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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	343
XX	Kisses	386
BTW	By the way	405
thx	Thanks	438
24/7	Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week	470
143	I love you	478
TTYT	Talk to you tomorrow	495
2	To	507
TLDR	Too long, didn't read	507
FML	F*** my life	507
muah	Kiss	516
msg	Message	527
pls	Please	528
nvm	Nevermind	530
haha	Laughing	535
u	You	542
r	Are	544
411	Information	547
IDEK	I don't even know	550
H&K	Hugs and kisses	552
459	I love you	553
AKA	Also known as	559
mins	Minutes	561
IMU	I miss you	563
cuz	Because	565
lil	Little	565
STFU	Shut the f*** up	566
addy	Address	566
MIA	Missing in action	566
c	See	567
b-day	Birthday	568
NSFW	Not safe for work	568
X	Kiss	571
FWIW	For what it's worth	572
IMY	I miss you	572
b/c	Because	573
FYI	For your information	573
2day	Today	573
ILYSM	I love you so much	574
hehe	Laughing	574
LMK	Let me know	575
XO	Kiss and Hug	575
rly	Really	576
FTF	Face to face	576
2H2H	Too hot to handle	578
PITA	Pain in the a**	578
hw	Homework	578
lolz	Laugh out louds	578
mtg	Meeting	579
CC	Carbon copy	580
mgmt	Management	580
UR	Your	580
BW	Best wishes	580
JS	Just saying	581
ILY	I love you	581
srsly	Seriously	581
LYSM	Love you so much	581
OMDB	Over my dead body	581
AYK	As you know	581
MT	Mistype	581
DQMOT	Don't quote me on this	581
cz	Because	581
BFD	Big freakin' deal	582
TWIS	That's what I said	582
nvr	Never	582
LU	Love you	582
NNTR	No need to reply	582
LYLC	Love you like crazy	582
TAY	Thinking about you	583
PLMK	Please let me know	583
re	Regarding	583
d8	Date	583
YGM	You've got mail	583
WDYT	What do you think	583
IHY	I hate you	583
AYFR	Are you for real?	583
CYM	Check your mail	583
Y/N	Yes or no?	583
TTFN	Ta-ta for now	584
TTL	Time to leave	584
TTY	Talk to you	584
IWALU	I will always love you	584
ima	I'm	584
J/W	Just wondering	584
YSW	Yeah sure whatever	585
HOPE	Have Only Positive Expectations	585
TBF	To be fair	585
FYKI	For your kind information	585
EOD	End of day	585
ASLP	Age, sex, location, picture	586
ITYS	I told you so	586
TOU	Thinking of you	586
iono	I don't know	586
OTS	Off the subject	586
WIP	Work in progress	586
NLT	No later than	587
xlnt	Excellent	587
luzr	Loser	587
b	Be	587
JW	Just wondering	587
BS	Bulls***	587
ILAMY	I love and miss you	587
deets	Details	587
SG	Sounds good	587
Thread	A series of messages	587
hbd	Happy birthday	588
AFAIC	As far as I'm concerned	588
RSVP	Répondez s'il vous plaît	588
FT	FaceTime	588
N/A	Not applicable	589
D/C	Don't care	589
PTL	Praise the Lord	589
FR	For reference	589
WRT	With regard to	590
DH	Dear husband	590
OM	Old man	590
BCC	Blind carbon copy	590
FTFY	Fixed that for you	590
OOO	Out of office	590
TBD	To be determined	590
PDA	Public display of affection	591
YD	Yes dear	591
MB	My bad	591
SAT	Scholastic Aptitude Test	591
POC	Proof of concept	591
HTH	Hope this helps	592
pw	Password	592
PJDWYS	Personal joke, don't worry yourself	592
IRDK	I really don't know	592
MIMAS	May I make a suggestion	592
SOAB	Son of a b****	592
IFLY	I freaking love you	592
LL&P	Live long and prosper	592
OOT	Out of town	592
p/w	Password	593
BR	Best regards	593
TFTI	Thanks for the information	593
AHFY	Always here for you	593
rnt	Aren't	593
FTTT	From time to time	593
SAE	Stamped addressed envelope	593
DBTS	Don't believe that stuff	593
SSIA	Subject says it all	593
TYFA	Thank you for asking	593
AFAYC	As fast as you can	593
IRT	In regards to	594
KIT	Keep in touch	594
YVW	You're very welcome	594
IMIO	In my infallible opinion	594
ez	Easy	594
F2T	Free to talk	594
TOD	Truth or dare	594
WOMBAT	Waste of money, brains, and talent	594
VM	Voicemail	594
MU	Miss you	594
EOM	End of message	594
PFA	Please find attached	594
ITYF	I think you'll find	594
OMGD	Oh my gosh, duh	594
182	I hate you	594
sw	Software	594
f9	Fine	594
U2U	Up to you	594
ADM	Ay dios mio	594
