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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 ISAGN I see a great need
75 ISTM it seems to me
76 ISTR I seem to recall
77 ITYM I think you mean
78 IYSS If you say so
79 JIC just in case
80 JK just kidding
81 JMO just my opinion
82 JTLYK just to let you know
83 KISS keep it simple, stupid
84 KITA kick in the ass
85 KNF kernel normal form
86 L8R later
87 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
88 LJBF let's just be friends
89 LMAO laughing my ass off
90 LMSO laughing my socks off
91 LOL laughing out loud
92 LTNS long time no see
93 MMU memory management unit
94 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
95 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
96 MOTSS member of the same sex
97 MTF more to follow
98 MYOB mind your own business
99 NBD no big deal
100 NFC no fucking clue
101 NFI no fucking idea
102 NFW no fucking way
103 NIH not invented here
104 NP no problem
105 NRFPT not ready for prime time
106 NRN no reply necessary
107 OIC oh, I see
108 OTL out to lunch
109 OTOH on the other hand
110 OTT over the top
111 OTTOMH off the top of my head
112 PFO please fuck off
113 PFY pimply faced youth
114 PITA pain in the ass
115 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
116 PNG persona non grata
117 PNP plug and pray
118 POC point of contact
119 POLA principle of least astonishment
120 POS piece of shit
121 PPL pretty please
122 PTV parental tunnel vision
123 QED quod erat demonstrandum
124 RFC request for comments
125 RL real life
126 RLC rod length check
127 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
128 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
129 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
130 RP responsible person
131 RSN real soon now
132 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
133 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
134 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
135 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
136 SCNR sorry, could not resist
137 SEP someone else's problem
138 SFA sweet fuck all
139 SHID slaps head in disgust
140 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
141 SMOP simple matter of programming
142 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
143 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
144 SO significant other
145 SOB son of [a] bitch
146 SOL shit out [of] luck
147 SSIA subject says it all
148 SUS stupid user syndrome
149 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
150 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
151 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
152 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
153 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
154 TIA thanks in advance
155 TLA three letter acronym
156 TLB translation lookaside buffer
157 TMA too many abbreviations
158 TMI too much information
159 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
160 TTFN ta ta for now
161 TTYL talk to you later
162 TYVM thank you very much
163 UTSL use the source, Luke
164 VEG very evil grin
165 WAG wild-ass guess
166 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
167 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
168 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
169 WRT with respect to
170 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
171 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
172 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
173 YKWIM you know what I mean
174 YMA yo momma's ass
175 YMMV your mileage may vary
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