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Thesis headquarters CHATROOM EMOTICONS/ASSICONS and acronyms or abbreviations and/or also Known as Chat Acronyms and E-mail Shorthand, these "abbreviations" are also used in Newsgroup Postings and IRC. A smiley is a sequence of characters on your computer keyboard. If you don't see it, try tilting your head to the left -- the colon represents the eyes, the dash represents the nose and the right parenthesis represents the mouth. Smileys usually follow after the punctuation (or in place of the punctuation) at the end of a sentence. A smiley [ :) = J : (= L ] tells someone what you really mean when you make an offhand remark. They are also called emoticons because they intend to convey emotion!

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table 1 emoticons. 1

Table 2 emoticons. 5

Table 3 emoticons. 7

Table 4 assicons. 38

Abbreviations. 38

Abbreviations 2. 39

· A GLOSSARY OF COMPUTER ORIENTED ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

· Jargon File - This document is a collection of slang terms used by various subcultures of computer hackers

· Word list for Internet Acronyms & Lingo

· TERRELL_WEB search engine for PhD and etc.

· Domain name registries around the world

· ONLINE JOURNALS which discuss chatrooms and virtual communities

OTHER SITES WHICH HAVE UPDATED EMOTICONS AND ABREVIATIONS (ONLINE STILL AS OF Tuesday, 12 February 2002):

ü Netguide’s emoticons: http://www.indbazaar.com/netguide/index1.asp?catid=7

ü helwig's smiley dictionary http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/~helwig/smileys.html

ü http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/chat.html

table 1 emoticons

commonly used emoticons	Creatively used emoticons	for the silly at heart	Many more of this type are available at: http://www.chatropolis.com/emoticons.html
:( = frown	(_)? [_]? = coffee or tea	.-) Person who can still smile despite losing an eyeball	=|:-) Abe Lincoln
:'( = crying	(_8(|) = Homer Simpson	:-( Sad person with a nose	=|:-)= Abe Lincoln
:( L a sad face. this too has variations of despair that can be added such as :(~~ for crying and :P~~ giving someone the raspberry	*S* = Variation of Smile	:( Person who is sad because he or she has a large fish for a nose	|-[#] About to explode
:-) = smile (with a nose)	:-& = tongue-tied	:---( Person who is sad because he or she has a large nose	>-< Absolutely livid
:) J a smiley face denotes that you are joking or happy. there are many variations on this such as :-) ;-) :0 so keep smiling	^5 high five and means you're congratulating someone on a comment they	:-{8 Person who is unhappy with the results of her breast-enlargement surgery	:%) Accountant
{{{{{{{ }}}}}}} = lots of hugs	0:) an angel...	:-| Person unsure of which long-distance company to choose	d:-p Adolescent
{{{{{{}}}}}} cyberhugs. {{{{{Terrell}}}}}}}	c[[]] = a pint of beer	:-0WW Person vomiting a series of Slim Jims	:=( Adolf Hitler
{} = a hug	}:> = devil	:-D Person laughing	:-=( Adolf Hitler
<bfg> big freaking grin (big fucking grin)	<------ = referring to yourself	:-D* Person laughing so hard that he or she does not notice that a 5-legged spider is hanging from his or her lip	:-\ 8o After a cold shower
<eg> = evil grin	:* = kiss	:-Q Person who just had cybersex and is now enjoying a post-coital cybercigarette	:-{ -__-: After slamming the toilet seat
<eg> evil grin	:-| = grim face	:V:-| Person who cannot figure out why nobody wants to talk to him or her, little suspecting that there is an alligator on his or her head	:-o ^^^^: After zipping up fly too fast
<g> = grin	:D = smile/laughing/big grin	;-) Person winking	#:-0 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
<g> is a grin and to make it a bigger one, use a capital g.	:o#) = man with a moustache	~oE]:-| Fisherperson heading for market with a basket on his or her head containing a three-legged octopus that is giving off smell rays	V(8-| Air Force pilot
<gag> <choke> <hack> <cough>	:o) = another smile	>:-[ -{9 Person who is none too pleased to be giving birth to a squirrel	=|:-) Abe Lincoln
<giggle> <tee hee>	:P = sticking out tongue	>:-Q -... Person who was enjoying a post-coital cigarette until he suddenly noticed, to his alarm, that there is some kind of discharge dribbling from his cybermember	=|:-)= Abe Lincoln
<S> = Big Smile	:-P = sticking out tongue	>8-O-(&) Person just realizing that he or she has a tapeworm	|-[#] About to explode
<s> = Smile	:X = my lips are sealed	.-) Person who can still smile despite losing an eyeball	>-< Absolutely livid
<S> a huge smile	;) = wink	:-( Sad person with a nose	:%) Accountant
<s> is a tiny smile	@@@@8 (|) = Marge Simpson	:( Person who is sad because he or she has a large fish for a nose	d:-p Adolescent
	@---}---}----- = another rose	0:-) Angel / saint	:=( Adolf Hitler
	@--->--->--- = a rose	0:) Angel / saint	:-=( Adolf Hitler
	<(((>< = a big fish	O:-) Angel / saint	:-(( Al Jolson
	<:3 )~ = A mouse	o:-) Angel / saint	:-)) Al Jolson
	<|:-) = witch	O 8-) Angel / saint
	<~~~ = another way of referring to yourself	O |-) Angel / saint	$-) Alex Keaton (Family Ties)
	<>< = a small fish	:-II Angry	{ Alfred Hitchcock
	<3 = a heart	:-@ Angry	-( Always wear safety glasses
	<snicker>	(:-& Angry	-) Always Wear Safety Glasses
	<vbg> = very big grin	:-(( Al Jolson	(|:-#American footballer
	<vweg> very wicked evil grin for those people who are not faint of heart.	0:-) Angel / saint	=:-H American footballer
	<weg> wicked evil grin?	0:) Angel / saint	C:# American footballer
	<wg> = wicked grin	O:-) Angel / saint	_:^) American Indian
	>:) at its mildest is someone who is mischievous and at its worst...a horny devil.	o:-) Angel / saint	%-} Amused
	>^,,^< = a cat	:-|| Angry	|I Asleep
		~ :-( Angry Particularly	(I Asleep
		_o-) Aquanaut	|-I Asleep
		O-) Aquanaut	:-|| Angry
		@:-) Arab	~ :-( Angry Particularly

