Common Abbreviations Gen Z Use in SMS and Tiktok Chats
- LOL – Laughing out loud
- X – Kiss
- BRB – Be right back
- G2G – Got to go
- TTYL – Talk to you later
- OMG – Oh my God
- FYI – For your information
- IMO – In my opinion
- IMHO – In my honest opinion
- SMH – Shaking my head (disapproval)
- TL – Too long
- DR – Didn’t read
- TBH – To be honest
- IDK – I don’t know
- NVM – Never mind
- PLZ / PLS – Please
- TY– Thank you
- TYSM – Thank you so much
- YOLO – You only live once
- DIFTP – Do It For The Plot (modern for YOLO)
- ISTG – I swear to God
- TNTL – Trying not to laugh
- NPC – Non-player character (used for someone unoriginal or following the crowd)
- TTYS – Talk to you soon
- IC – I see
- ASAP – As soon as possible
- PLP – People
- ICYMI – In case you missed it
- BTW – By the way
- OMW – On my way
- MU – Miss you
- IKR – I know, right?
- NM – Not much
- AMA – Ask me anything
- UAE – You and me forever
- RUOK – Are you okay?
- GG – Good game
- AFAIK – As far as I know
- HMU – Hit me up
- JK – Just kidding
- THX – Thanks
- IRL – In real life
- IYKYK – If you know you know
- IJBOL – I just burst out laughing
- POV – Point of View
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