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Internet Acronyms
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Purpose and scope of this thread This information is on our boards to inform and help people who are confused by acronyms and their use. I'll soon update this post to make it more useful: until then, enjoy! |
A
AA -- Adios Amigo
AAAAA -- American Association Aginst Acronym Abuse
AAF -- As A Friend
AAMOF -- As A Matter Of Fact
ABEND -- Absent By Enforced Net Deprivation
ADDY -- Address
ADN -- Any Day Now
AFAIC -- As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICR -- As Far As I Can Remember
AFAICT -- As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK -- And For All I Know
AFAIK -- As Far As I Know
AISI -- As I See It
AFC -- Away From Computer
AFJ -- April Fool's Joke
AFK -- Away From Keyboard
AH -- A** Hole
AIAMU -- And I'm A Monkey's Uncle
AIUI -- As I Understand It
AKA -- Also Known As
ANFAWFOS -- And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
ANFSCD -- And Now For Something Completely Different
ANY1 -- Anyone
A-OLs -- Administrators On-Line
AS -- Another Subject
ASAP -- As Soon As Possible
A/S/L -- Age/Sex/Location
ATM -- At The Moment
ATOP -- At Time Of Posting
ATSL -- Along The Same Line
AUP -- Acceptable Use Policy
AWGAD -- And Who Gives A Darn
AWGTHTGTTA -- Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
AYD -- Are You Done?:say 8,4AYD4,8--->8,8Are You Done?
AYDY -- Are You Done Yet?
AYEC -- At Your Earliest Convenience
AYOR -- At Your Own Risk
AYT -- Are You There?
B
B& -- Banned
B4 -- Before
B4N -- Bye For Now
BAC -- By Any Chance
BAG -- Busting A Gut [Laughing]
BAF -- Bring A Friend
BAK -- Back At Keyboard
BBE -- Baby
BBFN -- Bye Bye For Noww
BBIAB -- Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF -- Be Back In A Few
BBIAH -- Be Back In An Hour
BBIAM -- Be Back In A Minute
BBIAS -- Be Back In A Second
BBIAW -- Be Back In A While
BBL -- Be Back Later
BBML -- Be Back Much Later
BBQ -- Be Back Quick
BBR -- Burnt Beyond Repair
BBS -- Be Back Soon
BBW -- Be Back Wheneversay
BBWL -- Be Back Way Later
B/C = Because
BCNU -- Be Seeing You
BG -- Big grin
BEG -- Big Evil Grin
BEWG -- Big Evil Wicked Grin
BF -- Boy Friend
BF4E -- Best Friends Forever
BFFL -- Best Friends For Life
BFN -- Bye For Now
BK -- Because
BICBW -- But I Could Be Wrong
BK -- Because
BKA -- Better Known As
BOT -- Automated Script
BOT -- Back On Topic
BRB -- Be Right Back
BRO -- Brother
BRS -- Big Red Switch
BTW -- By The Way
BTDT -- Been There, Done That
BTTT -- Been There, Tried That
BTA -- But Then Again
BTAIM -- Be That As It May
BTHOM -- Beats The Hell Outta Me
BTOBD -- Be There Or Be Dead
BTY -- Back To You
BU -- Bless You
BWG -- Big Wide Grin
BTASRTHOS! -- Better Than A Slap 'Round The Head On Sunday!
