I’ve seen many of these, but I haven’t kept any sort of record so I don’t have many examples. Just a few…
FWIW = for what it’s worth
the ever popular LOL (which I hate) = laughing out loud
oh come on, are you REALLY laughing out loud?
Lets get a good collection of these abbreviations going here. A helpful resource for those of us who aren’t on top of things!
rofl
dftt
wtf
omg
lmao
asl???
I feel dirty.
Thanks, but how about including what the abbreviations stand for??
I know all of those except for DFTT.
ASL = age/sex/location - a shorthand way learn about a stranger in a chat room
DFTT is don’t feed the trolls.
rlol
Actually, it’s DNFTT, but the idea is the same.
One that’s used a lot on the SDMB is IANAL - I am not a lawyer (but…).
RLOL?
A couple big ones used on the boards:
AFAIK
IIRC
And then there’s,
TTYL (which I hate more than any other)
BTW
All these contributions won’t help if the words they stand for are not revealed!
Damn, I am way behind the times.
AFAIK??
IIRC??
BBIAB: Be Back in a Bit
BRB: Be Right Back
BBS: Be Back Soon (or Bulletin Board Systen)
BBL: Be Back Later
FTR: For The Fecord
YMMV: Your Mileage May Varry
IANAX: I Am Not An
IDGARA: I Don’t Give A Rat’s Ass
DIIK: Damned If I Know
(J)SYK: (Just) So You Know
OTOH?
WTF (what the fuck) does AFAIK and IIRC mean???
As Far As I Know, If I Recall Correctly.
On The Other Hand, . . .
AAAKKK!!! This thread is like sticking searing hot pokers into my eyeballs!!! I generally only use these lazy-man’s acronyms if I’m in a rush. LOL only so often. I’ve seen my friends type it to someone on instant messenger while keeping a completely streight face, so it makes me uncomfortable. I hate how people become so detached to emotion when dealing with computers. Except for me … usually I’m screaming and cursing and being held down by my wife so I don’t throw the damn thing out the window.
ohh! i use this stuff all the time 
2U2 - To You, Too
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By the way
C4N - Ciao For Now
CU - See You
CUL(8R) - See You Later
CYA - See Ya
EOD - End Of Discussion
EZ - Easy
F2F - Face To Face
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
GAL - Get A Life
GTG (or G2G)- Got To Go
HAND - Have A Nice Day
IC - I See
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
JIC - Just In Case
J/K - Just kidding
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
L8R - Later
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
OIC - Oh I See
PLS (or PLZ) - Please
RE: HI - Hello Again (re-Hi!)
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
THX - Thanks
TLK 2 UL8R - Talk to you later
TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL(8R) - Talk To You Later
w/b - Welcome Back
w/o - Without
WTG - Way To Go
WU? - What’s Up?
yeah, and she uses 'em all in the same AIM message, too…
YOWP! JUST KIDDING!!!
dodges
this is a helpful place to go…