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EMOTICON
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The contraction for emote / emotion + icon; being a keyboard
picture of a facial expression composed from punctuation
characters, used in e-mail and other Internet communications to
clarify "burst" speech or to express attitude and style.
Emoticons, which are read sideways, signal the writer's mood, and
assist the interpretation of ambiguous messages. See ASCII art,
flame, instant messaging.
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| alienated
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( <> .. <> )
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| angel
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0:-)
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| angel
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O:-)
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| angel w/ glasses
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O8-)
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| angry
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(:-&
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| angry
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>:-<
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| angry
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:-||
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| angry
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;-(
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| annoyed
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>:-(
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| anxious
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8-[
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| aside comment
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:-Y
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| asleep
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|-|
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| asleep
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|I
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| astonished
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:C
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| astonished
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:-C
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| astonished
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8-O
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| atomic bomb
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@==
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| baby
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~:o
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| back to back
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][
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| bandaid [comfort]
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(::()::)
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| beatup / beaten-up
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%+{
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| black eye
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?(
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| black eye
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?-(
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| blowing a kiss
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:-{}
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| bored
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: |
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| brain-dead
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%-6
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| clown
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*<|:-)
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| clowning
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:*)
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| cold (flu)
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:~)
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| cold (flu)
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:-~|
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| confused
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:~/
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| confused
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%-(
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| crying
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;(
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| crying
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:,(
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| crying
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:.(
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| crying
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:\'
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| crying
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:\'(
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| crying
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:\'-(
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| death
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8-#
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| deja vu
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:-| :-|
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| devil
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]:->
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| happy devil
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]:-)
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| happy devil
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>:-)
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| devilish
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<:->
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| devil wink
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>-)
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| devil wink
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>->
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| mischievous devil
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>:->
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| li'l devil
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>:)
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| just died
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X-(
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| disappointed
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:-e
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| disappointed
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:e
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| dunce
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<:-)
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| dunce
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<:-|
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| dunce
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<:-(
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| drunk
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%*}
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| egghead
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(:|
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| Elvis
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5:-)
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| Elvis
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~:-\
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| Elvis
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~:\
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| exhausted
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:-6
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| face to face
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}{
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| female
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O+
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| female
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>-
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| party girl
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(6:-D)=3X>-
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| flame message
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~==
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| flame message
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~:-(
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| hot flame message
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~~:-(
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| Frankenstein
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[:-|
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| frown
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:-(
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| frustrated
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}: [
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| funny
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:-D
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| not funny
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:/)
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| furious
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>>:-<<
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| furious
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>-<
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| giggles
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^ ^ ^
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| glass empty
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\_/
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| glass full
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\~/
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| school graduate
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Q:-)
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| big grin
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=^D
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| happy
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:^D
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| having hard time
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:{
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| hats off to you
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d :-o
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| hear no evil
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:X}
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| Homer Simpson
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( 8(|)
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| hug
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[ name ] , ( name )
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| hugs
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[[ name ]] , (( name )) ,
{{ name }}
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| hugs and kisses
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XOXOXOXO
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| hugs and kisses
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**(( name ))**
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| hung-over
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#-(
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| hung-over
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%-\
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| high-five
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^5
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| indifferent
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:-|
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| infinity
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8
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| ironic
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%-}
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| good grief!
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|-{ , |-S
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| kiss
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* , X
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| kiss
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:* , :X
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| kiss
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:-* , :-x
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| kisses
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=^*
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| kiss returned
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:**:
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| French kiss
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P*
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| puckered kiss
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:->*<
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| puckered kiss
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|-<*>
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| knight
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+<||-)
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| big laugh
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|-D
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| laughing
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:-D
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| laughter
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/\/\/\
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| licking lips [yummy]
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:-9
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| licking lips
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:-?
