Text Messaging Lingo

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The popularity of text messaging has skyrocketed. I recently heard that text messaging is more popular than cell phone conversations amongst teens. That’s incredible. But if you have ever instant messaged or text messaged someone, you may have gotten confused. That’s because text message lingo abounds. If you’re the type of person who likes to be “in the know” or you’re just a curious parent of a teen, this list will help you out. It’s a list of the most common text message shorthand.

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afaik - as far as I know
asap - as soon as possible
atb - all the best
b4 - before
bbfn - bye bye for now
bbl - be back later
bcnu - be seein’ you
bf - boyfriend
bg - big grin
bc - because
brb - be right back
bs - I don’t believe you
btw - by the way
cb - ciao baby
cm - call me
cu - see you
cul8r - see you later
dk - don’t know
eod - end of discussion
f2f - face to face
f2t - free to talk
fbi - I’ll look into it
fya - for your amusement
fyi - for your information
gf - girlfriend
gr8 - great
h2cus - hope to see you soon
hak - hugs and kisses
idk - I don’t know
imho - in my humble opinion
iow - In other words
iou - I owe you
itys - I think you stink
j4f - just for fun
kc - keep cool
khuf - know how you feel
l8 - late
l8r - later
lol - laughing out loud
luv - Love
m8 - mate
nc - no comment
nething 2+? - anything to add?
Njoy - enjoy
pcm - please call me
pls - please
ruok - are you ok?
Sol - sooner or later
spk - speak
t+ - think positive
t2ul - talk to you later
ttyl - talk to you later
2dA - today
2moro - tomorrow
wan2 - want to
wot - what

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