Acronyms rule Twitter because of its 140 character limit. Though not exhaustive, below is a list of commonly used
and seen abbreviations, courtesy of Lincoln Lim.
Some of the Twitter commands below will be discussed in more detail in the section Applying Twitter language to tweets.
Use this list as a reference when you come across unknown terms. Do you know of any Twitter acronyms or
short forms that should be included below?
Official Twitter Commands
@username – Reply to
DM @username – Direct Message
PRT – Partial Retweet or Please Retweet
RT – Retweet
MT – Modified tweet
"#"– hashtag in front of the word. A way to organize and find relevant tweets. e.g. #iphone4, #NBA, #android
Top Twitter Abbreviations
+1 – me too (usually in agreement with something)
b4 – Before
b/c – Because
brb – be right back
BTW – By the Way
chk – Check
cld – Could
clk – Click
EM or EML – Email
#FF – Follow Friday (on Fridays people recommend others they like to follow)
Fab – Fabulous
Fave, Fav – Favorite
FB – Facebook
FTF – Face To Face. Also, F2F.
FTW – For The Win
FWD – Forward
FWIW – For What It’s Worth
Gr8 – Great
gtg – got to go
HTH – Hope That Helps, Happy to Help
IC – I see
ICYMI – In Case You Missed It
IDC – I don’t care
IDK – I don’t know
IIRC – If I remember correctly
IM – Instant Message / Internet Marketing
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion
IMO – In My Opinion
IOW – In Other Words
IRL – In Real Life
J/K – Just Kidding
JSYK – just so you know
L8 – late
L8r – later
LI – LinkedIn
LMAO – Laughing My Ass Off
LMK – Let Me Know
LOL – Laughing Out Loud
MT – Modified Tweet
mil – Million
Mistweet – A tweet that was sent in error or that one later regrets.
Common terms and abbreviations
Acronyms rule Twitter because of its 140 character limit. Though not exhaustive, below is a list of commonly used
and seen abbreviations, courtesy of Lincoln Lim.
Some of the Twitter commands below will be discussed in more detail in the section Applying Twitter language to tweets.
Use this list as a reference when you come across unknown terms. Do you know of any Twitter acronyms or
short forms that should be included below?
Official Twitter Commands
@username – Reply to
DM @username – Direct Message
PRT – Partial Retweet or Please Retweet
RT – Retweet
MT – Modified tweet
"#"– hashtag in front of the word. A way to organize and find relevant tweets. e.g. #iphone4, #NBA, #android
Top Twitter Abbreviations
+1 – me too (usually in agreement with something)
b4 – Before
b/c – Because
brb – be right back
BTW – By the Way
chk – Check
cld – Could
clk – Click
EM or EML – Email
#FF – Follow Friday (on Fridays people recommend others they like to follow)
Fab – Fabulous
Fave, Fav – Favorite
FB – Facebook
FTF – Face To Face. Also, F2F.
FTW – For The Win
FWD – Forward
FWIW – For What It’s Worth
Gr8 – Great
gtg – got to go
HTH – Hope That Helps, Happy to Help
IC – I see
ICYMI – In Case You Missed It
IDC – I don’t care
IDK – I don’t know
IIRC – If I remember correctly
IM – Instant Message / Internet Marketing
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion
IMO – In My Opinion
IOW – In Other Words
IRL – In Real Life
J/K – Just Kidding
JSYK – just so you know
L8 – late
L8r – later
LI – LinkedIn
LMAO – Laughing My Ass Off
LMK – Let Me Know
LOL – Laughing Out Loud
MT – Modified Tweet
mil – Million
Mistweet – A tweet that was sent in error or that one later regrets.
NSFW – Not Safe For Work
OH – Overheard
ORLY – Oh Really?!!
OMG – Oh My Gosh
peeps – People
pple or ppl – People
PWN – Ownage, owned
PRT – Partial Retweet (at the start of a tweet) or Please Retweet
#PIN – Pinterest
RT – Retweet
RTF – Read The FAQ. RTFF shows up too. RTF also stands for Rich Text File.
RTFM – Read The F-ing Manual
RTHX – Thanks For The ReTweet
RTQ – Read The Question or Retweet Question
SMH – Shaking My Head
S/O – Shout Out (to acknowledge someone, a public expression of thanks or gratitude, or call for attention to your followers)
Ur – Your
TIA – Thanks in advance
tl;dr – Too long; didn't read
TMB – Tweet Me Back
TMI – Too Much Information
Trend- A topic “Trending” or “popular” right now on Twitter
Tweet Out – similar to Shout Out (used commonly to promote a product)
TTYS – Talk to you soon
TTYL – Talk to you later
Twaffic – Twitter traffic
Twaiting – Twittering while waiting
Twaunt – Taunting someone over Twitter
Tweekend – Spending your weekend on Twitter
Tweeps – People on Twitter
TY – Thank you
TYT – Take your time.
WTF – What The F–k
WTH – What The Hell / What the Heck
Wazzup, whatddup, sup – what’s up
wld – Would
w00t – An expression of joy or excitement
WTS – Want to sell
WTB – Want to buy
WTT – Want to trade
YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary
YT- YouTube
YW – You’re Welcome
YGTR – You Got that Right
<3 – text version of a heart
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