Vocabulary
Single letters can replace words
- be becomes b
- see becomes c
- the becomes da
- okay becomes k
- no becomes na
- are becomes r
- you becomes u
- with becomes wit
- why and yes become y
- is becomes iz
Single digits can replace words
- ate becomes 8
- for becomes 4
- to or too becomes 2
- one or won becomes 1
A single letter or digit can replace a syllable
- ate becomes 8, so:
- great becomes gr8
- mate becomes m8
- wait becomes w8
- later becomes l8r or l8a
- skate becomes sk8
- skater becomes sk8r
- tomorrow becomes 2mro
- for or fore becomes 4, so:
- before becomes (combining both of the above) b4
- therefore becomes thr4
- once becomes 1ce
Combinations of the above can shorten a single or
multiple words
- Your and You're become ur
or yr and u're
|
Word or phrase |
Abbreviation(s) |
|
Account |
acc,
acct or acnt |
|
Address |
addy or add |
|
And |
n,
an, nd, or & |
|
Another |
Unuther, unutha, anutha,
or anuther |
|
Anticipate |
ntcp8 |
|
Age,
sex, location |
Asl or a/s/l |
|
Alright |
aight or ight |
|
Are
you there? |
rut
or u der |
|
At
the moment |
atm |
|
As
far as I know |
afaik |
|
As
soon as possible |
Asap or a.s.a.p |
|
Awesome |
or+,
osm, awesum, osum, or orsm |
|
Be
right back |
brb |
|
Be
back later |
bbl |
|
Be
back soon |
bbs |
|
Because |
cuz, bcuz, bcz,
bcos, bc, cos, coz or bcoz |
|
Best
friend or Boyfriend |
bf
or b/f |
|
Best
friend(s) for life |
Bffl or biffle |
|
Best
friend(s) forever |
bff or bffe |
|
Best
friend(s) for now (as a joke usually) |
bffn |
|
Between |
btwn or b/w |
|
Busting
my brains laughing |
bmbl |
|
Butter |
chizmo |
|
By
the way |
btw |
|
Could
I borrow a tampon? |
cibat? |
|
Comment
me back |
cmb (usually used for social networking sites) |
|
Could
be keen (i.e. to go out) |
cbk |
|
Cousin |
cuzin or cuz |
|
Definitely |
def
or deffo |
|
Diarrhea |
badcrp |
|
Don't |
dnt |
|
Don't
know |
dunno |
|
Don't
worry |
dw |
|
Ducks
and runs for cover (after cracking a joke for example) |
darfc |
|
Falling
off chair laughing |
focl |
|
Forever |
4eva
or 4evr |
|
For
your information |
fyi |
|
Friend |
frend or frnd |
|
Good
crib |
gc |
|
Girlfriend |
gf
or g/f |
|
Got
to go |
g2g
or gtg |
|
Great |
gr8 |
|
Have
a nice day |
H.A.N.D. |
|
Have
a good day |
hagd |
|
Hold
on |
hld on or h/o |
|
Homework |
hw,
hwk or hmwk |
|
How
are you |
hru |
|
Hurry
back |
hb |
|
I
can't remember |
icr |
|
I
don't care |
idc |
|
I
don't really care |
idrc |
|
I
don't know |
idk |
|
I
don't remember |
idr |
|
I
do what I want |
idwiw |
|
I
know |
aino |
|
I
know, right? |
ikr |
|
I
love you |
ily, luv u, ilu,
luv ya, i wub u or i
<3 u |
|
If
I recall correctly or If I remember correctly |
iirc |
|
In
my opinion |
imo |
|
In
my humble opinion |
imho |
|
Jokes |
jks |
|
Just
for laughs |
jfl |
|
Just
joking |
jj |
|
Just
kidding |
jks |
|
Just
playing |
jp |
|
Just
to let you know |
jtlyk or j2luk |
|
Know |
kno, knw or no |
|
Kiss
my teeth |
kmt |
|
Later |
l8r
or l8a |
|
lol |
|
|
Lots
of love |
lol |
|
Laughing
quietly to myself |
lqtm |
|
Laugh
out loud (multiple times) |
Lolliesm, lols, lulz
or lolz |
|
Love |
luv or <3 |
|
Love
you |
ly,
<3u, ilu or ily |
|
Mate |
m8 |
|
Message |
msg |
|
Never
mind |
nm
or nvm (depending on context used, see also
"not much" below) |
|
No
big deal |
nbd |
|
No
matter |
nm
(depending on context used) |
|
No
problem |
np |
|
No
thank you |
no
tnk u, nty or no ty |
|
Not
much/nothing much |
nm
(depending on context used, see also "never mind" above) |
|
Obviously |
ovvi, obv or obvs |
|
Of
course |
ov
cors or ofc |
|
Oh
My God/Gosh/Goodness |
omg or (comically) zomg, romg, wamg, omgz |
|
orly? |
|
|
On
My Period |
omp |
|
On
My Way |
omw |
|
Parents
over shoulder |
pos |
|
Parents
behind back |
pbb |
|
Peace |
pc,
pce, pece, peas, peec, peece, or \/ (V sign) |
|
People |
ppl, peeps |
|
Pictures |
pic, pics or pix |
|
Peeing
myself laughing |
pmsl |
|
Please |
plz, plez, plox
or pls |
|
Probably |
probz, prbly, prolly,
proly, or prob |
|
Quoted
for truth |
qft |
|
Really |
rly |
|
Reals |
rlz |
|
Right |
rite |
|
Rocking/Rock
(metal hands) |
\m/ |
|
Rolling
on the floor laughing |
rofl or (comically) Roflcopter |
|
See
you/see you later |
cya, cu, or cya/cu l8er/l8a/l8r |
|
Seriously |
srsly |
|
Sorry |
Sry, srry, or soz |
|
Talk
to you later |
ttyl or t2yl |
|
Ta-ta for now |
ttfn |
|
Text |
txt
or tx |
|
Text
back |
txt
bck or tb |
|
Thanks |
thanx, thx, tnx, 10Q or thnx |
|
Thank
you |
ty
or thnk u |
|
Thank
you very much |
tyvm |
|
The
most ludicrous abbreviation ever |
tmlae |
|
Thinking
of you |
TOY |
|
Tomorrow |
tom,
tmw, 2moz, 2moro, 2mrw, 2mo, 2morrow, or 2mara |
|
To
be honest |
tbh |
|
Welcome
back |
wb |
|
Weekend |
wknd, w/end or w.e |
|
With |
w/,
and w/o for without |
|
Write
back |
wb |
|
What |
Wat, wut, wht,
whaz, or wot |
|
What
you up to? |
Wuu2 |
|
Whatever |
w/e,
wateva, watev, watevr,wtvr,watevs or w.e |
|
What
the heck |
wth |
|
What's
up |
sup |
|
Would |
wud or wood |
|
You
deserve it |
ydi |
|
You
there? |
yt |