E-Slang

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If you go into chatrooms, newsgroups and message board forums and are puzzled by some strange words, you have probably run into e-slang or electronic shorthand. These are abbreviated words to convey a thought without having to type it out. Here are some of the more common ones:

AFK - away from keyboard

AOL - America Online

AOH - AO Hell

BAK - back at keyboard

BD (BFD) - big deal (big f***ing deal)

BFN - byr for now

BRB - be right back

BTW - by the way

CUL8R - see you later

CYA - see you

FB - furrowed brow

GAL - get a life

GR8 - great

GTRM - going to read mail

HTH - hope this helps

IMO - in my opinion

IMHO - in my humble opinion

IAE - in any event

IOW - in other words

IYSWIM - if you see what I mean

L8R - later

LOL - laugh out loud

NRN - no reply needed

NW (NFW) - no way (no f***ing way)

OIC - oh, I see

OT - off topic

OTOH - on the other hand

PBT - pay back time

ROTFLMAO - roll on the floor laughing my ass off

RTM (RTFM) - read the manual (read the f***ing manual)

SOL - sooner or later

TTYL - talk to you later

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