Table 2 emoticons

@>--;--	A rose
O:-)	Angel
0*-)	Angel winking
d:-)	Baseball
:-)	Basic
:)	Basic Little Kid
:~-(	Bawling
: =	Beaver
:-)^<	Big Boy
(:-)	Big Face
:-)8<	Big Girl
(((H)))	Big Hug
:-X	Big Wet Kiss
=|:o}	Bill Clinton smiley
(:-D	Blabber Mouth
?-(	Black Eye
:-]	Blockhead
:-}X	Bow Tie-Wearing
%-6	Brain Dead
:-(=)	Bucktoothed
:-E	Bucktoothed Vampire
:-F	Bucktoothed Vampire with One Tooth Missing
}|{	Butterfly
})i({	Butterfly - an even prettier one
}:-X	Cat
q:-)	Catcher
C=:-)	Chef
8^	Chicken
;-(	Chin up
:-.)	Cindy Crawford
*<):o)	Clown
:-S	Confused
H-)	Cross-Eyed
:`-(	Crying
:*(	Crying softly
:-@!	Cursing
O-)	Cyclops
>:->	Devilish
:-e	Disappointed
:3-]	Dog
:*)	Drinking every night
:#)	Drunk
.\/	Duck
<:-l	Dunce
:-6	Eating Something Spicy
5:-)	Elvis
:")	Embarrased
>:)	Evil
>-)	Evil Grin
l:-O	FlatTop Loudmouth
:-!	Foot in Mouth
=:-H	Football player
:-W	Forked Tongue
:^{=	Frank Zappa
/:-)	Frenchman with a beret
8)	Frog
%-)	Happy Drunk
l^o	Hepcat
(_8^(|)	Homer Simpson
(_8(|)	Homer Simpson
*^_^*	Huge Dazzling Grin
%*@:-(	Hungover with headache
?:^[]	Jim Carrey
(8 {	John Lennon
@:-}	Just Back From Hairdresser
:-x	Kid smiley
:-*	Kiss
>^,,^<	Kitty Cat
>:-l	Klingon
@(*0*)@	Koala Bear
(-:	Left Hand
Þ-:	Left Handed Tongue Touching Nose
>;->	Lewd Remark
8:-)	Little Girl
|-(	Lost Contact Lenses
X-(	Mad
&-l	Makes Me Cry
:-(*)	Makes Me Sick
:-S	Makes No Sense
@@@@:-)	Marge Simpson
8(:-)	Mickey Mouse
:)	Midget
:-{	Mustache
:-3	Mustache (Handlebar Type)
:-#	My Lips Are Sealed
):-(	Nordic
8-O	Omigod!
:=)	Orangutan
:^)	Personality
3:]	Pet Dog
:8)	Pig
:---)	Pinnochio
P-(	Pirate
3:[	Pitbull
}:^#)	Pointy Nosed
+<:-)	Pope
:-t	Pouting
+:-)	Priest
X:-)	Propeller Head
=:-)	Punk
=:-(	Punk Not Smiling
:-r	Rasberry
(((((:-{=	Rave Dude
:-C	Real Unhappy
([(	Robocop
[:]	Robot
3:*>	Rudolph the red nose reindeer
:(	Sad Turtle
:-d	Said with a smile
*<|:-)	Santa Claus
:->	Sarcastic
:-@	Screaming
$__$	Sees Money
+-(	Shot Between the Eyes
:-V	Shouting
~:-P	Single Hair
:-/	Skeptical
O-)	Smiley After Smoking a Banana
;^)	Smirking
:-i	Smoking a cig
:-?	Smoking a pipe
:-Q	Smoking while talking
:-( <|	Standing Firm
%-)	Staring at a Screen for 15 hours
:-0	Talkative
:-Þ	Tongue Sticking Out
:-&	Tongue Tied
:-a	Tongue Touching Nose
<:>==	Turkey
=):-)	Uncle Sam
:-\	Undecided
|:-)	Unibrow
:-[	Vampire
(:-(	Very Unhappy
:-<	Walrus
[:-)	Wearing a Walkman
8-)	Wearing Contacts
B-)	Wearing Glasses
:-{}	Wearing Lipstick
]-I	Wearing Sunglasses
{:-)	Wears a Toupee
:-"	Whistling
'-)	Winking
,-)	Winking Happy
8<:-)	Wizard
-=#:-) \	Wizard with Wand
,-}	Wry and Winking
l-O	Yawning
:-(0)	Yelling
=8-0	Yikes!
$-)	Yuppie

