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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 AFU all fucked up
11 AFW away from window
12 AIU as I understand
13 AIUI as I understand it
14 AKA also known as
15 ASAIC as soon as I can
16 ASAP as soon as possible
17 ATM at the moment
18 AWOL absent without official leave
19 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
20 B/C because
21 BBL [I'll] be back later
22 BBS be back soon
23 BBT be back tomorrow
24 BFD big fucking deal
25 BIAB back in a bit
26 BIAF back in a few
27 BIALW back in a little while
28 BIAS back in a second
29 BIAW back in a while
30 BOFH bastard operator from hell
31 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
32 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
33 BRB [I'll] be right back
34 BTDT been there, done that
35 BTTH boot to the head
36 BTW by the way
37 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
38 CNP continued [in my] next post
39 COB close of business [day]
40 CYA see you around
41 D/L download
42 DIY do it yourself
43 DKDC don't know, don't care
44 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
45 DTRT do the right thing
46 DTWT do the wrong thing
47 DWIM do what I mean
48 EG evil grin
49 EMSG email message
50 EOB end of business [day]
51 EOD end of discussion
52 EOL end of life
53 ETLA extended three letter acronym
54 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
55 FAQ frequently asked question
56 FCFS first come first served
57 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
58 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
59 FM fucking magic
60 FOAD fall over and die
61 FSDO for some definition of
62 FSVO for some value of
63 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
64 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
65 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
66 FWIW for what it's worth
67 FYI for your information
68 G grin
69 G/C garbage collect
70 GAC get a clue
71 GAL get a life
72 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
73 GMTA great minds think alike
74 GTFO get the fuck out
75 GTG got to go
76 HAND have a nice day
77 HHIS hanging head in shame
78 HICA here it comes again
79 HTH hope this helps
80 IAC in any case
81 IANAL I am not a lawyer
82 IC I see
83 ICCL I couldn't care less
84 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
85 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
86 IIANM if I am not mistaken
87 IIRC if I recall correctly
88 IIUC if I understand correctly
89 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
90 IMCO in my considered opinion
91 IMHO in my humble opinion
92 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
93 IMO in my opinion
94 IOW in other words
95 IRL in real life
96 ISAGN I see a great need
97 ISTM it seems to me
98 ISTR I seem to recall
99 ITYM I think you mean
100 IYSS if you say so
101 IWBNI it would be nice if
102 J/K just kidding
103 JIC just in case
104 JK just kidding
105 JMO just my opinion
106 JTLYK just to let you know
107 KISS keep it simple, stupid
108 KITA kick in the ass
109 KNF kernel normal form
110 L8R later
111 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
112 LJBF let's just be friends
113 LMAO laughing my ass off
114 LMSO laughing my socks off
115 LOL laughing out loud
116 LTNS long time no see
117 MIA missing in action
118 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
119 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
120 MOTSS member of the same sex
121 MTF more to follow
122 MYOB mind your own business
123 N/M never mind
124 NBD no big deal
125 NFC no fucking clue
126 NFI no fucking idea
127 NFW no fucking way
128 NIH not invented here
129 NOYB none of your business
130 NOYFB none of your fucking business
131 NP no problem
132 NRFPT not ready for prime time
133 NRN no reply necessary
134 OIC oh, I see
135 OMG oh, my god
136 OT off topic
137 OTL out to lunch
138 OTOH on the other hand
139 OTT over the top
140 OTTOMH off the top of my head
141 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
142 PFO please fuck off
143 PFY pimply faced youth
144 PITA pain in the ass
145 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
146 PNG persona non grata
147 PNP plug and pray
148 POC point of contact
149 POLA principle of least astonishment
150 POS piece of shit
151 PPL pretty please
152 PTV parental tunnel vision
153 QED quod erat demonstrandum
154 RFC request for comments
155 RL real life
156 RLC rod length check
157 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
158 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
159 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
160 RP responsible person
161 RSN real soon now
162 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
163 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
164 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
165 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
166 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
167 SCNR sorry, could not resist
168 SEP someone else's problem
169 SFA sweet fuck all
170 SHID slaps head in disgust
171 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
172 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
173 SMOP simple matter of programming
174 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
175 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
176 SNR signal to noise ratio
177 SO significant other
178 SOB son of [a] bitch
179 SOL shit out [of] luck
180 SOP standard operating procedure
181 SSIA subject says it all
182 STFA search the fucking archives
183 STFU shut the fuck up
184 SUS stupid user syndrome
185 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
186 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
187 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
188 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
189 TBC to be continued
190 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
191 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
192 TIA thanks in advance
193 TINC there is no cabal
194 TLA three letter acronym
195 TLB translation lookaside buffer
196 TMA too many abbreviations
197 TMI too much information
198 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
199 TRT the right thing
200 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
201 TTFN ta ta for now
202 TTYL talk to you later
203 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
204 TYVM thank you very much
205 U/L upload
206 UTSL use the source, Luke
207 VEG very evil grin
208 W/ with
209 W/O without
210 WAG wild-ass guess
211 WB welcome back
212 WFM works for me
213 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
214 WIP work in progress
215 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
216 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
217 WRT with respect to
218 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
219 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
220 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
221 YHBT you have been trolled
222 YHL you have lost
223 YKWIM you know what I mean
224 YMA yo momma's ass
225 YMMV your mileage may vary
226 YW you're welcome
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