Emoticons Pictures faces
This is a great, fun, simple way to chat with your internet buddies- send them a little face. Turn the shape 90% clockwise to see the picture face. Find most of the most common shorthand entries. We all know what LOL means (Laugh Out Loud), but there are a thousands of others and no one knows them all. Of course, it is best to only use the common ones. The whole idea is to lessen the number of keystrokes, while at the same time conveying messages that the person on the receiving end can understand.
These acronyms were developed automatically, in a natural progression, by Users !! No agency, or company came up with these. Here's a quick guide to turn you from clueless to cool.
Baby |
~:- O |
Fat Boy |
:- })) |
Chef |
C=:- ) |
Drooler |
:- ] ~ |
Frog |
8 ) |
Viking |
] :- [ |
Bird |
: > |
Walkman |
[:- ) |
Santa Claus |
*<:- ) |
Ronaldo |
:- B |
Dracula |
:- [ |
Angel |
0:- ) |
Pig |
: 8 ) |
Moustache |
:- { ) |
James Bond |
;- ) X |
Egg Head |
( : ] |
Smoking Man |
:- ! |
Bozo the Clown |
* : o ) |
Lost Shades |
B :- ( |
Cool Shades |
8- ) |
Blabber Mouth |
( :- D |
MMMMMM? |
:- / |
Snob |
:< | |
Bill Clinton |
= : O ] |
Batman |
B- ) |
Robin |
R- ) |
Pirate |
P- ( |
ARGH! |
:- @ |
Robot |
[ : ] |
It's a Secret |
:- X |
The invisible Man |
:- ) |
Tongue Tied |
:- & |
Mega Bummer |
:- C |
Little Girl |
8 :- ) |
Elvis |
5 :- O |
Abe Lincoln |
=| : )= |
Boggle Eyed |
%- ) |
Madonna |
:- .) |
Pipe Smoker |
:- ? |
Brace face |
:- # |
So What? |
:- | |
Fred Flintstone |
7:- ) |
Smiley |
:- ) |
Siamese Twins |
( -::- ) |
R.I.P |
X- ( |
Winker |
;- ) |
Spooked |
= :- @ |
Ooops |
:- * |
Hungover |
%- ( |
Graduate |
Q :- ) |
Punk Rocker |
- :- ( |
Little Devil |
> : ) |
Cow |
3 :- o |
Baboon |
: = | |
Picasso |
%/V |
Scuba Diver |
_O - ) |
Dickhead |
<= : I |
OH! |
):- O |
The Pope |
+ :- ) |
Goatee |
:- ) > |
Lady's Man |
: P { } O : |
Sex |
= = { } |
French Kiss |
: pq : |
EMAIL/PHONE SHORTHAND
| 2U2 | - To You, Too |
| AAMOF | - As A Matter Of Fact |
| AFAIK | - As Far As I Know |
| AFAIC | - As Far As I'm Concerned |
| AFAICT | - As Far As I Can Tell |
| AFK | - Away From Keyboard |
| ASAP | - As Soon As Possible |
| BAK | - Back At Keyboard |
| BBL | - Be Back Later |
| BITMT | - But In The Meantime |
| BOT | - Back On Topic |
| BRB | - Be Right Back |
| BTW | - By the way |
| C4N | - Ciao For Now |
| CRS | - Can't Remember "Stuff" |
| CU | - See You |
| CUL(8R) | - See You Later |
| CWOT | - Complete Waste Of Time |
| CYA | - See Ya |
| DIY | - Do It Yourself |
| EOD | - End Of Discussion |
| EZ | - Easy |
| F2F | - Face To Face |
| FAQ | - Frequently Asked Questions |
| FBOW | - For Better Or Worse |
| FOAF | - Friend Of A Friend |
| FOCL | - Falling Off Chair Laughing |
| FWIW | - For What It's Worth |
| FYA | - For Your Amusement |
| FYI | - For Your Information |
| /ga | - Go Ahead |
| GAL | - Get A Life |
| GBTW | - Get Back To Work |
| GFC | - Going For Coffee |
| GFETE | - Grinning From Ear To Ear |
