Tuesday, July 6, 2010

List of slang and abbreviations used in modern communication

Hey guys,

I am trying to collate all the slang and abbreviations used and invented by people belonging to the new age world.These would include all the short forms used by people while chatting,sending messages etc.A few of them are as follows:

r - are
v - we
u - you
d - the
4 - for
b4 - before
y - why
t - tea
k - ok
f9 - fine (d weirdest of all)
fyi - for your information
pfa - plz find attached
gtg - got to go
brb - be right back
lol - laugh out loud
bau - business as usual
paw - parents are watching
adb - all the best
asap - as soon as possible
gm - good morning
gn - good night
coz - because
mos - mom over shoulders
ge - good evening
rwt - return with thanks
np - no problem
ty - thankyou
tw - thats wat
hand - have a nice day
oder - other
wid - with
gnsd - good night sweet dreams
1ce - once
dat - that

I am sure you guys who use this medium of conversation more than me would know many more.Please add the ones not mentioned above in the comments section of this post.Will include them in the list eventually.

Hope you guys would enjoy this excercise.

Chao !!!!

17 comments:

  1. hey mam...dats a kewl excercise ....let me begin wid a funny one i read a few days bac.....

    mos : mom over shoulders :)

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  2. ma'am there are some more like
    coz=because
    rwt=return with thanks
    ge=good evening

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  3. hello mam,

    dere r few used based i gues on pronunciation....sm of which i cld thnk of...

    dem-them
    den-then
    dan-than
    dere-there
    dis-this
    kewl-cool

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  4. oder - other
    wid - with

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  5. Some used at TIME (corporate office)....
    np - no problem
    tw - thats what
    ty - thank you

    [contributed by Rachna]

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  6. dear mam,

    we also use:
    HAND-> have a nice day
    1ce-> once
    dat-> that
    gnsd-> good night sweet dreams

    thnks and rgrds,
    abhishek :-)

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  7. related to laughing...
    ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing
    LMAO - laughing my a** off
    ROFLMAO - rolling on the floor laughing my a** off

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  8. My contribution
    uth = youth
    nite = night

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  9. Contribution by Sai Sir
    EOD = end of day
    FMs = faculty members

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  10. btw-by the way.....

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  11. Some more :

    dos : dad over shoulders
    cf : come fast
    kr : kind regards

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  12. tc - take care
    ttyl - talk to you later
    dnd - do not disturb
    OL - online
    gr8 - great

    .....are some more!!!

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  13. Hehe, interesting collection here. I would like to add some of my own and 'Goike' can also be considered as neology :P

    SOS: someone over shoulder.
    Goike(goh-ik): This is user defined which again means that I am stuck in an awkward situation where I can't really speak. (This mostly helps in phone conversations ;))
    Man down: enough for the day, now going to bed.

    These words actually mean something-
    Oi: Hey (in portuguese)
    Arigato(in chinese)- Thank you.

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  14. jlt - just like that
    ill - i will
    bday - birthday
    ne - any
    whr - where
    dc - disconnected
    uv - you have

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  15. 5n - fine
    l8r - later
    mad - mom and dad

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  16. ll-will,c-see,2-to,2day-today,2nite-tonight,jus-just,lyf-life

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  17. tomm-tommorrow,rite-right,chk-check,info-information,wassup-whats up.

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