Modern age chat shortcut

CA Rajat Jain (CA) (1677 Points)

14 December 2011  

Sometimes when instant messaging, shortcuts to actual words / phrases are sometimes used. Here are some of the most common.

Chat shortcut

What is means

brb

be right back

gtg

got to go

ttoy

talk to you later

u

you

r

are

c

see

k

okay

ic ic

I see I see

^5

high five

ttfn

ta ta for now

20

where do you live

2g4u

too good for you

awhfy

are we having fun yet?

b4

before

b4n

bye for now

btw

by the way

cm

call me

cu

see you later

dur?

do you remember?

em

e-mail

fwiw

for what it's worth

g

grin

gal

get a life

gmta

great minds think alike

gtsy

glad to see you

hig

how's it going?

icwum

I see what you mean

imo

in my opinion

imho

in my humble opinion

immho

in my most humble opinion

iae

in any event

jk

just kidding

kwim

know what I mean

l8r g8r

later 'gator

l8r

later

lol

laugh out loud

lshmbb

laughing so hard my belly is bouncing

ltns

long time no see

mtfbwu

may the force be with you

obtw

oh, by the way

oic

oh, I see

pdsm

please don't shoot me