Netspeak is an informal term for the jargon and abbreviations commonly used in Internet communication.
Internet abbreviations are supposed to speed up your reading. But if you don’t understand them, they can slow you down. Use the list below to help you decode some of this modern shorthand that is popular among youth.
| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
|---|---|
| ABT | about |
| AKA | also known as |
| B4 | before |
| BBS | Be back soon. |
| BF | boyfriend / best friend |
| BFN | Bye for now. |
| BRB | Be right back. |
| BT | but |
| BTW | by the way |
| CU | See you. |
| CUL8R | See you later. |
| CUZ | because |
| EZ | easy |
| FGS | For goodness’ sake! |
| GF | girlfriend |
| HAND | Have a nice day! |
| HHOK | Ha ha, only kidding! |
| IDK | I don’t know. |
| JMHO | Just my humble opinion. |
| K | Okay. |
| LOL | Laughing out loud! |
| NT | not |
| OTOH | on the other hand |
| PAW | Parents are watching. |
| R | are |
| ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing! |
| RLY | really |
| RTM | Read the manual. |
| SFSG | So far, so good. |
| SWDYT | So what do you think? |
| TTYL | Talk to you later. |
| U | you |
| U2 | You, too. |
| WAT | what |
| WRT | with respect to |
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