i found this in my outbox -- waiting to be sent out to friends in the year 2000 -- thought i'd just post it instead, albeit 4 years late.
Chat Abbreviations
Through the technology of Instant Messaging, people have coined a handful of online computer acronyms that are used to abbreviate common phrases or actions. If a jumble of capitol letters has ever confused you, then you are in the right place. Because we know that not everyone is yet familiar with these terms, we have created an online AIM Acronym Dictionary you can use for reference. Below is an alphabetical listing of online acronyms and the corresponding definition. Feel free to send this link to anyone you know that is new to online chatting so they aren’t confused when someone says "I GG, TTYL."
Chat Abbreviations
Through the technology of Instant Messaging, people have coined a handful of online computer acronyms that are used to abbreviate common phrases or actions. If a jumble of capitol letters has ever confused you, then you are in the right place. Because we know that not everyone is yet familiar with these terms, we have created an online AIM Acronym Dictionary you can use for reference. Below is an alphabetical listing of online acronyms and the corresponding definition. Feel free to send this link to anyone you know that is new to online chatting so they aren’t confused when someone says "I GG, TTYL."
AFK - Away From Keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
BF - Boyfriend
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By The Way
CYA - See You Later
FYI - For Your Information
G2G - Got To Go
GF - Girlfriend
GG - Gotta Go
IC - I See
ILU - I Love You
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IRL - In Real Life
JK - Just Kidding
L8R - Later
LMAO - Laughing MY Arse Off
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
NM - Never Mind
OIC - Ohh I See
OTW - On The Way
OMG - Ohh My God
OMW - On My Way
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Arse Off
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
THX - Thanks
TY - Thank You