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Chance Abattoir's Shorthand Guide.


Emotes

: ) ←Smiley face
; ) ←Wink + smile
: D ←Big Grin
:P ←Blowing the raspberry
:/ ←concern, sympathy, or dissatisfaction
:| ← no expression
:* ← Kiss, but in some circles it's crying.
XD ←Clenching eyes closed, laughing
: o ← Shock or embarrassment. Often feigned.
D: ←Oh no!!! Expression of horror or deep concern.
>.< ←Clenching eyes closed, frustrated
>.> ← Averting the eyes, as if to deny guilt; usually followed by <.<
o.0 ← What the heck? Huh? (as in raising an eyebrow)
0.0 ← OMG!
^.^ ← Furry smile
:3 ←Furry smile
=^.^= ←Kitty smile
^_^ ←chibi smile
(.Y.) ←boobs


Shorthand

afk ←away from keyboard
afaik ←as far as I know
afaiak ←as far as I am concerned
b& ←banned
bff ←best friends forever
brb ←be right back
btw ←by the way
cya ←see ya
dk/dc ←don't know / don't care
fbow ←for better or worse
fgsfds ←I cannot comprehend what you are saying
fwiw ←for what it's worth
fyad ←f*** yourself and die
GIYF ←Google Is Your Friend
gtg ←got to go, also "g2g"
HUD ←Heads Up Display
ibtl ← In Before The Lock (in forums)
idk ← I don't know
iirc ←If I Recall/Remember Correctly
IMHO ←In My Humble/Honest Opinion; conversely: IMNSHO
l337 ←"leet," a phonetic corruption of "elite"
lmao ←laughing my ass off
lol ←laugh out loud
lulz ←a corruption of lol, it also functions as a noun
NO U ←the winning argument to anything on the internet
OFFS ←"Oh For Fuck's Sake!" (expression of frustration)
oic ←oh, I see...
omg ←Oh My Gawd!
omw ←on my way
OOC ←Out Of Character (roleplaying)
OP ←Original Post(er)
PN ←"Patriotic Nigras," Prankster group in SL/RL/internet. Accused daily of griefing SL.
prolly ←probably
pwned ←"owned," as in, "You've just been owned by my l337 skills!"
qft ←quoted for truth
rofl ←rolling on the floor, laughing
stfu ←Shut The Fuck Up
tc ←take care (meant as a goodbye, not a warning)
TG ←transgender
tl;dr ←too long; didn't read
tmi ←too much information (as in, "I don't need to know about your underwear")
ttyl ←talk to you later
ty ←thank you
ur ←you are, you're, or the possessive your
wb ←welcome back
w/e ←whatever
wtf ←what the fuck
wth ←what the hell
ymmv ←Your Mileage May Vary
yw ←you're welcome
zomg ← a corruption of omg


SL Specific Abbreviations

AO ←animation override
AR ←Abuse Report
Av ←Avatar; also "Avie"
FIC ←Feted Inner Core; residents of SL given preferential treatment (coined by Prok)
FL ←First Life
irl ←"in real life"
L$ ←Linden dollars; the currency of SL
LL ←Linden Lab (notice it is not plural :))
LindEx ←Linden Exchange
lm ←landmark
LSL ←linden scripting language
MG ←Main Grid
PG ←land restricting adult content and profanity
RL ←Real Life
SLT ←Second Life Time→analogous to US Pacific Time (semiannually GMT-8 or GMT-7)
TSL ←Teen Second Life.
TG ←Teen Grid.
tp ←teleport


SL Third-Party Abbreviations

ESC ←Electric Sheep Company, a content creation company
GOM ←"Gaming Open Market," 3rd party antecedent of LindEx
MOU ←Millions Of Us, a content creation company
SC ←"Second Citizen," the (former) biggest 3rd party forum after the official forums melted down, suffered a meltdown of its own in 2007
SLU ←SLUniverse, a 3rd party forum
SS ←SecondSurvivor, a 3rd party forum (sister site of DoD, Duchy of Darkmere)
SLX ←SLExchange, also SLEX; a 3rd party seller site preceding OnRez



Source: http://forums.secondlife.com/showthread.php?t=233851