Take The On-Line Abbreviations Quiz [ICYMI, LOL, ETC.]

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Cover the right side of your screen with a piece of paper - see how many you get right. (super high-tech, I know) Don't cheat!

1. DM:  Direct message

 

2. JK:  Just kidding

 

3. BRB:  Be right back

 

4. TBH:  To be honest

 

5. IRL:  In real life

 

6. NSFW:  Not safe for work

 

7. TTYL: Talk to you later

 

8. NBD:  No big deal

 

9. IMO:  In my opinion. Or, IMHO is "in my humble opinion."

 

10. FTW:  For the win

 

11. SMH:  Shaking my head.

 

12. IDK:  I don't know

 

13. IDC:  I don't care

 

14. MSG:  Short for the word "message"

 

15. OMW:  On my way

 

16. G2G:  Got to go

 

17. TFW:  That feeling when

 

18. MFW:  My face when

 

19. ILY:  I love you

 

20. IMU:  I miss you  (Yes, a 'U' even though the word "you" starts with a 'Y'.)

 

21. ICYMI:  In case you missed it

 

22. SRSLY:  Short for the word "seriously"

 

23. TLDR:  Too long, didn't read  (Technically, there's a semi-colon in that one: TL;DR.)

 

24. BAE:  Before anyone else  (Bae is also just short for "baby" or "babe.")

 

25. SOML:  Story of my life

Your score:

1-5 wrong - A - you're trendy!

6-10 wrong - B - you're getting old!

11-15 wrong - C - you're old!

15-20 wrong - D - but you're still good looking!

21-25 wrong - F - do you still type with one finger on your phone?


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