The chat lingo abbreviations and smileys (emoticons) listed below are some of the more common ones you'll find in chat and/or email. Emoticons create images with text. They convey emotions... from smiling to laughing to crying. Emoticons give your posts and emails personality and feeling.

The abbreviations and emoticons listed below are but a handful of all that are out there.

Chat Lingo - Abbreviations

ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BBL - Be Back Later
BF - Boy Friend
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By the Way
BWL - Bursting with Laughter
CRS - Can't Remember Sh**
CYA - See ya
FYI - For Your Information
GF - Girl Friend
GFN - Gone for Now
GMBO - Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
H&K - Hug and Kiss
HHIS - Hanging Head in Shame
IC - I See
JMO - Just My Opinion
KIT - Keep in Touch
KOC - Kiss on Cheek
KOTC - Kiss on the Cheek
L8R - Later
LHM - Lord Help Me
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTNS - Long Time No See
OMG - Oh My God!
PM - Private Message
PMP - Peed My Pants
Poof - Has Left the Chat Room
RL - Real Life
RT - Real Time
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMTO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Tail Off (BT's personal favorite)
SETE - Smiling Ear to Ear
SHID - Slaps Head in Disgust; Egads... I could have had a V-8
SWAK - Sealed with a Kiss
SYS - See You Soon
TTFN - Ta Ta for Now
TTYL - Talk to You Later
WB - Welcome Back

Chat Lingo - Emoticons

*BG* - Big Grin
*BEG* - Big Evil Grin
*BS* - Big Smile
*EG* - Evil Grin
*G* - Grin or giggle
*H* - Hug
*K* - Kiss
*S* - Smile
*VBS* - Very Big Smile
*W* - Wink

Chat Lingo - Smileys
*note: tilt your head sideways to the left

Basic Construction of a Smiley:
Eyes: : ; | = >
Nose: - * ^ (or blank)
Mouth: > ) o ( < /

:-| - Ambivalent
o:-) - Angelic
>:-( - Angry
(_*_) - A**Hole
(::( )::) - Bandaid
:-{} - Blowing Kisses
:-c - Bummed Out
:() - Can't Stop Talking
:*) - Clowning
:' - Crying
:'-) - Crying with Joy
:'-( - Crying Sadly
(_)? - Cup
:-9 - Delicious, Yummy
:-> - Devilish
;-> - Devilish Wink
:P - Disgusted; Sticking Out Tongue
:*) - Drunk
:-6 - Exhausted, Wiped Out
:( - Frown
\~/ - Glass Full
\_/ - Glass Empty
^5 - High Five
((((name)))) - Hug
(()):** - Hugs & Kisses
:-I - Indifferent
:-# - Lips Sealed
:~/ - Mixed Up
**** - Popcorn
&&&& - Pretzels
:^p''' - Raspberries
@>`-,-- - Rose
:-@ - Screaming
:() - Shocked
:) - Smile
=) - Smile
*;^) - Smile & Wink
:-() - Surprised
^ - Thumbs Up
:-& - Tongue Tied
:-\ - Undecided
;) - Wink
|-() - Yawning

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