acronyms revision 1.145
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.145 2005/02/18 01:40:49 jsm 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 AYT are you there 22 B/C because 23 B/S bullshit 24 B/W between 25 BBIAB be back in a bit 26 BBL [I'll] be back later 27 BBS be back soon 28 BBT be back tomorrow 29 BFD big fucking deal 30 BIAB back in a bit 31 BIAF back in a few 32 BIALW back in a little while 33 BIAS back in a second 34 BIAW back in a while 35 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut 36 BOFH bastard operator from hell 37 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again 38 BOHICA bend over here it comes again 39 BRB [I'll] be right back 40 BS bullshit 41 BTDT been there, done that 42 BTTH boot to the head 43 BTW by the way 44 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 45 CNP continued [in my] next post 46 COB close of business [day] 47 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 48 CYA see you around 49 D/L download 50 DIY do it yourself 51 DKDC don't know, don't care 52 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 53 DTRT do the right thing 54 DTWT do the wrong thing 55 DWIM do what I mean 56 EG evil grin 57 EMSG email message 58 EOB end of business [day] 59 EOD end of discussion 60 EOL end of life 61 ETLA extended three letter acronym 62 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 63 FAQ frequently asked question 64 FCFS first come first served 65 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me 66 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know 67 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember 68 FM fucking magic 69 FOAD fall over and die 70 FSDO for some definition of 71 FSVO for some value of 72 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual! 73 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 74 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 75 FWIW for what it's worth 76 FYI for your information 77 G grin 78 G/C garbage collect 79 GAC get a clue 80 GAL get a life 81 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 82 GMTA great minds think alike 83 GTFO get the fuck out 84 GTG got to go 85 HAND have a nice day 86 HHIS hanging head in shame 87 HICA here it comes again 88 HTH hope this helps 89 IAC in any case 90 IANAL I am not a lawyer 91 IC I see 92 ICBW I could be wrong 93 ICCL I couldn't care less 94 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 95 IHBW I have been wrong 96 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 97 IIANM if I am not mistaken 98 IIRC if I recall correctly 99 IIUC if I understand correctly 100 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 101 IMCO in my considered opinion 102 IMHO in my humble opinion 103 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 104 IMO in my opinion 105 IOW in other words 106 IRL in real life 107 ISAGN I see a great need 108 ISTM it seems to me 109 ISTR I seem to recall 110 ITYM I think you mean 111 IWBNI it would be nice if 112 IYSS if you say so 113 J/K just kidding 114 JHD just hit ``delete'' 115 JIC just in case 116 JK just kidding 117 JMO just my opinion 118 JTLYK just to let you know 119 KISS keep it simple, stupid 120 KITA kick in the ass 121 KNF kernel normal form 122 L8R later 123 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 124 LBNL last but not least 125 LJBF let's just be friends 126 LMAO laughing my ass off 127 LMSO laughing my socks off 128 LOL laughing out loud 129 LTNS long time no see 130 MIA missing in action 131 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 132 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 133 MOTSS member of the same sex 134 MTF more to follow 135 MYOB mind your own business 136 N/M never mind 137 NBD no big deal 138 NFC no fucking clue 139 NFI no fucking idea 140 NFW no fucking way 141 NIH not invented here 142 NMF not my fault 143 NMP not my problem 144 NOYB none of your business 145 NOYFB none of your fucking business 146 NP no problem 147 NRFPT not ready for prime time 148 NRN no reply necessary 149 OIC oh, I see 150 OMG oh, my god 151 OT off topic 152 OTL out to lunch 153 OTOH on the other hand 154 OTT over the top 155 OTTOMH off the top of my head 156 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 157 PFO please fuck off 158 PFY pimply faced youth 159 PITA pain in the ass 160 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 161 PNG persona non grata 162 PNP plug and pray 163 POC point of contact 164 POLA principle of least astonishment 165 POLS principle of least surprise 166 POS piece of shit 167 PPL pretty please 168 PTV parental tunnel vision 169 QED quod erat demonstrandum 170 RFC request for comments 171 RIP rest in peace 172 RL real life 173 RLC rod length check 174 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 175 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 176 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 177 RP responsible person 178 RSN real soon now 179 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 180 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 181 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 182 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 183 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 184 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 185 SCNR sorry, could not resist 186 SEP someone else's problem 187 SFA sweet fuck all 188 SHID slaps head in disgust 189 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 190 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 191 SMOP simple matter of programming 192 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 193 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 194 SNMP sorry, not my problem 195 SNR signal to noise ratio 196 SO significant other 197 SOB son of [a] bitch 198 SOL shit out [of] luck 199 SOP standard operating procedure 200 SSIA subject says it all 201 STFA search the fucking archives 202 STFU shut the fuck up 203 STFW search the fucking web 204 SUS stupid user syndrome 205 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 206 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 207 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 208 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 209 TBC to be continued 210 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 211 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 212 THNX thanks 213 THX thanks 214 TIA thanks in advance 215 TINC there is no cabal 216 TLA three letter acronym 217 TLB translation lookaside buffer 218 TMA too many abbreviations 219 TMI too much information 220 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 221 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 222 TPTB the powers that be 223 TRT the right thing 224 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 225 TTFN ta ta for now 226 TTYL talk to you later 227 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 228 TY thank you 229 TYVM thank you very much 230 U/L upload 231 UTSL use the source, Luke 232 VEG very evil grin 233 W/ with 234 W/O without 235 WAG wild-ass guess 236 WB welcome back 237 WFM works for me 238 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 239 WIP work in progress 240 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 241 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 242 WRT with respect to 243 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 244 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 245 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 246 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 247 YHBT you have been trolled 248 YHL you have lost 249 YKWIM you know what I mean 250 YMA yo momma's ass 251 YMMV your mileage may vary 252 YW you're welcome 253
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