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Email Slang

While chat slang is often not appropriate for professional email correspondence, it can be a great way to save time when emailing friends. The following slang terms are commonly used in email messages.

Slang Term	Meaning	Votes
TTYL	Talk to you later	332
XX	Kisses	375
BTW	By the way	389
thx	Thanks	427
24/7	Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week	461
143	I love you	472
TTYT	Talk to you tomorrow	494
TLDR	Too long, didn't read	503
FML	F*** my life	505
2	To	507
muah	Kiss	514
pls	Please	522
msg	Message	524
nvm	Nevermind	527
haha	Laughing	532
u	You	538
r	Are	542
459	I love you	549
411	Information	550
IDEK	I don't even know	550
H&K	Hugs and kisses	551
AKA	Also known as	556
mins	Minutes	561
IMU	I miss you	563
cuz	Because	564
MIA	Missing in action	564
STFU	Shut the f*** up	565
lil	Little	565
b-day	Birthday	566
c	See	566
addy	Address	568
X	Kiss	569
NSFW	Not safe for work	569
b/c	Because	572
FWIW	For what it's worth	572
IMY	I miss you	572
FYI	For your information	573
2day	Today	573
LMK	Let me know	574
hehe	Laughing	574
XO	Kiss and Hug	574
ILYSM	I love you so much	575
FTF	Face to face	576
2H2H	Too hot to handle	577
rly	Really	577
hw	Homework	578
NNTR	No need to reply	578
PITA	Pain in the a**	579
mtg	Meeting	579
OMDB	Over my dead body	579
TWIS	That's what I said	579
DQMOT	Don't quote me on this	579
CC	Carbon copy	580
JS	Just saying	580
mgmt	Management	580
ILY	I love you	580
LYSM	Love you so much	580
AYK	As you know	580
LU	Love you	580
lolz	Laugh out louds	580
BW	Best wishes	580
cz	Because	580
BFD	Big freakin' deal	581
UR	Your	581
srsly	Seriously	581
LYLC	Love you like crazy	581
TAY	Thinking about you	582
PLMK	Please let me know	582
MT	Mistype	582
nvr	Never	582
YGM	You've got mail	582
WDYT	What do you think	582
TTFN	Ta-ta for now	583
YSW	Yeah sure whatever	583
re	Regarding	583
TTL	Time to leave	583
d8	Date	583
IWALU	I will always love you	583
AYFR	Are you for real?	583
FYKI	For your kind information	583
CYM	Check your mail	583
IHY	I hate you	584
TTY	Talk to you	584
TBF	To be fair	584
OTS	Off the subject	584
J/W	Just wondering	584
Y/N	Yes or no?	584
ASLP	Age, sex, location, picture	585
ITYS	I told you so	585
TOU	Thinking of you	585
HOPE	Have Only Positive Expectations	585
EOD	End of day	585
NLT	No later than	586
xlnt	Excellent	586
luzr	Loser	586
b	Be	586
BS	Bulls***	586
ILAMY	I love and miss you	586
WIP	Work in progress	586
JW	Just wondering	587
hbd	Happy birthday	587
AFAIC	As far as I'm concerned	587
iono	I don't know	587
FT	FaceTime	587
deets	Details	587
SG	Sounds good	587
Thread	A series of messages	588
PTL	Praise the Lord	588
RSVP	Répondez s'il vous plaît	588
N/A	Not applicable	589
FTFY	Fixed that for you	589
D/C	Don't care	589
FR	For reference	589
WRT	With regard to	590
DH	Dear husband	590
PDA	Public display of affection	590
OM	Old man	590
YD	Yes dear	590
BCC	Blind carbon copy	590
OOO	Out of office	590
TBD	To be determined	590
SAT	Scholastic Aptitude Test	590
IFLY	I freaking love you	590
MB	My bad	591
SOAB	Son of a b****	591
AHFY	Always here for you	591
POC	Proof of concept	591
OOT	Out of town	591
HTH	Hope this helps	592
