Posted by CribbAngel (LadderOp) (Ranked 19 on Cribbage (The Gamer Shack) Ladder) on May 19, 2007 at 09:32:56:
In electronic communication, we take shortcuts to express frequently used phrases.
The following are samples of the shortcuts you are most apt to encounter; they have been compiled from various sources.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
In chat room messages you might be puzzled by the abbreviations or acronyms. The following list contains some of the more frequently used abbreviations or acronyms:
BTW By the way
FYI For your information
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion
OIC Oh, I see
OTOH On the other hand
ROTFL Rolling on the floor, laughing
LOL Laughing out loud
TIA Thanks, in advance
Emoticons * Tilt your head slightly to the left to read the following emoticons. :-) Smiling You may also want to use the font Wingdings for symbols such as these: J Shift J L Shift L -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This instant message acronym and email abbreviation shorthand list is alphabetized to help you find, decipher, and translate IM and email messages. AFAIK As Far As I Know Emoticons are designed to insert emotions in your online communication environment. If you want to make someone special smile or let somebody know what you really mean when you make some crazy/casual statement, emoticons are ideal. They make up for the fact that we can't see one another's faces and body language. For example, use the smiley face when you are smiling-- :-), and the winking face when you are kidding-- ;-) Some good examples are: http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/emoticons.html Emoticons
;-) Winking and smiling
:-D Laughing :-))))) is also laughing
:-( Frown
:-o Oh!
{} Hug (example: {{{Jane}}} means that Jane is being sent hugs by the user.)
AKA Also Known As
ASAP As Soon As Possible
BAK Back At Keyboard
BBL Be Back Later
BCNU Be Seeing You
B4N Bye For Now
BRB Be Right Back
BTW By The Way
F2F Face To Face
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYA For Your Amusement
FYI For Your Information
GFY Good For You
GGBB Gotta Go Bye Bye
GL Good Luck
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
G2G Got To Go
GTGB Got To Go Bye
ILU Love You
IDK I Don't Know
IM Instant Message
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
INALB I'm Not A Lawyer But
IOH I'm Outta Here
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
ITS I Told You So
KIT Keep In Touch
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LTL Lets Talk Later
LTNC Long Time No Chat
LTNS Long Time No See
LU Looking Up
MAYB Maybe
NM Nothing Much
NP No Problem
NRN No Reply Necessary
NYO Need Your Opinion
PDQ Pretty Darn Quick
PLS Please
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
POS Parents Over Shoulder Change Subject
POV Point Of View
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN Real Soon Now
RTFM Read The "Fascinating" Manual
TIA Thanks In Advance
TMI Too Much Info
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To You Later
TTYS Talk To You Soon
TU Thank You
TX Thanks
TY Thank You
TYVM Thank You Very Much
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary (different luck)
UKW You Know Who
U You
U2 You Too
UW You Wish
WB Welcome Back
Emoticons are facial expressions made by a certain series of keystrokes. Most often producing an image of a face sideways.
!-(
Black eye
!-)
Proud of black eye
#-)
Wiped out, partied all night
#:-o
Shocked
$-)
Won the lottery, or money on the brain
%(|:-)
Propeller-head
%*}
Inebriated
%+{
Got beat up
%-(
Confused
%-)
Dazed or silly
%-6
Brain-dead
%-\
Hung over
%-{
Ironic
%-|
Worked all night
%-}
Humorous or ironic
%\
Hangover
>>:-<<
Furious
>-
Female
>->
Winking devil
>-<
Furious
>-)
Devilish wink
>:)
Little devil
>:->
Very mischievous devil
>:-<
Angry
>:-<
Mad
>:-(
Annoyed
>:-)
Mischievous devil
>=^ P
Yuck
<:>
Devilish expression
<:->
Devilish expression
<:-(
Dunce
<:-)
Innocently asking dumb question
<:-|
Dunce
<:|
Dunce
( 8(|)
Homer
( <> .. <> )
alienated
(( )):**
Hugs and kisses
((()))
Lots of hugging (initials or a name can be put in the middle of the one being hugged)
()
Hugging
(-:
Left-handed smile, or smiley from the southern hemisphere
(:&
Angry
(:-
Unsmiley
(:-&
Angry
(:-(
Unsmiley
(:-)
Smiley variation
(:-*
Kiss
(:-\
Very sad
(::()::)
Bandaid, meaning comfort
(:|
Egghead
*
Kiss
*<:-)
Santa Claus
*<|:-)
Santa Claus, or a clown
*-)
Shot to death
+<:-)
Religious leader
+<:-|
Monk or nun
+<||-)
Knight
+:-)
Priest
+O:-)
The Pope
-)
Tongue in cheek
-=
Snuffed candle to end a flame message
-=#:-)
Wizard
/\/\/\
Laughter
0:-)
Angel
12x@>--->---
A dozen roses
2B|^2B
To be or not to be
5:-)
Elvis
7:)
Ronald Reagan
7:^)
Ronald Reagan
8
Infinity
8 :-)
Wizard
8)
Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-#
Death
8-)
Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-o
Shocked
8-O
Astonished
8-P
Yuck!
