I know what btw means, obviously, but I'm just curious about all the others that I keep encountering on the Internet.
2006-12-30 03:36:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
While other are putting up list, I am going to tell you what they mean.
They mean that a person is to lazy to type the entire phrase!
While these abbreviations may be nice in chat rooms where saving a few key strokes may be important, I have seen them popping up all over the place, notably here.
It sometimes makes things confusing and never impresses anyone outside a chat room or in text messaging.
2006-12-30 04:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by Walking Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
ROFL - Roll On The Floor Laughing
2006-12-30 11:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by frankmilano610 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from text messaging where you have a limited number of letters to send per text. As long as you, the sender and the receiver know what the abbreviations mean it's a doddle.
2006-12-30 11:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg - Oh my God (or gosh)
omfg - same as above...i'm sure you can work out what the F is for...I prefer to translate to Oh my fish girl (long story)
lmao - laughing my **** off
lol - laugh out laugh
brb - be right back
imo - in my opinion
imho - in my humble opinion
pmsl - peeing myself laughing (nicer version, don't think YA will allow me to put the real one...)
rofl - rolling on floor laughing
idk - I don't know
atm - at the moment
oic - oh, I see
2006-12-30 11:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by ~Grace~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only know a few.
b/c means because.
lol means laugh out loud.
lmao means i'm laughing my a** off.
2006-12-30 11:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by Firefighters Wife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BRB = be right back
LOL = laugh out loud
LMHO = laugh my head off
2006-12-30 11:51:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm trying to think of more now
lmk = let me know
wdyt = what do you think
lmao = laugh(ing) my a** off
tbh = to be honest
2006-12-30 11:39:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well lets see there's "lol" thats laugh out loud. there's also "bk" thats back, and "brb" thats be right back . Hope it was helpful!
2006-12-30 11:45:48 · answer #8 · answered by Polish gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
Here is a site that lists the majority of the acronyms and their definitions.
2006-12-30 12:01:36 · answer #9 · answered by Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fyeo- for your eyes only
imho- in my humble opinion
w/- with
w/e- whatever
w/o- without
2006-12-30 11:41:03 · answer #10 · answered by microfine19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