acronyms revision 1.104
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.104 2002/05/21 12:01:09 lukem Exp $ 2 3 AFAICR as far as I can recall 4 AFAICT as far as I can tell 5 AFAIK as far as I know 6 AFAIR as far as I recall 7 AFAIU as far as I understand 8 AFD away from desktop 9 AFK away from keyboard 10 AFW away from window 11 AIU as I understand 12 AIUI as I understand it 13 AKA also known as 14 ASAP as soon as possible 15 AWOL absent without official leave 16 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us 17 BBL [I'll] be back later 18 BBS be back soon 19 BBT be back tomorrow 20 BFD big fucking deal 21 BIAB back in a bit 22 BIAF back in a few 23 BIALW back in a little while 24 BIAS back in a second 25 BIAW back in a while 26 BOFH bastard operator from hell 27 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again 28 BOHICA bend over here it comes again 29 BRB [I'll] be right back 30 BTDT been there, done that 31 BTTH boot to the head 32 BTW by the way 33 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 34 CNP continued [in my] next post 35 CYA see you around 36 DKDC don't know, don't care 37 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 38 DTRT do the right thing 39 DTWT do the wrong thing 40 DWIM do what I mean 41 EG evil grin 42 EMSG email message 43 ETLA extended three letter acronym 44 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 45 FAQ frequently asked question 46 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know 47 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember 48 FM fucking magic 49 FOAD fall over and die 50 FSDO for some definition of 51 FSVO for some value of 52 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual! 53 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 54 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 55 FWIW for what it's worth 56 FYI for your information 57 G grin 58 GMTA great minds think alike 59 GTFO get the fuck out 60 HAND have a nice day 61 HHIS hanging head in shame 62 HTH hope this helps 63 IANAL I am not a lawyer 64 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 65 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 66 IIANM if I am not mistaken 67 IIRC if I recall correctly 68 IMCO in my considered opinion 69 IMHO in my humble opinion 70 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 71 IMO in my opinion 72 IOW in other words 73 IRL in real life 74 ISTM it seems to me 75 ISTR I seem to recall 76 ITYM I think you mean 77 IYSS If you say so 78 JIC just in case 79 JK just kidding 80 JMO just my opinion 81 JTLYK just to let you know 82 KISS keep it simple, stupid 83 KITA kick in the ass 84 KNF kernel normal form 85 L8R later 86 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 87 LJBF let's just be friends 88 LMAO laughing my ass off 89 LMSO laughing my socks off 90 LOL laughing out loud 91 LTNS long time no see 92 MMU memory management unit 93 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 94 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 95 MOTSS member of the same sex 96 MTF more to follow 97 MYOB mind your own business 98 NBD no big deal 99 NFC no fucking clue 100 NFI no fucking idea 101 NFW no fucking way 102 NIH not invented here 103 NP no problem 104 NRFPT not ready for prime time 105 NRN no reply necessary 106 OIC oh, I see 107 OTL out to lunch 108 OTOH on the other hand 109 OTTOMH off the top of my head 110 PFO please fuck off 111 PFY pimply faced youth 112 PITA pain in the ass 113 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 114 PNP plug and pray 115 PNG persona non grata 116 POC point of contact 117 POLA principle of least astonishment 118 POS piece of shit 119 PPL pretty please 120 PTV parental tunnel vision 121 QED quod erat demonstrandum 122 RFC request for comments 123 RL real life 124 RLC rod length check 125 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 126 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 127 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 128 RP responsible person 129 RSN real soon now 130 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 131 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 132 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 133 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 134 SCNR sorry, could not resist 135 SEP someone else's problem 136 SFA sweet fuck all 137 SHID slaps head in disgust 138 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 139 SMOP simple matter of programming 140 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 141 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 142 SO significant other 143 SOB son of [a] bitch 144 SOL shit out [of] luck 145 SSIA subject says it all 146 SUS stupid user syndrome 147 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 148 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 149 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 150 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 151 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 152 TIA thanks in advance 153 TLA three letter acronym 154 TLB translation lookaside buffer 155 TMA too many abbreviations 156 TMI too much information 157 TTFN ta ta for now 158 TTYL talk to you later 159 TYVM thank you very much 160 UTSL use the source, Luke 161 VEG very evil grin 162 WAG wild-ass guess 163 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 164 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 165 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 166 WRT with respect to 167 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 168 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 169 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 170 YKWIM you know what I mean 171 YMA yo momma's ass 172 YMMV your mileage may vary 173
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