Shorthand: 101
What does that mean? Are they just letters?
Once again, emo culture being born into the early 2000s, shorthand texting was popular- who has time to click on the keypad for each letter when you could do about three instead?
You defiantly know the classic 'OMG' and 'LOL', but do you know them all and what they mean?
Below is an in depth chart showing what shorthand letters mean what phrase, modern or not;
(This entry does contain swearing.)
AFAIK: As far as I know.
"AFAIK? He's right."
AF: As fuck.
"That show was good AF."
AFK: Away from keyboard.
"Going AFK for a while."
AKA: Also known as.
"AKA an ass."
ATM: At the moment.
"Nothing going on ATM."
BB/BBG/BBB: Baby, baby girl, baby boy.
"Love you BBG x."
BRB: Be right back.
"BRB, dinner."
BTW: By the way.
"I know the answers, BTW."
CD9/9: Code 9.
"CD9 (When someones at the computer or watching)."
CM/CMP/PCM/CMB: Call me, call me please, please call me, call me back.
"CMB later."
DM/DMs/PM: Direct message, direct messages, private messages.
"She wanted to PM me."
DW: Dont worry.
"DW about it."
ED: Eating Disorder.
Please contact the Butterfly Foundation if you're struggling x
FML: Fuck my life.
"I failed that test, FML."
FR: For real.
"She's cute FR."
FW: Fuck with.
"I FW that idea."
FOMO: Fear of missing out.
"She's got mad FOMO."
FWB: Friends with benefits.
"Nah, we're just FWB right now."
FWIW: For what it's worth.
"FWIW, I don't think he's good for you."
GB: Goodbye.
"Goodnight, GB!"
GN: Goodnight.
"Bye, GN!"
GG: Good game.
"GG dude!"
GL/GLHF: Good luck, good luck have fun.
"Your game is on? GLHF!"
GOAT: Greatest of all time.
"MCR is the GOAT."
GTG: Got to go.
"GTG, I'll see you tomorrow!"
GTFO/GTFOOH: Get the fuck out, get the fuck out of here.
"GTFO with that normie stuff."
HTH: Hope this helps.
"HTH with the homework."
HW: Homework.
"Have you got the HW notes?"
ICYMI/ICUMI: In case you missed it.
"ICYMI, here are the notes."
HTH: Hope this helps.
"HTH with the homework."
IDGAF: I don't give a fuck.
"IDGAF if she said that."
IK: I know.
"Yeah, IK about last week."
IDK/IDRK: I don't know, I don't really know.
"IDRK about history."
IIRC: If I recall/remember correctly.
"IIRC, he walks home."
IDC/IDRC: I don't care, I don't really care.
"IDC about that."
IMO/IMHO: In my opinion, in my honest opinion.
"IMO, she's trashy."
LY/ILY/ILU: Love you, I love you.
"ILY baby!"
ILYSM/ILUSM: I love you so much.
"ILYSM AAAA!"
IRL: In real life.
"IRL he's not that cute."
ISTG: I swear to god, I swear to gosh.
"ISTG if she's in my class."
JK,JJ: Just kidding, just joking.
"JK! That skirt is a cute blue."
K/KK: Okay.
"Meet you there, k?"
KIL/KILK: Keep it low, keep it lowkey.
"KILK, he doesn't know about the party."
KMS: Killing myself, kill myself.
"If I fail, gonna KMS."
KMST: Killing myself tonight.
Please call a helpline number x
KYS: Kill yourself
Don't bully people please.. Only friends xD
LTR/L8R: Later.
"Call LTR?"
LM/LMU: Lets meet, lets meet up.
"LMU at the mall later?"
LMK: Let me know.
"LMK what happens on Friday."
LOL: Laugh out loud, laughing out loud.
"That post? LOL!"
LMAO: Laughing my ass off.
"Stop. LMAO!"
NM/NDM: Not much, not doing much.
"NDM tonight."
NP: No problem.
"NP for the notes!"
NW: No way, no worries. (depends on context for this one).
"NW that actually happened."
OC: Of course.
"OC I heard it."
OG: Original, on god. (depends on context for this one).
"That copy was OG."
OIS/OIC: Oh I see.
"OIS, you like her now?"
OMG: Oh my god, oh my gosh.
"OMG! I'm dying!"
ORLY/OR: Oh really?
"ORLY? He said that?"
OTP/OTP: On the phone, one true pair. (depends on context for this one).
"Him and her? OTP for sure."
POS: Piece of shit.
"He's a POS for that."
PPL: People.
"Yeah, PPL heard that."
QT: Cute, cutie.
"He's such a QT."
RN: Right now.
"Wanna play RN?"
RLLY: Really.
"You RLLY gonna believe that?"
R: Are.
"R you gonna be there?"
RU: Are you.
"RU coming to school tomorrow?"
RUS: Are you serious.
"RUS? She said that?"
ROTF/ROTFL: Rolling on the floor, rolling on the floor laughing.
"ROTFL! That face!"
SMH: Shaking my head.
"SMH, she can't do that."
SRSLY/SRS: Seriously, serious.
"Are you SRS?"
SSDD/SSDS: Same story- different day, same story- different shit.
"You know school. SSDS."
SH: Self harm.
Please call a helpline number x
STFU: Shut the fuck up.
"STFU, no one likes that."
SYS/SYT: See you soon, see you shortly, see you tomorrow.
"Okay! SYS!"
TBC/TBH: To be clear, to be honest.
"TBH, she sucks."
THX: Thanks.
"THX for today!"
TMI: Too much information.
"Woah, TMI."
TN: Tonight.
"What you doing TN?"
TFW/MFW: That face when, that feeling when, my face when, my feeling when.
"MFW he wears sweatpants."
TTYL: Talk to you layer.
"I have to go to sleep, TTYL!"
U: You.
"U can't be serious."
UR: You're, your.
"You left UR sweater here."
WB: Welcome back.
"WB! How was dinner?"
WBY/WBU: What about you.
"WBU? I like red."
WTF/WTH: What the fuck, what the hell.
"WTF was that about?"
YOLO: You only live once.
"I'm going out, YOLO!"
YW: You're welcome.
"YW for the advice!"
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