CyberbullyingFactSheet

Commonchatroomandtextmessagingabbreviations

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ADN
AFAIK
AFK
ARE
ASAP
A/S/L?
B4N
BAK
BAS
BBIAB
BBL
BBN
BBS
BEG
BF
BFD
BFN
BG
BIBO
BIOYIOP
BL
BMGWL
BOTEC
BRB
BTA
BTDT
BTW
BWL
BWTHDIK
CICO
C&G
CNP
CRB
CRBT
CU
CUL
CUL8ER
CYA
CYA
CYO
DBA
DFLA

Ihaven'taclue
Anydaynow
AsfarasIknow
Awayfromkeyboard
Acronymrichenvironment
Assoonaspossible
Age/sex/location?
Byefornow
Backatthekeyboard
Biga**smile
Bebackinabit
Bebacklater
Byebyenow
Bebacksoon
Bigevilgrin
Boyfriend
Bigf***ingdeal
Byefornow
Biggrin
Beerin,beerout
BlowitoutyourI/Oport
Bellylaughing
Bustingmygutwithlaughter
Backoftheenvelopecalculation
Berightback
Butthenagain...
Beenthere,donethat
Bytheway
Burstingwithlaughter
ButwhattheheckdoIknow...?
Coffeein,coffeeout
Chuckleandgrin
Continuedinnextpost
Comerightback
Cryingrealbigtears
Seeyou
Seeyoulater
Seeyoulater
Seeya
Coveryourass
Seeyouonline
Doingbusinessas
Disenhancedfourletteracronym(thatis,aTLA)
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DL
DLTBBB
DIKU
DITYID
DOM
DOS
DQMOT
DTRT
DWB
EG
EMFBI
EMSG
EOM
EOT
ETLA
F2F
FAQ
FC
FISH
FLA
FMTYEWTK
FOMCL
FTBOMH
FUBAR
FUD
FWIW
FYI
G
GA
GAL
GIGO
GD&R
GF
GFN
GGP
GIWIST
GL
GMAB
GMTA
GOL
GTRM
GTSY
H&K
HAGN
HAND
HHIS
HIG
HT
HTH

Deadlink
Don'tletthebedbugsbite
DoIknowyou?
DidItellyouI'mdistressed?
Dirtyoldman
Dozingoffsoon
Don'tquotemeonthis
Dotherightthing
Don'twriteback
Evilgrin
Excusemeforbuttingin
Emailmessage
Endofmessage
Endofthread(meaning:endofdiscussion)
Extendedthreeletteracronym(thatis,anFLA)
Facetoface
Frequentlyaskquestion(s)
Fingerscrossed
Firstin,stillhere
Fourletteracronym
Farmorethanyoueverwantedtoknow
Fallingoffmychairlaughing
Fromthebottomofmyheart
F***edupbeyondallrepairorrecognition
Fear,Uncertainty,andDoubt
Forwhatit'sworth
Foryourinformation
Grin
Goahead
Getalife
Garbagein,garbageout
Grinning,ducking,andrunning
Girlfriend
Gonefornow
Gottagopee
Gee,IwishI'dsaidthat
Goodluck
Givemeabreak
Greatmindsthinkalike
Gigglingoutloud
Goingtoreadmail
Gladtoseeyou
Hugandkiss
Haveagoodnight
Haveaniceday
Hangingheadinshame
How'sitgoing
Hithere
Hopethishelps
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HUB
IAC
IAE
IANAL
IC
IGP
IHA
IHU
IIRC
ILUorILY
IM
IMCO
IMHO
IMing
IMNSHO
IMO
IMS
IOW
IPN
IRL
ITIGBS
IWALU
IYSWIM
J4G
JBOD
JIC
JK
JMO
JTLYK
KISS
KIT
KOTC
KOTL
KWIM?
L8R
L8RG8R
LD
LDR
LHO
LLTA
LMAO
LMSO
LOL
LRF
LSHMBH
LTM
LTNS
LTR

Headupbutt
Inanycase
Inanyevent
Iamnotalawyer(but)
Isee
Igottapee
Ihateacronyms
Ihearyou
IfIrecall/remember/recollectcorrectly
Iloveyou
Immediatemessage
Inmyconsideredopinion
Inmyhumbleopinion
Chattingwithsomeoneonlineusuallywhiledoingotherthingssuchasplaying
triviaorotherinteractivegame
Inmynotsohumbleopinion
Inmyopinion
Iamsorry
Inotherwords
I'mpostingnaked
Inreallife(thatis,whennotchatting)
IthinkI'mgoingtobesick
Iwillalwaysloveyou
IfyouseewhatImean
Justforgrins
Justabunchofdisks(likeredundantarrayofindependentdisks,etc.)
Justincase
Justkidding
Justmyopinion
Justtoletyouknow
Keepitsimplestupid
Keepintouch
Kissonthecheek
Kissonthelips
KnowwhatImean?
Later
Latergator
Later,dude
Longdistancerelationship
Laughingheadoff
Lotsandlotsofthunderousapplause
Laughingmya**off
Laughingmysocksoff
Laughingoutloud
LittleRubberFeet(thelittlepadsonthebottomofdisplaysandotherequipment)
Laughingsohardmybellyhurts
Laughtomyself
Longtimenosee
Longtermrelationship
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LULAB
LULAS
LUWAMH
LY
LY4E
MorF
MOSS
MOTOS
MTF
MUSM
NADT
NFG
NFW
NIFOC
NPorN/P
NRN
OIC
OLL
OMG
OTF
OTOH
OTTOMH
PANS
PAW
PCMCIA
PDA
PEBCAK
PIBKAC
PITA
PM
PMFJIB
POAHF
::POOF::
POTS
PU
QT
RL
ROR
ROTFL
ROTFLMAO
ROTFLMAOWPI
MP
ROTFLMBO
RPG
RSN
RT
RTFM
RYO

