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# This Quiz Tests Your Internet Abbrev. Knowledge

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by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Mar 24, 2014 5:30 PM UTC

by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Mar 24, 2014 5:30 PM UTC

Some people speak in a foreign language made up entirely of acronyms, while others think FML might be shorthand for female. Luckily [WPromote](http://www.wpromote.com/seo/infographics) published a helpful quiz to [Visual.ly](http://Visual.ly) to test where you fall on the [internet abbreviation spectrum:](http://visual.ly/whats-your-acronym-iq)

Explore more [infographics](http://visual.ly) like this one on the web’s largest information design community – [Visually](http://visual.ly).

**OMG**: oh my god, **BRB**: be right back, **LOL:** laugh out loud, **TTYL:** talk to you later, **JK:** just kidding, **NP:** no problem, **LMFAO:** laughing my f\*\*\*\*\*\* a\*\* off, **WTF:** what the f\*\*\*, **POV:** point of view, **TMI:** too much information, **EOD:** end of day, **DL:** down low, **FML:** f\*\*\* my life, **MILF:** mom I’d like to f\*\*\*, **DND:** do not disturb, **ROFL:** rolling on floor laughing, **LMK**: let me know, **IMHO:** in my humble opinion, **GMAB:** give me a break, **AFK:** away from keyboard, **TCB:** taking care (of) business, **TYVM:** thank you very much, **SMH:** shake my head, **EAD:** eat a d\*\*\*, **WOW:** world of warcraft, **HTML:** hypertext markup language, **LAMP:** Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl (or look at me post), **MMS:** multimedia messaging service, **CSS:** counter-strike: source, **WYSIWYG:** what you see is what you get, **MMORPG:** massive multi-player role-playing game, **LARP:** live action role play, **ASL:** age sex location, **WYWH:** wish you were here, **GNOC:** get nude on cam, **MOS:** member (of the) opposite sex, **FTF:** first to find, **BTDT:** been there done that, **FBTW:** fine be that way, **LAB:** life’s a bitch

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