You get a text that just says "tmb" and nothing else. No context, no punctuation. If you're not sure whether to reply right away or ignore it, you're not alone.…

Someone sends you "myf" out of nowhere and there's no obvious way to look it up in your head the way you could with "lol" or "brb." That's because MYF…

You send a message, wait for a reply, and all you get back is "hm." No emoji, no follow-up, nothing. It's one of the shortest replies in texting, and also…

RQ is one of those short texting terms that looks simple until it shows up somewhere unexpected, like a gaming chat or a research paper, and suddenly the letters don't…

MHM is one of the shortest replies in texting, and one of the easiest to misread. It shows up in chats, comments, and captions constantly, but the same three letters…

A friend asks if you want to grab dinner at 6 or 7, and the reply comes back: "idm." No explanation, no follow-up, just three letters. IDM is one of…

ETA is one of the most practical texting abbreviations out there, and unlike a lot of internet slang, its meaning almost never shifts depending on tone or platform. Still, it…

"RS" is one of those short texting terms that's easy to skim past without really knowing what it means. It shows up in replies, comments, and captions across nearly every…

Getting a text that just says "ihy" can land two completely different ways depending on who sent it and what just happened. It might be a real expression of anger,…

If you got a text that just said "DPMO" and had no idea what it meant, you are not alone. It is a newer four letter abbreviation that has started…