Common SMS Terminology and Abbreviations
When texting or chatting online, people who have grown up using
the Internet or mobile phones have gotten used to shortening and
abbreviating their language to reduce the cost of sending text
messages or to send a message faster. As a result, many young
people have gotten used to using this shortened terminology in day
to day communication.
Many of these are logical and easy to figure out - for example,
simply removing the vowels from a word, or replacing letters with
numbers that create the same sound. Others are more difficult to
figure out. To help you out, we've put together a guide to some of
the more common abbreviations.
| afk |
away from keyboard |
| b4 |
before |
| b4n or bfn |
bye for now |
| bcos or bcoz |
because |
| bf |
boyfriend or best friend |
| brb |
be right back |
| btn |
better than nothing |
| btw |
by the way |
| c… |
continue… or continued… |
| cbb |
can't be bothered |
| dunno |
don't know |
| dw |
don't worry |
| evry1 |
everyone |
| fubar |
f**ked up beyond all recognition |
| ftw |
for the win |
| fyi |
for your information |
| g |
go |
| gf |
girlfriend |
| gtg or g2g |
got to go |
| gts or g2s |
going to sleep |
| idc |
I don't care |
| idk |
I don't know |
| ihy or i</3u or -143 |
I hate you |
| ily or i<3u or 143 |
I love you |
| imho |
in my humble / honest opinion |
| imo |
in my opinion |
| jk |
just kidding or just joking |
| k |
okay |
| lol |
laugh out loud |
| lmao |
laughing my ass off |
| lqtm |
laughing quietly to myself |
| ma |
mildly amused |
| msg |
message |
| ofc |
of course |
| omg |
oh my god / gosh |
| ploc |
pretending to laugh out of courtesy |
| r |
are |
| rofl |
rolling on floor laughing |
| soz or sry |
sorry |
| stfu |
shut the f**k up |
| str8 |
straight |
| sux |
sucks |
| ss |
stay sexy |
| tc |
take care |
| tty l8r or ttyl or t2yl |
talk to you later |
| thx |
thanks |
| tbh |
to be honest |
| whyd or whud |
what have you done
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