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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 2: Phrases followed by Texting Code

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B

Based on my experience BME
Back B
Back and forth B&F
Back at keyboard BAK
Back at you B@U
Back at you BAY
Back in 5 BI5
Back in the day BITD
Back off buddy BOB
Back on topic BOT
Back the ---- off BTFO
Back to the top or bump to the top BTTT
Back to work B2W
Bad --- BA
Bait B8
Banned B&
Barbeque BBQ
Basic in, basic out BIBO
Basic intelligence BI
Basis in fact BIF
Bathroom or bedroom BR
Be B
Be back BB
Be back in a bit BBIAB
Be back in a few BBIAF
Be back in a minute BBIAM
Be back in a sec BBBIAS
Be back in a while BBIAW
Be back later BBL
Be back soon BBS
Be back sooner or later BBSL
Be back tomorrow BBT
Be cool BC
Be good BG
Be good to me BG2M
Be home late BHL8
Be on the look out BOLO
Be quiet SHHH
Be right back BRB
Be right back, nature calls BRBNC
Be right here BRH
Be right there BRT
Be seeing you BCNU
Be there or it's your --- BTOIYA
Because B/C
Because BC
Because BCOZ
Because CUZ
Been there, done that BTDT
Before B4
Before I forget BIF
Before you B4U
Before you know it B4YKI
Believe it or not BION
Believe it or not BON
Best friend BF
Best friend at work BFAW
Best friends for life BFFL
Best friends forever BFF
Best of luck BOL
Best wishes BW
Better known as BKA
Better luck next time BLNT
Better safe than sorry BSTS
Better than nothing BTN
Better you than me BYTM
Between B/W
Between me and you BM&Y
Big --- smile BAS
Big bad challenge BBC
Big beautiful woman BBW
Big company, big school BCBS
Big damn number BDN
Big deal BD
Big evil grin BEG
Big freakin deal BFD
Big grin BG
Big hearted girl BHG
Big hearted guy BHG
Big kiss :-X
Big man on campus BMOC
Big person little mind BPLM
Big smile BS
Big smile and a wink BSAAW
Bigger heart or more love <33
Birthday BDAY
Blackberry BLKBRY
Blow it out your nose BIOYN
Blue screen of death BSOD
Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel BBFBBM
Body odor BO
Bored BRD
Bored beyond belief BBB
Bored out of my skull BOOMS
Bored to death BTD
Born to be wild B2BW
Boss is back BIB
Boss is listening BIL
Boss is watching B9
Boyfriend B/F
Brain strain BS
Breathing a sigh of relief BASOR
Bring it on BIO
Bring your own Advil BYOA
Bring your own bottle BYOB
Bring your own computer BYOC
Bring your own wine BYOW
Broken heart </3
Brother-in-law BIL
Bug off BO
Bull ---- BS
Bulletin board service BBS
Bum -------- Egypt; middle of nowhere BFE
Bursting with laughter BWL
Business as usual BAU
Busting a gut BAG
Busy BZ
Busy daydreaming back in 5 minutes BDBI5M
But in the meantime BITMT
But of course there are always exceptions BOCTAAE
But on the other hand BOTOH
But seriously folks BSF
But wait, there's more BWTM
But what do I know BWDIK
But you knew that BYKT
By myself BMS
By the way BTW
Bye for now B4N
Bye for now BFN
Bye-bye 88
Bye-bye BIBI
Bye-bye for now BB4N
Bye-bye now BBN
Bye-bye, be good BBBG

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