Among all the social networking websites, twitter is enjoying the supreme status. It is the most actively used website by millions of users. Updating status on twitter is a norm. Twitter allows the space of 140 characters to update the status. However, on twitter there is a trend of using short forms or acronyms. Here is the list of most common acronyms used on twitter.
- @: usually used before the username of person to send him the message
- RT: Retweeting
- DM: Direct Message
- PRT: Please ReTweet, Partial ReTweet
- Twit: Tweet: Tweeps: Alternative options for twitter updates
- Twitterholic: Person who is obsessed with Twitter
- Twollower: Twitter + follower
- Twiends: Twitter + Friends
- Twitterverse: Whole community of Twitter
- Tweople/Tweeple: Twitter + People
- Twitterpreneur: Twitter entrepreneur
- Twistory: History of twitter
- b/c: Because
- FTW: For the Win
- FTL: For the Loss
- FAVRD: To cast a vote on textism
- FAIL: Used when a service is not available
- PWN: Alternative word for “own”
- OH: Overhead
- NSFW: Not Safe For Work
- Twitcrush: Stating a crush on Twitter for someone
- LMAO: Laughing My Ass Off
- IMHAO: In My Humble Opinion
- WTH: What the Hell
- BTW: By the way
- IRL: In Real Life
- FTF: Face to Face
- YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
- BR: Best Regard
- ASAP: As Soon As Possible
- JV: Joint Venture
- LMK: Let Me Know
- J/K: Just Kidding
- FB: Facebook
- <3: Heart