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A List of Smileys and Abbreviations
Below I give a list of smileys and
abbreviations used in informal letters and e-mails.
For more smileys and acronyms look at
netlingo and
Acronym Finder.
- ,-}
- wry and winking
- ,.'v
- (profile) has short hair
- ,:-)
- shaved his left eyebrow off this morning
- ,-)
- only has one eye, but is winking; wry and winking happy smiley
- !-(
- black eye
- !-|
- "I-am-a-Cylon-Centurian-with-one-red-eye-bouncing-back-and-forth."
- !.'v
- (profile) flat top
- #-)
- dead; partied ALL night
- #:-)
- :-) done by someone with sort of matted hair
- #:-0
- Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
- #:-o
- "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill); smiley done by someone with matted hair
- #:o+=
- Betty Boop
- $$
- for academic jobs
- $$$
- for industrial jobs
- $$$$
- for people starting up their own company
- $-)
- yuppie smiley; won the Lottery; won big at Las Vegas; Alex P. Keaton
(from "Family Ties")
- %
- for bike accidents (a bit far-fetched)
- %')
- after drinking a fifth for lunch
- %*@:-(
- hung over
- %*}
- very drunk
- %+{
- lost a fight
- %+|
- beaten up
- %-(I)
- laughing out loud
- %-)
- has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight; message about
people with broken glasses; stared too long at a monitor; cross-eyed;
broken glasses; drunk with laughter; elephant man; long bangs
- %-<I>
- drunk with laughter
- %-\
- hungover
- %-^
- Picasso
- %-^)
- Picasso
- %-{
- sad variation
- %-|
- been working all night
- %-}
- humor variation
- %-~
- Picasso
- %-6
- braindead
- %\v
- Picasso
- &-|
- tearful
- &-l
- that made me cry
- &.(..
- crying
- &:-)
- from a person with curly hair
- '-)
- one eyed man; only has a left eye, which is closed; wink
- ':-)
- accidentally shaved off one of his eyebrows this morning; one eyebrow
- '~;E
- unspecified 4-legged critter
- ( o ) ( o )
- hooters
- (-)
- needing a haircut
- (-:
- left hand smiley; Australian; left handed; Don Ellis from Tektronix
- (-::-)
- Siamese twins
- (-:|:-)
- Siamese twins
- (-_-)
- secret smile
- (-E:
- wearing bifocals
- (-o-)
- Imperial Tie Fighter ("Star Wars")
- (.)(.)
- Ms. Dos
- (: (=|
- going to be a ghost for Halloween
- (: (=|
- wearing a ghost costume
- (:)-)
- likes to scuba dive; scuba diving
- (:+)
- big nose
- (:-
- unsmiley frowning
- (:-#
- I am smiling and I have braces (watch out for the glare!); message
concerning something that shouldn't have been said
- (:-$
- message indicating person is ill
- (:-&
- message indicating person is angry
- (:-(
- the saddest smiley; unsmiley frowning; very unhappy or sad smiley
- (:-)
- no hair; smiley big face; bald; messages dealing with bicycle helmets;
surprised
- (:-*
- kiss(ing)
- (:-...
- broken heart; heart-breaking message
- (:-\
- VERY sad
- (:-{~
- bearded
- (:-|K-
- formal message; formally attired
- (:-D
- message concerning another blabber mouth
- (:-I
- egghead
- (:<)
- message concerning blabber mouths
- (:=)
- two noses
- (:>-<
- message from a thief: hands up! Thief
- (:^(
- message concerning people with broken noses
- (:I
- egghead
- (@ @)
- You'r joking? You're kidding!
- ([(
- robocop
- (}-8]
- left-handed bearded smiley with glasses and headphones
- (00)
- mooning you; pulling a mooner
- (8-)
- message from a four-eye; wears glasses
- (8-{)}
- glasses, moustache and a beard
- (8-o
- It's Mr. Bill!
- (O--<
- fishy
- (V)=|
- Pacman champion
- )
- Cheshire cat
- ):-(
- nordic smiley; unsmiley big-face
- ):-)
- impish smiley; smiley big-face
- )8-)
- scuba smiley big-face
- *!#*!^*&:-)
- a schizophrenic
- **
- for winter sports generally
- *-(
- a Cyclops poked in the eye
- *-)
- shot dead; stoned
- *:*
- fuzzy
- *:**
- message about fuzzy people with a fuzzy mustache
- *:o)
- and Bozo the clown!
- *<.'v
- (profile) wearing snow cap
- *<:-)
- wearing a Santa Claus hat; Santa Claus
- *<|:-)
- Santa Claus (Ho Ho Ho)
- *<|:-))
- Santa Claus
- *<8-)X
- party outfit with hat and bow-tie
- *|
- for oh what a beautiful sunset
- *8-)
- Beaker (the Muppet lab assistant)
- *L*
- blotto
- +-(
- shot between the eyes
- +-(:-)
- Religious leader; the Pope
- +-:-)
- priest; the Pope or holding some other religious office
- +:-)
- priest smiley
- +<.'v
- (profile) knight
- +<:-)
- "Peace be upon you, my children..."
- +<:-|
- message from a monk/nun
- +<||-)
- knight
- +O:-)
- the Pope
- -
- Helen Keller
- - @=
- messages about nuclear war
- - -:-(
- punk rocker (real punk rockers don't smile) (alternate version)
- - -:-)
- punk rocker (alternate version)
- - @=
- message about nyclear war
- -(
- always should wear safety glasses, especially in the laser burn-in room
- -)
- always wear safety glasses; Jose Feliciano
- ---...
- SOS (variant)
- ---...---
- SOS (really OSO, but retained anyway)
- ---<--{(@
- It is a rose!
- --->----
- a rose
- -:-(
- punk rocker (real punk rockers don't smile)
- -:-)
- has mohawk; punk rocker; sports a mohawk and admires Mr. T
- -=
- a doused candle (to end a flame)
- -=#:-)
- wizard
- -=* :-)
- a TeX wizard
- ->-
- for airline tickets going cheap
- ->=:-)X
- Zippy the Pinhead
- .'!
