Ever wonder what asl means? or what lol means? or brb? kmlwa? lmao? these chat shortcuts / sms abbreviations are all over the net. its the chatspeak ~ that chat lingo we have learned. some examples below.....more develop daily..... i will never profess to have them all.... adding this one, thanks to Jim from the Chicago Tribune, TTJSY= tell them Jim sent ya!
| aamof |
as a matter of fact |
aka |
also known as |
| @ |
at or about |
b4b |
bye for now |
| adn |
any day now |
lmao |
laughing my ass off |
| wuwh |
wish you were here |
lol |
laughing out loud |
| an4scd |
and now for something completely different |
iggy |
ignored |
| ayp? |
and your point? |
b4 |
before |
| asl |
age sex location ...... seriously dumb |
bbl |
be back later |
| cwot |
complete waste of time |
gmta |
great minds think alike |
| cwom |
complete waste of makeup |
myob |
mind your own business |
| bysf |
baby your so fine |
brb |
be right back |
| bbs |
be back soon |
bbiam |
be back in a minute |
| bcnu |
be seeing you |
gg |
good game ( used in games of course) |
| roflmao |
rolling on the floor laffing my ass off |
crs |
cant remember sh*t |
| btdtgttts |
been there done that got the tshirt |
sol |
sh*t outta luck |
| btob^2 |
be there or be square |
dl |
download |
| cul8r |
see you later |
fubar |
f*cked up beyond all recognition (or repair) |
| 4evr |
forever |
g2g |
got to go |
| f2f |
face to face |
gr8 |
great |
| imho |
in my humble opinion |
np |
no problem |
| n/c |
no charge |
rtfm |
read the freaking manual |
| fyi |
for your information |
nm |
never mind |
| bh! |
big hug |
url |
uniform resource locator. a link. like www.happystayhomemom.com :) |
| gbh |
great big hug |
l8r |
later |
| gok |
god only knows |
faq |
frequently asked question |
| hag1 |
have a good one |
j/k |
joking or just kidding |
| hhsik |
how the hell should i know |
pm |
private message |
| hand |
have a nice day |
im |
instant message (same as private message , but in chat room) |
| ic |
i see |
ty |
thank you |
| oic |
oh i see |
kma |
kiss my ass |
| gtp |
get to the point |
ne1 |
anyone |
| iow |
in other words |
stfw |
search the freaking web |
| jas |
just a sec |
'sup |
what's up |
| jic |
just in case |
wtf |
what the f*ck |
| xxxooo |
hugs and kisses |
yw |
you're welcome |
| 143 |
i love you ( 1 letter, 4 letters, 3 letters... get it?) |
420 |
i have HEARD it is based on a municipal code prohibiting the use of marijuana ~ so your supposed to light up at 420.. that's what i HEARD |
| lnk |
love and kisses |
myob |
mind your own business |
| tym |
thank you much |
cya |
see ya |
| noyb |
none of your business |
icq |
i seek you..... message system kinda like messenger |
| swak |
sent with a kiss |
ttfn |
ta ta for now |
| w8am |
wait a minute |
afk |
away from keyboard |
| wysiwyg |
what you see is what you get |
pebkac |
problem exists between keyboard and chair |
| ltns |
long time no see |
tmi |
too much info |
| omg |
oh my god |
irl |
in real life |
| ttyl |
talk to you later |
^5 |
high five |
tricks to do and things for fun in yahoo chat.......some may not work on messenger.... but all seem to work fine on java/dhtml... try on whatever chatroom you use ~ some may work.....some may not.....
| /think |
will get you . o O ( ........ ) just type /think whatever.....and get . o O ( whatever ) ...doesn't seem to work in messenger chat though......java /cheeta/ychat/cheeta users if they just type /think will have a random message inserted |
| /roll 2 |
will get you something like 'she rolls 2 dice 3,4' ........to roll multisided dice type /roll 2:10 |
|
try /roll 2x2 to flip coins |
| /tell ( name ) |
allows you to send a private message with out a pm box |
| /goto ( name ) |
lets you go to a friend or another user |
| /invite ( name ) |
allows you to invite a user to where you are |
| /follow ( name ) |
allows you to follow someone |
| /stopfollow( name ) |
stops you following someone else.... no way to stop someone from following you. :( |
| /cls |
clears the screen |
| /help |
works great in java chat!!! be prepared for a full screen of info though. |
| /define |
works in cheeta chat |
| /time |
works in most clients |
| /version or /ver |
is great for when you need help.........and /version helpers name sends them a private message with the same info so they can help. |
| /join (roomname) |
is great for skipping the rooms list......like /join yahoo! chat help:1 |
to emote without using the pop up emotes or the list just type /emote name .......like /hug or to emote someone /hug ( name) and to make your text show as an emote .....type a : then whatever.....and your text will look like an emote like she hugs you |
| /ignore add (username) |
a quick way to send someone to the iggy box..... |
| /ignore remove (username) |
can take an accidental ignore off..... or even remove yourself form your own ignore.... don't laugh.... it has happened!!! despite yahoo saying you cant ignore yourself. you can also open messenger, look under privacy, and remove names there. |
| /save |
works in all but messenger (click file. then save for messenger chat)........in browser chat make sure you know where it saves the transcript!!!!! |
| /logoff |
closes your chat screen and logs you out |