UX	User Experience	594
JFI	Just for information	594
MVH	With best regards	594
SFW	Safe for work	594
Bisous	Kisses	594
CTA	Call-to-action	594
NSFV	Not safe for viewing	594
Crushing it	Doing very well	594
BD	Big deal	595
NRN	No reply necessary	595
AOL	America Online	595
TOY	Thinking of you	595
h/w	Homework	595
AML	All my love	595
nxt	Next	595
wuz	Was	595
TYM	Thank you much	595
ILYFE	I love you for eternity	595
ZOMG	Oh my gosh!	595
YABA	Yet another bloody acronym	595
hw	Hardware	595
SAT	Sorry about that	595
JFGI	Just flippin' Google it	595
NNTO	No need to open	595
PYHOOYA	Pull your head out of your a**	595
OTTOMH	Off the top of my head	595
IWALY	I will always love you	595
fwd	Forward	595
T4LMK	Thanks for letting me know	595
Cheers	Regards	595
FYR	For your reference	595
VSRE	Very short reply expected	595
EOW	End of week	595
PNSFW	Probably not safe for work	595
HNM	Happy new month	595
FAO	For the attention of	595
OOTL	Out of the loop	595
bcnu	Be seein' you	596
TIA	Thanks in advance	596
TIC	Tongue-in-cheek	596
TWIMC	To whom it may concern	596
FICCL	Frankly, I couldn't care less	596
ttly	Totally	596
CID	Consider it done	596
ILUM	I love you man	596
gud	Good	596
JIC	Just in case	596
tel	Telephone	596
PM	Postmeridian	596
EG	For example	596
MS	Microsoft	596
SRO	Standing room only	596
AISB	As I said before	596
PIO	Pass it on	596
LFTD	Left for the day	596
HAY	How are you	596
TBA	To be announced	596
MSB	My sexy b****	596
TWSS	That's what she said	596
AFAIAC	As far as I am concerned	596
GOMB	Get off my back	596
WRT	With respect to	596
MTF	More to follow	596
POTB	Pat on the back	596
YYSS	Yeah yeah, sure sure	596
TMDF	To my dearest friend	596
CYDI	Can ya dig it	596
ADPIC	Always Dependably Politically Incorrect	596
AFAICS	As far as I can see	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
thru	Through	596
AWLTP	Avoiding work like the plague	596
WKR	With kind regards	596
T4TU	Thanks for the update	596
HU	Heads up	596
SIM	Subject is message	596
nonb	Non-business	596
AB	Action by	596
EOP	End of play	596
FYG	For your guidance	596
AAYF	As always, your friend	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
SIL	Son-in-law	597
CME	Checking my email	597
WUIGB	Wait until I get back	597
4OTS	For old time's sake	597
SWALK	Sealed with a loving kiss	597
neway	Anyway	597
rgds	Regards	597
WBS	Write back soon	597
POC	Point of contact	597
GFU	Good for you	597
OFL	Out for lunch	597
AFN	All for now	597
BHS	Be home soon	597
HK	Hugs and kisses	597
QQ	Quick question	597
AFAP	As fast as possible	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
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
WTFNF	What the f**ing f*	597
SY	Sincerely yours	597
BLUF	Bottom line up front	597
wtv	Whatever	597
GB2W	Get back to work	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
ROFLMAOQWERTY	Rolling on floor laughing my a** off at the keyboard	597
BL	Belly laughing	597
BWTHDIK	But what the heck do I know	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
BAFO	Best and final offer	597
HHTYAY	Happy holidays to you and yours	597
TSFW	Totally safe for work	597
a&f	Always and forever	597
AR	Action required	597
NYR	Need your response	597
NM	No message	597
LET	Leaving early today	597
SYAL	See you all later	597
NSFA	Not safe for anyone	597
EOBD	End of business day	597
BFCM	Black Friday Cyber Monday	597
COB	Close of business	598
FUT	Follow up to	598
LOL	Lots of love	598
SWAK	Sealed with a kiss	598
TCWB	Take care, write back	598
w/	With	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
PTM	Please tell me	598
RTFFAQ	Read the flippin' FAQ	598
4	For	598
ATB	All the best	598
NUIGB	Not until I get back	598
ILYK	I'll let you know	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
TNT	Til next time	598
emsg	Email Message	598
app	Appreciate	598
PLJ	Peace, love, joy	598
AWL	Always with love	598
