Acronimul este un cuvânt „inventat” prin simplificare extremă (de obicei prin abreviere) a expresiei des folosită la „ceva” ușor de pronunțat, preferabil o invenție lexicală monosilabică sau disilabică, silabe ce trebuie să conțină atât vocale cât și consoane, conform Wikipedia.

Trăim în secolul vitezei şi comunicăm în viteză. Acronime ca LOL, OMG şi FYI sunt foarte des folosite pe internet. Sunt atât de populare încât în luna martie a acestui an aceste abrevieri au fost recunoscute oficial de lingviştii englezi şi incluse în celebrul dicţionar Oxford.Lingviştii englezi au considerat că frecvenţa utilizării acronimelor e un criteriu suficient de puternic pentru ca ele să fie introduse în dicţionar.

Potrivit pcmag.com, OMG a fost folosit pentru prima dată în 1917, FYI în 1941 iar LOL, folosit cu sensul de "little old lady", în 1960.

LOL înseamnă "laughing out loud", folosit pentru a exprima hohote de râs. OMG este prescurtarea de la "Oh my God" (O, Doamne) iar FYI înseamnă "For Your Information" sau "For Your Interest" ("Pentru informarea ta", "Pentru interesul tău").

Iată cele mai folosite acronime de internauţi

•    BRB: Be right back
•    FWIW: For what it’s worth
•    HTH: Hope that helps
•    IDK/IDEK: I don’t know/I don’t even know
•    IIRC: If I recall correctly
•    IMO/IMHO/JMHO: In my opinion/In my humble opinion/Just my humble opinion
•    KWYM/KWIM: Know what you mean/know what I mean
•    OTOH: On the other hand
•    TMI: Too much information
•    TIA: Thanks in advance
•    TTYL: Talk to you later
•    WTG: Way to go
•    GPOY: Gratuitous picture of yourself – “I’m posting a picture of myself and feigning modesty,” or, “This image hilariously represents my current state of being.”
•    TL;DR: Too long; didn’t read – “I have a short attention span,” or, “You are long-winded.”
•    IRL: in real life – That pesky time one has to spend away from the computer.
•    PM: Private message
•    QFT: Quoted for truth – “What you said is important and I don’t want it to get lost in the ensuing conversation.”


•    NSFW: Not safe for work – probably porn. Be careful what you click.
•    FIFY: Fixed it for you – “Here, I changed your words into something sarcastic.”
•    IANAL: I am not a lawyer – “And I didn’t read this acronym out loud before using it.”
•    LMAO: Laughing my ass off
•    ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
•    ROFLMAO: Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
•    BAMF: Badass mother fucker
•    FML: Fuck my life
•    GTFO: Get the fuck out
•    OMG/OMFG: Oh my (fucking) god
•    PITA: Pain in the ass
•    STFU: Shut the fuck up
•    WTF: What the fuck
•    PDQ: Pretty damn quick
•    FUBAR: Fucked/fouled up beyond all recognition/any repair/all reason
•    SNAFU: Situation normal, all fucked/fouled up
•    AWOL: Away without leave
•    HUMMER/HUMVEE: Highly mobile multipurpose wheeled vehicle
•    KISS: Keep it simple, stupid
•    MIA: Missing in action
•    LASER: Light amplification by simulated emission of radiation
•    RADAR: Radio detection and ranging
•    SCUBA: Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
•    BRAT diet: Cure for upset stomach – bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast 


•    DNR: Do not resuscitate 


•    RICE: Cure for a sprained ankle – rest, ice, compression, and elevation


•    SBI: Something bad inside

•    AHF: Acute hissy fit


•    ATFO: Asked to fuck off


•    CBT: Chronic biscuit toxicity – the patient is greatly overweight
•    CTD: Circling the drain – death is imminent

•    CYA: Cover your ass – an unnecessary procedure/prescription done to avoid lawsuits


•    DPS: Dumb parent syndrome
•    DPS: Damage per second
•    OOP: Out of power
•    RPG: Role playing game
•    RTFM: Read the fucking manual
•    WPA: Well played all
•    BCP: Birth control pills
•    BD: Baby dancing, aka sex, aka the first dumbest abbreviation on the internet ever
•    BFP/BFN: Big fat positive/negative (on a HPT)


•    DTD: Do the deed 


•    EDD: Estimated due date (of a pregnancy)


•    HPT: Home pregnancy test
•    NAK: Nursing at keyboard


•    OTL: Open to life, aka not TTC, aka the third stupidest acronym on the internet
•    SAHM/SAHD: Stay at home mom/dad
•    TTC: Trying to conceive

•    DIY: Do it yourself
•    FART: Fabric acquisition road trip
•    KIP: Knitting in public
•    SNB: Stitch ‘n’ bitch
•    OOAK: One of a kind
•    SWHW$#%&@: Something went horribly wrong
•    WOMBAT: Waste of money, brains, and time
•    ARC: Advanced reader copy
•    HEA: Happily ever after
•    NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month
•    SASE: Self-addressed stamped envelope
•    SNI: Shiny new idea
•    WIP: Work in progress
•    AU: Alternate universe
•    BNF: Big name fan
•    OOC: Out of character
•    PWP: Pornography without plot, or “plot? What plot?”
•    BFR: Big fucking rock
•    CBS: Cold butt syndrome
•    GORP: Good old raisins and peanuts or granola, oats, raisins, and peanuts
•    MUDS: Mindless ups and downs, as in a hiking trail
•    MYOG: Make your own gear
•    DNF: Did not finish
•    DQ: Disqualified
•    FTW: For the win