List of Text Messaging & SMS Abbreviations
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Abbreviations A to L
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2moro
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Tomorrow 明日
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2nte
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Tonight 今夜
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AEAP
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As Early as Possible
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ALAP
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As Late as Possible
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ASAP
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As Soon as Possible
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ASL
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Age / Sex / Location?
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B3
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Blah, Blah, Blah
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B4YKI
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Before You Know it
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BFF
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Best Friends, Forever
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BM&Y
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Between Me and You
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BRB
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Be right Back
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BRT
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Be right There
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BTAM
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Be that as it May
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C-P
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Sleepy
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CTN
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Cannot talk now
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CUS
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See You Soon
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CWOT
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Complete Waste of Time
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CYT
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See You Tomorrow
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E123
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Easy as 1, 2, 3
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EM?
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Excuse Me?
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EOD
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End of Day
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F2F
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Face to Face
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FC
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Fingers Crossed
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FOAF
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Friend of a Friend
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GR8
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Great
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HAK
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Hugs and Kisses
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IDC
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I Don't Care
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IDK
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I Don't Know
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ILU / ILY
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I Love You
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IMU
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I Miss You
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IRL
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In Real Life
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J/K
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Just Kidding
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JC
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Just Checking
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JTLYK
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Just to Let You Know
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KFY
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Kiss for You
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KMN
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Kill Me Now
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KPC
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Keeping Parents Clueless
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L8R
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Later
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Abbreviations M to Z
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MoF
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Male or Female
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MTFBWY
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May the Force be with You
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MYOB
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Mind Your Own Business
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N-A-Y-L
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In a While
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NAZ
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Name, Address, ZIP
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NC
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No Comment
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NIMBY
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Not in my Backyard
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NM
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Never Mind / Nothing Much
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NP
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No Problem
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NSFW
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Not Safe for Work
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NTIM
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Not that it Matters
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NVM
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Never Mind
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OATUS
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On a totally Unrelated Subject
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OIC
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Oh, I See
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OMW
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On My Way
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OTL
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Out to Lunch
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OTP
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On the Phone
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P911
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Parent Alert
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PAL
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Parents are Listening
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PAW
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Parents are Watching
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PIR
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Parent in Room
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POS
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Parent over Shoulder
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PROP(S)
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Proper Respect / Proper Recognition
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QT
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Cutie
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RN
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Right Now
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RU
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Are You
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SEP
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Someone else's Problem
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SITD
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Still in the Dark
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SLAP
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Sounds like a Plan
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SMIM
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Send Me an Instant Message
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SO
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Significant Other
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TMI
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Too Much Information
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UR
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Your / You are
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W8
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Wait
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WB
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Welcome Back
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WYCM
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Will You Call Me?
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WYWH
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Wish You Were Here
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XOXOXOX
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Hugs, Kisses, ...
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