WAML

What Does WAML Mean in a Text?

Expressing Love in a Text

There are over 100 novel ways to express love in a text message. Some of them were invented by the iKids (i.e., Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation A), making them just a few decades old, but many of them have been around for centuries. Here's the one that matters to you: WAML means "With All My Love."

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It is an abbreviation used to end a text-based converation or message. When used between close friends and family members, WAML can convey great love and affection. However, it is also often used as a throw-away line between friendly associates and work colleagues. WAML has the same meaning as the abbreviation AML ("All My Love").

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When I write WAML, I mean this:

WAML can be a sincere expression of love.

Summary of Key Points

"With All My Love" is, by far, the most common meaning for WAML when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

WAML
Definition:	With All My Love
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Examples of WAML in Sentences

Here are examples of WAML in conversations:

• Ryan: I've just been made redundant and have no idea how I'm going to cope.
• Nicola: Oh no! You can count on me. WAML.

• Julian: I'm just about to board the 'plane.
• Daisy: See you in a month. WAML.

An Academic Look at WAML

WAML is an adverbial phrase. Adverbs give additional information about the time, manner or place of the action described in the rest of the sentence. WAML is an initialism abbreviation. Technically, this means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Dblyoo Ay Em El"), but it is not spoken using its letters. It is for efficiency in writing and not efficiency in speech.

What Did We Say before Texting and Social Media?

Before the digital era, we might have just said something like "With All My Love" instead of using WAML.

Example of WAML Used in a Text

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