Here are 2 lists of abbreviations. This helped me a lot when I was really new.
I just realized that SOB is not on these lists. It means "Skip on By" meaning the message is intended for a certain person such as "Picasso all others SOB" or with the new board I sometimes see "Testing SOB" when someone is trying something out and does not need a reply.
o BBL = be back later
o BF = boyfriend
o BH = better half
o BIL = brother-in-law
o BRB = be right back
o BTW = by the way
o DD = dear daughter
o DH = dear husband
o DIL = daughter-in-law
o DS = dear son
o DSD = dear step-daughter
o DSS = dear step-son
o DW = dear wife
o FIL = father in law
o FWIW = for what it's worth
o GF = girlfriend
o HTH = hope this helps
o IIRC = if I recall correctly
o IMHO = in my humble opinion
o IMNSHO = in my not so humble opinion
o IMO = in my opinion
o ISO = in search of
o JMO = just my opinion
o LMBO = laugh my butt off
o LOL = laugh out loud
o MIL = mother in law
o OMG = oh my gosh
o RAK = random acts of kindness
o ROFL = rolling on floor laughing
o SA = smart aleck
o SAHM = stay at home mom
o SIL = sister-in-law or son-in-law
o SNERT = snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
o SO = significant other (boyfriend/girlfriend)
o TIA = thanks in advance
o TY = thank you
o YW = you're welcome
AFK - away from keyboard
BB - bulletin board
BIL - brother-in-law
BRB - Be right back (used while chatting)...
BTW - by the way
Bump - "I'm moving this topic to the top of the board so people can see it, but have nothing to say."
CR - chat room
CU - see you
CUL - see you later
DD - dear daughter
DH - dear/darling husband or da*n husband, etc.
DS - dear son
FIL - father-in-law
"flamer" - one who attacks others, with hurtful, hateful, and/or foul language and for no apparent reason.
FOC - Falling Off Chair
FOMC - Falling Off My Chair
FWIW - for what it's worth
FYI - for your information
GAL - Get A Life
GMTA - great minds think alike
HWISTNT - How Was I Supposed To Know That
IMHO - In my humble Opinion
IMO - in my opinion
ISO - In Search Of
IOW - in other words
LMBO - Laughing My **** Off
LOL - laughing Out loud
M - more inside, please open
MIL - mother-in-law
nt or n/t - no text (if you are reading you don't have to open message) (If you are writing you still have to put a character or letter in Message area of post)
OFR - Old Family Recipe
OIC - Oh, I see
OT - off topic (not food)
OTOH - on the other hand
PEBBAK - Problem Exists Between Brain and Keyboard
PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard
Poof - an unexpected disappearance from a chat room.
Re - Regarding or "this is about" (Computer produced at the beginning of a reply unless the person replying changes the Subject line.)
REC - Recipe enclosed
ROFL - roll on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO - rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROTFLMAOWTRDMC- rolling on the floor laughing my a** off with tears running down my cheeks
ROFLOL - rolling on the floor laughing out loud
SAHM - stay-at-home mom
SIL - sister-in-law
SoIL - son-in-law