Social media acronyms and abbreviations were researched and gathered into this “PG-13” list by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.  Learn some of the most common social media acronyms and abbreviations used in the computer culture.

Warning: There is some mild profanity, sexual content, and crudeness.

Symbols and Numbers

• !–I have a question
• (U)–Arms around you, hug for you
• *$–Starbucks
• ,!!!–Talk to the hand
• /R/–Requesting
• 02–My two cents or your two cents
• 10Q–Thank you
• 121–One to one
• 123–I agree
• 1337–Elite
• 142n8ly–Unfortunately
• 143–I love you
• 1432–I love you too
• 14AA41–One for all, all for one
• 182–I hate you
• 187–Murder/homicide
• 1daful–wonderful
• 2–to, too, two
• 20–location
• 24/7–Twenty-four seven/ all of the time
• 2b–To be
• 2B or not 2B–To be or not to be
• 2b2–To be at
• 2BZ4UQT–Too busy for you, Cutey
• 2d4–To die for
• 2day–Today
• 2GTB4G–Too good to be forgotten
• 2G2BT–Too good to be true
• 2more–Tomorrow
• 2QT–Too cute
• 2U2–To you too
• 303–Mom
• 4–For, four
• 403–Deny access to
• 404–I haven’t a clue
• 411–Information
• 420–Marijuana
• 459–I love you
• 4AO–For adults only
• 4COL–For crying out loud
• 4e–Forever
• 4EAE–Forever and ever
• 4eva–Forever
• 4ever–Forever
• 4FS–For F— sake
• 4NR–Foreigner
• 4Q–F— You
• 511–Too much information
• 5FS–Five Finger salute
• 747–Let’s fly
• 775–Kiss me
• 831–I love you
• 86–Get rid of
• 88–Hugs and kisses
• 8t–It
• 9–Parent is watching
• 99–Parent is no longer watching
• 996–Work 9 am-9pm, 6 days a week
• ::poof::–I’m gone
• <3–heart
• =–Reply
• ?–I have a question
• @–At
• @TEOTD–At the end of the day

A

• A/N–Author’s note
• A2D–Agree to disagree
• A3–Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
• AAAAA–American Association Against Acronym Abuse
• AAF–As a friend or always and forever
• AAK–Asleep at keyboard
• AAMOF–As a matter of fact
• AAMOI–As a matter of interest
• AAP–Always a pleasure(as in you’re welcome)
• AAR–At any rate
• AAR8–At any rate
• AAS–Alive and smiling
• AATK–Always at the keyboard
• AAYF–As always, your friend
• AB–A** Backwards
• ab/abt–About
• ABH–Anywhere but here
• ABITHAD–Another blithering idiot thinks he’s a doctor
• ABT2–About to
• ACC–Actually
• ACD–Alt Control Delete
• ACK–Acknowledgement
• ACORN–A completely obsessive really nutty person
• ADAD–Another day; another dollar
• ADBB–All done bye bye
• ADIH–Another day in h—
• ADIP–Another day in paradise
• AEAP–As early as possible
• AF–As f*ck
• AFAGAY–A friend as good as you
• AFAIC–As far as I’m concerned
• AFAICT–As far as I can tell
• AFAIK – As far as I know
• AFAIR–As far as I remember
• AFC–Away from computer
• AFK–Away from keyboard
• AFPOE–A fresh pair of eyes
• AIMB–As I mentioned before
• AIMP–Always in my prayers
• AISI–As I see it
• AITR–Adult in the room
• AKA–Also known as
• ALAP–As late as possible
• ALCON–all concerned
• ALOL–Actually laughing out loud
• ALOTBSOL–Always look on the bright side of life
• ALW–Ain’t life wonderful
• AMA – Ask me anything
• AMAP–As many(or much) as possible
• AMBW–All my best wishes
• AML–All my love
• API – Application programming interface.
• ASAP–As soon as possible
• AWC–After while, crocodile
• AWHFY–Are we having fun yet?
• AWOL–Absent without leave
• ax–Across
• AYMM–Are you my mother? (sarcastically)
• AYOR–At your own risk
• AYSOS–Are you stupid or something?
• AYTMTB–And you’re telling me this because

