lin•go [ling-goh] | noun, plural — lin•goes.
1. the language and speech, esp. the jargon or slang, of a particular field, group, or individual.
2. words, terms or character(s) you may encounter while using the Internet or text messaging.
3. language or speech, esp. if strange or foreign.


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A

  • AAK
    Alive And Kicking
  • AAR
    At Any Rate
  • AAS
    Alive And Smiling
  • ADN
    Any Day Now
  • AFAIK
    As Far As I Know
  • AFK
    Away From the Keyboard
  • AFN
    that's All For Now
  • AOTA
    All Of The Above
  • AV
    Avatar - A picture often used in chat rooms and bulletin boards to give a unique identity

B

  • b4
    Before
  • BAK
    Back At Keyboard (I'm back)
  • BBL
    Be Back Later
  • BBS
    Be Back Soon
  • BCNU
    I'll Be Seeing You.
  • b/f
    Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF)
  • BEG
    Big Evil Grin
  • BFN
    Bye For Now
  • BR
    Best Regards
  • BRB
    Be Right Back
  • BRH
    Be Right Here
  • BTA
    But Then Again....
  • BTW
    By The Way
  • btw
    Between you and me ...

C

  • CU
    See You - also known as cya
  • CP
    Chat Post
  • CUL8R
    See You Later
  • CUOL
    See You On Line
  • CYA
    See Ya

D

  • DIKU
    Do I Know You?
  • DIS
    Did I Say
  • D/L, DL, d/l or dl
    Downloading, or Download it.

E

  • EG
    Evil Grin
  • EM
    E-Mail
  • EOT
    End Of Thread (meaning end of discussion)
  • ez or EZ
    easy

F

  • F2F
    Face To Face
  • FAQ
    Frequently Asked Question
  • FITB
    Fill In The Blanks
  • FOCL
    Falling Off Chair - Laughing
  • FUBAR
    "Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair / Recognition
  • FUD
    Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
  • FWIW
    For What It's Worth
  • FYI
    For Your Information

G

  • GA
    Go Ahead
  • GAL
    Get A Life
  • gest
    Gesture ... a small multimedia file played over the internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment.
  • g/f
    Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF)
  • GFN
    Gone For Now
  • GGOH
    Gotta Get Outta Here
  • GMTA
    Great Minds Think Alike
  • GR
    Gotta Run
  • GR&D
    Grinning, Running, and Ducking.
  • GTR
    Got To Run
  • GTRM
    Going To Read Mail

H

  • H&K
    Hugs and Kisses
  • HAGD
    Have A Good Day
  • HAGO
    Have A Good One
  • HB
    Hurry Back
  • HTH
    Hope That Helps
  • huggles
    Hugs

I

  • IAC
    In Any Case
  • IB
    I'm Back
  • IC
    I See
  • IDK
    I Don't Know
  • IDTS
    I Don't Think So
  • IC
    I See
  • ICQ
    I Seek You. A computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet.
  • ILU or ILY
    I Love You
  • IM
    Instant Message
  • IMHO
    In My Humble Opinion or In My Honest Opinion
  • IMO
    In My Opinion
  • IOH
    I'm Out of Here
  • IOW
    In Other Words
  • IRL
    In Real Life
  • IYO
    In Your Opinion

J

  • JAS
    Just A Second
  • JIC
    Just In Case
  • JK
    Just Kidding
  • JMO
    Just My Opinion
  • JW
    Just Wondering

K

  • K, k
    O. K.
  • KIT
    Keep In Touch

L

  • LOL
    Laughing Out Loud
  • LTNS
    Long Time No See
  • LTS
    Laughing To Self
  • LY
    I Love Ya
  • LYL
    Love You Lots

M

  • None

N

  • NIMBY
    Not In My Back Yard
  • nm or NM
    Never Mind
  • NP or np
    No Problem
  • NT
    No Thanks

O

  • OBTW
    Oh, By The Way.
  • OIC
    Oh, I See
  • OF
    Old Fart
  • OJ
    Only Joking
  • OL
    the Old Lady
  • OM
    the Old Man
  • OMG
    Oh My Gosh
  • OT
    Off Topic
  • OTOH
    On The Other Hand...
  • OTOMH
    Off the Top of My Head...

