Finding it hard to keep up with Twitter abbreviations? Here's a handy guideJan 3(AZINS) Twitter can be a great platform to have an interesting conversation and gathering information when you know how to manipulate the 140 character space at your disposal.

The limit of characters to be used challenges people and that's when the abbreviations come to rescue. Not to mention that if you don't know the meaning of these short forms, you might find yourself struggling to understand the conversation.

Twitter abbreviations make Twitter lingo. So to avoid looking like a goof, here is a list to help you know what these abbreviations mean -

AFAIK - As far as I know
BTW - By the way
CC - Carbon-copy. Just like your regular emails
CD9 - Code 9, parents are around
CUL8R - See you later
DP - Your profile picture
DYK - Did you know, Do you know
FF - Follow Friday. To promote Twitter accounts you'd like your followers to follow. Done on Friday, obviously!
FFS - For F---‘s Sake
FML - F--- my life
FTW - For the win, F--- the world
HT - Hat tip. This is a way of attributing a link to another Twitter user
ICYMI - In case you missed it. Nice way to retweet your own tweets
IDK - I don't know
IIRC - If I remember correctly
IMHO - In my humble/honest opinion
IRL - In real life
JK - Just kidding
KYSO - Knock your socks off
LHH - Laugh hella hard
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
NBD - No big deal
NSFW - Not safe for workNTS = Note to self
ORLY - Oh, really?
QOTD - quote of the day
SFW - Safe for work
SMH - Shaking my head
STFU - Shut the f--- up!
STFW - Search the f---ing web!
TL - Timeline
TLDR/TL;DR  - Too long, didn’t read
YOLO - You only live once
YOYO - You're on your own
ZOMG - OMG to the max