It’s been brought to my attention that some of my older readers don’t understand my use of abbreves. It’s supes depressing and awk that you can’t understand what I’m I’m trying to say. But it’s kind of presh that you don’t get my lingo. I’m sure you’re totes jels that I can speak a more evolved version of the English language than you. I’ll defs help you figure out what I’m saying. The words will become pretty obvi if you just sound them out. You might feel self conscious and think you’ll sound ridic saying them out loud, but I can assure you that people will think you’re adorbs. Or just cray.
Key:
Abbreves = Abbreviations
Supes = Super
Awk =Awkward
Presh = Precious
Totes = Totally
Jels = Jealous
Defs = Definitely
Obvi = Obvious
Ridic = Ridiculous
Adorbs = Adorable
Cray = Crazy
Other common abbreves:
Pop (or pops) = Popular
Ushe = Usual (this one I don’t use too often because when you sound out the word phonetically, it doesn’t really work.)
Rando = Random
Gorge = Gorgeous
Stupes = Stupid
Whatev = Whatever
Fave = Favorite
Coze = Cozy
Delish = Delicious
Clev = Clever
Beaut(e) = Beauty/Beautiful
Vaycay = Vacation
Prob = Problem
That’s just a little sampling of what you should’ve been able to fig out on your own. You can make an abbreve out of anything. ANYTHING. My fave thing to abbreve are movie titles. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo became Girl with the Drag Tat. Les Miserables famously became Les Mis. My family’s personal fave abbreve that I created was for the movie Charlie St. Cloud which I shortened to C St. C. I can’t forget Boys Don’t Cry which got abbreved to B Don’t C. When you make abbreves you’re life becomes lighter and happier. Trust.
Lily In Canada 
OH THANK GOD!!! I was so confused. Signed, Born in 1971
I like “natch” for “naturally.”
I like that one too! Good one!
Hahaha glad I could shed some light on the subject! ’71 is young and happenin’!
They say 40 is the new 20. MOVE OVER!!!
Oo gurl you know it!
well, I could use a liter and hpier life
Hahah there you go! I totes know what you mean!
you give good lessons
Aww thank ya!
My and my sisters (not that we think we’re the kardashians or anything…) have started using kardashian vocab – bible = telling the truth
Beyatch = use instead of name ‘hey beyatch’
All we got for now but it’s totes ridic how fun it is – bible!
Erin, I totes know what you’re talking about! I think it’s hilar when they say bible and beyatch. Sometimes I type it like biotch or biatch. Haha
O yea that totes makes more sense – we’re so cray ha
Haha that’s funny your wrote about this topic today as just this very morning my bf who is the ripe young age of 50 (i’m 8 yrs younger) asked me what “keep it on the downlo” meant,,,at first I thought he was joking but when those big brown eyes just stared back at me, I just broke down and told him. Then as he was driving me home, he started abbreviating everything like BNT= Better Not Tell,,or IKYA= I’ll kick your ass.
I think I created a monster!
Ooooppsss I just realized I told his secret,,guess I’m gonna get a ass kicking #kinky,,,def not gonna explain twitter to my man.
Hahah I love that he couldn’t figure out what “keep it on the downlo” meant. I love explaining words and new lingo to people that just don’t understand. It gives me a sense of power in a messed up way. Like I’m enlightening them on a whole new world.
Lol explaining twitter is too tough..you either get it or ya don’t!
You weren’t referring to me, were you, Lily?
I’m pretty old…
Defs not. I think you pretty much catch my drift. You get me!
How can supes be an abbrev for super if they have the same amt of lets
Good point John Phillie. I guess I was just clarifying with that one. Double points for making your own abbreves!
Phillie q. Do points count.
No, but you have points now so you better use them wisely.
(I don’t know what I’m saying.)
I thk I no. Scary.
Ushe is one of my favorite things to say! But SO hard to write! I’ve tried: Uze, ushze, etc. It’s supe tuff.
Supes tuff! One of our life struggles for sure. Well, if you use the world ushze, I’ll totes know what you’re talking about!