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| lit candle [flame]
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~=
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| loudmouth
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:( )
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| mad
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>:-<
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| very mad
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~ :-(
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| male
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O->
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| male
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:-
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| monk
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+<:-|
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| no comment
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{}
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| no smoking
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:/i
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| nun
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+<:-|
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| pondering
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:-I
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| pope
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+O:-)
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| professor
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7B-D , 7B-)
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| punk
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=:-)
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| puzzlement
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:-S
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| puzzlement
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:-k
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| priest
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+:-)
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| propellerhead
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%(|:-)
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| punch in mouth
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:-+
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| punch in mouth
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:-#
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| punch in nose
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:+(
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| punch in nose
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:#(
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| raised eyebrow
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`:-)
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| robot
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[:|]
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| robot
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[8|]
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| Ronald Reagan
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7:^)
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| rose
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@}->--
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| dozen roses
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12x@>--->---
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| long-stemmed rose
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@>--->---
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| sad
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: (
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| sad
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(:-\
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| sad
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: [
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| very sad
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:-<
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| salute
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m:-)
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| Santa Claus
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*<:-)
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| sarcasm
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:-]
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| screaming
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:-@
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| sealed lips
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:-X
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| sealed lips
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= X
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| sealed lips
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:-#
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| see no evil
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m-)
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| see/hear/speak no evil
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(mXm)
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| shocked
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#:-o
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| shocked
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8-o
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| shot in head
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*-|
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| shouting
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:-V
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| silly
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%-)
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| sleepy
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|( , |-(
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| smile
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: ) , ( :
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| blockhead smile
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[:-)]
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| mischievous smile
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:-}
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| one-sided smile
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:-j
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| one-sided smile
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:-l
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| self-satisfied smile [smug]
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:->
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| smile w/ hat & beard
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=|:-)=
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| smile w/ moustache
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:-{)
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| smile w/ moustache & beard
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:-{)}
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| smiley face
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:-) , (-:
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| smiley face
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(:-)
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| wry smile
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:-i
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| wry smile
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}-)
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| smirk
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:-,
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| smoker
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:-p~
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| smoker
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:-b~
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| smoker
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~:~d
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| smoking
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:-Q~
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| snake
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~~~~8} , ~~~~~~~~8}
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| snake
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======:}
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| sniffles
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:-\'|
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| snoring
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|^o
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| snuffed candle [end flame message]
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-=
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| speak no evil
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:-m
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| square head / blockhead
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[:-]
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| stick out tongue
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:-f
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| stick out tongue
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:b , :-b , :p , :-p
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| stick out tongue
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:-r
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| stoned / drunk
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#-) , #-S
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| surprised
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= O
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| surprised
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:-O
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| tear
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:`-( , ;`-(
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| tear of joy
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:\'-)
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| thinking about money
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$-)
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| to be or not to be
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2B|^2B , 2B/-2B
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| tongue hanging out
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:-Q
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| tongue in cheek
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;-T
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| tongue in cheek
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:-J , :-j
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| tongue in cheek
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:-?
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| tongue-tied
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:-&
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| unhappy
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:-C
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| unhappy
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:-[
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| unsmiley
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:-t
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| unsmiley
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(:-( , (:-H
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| wearing WalkMan
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[:-)
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| what?
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:@ , :>
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| what?!
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:-s , :-S
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| wide-eyed / startled / wears glasses
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8) , 8-) , 8| , 8-|
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| wink ["winkey"]
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; ) , ;-)
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| winkey / winkie
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\') , \'-)
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| winking & laughing
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;-D
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| wink w/ raspberry
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; p
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| wizard
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-=#:-)
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| wizard
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8 :-)
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| wow!
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8-]
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| worked late [tired / exhausted]
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%-|
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| wry face
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:-/
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| yawn
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:-o , |-O
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| yuck
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>=^ p
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| yuck!
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8-p
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| zonked / stoned
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#-) , #-S
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I M
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A compact and deconstructed mode of rapid communication by e-mail
or pager, using abbreviations and other shorthand in a "burst
speech" subcultural creole; abbreviated "IM", also called
"alphanumerish"; compare emoticon, notation, stenograph.
Also, an interactive conference method for personal or business
contacts who share the same software (eg: AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!Pager,
etc), being a fast and compact messaging system for pagers and
online; see chatroom, IRC, newsgroup, thread, listserve, UseNet.