Table 3 emoticons

This growing list is from	http://www.chatropolis.com/emoticons.html
=|:-)	Abe Lincoln
=|:-)=	Abe Lincoln
|-[#]	About to explode
>-<	Absolutely livid
:%)	Accountant
d:-p	Adolescent
:=(	Adolf Hitler
:-=(	Adolf Hitler
:-\ 8o	After a cold shower
:-{ -__-:	After slamming the toilet seat
:-o ^^^^:	After zipping up fly too fast
#:-0	Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
V(8-|	Air Force pilot
:-((	Al Jolson
:-))	Al Jolson
* :-o	Alarmed !
$-)	Alex Keaton (Family Ties)
{	Alfred Hitchcock
-(	Always wear safety glasses
-)	Always Wear Safety Glasses
(|:-#	American footballer
=:-H	American footballer
C:#	American footballer
_:^)	American Indian
%-}	Amused
0:-)	Angel / saint
0:)	Angel / saint
O:-)	Angel / saint
o:-)	Angel / saint
O 8-)	Angel / saint
O |-)	Angel / saint
:-II	Angry
:-@	Angry
(:-&	Angry
:-||	Angry
~ :-(	Angry Particularly
_o-)	Aquanaut
O-)	Aquanaut
@:-)	Arab
|I	Asleep
(I	Asleep
|-I	Asleep
|-|	Asleep
|-(	Asleep and having nightmares
3-I	Asleep and having nightmares
_(D)	Astronaut
~:-o	Baby (crying)
(: )	Balaclava
(:-)	Bald
C:-|	Bald
(: )t	Bank robber
:-%	Banker
C):-O	Barbershop quartet member
d:-)	Baseball cap
q:-)	Baseball catcher
q:-#	Baseball catcher
d:-)	Baseball player
B-)	Batman
B-|	Batman (played by Michael Keaton)
~~~c___	Beach
*8-)	Beaker (The Muppets)
:-)}	Beard
:-}	Beard
:-)#	Beard
:<)=	Beard
(:-{~	Beard
:-)##	Beard long
:-)>	Bearded
%+|	Beaten Up
\:-)	Beret
/:-)	Beret
*/:-)	Beret
#:o+=	Betty Boop
(-E:	Bi-focals
:-)-8	Big girl
:-)3	Big girl
:-)-}8	Big girl
:-)8<	Big girl
:-)B	Big girl
:-)-{8	Big girl
;-)-8	Big girl winking at you
:-(=)	Big Teeth
=:o]	Bill Clinton
|-O	Birth
<>:-)	Bishop
:-*	Bitter
(:-D	Blabber Mouth
!-(	Black Eye
:-1	Bland
:-!	Bland
*L*	Blotto
:-*	Blowing a kiss
:-#	Blowing a kiss
:-x	Blowing a kiss
|-<>	Blowing a kiss
:P	Blowing a raspberry
:-r	Blowing a raspberry
:*	Blowing kisses
:-) -8	Blue balls
:-?	Blue Oyster Cult fetishist
:'O	Bob Hope
o<:-)	Bobble hat
C:-)	Bonjour, Monsieur
:-(	Boo hoo
:-)8	Bow tie
:-)x	Bow tie
:-)X	Bow Tie
c):-)	Bowler hat
C|:-)	Bowler hat
:_)	Boxer
:o)	Boxer's nose
*:o)	Bozo the Clown
:-#	Braces
:-{#}	Braces
;-)o===8	Braggart
%6	Brain dead
%-6	Braindead
R-)	Broken Glasses
(:-...	Broken Heart
:^)	Broken Nose
}:-(	Bull-headed
:C	Bummed
:-c	Bummed
|:-)	Bushey Eyebrows
~M`'~	Camel
~=	Candle
||	Car
:+)	Carl Friedrich Gauss
}:-<	Cat
:-) >	Celibate
:-/	Chagrined
=|:=)	Charlie Chaplin
C|:-=	Charlie Chaplin
C=:-)	Chef
Q=:-)	Chef (graduated)
)	Cheshire Cat
<|-)	Chinese
<|-(	Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes.
: .)	Cindy Crawford
;-) ===8	Circumcised
}:-{|	Clark Gable
*:o)	Clown
*:-))	Clown
<*:oDX	Clown
:*)	Clown
P-)	Colonel Klink (Hogan's Heroes)
:-D	Comedy
(V)=|	Computer game champion
:-8(	Condescending
%-)	Confused
|-(	Contact lenses, but has lost them
:-[x>	Count Dracula
:-C	Count Dracula
3:-)	Cow
C):-)	Cowboy
D)	Crash helmet
:-[	Critical
:-t	Cross
:-z	Cross
%-)	Cross-eyed
H-)	Cross-eyed
%)	Cross-eyed
X-)	Cross Eyed
:,(	Crying
:/	Crying
:'-(	Crying
:,-(	Crying
:~(~~	Crying
:~-(	Crying
&.(..	Crying
:')	Crying
=^..^=	CyberKat
0-)	Cyclops
{0-)	Cyclops
(*): I	Cyclops
(O-)	Cyclops
.)	Cyclops
@-)	Cyclops
*-(	Cyclops Poked in the Eye (or after meeting Odysseus)
:/7)	Cyrano de Bergerac
X)	Dead
#-)	Dead
X-(	Dead
8-#	Dead
~(O)|	Deep sea diver
(O)|	Deep sea diver
{:-{	Definitely unhappy
:-|:-|	Deja'vu
:-L]	Dentist
]:-)	Devil
>:-)	Devil
}:-)	Devil
> ;7)~~	Devil and winky combined
>-)	Devil rude
};->	Devil rude
>:>	Devilish
>:-)	Devilish
C=>8*)	Devilish chef with glasses and a moustache
:->	Devilish Grin (heavy sarcasm)
>:->	Devilish remark
=:-)	Dickhead
<=8:-)	Dickhead
=|:-)X	Diplomat
:-e	Disappointment
:-|	Disgusted
:-)-O	Doctor (with stethoscope)
:-) 8	Dolly Parton
===:-D	Don King
:))	Double-chinned
:-(	Drama
:)~	Drooling
:-)~	Drooling / dribbling
:-B	Drooling / dribbling
:-)'	Drooling / Dribbling
:*)	Drunk
%-<|>	Drunk with laughter
%-)	Drunk with laughter
C=}>;*{O)	Drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin
C=}>;*{))	Drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin.
C= 2>;*{))	Drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin.
{:V	Duck
.\/	Duck
<:-)	Dumb Question
<:)	Dunce
<:I	Dunce
:-3	Eaten a lemon
:-&	Eating spaghetti
:*)	Ed McMahon
<:-O	Eeek !
(:-I	Egghead
(:I	Egghead
?8-o	Elton John
:-|K-	Evening dress
}-)	Evil
>:-)	Evil Grin
|:-|	Excessively rigid
#-)	Exhausted after partying all night
[:-)	Fankenstein's monster
:-#	Fat Lip
>-	Female
:)3	Female
*:-} 8 *	Female
*:-} 8 O	Female and on the make
%')	Finished off a fifth for lunch
(O--<	Fishy
~==	Flame Follows
@;-)	Flirt
:'''-)	Floods of Tears
:-!	Foot in Mouth
G:-)	Football helmet
:-<	Forlorn
:->X==|	Formal wear
[:-|I	Frankenstein's monster
EK(	Frankenstein's monster
7:-)	Fred Flintstone
/:-)	French
\:-)	French Hat
P-)	Fresh
8)	Frog
:-(	Frown (anger or displeasure)
:(	Frowning
(:-<	Frowning
(:-(	Frowning
:-(	Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed
*:*	Fuzzy
@}:-)	Gardening hat
>>-O->	General Custer
(:-|	General or marshal
(: (	Ghost
(: (=|	Ghost costume
:-)O	Girl very messed up
:-X	Giving you a big wet kiss
R-)	Glasses broken
%-(	Glasses broken
::-)	Glasses broken
(8-{)}	Glasses, Moustache and a Beard
:]	Gleep...a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend.
%~v	God I hate line noise!
|-{	Good Grief (Charlie Brown)
8-)	Gorilla
|<:-)	Graduate
L:-)	Graduate
Q:-)	Graduate (recent)
:<)	Graduate from an Ivy League or Oxbridge college
:^D	Great! I like it!
8^|	Grim
;-)=)	Grin
}B-i	Groucho Marx
|:['	Groucho Marx
:-):-):-)	Guffawing loudly
\:^)	Gumby
:-)	Ha ha
-)	Ha ha
/8^{~<	Hair Line, Glasses, Moustache, and Goatee
/8^{~	Hair line, glasses, moustache, and goatee
O:-)	Halo
||*	Handshake
<|##	Hangman
:-)	Happy
^L^	Happy
:-)	Happy
:^)	Happy
^(^	Happy variation
}:-}	Has a big grin
?-(	Has a black eye
!-(	Has a black eye
:-#)	Has a bushy moustache
