From time to time, you probably come across a series of capital letters
that make no sense to you in a Facebook post, tweet, or text. So
to help you out, we’re listing the meanings of some of the most
common acronyms used online.
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Do You Know What
These Acronyms Mean?
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
AFAIR
As Far As I Recall/Remember
BAE
Before Anyone Else
BFF
Best Friends Forever
DAE
Does Anyone Else, Did Anyone Else
FTFY
Fixed That For You
FTW
For The Win (indicating that
something is extremely good)
FWIW
For What It’s Worth
GG
Good Game, Good Going, Good
Guy, Good Girl - usually used
sarcastically
HIFW
How I Feel When
IANAL
I AmNot A Lawyer (disclaimer
for when giving legal infor-
mation)
IDK
I Don’t Know
IIRC
If I Recall Correctly, If I Remember
Correctly
IKR
I Know, Right
ILY
I Love You
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion, In My
Honest Opinion
IMO
In My Opinion
IRL
In Real Life (used to talk about
something that is not online)
MFW
My Face When
MRW
My Reaction When; Me Right
When
NBD
No Big Deal
NGL
Not Gonna Lie
OMG
Oh My God, Oh My Goodness,
Oh My Gosh
OP
Original Poster (original person
who posted the story)
SMH
Shaking My Head
TBH
To Be Honest
TBT
Truth Be Told
TIL
Today I Learned
TMYK
The More You Know
TYVM
Thank You Very Much
TTYTT
To Tell You The Truth
As online communication evolves—and people keep looking for more writing shortcuts
—the lexicon of acronyms will continue to grow. Along with emojis, these acronyms provide
a way to express messages in the fastest, most efficient way possible.