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