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Email and Chat Abbreviations

Since the introduction of email and more recently text messaging on mobile phones a whole host of abbreviations and 'emoticons' have become commonplace where people are talking to one another. The table below provides a list of the more popular ones.

Chat AbbreviationstopTop of Page
:-o hbtu o-:>Happy Birthday to you (singing)
2bctndto be continued
2d4to die for
2g4uto good for you
2l8too late
4eforever
4yeofor your eyes only
afaikas far as I know
afkaway from keyboard
aiuias I understand it
akaalso known as
asapas soon as possible
a/s/lage/sex/location
atwat the weekend
awhfyare we having fun yet?
b4before
bakback at keyboard
bbfnbye bye for now
bblbe back later
bbsbe back soon
bcnube seein' you
brbbe right back
btdtbeen there done that
btwby the way
cfvcall for votes
cmcall me
cusee you
cul/cul8rsee you later
cwylchat with you later
dkdon't know
dur?do you remember?
dyjhiwdon't you just hate it when...
e2egear to ear grin
eodend of discussion
eomend of message
f?friends?
f2fface to face
faqfrequently asked question
fcfingers crossed
fotclfalling off the chair laughing
fubarfouled up beyond recognition
fwiwfor what it's worth
fyafor your amusement
fyifor your information
<g>grin
gago ahead
gr8great
gr&dgrinning, running & ducking
gsohgood sense of humour
h2cushope to see you soon
hakhugs and kisses
hhholding hands
hhoj/kha, ha, only joking/kidding
hiwthhate it when that happens
iaein any event
ianali am not a lawyer
icI see
idkI don't know
ihniI have no idea
iitywtmwybmadif I tell you what this means will you buy me a drink
imcoin my considered opinion
imhoin my humble opinion
imiI mean it
imoIn my opinion
imnshoin my not so humble opinion
iowin other words
iouI owe you
irlin real life
iykwimif you know what I mean
j/cjust kidding
j4fjust for fun
jamjust a minute
jasejust another system error
kckeep cool
khufknow how you feel
kotckiss on the cheek
llaugh
l8rlater
lmaolaughing my arse off
lollaughing out loud
m8mate
MCMerry Christmas
motnmmore of these next month
msgmessage
mtfbwumay the force be with you
nano access
ncno comment
nntpnetwork news transport protocol
nrnno reply necessary
nwono way out
o4uonly for you
obtwoh, by the way
oicoh, I see
onntaoh no, not this again
otoff topic
otohon the other hand
pitapain in the ass
plzplease
pmfjipardon me for jumping in
rare
riprest in peace
rotflrolling on the floor, laughing
rotflmaorolling on the floor, laughing my arse off
rsnreal soon now
rtfmread the fucking manual or message
ruokare you ok?
scstay cool
sitdstill in the dark
snafusituation normal, all fouled up
solsooner or later
stfushut the fuck up
sylsee you later
t+think positive
tafn/ta4nthats all for now
t2ultalk to you later
tanstaaflthere ain't no such thing as a free lunch
tgifthank god it's Friday
tiathanks in advance
tictongue in cheek
thankx/tnxthanks
tlathree letter acronym
trmthat reminds me
ttfnta ta for now
ttyltalk to you later
tuvmthank you very much
uyou
usbuniversal serial bus
w4uwaiting for you
wbwelcome back
wrtwith regard to
wtfwhat the fuck
wtgway to go!
wuwhwish you were here
X!Typical woman
Y!Typical man
ymmvyour mileage may vary


Emoticons


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:-)I'm happy
;-)I'm being cheeky/sarcastic
:-(I'm upset/depressed/angry
>;->I'm making rude suggestions!
(-:I'm left handed
%-)I've been staring at a screen for 10 hours straight
:*)I'm drunk
B-)I'm wearing sunglasses...
B:-).. on my head
:-[)I've got a moustache
:-[]I'm wearing lipstick
:-)~I'm drooling
:-~)I've got a cold
:'-(I've been crying
:-@I'm gonna scream!
:-#I wear braces
:^)I've broken my nose
:-&I'm tongue tied
-:-)I'm a punk rocker
-:-(Er, real punks don't smile...
<:-|Sorry, that was a stupid thing to say
':-)Someone shaved off one of my eyebrows!
,:-)Same thing...other side
|-|I'm going to sleep
|-OI'm bored/yawning/snoring
:-QI smoke...
:-?...a pipe
O:-)I'm an angel!
:-DI'm laughing
:-XMy lips are sealed
:-oUh-oh!
[:-)I'm wearing a walkman