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Most Common Texting Abbreviations
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GM – good morning
GN – good night
LOL – laughing out loud, laugh out loud
OMG – oh my god (or oh my gosh)
OMH – oh my heart (or oh my heavens)
OM – oh my!
OML – oh my lord
PTL – praise the lord
LYS – love yourself
YK – you know
AYT – are you there (or alright)
WB – welcome back
DNC – do not care
SMT – sucking my teeth
WBK – we been knew
IMK – in my knowledge
W/O – without
FWB – friends with benefits
PO – peace out
ACC – account
W/E – whatever
NGL – not going to lie
BRT – be right there
DTM – dead to me (or doing too much)
MBN – must be nice
IYKYK – if you know, you know
MFW – my face when
TFW – that feel when
IMO – in my opinion
IMHO – in my humble opinion (or in my honest opinion)
BTW – by the way
DW – don't worry
IK – I know
IC – I see
IDK – I don't know
LMK – let me know
MN – me neither
IKR – I know, right
TBH – to be honest
TBVH – to be very honest
TGIF – thank god it's Friday
TBT – throwback Thursday
ROFL – rolling on the floor laughing
LMAO – laughing my a** off
LMFAO – laughing my f****** a** off
ROFLMAO – rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
AH – ar*ehole (or, less commonly, at home)
BRB – be right back
BBL – be back later
TTYL – talk to you later
THX – thanks
TY – thank you
TYSM – thank you so much
TFTI – thanks for the invite
YW – you're welcome
ASAP – as soon as possible
POV – point of view
BD – big deal
NBD – no big deal
OMW – on my way
OTW – on the way
DIY – do it yourself
AKA – also known as
SMS – short message service
MMS – multimedia messaging service
OATUS – on a totally unrelated subject
ICYMI – in case you missed it
STFU – shut the **** up
BF – boyfriend; best friend
GF – girlfriend
SO – significant other
BFF – best friend forever
BFFL or BF4L – best friend(s) for life
LDR – long-distance relationship
ILY – I love you
ILYSM – I love you so much
PDA – public display of affection
YOLO – you only live once
WTG – way to go!
B4 – before
IRL – in real life
ISO – in search of
TMI – too much information
TIL – today I learned
VM – voice message
ATM – at the moment
RN – right now
RFN – right ******* now!
ATP – at this point
BYOB – bring your own beer
CU – see you
Cya – see ya
HMU – hit me up
CMB – call me back
UR – you are (you're) (or your)
FYI – for your information
FOMO – fear of missing out
JOMO – joy of missing out
GR8 – great
SMH – shaking my head
SMDH – shaking my damn head
L8R – later
JMO – just my opinion
NVM – never mind
GL – good luck
GG – good game
FWIW – for what it's worth
GBU – god bless you
IMNSHO – in my not-so-humble opinion
TL;DR – too long; didn't read
QOTD – quote of the day
TBF – to be frank (or to be fair)
DKDC – don't know, don't care
IDC – I don't care
IDGAF – I don’t give a ****
IDGI – I don’t get it
CBA – can't be ar*ed
K – okay
GTG or G2G – got to go
2NITE – tonight
CWOT – complete waste of time
MU – miss you
IMU/IMY – I miss you
SSDD – same stuff, different day
XOXO – hugs and kisses
NE1 – anyone
OTT – over the top
PLZ – please
PLS – please
DM – direct message
PM – private message
UOK – you okay?
RUOK – are you okay?
MIA – missing in action
AWOL – absent without leave
AFK – away from keyboard
BAK – back at keyboard
HBD – happy birthday
SPK – speak
SRY – sorry
IMS – I am sorry
MB – my bad
SUP – what's up?
NM – not much (or nothing much)
NTM – nothing much (or not too much)
EZ – easy
TTFN – ta ta for now
TC – take care
V – very
VN – very nice (or voice note)
HF – have fun
U2 – you too
BAE – before anyone else
WTF – what the ****
WTM – what's the matter?
WYD – what you doing?
Y? – why?
JK – just kidding
BC – because
Cuz – because (or cousin)
HRU – how are you?
WYA – where you at?
WBU – what about you?
OBV – obviously
OFC – of course
RD – real deal
WTW – what’s the word?
WDYS – what do you say?
BFN / B4N  – bye for now
TMRW – tomorrow
NMU – not much, you?
GJ – good job
GTFO – get the **** out (or get the **** off)
GTFOH – get the **** outta here
IFHT – I f****** hate that
NFW – no f****** way
OIC – oh I see
TMB – text me back (or text me b**ch)
WYS – whatever you say (or what you sayin'?)
WDYT – what do you think?
WTV – whatever
FS – for sure
FR – for real
BR – be real
BFR – be for real
BFFR – be for f****** real
RLY – really
SRS – serious
SRSLY – seriously
NFS – no funny stuff (or no funny sh*t)
PPL – people
TYT – take your time
AF/ASF – as **** (e.g., the new episode is cool AF)
AS – as sh*t (e.g., the new episode is cool AS)
STG/ISTG – swear to god/I swear to god
FFS – for ****’s sake
FGS – for god’s sake
DAE – does anyone else
OOTD – outfit of the day
OOMF – one of my friends
FTW – for the win
YK – you know
YKTV – you know the vibe
M8 – mate
QT – cutie (or quote tweet)
RT – retweet
QRT – quote retweet
PQRT – private quote retweet
TWT – Twitter (or time will tell)
FB – Facebook
WA – WhatsApp
IG – Instagram (or I guess)
YT – YouTube
IYSWIM – if you see what I mean
IYKWIM – if you know what I mean
YMMV –  your mileage may vary
DAM – don’t ask me
DND – do not disturb
NOYB – none of your business
SFW – safe for work
ELI5 – explain like I’m 5
AMA – ask me anything
AFAIK – as far as I know
IIRC – if I remember correctly
IDTS – I don’t think so
JSYK – just so you know
HIFW – how I felt when
JIC – just in case
NSFL – not safe for life
Sus – suspicious
WYWH – wish you were here
YGTI – you get the idea
FTT/F2T – free to talk?
NIMBY – not in my backyard
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Abbreviations in Business Text Messages

TBC – to be confirmed
TBA – to be announced
TBD – to be determined
POC – point of contact
VIP – very important person
FAQ – frequently asked question(s)
N/A – not applicable (or not available)
TIA – thanks in advance
OOO – out of office
IAM – in a meeting
T&C – terms and conditions
R&D – research and development
NP – no problem
NW – no worries
EOD – end of day
EOM – end of message
COB – close of business
OTJ – on-the-job
ETA – estimated time of arrival
EMBM – early morning business meeting
AGM – annual general meeting
AOB – any other business
RFP – request for proposal
RFQ – request for quotation
RFI – request for information
PFA – please find attached
FYA – for your action
FYR – for your reference
PS – post scriptum
AR – action required
PRB – please reply by
NRN – no reply necessary or no reply needed
Y/N – yes or no
NDA – non-disclosure agreement
LOI – letter of intent
MOU – memorandum of understanding
CTA – call to action
SOP – standard operating procedure
ROI – return on investment
VFM – value for money
CTR – click-through rate
KPI – key performance indicator
PMO – project management office
SME – subject matter expert
B2B – business-to-business
B2C – business-to-consumer
BOGOF – buy one get one free
FF – follow Friday
OTP – one-time password
HTH – hope this helps
WFH – work from home
F2F – face to face
BYOD – bring your own device
PTO – paid time off
NWR – not work-related
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