The Lingo

Online dating lets you communicate either by e-mail, or in an instant chat format, and over the years, a new online language has developed. Completely incomprehensible to newbies (people new to the Internet), here is a selection of the most common terms:

Abbreviation	Meaning
AFK	Away From Keyboard
ATM	At The Moment
ATST	At The Same Time
B4	Before
B4N	Bye For Now
BAK	Back At Keyboard
BBIA	Be Back In A Few
BBL	Be Back Later
BBN	Bye Bye Now
BRB	Be Right Back
BTW	By The Way
CSL	Can’t Stop Laughing
CWYL	Chat With You Later
DKDC	Don’t Know, Don’t Care
FTTB	For The Time Being
FWIW	For What It’s Worth
FYI	For Your Information
GR8	Great
GTG	Got To Go
GTSY	Glad To See Ya
HAGO	Have A Good One
HAK	Hugs And Kisses
HB	Hurry Back
HHOK	Ha, Ha Only Kidding
HTH	Hope This Helps
IAE	In Any Event
ILY	I Love You
IMO	In My Opinion
IRL	In Real Life
IYSS	If You Say So
J/K	Just Kidding
J/W	Just Wondering
KIT	Keep In Touch
KWIM	Know What I Mean
LMAO	Laugh My Arse Off
LMK	Let Me Know
LOL	Laughing Out Loud
LTIC	Laughing ‘Til I Cry
LTNS	Long Time No See
LYL	Love You Lots
M8	Mate
MRS	Meet Real Soon
MYOB	Mind Your Own Business
NBD	No Big Deal
NOYB	None Of Your Business
NP	No Problem
OIC	Oh I See
OT	Off Topic
OTOH	On The Other Hand
POV	Point Of View
RN	Right Now
ROFL	Roll On Floor Laughing
STYS	Speak To You Soon
SWDYT	So What Do You Think
TIC	Tongue In Cheek
TM	Trust Me
TMI	Too Much Information
TTYL	Talk To You Later
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
WE	Whatever
WYRN	What’s Your Real Name

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