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Twitter abbreviations and acronyms are an odd mash-up of text ... While not quite a comprehensive dictionary of all things Twitter.com, ... CONTINUETOSITE➞ Search ContentMarketing DigitalStrategy SocialMarketing SocialMediaUpdates LiveTwitterChat SMTExperts BecomeaContributor Anarticlefrom TopTwitterAbbreviationsYouNeedtoKnow PublishedMay22,2012 By TiaFisher Freelancewriter Thisarticlehasbeenupdated!Pleasereadthenewversionhere:GetOutYourTwittonary:TwitterAbbreviationsYouMustKnowTwitterabbreviationsandacronymsareanoddmash-upoftextslang,oldschoolchatroomphrases,commonsenseshortformsandcorporatebuzzwords.Thereisnothingmoreterriblethanparsingacustomertweetandfindingoutwhatyouoncethoughtwasacomplimentwasreallyaproductslamorworse,adrugreference.(Smallpersonalanecdote-forthelongesttime,IthoughtHAGNwassomeformofScandinavianslangforgood-bye.) WhilenotquiteacomprehensivedictionaryofallthingsTwitter.com,whatfollowsbelowisaquick-printglossaryofcommonTwitterabbreviations.Noticeonewemissed?Wewouldlovetoincludeitandcredityouforthespot.Justleaveanoteforusinthecomments. imagecourtesyofTwittonary.com TechnicalTwitterabbreviations: •CC=Carbon-copy.Worksthesamewayasemail •CX=Correction •CT=Cuttweet.Anotherwayofsayingpartialretweet •DM=Directmessage.Adirect-messageisamessageonlyyouandthepersonwhosentitcanread •HT=Hattip.ThisisawayofattributingalinktoanotherTwitteruser •MT=Modifiedtweet.Thismeansthetweetyou'relookingatisaparaphraseofatweetoriginallywrittenbysomeoneelse •PRT=Partialretweet.Thetweetyou'relookingatisthetruncatedversionofsomeoneelse'stweet. •PRT=Pleaseretweet,apleatoputattheendofatweet •RT=Retweet.Thetweetyou'relookingatwasforwardedtoyoubyanotheruserIndustryTwitterabbreviations: •EM=EmailMarketing •EZine=ElectronicMagazine •FB=Facebook •LI=LinkedIn •SEO=SearchEngineOptimization •SM=SocialMedia •SMM=SocialMediaMarketing •SMO=SocialMediaOptimization •SN=SocialNetwork •SROI=SocialReturnonInvestment •UGC=UserGeneratedContent •YT=YouTubeConversationalabbreviations: •#=starttoahashtag,orawayoforganizingsubjectsonTwitter •AB/ABT=About •AFAIK=AsfarasIknow •AYFKMWTS=Areyouf---ingkiddingmewiththiss---? •B4=Before •BFN=Byefornow •BGD=Background •BH=Blockhead •BR=Bestregards •BTW=Bytheway •CD9=Code9,parentsarearound •CHK=Check •CUL8R=Seeyoulater •DAM=Don'tannoyme •DD=Deardaughter •DF=Dearfiancé •DP=usedtomean"profilepic" •DS=Dearson •DYK=Didyouknow,Doyouknow •EM/EML=Email •EMA=Emailaddress •F2F/FTF=Facetoface •FB=Facebook,F---buddy •FF=FollowFriday •FFS=ForF---'sSake •FML=F---mylife. •FOTD=Findoftheday •FTW=Forthewin,F---theworld •FUBAR=F---edupbeyondallrepair(slangfromtheUSMilitary) •FWIW=Forwhatit'sworth. •GMAFB=Givemeaf---ingbreak •GTFOOH=Getthef---outofhere •GTS=Guessthesong •HAGN=Haveagoodnight •HAND=Haveaniceday •HOTD=Headlineoftheday •HT=Heardthrough •HTH=Hopethathelps •IC=Isee •ICYMI="Incaseyoumissedit,"aquickwaytoapologizeforretweetingyourownmaterial •IDK=Idon'tknow •IIRC=IfIremembercorrectly •IMHO=Inmyhumbleopinion. •IRL=Inreallife •IWSN=Iwantsexnow •JK=Justkidding,joke •JSYK=Justsoyouknow •JV=Jointventure •KK=Kewlkewl,orok,gotit •KYSO=Knockyoursocksoff •LHH=Laughhellahard(strongerversionofLOL) •LMAO=Laughingmyassoff •LMK=Letmeknow •LO=LittleOne(child) •LOL=Laughoutloud •MM=MusicMonday •MIRL=Meetinreallife •MRJN=Marijuana •NBD=Nobigdeal •NCT=Nobodycares,though •NFW=Nof---ingway •NJoy=Enjoy •NSFW=Notsafeforwork •NTS=Notetoself •OH=Overheard •OMFG=Ohmyf---ingGod •OOMF=Oneofmyfriends/followers •ORLY=Oh,really? •PLMK=Pleaseletmeknow •PNP=PartyandPlay(drugsandsex) •QOTD=quoteoftheday •RE=Inreplyto,inregardsto •RLRT=Real-lifere-tweet,aclosecousintoOH •RTFM=Readthef---ingmanual •RTQ=Readthequestion •SFW=Safeforwork •SMDH=Shakingmydamnhead,SMH,onlymoreso •SMH=Shakingmyhead •SNAFU=Situationnormal,allf---edup(slangfromtheUSMilitary) •SO=SignificantOther •SOB=SonofaB---- •SRS=Serious •STFU=Shutthef---up! •STFW=Searchthef---ingweb! •TFTF=Thanksforthefollow •TFTT=Thanksforthistweet •TJ=Tweetjack,orjoiningaconversationbelatedlytocontributetoatangent •TL=Timeline •TLDR/TL;DR=Toolong,didn'tread •TMB=Tweetmeback •TT=Trendingtopic •TY=Thankyou •TYIA=Thankyouinadvance •TYT=Takeyourtime •TYVW=Thankyouverymuch •WorW/=With •W/EorWE=Whateverorweekend •WTV=Whatever •YGTR=Yougotthatright •YKWIM=YouknowwhatImean •YKYAT=Youknowyou'readdictedto •YMMV=Yourmileagemayvary •YOLO=Youonlyliveonce •YOYO=You'reonyourown •YW=You'rewelcome •ZOMG=OMGtothemaxCommonhashtagsandchats: •#BrandChat=privatechataboutbranding •#CMAD=CommunityManagerAppreciationDay •#CMGR=CommunityMangertopicchat •#FB=TheuserissendingthisposttoFacebook •#FF=ShortwayofsayingFollowFriday,orarecommendationthatothersfollowtheuser •#in=theuserissendingthisposttoLinkedIn •#LI=ThisuserissendingthisposttoLinkedIn •#LinkedInChat=Forgeneralusequestionsandquestionsaboutmarketing/self-promotiononLinkedIn •#Mmchat=Marketingandsocialmediachat •#Pinchat=achatformaximizingPinterestuse •#SMManners=Socialmediamannerschat •#SMMeasure=Fordiscussionofanalyticsandmesaurement,leadbyMarketWireandSyomos •#SMOchat=SocialMediaOptimizationchatleadbyStanzr •#SocialChat=SocialmediachatleadbySocialParle. •#SocialMedia=anall-inclusivechatforsubjectsbigandsmallinthesubjectofSocialMedia ManythankstoBusinessInsider,Webopedia,andtheTwittonaryfortheirexcellentinformationthathelpedpavethewayforthisTwitterabbreviationcompilationandtoMashableforthecompilationofsocialmediaTwitterchats.LookingforanexplanationofTwitterterms,phrases,neologismsandslangthatgobeyondabbreviations?Besuretoclickthroughtoseetheawesomeresourcestheyhavemadeavailable. byBlissHanlin,aCommunityManagerforeModeration Follow TiaFisher on Twitter post share tweet print email FiledUnder: SocialMarketing SocialMediaTodaynewsdeliveredtoyourinbox Getthefreedailynewsletterreadbyindustryexperts Email: Selectuserconsent: Bysigninguptoreceiveournewsletter,youagreetoour TermsofUseand PrivacyPolicy.Youcanunsubscribeatanytime. 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