8-[
Frayed nerves; overwrought
8-]
Wow!
8-|
Wide-eyed surprise
: (
Sad
: )
Smile
: [
Bored, sad
: |
Bored, sad
:( )
Loudmouth, talks all the time; or shouting
:*
Kiss
:*)
Clowning
:**:
Returning kiss
:+(
Got punched in the nose
:,(
Crying
:-
Male
:-#
My lips are sealed; or someone wearing braces
:-&
Tongue-tied
:->
Smile of happiness or sarcasm
:->
What?
:@
What?
:C
Astonished
:e
Disappointed
:P
Sticking out tongue
:X
Hear no evil
:x
Kiss
:\'
Crying
:\'(
Crying
:\'-(
Crying
:\'-)
Tears of happiness
:^D
Happy, approving
:-(
Shedding a tear
:{
Having a hard time
:~)
A cold
:~-(
Crying
:~/
Confused
; )
Wink
; P
Wink with a raspberry
;(
Crying
;-(
Angry, or got a black eye
;-)
Winkey
;-D
Winking and laughing
= O
Surprised
= X
My lips are sealed
=):-)=
Abraham Lincoln
=:-)
Punk, or hosehead
=====:}
Snake
=^*
Kisses
=^D
Big grin
?(
Black eye
?-(
Black eye
@>--->---
A long-stemmed rose
@==
Atomic bomb
@}->--
Rose
B:-)
Sunglasses on head
d :-o
Hats off to you!
IOHO
In Our Humble Opinion
M-)
See no evil
M-), :X, :-M
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
M:-)
A salute
O 8-)
Starry-eyed angel
O :-)
Angel
O+
Female
O->
Male
O8-)
Starry-eyed angel
O:-)
Angel
P*
French kiss
Q:-)
College graduate
X-(
Just died
[:-)
Wearing a Walkman
[:-]
Square head
[:-|
Frankenstein
[:]
Robot
[:|
Frankenstein
[:|]
Robot
[[ ]]
Hug Insert a name in the brackets of the one who is being hugged, as: [[Marcia]]
[]
Hug
\')
Winky
\'-)
Winky
\_/
Empty glass
\~/
Full glass
]:->
Devil
]:-)
Happy devil
][
Back to back
^ ^ ^
Giggles
^5
High five
:-)
Raised eyebrow
{{ }}
Hug; the one whose name is in the brackets is being hugged Example: {{MJ}}
{}
No comment
|(
Sleepy (on late night email message)
|-<>
Puckered up for a kiss
|-(
Sleepy, struggling to stay awake, or sleeping badly
|-D
Big laugh
|-O
Yawn
|-{
Good grief!
|-|
Asleep
|I
Asleep
|^o
Snoring
}-)
Wry smile
}: [
Angry, frustrated
}{
Face to face
~ :-(
Steaming mad
~:-(
Flame message
~:-\
Elvis
~:o
Baby
~:\
Elvis
~=
Lit candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message)
~==
Begins a flame (inflammatory message)
~~:-(
Especially hot flame message
~~:[
Net flame
~~~~8}
Snake
~~~~~8}
Snake