- (profile) grim
- .'"
- (profile) pursing lips
- .'\
- (profile) frowning
- .'J
- (profile) smiling
- .'P
- (profile) sticking tongue out
- .'r
- (profile) sticking tongue out
- .'T
- (profile) keeping a straight face
- .'U
- (profile) yawning
- .'V
- (profile) shouting
- .'v
- (profile) talking
- .'w
- (profile) speaking with forked tongue
- .'Y
- (profile) whistling
- .-(
- always should wear safety glasses
- .-)
- keeping an eye out; one-eyed; Sammy Davis, Jr.
- .-]
- one eye
- ..-)
- only has one eye
- ..-]
- one-eyed smiley
- ...---...
- S.O.S
- .\/
- Duck; duck variation
- .^)
- side view
- .^v
- (profile) pointy nose
- ._)
- suffering from Lorentz contraction (they're coming every ten minutes
now)
- /:-)
- French
- /:-|
- Mr. Spock
- /;-)
- has one big thick cockeyed eyebrow
- /\
- for camping and backpacking
- /8^{~
- hair line, glasses, moustache, and goatee
- /8^{~<
- hair line, glasses, moustache, and goatee
- :,(
- crying
- : )
- leper
- : =
- beaver smiley
- :###)
- Jimmy Durante
- :#)
- drunk smiley
- :$)
- Donald Trump
- :%)
- an accountant
- :%)%
- has acne
- :'''-)
- floods of tears
- :'-(
- crying
- :'-)
- crying with happiness; so happy, s/he is crying
- :'}
- Richard Nixon
- :'O
- Bob Hope
- :(
- sad; sad-turtle smiley
- :)
- cheshire cat smile; happy; midget smiley; salamander
- :) :-) :>
- Smiling, happy faces; don't take me too seriously
- :*
- kisses
- :*)
- drunk smiling face, for those of us who like get intoxicated before or
while reading netnews; Ed McMahon; everyman; smiley with moustache; drunk
(red nose); clowning around
- :+(
- punched nose, hurt
- :+)
- Carl Friedrich Gauss; large nose
- :-,
- "Hmmmm."; smirking
- :-
- male; prolog programmer
- :-!
- foot in mouth; smiley bland face
- :-"
- heavy smoker; pursing lips; whistling smiley
- :-#
- mouth zipped; my lips are scaled; fat lip; wears braces; message
concerning something that shouldn't have been said; moustache; punched
in the mouth
- :-#)
- happy with a mustache
- :-#|
- smiley face with bushy mustache
- :-$
- smiley face with it's mouth wired shut; message indicating person is
ill; uncertainty
- :-%
- banker; bearded; talking out of both sides of mouth
- :-&
- smiley which is tongue-tied; message indicating person is angry
- :-'
- smoker
- :-')
- has a cold
- :-'|
- has a cold
- :-(
- un-smiley; sad face, "that comment makes me sad (mad)"; boo hoo; drama;
frowning smiley (anger or displeasure); did not like that last statement
or is upset or depressed about something; sad, angry, mad; has read too
many 'smiley' articles
- :-( )
- You backed your car over my toe
- :-( :-
- impotent (or let down)
- :-( )
- You Just Backed Your Car Over My Toe! You stepped on my toe
- :-( :-
- impotent
- :-(#)
- wearing braces (teeth)
- :-((
- very sad
- :-()
- I stubbed my toe; talking
- :-(*)
- that comment made me sick; sick of recent netnews and is about to vomit
- :-(=)
- bucktooth smiley; big teeth
- :-(0)
- yelling
- :-(O)
- yelling
- :-) ,
- outie belly button
- :-)
- basic smiley (is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement);
smiley standard; comedy; humorous; ha ha; smiling; happy face; don't
take me too seriously; 'This is a joke' or 'This is supposed to make
you laugh'
- :-) .
- innie belly button
- :-) <
- slut
- :-) < ... :-) < ... :-) < ...
- nymphomaniac
- :-) >
- celibate
- :-) 8
- Dolly Parton
- :-) -:
- smiley with an erection
- :-) -^-:
- in need of some corrective surgery
- :-) -8
- blue balls
- :-) :-...
- taking a leak
- :-) )-:
- masking theatrical comments
- :-) ---
- John Holmes
- :-) ... :-( ... :-) ... :-( ...
- manic depressive
- :-) :-) :-)
- loud guffaw
- :-) 8 -
- female
- :-)!!!
- Sam Kinnison
- :-)'
- drooling or dribbling; tends to drool
- :-))
- double chin; very happy
- :-)))
- laughing or double Chin; very overweight; William Conrad
- :-)--
- 98-pound weakling
- :-)-{8
- big girl
- :-)-}8
- big girl
- :-)-8
- big girl
- :-)-O
- smiling doctor with stethoscope
- :-)=
- vampire
- :-)==
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- :-)>
- bearded
- :-)}
- has goatee/beard
- :-)~
- drooling
- :-)8
- man with bowtie; well dressed
- :-)8<
- big girl smiley
- :-)X
- wearing a bowtie
- :-*
- kiss; just ate something bitter or sour; just ate a sour pickle; sorry,
I didn't want to say that
- :-*
- Oops! (covering mouth with hand)
- :-*)
- has a cold
- :--)
- Jamie Farr (Klinger from M*A*S*H)
- :------------)
- big liar
- :----}
- you lie like pinnochio
- :-/
- lefty undecided smiley; perplexed, skeptical or undecided smiley;
skeptical
- :-:
- mutant smiley; the invisible smiley; toothless
- :-<
- real sad smiley; frowning face; walrus smiley; moustache; vampire
- :-=)
- older smiley with mustache; Adolph Hitler
- :->
- hey hey; devilish grin (heavy sarcasm); just made a really biting
sarcastic remark [worse than a :-) or ;-)]; normal smiling face with
deformed lips (person who submitted it has problems with their lips);
happy
- :->X==|
- smiley formalware
- :-?
