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LOL & lol

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LyndaJane

LyndaJane Report 1 Jul 2009 20:35

HI there, still new around here, specially on the threads. Pls explain the LOL & lol. Is there any other short terms often used that I could learn. - Thanks

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 1 Jul 2009 20:43

lol and LOL is laugh(ing) out loud

somewhere there is a thread with the net abbreviations on it.

will look for it but hopefully others can find it 1st.

Welcome to the boards LJ

me

me Report 1 Jul 2009 20:51

DYTWS= Do you think we're stupid
WUM = Wind Up Merchant
rofl = rolling on floor laughing
lmao = laughing my ar*e off
roflmao=rolling on floor laughing my ar*e off
atm = at the moment
brb = be right back
pmsl = peeing myself laughing
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK Away From Keyboard
ASAP As Soon As Possible
BBL Be Back Later
BBN Bye Bye Now
BBS Be Back Soon
BEG Big Evil Grin
BF Boy Friend
BRB Be Right Back
BTW By The Way
BWL Bursting With Laughter
C&G Chuckle and Grin
CID Crying In Disgrace
CNP... Continued in Next Post
CP Chat Post
CSG Chuckle Snicker Grin
CYA See Ya
CYAL8R See You Later
DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
EG Evil Grin
EMSG Email Message
FYI For Your Information
GF Girl Friend
GFN Gone For Now
GMBO Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GTSY Glad To See You
H&K Hug and Kiss
HABU Have A Better 'Un
HAGN Have A Good Night
HAGU Have A Good 'Un
HHIS Hanging Head in Shame
IC I See
IGP I Gotta Pee
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IRL In Real Life
IWALU I Will Always Love You
JMO Just My Opinion
JTLYK Just To Let You Know
KIT Keep In Touch
KOC Kiss On Cheek
KOL Kiss On Lips
L8R Later
L8R G8R Later 'Gater
LHM Lord Help Me
LHO Laughing Head Off
LHU Lord Help Us
LOL Laugh Out Loud
LSHMBB Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing
LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LTNS Long Time No See
LTS Laughing To Self
LUWAMH Love You With All My Heart
LY Love Ya
OIC Oh, I See
OL Old Lady (wife, girlfriend)
OM Old Man (husband, boyfriend)
OTTOMH Off The Top of My Head
PDS Please Don't Shoot
PM Private Message
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMP Peed My Pants
POAHF Put On A Happy Face
QSL Reply
QSO Conversation
QT Cutie
ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAPMP ...And Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAO ...My A** Off
ROFLMAOAY ...My A** Off At You
ROFLMAOWTIME ...With Tears In My Eyes
ROFLUTS ...Unable to Speak
RTSM Read The Stupid Manual!
SETE Smiling Ear To Ear
SHID Slaps Head In Disgust
SO Significant Other
SWAK Sealed With A Kiss
SWL Screaming with Laughter
SYS See You Soon
TA Thanks Again
TOY Thinking Of You
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To you Later
WB Welcome Back
WTH What/Who The Heck
YBS You'll Be Sorry
YG Young Gentleman
YL Young Lady
YM Young Man
ttyl talk to you later
ttys talk to you soon
tcob taking care of business
ttfn ta ta for now
AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact
ADN = Any Day Now
AFK = Away From Keyboard
ASAP =As Soon As Possible
A/S/C =Age/Sex/Check
A/S/S/C =Age/Sex/State/Check
ATK =At the Keyboard
BAC =By Any Chance
BAK =Back At Keyboard
BBL =Be Back Later
BBS =Be Back Soon
BFN =Bye For Now
BRB =Be Right Back
BRB nc =Be Right Back Nature calls
BTW =By The Way
C U L8TER =See You Later
C U L8R =See You Later
C YA =See Ya
DW =Da Wife or Dear wife orrrrr dont worry
DH =Dear HusbandDarling Husband
Darned Husband (depending on your mood!)
Demented Husband(depending on his mood
DIL =Daughter In Law
EOS =End Of Show
FAAK =Falling Asleep At Keyboard
FIL =Father In Law
FWIW =For What It's Worth
FYI =For Your Information
GMTA =Great Minds Think Alike
GR8 =Great
HLOL =Hysterically Laughing Out Loud
HLOLARAWCHAWMP =Hysterically Laughing Out Loud And
Rolling Around While Clapping Hands
And Wetting My Pants

HTH =Hope This Helps
IAE =In Any Event
IDK =I Don't Know/I Didn't Know
IMHO =In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO =In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW =In Other Words
IRL =In Real Life
ISRN =I'll Stop Rambling Now
ITA =I Totally Agree
JK =Joke
J/K =Just Kidding
LOL =Laughing Out Loud
LOLOL =Laughing Out Loud On Line
LSHMSH =Laughing so hard my side hurts
LTNS =Long Time No See
LUVYA =Love Ya (you)
MYOB =Mind Your Own Business
NRN =No Reply Necessary
OIC =Oh I See
OTOH =On The Other Hand
PC/PVT/MSG =Private Chat/Messaging
POV =Point Of View
PTSS =Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
ROTF =Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL =Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO =Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Anatomy Off
ROTFWTIME =Rolling On The Floor With Tears In My Eyes
RSN =Real Soon Now
SIL =Son In Law (or SoIL) sister in law
SITD =Still In The Dark
SS = So Sorry
TBD OOTD =To Be Done, One Of These Days!
TPTB =The Powers That Be
TTFN =TaTa For Now
TTYL =Talk to you later
UFO =Un-Finished Object
UPGS =Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome
VDH =Very Dear Husband (see also DH
VDW =Very Dear Wife
WB =Write Back
WBS =Write Back Soon
WPYS =Who Pulled Your String
WTG =Way To Go

LyndaJane

LyndaJane Report 1 Jul 2009 20:55

Thanks Uzzi, would love to have the abbrv thread if you can find it.
Where I am, we would end our emails with 'lol' being lots of love. I gather OH is other half or as we would say with tongue in cheek BH
'Better Half' - Thanks so much for letting me know.

LyndaJane

LyndaJane Report 1 Jul 2009 20:56

Thanks Kinghoff, thats great. very much appreciated.
Thanks again also Uzzie.

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 1 Jul 2009 21:01

LJ Hoff has put up most !

No worries most of us as newbies thought lol was lots of love .....














still like that better !

LyndaJane

LyndaJane Report 1 Jul 2009 21:09

Can laugh now but at first i wondered what on earth is a 'reli' ??????
I know now.....'Newbie' was a bit easier : )

DizzieLizzie

DizzieLizzie Report 23 Nov 2009 12:35

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