:-~|	Has a cold
:-'|	Has a cold
:*)	Has a cold
:-')	Has a Cold
$:-)	Has a comb stuck in their hair
>:->	Has a crew cut
>:-( 8 *>-	Has a disparaging opinion of feminists
:-))	Has a double chin
:-)=	Has a goatee
:-{>	Has a goatee
:-{)	Has a handlebar mustache
:-3	Has a handlebar mustache
C:-)	Has a large cranial capacity
-:-)	Has a Mohican
=:-)	Has a Mohican
~:-)	Has a Mohican and has been out in the rain
:-|)	Has a moustache
:-{	Has a moustache
:<)	Has a moustache
:-*|	Has a moustache
:I)	Has a septum pierce
:%)%	Has acne
:-) .	Has an innie belly button
:-) ,	Has an outie belly button
:-})	Has an RAF moustache
;-\	Has been beaten up
;-|	Has been beaten up but is staying silent
:-( |	Has been beheaded
:-(O	Has been hanged
;^?	Has been punched out
o:-(	Has been shot between the eyes
+-(	Has been shot between the eyes
*-)	Has been shot dead
._/	Has been squashed
%-)	Has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight
%-|	Has been working all night
:-(=)	Has big teeth
|:-)	Has bushy eyebrows
&:-)	Has curly hair / forgot to brush their hair
:-3	Has Eaten a Lemon
8*)	Has glasses and a moustache
(:-) ?	Has had a sex-change
%-)	Has had long bangs
-(	Has had their eyes gouged out
E-(	Has had their eyes gouged out
=-(	Has had their eyes scratched out
:-s	Has heard a bizarre comment
:-B	Has just bitten their lip
:-*	Has just eaten something sour
:-S	Has just made an incoherent statement
:-#	Has just said something that shouldn't have been said
:-T	Has just zippered their lips shut
%+|	Has lost a fight
|-(	Has lost their contact lenses
#:-)	Has matted hair
:-$	Has mouth wired shut
J:-)	Has nice hair
:-|]	Has no need to go to the dentist
{:-)	Has old-fashioned hair
/;-)	Has one big thick cock-eyed eyebrow
.-)	Has only one eye
,-)	Has only one eye and is winking
:-{~	Has read too many of the toilet paper articles previous to lunch
:-R	Has the flu
:-!	Has their foot in their mouth
:-P	Has their tongue hanging out in anticipation
S:-)	Has wavy hair / uses too much hairspray
@:-)	Has wavy hair / uses too much hairspray
<<<<(:-)	Hat salesman
:-(	Have an ordinary day
>:^(	Headhunter (Amazon style)
:X)	Hear no evil
:-...	Heart-broken
|:-)	Heavey Eyebrows
|-)	Hee hee
-	Helen Keller
(|:-)	Helmet
|^o	Hepcat
<:-)`	Hero
:->	Hey hey
:->	Hey hey
<:<)}	Hippie
{-}}}	Hippie
:	Hmmm
:-I	Hmmm
:-,	Hmmm
|-D	Ho ho
(##]	Hockey player
B-)	Horn-rimmed glasses
[]	Hugs and
,`:-C	Huh? What's the matter?" / "What's wrong?
m(_)m	Humble bow of thanks or apology
%*@:-(	Hung Over
%-\	Hungover
%*@:-)	Hungover
@-)	Hypnotist
;-S	I kind of like it
(:-$	Ill
:~)	Ill with a cold
!:-)	Imaginative
):-)	Impish
:-( :-	Impotent
-]:-)[-	Impressed
8-I	In suspense
8-|	In suspense
X-)	Inconscious
:-|	Indifference
:|	Indifferent
:-I	Indifferent smiley. Better than a :-( but not quite as good as a :-).
:-I	Indifferent/sad
8	Infinity
:<)	Is a blabbermouth
(:-D	Is a blabbermouth
:-]	Is a blockhead
:-B	Is a buttmouth
*X-|	Is a dead nerd
<:-I	Is a dunce
I:-O	Is a flathead / flat-top
:-d~	Is a heavy smoker
&8-|	Is a nerd
*8-|	Is a nerd
8-)	Is a nerd
o:-)	Is a pea-brain
(:-|	Is an egghead
(:I	Is an egghead
:-=)	Is an older user with a moustache
:-[	Is an unhappy blockhead
%-6	Is brain-dead
:*D	Is drunk and laughing in church for no reason
|[*]	Is exploding NOW !!!!!
*:*	Is fuzzy
*:**	Is fuzzy with a fuzzy moustache
(:-$	Is ill
>8-0	Is in the throes of composition
@:-}	Is just back from the hairdresser
:-D*	Is laughing so much they don't realise that there's a spider hanging from their lip
(-:	Is left handed
:-H	Is missing teeth
~~:-)	Is on fire / has been flamed !
~~:-[	Is on fire / has been flamed !
:-|8( )-	Is pregnant
:::)	Is smiling despite being riddled with bullets
._)	Is suffering from Lorentz contractions
-:	Is upside down with a brick in their mouth
:-{8	Is very unhappy with the results of her breast implant surgery
:--)	Jamie Farr (Klinger from M*A*S*H)
:-C	Jaw hit Floor
:###)	Jimmy Durante
d:-)	Jockey
:-) ---	John Holmes
(:-) : 8===	John Holmes
:-) ===8`	John Holmes
:Q)	John Q. Public
-)	Jose Feliciano
8-O --*	Just before doubling over with pain
:-F]	Just came back from the dentist
8->	Just happy
:-)(-:	Just Married !
:-T	Keeping a straight face
.-)	Keeping an eye out
]:-} =]===>	King Arthur
:-*	Kiss
:-X	Kiss
:*	Kisses
:-x}	Kissing
:-x	Kissing
+<||-)	Knight
:+)	Large Nose
:D	Laughing
:-D	Laughing
(-D	Laughing
(-)	Laughing
:-)))	Laughing or double chin
%-(|)	Laughing out loud
:.-)	Laughing tears
:D	Laughter
:'-D	Lauging so much that they're crying
:,-D	Lauging so much that they're crying
;-}	Leer/ Leering
:-}	Leering
>:->	Leering
(-:	Left-handed
(}-8]	Left-handed bearded smiley with glasses and headphones
I-8)~V-|!	Left-handed general of an AF Apache radar section
: )	Leper
;->	Lewd
:-9	Licking lips
:-?	Licking lips
:d	Licking lips
:-#	Lips are sealed
:-X	Lips are sealed
:-{}	Lipstick
8:-)	Little girl
X:-)	Little kid
%+{	Lost A Fight
>:-<	Mad
>:-<<	Mad
> :-(	Mad
<:-)	Magician
<*:-)	Magician
:-!	Malcolm McUser
:-	Male
(:-)	Male
:)8-	Male
(:-) : -8	Male and on the make
(:/] > 8-	Male masochist
(:-[ : 8-	Male sadist
:-)... :-(	Manic depressive
{|:-)	Mao suit
:-.)	Marilyn Monroe / Madonna
(#-[	Marine
>X#-[	Marines never die, they just regroup in Hell
)-::-(	Married
#:-)	Matted Hair
3:[	Mean pet smiley
O-)	Megaton Man on patrol !
]:-)	Member of the Royal Family
o>8<(=	Message about interesting women
- @=	Message About Nuclear War
(:-#	Message about something that shouldn't have been said
2B|^2B	Message from Shakespeare
<{:-)}	Message in a bottle
0>-<(=	Message of interest to women
8-)*---	Miami Vice fan
:-(O)	Mick Jagger
8(:-)	Mickey Mouse
:)	Midget smiley
*(:-|	Military officer
MP(:-[	Military Policeman
o(:-)	Miner
+<:-)	Monk / nun
:-|	Monkey
<:3	Mouse / rat
<:3 )~~~~	Mouse / rat
:-#	Moustache
:<)	Moustache
:-{)	Moustache
:-{	Moustache
:^{)>	Moustache and beard
(8-o	Mr Bill
