right Back
  • BTW - By The Way
  • CSS - Cascading Style Sheet
  • CYA - See Ya
  • DIY - Do It Yourself
  • DL or D/L - Download
  • DOTM - Donator Of The Month
  • EG - Evil Grin
  • ETA - Edited To Add
  • FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
  • FOTM - Fashion Of The Month
  • FTW - For The Win!
  • FYI - For Your Information
  • GF - Girlfriend
  • GG or G2G - Got To Go
  • GJ - Good Job
  • GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
  • HTML - Hyper-text Markup Language
  • IC - I See
  • ICU - I See You
  • IDC - I Don't Care
  • IDK - I Don't Know
  • ILU - I Love You
  • IM - Instant Message
  • IMHO - In My Honest Opinion or In My Humble Opinion
  • IMO - In My Opinion
  • IOU - I Owe You
  • IRL - In Real Life
  • JIC - Just In Case
  • JK or J/K - Just Kidding
  • K - Okay or OK
  • L8R - Later
  • LMBO - Laughing My Butt Off
  • LMHO - Laughing My Head Off
  • LOL - Laugh(ing) Out Loud
  • LOLOL - Lots Of Laughing Out Loud
  • LOLZ - Laugh(ing) Out Loud
  • LULZ - Laugh(ing) Out Loud
  • LYLAB - Love Ya Like A Brother
  • LYLAS - Love Ya Like A Sister
  • MM - Maramail
  • MOTM - Member Of The Month
  • MSG - Message
  • N/A - Not Applicable or Not Available
  • NM - Not Much or Never Mind
  • NOYB - None Of Your Business
  • NP - No Problem
  • OIC - Oh I See
  • OMG - Oh My God/Gosh
  • PLZ - Please
  • PM - Private Message
  • POTM - Pet Of The Month
  • PPL - People
  • Q & A - Question and Answer
  • QT - Cutie
  • ROFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  • ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
  • ROTM - Referrer Of The Month
  • SP - Spelling
  • SPAM - Small Pointless Annoying Messages
  • TBC - To Be Continued
  • TC - Take Care
  • TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
  • THX - Thanks
  • TIA - Thanks In Advance
  • TLC - Tender Loving Care
  • TMI - Too Much Information
  • TT4N or TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
  • TTYL - Talk To You Later
  • U - You
  • U2 - You Too
  • UL or U/L - Upload
  • UR - You Are
  • W/ - With
  • W/O - Without
  • WB - Welcome Back
  • WD - Well Done
  • WE - Whatever
  • WEG - Wicked Evil Grin
  • WG - Wicked Grin
  • WIP - Work In Progress
  • WTG - Way To Go
  • WTH - What The Heck
  • Y - Why
  • Y2K - Year 2000
  • YW - You're Welcome