Internet Emoticons,
Smileys, and Abbreviations (Turn your
head to the left to view)
:-) Happy
;-) Winking
:-( Frown/sad
:-& Toung-tied
:-S Incoherent
:-D Laughing
:-@ Screaming
/-O Yawning
:-P Tongue
out
:’-( Crying
:’-) Crying for joy
:-> Sarcastic
<:-> Devilish
O:-) Angelic
{} Hug
AAMOF As a matter of fact
BAK Back
at the keyboard
BBFN Bye-bye for now
BRB Be
right back
BTW By
the way
CMIIW Correct me if I’m wrong
CUL See
you later
F2F Face-to-face
FITB Fill
in the blank
FYA For
your amusement
FYI For
your information
HOUEW Hanging on your every
word
IAC In
any case
IKWUM In
know what you mean
IMHO In my humble opinion
IOW In
other words
KWIM Know
what I mean?
LOL Laughing
out loud
OIC Oh,
I see
OTOH On the other hand
PNCAH Please,
no “cussing” allowed here
PTMM Please, tell me more
TIA Thanks
in advance
TIC Tongue
in cheek
TNTL Trying
not to laugh
TNX Thanks
TTKSF Trying
to keep straight face
TYVM Thank
you very much
WRT With respect to
WTGP? Want
to go private?
YIU Yes,
I understand
YIWGP Yes,
I will go private
<G> Grinning
<J> Joking
<L> Laughing
<S> Smiling
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