acronyms revision 1.157
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.157 2006/06/21 07:20:19 lukem 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 FTL for the loss 77 FTW for the win 78 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 79 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 80 FWIW for what it's worth 81 FYI for your information 82 G grin 83 G/C garbage collect 84 GAC get a clue 85 GAL get a life 86 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 87 GMTA great minds think alike 88 GTFO get the fuck out 89 GTG got to go 90 HAND have a nice day 91 HHIS hanging head in shame 92 HICA here it comes again 93 HTH hope this helps 94 IAC in any case 95 IANAL I am not a lawyer 96 IC I see 97 ICBW I could be wrong 98 ICCL I couldn't care less 99 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 100 IHBW I have been wrong 101 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 102 IIANM if I am not mistaken 103 IIRC if I recall correctly 104 IIUC if I understand correctly 105 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 106 IMCO in my considered opinion 107 IMHO in my humble opinion 108 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 109 IMO in my opinion 110 IOW in other words 111 IRL in real life 112 ISAGN I see a great need 113 ISTM it seems to me 114 ISTR I seem to recall 115 ITYM I think you mean 116 IWBNI it would be nice if 117 IYSS if you say so 118 J/K just kidding 119 JHD just hit ``delete'' 120 JIC just in case 121 JK just kidding 122 JMO just my opinion 123 JSYK just so you know 124 JTLYK just to let you know 125 KISS keep it simple, stupid 126 KITA kick in the ass 127 KNF kernel normal form 128 L8R later 129 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 130 LBNL last but not least 131 LJBF let's just be friends 132 LMAO laughing my ass off 133 LMSO laughing my socks off 134 LOL laughing out loud 135 LTNS long time no see 136 MIA missing in action 137 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 138 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 139 MOTSS member of the same sex 140 MTF more to follow 141 MYOB mind your own business 142 N/M never mind 143 NBD no big deal 144 NFC no fucking clue 145 NFI no fucking idea 146 NFW no fucking way 147 NIH not invented here 148 NMF not my fault 149 NMP not my problem 150 NOYB none of your business 151 NOYFB none of your fucking business 152 NP no problem 153 NRFPT not ready for prime time 154 NRN no reply necessary 155 NSFW not suitable for work 156 OIC oh, I see 157 OMG oh, my god 158 OT off topic 159 OTL out to lunch 160 OTOH on the other hand 161 OTT over the top 162 OTTOMH off the top of my head 163 PDQ pretty darn quick 164 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 165 PFO please fuck off 166 PFY pimply faced youth 167 PITA pain in the ass 168 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 169 PNG persona non grata 170 PNP plug and pray 171 POC point of contact 172 POLA principle of least astonishment 173 POLS principle of least surprise 174 POS piece of shit 175 PPL pretty please 176 PTV parental tunnel vision 177 QED quod erat demonstrandum 178 RFC request for comments 179 RIP rest in peace 180 RL real life 181 RLC rod length check 182 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 183 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 184 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 185 RP responsible person 186 RSN real soon now 187 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 188 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 189 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 190 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 191 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 192 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 193 SCNR sorry, could not resist 194 SEP someone else's problem 195 SFA sweet fuck all 196 SHID slaps head in disgust 197 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 198 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 199 SMOP simple matter of programming 200 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 201 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 202 SNMP sorry, not my problem 203 SNR signal to noise ratio 204 SO significant other 205 SOB son of [a] bitch 206 SOL shit out [of] luck 207 SOP standard operating procedure 208 SSIA subject says it all 209 STFA search the fucking archives 210 STFU shut the fuck up 211 STFW search the fucking web 212 SUS stupid user syndrome 213 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 214 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 215 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 216 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 217 TBC to be continued 218 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 219 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 220 THNX thanks 221 THX thanks 222 TIA thanks in advance 223 TINC there is no cabal 224 TLA three letter acronym 225 TMA too many abbreviations 226 TMI too much information 227 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 228 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 229 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 230 TPTB the powers that be 231 TRT the right thing 232 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 233 TTFN ta ta for now 234 TTYL talk to you later 235 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 236 TY thank you 237 TYVM thank you very much 238 U/L upload 239 UTSL use the source, Luke 240 VEG very evil grin 241 W/ with 242 W/O without 243 WAG wild-ass guess 244 WB welcome back 245 WFH working from home 246 WFM works for me 247 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 248 WIP work in progress 249 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 250 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 251 WRT with respect to 252 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 253 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 254 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 255 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 256 YHBT you have been trolled 257 YHL you have lost 258 YKWIM you know what I mean 259 YMA yo momma's ass 260 YMMV your mileage may vary 261 YW you're welcome 262
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