PJDWYS	Personal joke, don't worry yourself	592
TFTI	Thanks for the information	592
IRDK	I really don't know	592
MIMAS	May I make a suggestion	592
FTTT	From time to time	592
LL&P	Live long and prosper	592
DBTS	Don't believe that stuff	592
TYFA	Thank you for asking	592
KIT	Keep in touch	593
TOD	Truth or dare	593
pw	Password	593
BR	Best regards	593
VM	Voicemail	593
ITYF	I think you'll find	593
MSB	My sexy b****	593
182	I hate you	593
AFAYC	As fast as you can	593
rnt	Aren't	593
SAE	Stamped addressed envelope	593
SSIA	Subject says it all	593
IRT	In regards to	594
IMIO	In my infallible opinion	594
ez	Easy	594
F2T	Free to talk	594
p/w	Password	594
TOY	Thinking of you	594
HNM	Happy new month	594
WOMBAT	Waste of money, brains, and talent	594
AML	All my love	594
MU	Miss you	594
EOM	End of message	594
PFA	Please find attached	594
OMGD	Oh my gosh, duh	594
ILYFE	I love you for eternity	594
sw	Software	594
Crushing it	Doing very well	594
f9	Fine	594
U2U	Up to you	594
PYHOOYA	Pull your head out of your a**	594
NSFV	Not safe for viewing	594
OTTOMH	Off the top of my head	594
IWALY	I will always love you	594
UX	User Experience	594
JFI	Just for information	594
MVH	With best regards	594
SFW	Safe for work	594
CTA	Call-to-action	594
bcnu	Be seein' you	595
BD	Big deal	595
NRN	No reply necessary	595
OOTL	Out of the loop	595
YVW	You're very welcome	595
FICCL	Frankly, I couldn't care less	595
CID	Consider it done	595
gud	Good	595
JIC	Just in case	595
AOL	America Online	595
AISB	As I said before	595
FAO	For the attention of	595
PIO	Pass it on	595
LFTD	Left for the day	595
nxt	Next	595
PNSFW	Probably not safe for work	595
wuz	Was	595
TWSS	That's what she said	595
ZOMG	Oh my gosh!	595
GOMB	Get off my back	595
YABA	Yet another bloody acronym	595
hw	Hardware	595
SAT	Sorry about that	595
EOW	End of week	595
JFGI	Just flippin' Google it	595
NNTO	No need to open	595
ADM	Ay dios mio	595
CYDI	Can ya dig it	595
fwd	Forward	595
T4LMK	Thanks for letting me know	595
Cheers	Regards	595
FYR	For your reference	595
Bisous	Kisses	595
HU	Heads up	595
VSRE	Very short reply expected	595
TIA	Thanks in advance	596
TIC	Tongue-in-cheek	596
TWIMC	To whom it may concern	596
ttly	Totally	596
nonb	Non-business	596
ILUM	I love you man	596
tel	Telephone	596
PM	Postmeridian	596
EG	For example	596
EOP	End of play	596
MS	Microsoft	596
h/w	Homework	596
SRO	Standing room only	596
HAY	How are you	596
TBA	To be announced	596
TYM	Thank you much	596
WRT	With respect to	596
MTF	More to follow	596
POTB	Pat on the back	596
TMDF	To my dearest friend	596
VE	Very emotional	596
urgr8	You are great	596
WIIFM	What's in it for me?	596
DOA	Dead on arrival	596
ASAT	As simple as that	596
WMB	Write me back	596
FYG	For your guidance	596
thru	Through	596
AWLTP	Avoiding work like the plague	596
WKR	With kind regards	596
T4TU	Thanks for the update	596
SIM	Subject is message	596
LET	Leaving early today	597
NM	No message	597
EOBD	End of business day	597
HAND	Have a nice day	597
RFC	Request for comment	597
TUT	Totally unique thought	597
WB	Write back	597
WBP	Write back please	597
PL	Pig latin	597
FTP	File transfer protocol	597
PTM	Please tell me	597
SIL	Son-in-law	597
CME	Checking my email	597
WUIGB	Wait until I get back	597
