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Brushing up your cyber-talk
By AmericanSingles.com
Every
day crowds of
AmericanSingles.com
members are getting together to hang out, shoot the breeze, and have some
fun. They always meet in the same spot and many of the same faces can be
seen day in and day out. The atmosphere is casual and everyone is
invited—including you. Interested in joining the party? Well, you don't
have to go far. Just login to
AmericanSingles.com,
duck into the chat room, and let the adventure begin.
Now,
if you're a Newbie (someone new to chat rooms), it may take some getting
used to—cyber-talk is fast and many phrases have been pared down into
short and simple acronyms.
IAE
(in any event), once you get it down, you'll find that the chat room is a
great way to make new friends and maybe even find your next BF
(boyfriend), GF (girlfriend) or SO (significant other).
What's nice is that you can get to know each other B4 (before) you
meet F2F (face to face) IRL (in real life). And BTW
(by the way), the AmericanSingles.com
chat rooms are unlike any other because you can see who you're talking to
by looking up their profile. So WTH (what the heck), GA (go
ahead) and give it a whirl, even if it's just FYA (for your
amusement) or to ask someone WU (what's up?)? Everyone seems to be
having a blast, and people tell us that they're often ROTFL
(rolling on the floor laughing), LOL (laughing out loud), or LIS
(laughing in silence), IYKWIM (if you know what I mean).
If you're SITD (still in the dark), check out this dictionary of
acronyms and then try to DIY (Do It Yourself) in the chat room. TTFN
(ta ta for now) and GL (good luck).
ACRONYM Dictionary
| AFK |
Away
From the Keyboard |
| AKA |
Also
Known As |
| ASAP |
As
Soon As Possible |
| ATM |
At
The Moment |
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| B4 |
Before |
| BAK |
Back
At Keyboard |
| BB |
Bye
Bye |
| BBL |
Be
Back Later |
| BCNU |
Be
Seeing You |
| BF |
Boy
Friend |
| BFN |
Bye
For Now |
| BRB |
Be
Right Back |
| BRB
GTGP |
Be
Right Back Got To Go Pee |
| BTTH |
Boot
To The Head |
| BTW |
By
The Way |
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| CFV |
Call
For Votes |
| CU |
See
You |
| CUL |
See
You Later |
| CUL8R |
See
You Later |
| CYA |
See
Ya |
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| DIY |
Do
It Yourself |
| DYJHIW |
Don't
You Just Hate It When... |
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| EG |
Evil
Grin |
| EOD |
End
Of Discussion |
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| F2F |
Face
to Face |
| FAI |
Frequently
Argued Issue |
| FAQ |
Frequently
Asked Question |
| FBOW |
For
Better Or Worse |
| FFA |
Free
For All |
| FOCL |
Falling
Off Chair Laughing |
| FWIW |
For
What It's Worth |
| FYA |
For
Your Amusement |
| FYI |
For
Your Interest |
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| G |
Grin |
| G2G |
Got
to Go |
| GA |
Go
Ahead |
| GAL |
Get
A Life |
| GBTW |
Get
Back To Work |
| GF |
Girl
Friend |
| GL |
Good
Luck |
| GMTA |
Great
Minds Think Alike |
| GMV |
Got
My Vote |
| GR&D |
Grinning,
Running and Ducking |
| GTG |
Got
To Go |
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| H |
Hug |
| HB |
Hug
Back |
| HH |
Holding
Hands |
| HHOJ |
Ha
Ha Only Joking |
| HHOK |
Ha
Ha Only Kidding |
| HHOS |
Ha
Ha Only Serious |
| HIWTH |
Hate
It When That Happens |
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| IAE |
In
Any Event |
| IANAL |
I
Am Not A Lawyer |
| IDGI |
I
Don't Get It |
| IDK |
I
Don't Know |
| IMHO |
In
My Humble Opinion |
| IMnerHO |
In
My not even remotely Humble Opinion |
| IMO |
In
My Opinion |
| IOW |
In
Other Words |
| IRC |
Internet
Relay Chat |
| IRL |
In
Real Life |
| IYKWIM |
If
You Know What I Mean |
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| JK |
Just
Kidding |
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| K |
Kiss |
| KB |
Kiss
Back |
| KOTC |
Kiss
On The Cheek |
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| L |
Laugh |
| LI |
Laughing
Inside |
| LIS |
Laughing
In Silence |
| L8R |
Later |
| LMBO |
Laughing
My Butt Off |
| LOL |
Laughing
Out Loud |
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| MorF? |
Male
or Female? |
| MOTAS |
Members
Of The Appropriate Sex |
| MOTOS |
Members
Of The Opposite Sex |
| MOTSS |
Memebers
Of The Same Sex |
| MTCW |
My
Two Cents Worth |
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| NA |
Not
A Lot |
| NC |
No
Comment |
| NM |
Not
Much |
| NRN |
No
Reply Necessary |
| NT |
No
Text |
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| OBTW |
Oh,
By The Way |
| OIC |
Oh,
I see |
| OOTC |
Obligatory
On-Topic Content |
| OT |
Off
Topic |
| OTOH |
On
The Other Hand |
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| PLS |
Please |
| PMFJI |
Pardon
Me For Jumping In (and interrupting your conversation) |
| POTC |
Peck
On The Cheek |
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| REHI |
Hello
Again |
| ROFL |
Rolling
On Floor Laughing |
| RSN |
Real
Soon Now |
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| SITD |
Still
In The Dark |
| S |
Smile |
| SB |
Smile
back |
| SO |
Significant
Other |
| SOS |
Same
Old Stuff |
| SSDD |
Same
Stuff Different Day |
| SYL |
See
You Later |
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| TANSTAAFL |
There
Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
| THX |
Thanks |
| TIA |
Thanks
In Advance |
| TMK |
To
My Knowledge |
| TNX |
Thanks |
| TTFN |
Ta
Ta For Now |
| TTYL |
Talk
To You Later |
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| VEG |
Very
Evil Grin |
| VES |
Very
Evil Smile |
| VWG |
Very
Wicked Grin |
| VWS |
Very
Wicked Smile |
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| W |
Wink |
| WG |
Wicked
Grin |
| WO |
Without |
| WTG |
Way
To Go |
| WRT |
With
Regard To |
| WTH |
What
The Heck |
| WTHDTM |
What
The Heck Does That Mean? |
| WYSIWYG |
What
You See Is What You Get |
| WU? |
What's
Up? |
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| XD |
Big
Smile |
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| YW |
You're
Welcome |
This
article contributed by
AmericanSingles.com
For the
Canadian and American single markets American Singles offers
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