Text Dictionary – Acronym Meanings in Text Messages in the Digital Age

In today’s fast-paced digital world, clear and quick communication is crucial, especially for Generation Z. To keep up, it’s helpful to understand the common abbreviations and slang used in text messages, emails, and on social media. We’ve created a simple A to Z guide that explains these terms, making it easier to understand the language your child uses when texting, chatting online, or playing video games. This user-friendly reference will help you navigate the digital conversations of the modern age.

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Table of Contents

Explore the Acronym Text Dictionary

Select a letter to find definitions for words and abbreviations commonly used online.

A

ABT – About
ABT2 – About to
ACC – Actually
ACCT – Account
ACK – Acknowledge
AKA – Also known as
ADD – Address
AFAIK – As far as I know
AFK – Away from keyboard
AKA – Also known as
ASAP – As soon as possible
ASF – As f***
ASL – Age, sex, location
ATM – At the moment
API – Application Programming Interface
AOV – Average order value
AMA – Ask me anything
ASAP – As soon as possible

B

B – Bisexual / Babe
B4 – Before
BASED – Used when agreeing with something; or recognizing someone is being themselves
BC – Because
BCC – Blind Carbon Copy
BET – Yes, okay; affirming something
BDAY – Birthday
BLATES – Obviously
BAE – Before anyone else; baby
BF – Best friend
BF4L or BFFL – Best friends for life
BFF – Best friends forever
BFD – Big freaking deal
BOT – Robot
BOYF – Boyfriend
BRB – Be right back
BBL – Be back later
BTW – By the way
BTS – Behind the scenes
BION – Believe it or not
B2B – Business to business
B2C – Business to consumer
BD – Business development
BOGO – Buy one get one free
BYOB – Bring your own beer

C

CAP – Lie (often used as ‘no cap’, meaning no lie)
CBA – Can’t be bothered
CMB – Call me back
CMON – Come on
CTN – Can’t talk now
CU – See you
C U L8R – See you later
CUA – See you around
CUL – See you later
CYA – See ya
CWYL – Chat with you later
CTA – Call to action
CTR – Click-through rate
CRM – Customer relationship management
CLV – Customer lifetime value
CMS – Content management system
CPC – Cost per click
CPM – Cost per mille (thousand)
CR – Conversion rate
CC – Carbon Copy
CEO – Chief Executive Officer
CFO – Chief Financial Officer
COO – Chief Operating Officer
CRM – Customer relationship management
CTA – Call to action
CX – Customer experience
Camping – Staying in one spot for an advantage

D

DA F/DAFUQ? – What the f?*
DISS – Disrespect
DKDC – Don’t know, don’t care
DL – Download
DM – Direct Message, a form of private messaging
DNT – Don’t
DAT – That
DTR – Define the relationship
DIY – Do it yourself
DAE – Does anyone else?
DPS – Damage Per Second

E

EMA – Email address
ETA – Estimated time of arrival
EZ – Easy
ELI5 – Explain like I’m 5
EOD – End of day
EOM – End of Message
EOW – End of week
EPS – Earnings per share
ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival

F

F – Female
FAM – Short for ‘family’, similar to ‘bro’
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
FB – Facebook
FW – Forward
F4F – Follow for Follow
FINNA – I’m going to
FIRE – A word to describe something positive (e.g., That game is fire)
FR – For real
FF – Follow Friday
FUQ/FUQN – F/fing
FWB – Friends with benefits
FML – F***k my life
FWD – Forward
FYI – For your information
FYEO – For your eyes only
FOMO – Fear of missing out
FF – Follow Friday
FBF – Flashback Friday
FAV – Favorite
F2P – Free to Play
FPS – First-Person Shooter or Frame per second

G

G – Gay
G2CU – Good to see you
G2G or GTG – Got to go
G2R – Got to run
GAMER – Video game player
GGWP – Good Game, Well Played
GF – Girlfriend
GG – Good game
GJ – Good job
GL – Good luck
GLHF – Good luck, have fun
GOAT – Greatest of all time
GNITE – Good night
GN – Good Night
GR8 – Great
GRATZ – Congratulations
GTFO – Get the f* outta here**
GUD – Good
GYAT – God d (usually used when referencing the size of someone’s back end)*
GGPBL – Gotta go, pacemaker battery low
GA – Google Analytics
GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
GG EZ – Good Game, Easy (used sarcastically)

H

H8 – Hate
HELLA – Really
HITS DIFFERENT – Something that affects you in a particular way
HV – Have
HW – Homework
HBD – Happy Birthday
HMU – Hit me up
HAGD – Have a good (great) day
HTH – Hope this helps
HQ – Headquarters
HR – Human resources
HP – Hit Points