B

• b/c, bc–Because
• B@U–Back at you
• B2B–Business-to-business
• B2C–Business-to-consumer
• B4–Before
• B4N–Bye for now
• BAE–Before anyone else
• BAK–Back at keyboard
• BAU–Business as usual
• BBBG–Bye bye be good
• BBIAS–Be back in a sec
• BFF–Best Friends Forever
• BG–Be good
• BGBC–Be glad be cheerful
• BGF–Best girlfriend
• BI5–Back in five
• BIBI–Bye bye
• BIO–Bring it on
• BION–Believe it or not
• BIZ–Business
• BKA–Better known as
• BL–Belly laughing
• BON–Believe it or not
• BR–Bathroom
• BRB – Be right back
• BRO–Be right over
• BSOD–Blue screen of death
• BTAIM— Be that as it may
• BTD–Bored to death
• BTDT–Been there done that
• BTFLDY–Beautiful day
• BTN–Better than nothing
• BTS–Behind the scenes
• BTTE–Brothers to the end
• BTW— By the way
• BUMP–Bring up my post
• BW–Best wishes
• BWL–Bursting with Laughter
• BWTM–But wait, there’s more
• BYAM–Between you and me
• BYOB–Bring your own bottle(or beer)
• BYOD–Bring your own device
• BYTME–Better you than me
• BZ–busy

C

• CAAC–Cool as a cucumber
• CAS–Crack a smile
• CBB–Can’t be bothered
• CBM–Covered by Medicare
• CBT–Computer based training or cognitive behavioral therapy
• CC–Carbon Copy
• CD–Compact disc
• CM–Call me
• CMB–Call me back
• CMIW–Correct me if I’m wrong
• CS–Career suicide
• CSL–Can’t Stop Laughing
• CMGR–Community Manager
• CMS–Content Management System
• CMV–Change My View
• CPC–Cost Per Click
• CSL–Can’t stop laughing
• CT–Can’t talk or text
• CTA–Call-To-Action
• CTO–Check this out
• CU–See you
• CUL–See you later
• CUZ–Because
• CWOT–Complete waste of time
• CX – Customer experience
• CY–Calm yourself
• CYE–Check your email
• CYT–See you tomorrow

D

• D8–Date
• DAE–Does anyone else…?
• DBMIB–Don’t bother me; I’m busy
• DDAS–Don’t do anything stupid
• DDG–Drop dead gorgeous
• def–Definitely
• dem–Them
• DFTBA–Don’t forget to be awesome
• DHYB–Don’t hold your breath
• DIET–Do I eat today
• DIKU–Do I know you?
• ditto–Same here
• DIY–Do it yourself
• DJM–Don’t judge me
• DK–Don’t know
• DKDC–Don’t know don’t care
• DLTM–Don’t lie to me
• DM–Direct message
• DNBL8–Do not be late
• DNF–Did not find
• DOS–Dad over shoulder
• DP–Domestic partner
• DPUP–Don’t poop your pants
• DQMOT–Don’t quote me on this
• DTRT–Do the right thing
• dunno–I don’t know
• DUR–Do you remember
• DWH–During work hours
• DYHAB–Do you have a boyfriend?
• DYHAG–Do you have a girlfriend?
• DYK – Did you know…?

E

• E123–Easy as one, two, three
• EE–Employee
• ELI5 – Explain like I’m five
• EM–Excuse me
• EMA–Email address
• EMBM–Early morning business meeting
• EMI–Excuse my ignorance
• EML–Email me later
• ESP-– Email service provider
• EVRE1–Every one
• EYD–Enjoy your day
• EZ–Easy