4OTS	For old time's sake	597
ILYK	I'll let you know	597
SWALK	Sealed with a loving kiss	597
fw	Forwarded	597
neway	Anyway	597
rgds	Regards	597
WBS	Write back soon	597
POC	Point of contact	597
GFU	Good for you	597
AFN	All for now	597
BHS	Be home soon	597
HK	Hugs and kisses	597
AB	Action by	597
BFCM	Black Friday Cyber Monday	597
QQ	Quick question	597
KUTGW	Keep up the good work	597
GIG	God is good	597
2nt	Tonight	597
AYWK	As you well know	597
I8U	I hate you	597
hav	Have	597
IDR	I don't remember	597
BBT	Be back tomorrow	597
PTO	Pass this on	597
GBFN	Goodbye for now	597
AFAIAC	As far as I am concerned	597
CMFWIC	Chief mo fo who's in charge	597
UDFI	You don't fit in	597
YHM	You have mail	597
JFK	Just freakin' kidding	597
NYR	Need your response	597
WTFNF	What the f**ing f*	597
NSFA	Not safe for anyone	597
SY	Sincerely yours	597
BLUF	Bottom line up front	597
YYSS	Yeah yeah, sure sure	597
GB2W	Get back to work	597
BMBO	Blow my brains out	597
tab	Talking about	597
PTIYPASI	Put that in your pipe and smoke it	597
SFF	So freaking funny	597
TBF	To be frank	597
ea	Each	597
UOME	You owe me	597
ADPIC	Always Dependably Politically Incorrect	597
ROFLMAOQWERTY	Rolling on floor laughing my a** off at the keyboard	597
AFAICS	As far as I can see	597
BL	Belly laughing	597
BWTHDIK	But what the heck do I know	597
AR	Action required	597
BOTD	Benefit of the doubt	597
OTH	Off the hook	597
TRDMF	Tears running down my face	597
GBY	God bless you	597
INPO	In no particular order	597
ITSFWI	If the shoe fits, wear it	597
AIMP	Always in my prayers	597
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer	597
attn	Attention	597
dc	Daycare	597
URTB	You are the best	597
sitrep	Situation report	597
GFTD	Gone for the day	597
AISE	As I said earlier	597
SYAL	See you all later	597
BAFO	Best and final offer	597
HHTYAY	Happy holidays to you and yours	597
TSFW	Totally safe for work	597
COB	Close of business	598
FUT	Follow up to	598
SSA	Subject says all	598
LOL	Lots of love	598
SWAK	Sealed with a kiss	598
TCWB	Take care, write back	598
w/	With	598
1L	One liner	598
w/o	Without	598
YWIA	You're welcome in advance	598
Lemeno	Let me know	598
MMOB	Mind my own business	598
KOTC	Kiss on the cheek	598
AFWIW	Anyway, for what it's worth	598
IMNSVHO	In my not so very humble opinion	598
NT	No text	598
RTFFAQ	Read the flippin' FAQ	598
4	For	598
ATB	All the best	598
NUIGB	Not until I get back	598
IDMB	I'll do my best	598
nethng	Anything	598
SIT	Stay in touch	598
thanq	Thank you	598
IE	That is	598
O&O	Over and out	598
OFL	Out for lunch	598
TNT	Til next time	598
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions	598
emsg	Email Message	598
NRR	No reply required	598
app	Appreciate	598
PYR	Per your request	598
AFAP	As fast as possible	598
AWL	Always with love	598
PNFO	Probably not for the office	598
s	Yes	598
2mrw	Tomorrow	598
2zda	Tuesday	598
3rzda	Thursday	598
AOC	Available on cell	598
nemore	Anymore	598
RTF	Return the favor	598
LY	Love ya	598
TWHS	That's what he said	598
em	E-mail	598
YMMD	You made my day	598
YMSF	Your momma's so fat	598
COP	Close of play	598
HAGW	Have a good week	598
NG	No good	598
BBB	Boring beyond belief	598
r8	Rate	598
FTTB	For the time being	598
