Glossary of Common Internet Acronyms

Singkatan2 ini sebenarnya berasal dari IRC di mana orang harus menulis cepat2, seperti yang berikut ini [jarang/tidak pernah dipakai di email, tapi di chatting]:

AFAIK   = as far as i know    
AKA     = also known as      
ASAP    = as soon as possible
ATM     = at the moment      
B4      = before              
BTW     = by the way          
CFV     = call for votes      
FWIW    = for what it's worth
FYA     = for your amusement  
FYI     = for your information
GA      = go ahead            
HHOJ    = ha ha only joking  
HHOK    = ha ha only kidding  
HHOS    = ha ha only serious  
IAE     = in any event        
IDK     = i don't know        
IMHO    = in my humble opinion
IMNERHO = in my not even remotely humble opinion
IMNSHO  = in my not so humble opinion
IMO     = in my opinion      
IOW     = in other words
IRL     = in real life
IYKWIM  = if you know what i mean
JK      = just kidding
L8R     = later
LOL     = laughing out loud
OIC     = oh i see
OOT  = Out of topic
OTOH    = on the other hand
OTTH    = on the third hand
RFC     = request for comment
RFD     = request for discussion
ROTFL   = rolling on the floor laughing
RSN     = real soon now
TIA     = thanks in advance
TNX     = thanks
WRT     = with regard/respect to
WYSIWYG = what you see is what you get
YMMV    = your mileage may vary
YMMVG   = your mileage may vary greatly

AFK      = away from keyboard          
BAK      = back at keyboard            
BBL      = be back later                
BCNU     = be seeing you                
BFN      = bye for now                  
BRB      = be right back                
CU    = see you
CUL8R = see you later
DYJHIWTH = don't you just hate it when that happened
F2F   = face to face
HIWTH    = hate it when that happened
PMJI  = pardon me, jumping in
TTFN  = ta ta for now
TTYL  = talk to you later

AND .......... ANY DAY NOW
AFAIK ...... AS FAR AS I KNOW
B4N ...........BYE FOR NOW
BBS ...........BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM
BL .............BELLY LAUGHING
BTA ..........BUT THEN AGIAN
BTDT ...............BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
BTW ................ BY THE WAY
CUL ................. SEE YOU LATER
DTP ................. DESKTOP PUBLISHING
F2F ................... FACE TO FACE
FAQ ................. FREQUENTLY ASK QUESTION
FB .................... FLAME BAIT
FLAME OFF ....OFF LIMITS FOR FLAMING
FLAME ON .... FLAME BAIT
FUD ................ FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DOUBT
FWIW ............. FOR WHAT ITS WORTH
FYI ................. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
<G> ................ GRIN
GAL .............. GET A LIFE
GIGO ............ GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT
GIWIST ........ GEE, I WISH I SIAD THAT
GMTA .......... GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE
IAC ............... IN ANY CASE
IC .................. I SEE
IDTT ............ I'LL DRINK TO THAT
IME .............. IN MY EXPERIENCE
IMO ............. IN MY OPINION
IMHO ......... IN MY HUMBLE OPINION
IOW ............ IN OTHER WORDS
IRL ............. IN REAL LIFE
JIC .............. JUST IN CASE
LOL ........... LAUGHING OUT LOUD
OTOH ....... ON THE OTHER HAND
::POOF:: .... I'M GONE
POV .......... POINT OF VIEW
PTB .......... POWERS THAT BE
RE ............ REGARDING
SYSOP .... SYSTEM OPERATOR
TAFN ..... THATS ALL FOR NOW
TIA ......... THANKS IN ADVANCE
TNTL ..... TRYING NOT TO LAUGH
WRT ...... WITH REGARD TO
:-) ........... CONVEYS FRIENDLINESS OR KIDDING
:-> ......... A SURPRISED SMILE
:-D ........ DELIGHTED SMILE
:'-) ........ TEARS OF JOY
:-} ........ SARCASTIC GRIN
:-] ........ GOOFY GRIN
:-X ...... KISS
[] ........ HUG
:-( ....... SAD
:-P ...... STICKING OUT YOUR TONGUE
%-( ..... CONFUSED AND SAD
^i^ ..... ANGEL
:-O ..... SHOCKED OR SCREAMING
>:-| ..... FROWNING
>:-< ... VERY ANGRY
:-< ..... DEJECTED
:-C .... VERY UNHAPPY
:'-( .... CRYING
:-{} ... BLABBERMOUTH WHO WON'T SHUT UP
:-\ ..... MIXED FEELINGS LEANING TOWARD HAPPY
:-/ ..... MIXED FEELINGS LEANING TOWARD SAD
:-| ...... NUETRAL ON THE ISSUE
:-J ..... TONGUE IN CHEEK
:-@ ... SCREAMING OUT LOUD
:-$ .... PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS
'-) ..... WINKING