Printable List of Chat Room and Instant Messaging Jargon for Parents:
AFAIK - As far as I know AFK - Away from keyboard AKA - Also know as ASAP - As soon as possible B4 - Before BAK - Back at keyboard BBL - Be Back Later BBS - Be Back Soon BCNU - Be seeing you BFN - Bye for now BRB - Be Right Back BTDT - Been There Done That BTSOOM BTW - By the Way BYOH - Bat you onna head CFV - Call for votes CU - See you CUL - See you Later CUL8R - See you later DYJHIW - Don't you just hate it when... EG - Evil grin ETLA - Extended three letter acronym F2F - Face to face FAQ - Frequently Asked Question FUBAR - Foobared up beyond all recognition FOAD - Foobar off and Die FWIW - For what it's worth FYA - For your amusement FYI - For your information G - Grin GA - Go ahead GBH - Great back hug GBH&K - Great back hug & kiss GR&D - Grinning, running & ducking H - Hug HB - Hug back HH - Holding hands HHOJ/K - Ha Ha, Only Joking/Kidding HHOS - Ha Ha, Only Serious HIWTH - Hate it when that happens IAE - In any event IANAL - I am not a lawyer IBN - I'm Buck Naked! IDK - I don't know IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion IMO - In my opinion IOW - In other words IRL - In Real Life IYKWIM - If you know what I mean JAM - Just a Minute JASE - Just another system error J/K - Just kidding K - Kiss KB - Kiss back KOTC - Kiss on the cheek L8R - Later L - Laugh LOL - Laughs Out Loud LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life LYLAB/S - Love You Like A Brother/Sister MORF - Male or female MOTAS - Members of the appropriate sex MOTOS - Members of the opposite sex MOTSS - Members of the same sex MUD - Multi User Dungeon NIFOC - Naked in Front of Computer NRN - No reply necessary OBTW - Oh, by the way OIC - Oh, I see OTOH - On the other hand OTT - Over the Top PD - Public domain PMJI - Pardon me, Jumping in (when you interrupt a conversation) PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in (same as above) PAL - Parents are listening POS - Parents over shoulder P911 - Parents in Room 999 - Parents in Room POTC - Peck on the cheek REHI - Hello again RFD - Request for discussion ROTFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing (also ROFL) RSN - Real soon now RUOK - Are you OK? S - Smile SB - Smiles back SITD - Still in the dark SNAFU - Situation normal, all foobared up SO - Significant other SOL - Stuff outta luck (not us) SW - Shareware SYL - See you later TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch TGIF - Thank God it's Friday TIA - Thanks in advance TIC - Tongue in cheek TLA - Three letter acronym TNX - Thanks TNX 1.0E6 - Thanks a million TTFN - Ta Ta for Now TTYL - Talk to You Later VEG - Very evil grin VES - Very evil smile VWG - Very wicked grin VWS - Very wicked smile W - Wink WG - Wicked grin WRT - With regard to (also with respect to) YKYBOTLW - You know you've been on-line too long when...
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