s	Yes	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
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
CYFB	Check your Facebook	598
BMA	Best mates always	598
TAFN	That's all for now	598
BMBO	Blow my brains out	598
g8r	Gator	598
IAGSMSOL	I am getting some money sooner or later	598
tab	Talking about	598
DSI	Don't sweat it	598
SOW	Speaking of which	598
fn	Fine	598
DWHTGTTA	Do we have to go through this again	598
abbrev	Abbreviation	598
TTYOOTD	Talk to you one of these days	598
AFAYC	As far as you're concerned	598
AISI	As I see it	598
AYPI	And your point is?	598
FGS	For goodness' sake	598
TOWL	The one with love	598
TT4N	Ta-ta for now	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
AAP	Always a pleasure	598
DMNDS	Doesn't make no dang sense	598
TFLMK	Thanks for letting me know	598
FMI	For more information	598
AEAP	As early as possible	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
fw	Forwarded	598
1L	One liner	598
COP	Close of play	598
PYR	Per your request	598
PNFO	Probably not for the office	598
NWR	Not work related	598
NT	No text	598
NRR	No reply required	598
SSA	Subject says all	598
cus	Because	598
SFSG	So far, so good	598
NLI	Not logged in	598
ICYDK	In case you didn't know	598
PFB	Please find below	598
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
AM	Antemeridian	599
MM	Missing my	599
MGB	May God bless	599
TOW	The one where	599
22	Tutu	599
ILUGTD	I love you guys to death	599
ILYWAMH	I love you with all my heart	599
TDL	The Do LaB	599
2mrw	Tomorrow	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
COA	Course of action	599
emc2	Genius	599
YD	Ya dig?	599
NB	Please note	599
IHA	I hate acronyms	599
OM	Oh man	599
TTYAW	Talk to you after work	599
YAA	Yet another acronym	599
FYF	From your friend	599
Ppp	Peace	599
wk	Week	599
ftr	After	599
C/O	Care of	599
TCOY	Take care of yourself	599
TYLJ	Thank you Lord Jesus	599
RR	Reply required	599
RB	Reply by	599
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions	599
NWS	Not work-safe	599
cos	Because	599
LMKWYC	Let me know when you can	599
FYA	For your amusement	600
IAW	In accordance with	600
KYSOTI	Keep your stick on the ice	600
SWALK	Sweet, with all love, kisses	600
GFY	Good for you	600
OO	Over and out	600
ILYLC	I love you like crazy	600
ICO	In concern of	600
BYH	Bless your heart	600
AAWC	After a while, crocodile	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
LFTD	Laugh for the day	600
FAF	Funny as f***	600
AMBL	All my boundless love	600
ITTWACW	I thought this was a Christian website	600
CRTLA	Can't remember the three-letter acronym	600
G9	Genius	600
FUSIT	Fouled up situation	600
SWAS	Said with a smile	600
BTWITIILWY	By the way, I think I'm in love with you	600
BEG	Big evil grin	600
DWB	Don't write back	600
FYM	For your misinformation	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
TAU	Thinking about you	600
oomf	Great strain	600
JCI	Just checking in	600
FTC	Failure to communicate	600
AIME	As I mentioned earlier	600
ASAYGT	As soon as you get this	600
AYEC	At your earliest convenience	600
EWI	Emailing while intoxicated	600
SFTME	Sorry for the mass email	600
BYAM	Between You And Me	600
AOMM	Always on my mind	601
BW	Be well	601
OTL	Out to lunch	601
gpw	Global Password	601
j	Joking	601
SYS	See you soon	601
NTN	No thanks needed	601
CYM	Check your Myspace	601
ILMM	I love my man	601
URAL	You are a loser	601
TBR	To be resolved	601
LMKWYT	Let me know what you think	601
KK	Kiss kiss	602
Rgd	Regard	602
TTYN	Talk to you never	602
IDGRA	I don't give a rat's a**	603
d/l	Download	603
UCE	Unsolicited commercial email	603
NSFW	Not suitable for women	603
SLAP	Sounds like a plan	603
WBWYC	Write back when you can	604
mob	Mobile	604
CYT	See you tomorrow	604
TH	Tears of happiness	608
ICL	In Christian love	612
BAO	Be aware of	600

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