F

• F–Friend
• F/U–Follow up
• F2F–Face to Face
• FAQ–Frequently asked questions
• FAV–Favorite
• FAWC–For anyone who cares
• FB –- Facebook
• FBF — Flashback Friday
• FBO –Facebook official
• FCOL–For crying out loud
• FF –Follow Friday; also frequent flyer
• FFA–Free for all
• FIL–Father-in-law
• FIMH–Forever in My Heart
• Fit–outfit
• FITYMI–Fake it til you make it
• FLOTUS–First Lady of the United States
• FMOT–Follow me on Twitter
• FOMO –Fear of missing out
• FR–For real
• FS–For sale
• FSBO–for sale by owner
• FTBL–Football
• FTBOMH–From the bottom of my heart
• FTE–Full time employee
• FTFY –-Fixed that for you
• FTTB–For the time being
• FUTAB–Feet up, take a break
• FTL–for the loss
• FTW –-For the win
• FWD–Forward
• FWIW–For what it’s worth
• FYC–For your consideration
• FYEO–For your eyes only
• FYI –- For your information

G

• G2G or GTG –-Got to go
• G4I–Go for it
• G8–Great
• G9–Genius
• GA –-Google Analytics
• GAHOY–Get a hold of yourself
• GF–Girlfriend
• GFN–Gone for now
• GG –-Good game
• GJ–Good job
• GL–Good luck
• GMTA–Great minds think alike
• GN–Good night
• GOAT–Greatest of all time
• GOI–Get over it
• GRAS–Generally recognized as safe
• GRATZ–Congratulations
• GRWM–Get ready with me
• GTG–Got to go
• GTR –Got to run

H

• H&K–Hugs and kisses
• hahaha–Laughing
• HAND–Have a nice day
• HBD – Happy birthday
• Hi 5–High five
• HIFW – How I feel when…
• HMB – Hit me back
• HMU – Hit me up
• Howru–How are you?
• HR–Human resources
• HT or H/T –-Hat tip. Used for acknowledging, appreciating or thanking other users.
• HTH — Here to help or happy to help
• HTML–Hyper text markup language

I

• i h8 it-I hate it
• IAM–In a meeting
• IANAD–I am not a doctor
• IANAL–I am not a lawyer
• IBTD–I beg to differ
• ICBW–I could be wrong
• ICO-911–In case of emergency
• ICW–I can’t wait
• ICWUM–I see what you mean
• ICYMI — In case you missed it
• IDC — I don’t care
• IDGI–I don’t get it
• IDK– I don’t know
• IDST–I didn’t say that
• IDTS–I don’t think so
• IFYP–I feel your pain
• IG –Instagram
• IFYP–I feel your pain
• IHNC–I have no clue
• IHU–I hear you
• IIRC–If I remember correctly
• IJ–Inside joke
• IKR — I know, right?
• ILU–I love you
• ILY –- I love you
• IM–Instant message
• IMHO — In my humble opinion
• IMI–I mean it
• IMO — In my opinion
• IMS–I am sorry
• IMU–I miss you
• IRL — In real life
• ISO–In search of
• ISP–Internet service provider
• IT–Information technology
• IYKWIM–If you know what I mean
• IYKYK–If you know, you know

J

• J4F–Just for fun
• JIC–Just in case
• JK — Just kidding
• JOMO–Joy of missing out
• JS–Just saying
• JTM– Just the messenger
• JSYK–Just so you know

K

• KBD–Keyboard
• KCCO–Keep calm & carry on
• kewl–cool
• KIA–Killed in action
• KISS–Keep it simple, stupid
• KIT–Keep in touch
• KITY–Keep it to yourself
• KK–Okay or kiss kiss
• KPC–Keeping parents clueless

L

• L8–Late
• L@U–Laughing at you
• LG–Life’s good
• LGBTQ–Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+
• LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP–Lesbian, gay, genderqueer, bisexual, demisexual, transgender, transsexual, twospirit, intersex, queer, questioning, asexual, allies, pansexual, polyamorous
• LHK–Love hugs kisses
• LHM–Lord have mercy
• LI–LinkedIn
• LIG–Life is good or let it go
• LMAO — Laughing my a** off
• LMK— Let me know
• LMS— Like my status
• LOK–Lots of kisses
• LOL— Laughing out loud
• LOLz–Laughing out loud sarcastically
• LOML–Love of my life
• LUMU–Love you miss you
• LYLAB–Love you like a brother
• LYLAS–Love you like a sister

