acronyms revision 1.169
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.169 2007/08/25 10:13:50 jnemeth 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 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 77 FTL for the loss 78 FTW for the win 79 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 80 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 81 FWIW for what it's worth 82 FYI for your information 83 G grin 84 G/C garbage collect 85 GAC get a clue 86 GAL get a life 87 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 88 GMTA great minds think alike 89 GTFO get the fuck out 90 GTG got to go 91 GWS get well soon 92 HAND have a nice day 93 HHIS hanging head in shame 94 HHOS ha ha, only serious 95 HICA here it comes again 96 HTH hope this helps 97 IAC in any case 98 IANAL I am not a lawyer 99 IC I see 100 ICBW I could be wrong 101 ICCL I couldn't care less 102 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 103 IHBW I have been wrong 104 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 105 IIANM if I am not mistaken 106 IIRC if I recall correctly 107 IIUC if I understand correctly 108 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 109 IMCO in my considered opinion 110 IMHO in my humble opinion 111 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 112 IMO in my opinion 113 IOW in other words 114 IRL in real life 115 ISAGN I see a great need 116 ISTM it seems to me 117 ISTR I seem to recall 118 ITYM I think you mean 119 IWBNI it would be nice if 120 IYSS if you say so 121 J/K just kidding 122 JFW just fucking works 123 JHD just hit ``delete'' 124 JIC just in case 125 JK just kidding 126 JMO just my opinion 127 JSYK just so you know 128 JTLYK just to let you know 129 KISS keep it simple, stupid 130 KITA kick in the ass 131 KNF kernel normal form 132 L8R later 133 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 134 LBNL last but not least 135 LGTM looks good to me 136 LJBF let's just be friends 137 LMAO laughing my ass off 138 LMSO laughing my socks off 139 LOL laughing out loud 140 LTNS long time no see 141 MIA missing in action 142 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 143 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 144 MOTSS member of the same sex 145 MTF more to follow 146 MYOB mind your own business 147 N/M never mind 148 NBD no big deal 149 NFC no fucking clue 150 NFI no fucking idea 151 NFW no fucking way 152 NIH not invented here 153 NMF not my fault 154 NMP not my problem 155 NOYB none of your business 156 NOYFB none of your fucking business 157 NP no problem 158 NRFPT not ready for prime time 159 NRN no reply necessary 160 NSFW not suitable for work 161 OIC oh, I see 162 OMG oh, my god 163 OT off topic 164 OTL out to lunch 165 OTOH on the other hand 166 OTT over the top 167 OTTOMH off the top of my head 168 PDQ pretty darn quick 169 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 170 PFO please fuck off 171 PFY pimply faced youth 172 PITA pain in the ass 173 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 174 PNG persona non grata 175 PNP plug and pray 176 POC point of contact 177 POLA principle of least astonishment 178 POLS principle of least surprise 179 POS piece of shit 180 PPL pretty please 181 PTV parental tunnel vision 182 QED quod erat demonstrandum 183 RFC request for comments 184 RIP rest in peace 185 RL real life 186 RLC rod length check 187 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 188 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 189 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 190 RP responsible person 191 RSN real soon now 192 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 193 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 194 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 195 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 196 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 197 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 198 SCNR sorry, could not resist 199 SEP someone else's problem 200 SFA sweet fuck all 201 SHID slaps head in disgust 202 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 203 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 204 SMOP simple matter of programming 205 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 206 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 207 SNMP sorry, not my problem 208 SNR signal to noise ratio 209 SO significant other 210 SOB son of [a] bitch 211 SOL shit out [of] luck 212 SOP standard operating procedure 213 SSIA subject says it all 214 SSTO single stage to orbit 215 STFA search the fucking archives 216 STFU shut the fuck up 217 STFW search the fucking web 218 SUS stupid user syndrome 219 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 220 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 221 SWFG search with fucking google 222 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 223 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 224 TBC to be continued 225 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 226 TBH to be honest 227 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 228 THNX thanks 229 THX thanks 230 TIA thanks in advance 231 TINC there is no cabal 232 TLA three letter acronym 233 TLC tender loving care 234 TLDR too long, didn't read 235 TMA too many abbreviations 236 TMI too much information 237 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 238 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 239 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 240 TPTB the powers that be 241 TRT the right thing 242 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 243 TTFN ta ta for now 244 TTYL talk to you later 245 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 246 TY thank you 247 TYVM thank you very much 248 U/L upload 249 UTSL use the source, Luke 250 VEG very evil grin 251 W/ with 252 W/O without 253 WAG wild-ass guess 254 WB welcome back 255 WFH working from home 256 WFM works for me 257 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 258 WIP work in progress 259 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 260 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 261 WRT with respect to 262 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck 263 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 264 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 265 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 266 YHBT you have been trolled 267 YHL you have lost 268 YKWIM you know what I mean 269 YMA yo momma's ass 270 YMMV your mileage may vary 271 YW you're welcome 272
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