This is a list of common apocopations in the English language.

• abs for abdominal muscles
• ad or advert for advertisement
• addy for (email) address (UK)
• admin for administrator or administration
• afish for aficionado
• ag for agriculture
• amp from amplifier
• app for application
• arco for arcology
• auto for automobile
• av for avatar
• bennies for benzedrine
• bi for bisexual
• bio for biology or biography
• Birks for Birkenstocks
• biz for business
• bod for body
• bookie for bookkeeper
• bra for brassiere
• bro for brother
• bronc for bronco
• bronto for brontosaur(us)
• bud for buddy
• bunk for bunkum
• butt for buttocks
• Cali for California
• cam for camera
• camo for camouflage
• carbs for carbohydrates
• chem for chemistry
• chemo for chemotherapy
• chimp for chimpanzee
• cig for cigarette
• civ for civilization
• clit for clitoris
• coke for cocaine
• Coke for Coca-Cola
• con for convict
• condo for condominium
• congrats for congratulations
• corp for corporation
• cred for credibility
• crip for cripple
• croc for crocodile
• curio for curiosity
• cyber for cybersex
• decaf for decaffeinated
• decal for decalcomania
• deco for decoration
• deli for delicatessen
• delish for delicious
• Dem for Democrat
• demo for demonstration or demolition
• derm for dermatologist or dermatological
• detox for detoxification
• dicot for dicotyledon
• dif for difference
• dino for dinosaur
• dis (or diss) for disrespect
• disco for discotheque
• doc for doctor
• dorm for dormitory
• ed for education
• emo from emotional
• ep for episode
• ex for ex-(boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, whatever)
• exam for examination
• exec for executive
• expo for exposition
• fan from fanatic
• frank for frankfurter
• ganj for ganja
• gas for gasoline
• gig for gigabyte
• glutes for gluteus maximus
• go fig for go figure
• grad for graduate (or graduation, as in grad night)
• gym for gymnasium
• hash for hashish
• hetero for heterosexual
• hippo for hippopotamus
• homo for homosexual
• hype from hyper
• Inc for Incorporated
• inf for infinitely
• info for information
• infra dig for infra dignitatem (borrowed from Latin)
• inti for intifada
• intro for introduction
• ipecac for ipecacuanha
• Jap for Japanese (considered rude)
• karaoke from kara-ookesutora (borrowed from Japanese)
• kilo for kilogram
• klepto for kleptomaniac
• lab for laboratory
• legit from legitimate
• les for lesbian
• lib for liberation or Libertarian
• limo for limousine
• lino for linoleum
• lit for literature
• lo for low
• mac for macaroni or Macintosh
• macro for macroinstruction
• mag for magazine
• math (US) or maths (Br) for mathematics
• max for maximum
• mayo for mayonnaise
• med for medic
• meg for megabyte
• meth for methamphetamine
• Mexi for Mexican
• mezc for mescaline
• mike (or mic) for microphone or microgram
• Minn for Minnesota
• Miss for Mississippi
• mono for mononucleosis
• monocot for monocotyledon
• natch for naturally
• negs for negatives
• neocon for neoconservative
• nympho for nymphomaniac
• OB/GYN for obstretrician-cum-gynecologist
• op for optical or operation or opportunity
• orang for orangutan
• Paki for Pakistani
• pants from pantaloons
• pecs for pectorals
• Peke for Pekingese
• Penn for Pennsylvania
• perp for perpetrator
• perv for pervert
• photo for photograph
• piano for pianoforte (borrowed from Italian)
• pic for (digital) picture
• pol for politician
• polio for poliomyelitis
• poly for polytechnic
• pop for popular
• porn or porno for pornography
• prefs for preferences
• preg for pregnant
• prep for preparatory
• pres (or prez) for president
• pro for professional
• prof for professor
• prom from promenade
• promo for promotion
• prop for propaganda or proposition
• psych for psychology
• psycho for psychopath
• pyro for pyromaniac
• quad for quadrangle
• rad for radical
• Rasta for Rastafarian
• Reb for Rebel (i.e. Confederate)
• rec for recreation
• ref for referee
• rehab for rehabilitation
• rep for reputation or representative or Republican
• repo for repossession
• res for resolution
• rhino for rhinoceros
• San Fran for San Francisco
• sarky for sarcastic
• sax for saxophone
• schizo for schizophrenic
• Scottie for Scottish Terrier
• Sea-Tac from Seattle-Tacoma
• sec for second
• Semper Fi! for Semper Fidelis
• sibs for siblings
• sig for (Internet) signature
• sim for simulation
• sis for sister
• soph for sophomore
• specs for spectacles
• sperm for spermatozoön
• staph for staphylococcus
• stat from statim (borrowed from Latin)
• stats for statistics
• steno for stenographer
• strep for streptococcus
• sub for submarine or substitute
• sum for summarize
• sus (or suss) for suspect
• sync (or synch) for synchronization
• synth for synthesizer
• syph for syphilis
• tarp for tarpaulin
• taxi (or taxicab) for taximeter cabriolet
• tech for technology
• teddy for teddy bear
• teen for teenager
• tele for television
• tranq for tranquilizer
• trans for transformer
• trig for trigonometry
• tux for tuxedo
• typo for typographical error
• undies for underwear
• uni for university
• veg for vegetables
• veggie for vegetarian
• vet for veterinarian or veteran
• Wisc for Wisconsin
• wit' for with
• xolo for xoloitzcuintli
• Yank for Yankee
• zep for zeppelin
• zoo for zoological garden

When apocopation is done with Cockney rhyming slang, it is called hemiteleia:

• bread from bread-and-honey
• raspberry from raspberry tart
• titfer from tit-for-tat