Text Message Abbreviations
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Abbreviation
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Meaning
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AAP
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Always a pleasure
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AAR
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At any rate
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AAS
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Alive and smiling
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ADN
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Any day now
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AEAP
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As early as possible
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AFAIK
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As far as I know
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AFK
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Away from keyboard
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AKA
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Also known as
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AISB
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As it should be
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AOTA
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All of the above
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ASAP
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As soon as possible
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A/S/L
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Age/sex/location
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AT
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At your terminal
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ATM
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At the moment
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AYEC
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At your earliest convenience
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B/F
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Boyfriend
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B4
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Before
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B4N
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Bye for now
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BAK
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Back at keyboard
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BAU
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Business as usual
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BBIAF
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Be back in a few
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BBIAM
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Be back in a minute
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BBL
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Be back later
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BBS
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Be back soon
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BC
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Because
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BCNU
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Be seein' you
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BF
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Best friend
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BFN
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Bye for now
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BLNT
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Better luck next time
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BM&Y
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Between me and you
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BOL
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Best of luck
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BRB
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Be right back
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BRT
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Be right there
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BTA
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But then again
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BTDT
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Been there, done that
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BTW
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By the way
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CMIIW
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Correct me if I'm wrong
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CMON
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Come on
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COB
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Close of business
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CU
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See you
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CUA
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See you around
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CUL
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See you later
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CUL8R
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See you later
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CWYL
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Chat with you later
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CYA
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See ya
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CYO
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See you online
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D/L
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Download
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DEGT
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Don't even go there
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DIKU
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Do I know you?
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DQMOT
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Don't quote me on this
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DTS
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Don't think so
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EBKAC
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Error between keyboard and chair
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EMA
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E-mail address
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EOD
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End of day
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EOM
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End of message
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F2F
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Face to face
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FBM
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Fine by me
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FISH
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First in, still here
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FOMCL
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Falling off my chair laughing
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FITB
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Fill in the blank
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FRT
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For real though
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FWIW
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For what it's worth
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FYEO
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For your eyes only
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FYI
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For your information
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G/F
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Girlfriend
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G2G
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Got to go
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G2R
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Got to run
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GA
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Go ahead
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GAL
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Get a life
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GB
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Goodbye
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GBU
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God bless you
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GFI
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Go for it
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GG
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Gotta Go or Good Game
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GIAR
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Give it a rest
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GIGO
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Garbage in, garbage out
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GL
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Good luck
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GL/HF
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Good luck, have fun
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GLNG
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Good luck next game
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GMTA
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Great minds think alike
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GOI
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Get over it
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GOL
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Giggling out loud
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GR8
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Great
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GR&D
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Grinning, running and ducking
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GTG
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Got to go
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GTRM
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Going to read mail
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Abbreviation
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Meaning
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HAGN
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Have a good night
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HAGO
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Have a good one
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HAND
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Have a nice day
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HF
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Have fun
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HHIS
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Head hanging in shame
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HOAS
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Hold on a second
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HRU
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How are you?
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HTH
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Hope this helps
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IAC
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In any case
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IANAL
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I am not a lawyer
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IB
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I'm back
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IC
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I see
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ICBW
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It could be worse
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IDK
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I don't know
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IDTS
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I don't think so
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IG2R
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I got to run
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IIRC
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If I remember correctly
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ILBL8
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I'll be late
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ILU
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I love you
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ILY
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I love you
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IM
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Instant message
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IMHO
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In my humble opinion
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IMNSHO
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In my not so humble opinion
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IMO
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In my opinion
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INAL
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I'm not a lawyer
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IOW
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In other words
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IRL
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In real life
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IRMC
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I rest my case
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IUSS
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If you say so
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IYKWIM
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If you know what I mean
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IYO
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In your opinion
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IYSS
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If you say so
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JAC
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Just a sec
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JIK
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Just in case
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JJA
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Just joking around
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JK
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Just kidding
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JMO
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Just my opinion
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JP
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Just playing
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KISS
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Keep it simple, stupid
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KIT
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Keep in touch
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KOTC
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Kiss on the cheek
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KNIM
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Know what I mean?
