Newbies

Chat Room Expressions
Here's a helpful list of those cute little Acronyms folks use in chat rooms. They were designed to convey the most meaning in the least amount of space. The list will never be complete as people are very resourceful and invent new codes and expressions nearly every day. But I thought it would nice to include some of the most common and easily reccognized. One last note: When visiting URLs (Web Sites) it a common courtesy to sign the Guest Books to let the owner know of your visit and offer your comments, praise, or suggestions. So don't just visit without leaving your mark. Lower case letters are used in chat almost always, "CAPS" are considered as yelling.
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Chat Room Expressions

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laughing out loud
laughing so hard, i peed in my pants
long time no see
member of the appropiate sex
member of the opposite sex
member of the same sex
mind your own business
no problem
no response necessary
on the other hand
oh, i see
oh my goodness
pardon my jumping in
peed in my pants (attched to other)
rolling on floor
rolling on floor laughing
rof, laughing out loud
real soon now, (sarcastic / never)
significant other
so sorry
the powers that be
ta ta for now
thank you
who pulled your string
what you see is what you get
you're welcome

Have respect for others and have fun chatting.

left handed
pursing their lips
nk[
a robot
sunglasses on head
normal glasses
horn-rimmed glasses
little girl (bow in hair)
big girl
bearer of a mustache
wearer of lipstick
wearing a toupee
wearing a toupee in an updraft
Count Dracula
speaking with forked tongue
shouting with forked tongue
tight-lipped
an angel
incoherent statement
tongue tied
has hairy lips / beard
Pope or Clergy
dropped jaw
a chef
(covering mouth with hand)

A burning candle
A doused candle

Vampire
buck toothed vampire
buck toothed vampire w/ tooth missing
Uncle Sam
Reagan
staring at screen too long
just made a wry statement
just ate something sour
drooling or overbite
crying
happy, s/he is crying
winking
broken nose
smoker
smokes a pipe
from Ivy League school
wearing a Santa hat
yawning
asleep
shaved eyebrow off
Ham radio operator
Pirate
Sad Chinese
Chinese
wearing a turban
smiley face
licking lips
wearing a walkman

Not all symbols and acronyms are used in all Chat Rooms
Use "* *" in Guest Books instead of "< >"

Thanks to: Stephen Luquette (fellow member) of
The Solo Parents Network
for providing the less common symbols