E-Mail Shorthand

E-Mail Short Hand

The Emoticons
:-) 
Humor
:-) (-: 
Masking theatrical comments
:-T 
Keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
:-D 
Said with a smile
:-> 
Alternate happy face
:-) :-) :-) 
Loud guffaw
:*) 
Clowning around
:-? 
Licking lips
%-} 
Silly
:/) 
Not funny
:-" 
Pursing lips
:-r 
Bleahhh (sticking tongue out)
:-f 
Smirks
:-p 
Smirks
:-1 
Smirks
:-, 
Smirks
:-| 
Disgusted
:-J 
Tongue-in-cheek comments
:-! 
Foot in mouth
:-$ 
Put your money where your mouth is
:-D 
Talks too much
:-I 
Chewing on bone
%&$%&  
You know what that means...
:-P 
Shouting
:-y 
Shouting
:-o 
Shouting
:-( 
Unhappy
:-c 
Real unhappy
(:-& 
Anger
(:^( 
Broken nose
(:<) 
Blabber mouth
?-( 
Black eye
%-) 
Broken glasses
:-b 
Tongue stuck out
:-p 
Left-handed tongue stuck out
>--->---(@ 
A rose
||*( 
Handshake offered
||*) 
Handshake accepted
:-x 
Kiss kiss
o=  
A burning candle to start a flame
~=  
Flaming message
-=  
A doused candle to end a flame
|-<> 
Kissy face
[]  
Hug
(-_-) 
Secret smile
'-) 
Wink
;-) 
Say no more; nudge, nudge
:-* 
Oops! (Covering mouth with hand)
:-# 
Censored
:-8 
Talking out both sides of your mouth
>:> 
Leer
:-X 
Not saying a word
(:-... 
Heart-breaking message...
:-o 
"Oh, noooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o 
Same as previous
...---... 
S.O.S.
:-< 
Forlorn
|-( 
Late night messages
(:-$ 
Ill
(:-( 
Sad
%-  
Hung over
:~/ 
All mixed up
#-) 
Another all-night partier
:-'| 
With a cold
%+{ 
Loser in a fight
( ) 
You're kidding!
<:-O 
Eeek!
:-C 
Unbelieving (jaw dropped)
:-(*) 
About to vomit
E-Mail Shorthand
2U2 
 To You, Too 
AAMOF 
 As A Matter Of Fact 
AFAIK 
 As Far As I Know 
AFAIC 
 As Far As I'm Concerned 
AFAICT 
 As Far As I Can Tell 
AFK 
 Away From Keyboard 
ASAP 
 As Soon As Possible 
BAK 
 Back At Keyboard 
BBL 
 Be Back Later 
BITMT 
 But In The Meantime 
BOT 
 Back On Topic 
BRB 
 Be Right Back 
BTW 
 By the way 
C4N 
 Ciao For Now 
CRS 
 Can't Remember "Stuff" 
CU 
 See You 
CUL(8R) 
 See You Later 
CWOT 
 Complete Waste Of Time 
CYA 
 See Ya 
DIY 
 Do It Yourself 
EOD 
 End Of Discussion 
EZ 
 Easy 
F2F 
 Face To Face 
FAQ 
 Frequently Asked Questions 
FBOW 
 For Better Or Worse 
FOAF 
 Friend Of A Friend 
FOCL 
 Falling Off Chair Laughing 
FWIW 
 For What It's Worth 
FYA 
 For Your Amusement 
FYI 
 For Your Information 
GA 
 Go Ahead 
GAL 
 Get A Life 
GBTW 
 Get Back To Work 
GFC 
 Going For Coffee 
GFETE 
 Grinning From Ear To Ear 
GMTA 
 Great minds think alike 
GR&D 
 Grinning, Running & Ducking 
GTG 
 Got To Go 
GTGTTBR 
 Got To Go To The Bathroom
GTRM 
 Going To Read Mail
HAND 
 Have A Nice Day
HHOK 
 Ha Ha Only Kidding
HTH 
 Hope This Helps
IAC 
 In Any Case
IAE 
 In Any Event 
IC 
 I See
IDGI 
 I Don't Get It
IMCO 
 In My Considered Opinion 
IMHO 
 In my humble opinion
IMNSHO 
 in My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO 
 In My Opinion
IMPE 
 In My Personal Experience
IMVHO 
 In My Very Humble Opinion
IOW 
 In Other Words
IRL 
 In Real Life
ISP 
 Internet Service Provider
IYKWIM 
 If You Know What I Mean
JIC 
 Just In Case
J/K 
 Just kidding
KISS 
 Keep It Simple Stupid
L8TR 
 Later
LD 
 Later dude
LOL 
 Laughing Out Loud
LTNS 
 Long Time No See
MorF 
 Male or Female, or person who asks that question
MTCW 
 My Two Cents Worth
NRN 
 No Reply Necessary
ONNA 
 Oh No, Not Again!
OTOH 
 On The Other Hand 
OTTOMH 
 Off the top of my head
OIC 
 Oh I See
OTF 
 On The Floor
OLL 
 Online Love
PLS 
 Please
PU 
 That Stinks!
REHI 
 Hello Again (re-Hi!)
ROFL 
 Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF 
 Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL 
 Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN 
 Real Soon Now
RTDox 
 Read The Documentation/Directions
RTFM 
 Read The Frickin' Manual
RUOK 
 Are You OK?
SNAFU 
 Situation Normal; All Fouled Up
SO 
 Significant Other
SOL 
 Smiling Out Loud (or Sh*t Out of Luck)
TANSTAAFL 
 There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAFN 
 That's All For Now
TEOTWAWKI 
 The End Of The World As We Know It
THX 
 Thanks
TIA 
 Thanks In Advance
TLK2UL8R 
 Talk to you later
TMK 
 To My Knowledge
TOS 
 Terms Of Service
TPTB 
 The Powers That Be
TSWC 
 Tell Someone Who Cares
TTBOMK 
 To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN 
 Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL(8R) 
 Talk To You Later
TWIMC 
 To Whom It May Concern
Txs 
 Thanks
URL 
 Web Page Address
w/b 
 Welcome Back
w/o 
 Without
WRT 
 With Regard To
WTG 
 Way To Go
WU? 
 What's Up?
WWW 
 World Wide Web
WYSIWYG 
 What You See Is What You Get
Y2K 
 Year 2000
YGIAGAM 
 Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
YGWYPF 
 You Get What You Pay For
YMMV 
 Your Mileage May Vary
ZZZ 
 Sleeping