Are you too tired to write out long messages on SDK?? Well worry no more! Come here for the latest acronyms for chat and type less every day! (This took me a LOT of time so please enjoy and share! )

SMIA Skunkman is AWESOME!!
ADN Any day now
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AWGTHTGTTA? Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
BFN Bye For Now
BBS Bulletin Board System
BTW By The Way
CU See You
CUL See You Later
CUL8R See you later
DIIK Damned if I know
FITB Fill In The Blank....
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
GD&R Grinning, ducking & running (usually left at the end of a digging message)
GROK As in "I GROK" means thorough understanding. From R.A. Heinlin's book
GIWIST Gee I Wish I'd Said That
IC I See
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW In Other Words
JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic
L8R Later
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LTUAE Life, The Universe And Everything
OIC Oh, I see
OTOH On The Other Hand
POV Point Of View
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN Real Soon Now
RTM Read The Manual
SYSOP System Operator
TANJ There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TPTB The Powers That Be
TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTUL Talk To You Later
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get (originally from DeskTop Publishing, DTP)

Smilies

Smiling, happy face; don't take me too seriously
B-) Above, but poster (person writing) wears glasses or sunglasses
Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
Sad or angry face
Winking happy face (something said tongue-in-cheek)(my personal favourite!)
))) Either lots of grins or lots of chins!
Tongue stuck out
:-b Same as previous
Wider happy face (or mouth open too much)
( Kiss...
( Message indicating person is VERY sad...
(-_-) Secret smile
@>--->---- A rose
# done by someone with sort of matted hair
@= Flame (angry message) about nuclear war, power or weapons follows (mushroom cloud)
:-o "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o Same as previous
( Messages dealing with bicycle helmets
< Dumb questions
oo "Somebody's head-lights are on" messages
O>-<|= Messages of interest to women
|-( Late night messages
:^) Messages teasing people about their noses
:-{#} Messages teasing people about their braces
(:-# Message concerning something that shouldn't have been said...
( Message indicating person is ill...
(:-& Message indicating person is angry...
(:^( Message concerning people with broken noses
(:< Message concerning blabber mouths
=) Message about people with big teeth
& Message from a person with curly hair
@ Message from a person with wavy hair
?-( Message about people with a black eye
* Message about fuzzy things
** Message about fuzzy people with a fuzzy mustache
%-) Message about people with broken glasses
+<:-| Message from a monk/nun...
{0-) Message from cyclops...
( Message concerning another blabber mouth...
(:-|K- Formal message (love the bow tie)
B-) Message from Batman !!!
...---... S.O.S. (morse code: 3 short, 3 long, 3 short)
||*( Handshake offered
||*) Handshake accepted
<&&> Message concerning rubber chickens
>< >< Message about/to someone wearing argyle socks
2B|^2B Message about Shakespeare (programming language: | means "or" and ^ means "not"; gotta pay that one
<{} Message in a bottle...
<<<| Message from a space rocket...
(:-... Heart-breaking message...
<<<<( Message from a hat sales-man...
(O--< A fishy message...
( Message from a four-eye...
(:>-< Message from a thief: hands up!
:^{ User wears a mustache
{ User is Alfred Hitchcock
(.)(.) Ms. Dos (possibly a female mascot of the MS-DOS operating system)



and the big list
(to figure out what people are really saying to you)

