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Updated: Saturday 3rd July 1999
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Welcome! :-) |
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If you're new to the Internet, the
chances are that you will be some what confused in chat rooms. That's
why we've put together this helpful area to inform you the meanings of
all those funny looking symbols and abbreviations you see, take it
from me, it really is no secret, but you can't live without knowing!
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Abbreviations |
| AFK |
Away From Keyboard |
ATK |
At the Keyboard |
| BAK |
Back At Keyboard |
BBL |
Be Back Later |
| BFN or
B4N |
Bye For Now |
BRB |
Be Right Back |
| BTW |
By The Way |
FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
| GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike |
IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
| IRL |
In Real Life |
LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
| LTNS |
Long Time No See |
TTFN |
Ta-Ta For Now! |
| TTYL |
Talk To You Later |
ROFL |
Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
| ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor |
WB |
Welcome Back |
| WTG |
Way To Go! |
OIC |
Oh I see |
| BRT |
Be Right There |
L8R |
Later |
| CYA |
See ya |
SRY |
Sorry |
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Faces |
| :) |
Smile |
:-) |
Smile |
| :o) |
Another smile |
:D |
laughing |
| :-| |
Grim face |
<g> |
Grin |
| <vbg> |
Very big grin |
<eg> |
Evil grin |
| <wg> |
Wicked grin |
:* |
Kiss |
| ;) |
Wink |
:X |
My lips are sealed |
| :P |
Sticking out tongue |
{} |
A hug |
| {{{
}}} |
Lots of hugs |
:( |
Frown |
| :'( |
Crying |
O:) |
Angel |
| }:> |
Devil |
<---- |
Referring to yourself |
| <~~~ |
Another way of referring to yourself |
(_)? [_]? |
Coffee or tea |
| @>-->-- |
A rose |
@}--}--- |
Another rose |
| >^,,^< |
A cat |
<:3 )~ |
A mouse |
| <3 |
A heart |
:o#) |
Man with a moustache |
| :-P |
Sticking out tongue |
c[[]] |
A pint of beer |
| <>< |
A small fish |
<(((>< |
A big fish |
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Homer Simpson |
@@@8 (|) |
Marge Simpson |
| :-& |
Tongue-tied |
<|:-) |
Witch |
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