Guide to 40 Common Internet Acronyms

Feeling lost in a world filled with ROTFLMAO, YOLO, MYOB, and other Internet acronyms? Fret not, you are not alone.

The Internet is teeming with “screenagers” a.k.a. Generation Z – kids who were born after the year 2000; and the propagation of these baffling Internet acronyms is mostly attributed to them. Whether you're a millenial (person born between 1980 and 2000; a.k.a Generation Y) who's appalled by the slow death of the English language, someone from Gen X (people born between the early 1960s – early 1980s) who just wants to understand what your children are saying online, or a baby boomer (person born shortly after World War II; 1943 to early 1960s) who wants to decipher what your grandkids are saying on Facebook, keep this list handy for your next “DBEYR” encounter.

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1. AFAIK – as far as I know
2. ATM – at the moment
3. BRB – be right back
4. BTW – by the way
5. B4N – bye for now
6. DBEYR – don't believe everything you read
7. FWIW – for what it's worth
8. GMTA – great minds think alike
9. GTK – good to know
10. H2H – heart to heart
11. IDK – I don't know
12. IMHO – in my humble opinion
13. IRL – in real life
14. IOW – in other words
15. JOOC – just out of curiosity
16. LMAO – laughing my ass off
17. LOL – laughing out loud
18. MYOB – mind your own business
19. NP – no problem
20. NOYB – none of your business
21. NSFW – not safe for work
22. OMG – oh my god
23. OMW – on my way
24. OTOH – on the other hand
25. RBTL – read between the lines
26. ROTFLMAO – rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
27. SNM – say no more
28. STBY – sucks to be you
29. SWAK – sealed with a kiss
30. TIA – thanks in advance
31. TMI – too much information
32. TBH – to be honest
33. TTYL – talk to you later
34. TYT – take your time
35. WEG – wicked evil grin
36. WTH – what the heck/what the hell
37. WYWH – wish you were here
38. XOXO – hugs and kisses
39. YOLO – you only live once
40. YMMD – you made my day