Common IRC Abbreviations

Here a just a few common IRC abbreviations.

AFK -- away from keyboard

ATM -- at the moment

BAK -- back at keyboard

BBIAF -- be back in a few

BBL -- be back later

BRB -- be right back

BTW - by the way

CU -- see you

C U L8R -- see you later

C Ya -- see ya

DL -- download

EG -- evil grin

FWIW -- for what it's worth

FYA -- for your amusement

FYI -- for your amusement

GMTA -- great minds think alike

GR&D -- grinning, running, and ducking

IMO -- in my opinion

IMHO -- in my humble opinion

IOW -- in other words

IRL -- in real life

LOL -- laughing out loud

LTNS -- long time no see

L8R -- later

NP -- no problem

OIC -- oh I see

OTB -- off to bed

RL -- real life

ROFL -- rolling on floor laughing

RTM -- read the manual

TIA -- thanks in advance

TTFN -- ta-ta for now

TTYL- - talk to you later

WB -- welcome back

WTG -- way to go