- pipe smoker
- :-@
- screaming smiley; extremely angry; beard has permanent wave *or* was
drawn by Picasso; "I swear"; swearing
- :-[
- un-smiley blockhead; vampire smiley; biting criticism; pouting;
sarcastic
- :-\
- undecided smiley; popeye smiling face (for people who look like popeye)
- :-\ 8o
- after a cold shower
- :-]
- biting sarcasm smiling face, used when sarcasm is intended, since we
cannot inflect our voice over the net; blockhead; vampire
- :-`
- smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco
- :-{
- mustache; smiley variation on a theme
- :-{ -__-:
- after slamming the toilet seat
- :-{#}
- from a person with braces; messages teasing people about their braces
- :-{)
- normal smiling face with a moustache
- :-{}
- heavy lipstick
- :-{~
- has read too many of the toilet paper articles previous to lunch
- :-|
- "have an ordinary day" smiley; indifference; monkey; no expression face
('that comment doesn't phase me'); grim
- :-| 8( )-
- pregnant female
- :-|<
- vampire
- :-||
- angry
- :-|K-
- formal message
- :-}
- beard; wry smile; normal smiling face with pretty lips (person that
submitted it is wearing lipstick or some other lip appearance improving
device); "Thish wine tashted pretty good"
- :-} -oo-:
- taking matters into hand
- :-}X
- bow tie-wearing smiley
- :-~)
- has a cold
- :-0
- no yelling! (quiet lab); smiley orator; shocked; can't find shift key
- :-1
- smiley bland face
- :-3
- handlebar mustache smiley; has eaten a lemon
- :-6
- smiley after eating something sour or spicy; sour taste in mouth
- :-7
- smiley after a wry statement; smirking smiley; smokes a pipe; talking
out of side of mouth
- :-8
- talking out both sides of your mouth
- :-8(
- condescending stare
- :-9
- smiley licking it's lips
- :-a
- lefty smiley touching tongue to nose
- :-B
- drooling
- :-b
- left-pointing tongue smiley; tongue stuck out
- :-c
- bummed out smiley; very unhappy
- :-C
- just totally unbelieving; real unhappy smiley; really bummed; jaw hit
floor
- :-D
- big smile; said with a smile; laughing (at you!); shock or surprise;
talks too much; wider happy face (or mouth open too much)
- :-d
- lefty smiley razzing you; said with a smile
- :-d~
- smokes heavily
- :-E
- bucktoothed vampire; has major dental problems
- :-e
- disappointed smiley
- :-F
- bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing
- :-f
- sticking tongue out
- :-G-
- smoking cigarettes
- :-I
- hmm; thinking; indifferent (or sad) smiley (better than a frowning
smiley but not quite as good as a happy smiley)
- :-i
- semi-smiley; smoker
- :-II
- angry
- :-j
- left smiling smiley; smoker smiling
- :-J
- tongue-in-cheek comments
- :-k
- beats me, looks like something, though
- :-l
- yet another smiley
- :-M
- speaking no evil
- :-o
- "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill); smiley singing national anthem;
surpised/shocked; yell; Wow!
- :-O
- birth; Mr. Bill; ohh; big mouth; Mick Jagger; talkaktive smiley;
Uh oh! Wow! Oops; surprised/shocked; yell; yawn
- :-o ^^^^:
- after zipping up fly too fast
- :-O>-o
- smiley American tourist (note big mouth and camera)
- :-P
- has a secret to tell you; sticking out tongue; tongue hanging out in
anticipation; Nyahhhh!
- :-p
- smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!) (symbol of disrespect);
tongue in cheek; wry smile
- :-p~
- smokes heavily
- :-q
- smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose
- :-Q
- smoker; smoking
- :-Q~
- smoking
- :-r
- smiley raspberry; sticking tongue out
- :-R
- has the flu
- :-s
- after a BIZARRE comment
- :-S
- just made an incoherent statement; what you say makes no sense
- :-t
- cross smiley; pouting smiley
- :-T
- keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
- :-V
- shouting smiley
- :-v
- talking head smiley; speaking
- :-W
- speak with forked tongue
- :-w
- speak with forked tongue
- :-x
- "My lips are sealed" smiley; kiss kiss; kissing; not telling any secrets
- :-X
- a big wet kiss; bow tie; lips are sealed; mute
- :-x}
- kissing
- :-Y
- a quiet aside
- :-y
- said with a smile
- :-Z
- sleeping
- :-z
- yet another cross smiley
- :.-(
- weeping
- :.-)
- laughing tears
- :/)
- not funny
- :/\)
- extremely bignosed smiley
- :/7)
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- :/i
- no smoking
- ::-)
- wears normal glasses
- :<
- midget unsmiley; What? What pretences!
- :<()
- African tribesman
- :<)
- from an Ivy League school; moustache
- :<)=
- for those with beards too
- :<=
- walrus
- :<|
- attends an Ivy League school
- := |
- baboon
- :=)
- orangutan smiley; has two noses
- :=8)
- baboon
- :>
- hmm, let me think...; midget smiley; What?
- :>)
- has a big nose
- :?)
- philosopher
- :@
- What?
- :@)
- pig
- :[
- real downer
- :]
- gleep (a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend)
- :^(
- has had his nose put out of joint; useful for replying to flames
- :^)
- smiley with a personality; smiley with pointy nose (righty); alternate
nose; broken nose; from a person with a large nose; 3/4 view of person
with elf-type sharp nose; happy profile; messages teasing people about
their noses
- :^)#
- happy with a beard
- :^)##
- happy with a long beard
- :^{
- for those with moustaches
- :^{)>
- moustache and beard
- :^D
- "Great! I like it!"
- :_)
- nose is sliding off of his face
- :{
- oh boy, the headmaster!...; What?
- :}
- What should we call these? (what?)
- :~(
- nose put out of joint
- :~)
- smiling face needs a nosejob, no explanation necessary; Peter Ubberoth;
pointy nose (righty); ugly nose
- :~-(
- crying
- :~-)
- so happy, s/he is crying
- :~/
- really mixed up
- :3-<
- a dog
- :8)
- pigish smiley; a pig
- :C
- What?