BTTB -- Bad To The Bone
BWL -- Bursting With Laughter
BWQ -- Buzz Word Quotient
BYKT -- But You Knew That
BYOB -- Bring Your Own Bottle
BYOM -- Bring Your Own Mac
BZ -- Busy
C
C -- See
C 2 C -- Cam To Cam
C2C -- Care To Chat
C&G -- Chuckle and Grin
CADET -- Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try
CG -- Congratulations
CID -- Crying In Disgrace
CM -- Call Me
CMA -- Cover My A**
CML -- Call Me Later
CMIIW -- Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CO -- 1. Conference. 2. Company
CODE9 -- Other People Nearby
COL -- Crying Out Loud
CRS -- Can't Remember SPIT
CSG -- Chuckle, Snicker, Grin
CSL -- Can't Stop Laughing
C/T -- Can't Talk
CTM -- Chuckling to myself
CTN -- Can't Talk Now:
CU -- See You
CU2 -- See You Too
CUBI -- Can You Believe It
CUL -- See You Later
CUS -- See You Soon
CUL8er -- See You Later
CUL8R -- See You Later
CULA -- See You Later, Alligator
CUWUL -- Catch Up With You Later
CVQ -- Chuckling Very Quietly
CWOT -- Complete Waste Of Time
CWYL -- Chat With You Later
CYA -- Cover Your A**
CYA -- See You
CYM -- Check Your Mail
CYAL8R -- See You All Later
D
D/U -- Download/Upload [Ratio]
DCC -- Direct Client to Client
DDY -- Don't Die Yet
DIIK -- Danged If I Know
DIKU -- Do I Know You?
DK -- Don't Know
DILLIGAF -- Does It Look Like I Give A F***
DIY -- Do It Yourself
DLTBBB -- Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
D/L -- Download
DQOTD -- Dumb Question of the Day
DTRT -- Do The Right Thing
DWIMC -- Do What I Mean, Correctly
DWIMNWIS -- Do What I Mean, Not What I Say
E
<EG> -- Evil Grin
EOD -- End Of Discussion
EOF -- End of File
ESAD -- Eat S*** And Die
ESOSL -- Endless Snorts of Stupid Laughter
ETLA -- Extended Three Letter Acronym
EZ -- Easy
F
F -- Female
F2F -- Face To Face
FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions
FCFS -- First Come, First Served
FISH -- First In, Still Here
FITB -- Fill In The Blank
FOAD -- F*** off and die
FOAF -- Friend Of A Friend
FS -- For Sale
FTASB -- Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FTF -- Face To Face
FTL -- Faster Than Light
FU! -- F*** You!
FUBAR -- Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
FUBB -- Fouled Up Beyond Belief
FUD -- Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FURTB -- Full Up Ready To Burst
FTH -- For The Hive
FTW -- For The Win
FTW -- F*** The World
FWIW -- For What Its Worth
FYEO -- For Your Eyes Only
FYA -- For Your Amusement
FYI -- For Your Information
G
<G> -- Grin
G1 -- Good One!
GA -- Go Ahead
GAL -- Get A Life
GD&R -- Grinning, Ducking and Running
GD&RF -- Grinning, Ducking and Running Fast
GD&WVVF -- Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very, Very Fast
GDW -- Grin, Duck and Weave
GF -- Girl Friend
GFN -- Gone For Now
GFR -- Grim File Reaper
GG -- Gotta Go
GGP -- Gotta Go Pee
GGN -- Gotta Go Now
GIWIST -- Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GLGH -- Good Luck and Good Hunting
GMTA -- Great Minds Think Alike
GMV -- Got My Vote
GOK -- God Only Knows
GO PRI -- Send Private Msg\Mail
GOWI -- Get On With It
GR8 -- Great
GTFO -- Get The F*** Out
GTG -- Got To Go
GTSY -- Great To See You
H
H&K -- Hugs and Kisses
H/A -- Hi All
HAK -- Hugs and Kisses
HHIS -- Hanging Head In Shame
HHO 1/2 K -- Ha, Ha, Only Half Kidding
HHOJ -- Ha Ha Only Joking
HHOK -- Ha Ha Only Kidding
HHOS -- Ha Ha Only Serious
HHTY -- Happy Holidays To You
HHTYAY -- Happy Holidays to You and Yours
HOYEW -- Hanging On Your Every Word
HSIK -- How Should I Know
HTH -- Hope That Helps!
