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“Text language” or txt-speak has become more and more popular. People are coming up with what seems like a million abbreviations a day. It doesn’t help you, parent, if your son or daughter keeps using them and you don’t know what they mean. To help you out I compiled a list of abbreviations (or short cuts) so you will now be able to decode messages on social media or text. 

Your Guide to Text Speak

1. ILYSM – I love you so much
2. ILY – I love you
3. IMY – I miss you
4. BAE– Before anyone else
5. OTP – One true pairing (when you want two people to get together)
6. LOML – Love of my life
7. GTG – Got to go
8. BRB – be right back
9. WYD? – What are you doing?
10. (On) Fleek – Great, beautiful or amazing
11. Daym or damn – wow
12. IRL – In real life
13. RT – Real Time
14. OMG – Oh my god
15. LOL – Laugh out loud
16. SMH – Shaking my head
17. SMHL – Shaking my head laughing
18. HMU – Hit me up (text me or call me)
19. TBH – To be honest
20. TBR – To be real
21. WWY? – Where were you?
22. WCW – Woman crush Wednesday
23. MCM – Man crush Monday
24. HBU – How (a)bout you
25. IDK – I don’t know
26. IDC – I don’t care
27. RN – Right now
28. L8r – later
29. FTW – For the win
30. JK – Just Kidding
31. NP – No problem
32. K or KK – okay
33. RL – Real life
34. Btw – By the way
35. BB – Baby
36. BBG – Beautiful baby girl
37. TY- Thank You
38. BMS – Broke my scale (used with rating people out of 10)
39. BTW – By the way
40. IMYSM- I miss you so much

Theses were the top 40 that come to my mind when I’m texting or talking with friends on social media. Have you seen people use these or maybe different terms I haven’t included? Let me know in the comments. Maybe there’s something you want me to “ decode”

Don’t forget, these are just for social fun. As my parents remind me all the time, don’t try using these in regular communication. I think they are worried I will use these terms in school projects and tests.

Bye for now,

Verity

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