50+ Most Useful English Abbreviations & Acronyms
Mariana Šebeňová 31.03.2022 Meet the World with Lexika Reading time: 2 min.We live in fast-moving times – everybody’s rushing and nobody has the time to write lengthy messages and emails. Acronyms help us communicate more concisely and effectively.
So, we’ve organized the most commonly used English acronyms together with their meanings here for you.
Acronym |
Meaning |
2DAY | Today |
2MORO | Tomorrow |
AFAIK | As far as I know |
AFK | Away from keyboard |
AKA | Also known as |
ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
ATM | At The Moment |
B4 | Before |
B4N | Before now |
BBL | Be back later |
Bcc | Blind Carbon Copy |
BRB | Be right back |
BTW | By The Way |
Cc | Carbon Copy |
COB/EOB/EOD | Close Of Business/End Of Business/End Of Day |
CU | See you |
DIY | Do it yourself |
DL | Download |
EOM | End Of Message |
ETA | Estimated Time Of Arrival |
F2F | Face to face |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
FC | Fingers Crossed |
FYI | For Your Information |
GR8 | Great |
ICYMI | In Case You Missed It |
ILU | I love you |
IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
IMO | In My Opinion |
KISS | Keep It Short and Simple |
KIT | Keep in touch |
L8R | Later |
LMK | Let Me Know |
LOL | Laughing out loud |
M2 | Me too |
MSG | Message |
N/A | Not available (Not applicable) |
NB | Nota Bene |
NP | No problem |
NRN | No Reply Necessary |
NYR | Need Your Response |
NYRQ | Need Your Response Quickly |
NYRT | Need Your Response Today |
OMG | Oh, my God! |
OOO | Out Of Office |
OT | Off topic |
P&C | Private and Confidential |
PCM | Please call me |
PFA | Please Find Attachment |
PLS | Please |
PS | Postscriptum |
Q/A | Question and answer |
R | Are |
RE | Regarding |
ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
RSVP | Répondez, s’il vous plaît |
STH | Something |
TAFN | That´s All For Now |
TBC | To Be Continued |
TGIF | Thank God It´s Friday |
THX | Thanks |
TIA | Thanks In Advance |
TL;DR | Too Long; Didn´t read |
TLTR | Too Long To Read |
TYT | Take Your Time |
U | You |
UDA | Urgent Document Attached |
WRT | With Reference To |
Y | Why |
Have you encountered another English acronym and don’t know its meaning? Let us know in the comments.
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There’s another one.. Its OC which is original character