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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