About Me - Milton Laene Araujo

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Lake Worth, Florida, United States
My name is Milton and I am a reader. I love to feed my mind with what if’s?, through stories.

11/11/22

Texting in the USA

  The English Language coming as a TEXT near you.


This text is ABT the new English Language. You are ABT2 ACK and ACPT it ASAP B4 U-L be TTLY SRY if you DNT. 


It was not an ACDNT.

AMOF, ATM kids tend to CR8 new words W/O RX for Grammar. It is a trend since the invention of texting. A sentence with a Subject, a Verb, and an Agreement will LLF CUZ PEEPS PROLLY HV RX for formal language in dispute ABT POV.


PPL H8 to send an MSG or a PM ONL, IMO because of the fear of being taken for an uneducated person. It SUX.


FYA and also FYI SC CUZ most of the words can be D/L. You may need your EMA, maybe ADDY, and be aware of the FAQ FYEO. U-L WIP in a  WKD W/O WRK hard and HF.


I DNT LUV HAK except my GF. HAU?

B4 COVID I enjoyed H&K on my BDAY. 


ZUP? TY 4 BYOB. BTW, we are BFF AKA BF4L. Said friend Number 1.

“TY. I am SRY, SS! “I ACPTD to ZZZZ W/ WR BOYF.” The SK8RB said girl number 2.

“WAM.” this is TMTH. IUSS, it is FBM. I have to get B2W”.  

“W/8!!! IBH. OJ!!! Today is AF. “JK”, ILY. I have my own SO.

“IK. but please, MYOB. TMB. TTFN.


Darn! It is UFB. My Gym closed UFN. I FW my application. 

“RUOK?” 

“Sure, I am ROFLOL”

I got hired! QL!!  SOAB. YBS. I am going to sue. 


PLZ, I am not the creator of these words or acronyms. I found them while checking online. 

The credit goes to the internet and new text messages.  I also visited https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/slang/texting-slang.html 


Milton Laene Araujo. 


A

  • ABT - About

  • ABT2 - About to

  • ACDNT - Accident

  • ACK - Acknowledge

  • ACPT - Accept

  • ADD - Address

  • ADDY - Address

  • AEAP - As early as possible

  • AF - April Fools

  • AFK - Away from keyboard

  • AIGHT - Alright

  • AKA - Also known as

  • AMAP - As much as possible

  • AML - All my love

  • AMOF - As a matter of fact

  • ASAP - As soon as possible

  • ATB - All the best

  • ATEOTD - At the end of the day

  • ATM - At the moment

  • AYT - Alright

  • AYT - Are you there?

B

  • B2W - Back to work

  • B4 - Before

  • BDAY - Birthday

  • BF - Boyfriend / best friend

  • BF4L - Best friend for life

  • BFF - Best friends forever

  • BLNT - Better luck next time

  • BM - Bite me

  • BOYF - Boyfriend

  • BRB - Be right back

  • BTW - By the Way

  • BYOB - Bring your own beer

C

  • CIAO - Good-bye

  • CM - Call me

  • CMB - Call me back

  • CMON - Come on

  • CR8 - Create

  • CTC - Care to chat?

