Dropping into a chat room can be a daunting experience - a little like trying to talk to an alien from outer space. We hope that these abbreviation explanations will help to make your transition easier. Thank you for visiting.
| 20 | Location |
| 73 | Best Regards |
| 88 | Love and Kisses |
| 100 | Nature Calls/Pit Stop |
| 404 | I have no clue (what you get when you enter a wrong URL) |
| ADN | Any Day Now |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| A/S/L | Age/Sex/Location |
| B4N | Bye For Now |
| BAS | Big Ass Smile |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBN | Bye Bye Now |
| BBS | Be Back Soon |
| BEG | Big Evil Grin |
| BF | Boyfriend |
| BIBO | Beer In, Beer Out |
| BL | Belly Laugh |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTW | By The Way |
| BWL | Bursting With Laughter |
| C&G | Chuckle and Grin |
| CICO | Coffee In, Coffee Out |
| CID | Crying In Disgrace |
| CNP... | Continued (in my) Next Post |
| CP | Chat Post(a chat message) |
| CRBT | Crying Real Big Tears |
| CSG | Chuckle Snicker Grin |
| CU | See You |
| CYA | See You (Seeya) |
| CYAL8R | See You Later (Seeyalata) |
| DLTBBB | Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite |
| DOM | Dirty Old Man |
| DTRT | Do The Right Thing |
| EG | Evil Grin |
| EMSG | Email Message |
| F2F | Face To Face |
| FC | Fingers Crossed |
| FTBOMH | From The Bottom Of My Heart |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| GAL | Get A Life |
| GF | Girlfriend |
| GFN | Gone For Now |
| GGP | Gotta Go Pee |
| GMBO | Giggling My Butt Off |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GTSY | Glad To See You |
| H&K | Hug and Kiss |
| HABU | Have A Better 'Un |
| HAGN | Have A Good Night |
| HAGU | Have A Good 'Un |
| HHIS | Hanging Head in Shame |
| HUB | Head Up Butt |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IC | I See |
| IGP | I Gotta Pee |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMCO | In My Considered Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| IWALU | I Will Always Love You |
| J/K | Just Kidding |
| JMO | Just My Opinion |
| JTLYK | Just To Let You Know |
| KIT | Keep In Touch |
| KOTC | Kiss On the Cheek |
| KOL | Kiss On Lips |
| KWIM | Know What I Mean |
| L8R | Later |
| L8R G8R | Later 'Gater |
| LHM | Lord Help Me |
| LHO | Laughing Head Off |
| LHU | Lord Help Us |
| LMAO | Laughing My Ass Off |
| LMSO | Laughing My Socks Off |
| LOL | Laugh Out Loud |
| LSHMBB | Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing |
| LSHMBH | Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts |
| LSHTTARDML | Laughing So The Tears Are Running Down My Leg |
| LTNS | Long Time No See |
| LTS | Laughing To Self |
| LUWAMH | Love You With All My Heart |
| LY | Love Ya |
| MTF | More To Follow |
| NRN | No Reply Necessary |
| NADT | Not A Darn Thing |
| OIC | Oh, I See |
| OL | Old Lady (significant other) |
| OM | Old Man (significant other) |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| OTTOMH | Off The Top of My Head |
| PAW | Parents Are Watching |
| PDS | Please Don't Shoot |
| PITA | Pain In The Ass |
| PM | Private Message |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| PMP | Peed My Pants |
| POAHF | Put On A Happy Face |
| QSL | Reply |
| QSO | Conversation |
| QT | Cutie |
| RL | Real Life |
| ROFL | Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| ROFLPMP | ROFL Peeing My Pants |
| ROFLMAO | ROFL My Ass Off |
| ROFLMAOAY | ROFLMAO At You |
| ROFLMAOWTIME | ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes |
| ROFLUTS | ROFL Unable to Speak |
| RT | Real Time |
| RTFM | Read The Fucking Manual! |
| SETE | Smiling Ear To Ear |
| SHID | Slaps Head In Disgust |
| SNERT | Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager |
| SO | Significant Other |
| SOT | Short Of Time |
| SOTMG | Short Of Time Must Go |
| SWAK | Sealed With A Kiss |
| SWAG | Scientific Wild Ass Guess |
| SWL | Screaming with Laughter |
| SYS | See You Soon |
| SYT | Sweet Young Thing |
| TA | Thanks Again |
| TCOY | Take Care Of Yourself |
| TILII | Tell It Like It Is |
| TNT | Till Next Time |
| TNX | Thanks |
| TOY | Thinking Of You |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| WAG | Wild Ass Guess |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WTG | Way To Go |
| WTH | What/Who The Heck (or Hell, or sub an 'F' for the 'H') |
| YBS | You'll Be Sorry |
| YG | Young Gentleman |
| YL | Young Lady |
| YM | Young Man |
| YW | You're Welcome |