While writing or conversing, today’s modern generation uses many phrases in abbreviated form, and sometimes it becomes difficult to understand what this abbreviation means. Here are some abbreviated forms and their actual meanings:
1 LOL– Laugh out loud.
2 OMG– Oh my God.
3 ILY– I love you.
4 LMAO– Laughing mu a*** off.
5 TTYN– Talk to you never.
6 FBO– Facebook official.
7 TTYS– Talk to you soon.
8 HMB– Hit me back.
9 SFW– Safe for work.
10 PTFO– Passed the f*** out.
11 ASL– Age/Sex/Location.
12 AFAIK– As far as I know.
13 IMHO– In my humble opinion.
14 IRL– In real life.
15 ISO– In search of.
16 JK- Just kidding.
17 L8R– Later.
18 POV– Pont of view.
19 RBTL– Read between the lines.
20 RT– Real Time.
21 BTW– By the way.
22 CTN– Can’t talk now.
23 CYE– Check your email.
24 dl– Download.
25 ETA– Estimated time of arrival.
26 FWIW– For what it’s worth.
27 FYI– For your information.
28 GG– Good game.
29 GJ– Good job.
30 GL– Good Luck.
31 gr8– Great.
32 GTG– Got to go.
33 GMV– Got my vote.
34 HTH– Hope this helps.
35 OT– Off topic.
36 PC– Personal computer.
37 pls– Please.
38 POS– Parent over shoulder.
39 ppl– People.
40 Txt– Text.
41 BRB– Be right back.
42 B4N– Bye for now.
43 BCNU– Be seeing you.
44 BFF– Best friends forever.
45- CYA– Cover you’re a***.
46 TY– Thank you.
47- w/e– Whatever.
48- W8– Wait.
49-XOXO– Hugs and kisses.
50 Y– Why.
51 Yolo– You only love once.
52 YNt– Why not.
53 YW– You are welcome.
54 ZZZ– Sleeping.
55 MMB– Message me back.
56 msg– Message.
57 NC– No comment.
58 noob– Newbie.
59 KMPH– kilometer per hour
60 DND– Do not disturb.
Now let us see one more aspect of English language- sometimes people write idioms but these idioms can also be explained in single word equals. Here are some idioms with their single word equals:
1 Crocodile tears– Pretence, hypocracy.
2 Come out of one’s shell– Socialise, unfold.
3 Cool as cucumber– Calm, composed.
4 Corner the market– Monopolise, dominate.
5 Curiosity killed the cat– Caution, restraint.
6 Calculated risk– undertaking, venture.
7 Carve out a niche– Specialise, customise.
8 Cash cow– Jackpot, assets.
9 Cut corner– Compromise
10 Cry uncle– Surrender, give up.
11 Catch red handed– Apprehend, catch.
12 Cry over spilled milk– Lament, regret
13 Join the bandwagon– Follow, participate.
14 Cause eyebrows to raise– Shock, surprise.
Waiting for your feedback on this blog.
Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
20th November 2024.