  • CU - See you

  • CUA - See you around

  • CUL - See you later

  • CUL8R - See you later

  • CYA - See ya

  • CYAL8R - See you later

D

  • DOS - Dad over shoulder

  • DIY - Do it yourself

  • DKDC - Don't know, don't care

  • D/L - Download

  • DL - Download

  • DNT - Don't

E

  • EMA - Email address

  • EOM - End of message

  • ETA - Estimated time of arrival

  • EZ - Easy

  • EZY - Easy

F

  • FAQ - Frequently asked questions

  • FBM - Fine by me

  • FC - Fingers crossed

  • FTW - For the win

  • FW - Forward

  • FWIW - For what it's worth

  • FWM - Fine with me

  • FYEO - For your eyes only

  • FYA - For your amusement

  • FYI - For your information

G

  • G - Giggle

  • G2CU - Good to see you

  • G2G - Got to go

  • G2R - Got to run

  • GB - Goodbye

  • GBTW - Get back to work

  • GBU - God bless you

  • GF - Girlfriend

  • GG - Gotta Go

  • GJ - Good job

  • GL - Good luck

  • GLHF - Good luck, have fun

  • GMTA - Great minds think alike

  • GN - Goodnight

  • GNIGHT - Goodnight

  • GNITE - Goodnight

  • GR8 - Great

  • GRATZ - Congratulations

  • GTG - Got to go

  • GUD - Good

  • GUDNYT - Goodnight

H

  • H8 - Hate

  • HAK - Hug and kiss

  • HAU - How about you?

  • HAV - Have

  • H&K - Hugs & kisses

  • H2CUS - Hope to see you soon

  • HAND - Have a nice day

  • H-BDAY - Happy Birthday

  • HF - Have fun

  • HFAC - Holy flipping animal crackers

  • HRU - How are you?

  • HTH - Hope this helps

  • HUB - Head up butt

  • HUYA - Head up your a**

  • HV - Have

  • HW - Homework

I

  • IB - I'm back

  • IBH - I’ll be honest

  • IC - I see

  • IDC - I don't care

  • IDK - I don’t know

  • IHNI - I have no idea

  • IK - I know

  • IKR - I know, right

  • ILU - I love you

  • ILY - I love you

  • IM - Instant message

  • IMHO - In my humble opinion

  • IMO - In my opinion

  • IMS - I am sorry

  • IMU - I miss you

  • IRL - In real life

  • IUSS - If you say so

J

  • JAC - Just a sec

  • JK - Just kidding

  • JLMK - Just let me know

K

  • K - Okay

  • KK - Okay, Okay!

  • KEWL - Cool

  • KIT - Keep in touch

  • KUTGW - Keep up the good work

L

  • L8R - Later

  • LLF - Live life to the fullest

  • LMAO - Laughing my a** off

  • LMFAO - Laughing my f***ing a** off

  • LMK - Let me know

  • LOL - Laugh out loud or lots of love

  • LTNS - Long time, no see

  • LUVYA - Love ya

M

  • MC - Merry Christmas

  • MOS - Mother over shoulder

  • MIRL - Meet in real life

  • MKAY - Mmm, okay

  • MSG - Message

  • MTF - More to follow

  • MUSM - Miss you so much

  • MWAH - To give a kiss

  • MYOB - Mind your own business

N

  • N1 - Nice one

  • N2M - Nothing too much

  • NBD - No big deal

  • NE - Any

  • NE1 - Anyone

  • NIMBY - Not in my back yard

  • NM - Nothing much / never mind

  • NOYB - None of your business

  • NP - No problem

  • NT - Nice try

  • NVM - Never mind

  • NVR - Never

  • NW - No way

O

  • OB - Oh baby / oh brother

  • OI - Operator indisposed

  • OIC - Oh, I see

  • OJ - Only joking

  • OM - Oh, my

  • OMDB - Over my dead body

  • OMG - Oh my god

  • OMW - On my way

  • ONL - Online

  • OTB - Off to bed

  • OTL - Out to lunch

  • OTOH - On the other hand

  • OVA - Over

P

  • P2P - Peer to peer

  • PEEPS - People

  • PIC - Picture

  • PL8 - Plate

  • PLMK - Please let me know

  • PLS - Please

  • PLZ - Please

  • PM - Private Message

  • POS - Parent over shoulder

  • POV - Point of view

  • PPL - People

  • PROLLY - Probably

  • PRT - Party

  • PZ - Peace

Q

  • QIK - Quick

  • QL - Quit laughing

  • QT - Cutie

  • QTPI - Cutie pie

R

  • RIP - Rest in peace

  • RLY - Really

  • RME - Rolling my eyes

  • RN - Right now

  • ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing

  • ROFLOL - Rolling on floor, laughing out loud

  • RU - Are you?

