Acronyms and abbreviations list in English
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | MEANINGS |
2B | To Be |
A.I. | Artificial intelligence |
A.m. or AM | Ante Meridiem |
Abs | Abdominals |
abt | About |
ads | advertisements |
AD | Anno Domini |
AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
AFK | Away From Keyboard |
Aka, AKA or a.k.a | Also Known As |
AML | All My Love |
Anws | Answer |
AOB | Any Other business |
ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
ATM | Automatic Telling Machine |
Atm | At the Moment |
B&B | Bed and Breakfast |
B4 | Before |
B.C. | Before Christ |
BAC | Back At Computer |
BAE | Before Anyone Else |
BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
BBIAF | Be Back In A Few |
BC | Because |
BFF | Best Friend Forever |
Bf | Boyfriend |
BRB | Be Right Back |
BS | Bullshit |
BTW | By The Way |
BYOB (at the restaurant) | Bring Your Own Booze Bring Your Own Bottle |
CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
CM | Call Me |
CUL | See You Later |
CUT | See You Tomorrow |
Cya | See you later (« see ya ») |
CYA | Cover Your Ass |
DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
Dl | DownLoad |
DIY | Do It Yourself |
DW | Don’t Worry |
DYT | Don’t You Think |
e.g. | Exempli Gratia |
ETA | Estimated time of arrival |
EVRY1 | Everyone |
EZ | Easy |
FO | Fuck Off |
F.A.Q. | Frequently Asked Questions |
FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FTW | For The Win |
FU | Fuck You Fucked Up |
FYE | For Your Entertainment |
FYI | For Your Information |
G.B. | Great Britain |
G2G | Got To Go |
gents. | Gentlemen |
Gf | Girlfriend |
GFN | Go For Now |
GG | Good Game |
GP | General Practioner |
G.P.O. | General Post Office |
Gl | Good Luck |
GTG | Got To Go |
GTFO | Get The Fuck Out |
HT | Hi There |
HMP | Help Me Please |
H.I.V. | Human Immunodificiency Virus |
H.Q. | Head Quarters |
HF | Have Fun |
IAC | In Any Case |
IC | I See |
Idc | I Don’t Care |
Idk | I Don’t Know |
i.e. | Id Est |
IHA | I Hate |
IINM | If I’m Not Mistaken |
IIRC | If I remember correctly |
IKR | I know right |
IMO | In My Opinion |
IMHO | In My Honest Opinion |
IOU | I Owe You |
IT | Information Technology |
IRL | In Real Life |
Jk | Just Kidding |
K.O. | Knock Out |
L.A.P.D. | Los Angeles Police Department |
L8r | Later |
Lmao | Laughing My Ass Off |
LMC | Let Me See |
Lol | Laugh Out Loud |
Ltd | Limited Liability |
LMAO | laughing my ass off |
Luv | Love |
MILF | Mother I’d Like To Fuck |
N.B. | Nota Bene |
NYPD | New York Police Department |
NP | No Problem |
OMG | Oh My God! |
OMFG | Oh My Fucking God! |
omw | On my way |
PLS | Please |
PM | Prime Minister |
P.m or PM | Post Meridiem |
POS | Piece Of Shit |
ROFL | Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
RGDS | Regards |
RIP | Rest In Peace (Requiescat In Pace) |
Sci-Fi | Science Fiction |
SOAB | Son Of A Bitch |
STFU | Shut The Fuck Up |
Sup | What’s Up |
Tbh | To be honest |
TM | Trust Me |
TTYL | Talk To You Later |
THX | Thank you / Thanks |
U2 | You Too |
UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
U | You |
U.S.S. | United States Ship |
Ur | Your |
V.A.T. | Value Added Tax |
V.I.P. | very important person |
Wb | Welcome Back |
WBMBF | Wanna Be My Boy Friend |
WBMGF | Wanna Be My Girl Friend |
Wd | Well Done |
WE or W/e | Whatever |
WTF | What / Who The Fuck ? |
WTH | What / Who The Hell ? What / Who The Heck ? |
WP | Well Played |
WU | What’s Up |
WUWH | Wish You Were Here |
Xmas | Christmas |
XOXO | Hugs and kisses |
Ya | You |
Ybl | You’ll Be Sorry |
Y.H.A. | Youth Hostel Association |
YOLO | You Only Live Once |
Yw | You’re Welcome |
N.A.T.O. | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
USSR | Union of the Socialist Sovietic Republics |
U.N.O. | United Nations Organisation |
E.E.C. | European Economic Community |
I.B.R.D. | International Bank for the Reconstruction and Development |
I.M.F. | International Monetary Fund |
V.A.T. | Value Added Tax |
I.Q. | Intellectual Quotient |
D.N.A. | Desoxyribo-Nucleic Acid |
W.H.O. | World Health Organisation |
W.T.O. | World Trade Organisation |
EU | European Union |
UK | United Kingdom |
PRC | Popular Republic of China |
NY | New York |
CA | California |
DC | District of Columbia |
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