Rando Fave post of the day. Thanks for the enlightenment.
Thanks Jonathan! You defs have good taste in posts!
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haha! I’m happy you did this post and I know Harper will be to, if and when he finds it.
When I use these abbreves my life does feel happier and more manageable. It’s like your saying to the world, “Hey, lighten up, don’t be so formal.” Totes fun.
Lol don’t worry so much lil momma, he’ll find it. Yeah, abbreves are a way more relaxed way of livin’ life. Totes fun! I’m glad you get it!
What???? What???? Did someone mention my name? Sorry, I could not get through the post. Too many misspellings. I know, absolutely know, this post was not for me! I dig the lingo, girlio. I am the cat’s meow. I’m hip like a beatnik. I can abbreviate with the best of them. I know the ZIP in ZIP Code means zoning improvement plan, but you’ll never catch me saying it. I say ZIP Code! I’m down with it. I can even do that thing with my fingers to make a heart. So I know Li that you weren’t writing about Harp Faulk, because Harp Faulk was cool before cool was cool. Ice is jealous in my presence. HF
Everything you just said makes you the opposite of cool. And they’re not misspellings if I intended them to be spelled that way. It’s not my fault you’re a square and can’t jive with the best of us. Listen Harpsichord, if you ever want to be in with the in-crowd, you have to pick up this vocab.
I was definitely writing about you. And yes, I called you old.
Is there something wrong with just saying the normal word?
No not at all, but it’s more fun to say shortened forms. They just make me gig (giggle).
I need my daughter to create a list like this. I doubt if she’ll comp. She says she has too much history to stud. She uses Les Mis, too.
Les Mis is probably the most famous abbreve of all time. It’s a good one. Rolls right off the tongue. Maybe because it’s French?
Stud is a good one! And comp! Bonus points for getting creative! š
Li. (Breves for “like.”)
lol breves.
Li is a good one. Thanks Ros Mur.
The new opening line to Moby Dick: “Call me Ish.”
Lol!
“It was the b of times, it was the w of times.”
Ha! A+
I’m fifty. I appresh.
Dude, you’re my mom’s age! Twinsies. Glad you appresh! š
Ahahahaha! I know!
I’ve noticed I’ve been using more and more abbreves recently, even at work, down the phone “This is totes fixed for you now”
Or when some woman at work pointed out how slim this other girl was getting, “Probs on smack”
It’s just the way forward.
LOL “this is totes fixed for you now.” Love it. Customers probs appreciate it because they feel like you’re really opening up to them. It’s the way of the future for sure.
I spose brevs are for twitter and/or texting. Is it really fun, Lily, or just easier than using a dictionary? I have no probs w/dic though prefer to use phone, I will get by with a little help from my friends (like you) who teach ’bout new talk. Thnx!
Totes fun AND easier than using a dic. Glad I could help convert you into the world of abbreves. But yes, I def agree that it spawned from twitter and txting. Welx!
I like the way some abbreviations aren’t that much shorter. Rando? Coze? š
But good thing you spread the word. Or, the abbreve…
Lol I know. It doesn’t make much sense, but it just works! Coze is a fave of mine š
Defs–do you think Belgians will adapt to using abbreves?
Sure! We’re obvs very fab and stuff- we’ll do it ;).
Love me some good abrevs. Hilar.
Samzies. Thanks baby girl!
Ha-ha! Loved reading these! I use ‘awk’, ‘obvi’, and ‘presh’ all the time! The other one I love is we say ‘jelly’ instead of ‘jealous’ and OBVI if you’re deeply jealous of person/thing/WHATEVS then you have to say you’re “mad jelly” tee-hee. There’s a new one for yah!
Haha I totes know whatcha mean! I don’t use jelly as much because it makes me hungry…! But it sounds like you’re totes literate in the world of abbreves which makes me supes proud of you!
B DON’T C was brilliant. one of the funniest things of all time. you are amazing.
I blame the keypads on flip cell phones.
That’s defs a possibil to why it came about!