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Quiz: How well do you know your SMS lingo?

Last updated on: October 4, 2010 13:36 IST

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Think you were born speaking SMSese? Take this quiz and find out if you know as much as you think you do!

In the age of texting when words and phrases are reduced to a handful of letters you often wonder WTH someone means when they ROFL or ask you to call back because they are IMTING!

Here's a list of 15 such acronyms. Find out if you know the SMS lingo as well as UthnkUknw!

So you're dying to grab a bite and you ask your girlfriend for her choice of cuisine. She says: 'NITING'. What she means is:

getahead@rediff.co.in with the subject 'SMSese decoded', with the acronym, its meaning and your name, and we'll feature the best right here!

How well do you know SMSese?


You're sweating it out on a treadmill and you disconnect a caller who texts you: CMi. What does it mean?

a) See Me
b) Call Me
c) Cheer for me

How well do you know SMSese?


It's past her bedtime but there's no word from your teenaged daughter. Just when you're about to panic, she texts: BHL8. She means:

a) Be home late
b) Be an hour late
c) But how late?

How well do you know SMSese?


You're taking a personal call when your boss appears behind you. You disconnect the call and text: BIL. You mean:

a) Boss is looming
b) Boss is listening
c) Boss in loo

How well do you know SMSese?


When you message someone back 'NufZ' you mean:

a) Enough sleeping
b) That's enough
c) Enough said

How well do you know SMSese?


You're caught in the middle of a sticky situation. So you decide to reach out to someone who cares for you. When you pull out the phone, you type: PCME. It means:

a) Please see me
b) Please call me
c) Police caught me

How well do you know SMSese?


No clues for this one. MTE means:

a) My thoughts exactly
b) Mate
c) Manage time effectively

How well do you know SMSese?


When you're desperately typing out RINGL8, what could you possibly mean?

a) Ring later
b) Running late
c) Rolling in grass lawn later

How well do you know SMSese?


So you text an idea to someone you know. After a long, nerve-wracking wait, he replies: WMF. He probably means:

a) Works for me
b) World monetary fund
c) With my friend

How well do you know SMSese?


C'mon you should get this one. WTF means:

a) Won't time fly?
b) Will they finish?
c) What the F***

How well do you know SMSese?


When someone texts you a UW, s/he means...

a) You wait
b) You're welcome
c) You wuss!

How well do you know SMSese?


Just for the heck of it we're giving you no clues on this one. Figure it out! BBS could mean:

a) Be back soon
b) Bloody bullsh*t!
c) Blackberry services

How well do you know SMSese?


When you're replying to someone saying IC you're probably saying or referring to:

a) Immaculate conception
b) I see
c) Indian curry

How well do you know SMSese?


When someone is being adamant for no apparent reason, you text back saying IYSS. What you mean to tell him/her is:

a) Information you should see
b) Inspire yourself soon
c) If you say so

How well do you know SMSese?


Your son/daughter's phone has this as the last sent message: PRL. What do you think it could mean?

getahead@rediff.co.in with the subject 'SMSese decoded', with the acronym, its meaning and your name, and we'll feature the best right here!