#:-o	Mr Bill
/:-|	Mr. Spock
:-:	Mutant smiley
:-X	Mute
:-#	My lips are sealed
(-)	Needs a haircut
~~\8-O	Needs to Fix Frayed Cord on Computer
:-E]	Needs to go to the dentist
~~:-(	Net.flame
~:-(	Net.Flame
E-:-I	Net.ham-radio
3:o[	Net.Pets
O |-)	Net.religion
X-(	Net.suicide
8 :-I	Net.unix-wizards
{:-{)}	New hair style, mustache and beard
:/I	No Smoking !
:-0	No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)
:>)	Nose big
(:+)	Nose big
:^)	Nose broken / pointy / cute nose
:v)	Nose broken / pointy / cute nose
:/\)	Nose extremely big
:+)	Nose has just had their broken nose set
|~(	Nose has just had their nose broken
:u)	Nose pug
:n)	Nose pug
:_)	Nose sliding off their face
:~)	Nose squiggly
:--)	Nose very large
:c)	Nose very large
:C)	Nose very large
:c<	Nose very large
:=)	Noses has two (or has no nose...)
:-)	Nosy
%-{	Not amused
:/)	Not amused
>:-(	Not keen on something
+<:-|	Nun/Monk
:-P	Nyah nyah
:-]	Obnoxious
:-o	Oh !
8-O	Omigod
.-)	One-eyed
:-O	Oops
:-*	Oops !
:-0	Orator
:-v	Orator
:-)|	Out on the town
(V)=|	Pacman Champion
#-)	Partied ALL Night
<|:-)	Party hat
*<8-)X	Party outfit with a hat and bow-tie
:-/	Perplexed or Skeptical
[:-)	Personal stereo
3:]	Pet smiley
3:o]	Pet smiley
:?)	Philosopher
%-^)	Picasso
%\v	Picasso Pablo
%-~	Picasso Pablo
%-^	Picasso Pablo
:8)	Pig
g-)	Pince-nez
:----}	Pinnochio
:-?	Pipe Smoker
oX)	Pirate
P-(	Pirate
P)	Pirate
+-:-)	Pope
+O:-)	Pope
+<:-|	Pope
+<(:-)	Pope
+-(:-)	Pope
+O:-)	Pope
!-|	Popeye
:-[	Pouting
@:-()	Presley Elvis
5:-)	Presley Elvis
+:-)	Priest
I-)	Private Eye
@=	Pro-nuclear activist
:-	Prolog programmer
K:-)	Propeller hat / beanie
8-(:-)	Propeller hat / beanie
$:-} 8 *	Prostitute
0	Pulling a Mooner
-:-)	Punk
=:-)	Punk
- -:-(	Punk Rocker
:-"	Pursed Lips
(-::-)	Putting heads together
:-I	Puzzled
E:-)	Radio ham
E-:-)	Radio ham
q:-)	Rapper
=:7)~~	Rat / mouse
0 =:--~~	Rat Holy in punker look
=:7(~~	Rat sad
=:7>~~	Rat sarcastic
=%7)~~	Rat that has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours
=;7)~~	Rat winky, sarcastic as ever
=87)~~	Rat with eyeglasses
~~(*:=	Rat/Mouse left-handed
|-)	Ray-Bans
7:)	Reagan Ronald
7:^]	Reagan Ronald
:[	Real Downer
:-C	Really bummed
:~/	Really mixed up
+-(:-)	Religious leader
|-p	Revolted
:'}	Richard Nixon
<|-)	Rickshaw driver
([(	Robocop
|:]	Robocop
(|-| F	Robocop
>|(	Robocop
|-]	Robocop
[:-]	Robot
:--]	Robot
[:]	Robot
[:|]`	Robot
<:-)<<|	Rocket pilot
3:*>	Rudolph the Reindeer
:-(	Sad
:(	Sad
8^(	Sad
%-{	Sad
:-<	Sad
(:-\	Sad Very
:-(	Sad, angry
4:-)	Sailor
0:-)	Saint
M:-)	Saluting
:-)!!!	Sam Kinnison
.-)	Sammy Davis Jr.
,-)	Sammy Davis Jr.
*<:-)>	Santa Claus
*<|:-)	Santa Claus
o-<:-}}}	Santa Claus
*<(:-)	Santa Claus
o-(:-{o{{{{	Santa Claus
o<:-}}	Santa Claus
:->	Sarcastic
:-]	Sarcastic
:-y	Saying it with a smile
( :+(	Scared
:-/	Sceptical / undecided
:-\	Sceptical / undecided
*#*!^*&:-)	Schizophrenic
*!#*!^*&:-)	Schizophrenic
:-)===	Schwarzenegger Arnold
:#	Screaming
:@	Screaming
:-@	Screaming
O-)	Scuba diver
(:)-)	Scuba diver
0-(	Scuba diver with a broken mask
(B^|	Secret agent
(-_-)	Secret Smile
M-)	See no evil
:-I	Semi-smiley
B-D	Serves you right, dummy!
C):-| *	Sheriff
:-D	Shock or Surprise
:o	Shocked
=:-)	Shocked
:-0	Shocked
:-o	Shocked / awed
:-)	Shoemaker Willie
*-)	Shot Dead
:-V	Shouting
:-()	Shouting
:-( )	SHOUTING VERY LOUD
:-O=	Showing their tongue to the doctor
(-::-)	Siamese twins
(-:|:-)	Siamese twins
.^)	Side view
)P-(	Silver Long John
:8-1	Simpson Bart
3 :-)	Simpson Bart
****:-)	Simpson Marge
:-)	Simpson Marge
B-(8	Sir Robin Day
:)%	Skateboarder
:-/	Skeptical
<:-)	Skier
:-Z	Sleeping
|-)	Sleeping
|-I	Sleeping
:-) <	Slut
^_^	Smile
(-_-)	Smile secret
:-)	Smiley basic. This smiley is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement
:= |	Smiley baboon
:=8)	Smiley baboon
[8-{)	Smiley bearded with glasses and headphones
: =	Smiley beaver
d8=	Smiley beaver wearing goggles and a hard hat
8^	Smiley chicken
3:-)	Smiley cow
3:-o	Smiley cow
:3-<	Smiley dog
{:V	Smiley duck
.V	Smiley duck
B|	Smiley frog
8P	Smiley frog in the mating season
8b	Smiley frog in the mating season
B)	Smiley frog wearing sunglasses
8:]	Smiley gorilla
:-|	Smiley monkey
:8)	Smiley pig
:@)	Smiley pig
| )	Smiley salamander
~~~~8}	Smiley snake
><:>==	Smiley turkey
:->	Smiley walrus
:<=	Smiley walrus
:V	Smiley woodpecker
(:[	Smiley worm (or ant)
:-j	Smiling to the left
;>)	Smirking
:-1	Smirking
:-,	Smirking
O-)	Smoked a banana
:-j	Smoker Smiling
:Q	Smoking
|:-Q	Smoking
:-I	Smoking
:~I	Smoking
:Ui	Smoking
:-G-	Smoking
:-Q	Smoking (Smoker)
:?	Smoking a pipe
:-?	Smoking a pipe
:-7	Smoking a pipe
:~j	Smoking and smiling
:Uj	Smoking and smiling
~~~~~8}	Snake
I-)	Sniggering
|-)	Sniggering
|^o	Snoring
^o	Snoring
3-O	Snoring
|^o	Snoring
:,-)	So happy that they're crying
:'-)	So happy that they're crying
:~-)	So happy that they're crying
:- ]	So shocked that their jaw has hit the ground
:-C	So shocked that their jaw has hit the ground
(:-)	Soldier
(:-|	Soldier
$(:-|	Soldier (dog-soldier)
_(:-|	Soldier from the communications corps
|-(:-|	Soldier from the radar division
(:-)"	Soldier with medals / officer
:-*	Sorry, I didn't want to say that
?-)	Sorry, I don't know what went wrong
?-(	Sorry, I don't know what went wrong
...---...	SOS
:-6	Sour (Sour Taste in Mouth)
:-M	Speak no evil
:-v	Speaking
:-W	Speaking with a forked tongue
:-h	Speaking with a forked tongue
:-w	Speaking with a forked tongue
:-w	Speaks with Forked Tongue
8:-)	Specatcles on their forehead
8-)	Spectacles or goggles
/\oo/\	Spider or bat
:-'	Spitting out chewing tobacco
%-)	Stared too long at a monitor
~ :-(	Steaming mad
:-p	Sticking out their tongue
:-d	Sticking out their tongue
:-P	Sticking out their tongue
:-b	Sticking out their tongue
:-r	Sticking out their tongue
$:-$	Stockbroker
*-)	Stoned
(:=<	Stormtrooper (Star Wars)
:-T	Straight faced
:-()	Stubbed my toe
UJ:)	Student at the Jagellonian University
