List of SMS abbreviations
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SMS abbreviations are the recognised abbreviations of textspeak. They often contain phonetic symbols substituted for the whole sounds they represent (e.g., u for you or 8 for ate), and elide vowels from the represented word, unless, of course, the vowels function as initials. Marks of punctuation are omitted entirely, though "/' is used to signify there are two parts to the word (e.g., w/o means without). Note: some of the abbreviations listed here are not SMS- or internet-originated, having been used in other forms of communication even before SMS and the internet were invented. Some abbreviations are also found in l33t. See SMS language.
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[edit] 0-9
- 404 I don't know (adopted from the http error code 404)
- 4u for for you
[edit] A
- a3 for anytime, anywhere, anyplace
- aap for always a pleasure
- aar for at any rate
- aas for alive and smiling
- add for address
- adn for any day now
- aeap for as early as possible
- afaik for as far as I know
- afk for away from keyboard
- aisb for as it should be
- aka for also known as
- aml for all my love
- aota for all of the above
- asap for as soon as possible
- a/s/l or asl for age/sex/location
- at for at your terminal
- atm for at the moment
- ayec for at your earliest convenience
- ayor for at your own risk
[edit] B
- b4 for before
- b4n for bye for now
- bak for back at keyboard
- bau for business as usual
- bbiaf for be back in a few
- bbiam for be back in a minute
- bbl for be back later
- bbs for be back soon
- bc for because
- bcnu for be seeing you
- bf or b/f for boyfriend or best friend
- bfn for bye for now
- bg for big grin
- bgwm for be gentle with me
- blnt for better luck next time
- bm&y for between me and you
- bol for best of luck
- brb for be right back
- brt for be right there
- bta for but then again
- btdt for been there, done that
- btw for by the way
[edit] C
- cam for web camera
- cas for cracking a smile
- cmiiw for correct me if I'm wrong
- cmon for come on
- cnt for can't
- cob for close of business
- cos for because
- cr8 for create
- crb for come right back
- crbt for crying really big tears
- cu or cya for see you (later)
- cua for see you around
- cul for see you later
- cul8r for see you later
- cwyl for chat with you later
- cyo for see you online
[edit] D
- dl or d/l for download
- degt for don't even go there
- diku for do I know you?
- dqmot for don't quote me on this
- dno for don't know
- dnt for don't
- dts for don't think so
- dv8 for deviate
- dw for don't worry
[edit] E
- ebkac for error between keyboard and chair
- eg for example or evil grin
- ema for e-mail address
- emfbi for excuse me for butting in
- eod for end of day
- eom for end of message
- ezy for Easy
[edit] F
- f2f for face to face
- f2t for free to talk
- fbm for fine by me
- fc for fingers crossed
- ficcl for frankly I couldn't care less
- fitb for fill in the blank
- fnx for thanks
- fomcl for falling off my chair laughing
- frt for for real though
- ftw for for the win
- fwiw for for what it's worth
- fya for for your action
- fyeo for for your eyes only
- fyi for for your information
- f9 for fine
[edit] G
- g for grin
- g2cu for good to see you
- g2g or gtg for got to go
- g2p or gtp for got to pee
- g2r for got to run
- g9 for genius
- ga for go ahead
- gal for get a life
- gb for goodbye
- gbu for God bless you
- gd for good often repeated to be gdgd
- gdr or gd/r for grinning, ducking, and running
- gf or g/f for girlfriend
- gfi for Go for it
- gg for gotta go or good game
- gg no re for good game, no rematch
- giar for give it a rest
- gigo for garbage in, garbage out
- gj for good job
- gl for good luck
- gl/hf for good luck, have fun
- gmta for great minds think alike
- gna for gonna or going to
- goi for get over it
- gol for giggling out loud
- gr8 for great
- gr&d for Grinning, running and ducking
- gt for good try or get
- gtg for got to go
[edit] H
- h&k for hugs & kisses
- h2cus for hope to see you soon
- h8 for hate
- hagn for have a good night
- hago for have a good one
- hand for have a nice day
- hf for have fun
- hhis for head hanging in shame
- h/o for hold on
- hoas for hold on a second
- hru for how are you?
- hth for hope this helps
- hv for have
[edit] I
- iac for in any case
- ianal for I am not a lawyer
- ib for I'm back
- ic for I see
- icbw for it could be worse
- idc for I don`t care
- idk for I don`t know
- idts for I don't think so
- idunno for I don't know
- ig2r for I got to run
- iirc for if i remember correctly
- ilbl8 for I'll be late
- ily or ilu for i love you
- im for instant message
- imho for in my humble opinion
- imnsho for in my not so humble opinion
- imo for in my opinion
- ims for I am sorry
- inal for I'm not a lawyer
- indtd for it's a nice day today
- iow for in other words
- irl for in real life
- irmc for I rest my case
- iuss for if yoy say so
- iykwim for if you know what I mean
- iyp for iyo
- iyss for if you say so
[edit] J
- jb for just because
- jic for just in case
- jk for just kidding
- j00r for your
- jac for just a sec
- jic for just in case
- jja for just joking around
- jk for just kidding
- jmo for just my opinion
- jp for just playing
[edit] K
- k for okay
- kk for okay, cool
- kl for cool
- kiss for keep it simple, stupid
- kit for keep in touch
- kotc for kiss on the cheek
- kotl for kiss on the lips
- knim for know what I mean?
