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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