- :c)
- big nose variant
- :c<
- big nose variant
- :D
- laughter
- :D :-D
- wider happy face (or Mistrel singers)
- :I
- Hmmm, not funny!
- :I)
- smiley with septum pierce
- :n)
- smiley with funny-looking right nose
- :O
- yelling
- :o)
- boxer's nose
- :q
- vi user saying, "How do I get out of this damn emacs editor?"
- :Q
- What?
- :Q)
- John Q. Public
- :u)
- smiley with funny-looking left nose
- :Ui
- smoking
- :Uj
- smoking (and smiling)
- :V
- woodpecker
- :v)
- left-pointing nose smiley; has a broken nose, but it's the other way
- :V)
- woodpecker
- :X)
- hearing no evil
- ;(
- crying
- ;) ;-) ;>
- Winking happy faces (something said tongue-in-cheek)
- ;-(
- crying smiley; sad face gets his lights punched out, sad or mad and got
beat up, or "That makes me so mad that if I ever see you I'll punch your
lights out!"
- ;-)
- winking smiley; light sarcasm; winking happy face (something said
tongue-in-cheek); "Take this message with a grain of salt!"; just made
a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark (more of a "Don't hit me for what
I just said!" smiley); a practical joker who played one too many and got
beat up; crying with happiness; getting fresh; sardonic incredulity;
smiling face gets his lights punched out; could be pirate smiling face??
- ;-) ===8
- circumcised
- ;-) o===8
- braggart
- ;-)=)
- grin
- ;-)}<////>
- corporate-type guy (see the necktie?)
- ;-\
- Popeye beaten up; popeye gets his lights punched out
- ;-|
- no expression face gets his lights punched out, says nothing but
still gets beat up; beaten up but silent
- ;-}
- leer? (terminal dependent)
- ;-D
- a friendly, winking, laughing smile
- ;^)
- smirking smiley
- ;^?
- punched out
- <&&>
- message concerning rubber chickens
- <*:oDX
- clown with bowtie and dunce
- <:-(
- disappointed; dunce
- <:-)
- dumb question; stupid question (donkey's hat); Vietnamese peasant
- <:-)<<|
- in a space rocket; message from a space rocket
- <:-I
- a dunce
- <:-O
- Eeek!
- <:>==
- a turkey emoticon
- <:3
- simple smiley mouse or rat
- <:3 )~~~~
- smiley mouse or rat
- <:I
- dunce
- <<<<(:-)
- message from a hat salesman
- <=
- for messages about housing in the Snow Belt
- <{:-)}
- in a bottle; message in a bottle
- <|-(
- Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes
- <|-(=
- Chinese and doesn't like this article; Chinese and unhappy
- <|-)
- Chinese
- <|-)=
- Chinese
- <3
- heart
- <g>
- grin
- <I==I)
- on four wheels
- =)
- variation on a theme
- =):-)
- Uncle Sam
- =.'v
- (profile) has mohawk
- =:-#}
- punk rocker with a mustache
- =:-(
- punk rocker (real punk rockers don't smile)
- =:-)
- smiley punk-rocker; a hosehead; shocked
- =:-H
- football player; plays for NFL
- ==#==
- railroad crossings
- ===:[OO']>:===
- has been railroaded
- =====:}
- snake
- =|:-)
- Abe Lincoln
- =|:-)=
- Abe Lincoln
- =0==
- Mexican on a railroad!
- =t==
- Mexican run over by train
- >-
- female
- >-<
- absolutely livid!!
- >->
- china man
- >-^);>
- fish
- >:)
- a little devil
- >:*)
- Bozo the Clown
- >:-(
- mad, annoyed; sick and tired of reading this nonsense
- >:-( 8 *>-
- for disparaging opinions on feminists]
- >:-)
- devil; evil grin
- >:-<
- mad
- >:->
- devilish smiley; just made a really devilish remark; happy with a crew
cut
- >:-b
- left-pointing tongue smiley
- >:-I
- net.startrek
- >:-l
- klingon smiley
- >:^(
- a headhunter (Amazon style)
- >;-)
- devilish wink
- >;->
- a very lewd remark was just made; winky and devil combined
- >< ><
- message about/to someone wearing argyle socks
- >>-O->
- Gen. Custer
- >>>>>:============
- an asparagus
- >[I
- Television
- >|(
- Robocop: "Thank you for your co-operation."
- >|->
- Chinese
- >w
- nose-thumbing gesture
- ?-(
- message about people with a black eye; sorry, I don't know what went
wrong
- ?-)
- sorry, I don't know what went wrong
- @%&$%&
- You know what that means...
- @%&$%&$\&*@%$#@
- You know what that means...
- @*&$!%
- You know what that means...
- @-(
- "Ulysses! Bring me Ulysses!"
- @-)
- Cyclops
- @.'v
- (profile) has curly hair
- @:-)
- smiley wearing a turban; Arab; Indian (East); from a person with
wavy hair
- @:-}
- smiley just back from the hairdresser
- @:I
- turban
- @=
- pro-nuclear war; flame about nuclear war, power or weapons follows
(mushroom cloud)
- @>--->----
- a rose
- @l@
- too many hours at terminal
- @O=E<=
- woman in skirt wearing turtleneck sweater
- [:-)
- smiley wearing a walkman; wearing headphones
- [:-]
- robot; square head
- [:]
- robot smiley
- [:|]
- robot (or other AI project)
- [=
- for messages about housing in Arizona
- []
- hugs
- [8-{)
- bearded smiley with glasses and headphones
- \/\/\/\,8-O
- really should fix frayed line cord on terminal
- \:-)
- french hat
- \:^)
- gumby smiley
- \o/
- PTL (praise the lord, or pass the loot?)
- ]-I
- smiley wearing sunglasses (cool... Therefore no smile, only a smirk)
- ]:-)
- the devil
- ]:->
- the devil
- ^(^
- happy variation
- ^)^ ^(^
- two people talking
- ^L^
- happy
- ^o
- snoring
- ^v^v^
- mountains
- _:^)
- an American Indian
- _\\//
- Vulcan salute
- __.
