Appendix C

Appendix C

Instant Messaging Emoticons and Acronyms

Instant messaging, chat, and other Internet communications formats have led to a variety of shorthand indicators and clarifiers meant to enhance the user experience.

Emotags

Emotags were first used in e-mail and newsgroups to clarify a message for the reader. Typically, emotags consist of a word or words in brackets or parentheses, such as <joke>, and appear right after or both before and after the text they refer to.

Smileys

The most common emoticons are faces and expressions composed of standard keyboard punctuation marks and symbols, and which are viewed sideways. These are known as smileys in reference to the first emoticons, which represented a smile, such as: : - ). Smileys are indicators of the emotional tone of voice intended by the writer.

Smileys
Text Meaning
:-) smile
(-: left-handed smile
:o) smile with a large nose (or clown smiley)
:) smile with no nose
:-> smirk (or wry smile)
:-} wry smile (or leer)
:-t unsmiley
:*) just clowning around (or inebriated)
:-)))) extreme happiness (or sarcastic happiness)
:-D very happy (or laughing)
(-D laughing hard
:-) :-) :-) loud guffaw
:"-) laughing and crying
%-) amused (and possibly confused)
:-/ chagrined (or skeptical)
:-I indifferent
:~) touched (or ill with a cold)
(:-( sad (or bald and sad)
:-( frown (or unhappy)
:-c very unhappy
:-(((( extremely unhappy (or sarcastic unhappiness)
:-< forlorn
>:-( annoyed
:-[ pouting
(:-& or %-( angry
>:-< very angry
~ :-( very angry (or fuming mad)
%-( or :/) not amused
:- expressionless
:- or :-( have an ordinary day
:-e disappointed
:-X lips are sealed (or not saying a word)
:-v talking
:-I hmmm
:-8( condescending stare
:-O shouting (or shocked)
:-@ screaming
:,-( or :"-( crying
~:-o baby
]:-)> devilish
):-) impish
;-> lewd
:-x kiss
:-* ready for a kiss (or just ate something sour)
8-] wow
:-J tongue-in-cheek
:-& tongue-tied (or biting tongue)
:-p no way! (or nyah nyah)
;-) wink
"-) one-eyed wink
:-7 wry statement (or tongue-in-cheek)
:- :- d j vu
?-( sorry, I don t know what went wrong (or black eye)
:-C that s unbelievable! (or incredible!)
B-D serves you right
:-B drooling
:-*) drunk
:-9 licking lips
-p yuck!
:-b sticking out tongue
-]:-)[- impressed
8-I or 8- in suspense
:- excessively rigid
:-] obnoxious
-) bored (or asleep)
-I asleep
I^o snoring
-O yawning
:-" whistling (or pursing lips)
:-s incoherent statement
:-# just said the wrong thing (or braces)
:-! foot in mouth
:-() or :-D big mouth
(:-$ or :-(*) ill
(:~) or :-") ill with a cold
:-R ill with the flu
%+ or %+{ lost a fight
X-( unconscious (or dead)
<:-) dunce
*:o) bozo
@;-) flirt
X:-) child
:>) big nose
&:-) curly hair (or girl smiley)
#:-) matted hair
8-) wearing glasses
8:-) glasses on forehead (or little girl, or hair in curlers)
B-) wearing horn-rimmed glasses (or sunglasses)
B-] wearing cool sunglasses
O:-) angel
&8- nerd
c:-) or (:-) bald
:-{ has a moustache
:-)} or :-)# has a beard
:-Q or :-I smoker
:-d~ heavy smoker
:-? pipe smoker
:-/I no smoking
:-) X wearing a bow tie
{(:-) wearing a toupee
:-{} lipstick
[:-) stereo headphones
d :-o hats off
~:-( has been flamed (or is on fire)
~~:-( has been flamed repeatedly
) Cheshire cat
(:-I egghead
3:-o cow
[: ] robot
M-) see no evil
:X) hear no evil
:-M speak no evil
*8((: strange
O+ female
O-> male
*( handshake offered
*) handshake accepted
<{:-)} message in a bottle
(-: :-) putting heads together
[] or () hug given (name or initials can be included between the brackets)
((( ))) lots of hugs
((( ))):** hugs and kisses
(::()::) Band-Aid (or comfort)
@-> a rose
@ > a long-stemmed rose
@== atomic bomb
<")))))-< a fish
^ giggles

Alternate (Japanese) Smileys

Alternate smileys, which do not require users to tilt their heads sideways, were developed by Internet users in Japan and are becoming more common worldwide. Some versions of these emoticons leave out the ( ) brackets around the faces.