I
IAAA -- I Am An Accountant
IAAL -- I Am A Lawyer
IAC -- In Any Case
IANAA -- I Am Not An Accountant
IANAL -- I Am Not A Lawyer (but)
IAW -- In Accordance With
IBTD -- I Beg To Differ
IC -- I See
ICBW -- I Could Be Wrong
ICOCBW -- I Could, Of Course, Be Wrong
ICU -- I See You
ICU2 -- I See You Too
IDK -- I Don't Know
IIABDFI -- If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
IIRC -- If I Remember Correctly
IIWM -- If It Were Me . . .
IIWM -- If It Were Mine . . .
IJWTK -- I Just Want To Know
IJWTS -- I Just Want To Say
IKWUM -- I Know What You Mean
ILY -- I Love You
IMA -- I Might Add
IMAO -- In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO -- In My Considered Opinion
IME -- In My Experience
IMHO -- In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO -- In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO -- In My Opinion
IMPOV -- In My Point Of View
IMV -- In My View
INPO -- In No Particular Order
IOW -- In Other Words
IRC -- Internet Relay Chat
IRL -- In Real Life
ISS -- I'm So Sure
ISSYGTI -- I'm So Sure You Get The Idea!
ITFA -- In The Final Analysis
ITSFWI -- If The Shoe Fits, Wear It
IWALU -- I Will Always Love You
IWBNI -- It Would Be Nice If
IYSWIM -- If You See What I Mean
J
J\K -- Just Kidding
JAM -- Just A Minute
JAS -- Just A Second
JIC -- Just A Second
JMO -- Just My Opinion
JOOC -- Just Out Of Curiosity
JSNM -- Just Stark Naked Magic
JTLYK -- Just To Let You Know
K
K -- OK
KHYF -- Know How You Feel
KEWL -- Cool, Fantastic
KIBO -- Knowledge In, Bulls**t Out
KISS -- Keep It Simple Stupid
KIT -- Keep In Touch
KMA -- Kiss My A**
KWIM -- Know What I Mean?
KYFC -- Keep Your Fingers Crossed
L
<L> -- Laugh
L8R -- Later [as in see ya later]
L8TR -- Later [as in see ya later]
L -- Love
LABATYD -- Life's A Bitch And Then You Die
LJBF -- Let's Just Be Friends
LLTA -- Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LMAO -- Laughing My A** Off
LMHO -- Laughing My Head Off
LOL -- Laughing Out Loud
LOL -- Lost Of Love
LSHMBA -- Laughing So Hard My Belly Aches
LSHMBH -- Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LTHTT -- Laughing Too Hard To Type
LTNS -- Long Time No See
LTNT -- Long Time, No Type
LTS -- Laughing to Self
LUWAMH -- Love You With All My Heart
LY -- Love You
M
M -- Male
M/F -- Male Or Female
M8 -- Mate
ME2 -- Me Too
MHO -- My Humble Opinion [My Honest Opinion]
MLA -- Multiple Letter Acronym
MOF -- Matter Of Fact
MORF -- Male Or Female
MOTAS -- Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTD -- Message of the day
MOTOS -- Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS -- Member Of The Same Sex
MPOV -- My Point Of View
MTF -- More to follow
MTFBWY -- May The Force Be With You
MYOB -- Mind Your Own Business
N
NAVY -- Never Again Volunteer Yourself
NBD -- No Big Deal
NBL -- Not Bloody Likely
NE -- Any
NE1 -- Anyone
NFW -- No Friggin' Way!
NHOH -- Never Heard Of Him/Her
NIH -- Not Invented Here
NIMBY -- Not In My Back Yard
NINO -- Nothing In, Nothing Out
NINO -- No Input, No Output
NMF -- Not My Fault
NOYB -- None Of Your Business
NP -- No Problem
NQA -- No Questions Asked
NRN -- No Reply Necessary
NSFW-- Not Safe For Work
NTIM -- Not That It Matters
NTIMM -- Not That It Matters Much
NTW -- Not To Worry
NTYMI -- Now That You Mention It
NWS -- Not Work Safe
O
O -- Over (completion of communication)
OAS -- On Another Subject
OATUS -- On A Totally Unrelated Subject
OAUS -- On An Unrelated Subject
OB -- Oh, Boy! [Oh, Brother!]