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| At Any Rate
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AAR
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| Alive And Smiling
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AAS
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| Any Day Now
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ADN
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| As Early As Possible
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AEAP
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| As Far As I Know
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AFAIK
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| Away From Keyboard
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AFK
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| As It Should Be
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AISB
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| All Of The Above
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AOTA
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| As Soon As Possible
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ASAP
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| Age/Sex/Location
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A/S/L
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| At The Moment
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ATM
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| Be
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B
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| Before
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B4
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| Back At Keyboard
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BAK
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| Business As Usual
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BAU
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| Be Back In A Few
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BBIAF
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| Be Back In A Minute
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BBIAM
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| Be Back Later
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BBL
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| Because
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BC , BEC
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| Be Seein' You
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BCNU
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| Beat Feet
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BF
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| Bye For Now
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BFN , B4N
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| Be Good or Be Gone!
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BG/BG
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| Best Of Luck
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BOL
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| Be Right Back
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BRB
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| But Then Again
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BTA
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| Been There, Done That
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BTDT
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| Been There, Done That - Got the Tee Shirt
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BTDT-GTTS
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| By The Way
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BTW
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| Correct Me If I'm Wrong
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CMIIW
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| Come On
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CMON
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| See You
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CU , CY , SY
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| See You Around
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CUA
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| See You Later
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CUL , CUL8R , CYL , CYL8R
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| See You Online
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CUO , CYO
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| Chat With You Later
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CWYL
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| Cover Your A**
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CYA
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| Don't Even Go There
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DEGT
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| Do I Know You?
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DIKU
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| Don't Quote Me On This
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DQMOT
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| Don't Think So
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DTS
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| E-Mail Address
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EMA
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| End Of Message
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EOM
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| First In, Still Here
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FISH
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| Fill In The Blank
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FITB
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| Falling Off My Chair Laughing
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FOMCL
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| For
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4
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| Face To Face
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F2F
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| For What It's Worth
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FWIW
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| For Your Information
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FYI
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| Got To Go
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G2G
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| Go Ahead
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GA
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| Get A Life
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GAL
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| Goodbye
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GB
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| Go For It
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GFI , G4I
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| Good For You!
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GFU , G4U , GFY , G4Y
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| Gotta Go / Gotta Git
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GG
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| Give It A Rest
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GIAR
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| Great Minds Think Alike
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GMTA
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| Giggling Out Loud
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GOL
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| Grinning, Running and Ducking
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GR&D
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| Going To Read Mail
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GTRM
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| Have A Good Night
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HAGN
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| Have A Good One
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HAGO
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| Head Hanging In Shame
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HHIS
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| Hang-On / Hold-On
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H/O , H-O
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| How Are You?
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HRU
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| Hope This Helps
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HTH
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| Hang-Up [disconnect]
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H/U
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| In Any Case
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IAC
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| I'm Back
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IB
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| I See
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IC
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| It Could Be Worse
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ICBW
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| I Don't Know
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IDK
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| I Don't Think So
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IDTS
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| If I Remember Correctly
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IIRC
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| I Love You
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ILU
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| I Love You
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ILY
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| I am / Instant Message
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IM
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| In My/Our Humble Opinion
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IMHO , IOHO
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| In My Not So Humble Opinion
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IMNSHO
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| In My Opinion
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IMO
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| I'm Not A Lawyer
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INAL
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| In Other Words
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IOW
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| I Rest My Case
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IRMC
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| If You Say So
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IUSS
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| If You Know What I Mean
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IYKWIM
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| In Your Opinion
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IYO
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| If You Say So
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IYSS
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| Eyes
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IZ
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| Just A Second
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JAS
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| Just In Case
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JIK
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| Just Joking / Just Joking Around
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JJ , JJA
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| Just Kidding / Just Kidding Around
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JK , JKA
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| Just Playing / Just Playing Around
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JP , JPA
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| Keep In Touch
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KIT
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| Kiss On The Cheek
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KOTC
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| Quick
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KWIK
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| Know What I Mean?
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KWIM?
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| Later
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L8R
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| Later, Dude
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LD
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| Laughing My A** Off
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LMAO
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| Lots Of Laughs / Laughing Out Loud
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LOL
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| ListServe
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LSTSRV
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| Laugh To Myself
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LTM , L2M
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| Long Time No See
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LTNS
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| Male or Female?
