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Emoticons

:) or :-) happy
:( or :-( unhappy
;) or ;-) 'wink'
:-> sarcastic
8-) wearing glasses
:-& tongue tied
:-* kiss
() hug
:-x my lips are sealed
>:-( angry, mean, devil
O:-) angel
:-< very sad
:-c bummed
:-p sticking out tongue
B-) wearing shades
:-D laughing
:-() talking too much
[:-) wearing a wig
[-o yawning
[^O sleeping


Shortcuts
AAMOF - As a matter of fact
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - away from keyboard
BAC - By any chance
BAK - back at keyboard
BBL - Be back later
BRB - be right back
BTW - by the way
B4 - Before
B4N - Before now
CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong
CU - see you
CUL - see you later
DH - Darling husband (or 'Darn husband' depending on context)
DW - Darling wife (see DH)
DD - Dear daughter
DS - Dear son
EOF - End of file
FAQ - frequently asked questions
FITB - Fill in the blank
FWIW - For what it's worth
FYA - for your amusement
FYI - for your information
F2F - Face to face
4U - For you
G - giggle
GMTA - great minds think alike
HHOK - ha ha only kidding
HHOS - ha ha only serious
HTH - Hope this helps
IAC - in any case
IKWUM - I know what you mean
IMO - in my opinion
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMNSHO - in my not so humble opinion
IOW - In other words
IRL - in real life
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
J/K - just kidding
JM2C - Just my two cents
KOTC - kiss on the cheek
KWIM - Know what I mean
L - laugh or laughing
LOL - laugh out loud or laughing out loud
LMAO - laughing my a**e off
MOTD - message of the day
NN2R - No need to reply
NRN - no response necessary
OIC - Oh, I see
OTOH - On the other hand
PI - politically incorrect
PITA - pain in the a**e
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO - rolling on the floor laughing my a**e off
RSN - real soon now
SICS - Sitting in the chair snickering
TIA - Thanks in advance
TNX or TXS - Thanks
TTFN - ta ta for now
2L8 - Too late
2U - To you
WB - Welcome back
WTG - Way to go!
YSR - Yeah, sure, right
YWIA - You're welcome in advance