Texting Slang
Texting. Only a few short years ago, no one knew what that was. Now, everyone is doing it. Texting involves using a phone, or other device, to send a text message to another mobile device. In other words, it is sort of like instant messaging for your phone. However, because you are using a telephone, you don't usually have a full keyboard at your disposal. Instead, you have to type your message using the numbers on your phone, each of which is associated with a letter. To save time and energy and avoid carpal tunnel of the thumbs, hundreds of different texting slang words and abbreviations have come into play. The problem is, there's so many, if you don't know them all you might think someone is speaking a foriegn language! Never fear, though, because here is a list to help you figure out just what on earth you BFF texted you!
Texting Slang
Texting slang involves both symbols, and special abbreviations that mean certain things. Here some of the most popular texting sland words:
Texting Symbols
- :) Smiley face / happy
- =) Happy
- :-) Happy
- :( Sad
- =( Sad
- :' ) Happy Tears
- :-* Kiss
- :-D Laughing
Texting Words and Phrases Explained
A
- ABT About
- ABT2 Meaning ‘About to’
- ACDNT Accident
- ACK Acknowledge
- ACPT Accept
- ADD Address
- ADDY Address
- AEAP As early as possible
- AF April Fools
- AIGHT Alright
- AKA Also known as
- AMAP As much as possible
- AML All my love
- AMOF As a matter of fact
- ASAP As soon as possible
- ATB All the best
- ATEOTD At the end of the day
- AYT Alright / Are you there?
B
- B2W Back to work
- B/F Boyfriend
- B4 Before
- BDAY Birthday
- BF Boyfriend
- BF Best friend
- BFF Best friends forever
- BLNT Better luck next time
- BM Bite me
- BOYF Boyfriend
- BRB Be right back
- BTW By the Way
- BYOB Bring Your Own beer
C
- CIAO Good-bye
- CM Call me
- CMB Call me back
- CMON Come on
- CR8 Create
- CTC Care to chat?
- CU See you
- CUA See you around
- CUL See you later
- CUL8R See you later
- CYA See you
- CYAL8R See you later
D
- DIY Do it yourself
- DKDC Don’t know, don’t care
- D/L Download
- DL Download
- DNT Don’t
E
- EMA E-mail address
- EOM End of message
- ETA Estimated time of arrival
- EZ Easy
- EZY Easy
F
- FAQ Frequently asked questions
- FBM Fine by me
- FC Fingers crossed
- FTW For the win
- FW Forward
- FWIW For what it’s worth
- FWM Fine with me
- FYEO For your eyes only
- FYA For your amusement
- FYI For your information
G
- G/F Girlfriend
- G2CU Good to see you
- G2G Got to go
- G2R Got to run
- GB Goodbye
- GBTW Get back to work
- GBU God bless you
- GF Girl friend
- GG Gotta Go
- GJ Good job
- GL Good luck
- GN Good night
- GNIGHT Good night
- GNITE Good night
- GR8 Great
- GRATZ Congratulations
- GTG Got to go
- GUD Good
- GUDNYT Goodnight
H
- H8 Hate
- HAK Hug and kiss
- HAU How about you?
- HAV Have
- H&K Hugs & kisses
- H2CUS Hope to see you soon
- HAND Have a nice day
- H-BDAY Happy Birthday
- HF Have fun
- HFAC Holy flipping animal crackers
- HRU How are you?
- HTH Hope this helps
- HUB Head up butt
- HUYA Head up your ass
- HV Have
- HW Homework
I
- IB I’m back
- IC I see
- IDC I don’t care
- IHNI I have no idea
- IK I know
- ILU I love you
- ILY I love you
- IM Instant message
- IMO In my opinion
- IMS I am sorry
- IMU I miss you
- IUSS If you say so
J
- JAC Just a sec
- JK Just kidding
- JLMK Just let me know
K
- K Okay
- KK Okay, Okay!
