Chi va di fretta spesso ha bisogno di alcune abbreviazioni per… andare ancora più di fretta. Così alcune chat, alcuni messaggi su Whatsapp, alcuni contenuti in generale, si riempiono di sigle che, per alcuni, rimangono davvero misteriose.
Alcuni contesti come Twitter (oggi X), dove inizialmente c’era un limite di 140 caratteri (oggi 280) ne hanno fatto da rampa di lancio permettendono un loro abuso e una loro diffusione.
Di seguito un elenco. Che è tutto in inglese perchè è così che vengono utilizzate. Vuoi anche la traduzione in italiano? No, è giusto internazionalizzarsi! 🙂
| Abbreviazione | Significato | |
| <3 | heart | |
| A3 | Anyplace, anywhere, anytime | |
| ADN | Any day now | |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | |
| A/S/L? | Age/sex/location? | |
| B4N | Bye for now | |
| BAK | Back at the keyboard | |
| BAS | Big a** smile | |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | |
| BBL | Be back later | |
| BBN | Bye bye now | |
| BBS | Be back soon | |
| BF | Boy friend | |
| BFD | Big f***ing deal | |
| BFN | Bye for now | |
| BIBO | Beer in, beer out | |
| BL | Belly laughing | |
| BRB | Be right back | |
| BTA | But then again… | |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | |
| BTW | By the way | |
| BWL | Bursting with laughter | |
| CICO | Coffee in, coffee out | |
| C&G | Chuckle and grin | |
| CNP | Continued in next post | |
| CRB | Come right back | |
| CRBT | Crying real big tears | |
| CU | See you | |
| CUL | See you later | |
| CUL8ER | See you later | |
| CYA | See ya | |
| CYA | Cover your ass | |
| CYO | See you online | |
| DBA | Doing business as | |
| DL | Dead link | |
| DIKU | Do I know you? | |
| DOM | Dirty old man | |
| DOS | Dozing off soon | |
| DQMOT | Don’t quote me on this | |
| DTRT | Do the right thing | |
| DWB | Don’t write back | |
| E2E | exchange to exchange | |
| E2E | e-business to e-business | |
| E2E | employee to employee | |
| E2E | end to end | |
| EMSG | E-mail message | |
| EOM | End of message | |
| EOT | End of thread (meaning: end of discussion) | |
| F2F | Face to face | |
| FAQ | Frequently-ask question(s) | |
| FC | Fingers crossed | |
| FISH | First in, still here | |
| FUD | Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt | |
| FWIW | For what it’s worth | |
| FYI | For your information | |
| G | Grin | |
| GA | Go ahead | |
| GAL | Get a life | |
| GIGO | Garbage in, garbage out | |
| GD&R | Grinning, ducking, and running | |
| GF | Girlfriend | |
| GFN | Gone for now | |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | |
| GL | Good luck | |
| GMAB | Give me a break | |
| GMTA | Great minds think alike | |
| GTRM | Going to read mail | |
| GTSY | Glad to see you | |
| H&K | Hug and kiss | |
| HAGN | Have a good night | |
| HAND | Have a nice day | |
| HHIS | Hanging head in shame | |
| HIG | How’s it going | |
| HT | Hi there | |
| HTH | Hope this helps | |
| HUB | Head up butt | |
| IAC | In any case | |
| IAE | In any event | |
| IC | I see | |
| IGP | I gotta pee | |
| IHA | I hate acronyms | |
| IHU | I hear you | |
| ILU or ILY | I love you | |
| IM | Immediate message | |
| IMCO | In my considered opinion | |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | |
| IMing | Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game | |
| IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion | |
| IMO | In my opinion | |
| IMS | I am sorry | |
| IOW | In other words | |
| IPN | I’m posting naked | |
| IRL | In real life (that is, when not chatting) | |
| ITA | I totally agree | |
| ITIGBS | I think I’m going to be sick | |
| IWALU | I will always love you | |
| IYSWIM | If you see what I mean | |
| J4G | Just for grins | |
| JIC | Just in case | |
| JK or j/k | Just kidding | |
| JMO | Just my opinion | |
| JTLYK | Just to let you know | |
| k | ok | |
| KISS | Keep it simple stupid | |
| KIT | Keep in touch | |
| KOTC | Kiss on the cheek | |
| KOTL | Kiss on the lips | |
| KWIM? | Know what I mean? | |
| L8R | Later | |
| L8R G8R | Later gator | |
| LD | Later, dude | |
| LDR | Long-distance relationship | |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | |
| LRF | Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment) | |
