ever wonder what asl means? or what lol means? or brb? kmlwa? lmao? these chat shortcuts / sms abbreviations  are all over the net. its the chatspeak ~ that chat lingo we have learned. some examples below.....more develop daily..... i will never profess to have them all....  adding this one, thanks to Jim from the Chicago Tribune,  TTJSY = tell them Jim sent ya!

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want to see if we have the chat shortcut u are looking for? on your browser bar, click EDIT, then find on this page.. type in the term.. and page SHOULD jump to it.. if its not here, check some of the sites linked on the right.

aamofas a matter of factaka also known as
@at or aboutb4bbye for now
adnany day nowlmaolaughing my ass off
wuwhwish you were herelollaughing out loud
an4scdand now for something completely differentiggyignored
ayp?and your point?b4before
aslage sex location ...... seriously dumb bblbe back later
cwotcomplete waste of timegmtagreat minds think alike
cwomcomplete waste of makeupmyobmind your own business
bysfbaby your so finebrbbe right back
bbsbe back soonbbiambe back in a minute
bcnube seeing yougggood game ( used in games of course)
roflmaorolling on the floor laffing my ass offcrscant remember sh*t
btdtgtttsbeen there done that got the tshirtsolsh*t outta luck
btob^2be there or be squaredldownload
cul8rsee you laterfubarf*cked up beyond all recognition (or repair)
4evrforeverg2ggot to go
f2fface to facegr8great
imhoin my humble opinionnpno problem
n/c no chargertfmread the freaking manual
fyifor your informationnmnever mind
bh!big hugurluniform resource locator. a link. like www.nhyrvana.com  :)
gbhgreat big hugl8rlater
gokgod only knowsfaqfrequently asked question
hag1have a good onej/kjoking or just kidding
hhsikhow the hell should i knowpmprivate message
handhave a nice dayiminstant message (same as private message , but in chat room)
ici seety thank you
oicoh i seekmakiss my ass
gtpget to the pointne1anyone
iowin other wordsstfwsearch the freaking web
jasjust a sec'supwhat's up
jicjust in casewtfwhat the f*ck
xxxooohugs and kissesywyou're welcome
143i love you ( 1 letter, 4 letters, 3 letters... get it?)420i have HEARD it is based on a municipal code prohibiting the use of marijuana ~ so your supposed to light up at 420.. that's what i HEARD
lnklove and kissesmyobmind your own business
tymthank you muchcyasee ya
noybnone of your businessicqi seek you..... message system kinda like messenger
swaksent with a kissttfnta ta for now
w8amwait a minuteafkaway from keyboard
wysiwygwhat you see is what you getpebkacproblem exists between keyboard and chair
ltnslong time no seetmitoo much info
omgoh my godirlin real life
ttyltalk to you later^5high five

 tricks to do and things for fun in  yahoo chat.......some may not work on messenger.... but all seem to work fine on java/dhtml... try on whatever client you use ~ some may work.....some may not..... 

/thinkwill get you . o O ( ........ ) just type /think whatever.....and get . o O ( whatever ) ...doesn't seem to work in messenger chat though......java /cheeta/ychat/cheeta users if they just type /think will have a random message inserted
/roll 2will get you something like   'nhyrvana rolls 2 dice 3,4' ........to roll multisided dice type /roll 2:10

try /roll 2x2 to flip coins                                       

/tell ( name )allows you to send a private message with out a pm box
/goto ( name )lets you go to a friend or another user
/invite ( name )allows you to invite a user to where you are
/follow ( name )allows you to follow someone 
/stopfollow( name ) stops you  following someone else.... no way to stop someone from following you. :(
/clsclears the screen
/helpworks great in java chat!!! be prepared for a full screen of info though.
/defineworks in cheeta chat
/timeworks in most clients
/version or /veris great for when you need help.........and /version helpers name sends them a private message with the same info so they can help. 
/join (roomname) is great for skipping the rooms list......like /join yahoo! chat help:1

to emote without using the pop up emotes or the list just type /emote name .......like /hug or to emote someone /hug ( name) and to make your text show as an emote .....type a : then whatever.....and your text will look like an emote   like nhyrvana hugs  you

/ignore add (username) a quick way to send someone to the iggy box.....
/ignore remove (username) can take an accidental  ignore off..... or even remove yourself form your own ignore.... don't laugh.... it has happened!!! despite yahoo saying you cant ignore yourself. you can also open messenger, look under privacy, and remove names there.
/save works in all but messenger (click file. then save for messenger chat)........in browser chat make sure you know where it saves the transcript!!!!!
/logoffcloses your chat screen and logs you out
 

holiday smileys. get 'em now!
chat speak conversation hearts and Valentine <3 smileys.
get 'em now!

   

the best tip..... and a universal one......ALL CAPS= SCREAMING....and considered by most to be down right rude! if you cant see the text, check your display settings,  try looking under view, then text size on browser, or check the preferences on the chat server ~ most allow you to change what you see to a larger size, with out  being rude to others.  but yes i know sms is caps.. ADJUST people! AND many have been asking about the short message reminder on the new yahoo/ att  sms  option..... well heres the deal, the screen they see the sms on is small, maybe 12 characters? so you use shortcuts.....  old school ones?  7734 = hell  77777 =  love you

 

imao... i can always tell when someone is new to chat, or has a font that is hard to read, they come to chat help and ask for imao.... what they are looking for is LMAO ...laughing my @ss off.... always makes me smile...

 

 

 

Links

  • a really great list here nigthomas/source.html

  • Holy SMS Batman! Can't figure out what they are saying on your SMS or chat? This online translation tool from Translit ROX!

  • another great chat help page  chat101/ especially for msn chatters

  • another nice list tangled web

  • and if you should see a new one or one you don't know used.....don't be afraid to ask :) folks like sharing and teaching.......

Messenger help

Messenger fun

Chat clients

 

 

 

New terms to add......

bbw = big beautiful women 

ctc= care to chat or care to cyber. (ick!)

n00b = newbie

bfd = big f*cking deal

PITA = pain in the @$$

 

If you are a yahoo user, check the skyy imv for some additional shortcuts..

and play around with your friends. see who can create the longest sentence  using just chat / sms  abbreviations...

example... 

2b or not 2b, that is the ? 

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