Loveyoulikeabrother
Loveyoulikeasister
Loveyouwithallmyheart
Loveya
Loveyaforever
Maleorfemale
Memberofthesamesex
Memberoftheoppositesex
Moretofollow
Missyousomuch
Notadarnthing
Nof*****ggood
Nofeasiblewayornof*****gway
Nakedinfrontofcomputer
Noproblem
Noresponsenecessary
Oh,Isee
Onlinelove
OhmyGod
Offthefloor
Ontheotherhand
Offthetopofmyhead
Prettyawesomenewstuff(asopposedto"POTS")
Parentsarewatching
Peoplecan'tmastercomputerindustryacronyms
Publicdisplayofaffection
Problemexistsbetweenchairandkeyboard
Problemisbetweenkeyboardandchair
Painintheass
Privatemessage
Pardonmeforjumpinginbut...
Putonahappyface
Goodbye(leavingtheroom)
Plainoldtelephoneservice
Thatstinks!
Cutie
Reallife(thatis,whennotchatting)
Raffingoutroud(Engrishfor"laughingoutloud")
Rollingonthefloorlaughing
Rollingonthefloorlaughingmya**off
Rollingonthefloorlaughingmya**offwhilepeeinginmypants
Rollingonthefloorlaughingmybuttoff
Roleplayinggames
Realsoonnow
Realtime
Readthef***ingmanual
Rollyourown(writeyourownprogram;derivedfromcigarettesrolledyourself
withtobaccoandpaper)
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S4L
SHCOON
SEG
SETE
SF
SHID
SNAFU
SO
SOL
SOMY
SOT
SOTMG
STFW
STW
SU
SUAKM
SUP
SWAG
SWAK
SWL
SYS
TA
TAFN
TANSTAAFL
TCOY
TFH
TGIF
THX
TIA
TILII
TLA
TLK2UL8R
TMI
TNT
TOPCA
TOY
TPTB
TTFN
TTT
TTYL
TU
TY
UAPITA
UW
VBG
VBSEG
WAG

S'up what'sup
Spam forlife(whatyoumaygetwhenyoubecomesomeone'scustomerorclient)
Shoothotcoffeeoutofnose
S***eatinggrin
Smilingeartoear
Surferfriendly(lowgraphicsWebsite)
Slapsheadindisgust
Situationnormal,allf***edup
Significantother
Smillingoutloudorsh*toutofluck
Sickofmeyet?
Shortontime
Shortontimemustgo
Searchthef*****gWeb
SearchtheWeb
Shutup
Shutupandkissme
What'sup
Stupidwilda**guess
Sealedwithakiss
Screamingwithlaughter
Seeyousoon
Thanksagain
That'sallfornow
Thereain'tnosuchthingasafreelunch
Takecareofyourself
Threadfromhell(adiscussionthatjustwon'tdieandisoftenirrelevanttothe
purposeoftheforumorgroup)
ThankGodit'sFriday
Thanks
Thanksinadvance(usedifyoupostaquestionandareexpectingahelpfulreply)
Tellitlikeitis
Threeletteracronym
Talktoyoulater
Toomuchinformation
Tillnexttime
Tilourpathscrossagain(earlyCelticchatterm)
Thinkingofyou
Thepowersthatbe
TaTafornow
Thoughtthat,too(whensomeonetypesinwhatyouwereabouttotype)
Talktoyoulater
Thankyou
Thankyou
You'reapainintheass
You'rewelcome
Verybiggrin
Verybigs***eatinggrin
Wilda**guess
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WAYD
WB
WBS
WDALYIC
WEG
WFM
WIBNI
WT?
WTFO
WTG
WTGP?
WU?
WUF?
WYSIWYG
YBS
YGBSM
YMMV
YW

Whatareyoudoing
Welcomeback
Writebacksoon
Whodiedandleftyouincharge?
Wickedevilgrin
Worksforme
Wouldn'titbeniceif
What/whothe?
WhattheF***!Over!
Waytogo!
Wanttogoprivate?
What'sup?
Whereareyoufrom?
Whatyouseeiswhatyouget
You'llbesorry
Yougottabes***tin'me!
Yourmileagemayvary.
You'rewelcome

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Source:http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid44_gci211776,00.html,lastupdatedMay2008

SameerHinduja,Ph.D.isanAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofCriminologyandCriminalJusticeatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.
Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Political Science at the University of WisconsinEau
Claire.Together,theylectureacrosstheUnitedStatesonthecausesandconsequencesofcyberbullyingandofferacomprehensiveworkshop
foryouth,parents,teachers,counselors,mentalhealthprofessionals,lawenforcementandothersconcernedwithaddressingandpreventing
cyberviolence.Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.cyberbullying.us.

2009SameerHindujaandJustinW.Patchin
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