- KEWL Cool
- KIT Keep in touch
- KUTGW Keep up the good work
L
- L8R Later
- LOL Laugh out loud
- LOL Lots of love
- LUVYA Love you
M
- MC Merry Christmas
- MIRL Meet in real life
- MKAY “Mmm, okay”
- MSG Message
- MTF More to follow
- MUSM Miss you so much
- MWAH To give a kiss
- MYOB Mind your own business
N
- N1 Nice one
- N2M Nothing too much
- NBD No big deal
- NE Any
- NE1 Anyone
- NIMBY Not in my back yard
- NM Nothing much
- NM Never mind
- NOYB None of your business
- NP No problem
- NT Nice try
- NVM Never mind
- NVR Never
- NW No way
O
- OB Oh baby
- OB Oh brother
- OI Operator indisposed
- OIC Oh, I see
- OJ Only joking
- OM Oh, my
- OMDB Over my dead body
- OMG Oh my God
- OMW On my way
- ONL Online
- OTB Off to bed
- OTL Out to lunch
- OTOH On the other hand
- OVA Over
P
- P2P Peer to peer
- PEEPS People
- PIC Picture
- PL8 Plate
- PLMK Please let me know
- PLS Please
- PLZ Please
- PM Private Message
- POV Point of view
- PPL People
- PROLLY Probably
- PRT Party
- PZ Peace
Q
- QIK Quick
- QL Quit laughing
- QT Cutie
- QTPI Cutie pie
R
- RIP Rest in peace
- RLY Really
- RME Rolling my eyes
- RU Are you?
- RUOK Are you okay?
- RX Regards
S
- SBT Sorry ’bout that
- SC Stay cool
- SIT Stay in touch
- SK8 Skate
- SK8NG Skating
- SK8R Skater
- SK8RBOI Skater Boy
- SO Significant other
- SOAB Son of a B*tch
- SOL Sooner or later
- SOS Meaning help
- SRSLY Seriously
- SRY Sorry
- SS So sorry
- STR8 Straight
- SUL See you later
- SUP What’s up?
- SUX sucks or “it sucks”
- SYL See you later
- SYS See you soon
T
- TBC To be continued
- TBD To be determined
- TBL Text back later
- TC Take care
- TGIF Thank God it’s Friday
- THX Thanks
- THNX Thanks
- TMB Text me back
- TMI Too much information
- TMTH Too much to handle
- TOJ Tears of joy
- TTFN Ta ta for now
- TTLY Totally
- TTUL Talk to you later
- TU Thank you
- TTYL Talk to you later
- TTYS Talk to you soon
- TY Thank you
U
- UFB Un “freaking/f-ing” believable
- UFN Until further notice
- UL Upload
- U-L Meaning “You will”
- UOK You ok?
- UR Your / You’re
- URW You are welcome
- UW You’re welcome
V
- VBS Very big smile
- VIP Very important person
- VM Voice mail
- VN Very nice
- VRY Very
W
- W@ What?
- W/ With
- W8 Wait
- WAH Working at home
- WAM Wait a minute
- WAYF Where are you from?
- W/B Write back
- WB Welcome back
- WBU What about you?
- WC Who cares
- W/E Whatever
- W/END Weekend
- WE Whatever
- WIU Wrap it up
- WK Week
- WKD Weekend
- W/O Without
- WRK Work
- WRU@ Where are you at?
- WTF What the freak
- WTG Way to go
- WTH What the heck? What the hell?
- WTM Who’s the man?
- WU What’s up?
- WUF Where are you from?
- WUP What’s up?
X
- X Kiss
- XME Excuse Me
- XOXOXO Hugs & Kisses
- XLNT Excellent
Y
- Y? Why?
- Y2K You’re too kind
- YARLY Ya, really?
- YBS You’ll be sorry
- YGG You go girl
- YNK You never know
- YR Your
- YR Yeah right
- YW You’re welcome
Z
- ZUP Meaning “What’s up?”
- ZZZZ Bored or asleep