Useful Dating Acronyms
Not so common AcronymnsI’ve often wondered what the hell people mean when they send you funny little symbols, since the revolution of Text messaging the concept of shortening words obviously has greater appeal as it doesn’t take you 2 hours to say what you want to say.
I’ve even made it easy for you and categorised the most common acronyms and symbols. The examples at the bottom of the page are for the die hard fans, oh and the adult market!
Common Acronyms
IMO = In my opinion
IM = Instant Messaging
N/A = Not Applicable
N/S = Non-Smoker
POV = Point Of View
THX = Thanks
LOL = laugh out loud
GTSY = glad to see you
GMTA = great minds think alike
BRB = be right back
AFK = away from keyboard
HAGN = have a good night
L8R G8R = later gator
LMHO = laughing my head off
POOF = I have left the chat
SYS = see you soon
SWAK = sealed with a kiss
TX = thanks
WB = welcome back
*G* = giggle or grin
*H* = hug
*K* = kiss
*W* = wink
Common Smileys
:- ) = smile
: ) = smile
;- ) = wink
:’ = crying
^5 = high five
:-0 = shocked or surprised
^ = thumbs up
= unhappy
>:- ( = angry
:-D = laughing
:-> = devilish
IMONot so common Acronymns
BiF = Bisexual Female
BiM = Bisexual Mamale
BDSM = Bondage / Discipline / Domination / Submission / Sadism / Masocism
BBW = Big Beautiful Woman
BHM = Big Handsome Man
CD = Cross-dresser
CPL = Couple
DDF = Drug and Disease Free
Dom = Dominant (male)
Domme = Dominant (female)
D/s = Domination/Submission
DWF = Divorced White Female
DWM = Divorced White Male
F/T = Full Time
F2F = Face-to-Face
GSOH = Good Sense of Humour
GBF = Gay Black Female
GBM = Gay Black Male
GWF - Gay White Female
GWM = Gay White Male
HWP = Height/Weight Proportional
ICQ = I seek you - Chat software
ISO = In Search Of
IRL = In Real Life
ILU = I Love You
LTR = Long Term Relationship
LFG = Looking for a group
LDS = Long Distance Relationship
LGBT = Lesbian Gay Bisexual
MBA = Married But Available
MWC = Married With Children
MWF = Married White Female
MWM = Married White Male
NSA = No Strings Attached
PF = Professional Female
PM = Professional Male
P/T = Part Time
RPG = Role Playing Games
RL = Real Life
SM = Sadism/Masochism (S&M)
SOH = Sense of Humor
Sub = Submissive
SWALK = Sealed With A Loving Kiss
W/E = Well-endowed
WLTM = Would Like To Meet
XOXO = Hugs and Kisses
Not so common smileys
@>—;— = A Rose
%-6 = All mixed up
O:- ) = Angel
0*- ) = Angel Wink – female
0;- ) = Angel wink – male
:-{ = Angry
:-Z = Angry Face
:-{{ = Very Angry
>:- ( = Annoyed
~:o = Baby
:-{0 = Basic Mustache
: = = Beaver
%-| = Been up All Night
:- )^
< = Big Boy
:- )8
< = Big Girl
(((H))) = Big Hug
:-X = Big Wet Kiss
(:-D = Blabber Mouth
?-( = Black Eye
#-) = Blinking
:-! = Bored
%-6 = Brain Dead
= Bucktoothed
:-C = Bummed Out
:-#| = Bushy Mustache
}:-X = Cat
q:- ) = Catcher
C=:- ) = Chef
8^ = Chicken
;-( = Chin up
*<<<
<+ = Christmas Tree
:-.) = Cindy Crawford
% ) = Confused
:- S = Confused
:-{ = Count Dracula
H-) = Cross-Eyed
:`-( = Crying
:*( = Crying softly
&:- ) = Curly Hair
:-@! = Cursing
O-) = Cyclops
>:-> = Devilish
:-e = Disappointed
%-} = Dizzy
:3-] = Dog
:- )) = Double Chin
:*) = Drinking every night
:-B = Drooling out of Both Sides of Mouth
:#) = Drunk
.\/ = Duck
<:-l = Dunce
:-6 = Eating Something Spicy
(:-| = Egghead
5:- ) = Elvis
:”) = Embarrased
:-} = Embarrassed Smile
0|-) = Enjoying the Sun
>: ) = Evil
>-) = Evil Grin
G(-’.‘G) = Fighting Kid - it’s a straight-on smiley
l:-O = FlatTop Loudmouth
:-! = Foot in Mouth
=:-H = Football player
:-W = Forked Tongue
:^{= = Frank Zappa
%*@:- ) = Freaking Out
/:- ) = Frenchman with a beret
8) = Frog
:-
< = Frowning
):-( = Frowning Smiley with Hair
:- / = Frustrated
=:- ) = Funny Hair
*:* = Fuzzy
*:*} = Fuzzy With a Mustache
~~:-( = Getting Rained On
8*) = Glasses and a Half Mustache
:oÞ = Grinning and sticking tongue out (type ALT+0222 on righthand number keypad)
{:- ) = Hair Parted in the Middle
