IRC can often seem like a cryptic world if you can't speak the language.
Here are some common abbreviations that chatters tend to use while on the net - especially on IRC.
| afk | away from the keyboard | asap | as soon as possible | np | no problem |
| bbl | be back later | bbiab | be back in a bit | roflmao | rolling on floor laughing my arse off |
| bbs | be back shortly | btw | by the way | wb | welcome back |
| brb | be right back | cya | see ya | cu | see you |
| ic | i see | lol | laughing out loud | gtg or g2g | got to go |
| ltns | long time no see | ppl | people | k | short for "OK" |
| l8r | later | re | hi or hello | nvm | never mind |
| motd | message of the day | rofl | rolling on floor laughing | stfu | shut the f**k up |
| omg | oh my God! | omfg | oh my f**king God! | idk | I don't know |
| tbh | to be honest | thx or 10x | thanks | pm | private message |
| wtf | what the f**k | w8 | wait | rip | rest in piece |
| asl | age/sex/location | dnd | do not disturb | sup | what’s up |
| atm | at the moment | gr8 | great! | tc | take care |
| m/f | male or female | pls or plz | please | wth | what the hell |
| xoxo | hugs and kisses | zzz | tired or bored | gf | girlfriend |
| cuz | because | hf | have fun | yw | you're welcome |