Twitter Abbreviations – Terms
So, you are new to Twitter. As I once was, I totally understand the frustration that one can have when you start seeing terms, abbreviations and words that you never seen before. To assist you in your future tweeting, and most importantly, to save those 140 characters from being used unwisely, I figured that it is appropriate and helpful to have a list of Twitter related words. By all means this list is not complete, and as I come across with newer terms, I will be including them in this list. If you are aware of any Twitter terms that are not yet included in this list, please help it grow by leaving them here in the comments area. I will update the list accordingly.
A
ab/abt: short for about.
B
B: short for be.
b4: short for before.
b/c: short for because.
BFN: short for bye for now.
bgd: short for background.
BR: short for best regards.
BTW: short for by the way.
C
chk: short for check.
clk: short for click.
D
da: short for the.
DM: short for direct message.
E
EM/eml: short for email.
EMA: short for email address.
F
F2F: short for face to face.
fab: short for fabulous.
fav/fave: short for favorite.
fwd: short for forward.
FYI: short for – For Your Information.
G
GR8: short for great.
I
IC: short for I see.
IM: short for instant message.
IMHO: short for in my humble opinion.
IRL: short for in real life.
itz: short for it is.
J
JK or j/k: short for just kidding.
JSYK: short for just so you know.
K
K: short for okay.
kk: short for kewl kewl (cool cool).
L
L8: short for late.
L8er: short for later.
LMAO: short for laughing my ass off.
lmk: short for let me know.
LOL: short for laughing out loud.
M
mil: short for million.
MILT: short for mom I’d like to tweet.
N
njoy: short for enjoy.
O
OH: short for overheard.
OMG: short for oh my gosh/god.
P
peeps: short for people.
plz: short for please.
ppl: short for people.
props: short for proper respect.
R
R: short for are.
ROFL: short for rolling on floor laughing.
RT: short for retweet.
RU: short for are you.
S
shld: short for should
T
thx: short for thanks.
TIA: short for thanks in advance.
ttyl: short for talk to you later.
ttys: short for talk to you soon.
W
w or w/: short for with.
w/e: short for weekend.
wld: short for would.
woz: short/slang for was.
wtf: short for what the f**k.
wth: short for what the heck.
Don’t forget, if you know other terms or words for use to Twitter Talk, please let me know.