- properly chastised and/or chagrined, or is merely asleep
- __/~`-'~\_/
- line of thought isn't quite a line
- __Q~`__
- cat
- _O-)
- aquanaut
- _o-)
- aquanaut
- `'
- cat's eyes in the night
- `:-)
- shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning
- {
- Alfred Hitchcock
- { :-)
- Marge Simpson (Homer's wife)
- {(:-)
- wearing toupee
- {:-)
- smiley wears a toupee; smiley with its hair parted in the middle;
new hair style; wig
- {:-{)}
- new hair style, mustache and beard
- {:\/
- sounds like a duck
- {:^=(
- Adolph Hitler
- {:V
- duck
- {=
- for messages about housing
- {{-}}}
- refugee from the '60's
- {}
- 'no comment'
- {0-)
- message from cyclops
- |
- for bike fleet messages
- |)
- a salamander
- |-(
- smiley lost his contact lenses; late night messages; asleep with
nightmares; asleep (boredom)
- |-)
- hee hee; happy Oriental; sleeping; falling asleep (or is chinese)
- |-<>
- kissy face
- |-]
- robocop
- |-{
- "Good Grief!" (Charlie Brown?)
- |-0
- yawning
- |-D
- ho ho
- |-I
- sleeping
- |-O
- birth; yawning/snoring; bored
- |-P
- reaction to unusually ugly C code; yuk
- |:-)
- bushey eyebrows; heavy eyebrows
- |:-|
- excessively rigid
- |:-O
- (no explanation given)
- |:['
- Groucho Marx
- |^o
- snoring
- ||
- for messages about cars or other four-wheeled vehicles
- ||*
- handshake
- ||*(
- handshake offered
- ||*)
- handshake accepted
- |~(
- "Someone just busted my nose"
- |I
- asleep
- }(:-(
- wearing toupee in wind
- }-)
- evil
- }.
- an elephant
- }:-(
- toupee in an updraft; bull headed
- }:-)
- wearing toupee in an updraft; hair parted in the middle in an updraft
- }:-<
- cat
- }:^#)
- pointy nosed smiley
- }:^#})
- mega-smiley (updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a
double-chin)
- }:~#})
- mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a
double-chin
- }}\/=oo---oo
- Crash! Semi-truck after collision
- ~ :-(
- particularly angry
- ~'v
- (profile) has long bangs
- ~:-(
- net.flame
- ~:-P
- thinking and steaming or having only one single hair
- ~=
- a candle, to annotate flaming messages
- ~==
- flame follows (picture of a lit match or candle)
- ~~:-(
- net.flame
- ~~\8-O
- needs to fix frayed cord on computer/terminal
- ~~~\8-O
- zapped by frayed cord on computer/terminal
- ~~~~~8}
- snake
- ~~~~8}
- snake
- ~~~c___
- beach
- ~M`'~
- camel
- 0-(
- scuba diver with a broken mask
- 0-)
- smiley cyclops; wearing scuba mask; scuba diver; arc-welder
- 0:-)
- angel; saint
- 2B|^2B
- message about Shakespeare
- 3 :-)
- Bart Simpson
- 3 :-)
- Bart Simpson
- 3:*>
- Rudolph the reindeer
- 3:-)
- cow
- 3:-o
- cow
- 3:[
- mean pet smiley; pit bull smiley
- 3:]
- lucy my pet dog smiley; pet smiley
- 3:o[
- net.pets
- 4:-)
- George Washington
- 5:-)
- Elvis Presley
- 6\/)
- elephant
- 7:)
- Ronald Reagan
- 7:-)
- Fred Flintstone
- 7:^]
- Ronald Reagan
- 8
- infinity
- 8 :-)
- wizard
- 8 :-I
- net.unix-wizards
- 8(:-)
- mickey mouse; Walt Disney; Mousketeer
- 8)
- frog
- 8*)
- glasses and a moustache
- 8-#
- dead smiley; death
- 8-)
- (sun) glasses; smiley swimmer; smiley with big eyes, perhaps wearing
contact lenses; wide-eyed look; excited; gorilla; smiling, happy face,
also used to denote wide-eyed look
- 8-*
- just ate a hot pepper
- 8->
- just happy
- 8-]
- "wow, maaan"
- 8-|
- eyes wide with surprise; suspense
- 8-O
- "Omigod!!" (done after "rm -rf *"); took too many nodoz to work on
thesis
- 8-O --*
- just before doubling over with pain
- 8-P
- reaction to College Cafeteria Coffee
- 8:)
- pig
- 8:-)
- glasses on forehead; little girl smiley
- 8:]
- gorilla
- 8<:-)
- smiley is a wizard
- 8=:-)
- chef; Galloping Gourmet
- 8===>
- dickhead
- 8^
- chicken
- 8^#)#
- happy with a beard and mustache
- 8^(
- sad
- 8^|
- grim
- 8_)
- don't get your nose out of joint
- 8b
- bullfrog in mating season
- 8P
- bullfrog in mating season
- B)
- frog wearing sunglasses
- B-(8
- Sir Robin Day (a British BBC TV presenter, famed for his grumpy
countenance, and who wears glasses and a bow tie)
- B-)
- horn-rims; horn-rimmed glasses; smiley wears (sun) glasses; message
from Batman; "Let's do the beach, man!"
- B-)-[<
- sunglasses and swimming trunk
- B-|
- cheap sunglasses
- B-D
- "Serves you right, dummy!!"
- B:-)
- sunglasses on head
- B^)
- hornrimmed glasses
- BI
- a frog
- C):-O
C):-O
C):-O
C):-O
- a barbershop quartet
- C:#
- football player
- C:-)
- large brain capacity
- C=:-)
- chef smiley; the Galloping Gourmet
- C=>8*)
- devilish chef with glasses and a moustache
- C=}>;*{))
- mega-smiley... a drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft,
a mustache, and a double chin
- C=}>;*{O)
- mega-smiley... a drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft,
a mustache, and a double chin
- C|:-)
- wearing a bowler hat
- C|:-=
- Charlie Chaplin
- d :-o
- hats off to your great idea
- d.'v
- (profile) wearing hard hat
- d:-)
- baseball player; wearing a cap
- d8=
- your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat
- E-:-)
- ham radio operator
- E-:-I
- net.ham-radio
- EK(
- Frankenstien
- g-)
- wearing pince-nez glasses
- H-)
- cross-eyed smiley
- Honk! oo---oo-Bo
- semi-truck moving right
- i-)
- private eye (detective)
- i-=<*** __.
