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:-) |
Your basic smilie. This smilie is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection. |
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;-) |
Winky smilie. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smilie. |
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:-( |
Frowning smilie. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something. |
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:-I |
Indifferent smilie. Better than a Frowning smilie but not quite as good as a happy smilie |
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:-> |
User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a :-). |
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>:-> |
User just made a really devilish remark. |
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>;-> |
Winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just made. |
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Somewhat less common ones: |
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(-: |
User is left handed |
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%-) |
User has been staring at a computer screen for 15 hours straight |
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8-) |
User is wearing sunglasses |
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:-/ |
User is skeptical |
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:-o |
Uh oh! |
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[:-) |
User is wearing a walkman |
AFAIK - "As Far As I Know"
AKA - "Also Known As"
ASAP - "As Soon As Possible"
BTW - "By The Way"
FAQ - "Frequently asked questions"
FYI - "For Your Information"
FWIW - "For What It's Worth"
IANAL -"I Am Not A Lawyer (But...)"
IDK - "I don't know"
IMHO -"In My Humble Opinion"
IMO - "In My Opinion"
IYKWIM - "If You Know What I Mean"
IYKWIMAITYD - "If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do"
LOL - "Laughing Out Loud"
OK - abbreviation of "oll korrect", alteration of "all correct"
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - "Pain In The Ass"
PMFJI - "Pardon Me For Jumping In (another polite way to get into a running discussion"
PMJI - "Pardon My Jumping In (another polite way to get into a running discussion"
PS - "Post Script"
TIA - "Thanks In Advance"
TPTB - "The Powers That Be"
TTFN - "Ta Ta For Now"
ROTFL - "Rolling On The Floor Laughing"
SWALK - "Sealed With A Loving Kiss"
SPAM - "Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent "
WRT - "With Respect To"
WYSIWYG - "What You See Is What You Get"
YMMV - "Your Mileage May Vary" (You may not have the same luck I did)
YWIA - "You're welcome in advance"