I

IB – I’m back
IC – I see
IKR – I know right
IDC – I don’t care
IDK – I don’t know
IG – I guess or Instagram
IIRC – If I remember correctly
IK(R) – I know (right?)
ILU or ILY – I love you
ILYSM – I love you so much
IHY – I hate you or I heart you
IM – Instant message
ISO – In search of
ICYMI – In case you missed it
IOU – I owe you
ICU – I See You
IMU / IMY – I miss you
IMHO – In my humble opinion
IMO – In my opinion
INSTA – Instagram
IDGAF – I don’t give a f***
IRL – In real life
IT’S GIVING… – Used to describe something (e.g., ‘It’s giving childhood’ could describe something that reminds you of your childhood)
IYKYK – If you know, you know; often used to describe inside jokes
IYKWIM – If you know what I mean
IPO – Initial Public Offering
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion

J

JK – Just kidding
JIC – Just in case
JW – Just wondering
JDP – Just Digital People

K

K – Okay
KEWL – Cool
KTHNX – OK, thanks
KPI – Key performance indicator

L

L – Lesbian
(TAKE THE) L – Loss
L8 – Late
L8R or LTR – Later
LFG – Looking For Group
LFM – Looking For More
LI – LinkedIn
LET THEM COOK – A supportive phrase; to give someone time and space to do something you know they can do
LIT – It describes something as positive
LMAO – Laughing my a off**
LMFAO – laughing my f*cking a** off
LOL – Laugh out loud
LOLLL – Laugh out loud a lot
LUV YA – Love you
LMK – Let me know
LOML – Love of my life
LDR – Long-distance relationship

M

M – Male
M.I.R.L – Meet in real life
MKAY – Mmm, okay
MMO – Massively multiplayer online
MMORPG – Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
MSG – Message
MWAH – To give a kiss
MV – Music Video
MVP – Most Valuable Player
MFW – My feeling when
MCM – Man crush Monday
MUAH – A kiss
MFW – My feeling when
MRR – Monthly recurring revenue
MOM – Month over month, Minutes of meeting
MP – Mana Points

N

N/A – Not available or not applicable
N2M – Nothing too much
NBD – No big deal
NE – Any
NE1 – Anyone
NM – Not much / Nothing much / Never mind
NO CAP – No lie
Noob/Nub – A new or inexperienced player
NPC – Non-Player Character
NP – No problem
NTHNG – Nothing
NVR – Never
NRN – No Reply Necessary
NVM – Never mind
NGL – Not gonna lie
NW – No worries
NSFW – Not safe for work
NFS – Not for sale
NDA – Non-disclosure agreement
NGO – Non-governmental organization

O

OIC – Oh, I see
OM – Oh my
OMG – Oh my God
OMW – On my way
ONL – Online
OT – Off topic
OVA – Over
OP – Overpowered, Original poster
OOTD – outfit of the day
OOO – out of office
OTP – one time password
OG – Original gangster (It’s pronounced ow-jee, a slang term showing respect for a player’s experience and long-standing presence in the game)

P

PEAK – Unfortunate
PEEPS – People
PIC – Picture
PIR – Parent in room
PK – Player kill
PLS – Please
PLZ – Please
PM – Private Message
PMSL – Peeing myself laughing
POV – Point of view
PvP – Player versus Player
PvE – Player versus Environment
PDA – Public display of affectio
PPL – People
PROLLY – Probably
PWN – Own, as in conquer or defeat
PWNED – Owned, as in conquered or defeated
PPC – Pay-Per-Click
P2P – peer to peer
POC – point of contact; proof of concept
POS – point of sale
PR – public relations
PS – Postscript
PFA – Please Find Attached

Q

QT – Cutie
QTPI – Cutie pie
QOTD – quote of the day

R

R – Are or our
RIZ/RIZZ – Charisma
RIZZLER – Someone who is good at flirting (because they have rizz)
RLY – Really
ROFL – Rolling on the floor laughing
RPG – Role-playing game
RU – Are you?
RUOK – Are you okay?
RT – retweet
R&D – Research and Development
RFI – Request for Information
RFP – Request for Proposal
ROI – Return on investment
RN – Right now
RNG – Random Number Generator
Ragequit – Leaving a game out of frustration

S

SEC – Second
SEGGS – Sex; used as a way to get around language filters
SHIP – Relationship; or imagining people together (e.g., I ship those two)
SIMP/SIMPING – Someone who does too much for their crush (often used in a sexist context against men)
SKL – School
SKSKSK – Representing laughter
SLAPS – Describing something as good (e.g., This song slaps)
SMH – Shaking my head
SFS – Shoutout for Shoutout
SMS – Short Message Service
SO – Significant other
SOS – Help
SME – Subject matter expert
SPK – Speak
SaaS – Software as a Service
SLA – Service level agreement
SMB – Small and medium-sized business
SRS – Serious
SRSBSNS – Serious business
SRSLY – Seriously
SRY – Sorry
SC – Snapchat
STAN – Being a fan of someone
STFU – Shut the f*** up
SNAFU – Situation normal, all f***** up
STR8 – Straight
SUP – What’s up
SUS – Suspicious
SUX – Sucks or “it sucks”
SWAK – Sealed with a kiss
SWAG – Boasting about one’s skills or style
SDK – Software Development Kit
SMP – Social media platform
SEM – Search Engine Marketing
SEO – Search Engine Optimization