[edit] L
- l33t for elite
- l8 for late
- l8r for later
- lbr for little boys room (bathroom - male)
- ld for later, dude or long distance
- lgr for little girls room (bathroom - female)
- lol for laugh out loud
- lmao for laughing my ass off
- lmfao for laughing my fucking ass off
- ltm for laugh to myself
- ltns for long time no see
- lylas for love you like a sis
- lyk for like
[edit] M
- m8 for mate
- mfi for mad for it
- msg for message
- mtf for more to follow
- mtfbwu for may the force be with you
- musm for miss you so much
- myob for mind your own business
[edit] N
- n for and (though often completely omitted)
- n00b for newbie
- n1 for nice one
- nbd for no big deal
- nm for never mind
- ne for any
- ne1 for anyone
- nefin for anything
- nfm for none for me or not for me
- nimby for not in my back yard
- nlt for no later than
- nm for nothing much or never mind
- nmh for not much here
- np for no problem
- no1 for no one
- noyb for none of your business
- np for no problem
- nrn for no response necessary or no reply necessary
- nt for nice try
- nvm for never mind
- nw for no worries or no way
- nwo for no way out
[edit] O
- omg for oh my god
- oic for oh, I see
- omw for on my way
- oo for over and out
- ooh for out of here
- ootd for one of these days
- op for on phone
- otb for off to bed
- otl for out to lunch
- otoh for on the other hand
- ott for over the top
- ottomh for off the top of my head
- otw for off to work
- ova for over
[edit] P
- pcm for please call me
- pdq for pretty darn quick
- plmk for please let me know
- pls or plz for please
- pm for private message
- pmfi for pardon me for interrupting
- pmfji for pardon me for jumping in
- pmsl for pissing myself laughing
- poahf for put on a happy face
- ppl for people
- prolly for probably
- prt for party
- prw for people are watching or parents are watching
- ptl for praise the Lord
- ptmm for please tell me more
- pu for that stinks
- pxt for please explain that
[edit] Q
- q for question or queue
- qik for quick
- qt for cutie
[edit] R
- rofl for rolling on floor laughing
- roflmao for rolling on floor laughing my ass off
- rotfl for rolling on the floor laughing
- rotfluts for rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak
- rp for roleplay
- rl for real life
- rme for rolling my eyes
- rsn for real soon now
- rtfm for read the f...ing manual
- ruok for are you okay?
[edit] S
- s icnr for sorry, I could not resist
- s ig2r for sorry, I got to run
- sal for such a laugh
- say for smiling at you
- sbtsbc for same bat-time, same bat-channel
- sc for stay cool
- sete for smiling ear-to-ear
- sis for snickering in silence
- sit for stay in touch
- slap for sounds like a plan
- slp for sleep
- slpn for sleeping
- smhid for scratching my head in disbelief
- snafu for situation normal all fouled up
- so for significant other
- sol for sooner or later
- somy for sick of me yet?
- sotmg for short of time, must go
- soz or sry for sorry
- spk for speak
- spst for same place, same time
- ss for so sorry
- ssdd for same stuff, different day
- ssinf for so stupid, it's not funny
- stfu for shut the f*ck up
- str8 for straight
- stq for search the Web
- suitm for see you in the morning
- sul for see you later
- sup for what's up?
- syl for see you later
[edit] T
- t+ for think positive
- ta for thanks a lot
- tafn for that's all for now
- tam for tomorrow a.m.
- tb for text Back
- tbd for to be determined
- tbh for to be honest
- tc for take care
- tgif for thank God it's Friday
- thts for that is
- thx, thnx, thnq or ty for thanks or thank you
- tia for thanks in advance
- tiad for tomorrow is another day
- tlk2ul8r for talk to you later
- tmb for text me back
- tmi for too much information
- tmot for trust me on this
- tmr, tmz or tomoz for tomorrow
- tmwfi for take my word for it
- tnstaafl for there's no such thing as a free lunch
- toy for thinking of you
- tpm for tomorrow p.m.
- tptb for the powers that be
- tq for thank you
- tstb for the sooner, the better
- ttfn for ta ta for now
- ttml for talk to me later
- tttt for these things take time
- ttyl or ttul for talk to you later
- ttys for talk to you soon
- tu or ty for thank you
- txtm8 for textmate
- tym for time
- tyt for take your time
- tyvm for thank you very much
[edit] U
- ugtbk for you've got to be kidding
- uktr for you know that's right
- ul for upload
- ur for your or you're
- uv for unpleasant visual
- uw for you're welcome
[edit] V
[edit] W
- w/ or w for with
- w/e for weekend or whatever
- w/o for without
- wam for wait a minute
- wan2tlk for want to talk
- wayf for where are you from?
- wb for welcome back or write back
- wb2my for write back to my
- wg for well good
- whteva or woteva for what ever
- wiifm for what's in it for me?
- witm8 for what's that, mate?
- wk for work or week
- wkd for wicked or weekend
- wombat for waste of money, brains and time
- wrk for work
- wrud for what are you doing?
- wt or wut for what
- wtf for what the fuck
- wtg for way to go
- wth for what the hell or what the heck
- wubu2 for what you been up to?
- wuu2 for what are you up to?
- wu? for what's up?
- wubu2? for what have you been up to?
- wuciwug or wysiwyg for what you see is what you get
- wuf? for where are you from?
- wuwh for wish you were here
- wwjd for what would Jesus do?
- wwyc for write when you can
- wylei for when you least expect it
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- ya for your
- ybs for you'll be sorry
- ygbkm for you've got to be kidding me
- ykwycd for you know what you can do
- ymmv for your mileage may vary
- yr for your
- yw for you're welcome
[edit] Z
- zzz for bored or sleeping
