acronyms revision 1.165
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.165 2007/04/17 21:20:48 mrg 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 {fuck off,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 LGTM looks good to me 133 LJBF let's just be friends 134 LMAO laughing my ass off 135 LMSO laughing my socks off 136 LOL laughing out loud 137 LTNS long time no see 138 MIA missing in action 139 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 140 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 141 MOTSS member of the same sex 142 MTF more to follow 143 MYOB mind your own business 144 N/M never mind 145 NBD no big deal 146 NFC no fucking clue 147 NFI no fucking idea 148 NFW no fucking way 149 NIH not invented here 150 NMF not my fault 151 NMP not my problem 152 NOYB none of your business 153 NOYFB none of your fucking business 154 NP no problem 155 NRFPT not ready for prime time 156 NRN no reply necessary 157 NSFW not suitable for work 158 OIC oh, I see 159 OMG oh, my god 160 OT off topic 161 OTL out to lunch 162 OTOH on the other hand 163 OTT over the top 164 OTTOMH off the top of my head 165 PDQ pretty darn quick 166 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 167 PFO please fuck off 168 PFY pimply faced youth 169 PITA pain in the ass 170 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 171 PNG persona non grata 172 PNP plug and pray 173 POC point of contact 174 POLA principle of least astonishment 175 POLS principle of least surprise 176 POS piece of shit 177 PPL pretty please 178 PTV parental tunnel vision 179 QED quod erat demonstrandum 180 RFC request for comments 181 RIP rest in peace 182 RL real life 183 RLC rod length check 184 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 185 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 186 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 187 RP responsible person 188 RSN real soon now 189 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 190 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 191 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 192 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 193 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 194 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 195 SCNR sorry, could not resist 196 SEP someone else's problem 197 SFA sweet fuck all 198 SHID slaps head in disgust 199 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 200 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 201 SMOP simple matter of programming 202 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 203 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 204 SNMP sorry, not my problem 205 SNR signal to noise ratio 206 SO significant other 207 SOB son of [a] bitch 208 SOL shit out [of] luck 209 SOP standard operating procedure 210 SSIA subject says it all 211 SSTO single stage to orbit 212 STFA search the fucking archives 213 STFU shut the fuck up 214 STFW search the fucking web 215 SUS stupid user syndrome 216 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 217 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 218 SWFG search with fucking google 219 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 220 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 221 TBC to be continued 222 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 223 TBH to be honest 224 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 225 THNX thanks 226 THX thanks 227 TIA thanks in advance 228 TINC there is no cabal 229 TLA three letter acronym 230 TLC tender loving care 231 TLDR too long, didn't read 232 TMA too many abbreviations 233 TMI too much information 234 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 235 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 236 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 237 TPTB the powers that be 238 TRT the right thing 239 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 240 TTFN ta ta for now 241 TTYL talk to you later 242 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 243 TY thank you 244 TYVM thank you very much 245 U/L upload 246 UTSL use the source, Luke 247 VEG very evil grin 248 W/ with 249 W/O without 250 WAG wild-ass guess 251 WB welcome back 252 WFH working from home 253 WFM works for me 254 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 255 WIP work in progress 256 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 257 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 258 WRT with respect to 259 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 260 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 261 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 262 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 263 YHBT you have been trolled 264 YHL you have lost 265 YKWIM you know what I mean 266 YMA yo momma's ass 267 YMMV your mileage may vary 268 YW you're welcome 269
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