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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 30 Mar 2009 21:31

Updated, here they are!



Lizx

 Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 30 Mar 2009 21:52

C&P from Chat Board.

AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact
ADN = Any Day Now
AFAIK= As Far As I Know
AFK = Away From Keyboard
ASAP =As Soon As Possible
A/S/C =Age/Sex/Check
A/S/S/C =Age/Sex/State/Check
ATGING=All That Glitters Is Not Gold
ATK =At the Keyboard
ATM= At The Moment
BAC =By Any Chance
BAK =Back At Keyboard
BBL =Be Back Later
BBS =Be Back Soon
BEG= Big Evil Grin
BF= Boy Friend
BFN =Bye For Now
BMTD =Boring Me To Death
BRB Be Right Back
BTW =By The Way
BWL Bursting With Laughter
C&G= Chuckle and Grin
CID= Crying In Disgrace
CNP= Continued in Next Post
CP= Chat Post
CSG= Chuckle Snicker Grin
CW=Cyber world
CYA= See Ya All
CYAL8R= See You All Later
C U L8TER =See You Later
C U L8R =See You Later
C YA =See Ya
DH =Dear Husband /Darling Husband/Darned Husband /Demented Husband
DIL =Daughter In Law
DLTBBB= Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DW = Dear Wife / Don't Worry
DYTWS= Do You Think We're Stupid
EG= Evil Grin
EMSG= Email Message
EOS =End Of Show
FAAK =Falling Asleep At Keyboard
FIL =Father In Law
FWIW =For What It's Worth
FYI =For Your Information
GF= Girl Friend
GFN= Gone For Now
GIAB=Give It A Break
GMBO= Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA= Great Minds Think Alike
GOK= God Only Knows
GOYB=Get Off Your Butts
GR8 =Great
GTSY= Glad To See You
HABU= Have A Better 'Un
HAGN= Have A Good Night
HAGU= Have A Good 'Un
H&K= Hug and Kiss
HHIS= Hanging Head in Shame
HHU=Heaven Help Us
HWGA=Here We Go Again
HLOL =Hysterically Laughing Out Loud
HLOLARAWCHAWMP =Hysterically Laughing Out Loud And
Rolling Around While Clapping Hands And Wetting My Pants
HTH =Hope This Helps
IAE =In Any Event
IC= I See
ICWS=It's Cyber World Silly
IDK =I Don't Know/I Didn't Know
IGP= I Gotta Pee
IMO= In My Opinion
IMHO= In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO =In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW =In Other Words
IRMY=I Really Missed You
ISRN =I'll Stop Rambling Now
IRL= In Real Life
ITA =I Totally Agree
IWALU= I Will Always Love You
JIH!=Just Ignore Him/Her
JK =Joke
J/K =Just Kidding
JMO= Just My Opinion
JTLYK= Just To Let You Know
KIT= Keep In Touch
KMDWAF=Knock Me Down With A Feather
KOC= Kiss On Cheek
KOL Kiss On Lips
L8R= Later
L8R G8R Later 'Gater
LHM= Lord Help Me
LHO= Laughing Head Off
LHU= Lord Help Us
LMAO = Laughing My Ar*e Off
LOL =Laughing Out Loud
LOLOL =Laughing Out Loud On Line
LSHMBB= Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing
LSHMBH= Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LSHMSH =Laughing so hard my side hurts
LTNS= Long Time No See
LTS= Laughing To Self
LUWAMH= Love You With All My Heart
LY= Love Ya (you)
LUVYA =Love Ya
MYOB =Mind Your Own Business
NRN =No Reply Necessary
OIC= Oh, I See
OL= Old Lady (wife, girlfriend)
OM= Old Man (husband, boyfriend)
OMG= Oh My God
OLA=Oh Lord Above
OTOH =On The Other Hand
OTTOMH= Off The Top of My Head
PC/PVT/MSG =Private Chat/Messaging
PDS= Please Don't Shoot
PM= Private Message
PMFJI= Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMP= Peed My Pants
PMSL = Peeing Myself Laughing
POAHF= Put On A Happy Face
POV =Point Of View
PTSS =Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
QT= Quite
ROFL= Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAPMP= ...And Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAO= ...My A** Off
ROFLMAOAY= ...My A** Off At You
ROFLMAOWTIME= ...With Tears In My Eyes
ROFLUTS= ...Unable to Speak
RTSM= Read The Stupid Manual!
ROTF =Rolling On The Floor
RSN =Real Soon Now
SETE= Smiling Ear To Ear
SHID= Slaps Head In Disgust
SIL =Son In Law (or SoIL) sister in law
SITD =Still In The Dark
SO= Significant Other
SS = So Sorry
SWAK= Sealed With A Kiss
SWL= Screaming with Laughter
SYS= See You Soon
TA= Thanks Again
TBD OOTD =To Be Done, One Of These Days!
TCOB= taking care of business
TOY= Thinking Of You
TPTB =The Powers That Be
TTFN= Ta Ta For Now
TTYL= Talk To you Later
TTYS talk to you soon
UFO =Un-Finished Object
UPGS =Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome
VDH =Very Dear Husband (see also DH
VDW =Very Dear Wife
WB = Welcome Back /Write Back
WBS =Write Back Soon
WITWIATA?=What In The World Is All This/That about?
WPMITEWASS=Well Poke Me In The Eye With A Sharp Stick!
WPYS =Who Pulled Your String
WSMITFWAWK= Well Slap Me In The Face With A Wet Kipper
WTG =Way To Go
WTH= What/Who The Heck
WUM = Wind Up Merchant
YASF=You Are So Funny
YBS= You'll Be Sorry
YTYFYN=You Think Your Funny Your Not
YG= Young Gentleman
YL= Young Lady
YM= Young Man

