Lingo Parents Should Know

Here is a list of the most common acronyms. To see a complete list, or search for a specific acronym, click here.

121: one to one

ADN: any day now

AFAIK: as far as I know

AFK: away from keyboard

A/S/L: age, sex, location

B4: before

B4N: bye for now

BAK: Back at the keyboard

BBIAB: be back in a bit

BBL: be back later

BBN: bye bye now

BBS: Be Back Soon

BEG: Big Evil Grin

BF: boyfriend

BFN: bye for now

BG: big grin

BTA: but then again

BTW: by the way

BL: Belly laugh

CID: crying in disgrace

CNP: continued (in my) next post

CP: chat post

CU: see you

CUL: see you later

CYO: see you online

DBAU: doing business as usual

FUD: fear, uncertainty, and doubt

FWIW: for what it's worth

G2G: got to go

G: grin

GA: go ahead

GAL: get a life

GF: girlfriend

GFN: gone for now that

GMBO: giggling my butt off

GMTA: great minds think alike

HAGN: have a good night

HHIS: hanging head in shame

IAC: in any case

IANAL: I am not a lawyer (but)

IC: I see

IDK: I don't know

IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion

IMO: in my opinion

IOW: in other words

IPN: I'm posting naked

IRL: in real life

L8R: later

LD: later, dude

LDR: long distance relationship

LLTA: lots and lots of thunderous applause

LMIRL: let's meet in real life

LTR: longterm relationship

LULAB: love you like a brother

LULAS: love you like a sister

M/F: male or female

OLL: online love

OTOH: on the other hand

RPG: role playing games

SHID: slaps head in disgust

SO: significant other

SOMY: sick of me yet?

SOT: short of time

TTYL: talk to you later

UW: you're welcome

WB: welcome back

WFM: works for me

WIBNI: wouldn't it be nice if

WTGP: want to go private?

WTG: way to go

YM: young man

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