Abbreviations Commonly Used on IRC
Contributed by Sofaspud
| afk | away from the keyboard |
| asap | as soon as possible |
| bbl | be back later |
| bbs | be back shortly |
| brb | be right back |
| bbiab | be back in a bit |
| bbiaf | be back in a few |
| bbfn | bye bye for now |
| btw | by the way |
| ctc | care to chat? |
| cya | see ya |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| focl | falling off chair laughing |
| fwiw | for what it's worth |
| fyi | for your information |
| <g> | Grin |
| gmta | Great Minds Think Alike |
| ic | I see |
| imo | in my opinion |
| imho | in my humble opinion |
| iow | in other words |
| irl | in real life |
| j/k | just kidding |
| ltns | long time no see |
| lts | laughing to self |
| l8r | later |
| lol | laughing out loud |
| ly | love you |
| mil | mother-in-law |
| motd | message of the day |
| n/p | no problem - np also used |
| oic | Oh, I see |
| otoh | on the other hand |
| ppl | people |
| re | RE hi or RE hello |
| rofl | rolling on floor laughing |
| roflmao | rolling on floor laughing my arse off |
| SAHM | stay at home mom |
| slm | Muslim greeting |
| tafn | that's all for now |
| ttyl | talk (type) to you later |
| ttys | talk (type) to you soon |
| wb | welcome back |
| wfm | works for me |
| wtg | way to go |
| WYSIWYG | what you see is what you get |
Typically, these abbreviations are used in lower case. When you see them in UPPER CASE, it usually means the person is SHOUTING. Generally, we prefer the soft tones, but there are times when you might use upper case. For example, when something is funny, you might say "lol nickname" but if it was a bit more funny than usual, you might say "LOL nickname".
Sofa, so true...and in your case, we might even see a <BSEG> pop up occassionally, eh? ;-)