}:- ) = Hair Parted in the Middle Sticking up on Sides
=:- ) = Hair Standing on End
:-}) = Handlebar Mustache
%-) = Happy Drunk
:-’ = Has a Dimple
:%)% = Has Acne
:-# = Has Braces
= Has Braces variation
:-`| = Have a Cold
|:- ) = Heavy Eyebrows
/;- ) = Heavy Eyebrows - Slanted
l^o = Hepcat
(_8^(|) = Homer Simpson
(_8(|) = Homer Simpson
(^~^~^) = Hot ass walking away
*^_^* = Huge Dazzling Grin - it’s a straight-on smiley
%*@:-( = Hungover with headache
:0 = Hungry
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<]: = I am a skater or I like to skate
?:^[] = Jim Carrey
(8 { = John Lennon
@:-} = Just Back From Hairdresser
:-T = Keeping a Straight Face
: ) = Kid smiley
:-x = Kiss
:-* = Kiss on the cheek
>^,,^
< = Kitty Cat - it’s a straight-on smiley
& = Kitty cleaning a hind paw
>* = Kitty doesn’t like taking its pill
~*= = Kitty running away from you
:p = Kitty with tongue hanging out
>:-l = Klingon
:-D = Laughing
%OD = Laughing like crazy
(-: = Left Hand
?-: = Left Handed Tongue Touching Nose
>;-> = Lewd Remark
:-9 = Licking Lips
;-, = Like, Duh
:-x = Lips are Sealed
8:- ) = Little Girl
%-) = Long Bangs
%+{ = Lost a Fight
|-( = Lost Contact Lenses
X-( = Mad
;-( = mad look
&-l = Makes Me Cry
= Makes Me Sick
:- S = Makes No Sense
@@@@:- ) = Marge Simpson
@|-) = Meditating Smiley
#:- ) = Messy Hair
8(:- ) = Mickey Mouse
: ) = Midget
~~:-( = Mohawk
:-{ = Mustache
:-{)= = Mustache & Goatee
:-3 = Mustache (Handlebar Type)
{:-{)} = Mustache and Beard
:-# = My Lips Are Sealed
(-) = Needs Haircut
):-( = Nordic
:/) = Not Amused
8-O = Omigod!
:=) = Orangutan
8> = Penguin
:-? = Pensive
:^) = Personality
3:] = Pet Dog
:8) = Pig
:—-) = Pinnochio
P-( = Pirate
3:[ = Pitbull
:-
< = Pointy Mustache
}:^#) = Pointy Nosed
+
<:- ) = Pope
:-t = Pouting
:-[ = Pouting variation
+:- ) = Priest
;~[ = Prizefighter
X:- ) = Propeller Head
=:- ) = Punk
=:-( = Punk Not Smiling
<(-'.'-)> = Puppy dog - it’s a straight-on smiley
:-r = Rasberry
(((((:-{= = Rave Dude
:-C = Real Unhappy
~:-( = Really Bummed Out
:- )) = Really Happy
([( = Robocop
[:] = Robot
@};—- = Rose
3:*> = Rudolph the red nose reindeer
= Sad
= Sad Turtle
:-d = Said with a smile
:-y = Said with a Smile variation
M:- ) = Saluting
*
<|:- ) = Santa Claus
:-> = Sarcastic
:-@ = Screaming
)8-) = Scuba Diver with Hair
$__$ = Sees Money
:-I = Semi-Smile
,:- ) = Shaved Left Eyebrow
8-0 = Shocked
+-( = Shot Between the Eyes
:-V = Shouting
:O = Singing
~:- P = Single Hair
:- / = Skeptical
’:- / = Skeptical again
:-7 = Skeptical variation
O-) = Smiley After Smoking a Banana
):- ) = Smiley with Hair
:-, = Smirk
;^) = Smirking
:-i = Smoking a cig
:-? = Smoking a pipe
:-Q = Smoking while talking
~~~~8} = Snake
<| = Standing Firm
=%-O = Stared at Computer Way Too Long
%-) = Staring at a Screen for 15 hours
(8-{)} = Sunglasses, Mustache, Beard
/8^{~ = Sunglasses, Mustache, Goatee
:0 = Surprised
`:- ) = Sweating
,:- ) = Sweating on the Other Side
:-0 = Talkative
:- S = Talking Gibberish
&-| = Tearful
-(: )(0)=8 = Teletubby
:- )--- = Thin as a Pin
%-\ = Tired
:-? = Tongue Sticking Out
:-& = Tongue Tied
:-a = Tongue Touching Nose
*!#*!^*&:- = Total Head Case
}(:-( = Toupee Blowing in Wind
:- ))) = Triple Chin
<:>== = Turkey
x:- / = Uncertain
=):- ) = Uncle Sam
:-\ = Undecided
:-| = Unfazed
|:- ) = Unibrow
|:-| = Unyielding
:-[ = Vampire
:- ))) = Very Happy
%’ ) = Very Tired
(:-( = Very Unhappy
:-
< = Walrus
@:- ) = Wavy Hair
{(:- ) = Wearing a Toupee
[:- ) = Wearing a Walkman
8-) = Wearing Contacts
B-) = Wearing Glasses
:-{} = Wearing Lipstick
]-I = Wearing Sunglasses
{:- ) = Wears a Toupee
:-1 = Whatever
:-" = Whistling
;^? = Wigged Out
'- ) = Winking
,-) = Winking Happy
;- ) = Winking variation
8
<:- ) = Wizard
-=#:- ) \ = Wizard with Wand
:- )8 : = Woman
:~) = Wondering
,-} = Wry and Winking
:-7 = Wry Face
l-O = Yawning
|^o = Yawning or Snoring variation
= Yelling
=8-0 = Yikes!
$-) = Yuppie
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