P

  • PLZ
    Please
  • PMJI
    Pardon Me for Jumping In
  • PPL
    People

Q

  • QT
    Cutie

R

  • ROFL
    Rolling On Floor, Laughing
  • ROTF
    Rolling On The Floor (laughing is implied)
  • ROTFLMFAO
    Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  • RSN
    Real Soon Now

S

  • SN
    Screen Name
  • SO
    Significant Other
  • SOTA
    State Of The Art (latest technology)
  • SPST
    Same Place, Same Time
  • SY
    Sincerely Yours
  • SYL
    See You Later

T

  • TAFN
    That's All For Now
  • TC
    Take Care
  • TFH
    Thread From Hell
  • TGIF
    Thank Goodness It's Friday
  • THX
    Thanks!
  • TIA
    Thanks In Advance
  • TMI
    Too Much Information
  • TNT
    'Til Next Time
  • TPS
    That's Pretty Stupid
  • TTFN
    Ta-Ta For Now
  • TTTT
    These Things Take Time
  • TTYL
    Talk To You Later
  • TY
    Thank You
  • TYT
    Take Your Time
  • TYVM
    Thank You Very Much

U

  • UW
    You're Welcome

V

  • VPPH
    Virtual Places Page Host

W

  • WC
    WelCome
  • WEG
    Wicked Evil Grin
  • WEU
    What's Eating You?
  • WFM
    Works For Me
  • WIIFM
    What's In It For Me?
  • WTG
    Way To Go
  • WWJD
    What Would Jesus Do?

X

  • None

Y

  • YBS
    You'll Be Sorry
  • YL
    Young Lady
  • YM
    Young Man
  • YR
    Yea, Right!
  • YVW
    You're Very Welcome
  • YW
    You're Welcome

Z

  • None

Gaming Lingo

  • Aggro:
    Slang for attack, usually by a hostile creature, and used as both a noun and a verb. If you wander into a hostile creature's "Aggro radius," chances are it will attack you. If you're with a group, usually the stoutest warrior character goes in and takes the first aggro to distract the monster.
  • AoE (Area of Effect):
    A magic spell or attack that spreads over everything within a given space.
  • Buff:
    A temporary increase in the powers or abilities of your character.
  • Camp:
    The place where monsters spawn. Also a verb—if you wait by a spawn point to kill new creatures as they're created, you're "camping" them.
  • Character:
    The person you control in the game. In many games, you can have more than one, so there might be more characters appearing in the game over time than there are players logging on and off.
  • Con:
    Short for consider. Most games will tell you how strong an opponent is compared to how strong you are—and whether you have a chance of winning a battle with them. All smart players check this information before a fight.
  • Ding:
    To gain a level in experience. Players who advance in levels often say "ding" in chat, either to inform their team mates or just to gloat.
  • Experience:
    The closest thing to keeping score in most MMO games. Dozens of levels of experience await the new player; as you gain experience your character becomes more powerful and can survive more and more gruelling events.
  • Group:
    A temporary assembly of characters, gathered semi-formally to pursue a quest, battle, or puzzle.
  • GTG:
    Acronym for Good to Go. Means you're ready for whatever's next.
  • Kill stealing:
    When others are fighting and someone swoops in and kills a dying fighter to gain experience points for the kill, that's kill stealing. Waiting around for easy prey at someone else's expense is bad manners.
  • Loot:
    In-game items. You can loot items from fallen players in some games, or take the loot from foes after a victory. You can keep the loot if it's something your character can use, or sell the loot for currency to buy something you can use. Used as both a noun and a verb.



Texting

  • #
    number
  • @
    at
  • &
    and
  • ?
    what
  • 1
    one (numbers are not usually spelled out)
  • 2
    two, to, too
  • 2moro
    tomorrow
  • 4
    four, for
  • 4get
    forget
  • 8
    eight; ate
  • attn
    attention
  • b
    be, bee
  • b4
    before
  • bz
    busy
  • bin
    been
  • btw
    by the way
  • btwn
    between
  • bye
    good bye
  • c
    see; sea
  • coz
    because
  • cul8r
    See you later.
  • d
    the
  • d8
    date
  • dat
    that
  • dem
    them
  • dey
    they
  • dis
    this, these
  • dnt
    do not
  • dsnt
    does not
  • evry
    every
  • f
    if
  • fil
    feel
  • frens
    friends
  • frm
    from
  • fyi
    for your information
  • g
    gee
  • gud
    good

Texting

  • hi
    hi, high
  • i
    eye
  • k
    okay
  • l8
    late
  • laf
    laugh
  • luv
    love
  • m
    I am, am
  • m8
    mate
  • mbrace
    embrace
  • msg
    message
  • n
    and, in
  • need
    nid
  • nite
    night, knight
  • nt
    not
  • nxt
    next
  • ol
    all
  • pis
    fish, peace
  • pls
    please
  • q
    queue, cue
  • r
    are (Hu r u?)
  • rsvp
    respond upon receiving
  • s
    is
  • smyl
    smile
  • t
    tee, tea
  • til
    until
  • tnx
    thanks
  • text
    txt
  • thru
    through
  • tru
    true
  • ty
    thank you
  • u
    you
  • ur
    your, you're
  • w/
    with
  • w/c
    which
  • w/o
    without
  • wen
    when
  • y
    why