| NA | Not applicable |
| N | No |
| N/A | Not applicable |
| N/T | No text |
| NOOB | Newbie |
| N1 | Nice one; No one |
| N2M | Not too much; Not to mention |
| NADT | Not a damn thing |
| NATO | No action, talk only |
| NAZ | Name, address and Zip |
| NB | Never been |
| NBD | No big deal |
| NBFAB | Not bad for a beginner |
| NBIF | No basis in fact |
| NBS | No bull ---- |
| NC | Nice crib |
| NCG | New college graduate |
| NCNS | No call no show |
| ND | No deal |
| NE | Any |
| NE1 | Anyone |
| NE1H | Anyone here? |
| NEWS | North, East, West, South |
| NFI | No freakin idea |
| NFM | Not for me |
| NFS | Network files system |
| NFS | Not for sale |
| NHOM | Never heard of him/her |
| NIGI | Now I get it |
| NIM | No internal message |
| NIMJD | Not in my job description |
| NIMQ | Not in my queue |
| NIMY | Never in a million years |
| NINO | No input, no output |
| NISM | Need I say more? |
| NITL | Not in this lifetime |
| NIYWD | Not in your wildest dreams |
| NM | Never mind |
| NM | Nothing much |
| NM | Nice move |
| NMH | Not much here |
| NMU | Not much, you? |
| NME | Enemy |
| NMH | Not much here |
| NMP | Not my problem |
| NMTE | Now more than ever |
| NMU | Not much, you? |
| NN | No need; Not now |
| NNR | Need not respond |
| NNWW | Nudge, nudge, wink, wink |
| NO | Not online |
| NOA | Not online anymore |
| NOFI | No offence intended |
| NOYM | None of your business |
| NP | No problem |
| NQA | No questions asked |
| NR | No reason |
| NR | Not really |
| NRN | No reply necessary |
| NSA | No strings attached |
| NT | Next time |
| NT | Not there |
| NTA | Not this again |
| NTH | Nothing |
| NTIM | Not that it matters |
| NTK | Nice to know |
| NTM | Not that much |
| NTMU | Nice to meet you |
| NTW | Not to worry |
| NUB | New person to game |
| NUFF | Enough |
| NUFFS | Enough said |
| NVM | Never mind |
| NVR | Never |
| NVNG | Nothing ventured, nothing gained |
| NW | No way |
| NWO | No way out |
| NWOT | New without tags |
| NWR | Not work related |
| NWT | New with tags |
| NYC | Not your concern |
Background |
| Author: R. Strucel. This reference was created for Globalrph to help translate occasional texting codes that appear sporadically in correspondence from friends, colleagues, and other professionals. At least once a month I receive messages from younger professionals that are difficult to decipher based on the presence of several texting shorthand abbreviations. I had the author create two separate versions. The primary version simply lists the acronym followed by the definition. The alternative version lists the phrase / translation first and the texting code that represents the phrase. |
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VERSION 1: Texting acronym followed by the translation
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