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