If you spend much time texting with a teenager or young adult you most likely received a message that was filled with acronyms that you may or may not understand the meaning of. I typically reply back, with something that I know is wrong, just to get my kids to spell out the full meaning.

A recent exchange with my son went like this:

Son: Dad did you see that such and such died
Me: Yes I did, sad isn’t it
Son: IKR
Me: Let Kings Run? Why did you type that?
Son: No- it means I know, right
Me: LOL

That exchange made me wonder what other acronyms or abbreviations are being used and do you know the meaning?

Here is the list I have put together:

TL DR- means Too long; didn’t read. This is one I could use for many work emails.
LOL- Laugh out Loud, typically a phrase used in text about something funny
ROTFLMAO- is something that is REALLY funny. Spelled out is says Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off.
BRB- Be right back, another use of text when you are communicating with someone and have to put your phone down for a short while.
EOD- another work related acronym that means End of Day or COD, close of day. Unfortunately COD also stands for Cash on delivery so it can be quite confusing at times.
TBD- can be used in several ways and means To Be Determined. Date and time of the rematch is TBD

Daviles

Scuba Equipment

Man taking a photo of himself, while floating in the water for scuba diving.

Others that you may not know about:

SCUBA- Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
ATM- Automated Teller machine
SEAL- as in Navy Seal, Sea, Air, and Land
PIN- Personal Identification Number
FIFA- Federation International of Football Association
AFLAC- American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus
GEICO- Government Employees Insurance Company
MANG- MT Air National Guard
AAA- American Automobile Association
GOAT- Greatest of All Time
YAHOO- Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
IBM- International Business Machines
MAGIE- A favorite of mine- Montana Agricultural Industrial Exhibit
LASER- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Agency

Comstock

Laser beam on eye

Laser

What other Acronyms do you use or know of that should be on the list?

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Speaking of unique words- take a look at this list that was put together by Tammie Toren: