An abbreviation and an acronym are both shortened versions of something else.

Both can often be represented as a series of letters.

There is a great deal of overlap between abbreviations and acronyms.

Every acronym is an abbreviation because the acronym is a shortened form of a
word or phrase. However, not every abbreviation is an acronym, since some
abbreviations - those made from words - are not new words formed from the first
few letters of a series of words.

Abbreviation

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, as N.Y. for New York,

Mr. for Mister, lb for pound or ctn for carton.

Acronym

An acronym, technically, must spell out another word. However, this rule isn't
always rigidly enforced:

 ASAP is an acronym although the word "asap" is not in many dictionaries.

Still, the first letters of each of the words "As Soon As Possible" are used to
form the acronym ASAP.

 NY is the acronym for New York. Since this acronym is a shortened version
of the phrase, by definition the acronym is also an abbreviation.

ac‧ro‧nym /ˈækrənɪm/ noun [countable] a word made up from the first letters of
the name of something such as an organization. For example, NATO is an acronym
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Longman )

ab‧bre‧vi‧a‧tion /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable] a short form of a word

or expression.
Internet Acronyms :

AFK – Away From Keyboard

BRB – Be Right Back
BBIAB – Be Back In A Bit
BBL – Be Back Later
TTFN – Ta Ta For Now
BBS – Be Back Soon
BTW – By The Way
HAGN – Have A Good Night
KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid
KIT – Keep In Touch
EG – Evil Grin
BEG – Big Evil Grin
NYOB – None of Your Business
OMG – Oh My God
PM – Private Message
POS – Parents Over Shoulder
TTYL – Talk To You Later
LTNS – Long Time No See
SSDD – Same Sh$% Different Day
IDK – I don't know

Acronyms expressing love and appreciation :

1. LOL – Laughing Out Loud

LYLAB – Love You Like A Brother
LYLAS – Love You Like A Sister
GMTA – Great Minds Think Alike
ROFL – Rolling On Floor Laughing
LMAO – Laughing my a$s off
TY – Thank You
TYVM – Thank You Very Much
YW – Your Welcome
NP – No Problem
WTG – Way To Go
PHAT – Pretty, Hot, And Tempting
BF – Boyfriend
GF – Girlfriend
 GJ – Good Job
SWAK – Sealed With A Kiss
BF – Best Friend
BFF – Best Friends Forever
BFFL – Best Friends For Life
Gr8 – Great

Abbreviations :

Alabama - AL
Alaska - AK
Arizona - AZ
Arkansas - AR
California - CA
Colorado - CO
Connecticut - CT
Delaware - DE
Florida - FL
Georgia - GA
Hawaii - HI
Idaho - ID
Illinois - IL
Indiana - IN
Iowa - IA
Kansas - KS
Kentucky - KY
Louisiana - LA
Maine - ME
Maryland - MD
Massachusetts - MA
Michigan - MI
Minnesota - MN
Mississippi - MS
Missouri - MO
Montana - MT
 Nebraska - NE
Nevada - NV
New Hampshire - NH
New Jersey - NJ
New Mexico - NM
New York - NY
North Carolina - NC
North Dakota - ND
Ohio - OH
Oklahoma - OK
Oregon - OR
Pennsylvania - PA
Rhode Island - RI
South Carolina - SC
South Dakota - SD
Tennessee - TN
Texas - TX
Utah -UT
Vermont - VT
Virginia - VA
Washington - WA
West Virginia - WV
Wisconsin - WI
Wyoming - WY

Map Locations :

Ave - avenue
Blvd - boulevard
Ln - lane
Rd - road
St - street

Educational Degrees and Job Titles

Abbreviations often show up in describing educational degrees and job titles. For
example:
  BA - Bachelor of Arts
 BS - Bachelor of Science
 MA - Master of Arts
 M.PHIL or MPHIL - Master of Philosophy
 JD - Juris Doctor
 DC - Doctor of Chiropractic
 PA - Personal Assistant
 MD - Managing Director
 VP - Vice President
 SVP - Senior Vice President
 EVP - Executive Vice President
 CMO - Chief Marketing Officer
 CFO - Chief Financial Officer
 CEO - Chief Executive Officer

