Most Used Abbreviations in English

When you start living in an English speaking country you realize that abbreviations are very common, at the beginning it seems a bit weird as in other languages they are not that common, but then you see their potential because they save a fairly amount of time.

Next is shown a list with the most used abbreviations in English. These abbreviations are sorted alphabetically and presented in a table with three columns: the actual abbreviation, its meaning in English and an example to see the context where it’s used.

Table 1: English Abbreviations

Abrev.	Meaning	Example of use
AFAIK	As Far As I Know	AFAIK there is no problem at all
AKA	Also Known As	She’s Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh
ASAP	As Soon As Possible	This needs to be done asap
BBL	Be Back Later	Now you have to wait, he’ll BBL
BRB	Be Right Back	One sec, I’ll BRB
BTW	By The Way	That’s really good news. BTW, she also finishes her studies
COB	Close Of Business	We need to finish this requirement by COB
DIY	Do It Yourself	If you want anything to happen you have to DIY!
FYI	For Your Information	Commonly used in the emails and when you forward a message to another person. FYI, original message
IDK	I Don’t Know	I’m sorry, IDK
IMO	In My Opinion	IMO, you’re wrong
LOL	Lots Of Laughs	Lol, that was really funny
NIM	Not In the Mood	I’m NIM to go out tonight
NP	No Problem	No problem at all, it was my pleasure
OMG	Oh My God	OMG! Isn’t that Cristiano Ronaldo?
TBA	To Be Announced	Prize for the winner is TBA!
TBC	To Be Confirmed	That is still TBC
TBD	To Be Defined	The room is yet TBD
UFO	Unidentified Flying Object	He believes he saw an UFO last night
VIP	Very Important Person	That’s the VIP area for the club
WTF	What the f**k?	WTF are you talking about man?

Do you know any other that is not mentioned above?

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