- CAUTION: has flame thrower and uses it!
- i-=<****** o-(==<
- CAUTION: has flame thrower and uses it!
- i-=<***i
- CAUTION: has flame thrower
- K:P
- a little kid with a propeller beenie
- l-O
- smiley is yawning
- L-P
- totally scrambled smiley (that's why L-P mud exists...)
- L:-)
- just graduated
- l:-O
- flattop loudmouth smiley
- l^o
- hepcat smiley
- M-)
- sees no evil
- M-) :X) :-M
- sumbitter sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil
- M:-)
- saluting (symbol of respect)
- O :-)
- an angel (at heart, at least)
- O |-)
- net.religion
- O 8-)
- the angelic halo look
- O+
- appropriate for women's messages, surely?
- O-&-<
- doing nothing
- O-(==<
- chastised and/or chagrined, or is merely asleep
- o-)
- Cyclops
- O-)
- megaton man on patrol! scuba diver; message from cyclops; smiley
after smoking a banana
- o-<:-{{{
- santa
- O-G-<
- pointing to self
- O-S-<
- in a hurry
- O-Z-<
- in a big hurry
- o/
- raised hand
- O:-)
- angel smiley; halo; smiley face with halo - acting very innocent
- O:O
- a girl is mooning you
- o=
- a burning candle (for flames)
- O>-<|=
- messages of interest to women
- o>8<|=
- messages about interesting women
- oF-oo---oo
- semi-truck moving left
- oo
- "Somebody's head-lights are on" messages
- OO
- headlights on message
- oo-
- puzzled, confused
- ouch... O>--<
- dead driver/passenger on pavement
- P-(
- pirate smiley
- P-)
- Colonel Klink (Hogan's Heroes); getting fresh
- pp#
- cow
- pq`#'
- bull
- Q:-)
- new graduate
- q:-)
- wearing baseball cap backwards
- R-)
- broken glasses
- V^J
- smiley with glasses, seen from the left side (portrait, talking)
- X-(
- net.suicide; just died; you are brain dead
- X-)
- cross eyed; unconscious
- X:-)
- little kid with a propeller beanie
- @
- Circle A (symbol for anarchy)
- 2nite
- tonight
- 2U2
- to you, too
- AAMOF
- as a matter of fact
- ADN
- any day now
- AFAIK
- as far as I know
- AFK
- away from keyboard
- AFU
- all fucked up
- AKA
- also known as
- AMF
- Adios, motherfucker!
- AOL
- army of lamers
- ASAP
- as soon as possible
- ATM
- at the moment
- AWGTHTGTTA?
- are we going to have to go through this again?
- B-D
- breakdown
- b/c (BK)
- because
- B4
- before
- B4N
- bye for now
- BAC
- by any chance
- BAK
- back at keyboard
- BAMF
- bad assed motherfucker
- BBFN
- bye bye for now
- BBL
- be back later
- BBR
- burnt beyond repair
- BCNU
- be seeing you
- BFH
- big fucking hammer
- BFN
- bye for now
- BIOYA
- blow it out your ass
- BIOYIOP
- blow it out your I/O port
- BOT
- back on topic
- BRB
- be right back
- BRS
- big red switch (hacker term)
- BTA
- but then again (in response to IOW)
- BTDTGTS
- been there, done that, got the T-shirt
- BTL
- better than life
- BTSOOM
- beats the stuffing out of me
- BTTH
- boot to the head
- BTW
- by the way
- BYKT
- but you know that
- BYOH
- bat you onna head
- BYORL
- bring your own rocket launcher
- C4N
- ciao for now
- CFD
- call for discussion
- CFV
- call for vote
- CMIIW
- correct me if I'm wrong
- cos(cuz)
- because
- CRAFT
- can't remember a fucking thing
- CU
- see you
- CUL(8R)
- see you later
- CYA
- see ya; cover your ass
- D-C
- don't care
- d00d
- dude
- DAMIFINO
- damn if I know
- DARFC
- ducking and running for cover
- DETLA
- double extended three letter abbreviation
- dewd
- dude
- DFL
- dead fucking last
- DH
- dear husband, dear hubby, duh hubby and of course dick head
- DIIK
- damned if I know
- DILLIGAF?
- Do I look like I give a fuck? (Does it look like I give a fuck?)
- DIY
- do it yourself
- DOM
- dirty old man
- DTRT
- do the right thing
- DWIM(C)
- do what I mean (, correctly)
- DYJHIW
- don't you just hate it when
- DYK
- do you know
- DYT
- do you think
- EFN (E4N)
- enough for now
- eg
- evil grin
- EOD
- end of discussion
- EOF
- end of file
- EOL
- end of lecture
- EOT
- end of transmission; end of thread (i.e., don't reply to this message)
- ESAD (ES&D)
- eat shit and die
- ESADMF
- eat shit and die mother fucker
- ETLA
- extended three letter acronym
- EZ
- easy
- F2F (FTF)
- face-to-face (as IRL); flesh to flesh
- FAQ
- frequently asked questions
- FETLA
- further extended three letta acronym (i.e. it has five letters)
- FFRD
- flying fuck in a rolling donut (I don't give one)
- FHOF
- freeware hall of fame
- FISH
- first in, still here
- FITB
- fill in the blank _________
- FLA
- four/five letter abbreviation (ETLA and DETLA are preferred since
they are self-referential)
- FOAD
- fuck off & die
- FOAF
- friend of a friend
- FOOBAR
- variant of FUBAR (q.v.)
