acronyms revision 1.156
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.156 2006/05/15 14:11:07 christos 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 DGAS don't give a shit 51 DIY do it yourself 52 DKDC don't know, don't care 53 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 54 DTRT do the right thing 55 DTWT do the wrong thing 56 DWIM do what I mean 57 EG evil grin 58 EMSG email message 59 EOB end of business [day] 60 EOD end of discussion 61 EOL end of life 62 ETA estimated time of arrival 63 ETLA extended three letter acronym 64 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 65 FAQ frequently asked question 66 FCFS first come first served 67 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me 68 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know 69 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember 70 FM fucking magic 71 FOAD fall over and die 72 FOS full of shit 73 FSDO for some definition of 74 FSVO for some value of 75 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual! 76 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 77 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 78 FWIW for what it's worth 79 FYI for your information 80 G grin 81 G/C garbage collect 82 GAC get a clue 83 GAL get a life 84 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 85 GMTA great minds think alike 86 GTFO get the fuck out 87 GTG got to go 88 HAND have a nice day 89 HHIS hanging head in shame 90 HICA here it comes again 91 HTH hope this helps 92 IAC in any case 93 IANAL I am not a lawyer 94 IC I see 95 ICBW I could be wrong 96 ICCL I couldn't care less 97 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 98 IHBW I have been wrong 99 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 100 IIANM if I am not mistaken 101 IIRC if I recall correctly 102 IIUC if I understand correctly 103 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 104 IMCO in my considered opinion 105 IMHO in my humble opinion 106 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 107 IMO in my opinion 108 IOW in other words 109 IRL in real life 110 ISAGN I see a great need 111 ISTM it seems to me 112 ISTR I seem to recall 113 ITYM I think you mean 114 IWBNI it would be nice if 115 IYSS if you say so 116 J/K just kidding 117 JHD just hit ``delete'' 118 JIC just in case 119 JK just kidding 120 JMO just my opinion 121 JSYK just so you know 122 JTLYK just to let you know 123 KISS keep it simple, stupid 124 KITA kick in the ass 125 KNF kernel normal form 126 L8R later 127 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 128 LBNL last but not least 129 LJBF let's just be friends 130 LMAO laughing my ass off 131 LMSO laughing my socks off 132 LOL laughing out loud 133 LTNS long time no see 134 MIA missing in action 135 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 136 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 137 MOTSS member of the same sex 138 MTF more to follow 139 MYOB mind your own business 140 N/M never mind 141 NBD no big deal 142 NFC no fucking clue 143 NFI no fucking idea 144 NFW no fucking way 145 NIH not invented here 146 NMF not my fault 147 NMP not my problem 148 NOYB none of your business 149 NOYFB none of your fucking business 150 NP no problem 151 NRFPT not ready for prime time 152 NRN no reply necessary 153 NSFW not suitable for work 154 OIC oh, I see 155 OMG oh, my god 156 OT off topic 157 OTL out to lunch 158 OTOH on the other hand 159 OTT over the top 160 OTTOMH off the top of my head 161 PDQ pretty darn quick 162 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 163 PFO please fuck off 164 PFY pimply faced youth 165 PITA pain in the ass 166 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 167 PNG persona non grata 168 PNP plug and pray 169 POC point of contact 170 POLA principle of least astonishment 171 POLS principle of least surprise 172 POS piece of shit 173 PPL pretty please 174 PTV parental tunnel vision 175 QED quod erat demonstrandum 176 RFC request for comments 177 RIP rest in peace 178 RL real life 179 RLC rod length check 180 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 181 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 182 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 183 RP responsible person 184 RSN real soon now 185 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 186 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 187 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 188 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 189 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 190 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 191 SCNR sorry, could not resist 192 SEP someone else's problem 193 SFA sweet fuck all 194 SHID slaps head in disgust 195 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 196 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 197 SMOP simple matter of programming 198 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 199 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 200 SNMP sorry, not my problem 201 SNR signal to noise ratio 202 SO significant other 203 SOB son of [a] bitch 204 SOL shit out [of] luck 205 SOP standard operating procedure 206 SSIA subject says it all 207 STFA search the fucking archives 208 STFU shut the fuck up 209 STFW search the fucking web 210 SUS stupid user syndrome 211 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 212 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 213 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 214 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 215 TBC to be continued 216 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 217 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 218 THNX thanks 219 THX thanks 220 TIA thanks in advance 221 TINC there is no cabal 222 TLA three letter acronym 223 TMA too many abbreviations 224 TMI too much information 225 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 226 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 227 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 228 TPTB the powers that be 229 TRT the right thing 230 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 231 TTFN ta ta for now 232 TTYL talk to you later 233 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 234 TY thank you 235 TYVM thank you very much 236 U/L upload 237 UTSL use the source, Luke 238 VEG very evil grin 239 W/ with 240 W/O without 241 WAG wild-ass guess 242 WB welcome back 243 WFH working from home 244 WFM works for me 245 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 246 WIP work in progress 247 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 248 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 249 WRT with respect to 250 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 251 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 252 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 253 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 254 YHBT you have been trolled 255 YHL you have lost 256 YKWIM you know what I mean 257 YMA yo momma's ass 258 YMMV your mileage may vary 259 YW you're welcome 260
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