Up-to-the-minute glossary for today’s tweeters and bloggers

DECIPHERING tweets and blog posts increasingly requires a working knowledge of the many acronyms in popular usage. Most of use know LOL – 'laughing out loud' – but how many can put hand on heart and say they knew CID – 'crying in disgrace'? Here is what I hope is a helpful glossary. Have I missed any good ones? Let me know.

• AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
• AFAIK - As Far As I Know
• AFK - Away From Keyboard
• ASAP - As Soon As Possible
• BBL - Be Back Later
• BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
• BBS - Be Back Soon
• BFF – Best Friends Forever
• BF - Boyfriend
• BRB - Be Right Back
• BTW - By The Way
• BWL - Bursting With Laughter
• CID - Crying In Disgrace
• CYA - See You (See ya) or Cover Your Ass/Assets
• CYAL8R - See You Later (Seeyalata)
• EMSG - Email Message
• FC - Fingers Crossed
• FML – Fuck My Life
• FTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My Heart
• FTW - For The Win
• FYI - For Your Information
• GAL - Get A Life
• GF - Girlfriend
• GFN - Gone For Now
• GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
• GTSY - Glad To See You
• H&K - Hug and Kiss
• HAGN - Have A Good Night
• HHIS - Hanging Head In Shame
• HYT - Hold Your Tongue
• IAE - In Any Event
• IC - I See
• IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
• IMO - In My Opinion
• IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
• IOW - In Other Words
• JMO - Just My Opinion
• KIT - Keep In Touch
• L8R - Later
• LHM - Lord Help Me
• LMAO - Laugh My Arse Off
• LOL - Laughing Out Loud
• LTNS - Long Time No See
• MTF - More To Follow
• NRN - No Reply Necessary
• OIC - Oh, I See
• OTOH - On The Other Hand
• PM - Private Message
• POY - Point Of View
• ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
• ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Arse Off
• SO - Significant Other
• SOT - Short Of Time
• SWL - Screaming With Laughter
• SYS - See You Soon
• TA - Thanks Again
• TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
• TCOY - Take Care Of Yourself
• TL;DR - Too Long; Didn’t Read
• TNT - Till Next Time
• TOY - Thinking Of You
• TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
• TTYL - Talk To You Later
• WAD - Without A Doubt
• WPF - When Pigs Fly
• WTF - What The Fuck
• YBS - You'll Be Sorry
• ZUP - What's Up ·