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Internet Lingo and Emoticons

from: Karlie Bestler

Chatting on the internet can have its own language and expressions. If you are a senior citizen not very experienced with online chatting, you may find yourself lost when someone says lol or btw. There are hundreds of these abbreviations and emoticons (blend of emotion and icon). As part of your computer training for senior citizens, let's look at some of the more common ones so you know what they mean and how to use them.

When communicating with others, generally, these abbreviations are typed in lower case. If you want to show emphasis, use all capital letters. Here's a list of some of the most commom online abbreviations:

adbb - all done, bye bye
atst - at the same time
b/c - because
b4 - before
b4n - bye for now
bf - best friend or boyfriend
brb - be right back
btw - by the way
btdt - been there done that
cyl - see ya later
dd - dear daughter
ds - dear son
dgd - dear granddaughter
dgs - dear grandson
fwiw - for what it's worth
gtg - got to go
ilu - I love you
ily - I love you
imho - in my honest (or humble) opinion
jc - just checking
jk - just kidding
jw - just wondering
kewl - cool
kwim - know what I mean?
lmirl - let's meet in real life
lol - laughing out loud
lola - laughing out loud again
ltns - long time no see
lyl - love ya lots
msg - message
myob - mind your own business
ne - any
neway - anyway
nm - never mind or nothing much
ntk - nice to know
nuff - enough said
nw - no way
oic - oh, I see!
omg - oh my gosh
rl - real life
ru - are you?
rofl - rolling on the floor laughing
roflmao - rolling on the floor laughing my a*off
ruok - are you ok?
swak - send (or sealed) with a kiss
tc - take care
tx - thanks
thx - thanks
tia - thanks in advance
ttfn - ta ta for now
ttyl - talk to ya later
tyvm - thank you very much
ur - you are
wb - welcome back or write back
we - whatever
wtf - what the f***
wtg - way to go
wyp - what's your problem
wyt - whatever you think
wywh - wish you were here
xoxo - hugs and kisses
yr - yeah right
yw - you're welcome

You may want to also use emoticons to express how you are feeling. Some places will give you pre-programmed emoticons to insert with the touch of a button, but some don't. In contexts with image-based emoticons, emoticon often refers specifically to image-based glyphs and smiley refers to text-based ones. Here are some of the more common emoticons (smileyes) used.

:-) = agreeing or smiling

:-D = laughing

;-) = winking; just kidding

;-> = devilish wink

:-o = "wow!"

:-( = frowning; boo hoo

:( = sad

:-< = really sad

:-c = really unhappy

:-C = really bummed

:- I = "hmmm..."

:-X = "my lips are sealed"

((((name)))) = hug

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