Internet Chat

 ACE - a cool experience

 AD - awesome dude
 AFAIK - as far as I know
 AFK - away from keyboard
 ANI - age not important
 BRB - be right back
 CUL - see you later
 CWYL - chat with you later
 IIRC - if I recall/remember correctly
 IQ - ignorance quotient
 LOL - laugh-out-loud
 NP - no problem
 ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing
 TY - thank you
 WC - wrong conversation
Other Acronyms :

BD: Big Deal

BF: Boyfriend
BRB: Be Right Back
BTW: By The Way
GF: Girlfriend
HBD: Happy Birthday
JK: Just Kidding
KK: Cool, Okay (Kewl Kewl)
LMK: Let Me Know
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
MYOB: Mind Your Own Business
NBD: No Big Deal
NVM: Nevermind

Obv or Obvi: Obviously

OMG: Oh My God
Pls or Plz: Please
Q or QQ: Question or Quick Question
RLY: Really
SRLSY: Seriously
TMI: Too Much Information
TY: Thank You
TYVM: Thank You Very Much
YW: You’re Welcome

GREAT FOR DAILY USE.

FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out

FTFY: Fixed This For You
FTW: For The Win
FYA or FYE: For Your Amusement or For Your Entertainment

GTI: Going Through It

HTH: Here to Help or Happy to Help
IRL: In Real Life
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
ICYWW: In Case You Were Wondering
NBC: Nobody Cares Though

NTW: Not To Worry

OTD: Of The Day
also see: OOTD: Outfit Of The Day; QOTD: Quote of the Day; FOTD — Find Of the Day
POIDH: Pictures Or It Didn’t Happen
YOLO: You Only Live Once
ZOMG: Oh My God, but, like, more emphatic

OPINIONS & REACTIONS

AFAIK: As Far As I Know
DGYF: Dang Girl You Fine
FWIW: For What It’s Worth
IDC: I Don’t Care
IDK: I Don’t Know

IIRC: If I Remember Correctly

IMHO: In My Honest Opinion
IMO: In My Opinion
Jell or Jellz: Jealous
JSYK: Just So You Know
LMAO: Laughing My Ass Off
also see: LMFAO: Laughing My F—ing Ass Off

NTS: Note to Self

ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SMH: Shaking My Head
TBH: To Be Honest
TL;DR: Too Long; Didn’t Read
YGTR: You Got That Right
THE NAUGHTIES
C’mon, half the fun of acronyms is being able to use nasty words online without overtly
offending people, right? Here are 13 goodies that you can start peppering into your tweets with
relish.

AYKMWTS: Are You Kidding Me With This Sh—?

BAMF: Bad Ass Mother F—er
FFS: For F—’s Sake
FML: F— My Life
HYFR: Hell Yeah F—ing Right (Also, as it happens, a Drake song)
IDGAF: I Don’t Give A F—

NFW: No F—ing Way

PITA: Pain In The Ass
POS: Piece of Sh—
SOL: Sh— Outta Luck
STFU: Shut the F— Up
TF: The F—
WTF: What The F—

TIMELY TOPICS
Acronyms and abbreviations are all about saving time, so here are some great ones to use on the
go.

BFN: Bye For Now

CU: See You
CYL: See You Later // Check You Later // Catch You Later
GTG: Got to Go
OMW: On My Way
RN: Right Now
TTYL: Talk To You Later
TYT: Take Your time

COMMON ON SOCIAL
CC: Carbon Copy
CX: Correction
DM: Direct Message
FB: Facebook
#FBF: Flash-Back Friday
#FF: Follow Friday
HT or H/T: Hat Tip (A way of crediting or attributing something you’re posting to someone
else)

IG or Insta: Instagram
MT: Modified Tweet
OH: Overheard
PRT: Partial Retweet
RT: Retweet
SO or S/O: Shout Out
#TBT: Throw-Back Thursday

OLDIES BUT GOODIES

These acronyms have been around forever—since the days we were all using those America
Online (aka AOL) start-up discs.

AWOL: Away While Online

BFF: Best Friend Forever
NSFW: Not Safe For Work
OG: Original Gangster
PSA: Public Service Announcement
PDA: Public Display of Affection