| LSHMBH | Laughing so hard my belly hurts | |
| LTM | Laugh to myself | |
| LTNS | Long time no see | |
| LTR | Long-term relationship | |
| LULAB | Love you like a brother | |
| LULAS | Love you like a sister | |
| LUWAMH | Love you with all my heart | |
| LY | Love ya | |
| LY4E | Love ya forever | |
| MorF | Male or female | |
| MOSS | Member of the same sex | |
| MOTOS | Member of the opposite sex | |
| MTF | More to follow | |
| MUSM | Miss you so much | |
| NADT | Not a darn thing | |
| NFG | No f*****g good | |
| NIFOC | Naked in front of computer | |
| NP or N/P | No problem | |
| NRN | No response necessary | |
| OIC | Oh, I see | |
| OLL | Online love | |
| OMG | Oh my God | |
| OTF | Off the floor | |
| OTOH | On the other hand | |
| OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | |
| PANS | Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to “POTS”) | |
| PAW | Parents are watching | |
| PCMCIA | People can’t master computer industry acronyms | |
| PDA | Public display of affection | |
| PEBCAK | Problem exists between chair and keyboard | |
| PIBKAC | Problem is between keyboard and chair | |
| PITA | Pain in the ass | |
| PM | Private message | |
| ::POOF:: | Goodbye (leaving the room) | |
| POTS | Plain old telephone service | |
| PU | That stinks! | |
| QT | Cutie | |
| RL | Real life (that is, when not chatting) | |
| ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off | |
| ROTFLMAOWPIMP | Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants | |
| ROTFLMBO | Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off | |
| RPG | Role-playing games | |
| RSN | Real soon now | |
| RT | Real time | |
| RTFM | Read the f***ing manual | |
| RYO | Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper) | |
| S^ | S’up – what’s up | |
| S4L | Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone’s customer or client) | |
| SHCOON | Shoot hot coffee out of nose | |
| SEG | S***-eating grin | |
| SETE | Smiling ear to ear | |
| SF | Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site) | |
| SHID | Slaps head in disgust | |
| SNAFU | Situation normal, all f***ed up | |
| SO | Significant other | |
| SOL | Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck | |
| SOMY | Sick of me yet? | |
| SOT | Short on time | |
| SOTMG | Short on time must go | |
| STFU | Shut the f**k up | |
| STFW | Search the f*****g Web | |
| STW | Search the Web | |
| SU | Shut up | |
| SUAKM | Shut up and kiss me | |
| SUP | What’s up | |
| SWAG | Stupid wild-a** guess | |
| SWAK | Sealed with a kiss | |
| SWL | Screaming with laughter | |
| SYS | See you soon | |
| TA | Thanks again | |
| TAFN | That’s all for now | |
| TCOY | Take care of yourself | |
| TFH | Thread from hell (a discussion that just won’t die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group) | |
| TGIF | Thank God it’s Friday | |
| THX | Thanks | |
| TIA | Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply) | |
| TILII | Tell it like it is | |
| TLA | Three-letter acronym | |
| TLK2UL8R | Talk to you later | |
| TB4U | Too bad for you | |
| TMI | Too much information | |
| TNT | Till next time | |
| TOPCA | Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term) | |
| TOY | Thinking of you | |
| TPTB | The powers that be | |
| TTFN | Ta-Ta for now | |
| TTT | Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type) | |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | |
| TU | Thank you | |
| TY | Thank you | |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | |
| UAPITA | You’re a pain in the ass | |
| UAF | Until further notice | |
| UW | You’re welcome | |
| WAG | Wild a** guess | |
| WAYD | What are you doing | |
| WB | Welcome back | |
| WBS | Write back soon | |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | |
| WFM | Works for me | |
| WIBNI | Wouldn’t it be nice if | |
| WT? | What/who the ? | |
| WTF | What the F***! | |
| WTFO | What the F***! Over! | |
| WTG | Way to go! | |
| WTGP? | Want to go private? | |
| WU? | What’s up? | |
| WUF? | Where are you from? | |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get | |
| YBS | You’ll be sorry | |
| YW | You’re welcome | |