LOL, OMG and ILY: 60 of the dominating abbreviations
Those using the abbreviations do so as a tactic for speed in text communication, a university professor on linguistics said, while others just choose to do so because they are a code that older people don’t quite understand.
WeAreSocial.com.au managing director Julian Ward said the various different shortcuts, which range from the the compassionate ILY (I Love You) to the more profain WTF (What the F***) are commonplace now and indicate the changing way people harness social media.
Using social listening tools, WeAreSocial.com.au monitored trending terms used by Australians on Twitter from April 1 to June 30.
The top ranking term was, LOL which was used a total of 1,242,935.
‘We can see a range of clever to practical acronyms as people look for speed and limited thumb work – plus of course it feels good to be in the know, especially on more subversive terms,’ Mr Ward said.
2. OMG: Oh my god
3. ILY: I love you
4. LMAO: Laughing my a** off
5. WTF: What the f***?
6. PPL: People
7. IDK: I don’t know?
8. TBH: To be honest
9. BTW: By the way
10. THX: Thanks
11. SMH: Shaking my head
12. FFS: For f***’s sake
13. AMA: Ask me anything
14. FML: F*** my life
15. TBT: Throwback Thursday
16. JK: Just kidding
17. IMO: In my opinion
18. YOLO: You only live once
19. ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
20. MCM: Mancrush Monday
21. IKR: I know right?
22. FYI: For your information
23. BRB: Be right back
24. GG: Good game
25.IDC: I don’t care
26. TGIF: Thank God it’s Friday
27. NSFW: Not safe for work
28. ICYMI: In case you missed it
29. STFU: Shut the f*** up
30. WCW: Womancrush Wednesday
31. IRL: In real life
32. BFF: Best friends forever
33. OOTD: Outfit of the day
34. FTW: For the win
35. Txt: Text
36. HMU: Hit me up
37. HBD: Happy birthday
38. TMI: Too much information
39. NM: Not much
40. GTFO: Get the f*** out
41. NVM: Nevermind
42. DGAF: Don’t give a f***
43. FBF: Flashback Friday
44. DTF: Down to f***
45. FOMO: Fear of missing out
46. SMFH: Shaking my f***ing head
47. OMW: On my way
48. POTD: Photo of the day
49. LMS: Like my status
50. GTG: Got to go
51. ROFLMAO: Rolling on floor laughing my a*** off
52. TTYL: Talk to you later
53. AFAIK: As far as I know
54. LMK: Let me know
55. PTFO: Passed the f*** out
56. SFW: Safe for work
57. HMB: Hit me back
58. TTYS: Talk to you soon
59. FBO: Facebook Official
60. TTYN: Talk to you never
*Provided by wearesocial.com.au
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28 responses to “LOL, OMG and ILY: 60 of the dominating abbreviations”
I would love to hear from you
AWARDS
Just English 
Strange that I’ve never used many of these?
Ur soo right gr8
Anyone heard of MYOB?
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog….. An Author Promotions Enterprise! and commented:
Have YOU ever wondered what someone meant when they sent you an abbreviated text message? LMFAO (means Laugh(ed)(ing) My Furry A** Off) 😀 😀 😀
So interesting! Loved the older folks’ versions. .. ROFLACGU!
I only use lol omg lmao ttyl and way more
This site is funny. shouldn’t everyone know about them. I only use gtg, brb, bff, much more as well ._.
I use lots cause sometimes i need to breathe while i’m speaking so yeah lol.
I’m 55+ and after reading this list, I realized the impact texting has on us.
i love all of theses thanks ill use them..
OMG I use these all the time. (See (in the beginning)). My fav is ILYSM!!!!!!!!
I don’t really get the little texting “funny” (supposed to be) thing. Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!
Bff
This site will inspire kids to text quicker
That’s really helpful 😅
LOL could also mean
Lots of love!
I didn’t even know most of them.😄
i always use tbh,lmao,jk,et and this was funny lol
I know 30/60 of the words
idk lol
I now know a few more XD
I love the list because lots of my friends use them and half of the time IDK what they’re saying LOL
Explains why my BF keeps saying ‘cool’ too!!
what abour happy bday???
WOW i was really suprised when my friends were using these and i was like what the heck is going on
this website made me ROFLMAO
this was helpful thx for the help
You would think that if this were made to be user friendly…. it would be alphabetical jic you wanted to use it. See. Just in case isn’t there but how would you know unless you looked at all 60. There are some amazingly stupid people who get paid to do stupid things. Apparently intelligence or logic is no longer needed in the workplace. And remember; there are no stupid questions, just stupid people who ask them. All that with perfect punctuation and you didn’t think it wise to put it in alphabetical order. Er. That’s eye roll.
My comment is WAITING not AWAITING. JEEZE MAN. THIS SITE IS ACTUALLY CALLED JUST ENGRISH ME??? Cho Chung chee hung po
LMAO at people downvoting. Every comment has downvotes and most a significant number of them. WTF? Here’s my attempt to get the most downvotes because this abbreviation applies to the downvoters who are likely the ones who won’t get it:
OOSOOM!!