"Also ...," in a text message

• "just 1 more thing . . ."
• Incidentally, briefly
• Texter's abbreviation meaning "Oh, also ..."
• Digression shorthand in IMs
• Bit of texting shorthand
• Texter's "Oh, before I forget ... "
• "I forgot to mention," online
• Incidentally, in shorthand
• Start of a chat room afterthought

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Internet abbreviation of by the way , in use by 1989.