Are you puzzled by an abbreviation that
you saw on the message boards or in a
chat? Here's a list of some of the most
commonly used abbreviations.
AF |
Aunt Flo (menstruation) |
AFK |
Away from keyboard |
BF |
Boyfriend |
BIL |
Brother In-Law |
BRB |
Be right back |
BTDT |
Been there done that |
BTW |
By the way |
CTS |
Consider the source |
DD |
Dear Daughter |
DH |
Dear husband |
DS |
Dear son |
DSD |
Dear step daughter |
DSS |
Dear step son |
DW |
Dear wife |
F/U |
Follow up |
F2F |
Face to face |
FAQ |
Frequently asked question |
FIL |
Father In-Law |
FWIW |
For what its worth |
GF |
Girlfriend |
GMTA |
Great minds think alike |
HTH |
Hope that helps |
IMO |
In my opinion |
IRL |
In real life |
ISP |
Internet service provider |
ITA |
I totally agree |
J/K |
Just kidding |
LOL |
Laugh out loud |
(m) |
More |
MIL |
Mother In-Law |
NP |
No problem |
NT |
No text |
OIC |
Oh I see |
OMG |
Oh my gosh |
OT |
Off topic |
OTOH |
On the other hand |
OW/OM |
Other woman/ other man |
ROFL |
Rolling on the floor laughing |
SAHD |
Stay at home dad |
SAHM |
Stay at home mom |
SIL |
Sister In-Law |
SO |
Significant other |
STBX |
Soon to be ex |
TIA |
Thanks in advance |
TMI |
Too much information |
TPTB |
The powers that be |
TTC |
Trying to conceive |
TTFN |
Ta ta for now |
TTYL |
Talk to you later |
TY |
Thank you |
W/B |
Welcome Back |
W/O |
Without |
WAHD |
Work at home dad |
WAHM |
Work at home mom |
WOHM |
Work out of home mom |
WTG |
Way to go |
YW |
Your welcome |