acronyms revision 1.166
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.166 2007/04/17 21:21:50 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 JFW just fucking works 121 JHD just hit ``delete'' 122 JIC just in case 123 JK just kidding 124 JMO just my opinion 125 JSYK just so you know 126 JTLYK just to let you know 127 KISS keep it simple, stupid 128 KITA kick in the ass 129 KNF kernel normal form 130 L8R later 131 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 132 LBNL last but not least 133 LGTM looks good to me 134 LJBF let's just be friends 135 LMAO laughing my ass off 136 LMSO laughing my socks off 137 LOL laughing out loud 138 LTNS long time no see 139 MIA missing in action 140 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 141 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 142 MOTSS member of the same sex 143 MTF more to follow 144 MYOB mind your own business 145 N/M never mind 146 NBD no big deal 147 NFC no fucking clue 148 NFI no fucking idea 149 NFW no fucking way 150 NIH not invented here 151 NMF not my fault 152 NMP not my problem 153 NOYB none of your business 154 NOYFB none of your fucking business 155 NP no problem 156 NRFPT not ready for prime time 157 NRN no reply necessary 158 NSFW not suitable for work 159 OIC oh, I see 160 OMG oh, my god 161 OT off topic 162 OTL out to lunch 163 OTOH on the other hand 164 OTT over the top 165 OTTOMH off the top of my head 166 PDQ pretty darn quick 167 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 168 PFO please fuck off 169 PFY pimply faced youth 170 PITA pain in the ass 171 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 172 PNG persona non grata 173 PNP plug and pray 174 POC point of contact 175 POLA principle of least astonishment 176 POLS principle of least surprise 177 POS piece of shit 178 PPL pretty please 179 PTV parental tunnel vision 180 QED quod erat demonstrandum 181 RFC request for comments 182 RIP rest in peace 183 RL real life 184 RLC rod length check 185 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 186 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 187 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 188 RP responsible person 189 RSN real soon now 190 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 191 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 192 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 193 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 194 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 195 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 196 SCNR sorry, could not resist 197 SEP someone else's problem 198 SFA sweet fuck all 199 SHID slaps head in disgust 200 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 201 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 202 SMOP simple matter of programming 203 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 204 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 205 SNMP sorry, not my problem 206 SNR signal to noise ratio 207 SO significant other 208 SOB son of [a] bitch 209 SOL shit out [of] luck 210 SOP standard operating procedure 211 SSIA subject says it all 212 SSTO single stage to orbit 213 STFA search the fucking archives 214 STFU shut the fuck up 215 STFW search the fucking web 216 SUS stupid user syndrome 217 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 218 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 219 SWFG search with fucking google 220 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 221 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 222 TBC to be continued 223 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 224 TBH to be honest 225 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 226 THNX thanks 227 THX thanks 228 TIA thanks in advance 229 TINC there is no cabal 230 TLA three letter acronym 231 TLC tender loving care 232 TLDR too long, didn't read 233 TMA too many abbreviations 234 TMI too much information 235 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 236 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 237 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 238 TPTB the powers that be 239 TRT the right thing 240 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 241 TTFN ta ta for now 242 TTYL talk to you later 243 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 244 TY thank you 245 TYVM thank you very much 246 U/L upload 247 UTSL use the source, Luke 248 VEG very evil grin 249 W/ with 250 W/O without 251 WAG wild-ass guess 252 WB welcome back 253 WFH working from home 254 WFM works for me 255 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 256 WIP work in progress 257 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 258 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 259 WRT with respect to 260 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 261 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 262 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 263 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 264 YHBT you have been trolled 265 YHL you have lost 266 YKWIM you know what I mean 267 YMA yo momma's ass 268 YMMV your mileage may vary 269 YW you're welcome 270
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