  • RUOK - Are you okay?

  • RX - Regards

S

  • SBT - Sorry 'bout that

  • SC - Stay cool

  • SIT - Stay in touch

  • SK8 - Skate

  • SK8NG - Skating

  • SK8R - Skater

  • SK8RBOI - Skater Boy

  • SMH - Shaking my head

  • SO - Significant other

  • SOAB - Son of a b****

  • SOL - Sooner or later

  • SOS - Meaning help

  • SRSLY - Seriously

  • SRY - Sorry

  • SS - So sorry

  • STFU - Shut the f*** up

  • STR8 - Straight

  • SUL - See you later

  • SUP - What's up?

  • SUX - Sucks or it sucks

  • SYL - See you later

  • SYS - See you soon

T

  • TBC - To be continued

  • TBD - To be determined

  • TBL - Text back later

  • TC - Take care

  • TGIF - Thank God it's Friday

  • THX - Thanks

  • THNX - Thanks

  • TMB - Text me back

  • TMI - Too much information

  • TMTH - Too much to handle

  • TOJ - Tears of joy

  • TTFN - Ta ta for now

  • TTLY - Totally

  • TTUL - Talk to you later

  • TU - Thank you

  • TTYL - Talk to you later

  • TTYS - Talk to you soon

  • TY - Thank you

U

  • UFB - Un-f***ing believable

  • UFN - Until further notice

  • UL - Upload

  • U-L - You will

  • UOK - You ok?

  • UR - Your / You're

  • URW - You’re welcome

  • UW - You're welcome

V

  • VBS - Very big smile

  • VIP - Very important person

  • VM - Voicemail

  • VN - Very nice

  • VRY - Very

W

  • W@ - What?

  • W/ - With

  • W8 - Wait

  • WAH - Working at home

  • WAM - Wait a minute

  • WAYF - Where are you from?

  • W/B - Write back

  • WB - Welcome back

  • WBU - What about you?

  • WC - Who cares

  • W/E - Whatever

  • W/END - Weekend

  • WE - Whatever

  • WIU - Wrap it up

  • WK - Week

  • WKD - Weekend

  • W/O - Without

  • WRK - Work

  • WRU@ - Where are you at?

  • WTF - What the f***

  • WTG - Way to go

  • WTH - What the heck? or What the h***?

  • WTM - Who's the man?

  • WU - What's up?

  • WUF - Where you from?

  • WUP - What's up?

  • WYA - Where you at?

  • WYD - What ya doin’?

X

  • X - Kiss

  • XME - Excuse Me

  • XOXOXO - Hugs & Kisses

  • XLNT - Excellent

Y

  • Y? - Why?

  • Y2K - You're too kind

  • YARLY - Ya, really?

  • YBS - You'll be sorry

  • YGG - You go girl

  • YHU - You

  • YNK - You never know

  • YOLO - You only live once

  • YR - Your / Yeah right

  • YT - You there?

  • YW - You're welcome

Z

  • ZUP - What's up?

  • ZZZZ - Bored or asleep

Texting Slang Symbols and Emojis

Texting slang goes beyond abbreviations and acronyms to include symbols and images too. It’s important to know that some images have secret meanings beyond their appearance.

Slang Use of Emojis

Emojis have taken texting slang to a whole new level. An image of a simple object doesn’t always mean what you first think it might.

  • avocado = basic or doing whatever’s trendy at the moment

  • frog = ugly

  • goat = the G.O.A.T, greatest of all time

  • octopus = cuddles

  • peach (the fruit) = a butt or the word “but”

  • snake = backstabber

Simple Texting Symbols

If you don’t have the use of emojis or don’t want to use them, you can use common keyboard keys to create emotive symbols.

  • :) - Smiley face / happy

  • =) - Happy

  • :-) - Happy

  • :( - Sad

  • =( - Sad

  • :' ) - Happy Tears

  • :-* - Kiss

  • :-D - Laughing

Milton Laene Araujo - 10/26/2022