TALKING WITHOUT WORDS

by Deborah Elliott-Upton

In the Sixties, everything was “groovy.” In the Seventies, that cutie you were hanging with was “smoochie.” In the Eighties, everyone and everything was termed as “awesome.” In the Nineties, we were all wearing “bling.” And in the 2000’s, we’re too busy with our Smart Phones texting something like “idk,” “rofl” and most often “LOL.” I’m wondering if everyone was really always groovy, smoochie, awesome, bling-wearing and rolling on the floor laughing?

For those who are confused about the new text language, here are some for your own 2000+ dictionary. I think we should be saving a lot of trees, don’t you? W00T!

AAK – alive and kicking
ABCP – a bad computer professional
ACK – acknowledged
AFAIC – as far as I’m concerned
AH – at home
AHFY – always here for you
AI – as if
ALOL – actually laughing out loud
AMS – ask me something
ASL – age/sex/location
AWHFY – are we having fun yet?
AZM – awesome
BAC – back at computer
BCNU – be seeing you
BFF- best friends forever
BFFL – best friends for life
BH – bloody hell
BIC – butt in chair
BIL – boss is listening
BOL – be on later
BOS – brat over shoulder
CD9 – parents are watching
CMIIW – correct me if I’m wrong
CU2MR – see you tomorrow
D8- date
DBS—dad behind shoulder
Ded _ dead
DIKU- Do I know you?
DLTCU- Don’t let them catch you
EAK – eating at keyboard
EOD – end of discussion
F2T – free to talk
FLA – four letter acronym
FORD—found on road dead
FUBAR – fouled up beyond all recognition
G2G – got to go
G2PB – got to pee badly
GAG – got ay gossip?
GBTW – get back to work
GNO – girl’s night out
GP – go private
GUFN – grounded until further notice
HAN – how about now?
HHIS – hanging head in shame
HOS – husband over shoulder
I8U – I hate you
IDC—I don’t care
IMHO – In my humble opinion
IPN – I’m posting naked
JFGI – Just flipping Google it
KAS – kicking and screaming
KMSO – knocked my socks off
LAM – leave a message
LFM – looking for more
LLTA – Lots and lots of thunderous applause
M$- Microsoft
MDIAC – my dad is a cop
MMAMP – meet me at my place
NAC – not a chance
OMDB – over my dead body
OMM – on my mind
OTW – on the way
P911—Parent alert
PM – private message
Q4U – question for you
QQN- looking
RBAY – right back at you
Rents – parents
ROBL – rolling on back laughing
RT – real time
SERP – search engine results page
SINBAD – single income, no boyfriend, absolutely desperate
SNMP – so not my problem
ST2M – stop talking to me
TBY– teacher behind you
TDTM – talk dirty to me
TMI – too much information
TOL – thinking of laughing
U2U – up to you
UNADR – you need a doctor
VE – very emotional
VSC – very soft chuckle
W00T – joy and excitement
WADITWB – we always did it that way before
Wdk – wicked
WOMBAT – waste of money, brains and talent
Xit – exit
XXX- kisses
YBS – you’ll be sorry
YG2BJ – You’ve got to be joking
Z – zero
ZZZ — sleeping