acronyms revision 1.143
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.143 2004/12/04 02:03:32 hubertf 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 LBNL last but not least 124 LJBF let's just be friends 125 LMAO laughing my ass off 126 LMSO laughing my socks off 127 LOL laughing out loud 128 LTNS long time no see 129 MIA missing in action 130 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 131 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 132 MOTSS member of the same sex 133 MTF more to follow 134 MYOB mind your own business 135 N/M never mind 136 NBD no big deal 137 NFC no fucking clue 138 NFI no fucking idea 139 NFW no fucking way 140 NIH not invented here 141 NMF not my fault 142 NMP not my problem 143 NOYB none of your business 144 NOYFB none of your fucking business 145 NP no problem 146 NRFPT not ready for prime time 147 NRN no reply necessary 148 OIC oh, I see 149 OMG oh, my god 150 OT off topic 151 OTL out to lunch 152 OTOH on the other hand 153 OTT over the top 154 OTTOMH off the top of my head 155 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 156 PFO please fuck off 157 PFY pimply faced youth 158 PITA pain in the ass 159 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 160 PNG persona non grata 161 PNP plug and pray 162 POC point of contact 163 POLA principle of least astonishment 164 POLS principle of least surprise 165 POS piece of shit 166 PPL pretty please 167 PTV parental tunnel vision 168 QED quod erat demonstrandum 169 RFC request for comments 170 RIP rest in peace 171 RL real life 172 RLC rod length check 173 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 174 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 175 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 176 RP responsible person 177 RSN real soon now 178 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 179 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 180 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 181 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 182 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 183 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 184 SCNR sorry, could not resist 185 SEP someone else's problem 186 SFA sweet fuck all 187 SHID slaps head in disgust 188 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 189 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 190 SMOP simple matter of programming 191 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 192 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 193 SNMP sorry, not my problem 194 SNR signal to noise ratio 195 SO significant other 196 SOB son of [a] bitch 197 SOL shit out [of] luck 198 SOP standard operating procedure 199 SSIA subject says it all 200 STFA search the fucking archives 201 STFU shut the fuck up 202 SUS stupid user syndrome 203 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 204 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 205 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 206 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 207 TBC to be continued 208 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 209 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 210 THNX thanks 211 THX thanks 212 TIA thanks in advance 213 TINC there is no cabal 214 TLA three letter acronym 215 TLB translation lookaside buffer 216 TMA too many abbreviations 217 TMI too much information 218 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 219 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 220 TPTB the powers that be 221 TRT the right thing 222 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 223 TTFN ta ta for now 224 TTYL talk to you later 225 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 226 TY thank you 227 TYVM thank you very much 228 U/L upload 229 UTSL use the source, Luke 230 VEG very evil grin 231 W/ with 232 W/O without 233 WAG wild-ass guess 234 WB welcome back 235 WFM works for me 236 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 237 WIP work in progress 238 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 239 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 240 WRT with respect to 241 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 242 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 243 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 244 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 245 YHBT you have been trolled 246 YHL you have lost 247 YKWIM you know what I mean 248 YMA yo momma's ass 249 YMMV your mileage may vary 250 YW you're welcome 251
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