Significati di alcune abbreviazioni

Chi va di fretta spesso ha bisogno di alcune abbreviazioni per…andare ancora più di fretta. Così le chat, gli instant messenger e gli sms si riempiono di sigle che, per alcuni, rimangono davvero misteriose.

Non fa eccezione Twitter. Anzi, proprio perchè qui, come per gli sms, c’è un limite (Twitter massimo 140 caratteri), le abbreviazioni sono necessarie e abusate.

Di seguito un elenco. Che è tutto in inglese perchè è così che vengono utilizzate. Vuoi anche la traduzione in italiano? No, è giusto internazionalizzarsi! 🙂

 

 

Abbreviazione		Significato
<3		heart
A3		Anyplace, anywhere, anytime
ADN		Any day now
AFAIK		As far as I know
AFK		Away from keyboard
ASAP		As soon as possible
A/S/L?		Age/sex/location?
B4N		Bye for now
BAK		Back at the keyboard
BAS		Big a** smile
BBIAB		Be back in a bit
BBL		Be back later
BBN		Bye bye now
BBS		Be back soon
BF		Boy friend
BFD		Big f***ing deal
BFN		Bye for now
BIBO		Beer in, beer out
BL		Belly laughing
BRB		Be right back
BTA		But then again…
BTDT		Been there, done that
BTW		By the way
BWL		Bursting with laughter
CICO		Coffee in, coffee out
C&G		Chuckle and grin
CNP		Continued in next post
CRB		Come right back
CRBT		Crying real big tears
CU		See you
CUL		See you later
CUL8ER		See you later
CYA		See ya
CYA		Cover your ass
CYO		See you online
DBA		Doing business as
DL		Dead link
DIKU		Do I know you?
DOM		Dirty old man
DOS		Dozing off soon
DQMOT		Don’t quote me on this
DTRT		Do the right thing
DWB		Don’t write back
E2E		exchange to exchange
E2E		e-business to e-business
E2E		employee to employee
E2E		end to end
EMSG		E-mail message
EOM		End of message
EOT		End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
F2F		Face to face
FAQ		Frequently-ask question(s)
FC		Fingers crossed
FISH		First in, still here
FUD		Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW		For what it’s worth
FYI		For your information
G		Grin
GA		Go ahead
GAL		Get a life
GIGO		Garbage in, garbage out
GD&R		Grinning, ducking, and running
GF		Girlfriend
GFN		Gone for now
GGP		Gotta go pee
GL		Good luck
GMAB		Give me a break
GMTA		Great minds think alike
GTRM		Going to read mail
GTSY		Glad to see you
H&K		Hug and kiss
HAGN		Have a good night
HAND		Have a nice day
HHIS		Hanging head in shame
HIG		How’s it going
HT		Hi there
HTH		Hope this helps
HUB		Head up butt
IAC		In any case
IAE		In any event
IC		I see
IGP		I gotta pee
IHA		I hate acronyms
IHU		I hear you
ILU or ILY		I love you
IM		Immediate message
IMCO		In my considered opinion
IMHO		In my humble opinion
IMing		Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game
IMNSHO		In my not so humble opinion
IMO		In my opinion
IMS		I am sorry
IOW		In other words
IPN		I’m posting naked
IRL		In real life (that is, when not chatting)
ITA		I totally agree
ITIGBS		I think I’m going to be sick
IWALU		I will always love you
IYSWIM		If you see what I mean
J4G		Just for grins
JIC		Just in case
JK or j/k		Just kidding
JMO		Just my opinion
JTLYK		Just to let you know
k		ok
KISS		Keep it simple stupid
KIT		Keep in touch
KOTC		Kiss on the cheek
KOTL		Kiss on the lips
KWIM?		Know what I mean?
L8R		Later
L8R G8R		Later gator
LD		Later, dude
LDR		Long-distance relationship
LOL		Laughing out loud
LRF		Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
LSHMBH		Laughing so hard my belly hurts
LTM		Laugh to myself
LTNS		Long time no see
LTR		Long-term relationship
LULAB		Love you like a brother
LULAS		Love you like a sister
LUWAMH		Love you with all my heart
LY		Love ya
LY4E		Love ya forever
MorF		Male or female
MOSS		Member of the same sex
MOTOS		Member of the opposite sex
MTF		More to follow
MUSM		Miss you so much
NADT		Not a darn thing
NFG		No f*****g good
NIFOC		Naked in front of computer
NP or N/P		No problem
NRN		No response necessary
OIC		Oh, I see
OLL		Online love
OMG		Oh my God
OTF		Off the floor
OTOH		On the other hand
OTTOMH		Off the top of my head
PANS		Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS")
PAW		Parents are watching
PCMCIA		People can’t master computer industry acronyms
PDA		Public display of affection
PEBCAK		Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIBKAC		Problem is between keyboard and chair
PITA		Pain in the ass
PM		Private message
::POOF::		Goodbye (leaving the room)
POTS		Plain old telephone service
PU		That stinks!
QT		Cutie
RL		Real life (that is, when not chatting)
ROTFL		Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO		Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROTFLMAOWPIMP		Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants
ROTFLMBO		Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RPG		Role-playing games
RSN		Real soon now
RT		Real time
RTFM		Read the f***ing manual
RYO		Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)
S^		S’up – what’s up
S4L		Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone’s customer or client)
SHCOON		Shoot hot coffee out of nose
SEG		S***-eating grin
SETE		Smiling ear to ear
SF		Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
SHID		Slaps head in disgust
SNAFU		Situation normal, all f***ed up
SO		Significant other
SOL		Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
SOMY		Sick of me yet?
SOT		Short on time
SOTMG		Short on time must go
STFU		Shut the f**k up
STFW		Search the f*****g Web
STW		Search the Web
SU		Shut up
SUAKM		Shut up and kiss me
SUP		What’s up
SWAG		Stupid wild-a** guess
SWAK		Sealed with a kiss
SWL		Screaming with laughter
SYS		See you soon
TA		Thanks again
TAFN		That’s all for now
TCOY		Take care of yourself
TFH		Thread from hell (a discussion that just won’t die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group)
TGIF		Thank God it’s Friday
THX		Thanks
TIA		Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply)
TILII		Tell it like it is
TLA		Three-letter acronym
TLK2UL8R		Talk to you later
TB4U		Too bad for you
TMI		Too much information
TNT		Till next time
TOPCA		Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
TOY		Thinking of you
TPTB		The powers that be
TTFN		Ta-Ta for now
TTT		Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
TTYL		Talk to you later
TU		Thank you
TY		Thank you
TYVM		Thank you very much
UAPITA		You’re a pain in the ass
UAF		Until further notice
UW		You’re welcome
WAG		Wild a** guess
WAYD		What are you doing
WB		Welcome back
WBS		Write back soon
WEG		Wicked evil grin
WFM		Works for me
WIBNI		Wouldn’t it be nice if
WT?		What/who the ?
WTF		What the F***!
WTFO		What the F***! Over!
WTG		Way to go!
WTGP?		Want to go private?
WU?		What’s up?
WUF?		Where are you from?
WYSIWYG		What you see is what you get
YBS		You’ll be sorry
YW		You’re welcome