M

• M02–My two cents
• meh–whatever, who cares
• MEJR–My eyes just rolled
• MFC–Meet for coffee
• MFW– My face when…
• MIA–Missing in action
• MIL–Mother-in-law
• MIRL–Meet in real life
• MOV–My own views
• MRW–My reaction when
• MSG–Message
• MT–Modified tweet
• MU–Miss you
• MTFBWY— May the Force be with you
• MYOB–Mind your own business

N

• NAGI–Not a good idea
• NATO–No action, talk only
• NAVY–Never gain volunteer yourself
• NB–Not bad
• NBD— No big deal
• ne1–Anyone
• Ne2H–Need to have
• NIMBY–Not in my back yard
• NIMJD–Not in my job description
• NM— Not much
• NME–Enemy
• NMP–Not my problem
• NMU–Not much, you?
• NMY–Nice meeting you
• NP–No problem
• NSFL–Not safe for life
• NSFW —Not safe for work
• NTH–Nice to have
• NVM— Never mind
• NW–No way
• NWR–Not work related
• NWT–New with tags
• NYT–Name your trade

O

• OAN–On another note
• OAO–Over and out
• OBO–Or best offer
• Obvs–Obviously
• OC–Original content
• OH– Overheard
• OK–Okay
• OMDB–Over my dead body
• OMG–Oh, my God!
• OMW— On my way
• ONNA–Oh no, not again
• ONUD–Oh no you didn’t
• OOAK–One of a kind
• OOO–Out of the office
• OOS–Out of stock
• OOTD— Outfit of the day
• OP– Original post
• OST–On second thought
• OTC–Over the counter
• OTL–Out to lunch
• ORLY–Oh, really?!

P

• P2P–Person to person, or peer to peer
• P911–Parent alert
• PA–Parent alert
• PAH–Parent at home
• PAW–parents are watching
• PC–Personal computer or politically correct
• PD–Public domain
• PDQ–Pretty darn quick
• PBB–Parent behind back
• PIF–Paid in full
• PIN–Pinterest
• PITR–Parent in the room
• Pls–Please
• PM–Private message
• POA–Plan of action
• POMS–Parent over my shoulder
• POTD–Photo of the day
• POV–Point of view
• POW–Prisoner of war
• PPC–Pay per click
• PPL – People
• PR–Public relations or PageRank
• PRT–Please retweet
• PS–Post script
• PSA–Public service announcement
• PTB–Please text back
• PU–That stinks
• PV— Page views

Q

• Q&A–Question and answer
• Q4u–Question for you
• QOTD–Quote of the day
• QQ–Crying or quick question
• QYB–Quit your bitching

R

• R&R–Rest and relaxation
• RBTL–Read between the lines
• RC–Remote control
• RDV–Reader’s Digest version
• RIP–Rest in peace
• RL–Real life
• RLRT–Real life retweet
• RN–Right now
• RNN–Reply not necessary
• ROFL— Rolling on the floor laughing
• ROFLMAO— Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
• ROI–Return on investment
• RSS–Really simple syndication or rich site summary
• RSVP–Respondez S’il Vous Plait
• RT–Retweet or real time
• RTD–Real-time data
• RUOK–Are you OK?
• RUS–Are you serious?