OBO -- Or Best Offer
OBTW -- Oh, By The Way
ODAT -- One Day At A Time
OIC -- OH, I See
OMG -- Oh My God
OMFG -- Oh My F****** God
ONNA -- Oh No, Not Again
ONNTA -- Oh No, Not This Again
OO -- Over and Out (end of communication)
OOTC -- Obligatory On-Topic Comment
OP -- 1. Original Poster 2. Overpowered
OTF -- On the Floor
OTFL -- On the Floor (laughing)
OTL -- Out To Lunch
OTOH -- On The Other Hand
OTOOH -- On The Other Other Hand
OTT -- Over The Top; too much
OTTH -- On The Third Hand
OTTOMH -- Off The Top Of My Head
OWTTE -- Or Words To That Effect
P
PABG -- Packing a Big Gun
PDS -- Please Don't Shout
PEEPS -- People
PFM -- Pure Freaking Magic
PITA -- Pain In The A**
PLOKTA -- Press Lots Of Keys To Abort
PMBI -- Pardon My Butting In
PMF -- Pardon My French
PMFBI -- Pardon Me For Butting In
PMFJI -- Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMIGBOM -- Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth
PMJI -- Pardon My Jumping In
PNCAH -- Please, No Cursing Allowed Here
POS -- Parent Over Shoulder
POSSLQ -- Person Of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
POV -- Point Of View
PPL -- People
PMETC -- Pardon Me Etc
PTMM -- Please Tell Me More
PUTER -- Computer
PZ -- Peasey (i.e. EZ PZ easy peasey)
Q
QFT -- Quoted For Truth
QL -- Cool
QEWL -- Cool
R
R -- Are
RAEBNC -- Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment
RE -- Returned, Back
RE -- In regard to
REHI -- Hi Again
RHIP -- Rank Has Its Privileges
RL -- Real Life
RLCO -- Real Life Conference
ROFL -- Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLASTC -- Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat
ROFLGO -- Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out
ROFLMAO -- Rolling On Floor Laughing My A** Off
ROFLPMP -- Rolling On Floor Laughing Pis**** My Pants
ROTF -- Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL -- Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLAHMS -- Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides
ROTFLOL -- Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTFLPIMK -- Rolling On The Floor Pis**** In My Kilt
RRQ -- Return Receipt Request
RSN -- Real Soon Now
RSVP -- Please reply
RTBM -- Read The Bloody Manual
RTDM -- Read The Damn Manual
RTFAQ -- Read The Frequently Asked Questions
RTFF -- Read The Freaking FAQ
RTFM -- Read that F***ing Manual
RTFS -- Read That F***ing Source
RTM -- Read The Manual
RTSM -- Read The Silly Manual
RTWFQ -- Read The Whole Friggin' Question
RU -- Are You?
RYFM -- Read Your Friendly Manual
RYS -- Read Your Screen
S
<S> -- Smile
SAH -- Stay At Home
SAPFU -- Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups
SCNR -- Sorry, Could Not Resist
SEC -- Wait a second
SETE -- Smiling Ear To Ear
SFLA -- Stupid Four Letter Acronym
SICS -- Sitting In Chair Snickering
SIS -- Sister
SLM -- See Last Mail
SMOP -- Small Matter of Programming
SO -- Significant Other
SOL -- S*** Outta Luck [Or, Nobody Can Help You]
SOP -- Standing Operational Proceedures
SOS -- Help!
SOS -- Same Old Stuff
SOW -- Speaking Of Which
SNAFU -- Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
STFU -- Shut The F*** Up
STR8 -- Straight
SUFID -- Screwing Up Face In Disgust
SUP -- What's Up
S/U -- Shut Up
SWIM -- See What I Mean?