| GMTA | - Great minds think alike |
| GR&D | - Grinning, Running & Ducking |
| GTG | - Got To Go |
| GTGTTBR | - Got To Go To The Bathroom |
| GTRM | - Going To Read Mail |
| HAND | - Have A Nice Day |
| HHOK | - Ha Ha Only Kidding |
| HTH | - Hope This Helps |
| IAC | - In Any Case |
| IAE | - In Any Event |
| IC | - I See |
| IDGI | - I Don't Get It |
| IMCO | - In My Considered Opinion |
| IMHO | - In my humble opinion |
| IMNSHO | - in My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | - In My Opinion |
| IMPE | - In My Personal Experience |
| IMVHO | - In My Very Humble Opinion |
| IOW | - In Other Words |
| IRL | - In Real Life |
| ISP | - Internet Service Provider |
| IYKWIM | - If You Know What I Mean |
| JIC | - Just In Case |
| J/K | - Just kidding |
| KISS | - Keep It Simple Stupid |
| L8TR | - Later |
| LD | - Later dude |
| LOL | - Laughing Out Loud |
| LTNS | - Long Time No See |
| MorF | - Male or Female, or person who asks that question |
| MTCW | - My Two Cents Worth |
| NRN | - No Reply Necessary |
| ONNA | - Oh No, Not Again! |
| OTOH | - On The Other Hand |
| OTTOMH | - Off the top of my head |
| OIC | - Oh I See |
| OTF | - On The Floor |
| OLL | - Online Love |
| PLS | - Please |
| PU | - That Stinks! |
| REHI | - Hello Again (re-Hi!) |
| ROFL | - Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| ROTF | - Rolling On The Floor |
| ROTFL | - Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| RSN | - Real Soon Now |
| RTDox | - Read The Documentation/Directions |
| RTFM | - Read The Frickin' Manual |
| RUOK | - Are You OK? |
| SNAFU | - Situation Normal; All Fouled Up |
| SO | - Significant Other |
| SOL | - Smiling Out Loud (or Sh*t Out of Luck) |
| TANSTAAFL | - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
| TAFN | - That's All For Now |
| TEOTWAWKI | - The End Of The World As We Know It |
| THX | - Thanks |
| TIA | - Thanks In Advance |
| TLK2UL8R | - Talk to you later |
| TMK | - To My Knowledge |
| TOS | - Terms Of Service |
| TPTB | - The Powers That Be |
| TSWC | - Tell Someone Who Cares |
| TTBOMK | - To The Best Of My Knowledge |
| TTFN | - Ta-Ta For Now |
| TTYL(8R) | - Talk To You Later |
| TWIMC | - To Whom It May Concern |
| Txs | - Thanks |
| URL | - Web Page Address |
| w/b | - Welcome Back |
| w/o | - Without |
| WRT | - With Regard To |
| WTG | - Way To Go |
| WU? | - What's Up? |
| WWW | - World Wide Web |
| WYSIWYG | - What You See Is What You Get |
| Y2K | - Year 2000 |
| YGIAGAM | - Your Guess Is As Good As Mine |
| YGWYPF | - You Get What You Pay For |
| YMMV | - Your Mileage May Vary |
| ZZZ | - Sleeping |
Abbreviations For Words
1 = one, won, want
2 = To, too
4 = For
8 = Ate (or sounds like 8)
Y = Why
M = Am
N = An, and
M8 = Mate, boy or girl friend
NE = Any
R = Are
U = You
O = Oh
K = OK
L8R = Later
4VR = Forever
YER = Your, you're
B4 = Before
CUZ = Because
Examples Of Text-Speak
i12cu = I want to see you.
cu l8r k? = See you later, ok?
10s ne1? = Tennis anyone?