Alternate Smileys
Text Meaning
(^_^) male smiley
(^.^) female smiley
(^L^) or (^(^) happy
(-_-) secret smile
(^o^) laughing out loud
(^_^;) laughing to cover nervousness
(^_^)/ waving hello
(;_;)/ waving good-bye
(^_~) or (^_-) winking
(*^o^*) or (*^.^*) exciting
\(^_^)/ joyful
(;_;) or (~~>.<~~) crying
(>.<) or (>_<) angry
(v_v) expressionless
(^o^;> excuse me?
(*^_^*) blushing (or shy)
(^_^;;;) embarrassed (or in a cold sweat)
(?_?) confused (or wondering)
(!_!) or (o_o) shocked
(*_*) frightened (or in love)
(=_=)~ sleepy
(u_u) sleeping
(@_@) stunned
"\=o-o=/" wearing glasses
m(_)m humble bow of thanks or apology

Acronyms and Shorthand

The first emotional indicators in newsgroups and e-mail were acronyms designed to give readers clues to the attitude and intent of the sender. Acronyms also quickly developed as keyboarding shortcuts. Use of acronyms is particularly prevalent in instant messaging, primarily to maintain the pace of real-time conversation.

Acronyms
Text Meaning
AAMOF as a matter of fact
AAR at any rate
ADN any day now
AFAIK as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard
AFKBRB away from keyboard, be right back
ASAP as soon as possible
A/S/L age/sex/location
B2W back to work
B4N (or BFN) bye for now
BAK back at keyboard
BBL be back later
BBS be back soon
BCNU be seeing you
BF (or B/F) boyfriend
BMN but maybe not
BRB be right back
BTDT been there, done that
BTDTBTT been there, done that, bought the tape
BTDTGTTS been there, done that, got the t-shirt
BTDTGTTSAWIO been there, done that, got the t-shirt, and wore it out
BTW by the way
BYKT but you knew that
CIO cut it out
CMIIW correct me if I m wrong
CU (or CYA) see you
CUL (or CUL8R) see you later
DIY do it yourself
DYJHIW don t you just hate it when
EAK eating at keyboard
EOL end of lecture
EOM end of message
F2F (or FTF) face to face
FAPP for all practical purposes
FOFL (or FOTFL) falling on the floor laughing
FTR for the record
FWIW for what it s worth
FYA for your amusement
FYEO for your eyes only
FYI for your information
g (or <g>) grin
G (or <G>) big grin
G2G (or GTG) got to go
GAL get a life
GD&H grinning, ducking, and hiding
GD&R grinning, ducking, and running
GD&RVVF grinning, ducking, and running, very, very fast
GF (or G/F) girlfriend
GG gotta go (or good game)
GIWIST gee, I wish I said that
GMTA great minds think alike
GoAT go away, troll
HAK hugs and kisses
HAGD have a great day
HAND have a nice day
HEH a courtesy laugh
HHOS ha-ha, only serious
HTH hope this helps (or hope that helps)
IAE in any event
HW homework (or hardware)
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IC I see
ICBW I could be wrong (or it could be worse)
IDTS I don t think so
IINM if I m not mistaken
IIRC if I recall correctly
IIUC if I understand correctly
IMCO in my considered opinion
IME in my experience
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMNSHO in my not-so-humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
IOW in other words
IRL in real life
ISTM it seems to me
ISWYM I see what you mean
ITRW in the real world
J (or <J>) joking
JC just chillin
JIC just in case
JK (or J/K) just kidding (or that was a joke)
JTYWTK just thought you wanted to know
JW just wondering
K okay
KWIM know what I mean?
L (or <L>) laughing
L8R later
LJBF let s just be friends
LOL laughing out loud
LTNS long time no see
MHBFY my heart bleeds for you
MHOTY my hat s off to you
MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
MOTD message of the day
MYOB mind your own business
NBD no big deal
NBIF no basis in fact
NOYB none of your business
NP no problem
NRN no response necessary (or no reply necessary)
OIC oh, I see
OM oh my (or old man, as in husband)
OOI out of interest
OOTB out of the box
OTL out to lunch
OTOH on the other hand
OTTH on the third hand
PAW parents are watching
PC politically correct
PDA public display of affection
PEST please excuse slow typing
PI (or PIC) politically incorrect
PKB (or P/K/B) pot, kettle, black (or pot calling the kettle black)
PMBI pardon my butting in
PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
POS parent over shoulder (or parents over shoulder)
POV point of view
PPL people
PTB powers that be
R (or r) are
REHI re-hello (following a short time away) (or hi again)
RFC request for comment
RL real life
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLOL rolling on the floor laughing out loud
RSN real soon now
S (or <S>) smile
SCNR sorry, could not resist
SITD still in the dark
SOP standard operating procedure
SPMD some people may differ
SUP what s up?
TBE to be expected
THX (or TX) thanks
TIA thanks in advance
TANJ there ain t no justice
TIC tongue-in-cheek
TPHB the pointy-haired boss
TPTB the powers that be
TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
TTFN ta-ta for now
TTYL talk to you later
TVM thanks very much
TVMIA thanks very much in advance
TYVMIA thank you very much in advance
U you
UW you re welcome
VBG (or <VBG>) very big grin
WB welcome back
WCD what s cookin doc?
WHBT we have been trolled
WOA work of art
WRT with regard to (or with respect to)
WTG way to go
WTH what the heck?
Y (or <Y>) yawning
YHBT you have been told (or you have been trolled)
YHBW you have been warned
YHGMTPOTG you have greatly misinterpreted the purpose of this group
YHM you have mail
YMMV your mileage may vary
YOYO you re on your own
YWSYLS you win some, you lose some



Microsoft Computer Dictionary
MicrosoftВ® Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition
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Year: 2002
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