Today’s seniors are knowledgeable with technology and are more tech-savvy than ever! No one likes to type ultra-long messages; thus, abbreviations (a shorthand of sorts) have taken social media and texts by storm. Here are some of the most popular that people may use and their most common meanings:
ABT – About
ASAP – As soon as possible
ATM – At the moment
BAE – Before anyone else (or babe as in girlfriend/boyfriend)
BDAY – Birthday
B4N – By for now
BFF – Best friends forever
BRB – Be right back
CYT – See you tomorrow
DIY – Do it yourself
DM – Direct message
EMBM – Early morning business meeting
ETA – Estimated time of arrival
FB- Facebook
FOMO – Fear of missing out
FR – For real
GG – Good game
GL – Good luck
GM – Good morning
GN – Good night
GOAT – Greatest of all times
G2G – Got to go
IDC – I don’t care
IDK – I don’t know
ILY – I love you
IMHO – In my honest/humble opinion
IMO – In my opinion
IRL – In real life
ISO – In search of
JIC – Just in case
K – Okay
LMK – Let me know
LOL – Laughing out loud
NBD – No big deal
NP – No Problem
NSFW – Not safe for work (inappropriate to look at during work hours)
NVM – Nevermind
NVR – Never
OMG – Oh my God! or gosh!
OMW - On my way
OP – Original poster
PAH – Parent at Home
PIC – Picture
PLS – Please
POMS – Parent over my shoulder (an alert that parents are present)
POV – Point of view
PPL – People
PSA – Public Service announcement
PTB – Please text back
PTO – Paid time off
QT – Cutie
ROTFL – Rolling on the floor laughing
RT – Retweet
RU – Are you…
RUOK – Are you okay?
SMH – Shaking my head
SOML – Story of my life
SRSLY - Seriously
SRY – Sorry
SUP – What’s up?
TBD – To be determined
TBH – To be honest
TIA – Thanks in advance
TL, DR – Too long, didn’t read (Sometimes appears at the top of long posts)
TMB – Tweet me back
TMI – Too much information
TTYL – Talk to you later
TY – Thank you
UR – Your…
WFH – Work from home
WTPA – Where (is) the party at?
WYA – Where (are) you at?
WYD – What (are) you doing?
YT – YouTube
YW – You’re welcome
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