ChatWise with ICQ's
Chat Acronym Guide
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| ALOL | Actually Laughing Out Loud |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASL | (What is your) Age/Sex/Location |
| ATM | At Moment |
| AWOL | Absent WithOut Leave |
| B4 | Before |
| B4N | Bye for Now |
| BAK | Back At Keyboard |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBS | Be Back Soon |
| BBSL | Be Back Sooner or Later |
| BF | Boyfriend |
| BFN | Bye For Now |
| BKA | Better Known As |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BRT | Be Right There |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CU | See You |
| CUL | See you Later |
| CUL8ER | See you LatER |
| CYA | See YA |
| CYO | See You Online |
| F2F | Face to Face |
| FAQ | (the answers to) Frequently Asked Questions |
| FTF | Face To Face |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYA | For Your Amusement |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| G | Grin |
| *G* | Grin |
| GA | Go Ahead |
| GD&R | Grinning, Ducking & Running |
| GF | GirlFriend |
| GG | Good Game |
| GGN | Gotta Go Now |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GR8 | Great |
| GTRM | Going To Read Mail |
| GUI | Graphics User Interface (Like Windows/MacIntosh) |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| HW | HardWare |
| IAC | In Any Case |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer (however..) |
| ICBW | I Could Be Wrong |
| IIRC | If I Recall/Remember Correctly |
| ILU | I Love you |
| IM | Immediate/Instant Message |
| IMAO | In My Arrogant Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not-So-Humble Opinion |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| IYKWIM | If You Know What I Mean |
| L8R | (see you) Later |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| MOTD | Message Of The Day |
| MSG | MeSsaGe |
| NM | Never Mind |
| NP | No Problem |
| NW | No Worries |
| NRN | No Response Necessary |
| OIC | Oh, I see! |
| OMG | Oh My God |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| PC | Politically Correct / Personal Computer |
| PDA | Public Display of Affection |
| PITA | Pain In The Arse |
| PLS | PLeaSe |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| POV | Point Of View |
| RE | Hello again |
| RL | Real Life |
| ROFL | Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| RPG | Role Playing Game |
| RSN | Real Soon Now |
| SO | Significant Other |
| SW | ShareWare / SoftWare |
| S/W | ShareWare / SoftWare |
| TNX | Thanks |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TTFN | Ta-Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much |
| W/ | With |
| W/O | WithOut |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WTG | Way To Go |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
| ZZZZ | Sleeping / tired / bored |
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