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