| ^RS | Up yours |
| U | You |
| U2 | You too |
| UAD | Under age drinking |
| UB2M | You belong to me |
| UCMU | You crack me up |
| UCWAP | Up a creek without a paddle |
| UDI | Unidentified drinking injury |
| UDM | You da man |
| UDS | Ugly domestic situation |
| UFN | Until further notice |
| UG2BK | You've got to be kidding |
| UGC | User generated content |
| UKTR | You know that's right |
| UL | Upload |
| U L | You will |
| UNTCO | You need to chill out |
| UOK | Are you okay? |
| UPOD | Under promise over deliver |
| UR | You are |
| UR | Your |
| UR2K | You are too kind |
| URGR8 | You are great |
| URSAI | You are such an idiot |
| URTM | You are the man |
| URW | You are welcome |
| UT2L | You take too long |
| UTM | You tell me |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UW | You're welcome |
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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