E-Mail Acronyms and Emoticons

Abbreviation 

Meaning

ADN

Any day now

AFAIK

As far as I know

AFK

Away from keyboard

ARE

Acronym-rich environment

B4N

Bye for now

BAK

Back at the keyboard

BBIAB

Be back in a bit

BBL

Be back later

BEG

Big evil grin

BFN

Bye for now

BG

Big grin

BIOYIOP

Blow it out your I/O port

BL

Belly laughing

BOTEC

Back-of-the-envelope calculation

BRB

Be right back

BTA

But then again...

BTW

By the way

BWTHDIK

But what the heck do I know...?

CU

See you

CUL

See you later

CUL8ER

See you later

CYA

Cover your ass

CYO

See you online

DBA

Doing business as

DFLA

Disenhanced four-letter acronym

DIKU

Do I know you?

DITYID

Did I tell you I'm distressed?

DQMOT

Don't quote me on this

EG

Evil grin

EMFBI

Excuse me for butting in

EOM

End of message

EOT

End of thread

ETLA

Extended three-letter acronym

F2F

Face to face

FAQ

Frequently-ask question(s)

FISH

First in, still here

FLA

Four-letter acronym

FMTYEWTK

Far more than you ever wanted to know

FOMCL

Falling off my chair laughing

FUD

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

FWIW

For what it's worth

FYI

For your information

G

Grin

GA

Go ahead

GAL

Get a life

GBTW

Get Back To Work

GD&R

Grinning, ducking, and running

GFC

Going For Coffee

GFETE

Grinning From Ear To Ear

GIWIST

Gee, I wish I'd said that

GMTA

Great minds think alike

GOL

Giggling out loud

GTRM

Going to read mail

HTH

Hope this helps

IAC

In any case

IANAL

I am not a lawyer (but)

IC

I see

IHA

I hate acronyms

IIRC

If I recall/remember/recollect correctly

ILU or ILY

I love you

IM

Immediate message

IMHO

In my humble opinion

IMNSHO

In my not so humble opinion

IMO

In my opinion

IOW

In other words

IPN

I'm posting naked

IRL

In real life

IYSWIM

If you see what I mean

JBOD

Just a bunch of disks

JIC

Just in case

JK

Just kidding

KOTC

Kiss on the cheek

KWIM?

Know what I mean?

L8R

Later

LD

Later, dude

LDR

Long-distance relationship

LLTA

Lots and lots of thunderous applause

LOL

Laughing out loud

LRF

Little Rubber Feet

LTM

Laugh to myself

LTR

Long-term relationship

LULAB

Love you like a brother

LULAS

Love you like a sister

MorF

Male or female

MOSS

Member of the same sex

MOTOS

Member of the opposite sex

MUSM

Miss you so much

NIFOC

Naked in front of computer

NRN

No response necessary

OIC

Oh, I see

OLL

Online love

OTF

Off the floor

OTOH

On the other hand

OTTOMH

Off the top of my head

PANS

Pretty awesome new stuff

PCMCIA

People can't master computer industry acronyms

PDA

Public display of affection

PEBCAK

Problem exists between chair and keyboard

PIBKAC

Problem is between keyboard and chair

PITA

Pain in the ass

PMFJIB

Pardon me for jumping in but...

::POOF::

Goodbye

POTS

Plain old telephone service

PU

That stinks!

RL

Real life

ROR

Raffing out roud

ROTFL

Rolling on the floor laughing

RPG

Role-playing games

RSN

Real soon now

RTFM

Read the f***ing manual

RYO

Roll your own

S4L

Spam for life

SO

Significant other

SOL

Smilling out loud

SOMY

Sick of me yet?

STW

Search the Web

TAFN

That's all for now

TANSTAAFL

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch

TFH

Thread from hell

TGIF

Thank God it's Friday

THX

Thanks

TIA

Thanks in advance

TLA

Three-letter acronym

TLK2UL8R

Talk to you later

TMI

Too much information

TOPCA

Til our paths cross again

TPTB

The powers that be

TTFN

Ta-Ta for now

TTT

Thought that, too

TTYL

Talk to you later

TU

Thank you

UAPITA

You're a pain in the ass

UW

You're welcome

VBG

Very big grin

WDALYIC

Who died and left you in charge?

WFM

Works for me

WIBNI

Wouldn't it be nice if

WT?

What/who the ?

WTFO

What the F***! Over!

WTG

Way to go!

WTGP?

Want to go private?

WU?

What's up?

WUF?

Where are you from?

WYSIWYG

What you see is what you get

YMMV

Your mileage may vary.

:-)

Smile

;-)

Smile with a wink

:<})

User with mustache, smiling

:-||

Mad

:-(

Sad

:' -(

Crying

:~

Also crying

:-))

Really happy

:-D

Big grin

:-*

A kiss

:-P~

A lick

:-?

Licking lips

:-o

Wow! or I'm surprised

:-|

Grim

%-}

Silly

:/)

Not funny

:-"

Pursing lips

:-P

Sticking out your tongue

:-\

User happens to be Popeye

:-/

Perplexed

=:O

Frightened

=8O

Bug-eyed with fright

:*)

Clowning around

:-}

Embarassed smile

:-)<>>>>>

Basic Smiley with a necktie

;-^)

Tongue in cheek

%*@:-(

Hung over

:-~~~

Drooling

>:)

Perplexed look

.)

Keeping an eye out for you

8:-)

Glasses on forehead

8:]

Normal smiling face of a gorilla

0:-)

Angel

[:-|]

Robot

(:V)

Duck

3:-o

Cow

:-[

Vampire

(_8-(|)

Homer Simpson

C|:-=

Charlie Chaplin

=|:-)=

Abe Lincoln

*<:-)

Santa Claus

-:-)

User sports a mohawk and admires Mr. T

(:)-)

Scuba diver

:-'|

User has a cold

:-{}

User with heavy lipstick

:-)8

User is well dressed

>:-<

Mad

*#:-)

Scotsman wearing his Scottish tam

%-^

User is another Picasso

#-)

User partied all night

<:I

Dunce

:-|

"Have an ordinary day!" Smiley

:}{:

Kisses

(-_-)

Secret smile

#.-o

"Oh, nooooooo Mr. Bill!!!"