SWL -- Screaming With Laughter
SYS -- See You Soon
SYS -- System
T
T -- Tea
TAF -- That's All, Folks!
TAFN -- Thats All For Now
TANJ -- There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL -- There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TARFU -- Things Are Really Fouled Up
TBH -- To Be Honest
TBYB -- Try Before You Buy
TC -- Take Care
TCFW -- Too Cute For Words
TDM -- Too Damn Many
TFS -- Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del)
TFT -- Thanks For That
TFTHAOT -- Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time
TFTT -- Thanks For The Thought
TGAL -- Think Globally, Act Locally
TIA -- Thanks In Advance
TIC -- Tongue In Cheek
TINWIS -- That Is Not What I Said
TMI --Too Much Information
THX, THXS, THNX -- Thanks
TNSTAAFL -- There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TNTL -- Trying Not To Laugh
TNX -- Thanks
TNXE6 -- Thanks A Million
TOBAL -- There Oughta Be A Law
TOBG -- This Oughta Be Good
TOY -- Thinking Of You
TPTB -- The Powers That Be
TRDMC -- Tears Running Down My Cheeks
TSR -- Totally Stupid Rules
TTBOMK -- To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN -- Ta Ta For Now
TTKSF -- Trying To Keep a Straight Face
TTYAWFN -- Talk To You A While From Now
TTYL -- Talk To You Later
TTYT -- Talk To You Tomorrow
TXS -- Thanks
TY -- Thank You
TYCLO -- Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off
TYT -- Take Your Time
TYFYI -- Thank You For Your Information
TYVM -- Thank You Very Much
U
U -- You
U/L -- Upload
UOK -- Are You OK?
UR -- You are [or] Your
V
V -- Victory
VFY -- Voted For You
VIC -- Vicinity
W
W8 -- Wait
WAEF -- When All Else Fails
WAW -- Why Ask Why?
WB -- Welcome Back
W/B -- Welcome Back
WDYMBT -- What Do You Mean By That?
WDYT -- What Do You Think?
W/E -- What Ever
/W -- With
W/O -- With out
W/F -- Where From
What's^ -- What's Up
WIBAMU -- Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle
WIBNI -- Wouldn't It Be Nice If
WILTY -- Would I Lie To You?
WMMOWS -- Wash My Mouth Out With Soap
WNOHGB -- Where No One Has Gone Before
WOA -- Work Of Art
WOOT -- We Owned Other Team
WOTAM -- Waste Of Time And Money
WRT -- With Respect To [With Regard To]
WT -- Without Thinking
WTB -- Want To Buy
WTF -- What The F***?
WTG -- Way To Go
WTGP -- Want To Go Private?
WTH -- What the hell
WWJD -- WhatWould Jesus Do?
WTTM -- Without Thinking Too Much
WWW -- World Wide Web [World Wide Wait]
WYGISWYPF -- What You Get Is What You Pay For
X
XLNT -- Excellent
XOXOXO -- Kisses and hugs
XP -- Experience [as in my experience]
XTG -- Axe To Grind [foul tempered mIRCer]
Y
Y -- Why?
YABA -- Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YAOTM -- Yet Another Off-Topic Message
YAP -- Yet Another Ploy
YAUN -- Yet Another Unix Nerd
YGG -- You Go Girl [Guy]
YGLT -- You're Gonna Love This
YGTI -- You Get The Idea?
YGWYPF -- You Get What You Pay For
YHTBT -- You Had To Be There
YIU -- Yes, I Understand
YIWGP -- Yes, I Will Go Private
YKYARW -- You Know You're A Redneck When.
YMBK -- You Must Be Kidding
YMBJ -- You Must Be Joking
YMMV -- Your Mileage May Vary
Z
Z -- Sleeping Or Bored [obvious zzzZZZZ]
ZIG -- cigarette
ZOT -- Zero Tolerence
ZUP -- What's Up?
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