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Internet Slang

Internet Slang, Acronyms, computer vocabulary or internet vocabulary is something every parent should be fluent in.  Parents need to know what all those funny words mean. Your kids are using these terms everyday in chat rooms on Myspace, Facebook and other websites. Every parent needs an Internet Acronym dictionary so they can better understand what their children are talking about. A large number of those terms are listed below, on the left is the Internet Slang / Acronym and on the right is it's meaning.
AAK Alive and Kicking
AAR At Any Rate
AAS Alive and Smiling
ADN Any Day Now
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK Away From the Keyboard
AFN that's All for Now
AOTA All of The Above
AV Avatar - A picture often used in chat rooms and bulletin
 boards to give a unique identity.
b4 before
BAK Back at Keyboard (I'm back)
BBL Be Back Later
BBS Be Back Soon
BCNU I'll Be Seeing You.
b/f Boyfriend (also shown as bf B/F or BF)
BEG Big Evil Grin
BFN Bye for Now
BR Best Regards
BRB Be Right Back
BRH Be Right Here
BTA But Then Again....
BTW By The Way
btw Between you and me ...
CU See You - also known as cya
CP Chat Post
CUL8R See You Later
CUOL See You on Line
CYA See Ya
DIKU Do I Know You?
DIS Did I Say
D/L or DL or d/l or dl Downloading or Download it.
EG Evil Grin
EM E-Mail
F2F Face To Face
FITB Fill in the Blank
FOCL Falling Off Chair - Laughing
FUBAR "F*cked" Up beyond All Recognition
FUD Fear Uncertainty and Doubt
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
GA Go Ahead
GAL Get a Life
g/f or gf Girlfriend
GFN Gone For Now
GGOH Gotta Get Outta Here
GR Gotta Run
GTR Got To Run
GTRM Going To Read Mail
H&K Hugs and Kisses
HAGD Have A Good Day
HAGO Have A Good One
HB Hurry Back
HTH Hope That Helps
IAC In Any Case
IB I'm back
IC I See
IDK I Don't Know
IDTS I Don't Think So
IC I See
ILU or ILY I Love You
IM Instant Message
IMO In My Opinion
IOH I'm Out of Here
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
IYO In Your Opinion
JAS Just a Second
JIC Just In Case
JK Just Kidding
JMO Just My Opinion
JW Just Wondering
k O. K.
KIT Keep In Touch
LMAO Laughing My A** Off
LFFAO Laughing My F****** A** Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LTNS Long Time No See
LTS laughing to ones self
LY I Love Ya.
LYL Love You Lots
NIMBY Not In My Back Yard
nm Never Mind
NP No Problem
NT No Thanks
OBTW Oh By The Way.
OIC Oh I See
OF Old Fart
OJ or OK Only Joking or Only Kidding
OL the Old Lady
OM the Old Man
OMG Oh My Gosh
OT Off Topic
OTOH On The Other Hand ...
P911 my parents are in the room.
PITA Pain in the A**
PLZ Please
POS Parents over my Shoulder.
POTS Parents over the Shoulder
PPL People
QT Cutie
ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF rolling on the Floor (laughing)
ROTFLMAO Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A** Off
ROTFLMFAO Rolling On the Floor Laughing
RSN Real Soon Now
SN Screen Name.
SO Significant Other
SOTA State Of The Art
SPST Same Place Same Time
SSDD Same S**t Different Day
SYL See You Later
TAFN That's All for Now
TC Take Care
TFH Thread from Hell
TGIF Thank Goodness It's Friday
THX Thanks!
TIA Thanks In Advance
TMI Too Much Information
TNT 'Til Next Time
TPS That's Pretty Stupid
TS Tough S**t
TTFN Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL Talk to You Later
TY Thank You
TYT Take Your Time
US You Suck
UW you're Welcome
UY Up Yours
WC Welcome
WEG Wicked Evil Grin
WEU What's Eating You?
WFM Works for Me
WIIFM What's In It For Me?
WTG Way to Go
WTGP? Want To Go Private? (Talk in a private chat room)
YBS You'll Be Sorry
YL Young Lady
YM Young Man
YR Yea Right.
YVW you’re Very Welcome
YW You're Welcome

Parents need to know these internet slang / acronyms.
 
  • P911    Parent Emergency
  • PAW    Parents are Watching
  • PIR      Parent In Room
  • POS     Parent Over Shoulder
  • PRW    Parents Are Watching
Internet Slang, Acronyms, computer vocabulary or internet vocabulary whatever you want to call it is required knowledge for the Net Wise Parent.  If the Acronym is not listed above try the translator at the web site listed below.

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