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L8R
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Later
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LD
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Later, dude / Long distance
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LMAO
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Laughing my a** off
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LOL
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Laughing out loud
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LTM
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Laugh to myself
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LTNS
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Long time no see
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LYLAS
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Love you like a sis
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M8
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Mate
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MorF
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Male or female?
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MoS
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Mother over shoulder
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MUSM
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Miss you so much
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MYOB
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Mind your own business
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n00b
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Newbie
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NBD
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No big deal
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NFM
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None for me / Not for me
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NIMBY
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Not in my back yard
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NLT
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No later than
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NM
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Nothing much / Never mind
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NMH
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Not much here
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NOYB
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None of your business
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NP
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No problem
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NRN
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No response/reply necessary
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NW
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No way
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OIC
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Oh, I see
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OMG
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Oh my God
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OMW
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On my way
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OO
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Over and out
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OOH
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Out of here
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OOTD
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One of these days
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OP
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On phone
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OTB
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Off to bed
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OTL
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Out to lunch
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OTOH
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On the other hand
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OTTOMH
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Off the top of my head
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OTW
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Off to work
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PDQ
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Pretty darn quick
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PLMK
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Please let me know
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PLZ
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Please
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PMFI
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Pardon me for interrupting
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PMFJI
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Pardon me for jumping in
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POAHF
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Put on a happy face
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POS
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Parent over shoulder
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PPL
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People
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Abbreviation
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Meaning
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PRW
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People/parents are watching
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PTL
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Praise the Lord
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PXT
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Please explain that
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PU
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That stinks!
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QIK
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Quick
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RL
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Real life
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RME
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Rolling my eyes
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ROTFL
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Rolling on the floor laughing
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RSN
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Real soon now
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RTFM
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Read the f***ing manual
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SICNR
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Sorry, I could not resist
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SIG2R
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Sorry, I got to run
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SLAP
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Sounds like a plan
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SMHID
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Scratching my head in disbelief
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SIS
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Snickering in silence
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SOMY
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Sick of me yet?
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SOTMG
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Short of time, must go
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SPK
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Speak
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SPST
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Same place, same time
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SRY
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Sorry
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SS
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So sorry
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SSDD
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Same stuff, different day
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SSINF
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So stupid it's not funny
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STR8
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Straight
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STW
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Search the Web
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SUITM
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See you in the morning
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SUL
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See you later
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SUP
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What's up?
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SYL
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See you later
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TA
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Thanks a lot
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TAFN
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That's all for now
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TAM
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Tomorrow a.m.
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TBD
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To be determined
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TBH
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To be honest
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TC
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Take care
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TGIF
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Thank God it's Friday
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THX
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Thanks
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TIA
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Thanks in advance
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TIAD
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Tomorrow is another day
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TLK2UL8R
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Talk to you later
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TMI
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Too much information
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TMWFI
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Take my word for it
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TNSTAAFL
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There's no such thing as a free lunch
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TPM
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Tomorrow p.m.
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TPTB
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The powers that be
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TSTB
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The sooner, the better
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TTFN
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Ta ta for now
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TTTT
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These things take time
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TTYL
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Talk to you later
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TTYS
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Talk to you soon
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TU
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Thank you
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TY
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Thank you
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TYT
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Take your time
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TYVM
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Thank you very much
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UGTBK
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You've got to be kidding
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UKTR
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You know that's right
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UL
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Upload
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UR
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Your / You're
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UV
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Unpleasant visual
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UW
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You're welcome
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WAM
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Wait a minute
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WAN2TLK
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Want to talk
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WAYF
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Where are you from?
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W/B
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Write back
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WB
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Welcome back
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WIIFM
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What's in it for me?
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WK
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Week
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WKD
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Weekend
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WOMBAT
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Waste of money, brains and time
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WRUD
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What are you doing?
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WTF
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What the f*ck
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WTG
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Way to go
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WTH
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What the heck?
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WU?
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What's up?
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WUCIWUG
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What you see is what you get
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WUF?
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Where are you from?
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WWJD
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What would Jesus do?
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WWYC
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Write when you can
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WYLEI
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When you least expect it
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WYSIWYG
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What you see is what you get
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YBS
|
You'll be sorry
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YGBKM
|
You gotta be kidding me
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YMMV
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Your mileage may vary
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YW
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You're welcome
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