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 30 Mar 2009 21:53

Thanks Sue.

Lizx

 Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 30 Mar 2009 21:53

Just nudged it on Chat board.

Sue

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 23 Nov 2009 04:44

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GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 16 Apr 2011 23:06

Nudge up

 Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 17 Apr 2011 10:32

DYTWS= Do you think we're stupid
WUM = Wind Up Merchant
rofl = rolling on floor laughing
lmao = laughing my ar*e off
roflmao=rolling on floor laughing my ar*e off
atm = at the moment
brb = be right back
pmsl = peeing myself laughing
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK Away From Keyboard
ASAP As Soon As Possible
BBL Be Back Later
BBN Bye Bye Now
BBS Be Back Soon
BEG Big Evil Grin
BF Boy Friend
BRB Be Right Back
BTW By The Way
BWL Bursting With Laughter
C&G Chuckle and Grin
CID Crying In Disgrace
CNP... Continued in Next Post
CP Chat Post
CSG Chuckle Snicker Grin
CYA See Ya
CYAL8R See You Later
DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
EG Evil Grin
EMSG Email Message
FYI For Your Information
GF Girl Friend
GFN Gone For Now
GMBO Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GTSY Glad To See You
H&K Hug and Kiss
HABU Have A Better 'Un
HAGN Have A Good Night
HAGU Have A Good 'Un
HHIS Hanging Head in Shame
IC I See
IGP I Gotta Pee
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IRL In Real Life
IWALU I Will Always Love You
JMO Just My Opinion
JTLYK Just To Let You Know
KIT Keep In Touch
KOC Kiss On Cheek
KOL Kiss On Lips
L8R Later
L8R G8R Later 'Gater
LHM Lord Help Me
LHO Laughing Head Off
LHU Lord Help Us
LOL Laugh Out Loud
LSHMBB Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing
LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LTNS Long Time No See
LTS Laughing To Self
LUWAMH Love You With All My Heart
LY Love Ya
OIC Oh, I See
OL Old Lady (wife, girlfriend)
OM Old Man (husband, boyfriend)
OTTOMH Off The Top of My Head
PDS Please Don't Shoot
PM Private Message
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMP Peed My Pants
POAHF Put On A Happy Face
QSL Reply
QSO Conversation
QT Cutie
ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAPMP ...And Peeing My Pants
ROFLMAO ...My A** Off
ROFLMAOAY ...My A** Off At You
ROFLMAOWTIME ...With Tears In My Eyes
ROFLUTS ...Unable to Speak
RTSM Read The Stupid Manual!
SETE Smiling Ear To Ear
SHID Slaps Head In Disgust
SO Significant Other
SWAK Sealed With A Kiss
SWL Screaming with Laughter
SYS See You Soon
TA Thanks Again
TOY Thinking Of You
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To you Later
WB Welcome Back
WTH What/Who The Heck
YBS You'll Be Sorry
YG Young Gentleman
YL Young Lady
YM Young Man
ttyl talk to you later
ttys talk to you soon
tcob taking care of business
ttfn ta ta for now
AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact
ADN = Any Day Now
AFK = Away From Keyboard
ASAP =As Soon As Possible
A/S/C =Age/Sex/Check
A/S/S/C =Age/Sex/State/Check
ATK =At the Keyboard
BAC =By Any Chance
BAK =Back At Keyboard
BBL =Be Back Later
BBS =Be Back Soon
BFN =Bye For Now
BRB =Be Right Back
BRB nc =Be Right Back Nature calls
BTW =By The Way
C U L8TER =See You Later
C U L8R =See You Later
C YA =See Ya
DW =Da Wife or Dear wife orrrrr dont worry
DH =Dear HusbandDarling Husband
Darned Husband (depending on your mood!)
Demented Husband(depending on his mood
DIL =Daughter In Law
EOS =End Of Show
FAAK =Falling Asleep At Keyboard
FIL =Father In Law
FWIW =For What It's Worth
FYI =For Your Information
GMTA =Great Minds Think Alike
GR8 =Great
HLOL =Hysterically Laughing Out Loud
HLOLARAWCHAWMP =Hysterically Laughing Out Loud And
Rolling Around While Clapping Hands
And Wetting My Pants

HTH =Hope This Helps
IAE =In Any Event
IDK =I Don't Know/I Didn't Know
IMHO =In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO =In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW =In Other Words
IRL =In Real Life
ISRN =I'll Stop Rambling Now
ITA =I Totally Agree
JK =Joke
J/K =Just Kidding
LOL =Laughing Out Loud
LOLOL =Laughing Out Loud On Line
LSHMSH =Laughing so hard my side hurts
LTNS =Long Time No See
LUVYA =Love Ya (you)
MYOB =Mind Your Own Business
NRN =No Reply Necessary
OIC =Oh I See
OTOH =On The Other Hand
PC/PVT/MSG =Private Chat/Messaging
POV =Point Of View
PTSS =Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
ROTF =Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL =Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO =Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Anatomy Off
ROTFWTIME =Rolling On The Floor With Tears In My Eyes
RSN =Real Soon Now
SIL =Son In Law (or SoIL) sister in law
SITD =Still In The Dark
SS = So Sorry
TBD OOTD =To Be Done, One Of These Days!
TPTB =The Powers That Be
TTFN =TaTa For Now
TTYL =Talk to you later
UFO =Un-Finished Object
UPGS =Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome
VDH =Very Dear Husband (see also DH
VDW =Very Dear Wife
WB =Write Back
WBS =Write Back Soon
WPYS =Who Pulled Your String
WTG =Way To Go

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 17 Apr 2011 12:03

I use these on another site & they are used on a regular basis

DH= Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife
DD=Dear Daughter
DS-Dear Son
DP-Dear Partner
DBF= Dear Boy Friend
DGF= Dear Girl Friend
SIL= Sister in Law
BIL=Brother in Law
MIL= Mother in Law
FIL=Father in Law

DS & DD are often followed by ages in conversation Eg DD6 & DS13

I find many of the huge list never get used in general conversation on boards except LMAO, ROTFLMAO BRB, BTW, PMSL, ASAP, IMHO WTF & LOL !