Uncle Eli's Acronyms and Emoticons

Common Acronyms

^5 - High Five
addy - address (as in E-Mail)
AFK - Away From Keyboard
BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
BBL - Be Back Later
BBS - Be Back Soon
BFN - Bye For Now
bg - big grin
BION - Believe It Or Not
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By The Way
CUA - Commonly Used Acronym(s) or Common User Access
CWYL - Chat With Ya Later
cya - see ya
eg - evil grin
FAQ - (list of) Frequently Asked Question(s)
FUD - (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty & Disinformation
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
g - grin
G - big grin
GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D - Grinning, Running & Ducking
HHOK - Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HTH - Hope This Helps
HTHBE - Hope This Has Been Enlightening
IAE - In Any Event
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer (also IANAxxx, such as IANACPA)
IMCO - In My Considered Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
IRL - In Real Life
ITRW - In The Real World
j/k - just kidding
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
L8TR - Later
LOL - Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Luck
LTNS - Long Time, No See
MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You
mm - merrily met (greeting)
mp - merrily parted (farewell)
np - no problem
NRN - No Reply Necessary
oic - oh, I see
OOTB - Out Of The Box (brand new, ready to roll)
OTF - On The Floor
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTP - On The Phone
PDQ - Pretty Darn Quick
PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
POV - Point Of View
PUTS - Playing Under The Sofa
r - are
re - regarding or hello again
RL - Real Life
ROFL - Rolling On Floor, Laughing (also ROF,L)
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing
RSN - Real Soon Now (often ironic)
RW - Real World (outside cyberspace)
SITD - Still In The Dark
sm - smiley
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TLA - Three-Letter Acronym (such as this)
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To Ya Later
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
u - you
vbg - very big grin
W4W - Word for Word
WB - Welcome Back
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

Common Emoticons (Smileys):

:-) happy
:-( unhappy
:-/ skeptical
:-\ sad
:-D laughing
:-| disgusted
:-I apathetic
:-1 bland
:-o surprised
:-O awed
:-< forlorn
:-> sarcastic
:-[ pouting
:-& tongue-tied
:'-( crying
:-e disappointed
:-c bummed
:-C very bummed
:-t cross
:*) drunk
:-} leering
:-, smirking
;-) winking
(-) laughing
(:+( scared
%*} very drunk
%-) confused
%-} amused
%-{ unamused
8-> very happy
}:-} big grin
>:-( mad
~:-( very mad
=) shocked
*:-o alarmed
I-) sniggering
|:-| very rigid
|-O yawning
|-I asleep
|^o snoring
<:-/ feeling stupid
8-) four-eyes
:-# wearing braces
:-{} recent collagen shots
:<) recent nose job
-:-) recent mohawk
:-()= drooling
***:-( blowing off steam
;^) tongue-in-cheek
;-P nudge, nudge, wink, wink
[:-| sighted Frankensein
<<:-) sighted the Pope
~:-\ sighted Elvis