<:|-|)<	Student of physics (esp. At Jagellonian University)
<:-)	Stupid question (donkey's hat)
:-)o->	Suit and tie
(:-|K-	Suit and tie
B-)	Sunglasses
B-)[<	Sunglasses and swimming trunks
B:-)	Sunglasses on head.
]-I	Sunglasses Very cool
S:-)	Superuser
:-)J	Surfer
:-J	Surfer
( o ) ( o )	Surprise
:-o	Surprise / shocker
=)	Surprised!
8-(	Surprised!
:-O	Surprised!
:-O	Surprised/shocked
8-|	Suspense / thriller
:-X	Swearing
(8-)	Swimmer
8-)	Swimmer
:X	Sworn to secrecy
:-x	Sworn to secrecy / has a taped-up mouth
:-X	Sworn to secrecy / has a taped-up mouth
:-) :-...	Taking a leak
:-} -oo-:	Taking matters into hand
d :-o	Taking their hat off to a great idea
:-v	Talking
:-()	Talking
:-Y	Talking after the no yelling smiley
:-8	Talking out of both sides of their mouth
:-p	Talking, talking, talking
*\:-)	Tam o'shanter
|:-)	Teacher
&-|	Tearful
&-(	Tearful
C:-)	Tefal employee
Q:-o	Tell William Jr.
(: )t	Terrorist
-=* :-)	TeX wizard
,':-)	That's a really interesting idea!
:))	The Chesire Cat
)	The Chesire Cat
:::-)	The Elephant Man
%-)	The Elephant Man
-8	The Invisible Man
C)B-)	The Lone Ranger
(:>-<	Thief
:->-<	Thief - hands up !
(:>-<	Thief - hands up !
>:w	Thumbing their nose
:-)o-	Tie
:-)>-	Tie
:-)x===>	Tie
:-T	Tight Lipped
:*}	Tipsy
:-}	Tipsy
:-{	Tipsy on rough wine
:-P	Tongue
:^)	Tongue-in-cheek
:-J	Tongue-in-cheek
:&	Tongue-tied
:-p	Tongue in Cheek
:-&	Tongue Tied
~(:-)	Tonto
:-+	Too much lipstick
=|:-)	Top hat
L-P	Totally scrambled
:-C	Totally unbelieving
:-a	Touching tongue to nose
:-q	Touching tongue to nose
}:-(	Toupee in an updraft.
*:-} 8 8-	Transvestite
>:-I	Trekkie
>:-|	Trekkie
:$)	Trump Donald
@:-)	Turban
:-)8>	Tuxedo
:-)x>	Tuxedo
:-)8---	Tuxedo
E-:-)	TV detector van operator
(:=)	Two Noses
^)^ ^(^	Two people talking
:-O	Uh-oh
:-o	Uh oh!
=):-)	Uncle Sam
=|:-)=	Uncle Sam
X-)	Unconscious
:-/	Undecided
:-(	Unhappy
'~;E	Unspecified 4-Legged Critter
'~;E	Unspecified four-legged critter
}:^#})	Updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double chin.
}:~#})	Updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double chin.
:-)~	User drools.
:v)	User has a broken nose, but it's the other way.
:^)	User has a broken nose.
:-~)	User has a cold.
:-{)	User has a mustache.
%-)	User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight.
@|@	User has spent too long looking at the terminal
:=)	User has two noses.
:-)-8	User is a Big girl.
C=:-)	User is a chef.
<:-I	User is a dunce.
E-:-)	User is a Ham radio operator.
:-}	User is a happy Matthew
=:-)	User is a hosehead.
8:-)	User is a little girl.
K:P	User is a little kid with a propeller beenie.
-:-)	User is a punk rocker.
-:-(	User is a punk rocker. Real punk rockers don't smile.
[:]	User is a robot.
:-{	User is a sad Matthew
:-Q	User is a smoker.
-=* :-)	User is a TeX wizard.
8 :-)	User is a wizard.
O :-)	User is an angel (at heart, at least).
(:I	User is an egghead.
%-6	User is braindead.
:'-(	User is crying.
:*)	User is drunk.
:<)	User is from an Ivy League School.
:-D	User is laughing (at you!)
(-:	User is left handed.
:-9	User is licking his/her lips.
@=	User is pro-nuclear war.
:-C	User is really bummed.
:-@	User is screaming.
:-/	User is skeptical.
:'-)	User is so happy, s/he is crying.
+-:-)	User is the Pope or holds some other religious office.
:-&	User is tongue tied.
*<:-)	User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat.
@:-)	User is wearing a turban.
[:-)	User is wearing a walkman.
8-)	User is wearing sunglasses.
|-O	User is yawning/snoring.
:-*	User just ate something sour.
X-(	User just died.
:->	User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a ;-).
:-S	User just made an incoherent statement.
:-7	User juust made a wry statement.
,-)	User only has one eye but he's winking.
.-)	User only has one eye.
,:-)	User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning other side.
`:-)	User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning.
:-?	User smokes a pipe.
:-`	User spitting out its chewing tobacco.
{:-)	User wears a toupee.
:-#	User wears braces.
B-)	User wears horn-rimmed glasses.
:-{ 2	User wears lipstick.
::-)	User wears normal glasses.
:-X	User's lips are sealed.
:_)	User's nose is sliding off of his face.
(8<|	Vader Darth
:-[	Vampire
:-<	Vampire
:-)=	Vampire
:-|<	Vampire
:-E	Vampire - buck-toothed
:-F	Vampire - buck-toothed with one tooth missing
=)	Variation on a theme...
%*}	Very drunk
:-))	Very happy
:-))	Very Happy
:-((	Very Sad
|-(	Very tired
:-c	Very Unhappy
(:-(	Very unhappy
:[	Very unhappy
:-(*)	Vomiting
8(:-)	Walt Disney
4:-)	Washington George
C|:-)	Wearing a Bowler Hat
d:-)	Wearing a Cap
(: (=|	Wearing a Ghoust Costume
xd:)	Wearing a propeller hat
{(:-)	Wearing a toupee
}(:-(	Wearing a toupee in the wind
@:)	Wearing a turban
@:]	Wearing a turban
[:)	Wearing a Walkman
:-(#)	Wearing Braces
8)	Wearing glasses
::-)	Wearing Glasses
[:-)	Wearing Headphones
:{}	Wearing lipstick
8-)	Wearing Sun Glasses
{:-)	Wears a toupee / has hair parted in the middle
}:-)	Wears a toupee in an updraft
:.-(	Weeping
(D)	Welder
:}	What should we call these
:@	What?
:<	What?
:{	What?
:C	What?
:Q	What?
:>	What?
}:-{|	Whiplash Snidley
:-"	Whistling / pursing lips
{:-)	Wig
:-)))	William Conrad
:-}	Wine tasted pretty good
;-)	Winking
'-)	Winking
;)	Winking
;-)	Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark.
<:-D	Witch
8 :-)	Wizard
-=#:-)	Wizard
8<:-)	Wizard
$-)	Won the Lottery
*|-0	Working at 5 A.M.
8-]	Wow maaan!
:-7	Wry
:-}	Wry smile
:-P	Wry Smile
|0	Yawning
|-0	Yawning
|-O	Yawning
:-O	Yell
:O	Yelling
:-(0)	Yelling
:-(O)	Yelling
:-( )	You Just Backed Your Car Over My Toe
:-( )	You stepped on my toe
(@ @)	Your Joking?
(@@)	You're kidding!
|-P	Yuk
$-)	Yuppy
~~~\8-O	Zapped by Frayed Cord on Computer
->=:-)X	Zippy the Pinhead
=)||)	Zorro
-:-(	(Real punks don't smile)
=:-(	(Real punks don't smile)
:-)... :-(…	Manic depressive
:-)--	98-pound weakling

