Most Common Text Message Abbreviations

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Read on to know more about the most commonly used abbreviations used while texting.

There are many people out there who in order to save time and energy makes use of abbreviations and the various text symbols. Be it on Facebook or MySpace or the simple phone message, the use of abbreviations is becoming quite popular, especially with the younger generation.

When they want to plan something and they want to keep it a secret either from their parents or from others, then these abbreviations come into great use. Take a glance at these few abbreviations with their meanings.

F8: Fate 14AA41: One for all, and all for one 511: Too much information BTW: By the way FWIW: For what it's worth

KWIM: Know what I mean PRW: Parents are watching TTYL: Talk to you later WAYD: What are you doing? LBAY: Laughing back at you

LFD: Left for day LGH: Let's get high LOTI: Laughing on the inside UGTBK: You've got to be kidding SLAP: Sounds like a plan

BFAW: Best friend at work PZ: Peace BRB: Be right back DETI: Don't even think about it FITB: Fill in the blanks

JMO: Just my opinion KYFC: Keep your fingers crossed HTH: Hope this helps WYM: Watch your mouth YGLT: Your gonna love this

AFAIUI: As far as I understand It OTOH: On The Other Hand WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get HIG: How's it going AAF: As a friend

ADBB: All done bye-bye AFAGAY: A friend as good as you BBIAS: Back in a few seconds BFF: Best friends forever BON: Believe it or not GTBOS: Glad to be of service

People also use lots of smiley faces in their texts. Sometimes, some people who are not techno freaks, get confused as to what the person actually means using a number of brackets, commas, full stops and various other punctuations. Well, here are some of the text symbols that are used by children, teenagers, and even some adults.

:-~) (Having a child) : < (Cheated) 8-) 8) B-) B) (Smile with glasses) :'( (Crying) :-P (Tongue)

o:-) (Angel) :-D (Laughing) <3 (Love/Heart) :( (Sad) :-| (Disgusted)

|-) (Sleepy or sleeping) :-|| (Angry) >:) (Devil's smile) >8-D (Evil laughter) :-x (Annoyed)

:O) (Clown) *<|:o)> (Santa Claus) :*) (Drunk) { } (Hug) :-)(-: (Married)

|-| (Asleep) x_O O_x (Punched in the face) :-J (Tongue in cheek) :-C (Jaw dropping) ;-) (Wink)

These were some abbreviations and smileys which people use nowadays. In fact these abbreviations are used not only while texting but also in schools and colleges. But, now that you know what they mean, you too can easily chat with your friends using them. So, :-) C U L8R TC.