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Test your family’s knowledge of shorthand commonly used in Instant Messenger and chatrooms.


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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: BF: boyfriend BFN: bye for now BG: big grin BTA: but then again BTW: by the way 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 HDOP: help delete online predators 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 LMSO: 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