S

• S/N–Serial number
• S2U–Same to you
• SaaS–software as a service
• SALT–Same as last time
• SANM–Starting a new message
• SB–Stand by
• SC–Snapchat or stay cool
• SCOTUS–Supreme court of the United States
• sec–Wait a second
• SEM–Search engine marketing
• SEO–search engine optimization
• SERP–search engine results page
• SETE–Smiling ear to ear
• SFW— Safe for work
• SGTM–Sounds good to me
• SH–Sh** happens
• shhh-Quiet
• SHID–Slap head in disgust
• SIL–Sister-in-law
• SIN–Stop it now
• SIT–Stay in touch
• SM–Social media
• SMART–specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, timely
• SMB–Small and medium-sized business
• SMH— Shaking my head
• SMM–Social media marketing
• SMO–Social media optimization
• SMP–Social media platform
• SO–Significant other
• SOB–Son of a b*tch
• SOH–Sense of humor
• SOHO–Small office home office
• SoLoMo–Social, Local, Mobile
• SOML–Story of my life
• SOV–Share of voice
• Squad–group of friends
• SRSLY–Seriously
• SSDD–Same stuff, different day
• SU–Shut up
• sub–What’s up
• Sus–Suspicious or sketchy
• SWAK–Sealed with a kiss

T

• T&C–Terms and conditions
• t+–Think positive
• t2go–Time to go
• T2UL–Talk to you later
• T4P–Thanks for posting
• TA–Thanks again
• TAM–Thanks a million
• TBA–To be announced
• TBC–To be continued
• TBD–To be decided or determined
• TBH– To be honest
• TBBH— To be brutally honest
• TBT— Throwback Thursday
• TBYB–Try before you buy
• TC–Take care
• TCOB–Taking care of business
• TCOY–Take care of yourself
• TEAM–Together everyone achieves more
• TFTF–Thanks for the follow
• TFW– That feeling when…
• TGIF— Thank God it’s Friday
• Thx–Thanks
• TIA–Thanks in advance
• TIL— Today I learned…
• TIME–Tears in my eyes
• TL;DR– Too long; didn’t read
• TMB–Tweet me back
• TMI— Too much information
• TNO–Tell no one
• TOM–Tomorrow
• TNTL–Trying not to laugh
• TOON–Cartoon
• TOY–Thinking of you
• TOS–Terms of service
• TT–TikTok
• TTKU–Try to keep up
• TTTT–To tell the truth
• TTUL–Talk to you later
• TTYL–Talk to you later
• TTYN–Talk to you never
• TTYS–Talk to you soon
• TW–Twitter
• Txt–Text
• TY–Thank you
• TYVM–Thank you very much

U

• UFN–Until further notice
• UGC–User generated content
• UI–user interface
• UR2K–You are too kind
• URL–Uniform resource locator
• UV–Unique visitor
• UX–User experience

V

• VBD–Very big deal
• VFM–Value for money
• VGN–Vegan or vegetarian
• VIM–Very important member
• VIP–Very important person
• VM–Voice mail
• VOD–Video on demand
• VWD–Very well done

W

• w/–With
• WAD–Without a doubt
• WADR–With all due respect
• WAI–What an idiot
• WAY–Where are you?
• WAYD–What are you doing?
• WBU– What about you?
• WDYM–What do you mean?
• WE–Whatever
• WFH— Working from home
• WIP–Work in progress
• WKYP–Will keep you posted
• WOM–Word of mouth
• WOTD–Word of the day
• WTF–What the f—?
• WTH–What the hay?, What the heck?, or What the h*ll?
• WTPA–Where’s the party at?
• WUWH–Wish you were here
• WUZUP–What’s up?
• WYA–Where you at?
• WYP–What’s your problem?
• WYRN–What your real name?
• WYWH–Wish you were here

X

• X–Times
• X-I-10–Exciting
• XAXA–Ha Ha
• XOXO–Hugs and kisses
• XX–Kiss kiss

Y

• Y–Why? or yes
• YA–Yet another
• Yas or Yaaas–yes; overly excited
• YATI–You’re a total idiot
• YB–You b*itch
• YDKM–You don’t know me
• YGBK–You gotta be kidding
• YGM–You got ma
• YGTBK–You’ve got to be kidding
• YGTR–You got that right
• YIU–Yes, I understand
• YNK–You never know
• YKWIM–You know what I mean
• YOLO— You only live once
• YOYO–You’re on your own
• YSK–You should know
• YT–YouTube
• YW–You’re welcome

Z

• Z–Said
• zerg–To gang up on someone
• ZZZ–sleeping, tired, bored