C4N	Ciao for now	598
DFTBA	Don't forget to be awesome	598
CPE	Coolest Person Ever	598
HOPE	Highlights of Personal Experience	598
4ward	Forward	598
YS	Yours sincerely	598
SBT	Sorry 'bout that	598
bup	Backup Plan	598
NWR	Not work related	598
CYFB	Check your Facebook	598
wtv	Whatever	598
BMA	Best mates always	598
cus	Because	598
TAFN	That's all for now	598
g8r	Gator	598
SFSG	So far, so good	598
IAGSMSOL	I am getting some money sooner or later	598
NLI	Not logged in	598
DSI	Don't sweat it	598
SOW	Speaking of which	598
DWHTGTTA	Do we have to go through this again	598
TTYOOTD	Talk to you one of these days	598
AISI	As I see it	598
AYPI	And your point is?	598
FGS	For goodness' sake	598
PFB	Please find below	598
TT4N	Ta-ta for now	598
ICYDK	In case you didn't know	598
BFN	Big fat negative	598
SPST	Same place, same time	598
TAC	That ain't cool	598
IIR	If I remember	598
AMBW	All my best wishes	598
AON	Apropos of nothing	598
EML	Email me later	598
DMNDS	Doesn't make no dang sense	598
TFLMK	Thanks for letting me know	598
FMI	For more information	598
AIMB	As I mentioned before	598
LGTM	Looks good to me	598
JA	Just asking	598
On it	Handling that task	598
TBF	To be forwarded	598
AAYF	As always, your friend	599
LM	Letters mailed	599
plzrd	Please read	599
SIL	Sister-in-law	599
Pl	Playlist	599
Yr	Your	599
DW	Dear wife	599
SDIHTT	Someday I'll have the time	599
HAK	Hugs and kisses	599
URA*	You are a star	599
WOT	Waste of time	599
GFY	Good for you	599
AM	Antemeridian	599
MM	Missing my	599
RB	Reply by	599
MGB	May God bless	599
NWS	Not work-safe	599
a&f	Always and forever	599
TOW	The one where	599
22	Tutu	599
ILUGTD	I love you guys to death	599
cos	Because	599
LMKWYC	Let me know when you can	599
PLJ	Peace, love, joy	599
TDL	The Do LaB	599
FAH	Funny as heck	599
HABD	Have a blessed day	599
MMHRD	Many Many Happy Returns of the Day	599
4n	Foreign	599
plox	Please	599
DU	Darn you	599
siul8r	See you later	599
ILMM	I love my man	599
COA	Course of action	599
emc2	Genius	599
fn	Fine	599
YD	Ya dig?	599
NB	Please note	599
IHA	I hate acronyms	599
abbrev	Abbreviation	599
OM	Oh man	599
AFAYC	As far as you're concerned	599
TTYAW	Talk to you after work	599
TOWL	The one with love	599
FYM	For your misinformation	599
YAA	Yet another acronym	599
AAP	Always a pleasure	599
wk	Week	599
ftr	After	599
AEAP	As early as possible	599
AIME	As I mentioned earlier	599
RR	Reply required	599
TCOY	Take care of yourself	599
TYLJ	Thank you Lord Jesus	599
KYSOTI	Keep your stick on the ice	600
INU	I need you	600
TTYW	Talk to you whenever	600
LFD	Left for day	600
ICE	In case of emergency	600
LOLHK	Lots of love, hugs, and kisses	600
NN2R	No need to reply	600
BEG	Big evil grin	600
DWB	Don't write back	600
GBHK	Great big hug and kiss	600
STLSDR	Still too long, still didn't read	600
LTS	Laughing to self	600
LOLA	Love often, laugh a lot	600
SOMY	Sick of me yet?	600
WBW	With best wishes	600
FYF	From your friend	600
Ppp	Peace	600
TAU	Thinking about you	600
oomf	Great strain	600
JCI	Just checking in	600
C/O	Care of	600
FTC	Failure to communicate	600
AYEC	At your earliest convenience	600
EWI	Emailing while intoxicated	600

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