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ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS:
The following is a listing of commonly used
abbreviations and acronyms found mostly in email, IRC, chat,
and mu**’s (muds, muses, mushes, etc.).
Most common (by kumpf) :
- AKA
- also known as
- ASAP
- as soon as possible
- BTW
- by the way
- FAQ
- frequently asked questions
- FUBAR
- F’d up beyond all recognition
- FWIW
- for what it’s worth
- FYA
- for your amusement
- FYI
- for your information
- IMHO
- in my humble opinion (or in my honest opinion)
- IMNSHO
- in my not so humble opinion
- IMO
- in my opinion
- LOL
- laughing out loud
- OTOH
- on the other hand
- PITA
- pain in the a**
- ROTFL
- rolling on the floor laughing
- ROTFLMAO
- rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
- RTFM
- read the f’n manual
- SNAFU
- situation normal, all f’d up
- SOL
- sh*t outta luck
- TANSTAAFL
- there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
- TGIF
- thank God (goodness) it’s Friday
- TIA
- thanks in advance
- TTFN
- ta ta for now
- WRT
- with respect to (or with regard to)
- WTB
- ?want to buy - i think
- WYSIWYG
- what you see is what you get (often used when
referring to straight forward, user friendly software)
- YMMV
- Your mileage may vary (a way of wishing someone better
luck with something than you had)
All:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
W
Y
- AFAIK
- as far as I know
- AFK
- away from keyboard
- AKA
- also known as
- ASAP
- as soon as possible
- ATM
- at the moment
- B4
- before
- BAK
- back at keyboard
- BBL
- be back later
- BBLBNTSBOD
- be back later but not too soon because of dinner (in case you want to be specific...)
- BCNU
- be seeing you
- BFN
- bye for now
- BRB
- be right back
- BTDT
- been there done that
- BTSOOM
- beats the sh*t out of me
- BTW
- by the way
- BYOH
- bat you onna head (I’ve never actually seen this used
but you never know)
- CFV
- call for votes
- CU
- see you
- CUL
- see you later
- CUL8R
- another form of see you later
- DYJHIW
- don’t you just hate it when...
- EG
- evil grin
- F2F
- face to face (another way of referring to a real life meeting as opposed to an Internet one)
- FAQ
- frequently asked questions
- FUBAR
- F’d up beyond all recognition
- FWIW
- for what it’s worth
- FYA
- for your amusement
- FYI
- for your information
- G
- grin
- GA
- go ahead
- GBH
- great big hug
- GBH&K
- great big hug & kiss
- GD&R
- grinning, ducking, and running (usually used after
some form of snide or sarcastic comment)
- H
- hug
- HB
- hug back
- HH
- holding hands
- HHJK
- ha ha just kidding
- HHOJ
- ha ha only joking
- HHOK
- ha ha only kidding
- HHOS
- ha ha only serious (I’ve never seen this one used
either)
- HIWTH
- hate it when that happens
- IAE
- in any event
- IANAL
- I am not a lawyer... (usually followed by “but...”)
- IDK
- I don’t know
- IIRC
- If I recall correctly
- IMHO
- in my humble opinion (or in my honest opinion)
- IMNSHO
- in my not so humble opinion
- IMO
- in my opinion
- IOW
- in other words
- IRL
- in real life
- ISTR
- I seem to recall
- IYKWIM
- if you know what I mean
- IYKWIMAITYD
- If you know what I mean and I think you do
- JASE
- just another system error
- J/K
- just kidding
- K
- kiss
- KB
- kiss back
- KOTC
- kiss on the cheek
- L
- laugh
- L8R
- later
- LMAO
- laughing my a** off
- LOL
- laughing out loud
- MORF
- male or female (as in are you morf?)
- MOTAS
- members of the appropriate sex
- MOTOS
- members of the opposite sex
- MOTSS
- members of the same sex
- NFW
- no f’n way
- OBTW
- oh, by the way
- OIC
- oh I see
- OOC
- out of character (used mostly in MUDS, MUSES, Role
playing chats, and some IRC rooms)
- OTOH
- on the other hand
- PD
- public domain
- PITA
- pain in the a**
- PMFJI
- pardon me for jumping in (used when you interrupt an
ongoing conversation)
- PMJI
- Pardon my jumping in
- POTC
- peck on the cheek
- REHI
- hi again
- RFD
- request for discussion
- ROFL
- rolling on floor laughing
- ROTFL
- rolling on the floor laughing
- ROTFLMAO
- rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
- RSN
- real soon now
- RTFM
- read the f’n manual
- S
- smile
- SB
- smiles back
- SITD
- still in the dark
- SNAFU
- situation normal, all f’d up
- SO
- significant other
- SOL
- sh*t outta luck
- SOHF
- sense of humour failure
- SPAM
- stupid person’s advertisement
- SW
- shareware
- SWALK
- sealed with a loving kiss
- SYL
- see you later
- TANSTAAFL
- there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
- TARFU
- things are really f’d up
- TGIF
- thank God (goodness) it’s Friday
- TIA
- thanks in advance
- TIC
- tongue in cheek
- TNX
- thanks
- TPTB
- the powers that be
- TTFN
- ta ta for now
- TTYL
- talk to you later
- VEG
- very evil grin
- VES
- very evil smile
- VWG
- very wicked grin (or very wide grin)
- VWS
- very wicked smile
- W
- wink
- WG
- winked grin
- WRT
- with respect to (or with regard to)
- WTH
- what the heck
- WTHDTM
- what the heck does that mean?
- WYSIWYG
- what you see is what you get (often used when
referring to straight forward, user friendly software)
- YDKJ
- you don't know jack!
- YKYBHTLW
- you know you’ve been hacking too long when...
- YMMV
- Your mileage may vary (a way of wishing someone better
luck with something than you had)
- YWIA
- you’re welcome in advance
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kumpf last updated 16-Jul-1997