acronyms revision 1.163
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.163 2007/01/30 22:01:13 wiz 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 GWS get well soon 91 HAND have a nice day 92 HHIS hanging head in shame 93 HICA here it comes again 94 HTH hope this helps 95 IAC in any case 96 IANAL I am not a lawyer 97 IC I see 98 ICBW I could be wrong 99 ICCL I couldn't care less 100 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 101 IHBW I have been wrong 102 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 103 IIANM if I am not mistaken 104 IIRC if I recall correctly 105 IIUC if I understand correctly 106 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 107 IMCO in my considered opinion 108 IMHO in my humble opinion 109 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 110 IMO in my opinion 111 IOW in other words 112 IRL in real life 113 ISAGN I see a great need 114 ISTM it seems to me 115 ISTR I seem to recall 116 ITYM I think you mean 117 IWBNI it would be nice if 118 IYSS if you say so 119 J/K just kidding 120 JHD just hit ``delete'' 121 JIC just in case 122 JK just kidding 123 JMO just my opinion 124 JSYK just so you know 125 JTLYK just to let you know 126 KISS keep it simple, stupid 127 KITA kick in the ass 128 KNF kernel normal form 129 L8R later 130 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 131 LBNL last but not least 132 LJBF let's just be friends 133 LMAO laughing my ass off 134 LMSO laughing my socks off 135 LOL laughing out loud 136 LTNS long time no see 137 MIA missing in action 138 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 139 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 140 MOTSS member of the same sex 141 MTF more to follow 142 MYOB mind your own business 143 N/M never mind 144 NBD no big deal 145 NFC no fucking clue 146 NFI no fucking idea 147 NFW no fucking way 148 NIH not invented here 149 NMF not my fault 150 NMP not my problem 151 NOYB none of your business 152 NOYFB none of your fucking business 153 NP no problem 154 NRFPT not ready for prime time 155 NRN no reply necessary 156 NSFW not suitable for work 157 OIC oh, I see 158 OMG oh, my god 159 OT off topic 160 OTL out to lunch 161 OTOH on the other hand 162 OTT over the top 163 OTTOMH off the top of my head 164 PDQ pretty darn quick 165 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 166 PFO please fuck off 167 PFY pimply faced youth 168 PITA pain in the ass 169 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 170 PNG persona non grata 171 PNP plug and pray 172 POC point of contact 173 POLA principle of least astonishment 174 POLS principle of least surprise 175 POS piece of shit 176 PPL pretty please 177 PTV parental tunnel vision 178 QED quod erat demonstrandum 179 RFC request for comments 180 RIP rest in peace 181 RL real life 182 RLC rod length check 183 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 184 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 185 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 186 RP responsible person 187 RSN real soon now 188 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 189 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 190 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 191 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 192 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 193 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 194 SCNR sorry, could not resist 195 SEP someone else's problem 196 SFA sweet fuck all 197 SHID slaps head in disgust 198 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 199 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 200 SMOP simple matter of programming 201 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 202 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 203 SNMP sorry, not my problem 204 SNR signal to noise ratio 205 SO significant other 206 SOB son of [a] bitch 207 SOL shit out [of] luck 208 SOP standard operating procedure 209 SSIA subject says it all 210 SSTO single stage to orbit 211 STFA search the fucking archives 212 STFU shut the fuck up 213 STFW search the fucking web 214 SUS stupid user syndrome 215 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 216 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 217 SWFG search with fucking google 218 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 219 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 220 TBC to be continued 221 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 222 TBH to be honest 223 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 224 THNX thanks 225 THX thanks 226 TIA thanks in advance 227 TINC there is no cabal 228 TLA three letter acronym 229 TLC tender loving care 230 TLDR too long, didn't read 231 TMA too many abbreviations 232 TMI too much information 233 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 234 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 235 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 236 TPTB the powers that be 237 TRT the right thing 238 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 239 TTFN ta ta for now 240 TTYL talk to you later 241 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 242 TY thank you 243 TYVM thank you very much 244 U/L upload 245 UTSL use the source, Luke 246 VEG very evil grin 247 W/ with 248 W/O without 249 WAG wild-ass guess 250 WB welcome back 251 WFH working from home 252 WFM works for me 253 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 254 WIP work in progress 255 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 256 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 257 WRT with respect to 258 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 259 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 260 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 261 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 262 YHBT you have been trolled 263 YHL you have lost 264 YKWIM you know what I mean 265 YMA yo momma's ass 266 YMMV your mileage may vary 267 YW you're welcome 268
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