This is some more basic Twitter lingo & abbreviations.
Tweet - a message of no more than 140 characters sometimes referred to as a micro blog post or instant message
Twitter Message Commands
@username = Reply to (ex @StampThings - sends a reply to me)
D @username = Direct message - you will need to be a follower of the person you are Direct Messaging & them a follower of you.
DM @username = Direct Message
PRT = Partial Retweet or Please Retweet
RT = Retweet
Common Instant Message Abreviations & Twitterisms
? = I have a question
1 = one, won
2 = to, too, two
4ward = forward
4 = for, four
abt = about
ab = about
b/c because
b4 = before
BFN = bye for enow
bgd = background
BTW sort { |a, b| }By The Way
CelebrityTweet = A tweet by a Celebrity.
chk = check
cld = could
clk = click
da = the
deets = details
Eml = email
Em = email
fab = fabulous
fave = favorite
fav = favorite
FB = Facebook
Followers = Twitter members that follow your updates
FTF = Face to Face
FTL = For the Loss or For the Lose
FTW = For the Win
fwd = forward
FYI = for your information
GMTA = Great minds think a like
GJ = Good job
GR8 = great
Hashtag = Adding categorical metadata to your tweets by using the # tag such as #sewing
HTH = Hope that helps
IC = I see
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IM = Instant Message
IOW = In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
itz = it is
J4F = Just for fun
JK j/k = just kidding
JSYK = just so you know
JV = Joint Venture
kewl = cool
K = okay
L8er = later
L8 = late
LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off
LMAO = Laughing my ass off
lmk = let me know
LMK Let Me Know
LOL = laught out loud
LOLV = Lots of Love
mil = million
mistweet = A tweet that was sent in error or that one later regrets.
njoy = enjoy
NP = Not a Problem
NW = No Worries
Nudge + user name = A Twitter command used to remind a Friend to update their Twitter status or be active on Twitter.
OH = overheard
OMG = oh my god or oh my gosh
peeps = people
plz = please
pple = people
PPL = People
props = proper respect
PWN = Own
ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing
RU? = are you?
R = are
shld = should
thx tx = thanks
TIA = thanks in advance
TMI = too much information
ttyl = talk to you later
ttys = talk to you soon
Twead = To read a tweet.
Tweeting = The act of posting on Twitter.
Tweetin = When a group of Twitter users agree to get together at a set time to twitter.
Tweets = Posts on Twitter by Twitter members.
Tweet = Twitter updates
Twerminology = Twitter terminology
Twibe - A group on twitter
Twitterati = The elite members or A-list members of Twitter that everyone wants to follow and be followed by.
Twollower = Twitter + Follower
TYT = Take your time.
TYVM = Thank you very much.
TY = Thanks
u’ve = for you have
ur = your
U = you.
V2V = voice to voice (chatting on the phone)
W or w/ = with
wld = would
wOOt! = an expression of joy or excitement.
wor = Work of art
woz = was
wtf = what the f***
wth = what the heck
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
yr = your
YVW = you’re very welcome
YW = you’re welcome
YVW = you’re very welcome
Now that you have a twitter lingo down, Go Tweet something!
Don't forget to Follow Stampthings.
LOLv - Lots of Love



