Table 4 assicons

A funny take on smileys and emoticons, assicons involve another body part. Here are some examples:

(_!_) a regular ass
(__!__) a fat ass
(!) a tight ass
(_._) a flat ass
(_*_) a sore ass loser
(_o_) an ass that's been around
(_O_) an ass that's been around even more
(_o^^o_) a wise ass
(_E=mc2_) a smart ass
(_13_) an unlucky ass
(_$_) money coming out of his ass
(_?_) a dumb ass
(_x_) kiss my ass

Abbreviations

AFK = Away From Keyboard

afk away from keyboard

ATK = At the Keyboard

BAK = Back At Keyboard

bbiab be back in a bit

BBL = Be Back Later

bbl be back later

BFN or B4N = Bye For Now

BRB = Be Right Back

brb be right back

BRT = Be Right There

BTW = By The Way

btw by the way

CYA = See ya

FWIW = For What It's Worth

fyi for your information

GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

imo in my opinion

IRL = In Real Life

iyo in your opinion

L8R = Later

lmao laughing my ass off

LOL = Laughing Out Loud

LOL laughing out loud

LTNS = Long Time No See

OIC = Oh I see

pita pain in the ass

ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing

ROTF = Rolling On The Floor (variation of above)

TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now!

TTYL = Talk To You Later

WB = Welcome Back

WTG = Way To Go!

