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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 ATM at the moment
16 AWOL absent without official leave
17 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
18 B/C because
19 BBL [I'll] be back later
20 BBS be back soon
21 BBT be back tomorrow
22 BFD big fucking deal
23 BIAB back in a bit
24 BIAF back in a few
25 BIALW back in a little while
26 BIAS back in a second
27 BIAW back in a while
28 BOFH bastard operator from hell
29 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
30 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
31 BRB [I'll] be right back
32 BTDT been there, done that
33 BTTH boot to the head
34 BTW by the way
35 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
36 CNP continued [in my] next post
37 COB close of business [day]
38 CYA see you around
39 D/L download
40 DIY do it yourself
41 DKDC don't know, don't care
42 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
43 DTRT do the right thing
44 DTWT do the wrong thing
45 DWIM do what I mean
46 EG evil grin
47 EMSG email message
48 EOB end of business [day]
49 EOD end of discussion
50 EOL end of life
51 ETLA extended three letter acronym
52 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
53 FAQ frequently asked question
54 FCFS first come first served
55 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
56 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
57 FM fucking magic
58 FOAD fall over and die
59 FSDO for some definition of
60 FSVO for some value of
61 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
62 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
63 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
64 FWIW for what it's worth
65 FYI for your information
66 G grin
67 GAC get a clue
68 GAL get a life
69 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
70 GMTA great minds think alike
71 GTFO get the fuck out
72 GTG got to go
73 HAND have a nice day
74 HHIS hanging head in shame
75 HICA here it comes again
76 HTH hope this helps
77 IAC in any case
78 IANAL I am not a lawyer
79 IC I see
80 ICCL I couldn't care less
81 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
82 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
83 IIANM if I am not mistaken
84 IIRC if I recall correctly
85 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
86 IMCO in my considered opinion
87 IMHO in my humble opinion
88 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
89 IMO in my opinion
90 IOW in other words
91 IRL in real life
92 ISAGN I see a great need
93 ISTM it seems to me
94 ISTR I seem to recall
95 ITYM I think you mean
96 IYSS if you say so
97 J/K just kidding
98 JIC just in case
99 JK just kidding
100 JMO just my opinion
101 JTLYK just to let you know
102 KISS keep it simple, stupid
103 KITA kick in the ass
104 KNF kernel normal form
105 L8R later
106 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
107 LJBF let's just be friends
108 LMAO laughing my ass off
109 LMSO laughing my socks off
110 LOL laughing out loud
111 LTNS long time no see
112 N/M never mind
113 MMU memory management unit
114 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
115 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
116 MOTSS member of the same sex
117 MTF more to follow
118 MYOB mind your own business
119 NBD no big deal
120 NFC no fucking clue
121 NFI no fucking idea
122 NFW no fucking way
123 NIH not invented here
124 NP no problem
125 NRFPT not ready for prime time
126 NRN no reply necessary
127 OIC oh, I see
128 OMG oh, my god
129 OT off topic
130 OTL out to lunch
131 OTOH on the other hand
132 OTT over the top
133 OTTOMH off the top of my head
134 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
135 PFO please fuck off
136 PFY pimply faced youth
137 PITA pain in the ass
138 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
139 PNG persona non grata
140 PNP plug and pray
141 POC point of contact
142 POLA principle of least astonishment
143 POS piece of shit
144 PPL pretty please
145 PTV parental tunnel vision
146 QED quod erat demonstrandum
147 RFC request for comments
148 RL real life
149 RLC rod length check
150 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
151 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
152 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
153 RP responsible person
154 RSN real soon now
155 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
156 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
157 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
158 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
159 SCNR sorry, could not resist
160 SEP someone else's problem
161 SFA sweet fuck all
162 SHID slaps head in disgust
163 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
164 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
165 SMOP simple matter of programming
166 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
167 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
168 SNR signal to noise ratio
169 SO significant other
170 SOB son of [a] bitch
171 SOL shit out [of] luck
172 SOP standard operating procedure
173 SSIA subject says it all
174 SUS stupid user syndrome
175 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
176 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
177 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
178 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
179 TBC to be continued
180 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
181 TIA thanks in advance
182 TINC there is no cabal
183 TLA three letter acronym
184 TLB translation lookaside buffer
185 TMA too many abbreviations
186 TMI too much information
187 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
188 TTFN ta ta for now
189 TTYL talk to you later
190 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
191 TYVM thank you very much
192 U/L upload
193 UTSL use the source, Luke
194 VEG very evil grin
195 W/ with
196 W/O without
197 WAG wild-ass guess
198 WB welcome back
199 WFM works for me
200 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
201 WIP work in progress
202 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
203 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
204 WRT with respect to
205 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
206 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
207 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
208 YHBT you have been trolled
209 YHL you have lost
210 YKWIM you know what I mean
211 YMA yo momma's ass
212 YMMV your mileage may vary
213 YW you're welcome
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