I’m a fun-loving university student who keeps pretty up-to-date with the latest trends but I’ll openly admit to being insufficiently fluent in chat room or text abbreviations. When I receive a message that reads, ‘omg last nite was gr8 lol, cnt w8 4 l8er. Ttyl. xo’ I honestly have to sit for a good couple of minutes trying to decipher what on earth they mean.
Are you in the same boat? Join me in a quick abbreviations lesson so that, if you meet the person of your dreams right here online and they happen to send super efficient messages, you won’t be left saying ‘huh?’ all the time. But, if you’re anything like me, you’ll also soon be wanting them to make a little more effort than just saying ‘LY’…
U – you
C – see
L8 – late
L8er – later
BRB – be right back
Gr8 – great
LY – love you
Luv – love
OMG – oh my god
WTF – what the f***
TTYL – talk to you later
CBA – can’t be arsed
LOL – laugh out loud
BOL – burst out laughing
ROFL – roll on floor laughing
IMHO/IMO – in my honest opinion / in my opinion
FML – f*** my life
**// – wink wink, nudge nudge
W/E – weekend
Peeps – people
YOLO – you only live once
2U2 – to you too
PM – private message
Da – the
Dem – them
R – are
TY – thank you
FYI – for your information
PDA – public display of affection
BTW – by the way
NVM – never mind
Pls – please
Nuff – enough
Def – definitely
Natch – naturally
NBD – no big deal
O – hug
X – kiss