- FOS
- freedom of speech; full of shit
- FRED
- fucking ridiculous electronic device
- FTTT
- from time to time
- FU
- fucked up
- FUBAB
- fucked up beyond all belief
- FUBAR
- fucked up beyond all reason/recognition/repair
- FUD
- fear, uncertainty and doubt
- FURTB
- full up ready to burst (about hard disk drives!)
- FWIW
- for what it's worth
- FY&TSYRIO
- fuck you and the sysop you rode in on
- FYA
- for your amusement
- FYDITM
- fuck you directly in the mouth
- FYI
- for your information
- G
- grin (as in <g>)
- GA
- go ahead
- GAFIA
- get away from it all
- GAL
- get a life
- gawd
- god
- gbh
- great back hug
- gbh&k
- great back hug & kiss
- gd&r
- grinning, ducking and running
- gd&rf
- grinning, ducking and running FAST!
- gd&rvvf
- grinning, ducking and running VERY VERY FAST!
- gd&w
- grinning, ducking and weaving
- GFC
- going for coffee
- GFR
- grim file reaper (pervasive data destroyer)
- GH
- getting hard (q.v. GW)
- GIGO
- garbage in, garbage out
- GIWIST
- gee, I wish I'd said that
- GLGH
- good luck and good hunting
- GMTA
- great minds think alike
- GOK
- god only knows
- gr&d
- grinning, running & ducking
- GRMBL
- grumble
- grrlz
- girls
- GTG
- got to go
- guvment
- government
- GW
- getting wet (q.v. GH)
- h
- hug
- HAB
- hot Asian babe
- HAND
- have a nice day
- hb
- hug back
- hh
- holding hands
- HHOJ
- ha ha only joking
- HHOK
- ha ha only kidding
- HHOS
- ha ha only serious
- HIWTH
- hate it when that happens
- HMOFG (HMFG)
- holy mother of fucking god
- HTH
- hope this helps
- HYCFAPMSFTJ
- honestly you couldn't find a person more suited for the job
- IAC
- in any case
- IAE
- in any event
- IANAL
- I am not a lawyer
- IAP
- it's a possibility
- IC
- I see
- ICBW
- I could be wrong
- IDGI
- I don't get it
- IDK
- I don't know
- IDM2M
- it doesn't matter to me
- IDTT
- I'll drink to that!
- IHTFP
- I have truly found paradise; I hate this fuckin' place
- IIRC
- if I recall correctly
- IITYWIMIWHTKY
- if I tell you what it means, I will have to kill you
- IITYWIMWYBMAD
- if I tell you what it means, will you buy me a drink?
- ILTNMMAMOTC.
- I'd like to nominate Mike Meyer as moderator
- ILY
- I love you
- IMAO
- in my arrogant opinion
- IMCO
- in my considered opinion
- IME
- in my experience
- IMHO
- in my humble opinion
- IMnerHO
- in my not even remotely humble opinion
- IMNSHO
- in my not so humble opinion
- IMO
- in my opinion
- IMOBO
- in my own biased opinion
- IMPE
- in my previous/personal experience
- IMVHO
- in my very humble opinion
- INAP
- it's not a possibility
- INPO
- in no particular order
- IOW
- in other words
- IRL
- in real life
- ISTR
- I seem to recall
- ISWYM
- I see what you mean
- IWBNI
- it would be nice if
- IYFEG
- insert your favorite ethnic group
- IYKWIM
- if you know what I mean
- IYKWIMAITYD
- if you know what I mean and I think you do
- IYTS
- if you think so
- J/K
- just kidding (can also stand for joking)
- J4F
- just for fun
- JASE
- just another system error
- JIC
- just in case
- JM2C
- just my 2 cents
- JS
- just smile
- JSNM
- just stark naked magic
- JTYWTK
- just thought you wanted to know
- K
- 1000 (like, 2K = 2000)
- k
- kiss
- kb
- kiss back
- kewl
- cool
- KISS
- keep it short and simple; keep it simple stupid
- KMYF
- kiss me you fool
- kotc
- kiss on the cheek
- l
- laugh
- L8R
- later
- LAB&TYD
- life's a bitch & then you die
- LAGNAF
- let's all get naked and fuck!
- LART
- luser attitude readjustment tool
- li
- laughing inside
- lis
- laughing in silence
- LLTA
- lots and lots of thunderous applause
- LMAO
- laughing my ass off
- lmbo
- laughing my butt off
- LMWIS
- lick me where I sweat
- LOL
- laughing out loud
- MfG
- Mit freundlichen Gruessen
- MHBFY
- my heart bleeds for you
- MHOTY
- my hat's off to you
- MLA
- multiple letter acronym
- MORF
- male or female
- MOTAS
- member of the appropriate sex
- MOTOS
- member of the opposite sex
- MOTSS
- member of the same sex
- MYOB
- mind your own business
- n case
- in case
- n/a
- not applicable
- NBL
- not bloody likely
- NC
- no comment
- NFW
- no fucking way
- NHOH
- never heard of him (her)
- NIFOC
- naked/nekkid in front of computer
- NIMBY
- not in my backyard
- NN2R
- no need to reply
- NRN
- no reply necessary
- NSS
- no shit, shylock
- NTP
- new topic, please
- NYCTMI
- now you come to mention it
- OBTW
- oh, by the way
- OIC
- oh, I see
- OK
- oll korrect
- OnJo
- only joking
- ONNA
- oh no, not again!
- OOI
- out of interest
- OOO
- out of office
- OOTB
- out of the box (brand new)
- OOTC
- obligatory on-topic comment
- OT
- off topic
- OTF
- on the floor
- OTOH
- on the other hand
- OTTH
- on the third hand
- PABG
- pack a big gun
- PCMCIA
- people can't memorize computer industry acronyms
- PCYLIHOONL
- please cross your legs, I have only one nail left
- PDA
- public display of affection
- PDQ
- pretty d**m(ed) quick(ly)
- PITA
- pain in the ass
- PLOKTA
- press lots of keys to abort
- PMBI
- pardon my butting in
- PMETC
- pardon me etc
- PMFBI
- pardon me for butting in
- PMFJI
- pardon me for jumping in
- PMJI
- pardon me, jumping in (when you interrupt a conversation)
- POETS
- piss of early tomorrows Saturday
- POSSLQ
- person of opposite sex sharing living quarters
- potc
- peck on the cheek
- POV
- point of view
- PTB
- powers that be
- R&D
- research and development
- R&P
- rape and pillage (excessive violence)
- RE
- regarding
- REHI
- hello again (re-Hi!)
