I may happend that you, like me, come across abbreviations when reading tweets that I have no idea of what they mean. I have collected the ones I see the most and that I either knew from before, or managed to figure out the meaning of, here. Feel free to add more in the comments!
| Abbreviation | Full meaning |
|---|---|
| AFAICR | As Far As I Can Remember |
| AFAICT | As Far As I Can Tell |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| DYK | Did (Do) You Know |
| FWIW | For What It’s Worth |
| ICYMI | In Case You Missed It |
| IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| IJK | I’m just kidding |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| OH | OverHeard |
| OTOH | On the Top Of my Head |
| POC | Person Of Color |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement |
| ROFL | Rolling On the Floor laughing |
| TFW | That Feeling When |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| URM | UnderRepresented Minority |
| YOLO | You Only Live Once |
See also this appropriate cartoon I found on Twitter:
How much do I love thee Tom Gould! pic.twitter.com/yV5SPl6S84
— Lilian Edwards (@lilianedwards) September 10, 2018
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