Twitter is probably the only social media with a word limit of only 280 characters. In these 280 characters, users have to say what they want to say and at the same time, make sense to other users as well. For this purpose, Twitter abbreviations(acronyms) exist.
Useful Twitter Abbreviations(acronyms) for Business

Twitter abbreviations(acronyms) are odd mash-up of old-school chat room phrases, text slang, corporate buzz words, and common sense short forms.
There is nothing more embarrassing than finding out that the word you thought was a compliment in some other language was actually a drug reference or a product slang.
To save you from such embarrassments in the future, I have curated some of the most famous Twitter slang for you, and while it is not a comprehensive dictionary of all things Twitter, it will give you a basic idea.
Technical Twitter Abbreviations
There are many abbreviations used on twitter for referring the technical terms and are used often on the platform.

DM |
Direct message |
CT |
Cuttweet |
RT |
Retweet |
PRT |
Partial retweet |
MT |
Modified tweet |
PRT |
Please retweet |
HT |
Hat tip |
CC |
Carbon-copy |
CX |
Correction |

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Industry Twitter Acronyms
Industrial abbreviations are generally used for referring to the industrial terms in a conversation. They are very easy and catchy in nature and are hence used very commonly on the platform.

EM |
Email Marketing |
SEO |
Search Engine Optimization |
SROI |
Social Return on Investment |
SN |
Social Network |
YT |
YouTube |
UGC |
User-Generated Content |
SMO |
Social Media Optimization |
FB |
Facebook |
LI |
LinkedIn |
SM |
Social Media |
SMM |
Social Media Marketing |
EZine |
Electronic Magazine |

Conversational Twitter Abbreviations
These terms are very commonly used in the informal conversation for example.
# = start to a hashtag on Twitter

BGD |
Background |
CD9 |
Code 9, parents are around |
BTW |
By the way |
AB/ABT |
About |
DD |
Dear daughter |
AFAIK |
far as I know |
AYFKMWTS |
Are you f—ing kidding me with this s—? |
BR |
Best regards |
CHK |
Check |
CUL8R |
See you later |
DP |
used to mean “profile pic” |
FML |
F— my life |
FUBAR |
F—ed up beyond all repair (slang from the US Military) |
BBFN |
Bye for now |
FB |
Facebook |

B4 |
Before |
DS |
Dear son |
FF |
Follow Friday |
EMA |
Email address |
DYK |
you know, Do you know |
F2F /FTF |
Face to face |
FB |
Facebook, F— buddy |
HAGN |
Have a good night |
DF |
Dear fiancé |

DAM |
Don’t annoy me |
FFS |
For F—‘s Sake |
EM/EML |
Email |
FOTD |
Find of the day |
FTW |
For the win, F— the world |
FWIW |
For what it’s worth |
HTH |
Hope that helps |
GMAFB |
Give me a f—ing break |

HAND |
Have a nice day |
ICYMI |
In case you missed it |
GTFOOH |
Get the f— out of here |
GTS |
Guess the song |
HOTD |
Headline of the day |
IIRC |
If I remember correctly |
KYSO |
Knock your socks off |
KK |
Kewl kewl, or ok, got it |
HT |
Head through |

IC |
I see |
IDK |
I don’t know |
LHH |
hella hard (a stronger version of LOL) |
ZOMG |
OMG to the max |
IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
NFW |
No f—ing way |
ORLY |
Oh, really? |
YOYO |
You’re on your own |

IWSN |
I want sex now |
LMAO |
Laughing my ass off |
IRL |
In real life |
JK |
Just kidding, joke |
JV |
Joint venture |
LO |
Little One (child) |
LOL |
Laugh out loud |
MM |
Music Monday |
LMK |
Let me know |

JSYK |
Just so you know |
NSW |
Not safe work |
NSFW |
Not safe for work |
MRJN |
Marijuana |
OH |
Overheard |
MIRL |
Meet in real life |
NCT |
Nobody cares, though |
RLRT |
Real-life re-tweet, a close cousin to OH |
NBD |
No big deal |
NJoy |
Enjoy |
OMFG |
Oh my f—ing God |
PNP |
Party and Play (drugs and sex) |
QOTD |
quote of the day |
RE |
In reply to, in regards to |

SFW |
Safe for work |
RLRT |
Real-life re-tweet, a close cousin to OH |
OOMF |
One of my friends/followers |
NTS |
Note to self |
RTFM |
Read the f—ing manual |
SNAFU |
Situation normal, all f—ed up (slang from the US Military) |
RLRT |
Real-life re-tweet, a close cousin to OH |
SMH |
Shaking my head |
STFW |
Search the f—ing web! |
TFTT |
Thanks for this tweet |
SOB |
Son of a B—- |
TFTF |
Thanks for the follow |
SO |
Significant Other |
RTQ |
Significant Other |

TJ |
Tweetjack, or joining a conversation belatedly to contribute to a tangent |
TY |
Thank you |
SRS |
Serious |
SMDH |
Shaking my damn head, SMH, only more so |
STF |
Shut the f— |
STFU |
Shut the f— up! |
TL |
Timeline |
TYIA |
Thank you in advance |
TT |
Trending topic |
W or W/ |
With |
TLDR/TL;DR |
Too long didn’t read |
TMB |
Tweet me back |
TYVW |
Thank you very much |

WTV |
Whatever |
YMMV |
Your mileage may vary |
YW |
You’re welcome |
YKYAT |
You know you’re addicted to |
W/E or WE |
Whatever or weekend |
TYT |
Take your time |
YKWIM |
You know what I mean |
YOLO |
You only live once |
YGTR |
You got that right |

LI |
LinkedIn |
IMO |
In My Opinion |
To/Too/Two |
Short way to say “to”, “too”, or “two” that conserves characters |
PPL |
People |
RE |
Reply |
S/O |
Shout Out |
<3 |
Love |
G+ |
Google + |
IG |
Instagram |
BRB |
Be Right Back |

CMV |
Change My View |
ELI5 |
Explain It To Me Like I’m Five |
FBF |
Flashback Friday |
OC |
Original Content |
TFW |
That Feeling When |
WBW |
Way Back Wednesday |
WCW |
Woman Crush Wednesday |
ETA |
Estimated Time Of Arrival |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
MoM |
Month over month |
SMART |
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely |
SMP |
Social media Platform |
Common Hashtags and Chats
- #BrandChat = private chat about branding
- #FB = The user is sending this post to Facebook
- #CMGR = Community Manager topic chat
- #CMAD = Community Manager Appreciation Day
- #in = the user is sending this post to LinkedIn
- #LI = This user is sending this post to LinkedIn
- #SMManners = Social media manners chat
- #Mmchat = Marketing and social media chat
- #FF = Short way of saying Follow Friday, or a recommendation that others follow the user
- #SMOchat = Social Media Optimization chat lead by Stanza
- #SocialMedia = an all-inclusive chat for subjects big and small in the subject of Social Media
- #SMMeasure = For discussion of analytics and measurement, lead by MarketWire and Sysomos
- #Pinchat = a chat for maximizing Pinterest use
- #SocialChat = Social media chat lead by SocialParle.
- #LinkedInChat = For general use questions and questions about marketing/self-promotion on LinkedIn
In Conclusion
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