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Social Media Acronyms You Should Know by bisten14: 6:53am On Apr 27, 2015 |
The social media keep evolving and in an attempt to keep up with the pace of communication, a new slang is introduced on a regular basis. It is possible to look through a teenager’s phone and examine his or her chat without having a full understanding of what is being communicated. The most popular acronym is LOL, which means ‘laughing out loud’. It is sometimes even a default response during a chat when the other party is not sure of what to say. Social media and instant messaging are about speed and timing. The instantaneous nature is what continues to keep pressure on users to compress phrases and words into shorter codes. It is also a way to put the older generation ― should they decide to snoop around ― in the dark. The challenge, however, is how these abbreviations are beginning to interfere with with formal communication. With the habit formed over a period, it does not take long to imagine that all other chats and communications are also informal. Here is a list of acronyms compiled to help any social media newbie unpack and understand the language of the social media environment. #FBF: Flash-back Friday #FF: Follow Friday #TBT: Throw-back Thursday (L)MIRL: Let’s meet in real life 53X: Sex AFAIK: As far as I know AMA: Ask me anything AWOL: Away while online BD: Big deal BF: Boyfriend BFF: Best friend forever BFN: Bye for now BRB: Be right back BTW: By the way CC: Carbon copy CD9 -Parents around/code 9 CU: See you CX: Correction CYL: Catch you later DM: Direct message FB: Facebook FOMO: Fear of missing out FTFY: Fixed this for you FWIW: For what it’s worth FYE: For your entertainment FYI: For your information GF: Girlfriend GTG: Got to go GTI: Going through it HBD: Happy birthday HML: Happy married life HMU: Hit me up HT or H/T: Hat tip (away of crediting or attributing something you’re posting to someone else) HTH: Happy to help IC: I see ICYMI: In case you missed it ICYWW: In case you were wondering IDC: I don’t care IDK: I don’t know TBH: To be honest IDK: I don’t know IG or Insta: Instagram IIRC: If I remember correctly ILY: I love you IM: Instant message IMHO: In my honest opinion IMO: In my opinion IRL: In real life Jellz: Jealous JK: Just kidding JSYK: Just so you know KK: Cool, okay (kewl kewl) KMP: Keep me posted KOTL- Kiss on the lips KYP: Keep you posted L8- Late LI- LinkedIn LMAO: Laughing my a** off LMK- Let me know LMS: Like my status MT – Modified tweet MYOB: Mind your own business NBC: Nobody cares though NBD: No big deal NM: Not much NTS: Note to self NTW: Not to worry QOTD: Quote of the day NVM: Never mind Obv or Obvi: Obviously OH: Overheard OMG: Oh my god OMW: On my way ORLY- Oh really?!! PDA: Public display of affection PIR: Parent in room PITA: Pain in the Ass Pls or Plz: Please POIDH: Pictures or it didn’t happen POS: Parent over shoulder POTD: Photo of the day PPL: People PRT: Partial retweet PSA: Public service announcement Q or QQ: Question or quick question RLY: Really RN: Right now ROFL: Rolling on the Floor Laughing ROFLMAO: Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off RT- Retweet SMFH: Shaking my f***ing head SMH: Shaking my head SO or S/O: Shout out SRLSY: Seriously STFU: Shut the f— up SYS: See you soon TBH: To be honest TBT: Throwback Thursday TGIF: Thank God it’s Friday Thx or Tx: Thanks TL;DR: Too long; didn’t read TMI: Too much information TTYL: Talk to you later TTYS: Talk to you soon TTYN: Talk to you never TWD- Texting while driving Txt: Text TY: Thank you TYT: Take your time TYVM: Thank you very much WTTP – Want to trade pictures? YGTR: You got that right YOLO: You only live once YT- YouTube YW: You’re welcome This list is in no way exhaustive. Emoticons (emotion icons) are also fast replacing some of these acronyms. Since society is not static, the expectation is that some of these abbreviations will fade away and new ones will replace them. What will certainly not fade away is the urge and need to communicate. http://www.punchng.com/i-punch/social-media-acronyms-you-should-know/ |
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