Hello, my people.
After my last email to you all, Jason M. suggested that I provide a list of some of the common texting abbreviations we use. First, let me give you a little personal background: my husband, Mick, was resistant and kind of late to the “cell phone fad.” He doesn’t use emojis or abbreviations. And, to this day, witnessing him try to figure out texting abbreviations has given me some of my happiest moments.
So, for your reading pleasure, I am providing just a few of the most common work-appropriate texting abbreviations (there are so many more, and the list grows every second). I’m also providing the meanings, just in case you don’t know some of them. And lastly, I asked Mick to look at the list and give me his best guess as to what they mean. He got a few right…
I hope you enjoy.
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Mick’s best guess |
| LOL | Laugh out loud | Laugh out loud |
| OMG | Oh my God/Oh my gosh | Oh my God |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | Right on, French loaf |
| TY | Thank you | Too young |
| WTH | What the heck | What the heck |
| BF | Boyfriend/best friend | Best friend |
| GF | Girlfriend | Good Friday |
| BFF | Best friends forever | Best friends forever |
| LMK | Let me know | Leave my kitchen |
| JK | Just kidding | John Kennedy |
| ILY | I love you | I love you |
| YOLO | You only live once | You old limp loaf |
| SMH | Shaking my head | See me hurdle |
| BTW | By the way | Beat the window |
| CU | See you | Clean underpants |
| IKR | I know, right? | I keep reading |
| IDK | I don’t know | Internal driving knob |
| IDC | I don’t care | Industrial duck cap |
| NSFW | Not safe for work | Not so fast, William |
| ICYMI | In case you missed it | I can’t yield my ice cream |
| IMO | In my opinion | Instant mouse diaper |
| BRB | Be right back | Bring red beans |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | Too tight yellow leggings |
| TBH | To be honest | Try blue hats |
| OMW | On my way | Oh, my word |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | A fat aunt in the Kremlin |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | I irritate rich customers |
| OTOH | On the other hand | On top of head |
Donna Bradley Burcher | Senior Technical Editor | Symitar®
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