
Chatcodes
Dictionary of the codes, abbreviations and acronyms used by chat rooms and in email.
| 'Code' used | Meaning | 'Code' used | Meaning |
| *poof* | has left the chat | 20 | Location |
| 73 | Best Regards | 88 | Love and Kisses |
| 100 | Nature Calls/Pit Stop | ||
| 404 | I have no clue (what you get when you enter a non-existent URL) | A/S/L? | Age/Sex/Location? |
| ADN | Any Day Now | AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard | ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| B4N | Bye For Now | BAS | Big A** Smile |
| BBL | Be Back Later | BBN | Bye Bye Now |
| BBS | Be Back Soon | BEG | Big Evil Grin |
| BF | Boyfriend | BIBO | Beer In, Beer Out |
| BL | Belly Laugh | BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTW | By The Way | BWL | Bursting With Laughter |
| C&G | Chuckle and Grin | CICO | Coffee In, Coffee Out |
| CID | Crying In Disgrace | CNP... | Continued (in my) Next Post |
| CP | Chat Post(a chat message) | CRBT | Crying Real Big Tears |
| CSG | Chuckle Snicker Grin | CU | See You |
| CYA | See You (Seeya) | CYAL8R | See You Later (Seeyalata) |
| DLTBBB | Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite | DOM | Dirty Old Man |
| DOS | Dozing Off Soon | DTRT | Do The Right Thing |
| EG | Evil Grin | EMSG | Email Message |
| F2F | Face To Face | FC | Fingers Crossed |
| FTBOMH | From The Bottom Of My Heart | FYI | For Your Information |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth | GAL | Get A Life |
| GF | Girlfriend | GFN | Gone For Now |
| GGP | Gotta Go Pee | GL | Good Luck |
| GMBO | Giggling My Butt Off | GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GTSY | Glad To See You | H&K | Hug and Kiss |
| HABU | Have A Better 'Un | HAGN | Have A Good Night |
| HAGU | Have A Good 'Un | HHIS | Hanging Head in Shame |
| HIG | How's It Going | HUB | Head Up Butt |
| IAE | In Any Event | IC | I See |
| IGP | I Gotta Pee | IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion | IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMCO | In My Considered Opinion | IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMS | I'm Sorry | IOW | In Other Words |
| IRL | In Real Life | IWALU | I Will Always Love You |
| J4G | Just For Grins | JK | Just Kidding |
| JMO | Just My Opinion | JTLYK | Just To Let You Know |
| KIT | Keep In Touch | KOC | Kiss On Cheek |
| KOL | Kiss On Lips | KWIM | Know What I Mean |
| L8R | Later | L8R G8R | Later 'Gater |
| LHM | Lord Help Me | LHO | Laughing Head Off |
| LHU | Lord Help Us | LMAO | Laughing My A$$ Off |
| LMSO | Laughing My Socks Off | LOL | Laugh Out Loud |
| LSHMBB | Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing | LSHMBH | Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts |
| LSHTTARDML | Laughing So The Tears Are Running Down My Leg | LTNS | Long Time No See |
| LTS | Laughing To Self | LUWAMH | Love You With All My Heart |
| LY | Love Ya | LY4E | Love You Forever |
| MTF | More To Follow | NRN | No Reply Necessary |
| NADT | Not A Darn Thing | OIC | Oh, I See |
| OL | Old Lady (significant other) | OM | Old Man (significant other) |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand | OTTOMH | Off The Top of My Head |
| PAW | Parents Are Watching | PDS | Please Don't Shoot |
| PITA | Pain In The A$$ | PM | Private Message |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In | PMP | Peed My Pants |
| POAHF | Put On A Happy Face | QSL | Reply |
| QSO | Conversation | QT | Cutie |
| RL | Real Life | ROFL | Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| ROFLAPMP | ROFL And Peeing My Pants | ROFLMAO | ROFL My A** Off |
| ROFLMAOAY | ROFLMAO At You | ROFLMAOPMP | ROFLMAO Peeing My Pants |
| ROFLMAOWTIME | ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes | ROFLUTS | ROFL Unable to Speak |
| RT | Real Time | RTFM | Read The F****** Manual! |
| SETE | Smiling Ear To Ear | SHID | Slaps Head In Disgust |
| SNERT | Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager | S^ S'UP | What's Up? |
| SO | Significant Other | SOT | Short Of Time |
| SOTMG | Short Of Time Must Go | SWAK | Sealed With A Kiss |
| SWAG | Scientific Wild A** Guess | SWL | Screaming with Laughter |
| SYS | See You Soon | SYT | Sweet Young Thing |
| TA | Thanks Again | TCOY | Take Care Of Yourself |
| TILII | Tell It Like It Is | TNT | Till Next Time |
| TNX | Thanks | TOY | Thinking Of You |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now | TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| WAG | Wild A** Guess | WB | Welcome Back |
| WTG | Way To Go | WTH | What/Who The Heck (or H**, or sub an 'F' for the 'H') |
| YBS | You'll Be Sorry | YG | Young Gentleman |
| YL | Young Lady | YM | Young Man |
| YW | You're Welcome |
Emoticons: symbols which indicate emotions and other things
| Code | Meaning | Code | Meaning | Code | Meaning | Code | Meaning |
|
:-| |
Ambivalent |
o:-) |
Angelic |
>:-( |
Angry |
|-I |
Asleep |
|
(::()::) |
Bandaide |
:-{} |
Blowing a Kiss |
\-o |
Bored |
:-c |
Bummed Out |
|
|C| |
Can of Coke |
|P| |
Can of Pepsi |
:( ) |
Can't Stop Talking |
:*) |
Clowning |
|
:' |
Crying |
:'-) |
Crying with Joy |
:'-( |
Crying Sadly |
:-9 |
Delicious, Yummy |
|
:-> |
Devilish |
;-> |
Devilish Wink |
:P |
Disgusted (sticking out tongue) |
:*) |
Drunk |
|
:-6 |
Exhausted, Wiped Out |
:( |
Frown |
\~/ |
Full Glass |
\_/ |
Glass (drink) |
|
^5 |
High Five |
(((((name)))) |
Hug (cyber hug) |
(( )):** |
Hugs and Kisses |
:-I |
Indifferent |
|
:-# |
Lips are Sealed |
:~/ |
Mixed Up |
:-O |
Mouth Open (Surprised) |
(_) |
Mug (coffee, beer) |
|
@[_]~~ |
Mug of HOT Coffee or Tea |
**** |
Popcorn |
&&&& |
Pretzels |
@--)--)(-- |
Rose |
|
:-@ |
Screaming |
:O |
Shocked |
:) |
Smile |
^ |
Thumbs Up |
|
:-& |
Tongue Tied |
:-\ |
Undecided |
;) |
Wink |
|-O |
Yawning |