- RFC
- request for comment
- RFD
- request for discussion
- RFP
- request for proposal
- RO(T)FL
- rolling on the floor laughing
- ROFLMAO
- rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
- ROTFLAHMS
- rolling on the floor laughing and holding my side
- ROTM
- right on the money
- RSN
- real soon now
- RTDox
- read the documentations
- RTFAQ
- read the FAQ
- RTFFAQ
- read the fucking FAQ
- RTFM
- read the fucking manual
- RTM
- read the manual
- RUMOF
- are you male or female?
- s
- smile
- S&D
- search and destroy
- sb
- smiles back
- SBD
- silent but deadly (fart) [Beavis & Butthead]
- SBD
- silent but deadly (fart) [George Carlin; also used by Beavis &
Butthead]
- SFAIAA
- so far as I am aware
- SFLA
- stupid four letter acronym
- SHIT
- sure happy it's thursday
- SHTSI
- somebody had to say it
- SIG
- special interest group
- SITD
- still in the dark
- SMO
- serious mode on
- SMOff
- serious mode off
- SMOP
- small matter of programming
- SNAFU
- situation normal, all fucked up
- SO
- significant other (e.g. boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, pet dog)
- SOB
- do you really need *me* to explain this one?
- SOHF
- sense of humor failure
- SOL
- shit outta luck
- SOS
- same old shit (or stuff)
- SPAM
- SPiced hAM. Hormel's canned meat
- SRE
- scully rational explanation
- SSDD
- same shit different day
- ST-TNG
- Star Trek, The Next Generation
- ST-TOS
- Star Trek, The Original Series
- STD
- severe tire damage (rows of spikes on road)
- STI/ST-TMP
- Star Trek, first movie/The Motion Picture
- STII/ST-WOK
- Star Trek, second movie/'Wrath of Khan'
- STIII/ST-SFS
- Star Trek, third movie/'Search for Spock'
- STIV/ST-TVH
- Star Trek, fourth movie/'The Voyage Home'
- STV/ST-TFF
- Star Trek, fifth movie/'The Final Frontier'
- STVI/ST-TUC
- Star Trek, sixth movie/'The Undiscovered Country'
- SW
- shareware
- SWAG
- scientific wild ass guess
- SWALK
- sealed with a loving kiss
- SWMBO
- she who must be obeyed
- SWWCFI
- so what, who cares, fuck it
- SYL
- see you later
- SYSOP
- SYStem OPerator, aka god
- T-P
- telepathy
- TAFN
- that's all for now
- TANJ
- there ain't no justice
- TANSTAAFL
- there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
- TARFU
- things are really fucked up
- TAZ
- temporary autonomous zone; mobile or transient location free of economic
and social interference by the state. [Hakim Bey]
- TBT
- talking by typing
- TCB
- trouble came back
- TDM
- too damn many
- TGIF
- thank god its friday
- THX
- thanks
- TIA
- thanks in advance
- TIATLG
- truly, I am the living god
- tic
- tongue in cheek
- TID
- thread is deteriorating (OT)
- TINALO
- this is not a legal opinion
- TINAR
- this is not a recomendation
- TLA
- three letter acronym
- TLG
- the living god
- TNKU
- thank you
- TNSTAAFL
- there's no such thing as a free lunch
- TNX
- thanks
- TNX 1.0E6
- thanks a million
- to go nookleer
- to explode
- TPTB
- the powers that be
- TRDMC
- tears running down my cheers
- tripdub
- www ("triple w")
- troo
- true
- TRSZ
- the red salamander zaruga
- TSJD
- Texas size jelly donut (official food of Texas sysops)
- TSR
- terminate and stay resident program
- TTBOMK
- to the best of my knowledge
- TTFN
- ta-ta for now
- TTL4N
- that's the lot for now
- TTUL
- talk (or type) to you later
- TTYL(8R)
- talk to you later
- TUC
- the ultimate chatlist!
- TWIMC
- to whom it may concern
- TYVM
- thank you very much
- UAE
- unrecoverable application error (bane of Windows' users!)
- UCE
- unsolicited commerical e-mail
- UST
- unresolved sexual tension [X-philes (fans)]
- veg
- very evil grin
- ves
- very evil smile
- vwg
- very wicked grin
- vws
- very wicked smile
- w
- wink
- w/
- with
- w/o
- without
- w3b
- www
- WDYT
- what do you think?
- WFM
- works for me
- wg
- wicked grin
- WIIWD
- what it is we do
- WIMP
- Windows, icons, mouse, pointing
- wirld
- world
- WOFTAM
- waste of flaming time and money
- WRT
- with regard (respect) ro
- WTF
- what the fuck
- WTF R U ?
- who the fuck are you?
- WTFDIK
- what the fuck do I know
- WTH
- what the hell
- WTHDTM
- what the hell does that mean
- WTLOB
- watch "the life of Brian"
- wuz
- was
- WWDWIIWD
- when we do what it is we do
- WYGIWYPF
- what you get is what you pay for
- WYMM
- will you marry me? (Currently restricted to alt.fan.pratchett AFAIK.)
- wymyn
- women
- WYSIAYG
- what you see is all you get
- WYSIWYG
- what you see is what you get
- Xtian
- christian
- YABA
- yet another bloody acronym
- YABSA
- yet another bloody stupid acronym
- YGWYPF
- you get what you pay for
- YKYBHTLW
- you know you've been hacking to long when
- YKYHBxTLW
- you know you have been x too long when (eg, YKYHBPDTLW - you know
you have been playing Doom too long when...)
- YMMV
- your mileage may vary
- YMMVG
- your mileage may vary greatly
- YWIA
- you're welcome in advance
© November 1998 - February 2015, Fedon Kadifeli.
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