CHAT ABBREVIATIONS
14AA41 one for all and all for one 1-D-R I wonder 121 one to one 143 I love you
411 information 4ever forever 86 over AAF as a friend AAK alive and kicking AAMOF as a matter of fact AAR at any rate
AAS alive and smiling AATK always at the keyboard ABT2 about to AFAIK as far as I know AFK away from keyboard AFN that’s all for now AKA also known as AISI as I see it ARE acronym-rich environment ALOL actually laughing out loud AND any day now AOTA all of the above ASAP as soon as possible A/S/L? age, sex, location A/S/L/M/H? age, sex, location, music, hobbies AYSOS are you stupid or something AYTMTB and you are telling me this because B4 before B4N bye for now BAG busting a gut BAK back at the keyboard BBBG bye bye be good BBIAB be back in a bit BBIAF be back in a few
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BBIAS be back in a sec BBL be back later BBML be back much later BBN bye bye now
BBS be back soon BBSL be back sooner or later BCNU I’ll be seeing you BD big deal BEG big evil grin BF boyfriend BFF best friends forever BFN bye for now BG big grin BIOYN blow it out your nose BKA better known as BL belly laughing BR best regards BRB be right back BRH Be Right Here BRT be right there BTA but then again BTHOOM beats the heck out of me Btw between you and me BTW by the way BWL bursting with laughter BWO black/white/other BWTHDIK but what the heck do I know BYKT but you knew that CB chat brat C&G chuckle & grin CID crying in disgrace CMF count my fingers CNP continued (in my) next post CP chat post CRBT crying real big tears CRTLA can’t remember the three letter acronym
CSG
chuckle, snicker, grin
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CSL CU CUL or CUL8ER CUNS CUOL CUZ CWYL CYA CY CYL CYO CYT DBEYR DEGT DETI DF DGA DGT DH DHYB DIKU DIY DKDC DL DLTBBB DLTM DMI DNC DQMOT DUST DYFM DYJHIW E123 EAK EG EL EM?
can’t stop laughing see you see you later see you in school see you online because
chat with you later see ya calm yourself see you later
see you online see you tomorrow don’t believe everything you read don’t even go there don’t even think about it dear friend don’t go anywhere don’t go there dear Hubby don’t Hold Your Breath do I know you? do it yourself don’t know don’t care dead link don’t let the bed bugs bite don’t lie to me don’t mention it does not compute don’t quote me on this did you see that dude you fascinate me don’t you just hate it when easy as 123 eating at Keyboard evil grin evil Laugh excuse me?
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EMA what is your E-mail address EMFBI excuse me for butting in EOM end of message EOT end of thread
EZ easy F2F face to face FAQ frequently asked question(s) FAWC for anyone who cares FC fingers crossed FISH first in, still here FITB fill in the blanks FMTYEWTK far more than you ever wanted to know FOAF friend of a friend FOCL falling off chair laughing FOFL falling on floor laughing FOMCL falling off my chair laughing FTBOMH from the bottom of my heart FUBAR fouled up beyond all repairs FUD fear, uncertainty, and doubt FWIW for what it’s worth FYI for your information GA go aheadw GAL get a life GD&R grinning, ducking, & running GF girlfriend GFN gone for now GGOH got to get out of here GIWIST gee, I wish I’d said that GL good luck GMBO giggling my butt off GMTA great minds think alike GOL giggling out loud GR&D grinning, running, and ducking GR got to run GRRRR growling GTR got to run GTRM going to read mail
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GTSY glad to see you H&K hug and kiss HA hello again HAGD have a good day HAGD have a great day HAGN have a good night HB hurry back HHIS hanging head in shame HTH hope this helps HHO1/2K ha ha only half kidding HHOK ha ha only joking HHOS ha ha only being serious IAC in any case
IAE in any event IANAC I am not a crook IANAL I am not a lawyer (but) IB I’m back IBTD I beg to differ IC I see ICBW I could be wrong ID10T idiot IDGI I don’t get it IDK I don’t know IDKY I don’t know you IDTS I don’t think so IFAB I found a bug IGTP I get the point IHA I hate acronyms IHAIM I have another instant message IHNO I have no opinion IIRC if I remember correctly IIWM if it were me ILU I love you IM instant message IMHO in my humble opinion IMing chatting with someone online IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
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IMO in my opinion IMS I am sorry INMP it’s not my problem IOH i’m outta here IOW in other words IPN I’m posting naked IRL in real life
ISS I said so IWALU I will always love you IYKWIMAITYD ifyouknowwhatImeanandIthinkyoudo IYKWIM if you know what I mean IYO in your opinion IYSS if you say so IYSWIM if you see what I mean J/C just checking JAS just a sec JBOD just a bunch of disks JIC just in case JK just kidding JM2C just my two cents JMO just my opinion JT just teasing JTLYK just to let you know JW just wondering K okay KEWL cool KFY kiss for you KIR keep it real KIT keep in touch KOC kiss on cheek KOL kiss on lips KWIM know what I mean?
L2M L8R LD LDR LHM
listening to music later later, dude long distance relationship lord help me
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LHU LLTA LMIRL LMSO LOL LSV LSHMBB LSHMBH LTM LTNS LTR
LTS LULAB LULAS LUWAMH LY
LYL M/F M8 MA MHBFY MIHAP MKOP MOOS MOSS MOTOS MSG MTF MTFBWY MUSM N1
N2M NADT NAZ NBD N-E-1 ER NE1
