acronyms revision 1.142
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.142 2004/09/02 12:10:11 jmmv Exp $ 2 3 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned 4 AFAICR as far as I can recall 5 AFAICT as far as I can tell 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 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 47 CYA see you around 48 D/L download 49 DIY do it yourself 50 DKDC don't know, don't care 51 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 52 DTRT do the right thing 53 DTWT do the wrong thing 54 DWIM do what I mean 55 EG evil grin 56 EMSG email message 57 EOB end of business [day] 58 EOD end of discussion 59 EOL end of life 60 ETLA extended three letter acronym 61 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 62 FAQ frequently asked question 63 FCFS first come first served 64 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me 65 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know 66 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember 67 FM fucking magic 68 FOAD fall over and die 69 FSDO for some definition of 70 FSVO for some value of 71 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual! 72 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 73 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 74 FWIW for what it's worth 75 FYI for your information 76 G grin 77 G/C garbage collect 78 GAC get a clue 79 GAL get a life 80 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 81 GMTA great minds think alike 82 GTFO get the fuck out 83 GTG got to go 84 HAND have a nice day 85 HHIS hanging head in shame 86 HICA here it comes again 87 HTH hope this helps 88 IAC in any case 89 IANAL I am not a lawyer 90 IC I see 91 ICBW I could be wrong 92 ICCL I couldn't care less 93 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 94 IHBW I have been wrong 95 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 96 IIANM if I am not mistaken 97 IIRC if I recall correctly 98 IIUC if I understand correctly 99 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 100 IMCO in my considered opinion 101 IMHO in my humble opinion 102 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 103 IMO in my opinion 104 IOW in other words 105 IRL in real life 106 ISAGN I see a great need 107 ISTM it seems to me 108 ISTR I seem to recall 109 ITYM I think you mean 110 IWBNI it would be nice if 111 IYSS if you say so 112 J/K just kidding 113 JHD just hit ``delete'' 114 JIC just in case 115 JK just kidding 116 JMO just my opinion 117 JTLYK just to let you know 118 KISS keep it simple, stupid 119 KITA kick in the ass 120 KNF kernel normal form 121 L8R later 122 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 123 LJBF let's just be friends 124 LMAO laughing my ass off 125 LMSO laughing my socks off 126 LOL laughing out loud 127 LTNS long time no see 128 MIA missing in action 129 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 130 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 131 MOTSS member of the same sex 132 MTF more to follow 133 MYOB mind your own business 134 N/M never mind 135 NBD no big deal 136 NFC no fucking clue 137 NFI no fucking idea 138 NFW no fucking way 139 NIH not invented here 140 NMF not my fault 141 NMP not my problem 142 NOYB none of your business 143 NOYFB none of your fucking business 144 NP no problem 145 NRFPT not ready for prime time 146 NRN no reply necessary 147 OIC oh, I see 148 OMG oh, my god 149 OT off topic 150 OTL out to lunch 151 OTOH on the other hand 152 OTT over the top 153 OTTOMH off the top of my head 154 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 155 PFO please fuck off 156 PFY pimply faced youth 157 PITA pain in the ass 158 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 159 PNG persona non grata 160 PNP plug and pray 161 POC point of contact 162 POLA principle of least astonishment 163 POLS principle of least surprise 164 POS piece of shit 165 PPL pretty please 166 PTV parental tunnel vision 167 QED quod erat demonstrandum 168 RFC request for comments 169 RIP rest in peace 170 RL real life 171 RLC rod length check 172 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 173 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 174 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 175 RP responsible person 176 RSN real soon now 177 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 178 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 179 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 180 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 181 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 182 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 183 SCNR sorry, could not resist 184 SEP someone else's problem 185 SFA sweet fuck all 186 SHID slaps head in disgust 187 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 188 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 189 SMOP simple matter of programming 190 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 191 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 192 SNMP sorry, not my problem 193 SNR signal to noise ratio 194 SO significant other 195 SOB son of [a] bitch 196 SOL shit out [of] luck 197 SOP standard operating procedure 198 SSIA subject says it all 199 STFA search the fucking archives 200 STFU shut the fuck up 201 SUS stupid user syndrome 202 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 203 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 204 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 205 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 206 TBC to be continued 207 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 208 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 209 THNX thanks 210 THX thanks 211 TIA thanks in advance 212 TINC there is no cabal 213 TLA three letter acronym 214 TLB translation lookaside buffer 215 TMA too many abbreviations 216 TMI too much information 217 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 218 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 219 TPTB the powers that be 220 TRT the right thing 221 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 222 TTFN ta ta for now 223 TTYL talk to you later 224 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 225 TY thank you 226 TYVM thank you very much 227 U/L upload 228 UTSL use the source, Luke 229 VEG very evil grin 230 W/ with 231 W/O without 232 WAG wild-ass guess 233 WB welcome back 234 WFM works for me 235 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 236 WIP work in progress 237 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 238 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 239 WRT with respect to 240 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 241 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 242 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 243 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 244 YHBT you have been trolled 245 YHL you have lost 246 YKWIM you know what I mean 247 YMA yo momma's ass 248 YMMV your mileage may vary 249 YW you're welcome 250
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