Facebook is a much respected, and highly acclaimed social networking site, with twitter close at its heels when it comes to mass popularity and preference. No other networking site has been able to capture the right demography, and reel it in so well, where it has got the world by storm in a span of just seven years. Mark Zuckerberg had it going for him from the get-go, with billions of dollars to show for it today. It truly is a remarkable business start up, and is only getting better as time goes by.
Recently the ‘HMU’ craze was the center of Internet intention, with teenage, college and slightly older kids, using this acronym on a regular basis. It peaked in September 2010 due to spring break, with kids sending messages and wall write ups on Facebook mentioning the much used acronym, HMU, stands for ‘Hit Me Up’, or to be more direct, get in touch or holler when you’re free or when something comes up. So how is it that such things take so little time to catch on? I got one word for you – Facebook.
The Root of an Acronym
Now that we’ve cleared up meaning of HMU, we look into what is an acronym, to get a better idea of this new way of communicating among youngsters and older kids alike on social networking sites. It is a short abbreviated form of a word, using the initials of the first letters of each word to signify a string of words as one, keeping out any kind of articles used in between like ‘a’, ‘the’ and ‘an’ and other filler words like ‘for’ when it comes to official acronyms. So what other kind of acronyms are making it big across the World Wide Web these days? Are you familiar with the made up chat lingo that’s been circulating around every computer system?
HMU meaning in texting is the same way of telling someone to get in touch when the occasion arises, or when there’s a fast approaching event around the corner. It’s a way of telling a friend or someone you know, to get in touch whenever he/she wants to. New acronyms are made everyday, but only Facebook is able to make it this big of a deal. Check out these amusing acronyms and try these out the next time you’re SMS or chatting online. Facebook users will love this.
Acronyms for Everyday Talk
Acronym
What it Means
AKA
Also Known As
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
BRB
Be Right Back
B4
Before
BBS
Be Back Soon
BTW
By The Way
BFN
By For Now
CU
See You
CUL8R
See You Later
EG
Evil Grin
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FYA
For Your Amusement
F2F
Face to Face
FYI
For Your Information
HIWTH
Hate It When That Happens
HB
Hug Back
IDK
I Don’t Know
IAE
In Any Event
IOW
In Other Words
IYKWIM
If You Know What I Mean
IMO
In My Opinion
JK
Just Joking
JAM
Just a Minute
KOTC
Kiss On The Cheek
LMAO
Laughing My A** Out
MORF
Male Or Female
NRN
No Reply Necessary
OIC
Oh I See
OTT
Over the Top
PITA
Pain In The Ass
POTC
Peck On The Cheek
ROTFL (ROFL)
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RUOK
Are You Okay
SO
Significant Other
TIA
Thanks In Advance
TTFN
Ta Ta For Now
TTYL
Talk To You Later
TNX
Thanks
VES
Very Evil Smile
VWS
Very Wicked Smile
WTH
What The Hell
WTHDTM
What The Hell Does That Mean
The world is shrinking and so is the way that people talk. Those who’ve been around during the inception of the SMS craze where these acronyms actually started off from mobile texting, and then shifted to the Internet, still use certain old acronyms that come naturally to them like ‘BRB’, ‘LOL’ (Laugh Out Loud) and so on. It’s either a form of convenience or out of sheer laziness that people are trimming down on the English language. Soon we’ll be speaking in a series of beeps, very much like that of Morse code. Sigh. So now that you know the meaning of HMU, I’m sure you’ll be using it soon enough.