Abbreviations 2

2B or not 2B	To Be Or Not To Be
4ever	Forever
A/S/L	Age/Sex/Location
AFAIC	As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFK	Away From Keyboard
AIAMU	And I'm A Monkey's Uncle
AISI	As I See It
AKA	Also Known As
AMBW	All My Best Wishes
ANFAWFOWS	And Now For A Word Word From Our Web Sponsor
AOTS	All Of The Sudden
ASAFP	As Soon As "Friggin" Possible
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ATST	At The Same Time
AWGTHTGTTA	Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
AWGTHTGTTSA	Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Sh** Again
AYSOS	Are You Stupid Or Something
B4	Before
B4N	Bye For Now
BBFBBM	Body By Fisher, Brains by Mattel
BBIAB	Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF	Be Back In A Few
BBL	Be Back Later
BBN	Bye Bye Now
BCNU	Be Seein' You
BFD	Big F***ing Deal
BFN	Bye For Now
BHOF	Bald Headed Old Fart
BIF	Basis In Fact
BITD	Back In The Day
BM	Byte Me
BMOTA	Byte Me On The Ass
BNF	Big Name Fan
BOHICA	Bend Over Here It Comes Again
BR	Bathroom
BRB	Be Right Back
BRT	Be Right There
BS	Big Smile
BT	Byte This
BTDT	Been There Done That
BTSOOM	Beats The Sh** Out Of Me
BTW	By The Way
BTWBO	Be There With Bells On
BWDIK	But What Do I Know?
BWO	Black, White or Other
CIAO	Goodbye (in Italian)
CID	Consider It Done
CIO	Check It Out
CIS	CompuServe Information Service
CMF	Count My Fingers
Cof$	Church of Scientology
CRAFT	Can't Remember a F***ing Thing
CRAWS	Can't Remember Anything Worth A Sh**
CSL	Can't Stop Laughing
CTC	Choaking The Chicken
CUL8R	See You Later
CWYL	Chat With You Later
CYA	Cover Your Ass
CYL	See You Later
DBEYR	Don't Believe Everything You Read
DD	Due Diligence
DDD	Direct Distance Dial
DETI	Don't Even Think It
DGT	Don't Go There
DHYB	Don't Hold Your Breath
DILLIGAD	Do I Look Like I Give A Damn
DILLIGAS	Do I Look Like I Give A Sh**
DKDC	Don't Know Don't Care
DLTM	Don't Lie To Me
DQYDJ	Don't Quit You're Day Job
DRIB	Don't Read If Busy
DYSTSOTT	Did You See The Size Of That Thing
EG	Evil Grin
EOM	End Of Message
ESO	Equipment Smarter than Operator
F2F	Face-to-Face
FBKS	Failure Between Keyboard and Seat
FE	Fatal Error
FF&PN	Fresh Fields and Pastures New
FO	F*** Off
FOAF	Friend Of A Friend
FTASB	Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FTL	Faster Than Light
FTTB	For The Time Being
FUBAR	F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FUBB	F***ed Up Beyond Belief
FUD	(Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW	For What It's Worth
FYA	For Your Amusement
FYI	For Your Information
FYM	For Your Misinformation
GAL	Get A Life
GG	Good Game or Gotta Go
GIGO	Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST	Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GL	Good Luck
GLYASDI	God Loves You And So Do I
GMTA	Great Minds Think Alike
GNBLFY	Got Nothing But Love For You
GR&D	Grinning Running And Ducking
GR8	Great
GRRRR	"Growling"
GSOAS	Go Sit On A Snake
GTG	Got To Go
GTGB	Got To Go, Bye
GTGP	Got To Go Pee
GTH	Go To Hell
GTSY	Glad To See Ya
GYPO	Get Your Pants Off
HAGO	Have A Good One
HAK	Hugs And Kisses
HB	Hurry Back
HD	Hold
HHO1/2K	Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
HHOK	Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HIOOC	Help! I'm Out of Coffee
HTH	Hope This (That) Helps
HUA	Heads Up Ace
HUYA	Head Up Your A**
IAC	In Any Case
IAE	In Any Event
IANAC	I Am Not A Crook
IANAL	I Am Not A Lawyer
IBT	In Between Technology
IBTD	I Beg To Differ
IC	In Character
IDGAF	I Don't Give A F***
IDGI	I Don't Get It
IDK	I Don't Know
IDKY	I Don't Know You
IDST	I Didn't Say That
IDTS	I Don't Think So
IFAB	I Found A Bug
IFU	I F***ed Up
IGGP	I Gotta Go Pee
IIIO	Intel Inside, Idiot Outside
IIMAD	If It Makes An(y) Difference
IIRC	If I Remember Correctly
IIWM	If It Were Me
ILICISCOMK	I Laughed, I Cried, I Spat/Spilt Coffee/Crumbs/Coke On My Keyboard
ILY	I Love You
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO	In My Opinion
INMP	It's Not My Problem
INPO	In No Particular Order
IOH	I'm Outta Here
IOW	In Other Words
IRL	In Real Life
ISS	I Said So
ITM	In The Money
IYKWIM	If You Know What I Mean
IYSS	If You Say So
J/C	Just Checking
J/K	Just Kidding!
J/W	Just Wondering
JAFO	Just Another F***ing Onlooker
KFY	Kiss For You
KISS	Keep It Simple Stupid
KIT	Keep In Touch
KMA	Kiss My Ass
KWIM	Know What I Mean
KYPO	Keep Your Pants On
L8R	Later
LD	Long Distance
LDTTWA	Let's Do The Time Warp Again
LLTA	Lots And Lots Of Thunderous Applause
LMAO	Laughing My Ass Off
LMK	Let Me Know
LOL	Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love)
LTIC	Laughing 'Til I Cry
LTNS	Long Time No See
LYL	Love Ya Lots
LYLAS	Love You Like A Sister
MHOTY	My Hat's Off To You
MM	Market Maker
MorF	Male or Female?
MOTD	Message Of The Day
MOTSS	Members Of The Same Sex
MTFBWY	May The Force Be With You
MWBRL	More Will Be Revealed Later
MYOB	Mind Your Own Business
NAK	Nursing At Keyboard
NAZ	Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq)
NBD	No Big Deal
NBIF	No Basis In Fact
NFI	No F***ing Idea
NFW	No F***ing Way
NG	New Game
NIFOC	Nude In Front Of The Computer
NM	Never Mind
NMP	Not My Problem
NOYB	None Of Your Business
NP	No Problem
NQOCD	Not Quite Our Class Dear
NRG	Energy
NRN	No Reply Necessary
NYCFS	New York City Finger Saluet
OAUS	On An Unrelated Subject
OBTW	Oh By The Way
OIC	Oh, I see
OMDB	Over My Dead Body
OMG	Oh My Gosh
OMIK	Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard
ONNA	Oh No, Not Again
OOC	Out Of Character
OOTB	Out Of The Box -or- Out Of The Blue
OT	Off Topic
OTOH	On the Other Hand
OWTTE	Or Words To That Effect
OZ	stands for "Australia"
PEBCAK	Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
PIMP	Peeing In My Pants
PITA	Pain In The Ass
PLS	Please
PMFJI	Pardon Me For Jumping In
PO	Piss Off
POV	Point of View
RBTL	Read Between The Lines
RL	Real Life
RLF	Real Life Friend
RMLB	Read My Lips Baby
RMMM	Read My Mail Man!
RN	Right Now!
ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTM	Right On The Money
RSN	Real Soon Now
RTFM	Read The F***ing Manual
RTK	Return To Keyboard
RTM	Read The Manual
RU	Are You?
SBTA	Sorry, Being Thick Again
SH	Sh** Happens
SITD	Still In The Dark
SNAFU	Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
SOL	Sh** Out of Luck
SorG	Straight or Gay?
SSDD	Same Sh** Different Day
STFU	Shut The F*** Up
STM	Spank The Monkey
STYS	Speak To You Soon
SUYF	Shut Up You Fool
SWAG	Scientific Wild Ass Guess
SWAK	Sent (or Sealed) With A Kiss
SWDYT	So What Do You Think?
TAH	Take A Hike
TANSTAAFL	There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TARFU	Things Are Really F***ed Up
TDTM	Talk Dirty To Me
TEOTWAWKI	The End Of The World As We Know It
TFN	Thanks For Nothin'
THX or TX or THKS	Thanks
TIA	Thanks In Advance
TIAIL	Think I Am In Love
TIC	Tongue In Cheek
TLA	Three Letter Acronym
TLGO	The List Goes On
TM	Trust Me
TMI	Too Much Information
TMTOWTDI	There's More Than One Way To Do It
TPTB	The Powers That Be
TSR	Totally Stuck in RAM
TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
TTT	That's The Ticket -or- To The Top
TTYL	Talk To You Later
TWHAB	This Won't Hurt A Bit
TY	Thank You
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
unPC	unPolitically Correct
URYY4M	You Are Too Wise For Me
VFM	Value For Money
WAG	Wild Ass Guess
WAI	What An Idiot
WB	Welcome Back
WCA	Who Cares Anyway
WDYS	What Did You Say?
WDYT	What Do You Think?
WE	Whatever
WEG	Wicked Evil Grin
WG	Wicked Grin
WGAFF	Who Gives A Flying F***
WIIFM	What's In It For Me?
WIT	Wordsmith In Training
WITFITS	What in the F*** is this Sh**
WOG	Wise Old Guy
WRT	With Regard To
WTF	What The F***
WTG	Way To Go!
WTSDS	Where The Sun Don't Shine
WYP	What's Your Problem?
WYRN	What's Your Real Name?
WYS	Whatever You Say
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get
WYT	Whatever You Think
YA	Yet Another
YA yaya	Yet Another Ya-Ya (as in yo-yo)
YAFIYGI	You Asked For It You Got It
YDKM	You Don't Know Me
YGBK	You Gotta Be Kiddin'
YMMV	Your Mileage May Vary
YNK	You Never Know
YOYO	You're On Your Own
YR	Yeah Right
YSYD	Yeah, Sure You Do
YTTT	You Telling The Truth?
YYSSW	Yeah Yeah Sure Sure Whatever

This is a work in process by Terrell Neuage for a Ph.D at the University of South Australia

Last updated Monday, 20 May 2002