Text messaging abbreviations, acronyms and meanings

Textspeak, textese, chatspeak, SMS lingo, texting slang... No matter how you call it you can find it in our SMS language dictionary.

Of course, this list is not complete. It contains only most common texting shorthands. We welcome comments, suggestions and corrections.

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