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MorF
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| Miss You So Much
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MUSM
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| Mind Your Own Business
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MYOB
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| No Big Deal
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NBD
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| Any
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NE
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| Not In My BackYard
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NIMBY
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| Not Much Here
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NMH
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| None Of Your Business
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NOYB
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| No Problem
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NP
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| No Response Necessary
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NRN
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| No Sweat
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NS
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| Not Too Much
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N2M
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| Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide
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NTR/NTH
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| No Way
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NW
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| Oh, I See
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OIC
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| Oh, My God!
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OMG
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| One Of These Days
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OOTD
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| On The Other Hand
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OTOH
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| Off The Top Of My Head
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OTTOMH
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| Pretty Darn Quick
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PDQ
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| People
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PEEPS
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| Please Let Me Know
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PLMK
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| Pardon Me For Interrupting
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PMFI , PM4I
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| Pardon Me For Jumping In
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PMFJI , PM4JI
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| Put On A Happy Face
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POAHF
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| Praise The Lord
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PTL
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| Please eXplain That
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PXT
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| That Stinks!
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PU
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| Are
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R
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| Running And Ducking
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R&D
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| Regarding [about]
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RE
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| Reference / Referral
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REF
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| Remark
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REM
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| Real Life
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RL
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| Rolling My Eyes
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RME , RMIZ
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| Rolling On The Floor Laughing
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ROTFL
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| Real Soon Now
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RSN
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| Read The Funny Manual
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RTFM
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| Are You
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RU
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| Sorry, I Could Not Resist
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SICNR
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| Scratching My Head In Disbelief
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SMHID
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| Sweet Nothings
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SN
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| Screen Name
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S/N , [name]/SN
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| S**t Out of Luck
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SOL
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| Sick Of Me Yet?
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SOMY?
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| Help / Same Old Stuff
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SOS
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| Short Of Time, Must Go
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SOTMG
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| Same Place, Same Time
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SPST
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| Same Stuff, Different Day
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SSDD
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| Search The Web
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STW
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| See You In The Morning
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SUITM
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| See You Later
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SUL , SUL8R , SYL , SYL8R
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| That's All For Now
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TAFN , TA4N
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| Tomorrow Morning [a.m.]
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TAM
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| There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
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TANSTAAFL
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| Take Care
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TC
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| Thank God It's Friday!
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TGIF
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| Thanks
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THANX , THNX , THX
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| Thanks In Advance
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TIA , THX-ADV
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| Through
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THRU
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| Talk To You Later
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TLK2UL8R
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| Too Much Information
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TMI
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| Take My Word For It
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TMWFI , TMW4I
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| There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
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TNSTAAFL
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| To
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2
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| Tomorrow Night [p.m.]
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TPM
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| The Powers That Be
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TPTB
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| Ta Ta For Now
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TTFN , TT4N
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| These Things Take Time
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TTTT
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| Talk To You Later
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TTYL , T2YL8R
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| Talk To You Soon
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TTYS
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| Thank You
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TU , THXU
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| Thank You
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TY , THXY
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| Take Your Time
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TYT
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| Thank You Very Much
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TYVM , TUVM
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| You
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U
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| You've Got To Be Kidding
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UGTBK , UG2BK
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| You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me
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UGBKM
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| Use The Source, Luke [re: "Star Wars"]
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UTSL
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| You're Welcome
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YW , UW , YRW , URW
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| With
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W/
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| Wait A Minute
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WAM
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| Where Are You From?
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WAYF , WRUF
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| Welcome Back
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WB
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| What's In It For Me?
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WIIFM? , WII4M?
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| Without
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W/O
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| Way To Go!
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WTG
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| What The Heck
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WTH
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| What's Up?
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WU? , WUZUP? , WUZZUP?
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| What You See Is What You Get
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WYSIWYG , WUCIWUG
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| Where Are You From?
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WUF?
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| What's
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WUZ
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| What Would Jesus Do?
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WWJD?
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| Write When You Can
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WWYC , WWUC
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| Yet Another Bloody Acronym
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YABA
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| You'll Be Sorry
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YBS , UBS
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| You've Got To Be Kidding
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YGTBK , UG2BK
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| You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me
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YGBKM , UGBKM
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| Your Mileage May Vary
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YMMV
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