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The following is a listing of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms found mostly in email, IRC, chat, and mu**’s (muds, muses, mushes, etc.).

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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)
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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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