lord help us lots and lots of thunderous applause let’s meet in real life laughing my socks off laughing out loud language, sex, violence laughing so hard my belly is bouncing laughing so hard my belly hurts laugh to myself long time, no see long term relationship laughing to self love you like a brother love you like a sister love you with all my heart love you love you lots male or female mate or mates mature audience my heart bleeds for you may I have your attention please my kind of place member of the opposite sex member of same sex member of the opposite sex message more to follow may the force be with you miss you so much nice one not to mention not a darn thing name, address, zip no big deal anyone here? anyone
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N-E-1 anyone NG new game NIMBY not in my back yard NM never mind NOYB not of your business NP nosy parents N/P no problem NRN no reply necessary NTK nice to know NT no thanks NUFF enough said NW no way! OBTW oh by the way OF old fart OIC ohIsee OL old lady OLL online love OM old man OMDB over my dead body OMG oh my god ONNA oh no, not again OT off topic OTF off the floor OTH off the hook OTOH on the other hand OTP On the phone OTTOMH off the top of my head OTW on the way P2P peer to peer P911 my parents are coming! PA parent alert PAL parents are listening PANB parents are nearby PANS pretty awesome new stuff
PAW PDA PDS
parents are watching public display of affection please don’t shoot
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Peeps people PIR parent in room PLZ please PM private message PMJI pardon me for jumping in PMFJIB pardon me for jumping in but.... PMP peed my pants PO piss off POAHF put on a happy face POS parent over shoulder POTS plain old telephone service POV point of view PPL people PU that stinks P-ZA pizza QL quit laughing QSL reply QSO conversation QT cutie R&R rest and relaxation R/t real time RBAY right back at ya RBTL read between the lines RL real life RLF real life friend RMLB read my lips baby RMMM read my mail man ROL raffing out loud ROFL rolling on floor laughing ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing RPG role playing games RSN real soon now RTBS reason to be single RTFM read the flipping manual RU are you? RUMORF are you male or female? RUUP4IT are you up for it?
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RX S4L SCNR SED SEP SETE SF SFETE SFX SH SHCOON SHID SITD SLIRK SMAIM SMEM SN SNERT SO SOHF SOMY SOT SOTMG SPST STR8 STW STYS
SU SUP or WU SUYF SWAK SWALK SWDY SWL SYL SYS TA
regards spam for life sorry, could not resist said enough darling somebody’s else’s problem smiling ear to ear surfer friendly smiling from ear to ear sound effects same here shoot hot coffee out of nose slaps head in disgust still in the dark smart little rich kid send me an instant message send me an E-mail screen name snot nosed egotistical rude teenager significant other sense of humor failure sick of me yet? short of time short of time, must go same place same time straight search the web speak to you soon shut up what’s up shut up you fool sealed with a kiss sealed with a loving kiss so what do you think? screaming with laughter see you later see you soon thanks again
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TAFN that’s all for now TAS taking a shower TAW teachers are watching TCOB taking care of business TCOY take care of yourself TFH thread from hell
TFX traffic TGIF thank God it’s Friday THX thanks TIA thanks in advance TIAIL I think I am in love TIC tongue in cheek TILII tell it like it is TLK2UL8R talk to you later TM trust me TMI too much information TNT ‘till next time TOM tomorrow TOPCA ‘til our paths cross again TOT tons of time TOY thinking of you TPS that’s pretty stupid TPTB the powers that be TRDMF tears running down my face TTFN ta ta for now TTG time to go TTT thought that too TTTT these things take time TTYL talk to you later TU thank you TWHAB this won’t hurt a bit TWIWI that was interesting wasn’t it? TYVM thank you very much
U-L? UV UW VBG
you will? unpleasant visual you’re welcome very big grin
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VBS very big smile VEG very evil grin VSF very sad face WAD without a doubt WAI what an idiot WB welcome back or write back WC welcome
WC who cares? WDALYIC who died and left you in charge? WDYS what did you say? WDYT what do you think? W/E whatever WEG wicked evil grin WEU what’s eating you? WFM works for me WIBNI wouldn’t it be nice if WT? what the or who the WTG way to go WTGP want to go private? WTH what/who the heck WUF where are you from? WWJD what would Jesus do? WWY where were you? WYCM will you call me? WYRN what’s your real name? WYSIWYG what you see is what you get WYSLPG what you see looks pretty good X-1-10 exciting XME excuse me XOXO hugs and kisses YAA yet another acronym YBS you’ll be sorry YDKM you don’t know me YG young gentleman YGBK you gotta be kiddin’ YHM you have mail YKW? you know what?
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YNK you never know YL young lady YM young man YOYO you’re on your own YR yeah right
YSYD yeah, sure you do YS you stinker YTTT you telling the truth? YVW you’re very welcome YWIA you’re welcome in advance YW you’re Welcome
YYSSW yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever
ZZ
Sleeping, Bored, Tired
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