IRC Shorthand
IRC Shorthand
IRC Shorthand
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use on the Internet that they would otherwise have to type out. To find the meaning of one of these terms scroll
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RI&W - Read It And Weep
^5 High Five! AKA Also Known As
BBL Be Back Later BBIAF Be Back in a Few
BBI
Be Back in a Bit BCNU Be Seein' You
AB
BFD Big F***ing Deal BFN Bye For Now
BTSOO
BIF Basic In Fact Beats The S*** Out Of Me
M
BTW By The Way CUL8R See You Later
F2F Face To Face FWIW For What It's Worth
FYA For Your Amusement FYI For Your Information
FU F***ed Up FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FUD (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation GR&D Grinning Running And Ducking
HTH Hope This(That) Helps IAE In Any Event
IMO In My Opinion IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMN
In My Not So Humble Opinion IOW In Other Words
SHO
IRL In Real Life L8R Later
LOL Laughing Out Loud LTNS Long Time No See
Mor MHOT
Male or Female My Hat's Off To You
F Y
MO
Message Of The Day MOTSS Members Of The Same Sex
TD
NF
No F***ing Way NRN No Reply Necessary
W
NBI
No Basis In Fact OIC Oh, I see
F
OOT
Out Of The Box or Blue OTOH On The Other Hand
B
POV Point Of View PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
ROT ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
FL MAO Off
RSN Real Soon Now RTFM Read The F***ing Manual
RTM Read The Manual SITD Still In The Dark
SNA
Situation Normal, All F***ed Up SorG Straight or Gay?
FU
TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek
TYV
Thank You Very Much TTFN Ta Ta For Now
M
TTY TANST There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free
Talk To You Later
L AAFL Lunch
TIC Tongue In Cheek TMTT Too Much To Type
TYV
Thank You Very Much unPC unPolitically Correct
M
WA Wild Ass Guess WB Welcome Back
G
WE
Wicked Evil Grin WTF? What The F***?
G
WT WYSIW
Way To Go! What You See Is What You Get
G YG
YM
Your Mileage May Vary
MV