acronyms revision 1.171
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.171 2007/10/13 22:55:52 christos 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 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS 94 HHIS hanging head in shame 95 HHOS ha ha, only serious 96 HICA here it comes again 97 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS 98 HTH hope this helps 99 IAC in any case 100 IANAL I am not a lawyer 101 IC I see 102 ICBW I could be wrong 103 ICCL I couldn't care less 104 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 105 IHBW I have been wrong 106 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 107 IIANM if I am not mistaken 108 IIRC if I recall correctly 109 IIUC if I understand correctly 110 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 111 IMCO in my considered opinion 112 IMHO in my humble opinion 113 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 114 IMO in my opinion 115 IOW in other words 116 IRL in real life 117 ISAGN I see a great need 118 ISTM it seems to me 119 ISTR I seem to recall 120 ITYM I think you mean 121 IWBNI it would be nice if 122 IYSS if you say so 123 J/K just kidding 124 JFW just fucking works 125 JHD just hit ``delete'' 126 JIC just in case 127 JK just kidding 128 JMO just my opinion 129 JSYK just so you know 130 JTLYK just to let you know 131 KISS keep it simple, stupid 132 KITA kick in the ass 133 KNF kernel normal form 134 L8R later 135 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 136 LBNL last but not least 137 LGTM looks good to me 138 LJBF let's just be friends 139 LMAO laughing my ass off 140 LMSO laughing my socks off 141 LOL laughing out loud 142 LTNS long time no see 143 MIA missing in action 144 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 145 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 146 MOTSS member of the same sex 147 MTF more to follow 148 MYOB mind your own business 149 N/M never mind 150 NBD no big deal 151 NFC no fucking clue 152 NFI no fucking idea 153 NFW no fucking way 154 NIH not invented here 155 NMF not my fault 156 NMP not my problem 157 NOYB none of your business 158 NOYFB none of your fucking business 159 NP no problem 160 NRFPT not ready for prime time 161 NRN no reply necessary 162 NSFW not suitable for work 163 OIC oh, I see 164 OMG oh, my god 165 OT off topic 166 OTL out to lunch 167 OTOH on the other hand 168 OTT over the top 169 OTTOMH off the top of my head 170 PDQ pretty darn quick 171 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 172 PFO please fuck off 173 PFY pimply faced youth 174 PITA pain in the ass 175 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 176 PNG persona non grata 177 PNP plug and pray 178 POC point of contact 179 POLA principle of least astonishment 180 POLS principle of least surprise 181 POS piece of shit 182 PPL pretty please 183 PTV parental tunnel vision 184 QED quod erat demonstrandum 185 RFC request for comments 186 RIP rest in peace 187 RL real life 188 RLC rod length check 189 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 190 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 191 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 192 RP responsible person 193 RSN real soon now 194 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 195 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 196 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 197 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 198 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 199 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 200 SCNR sorry, could not resist 201 SEP someone else's problem 202 SFA sweet fuck all 203 SHID slaps head in disgust 204 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 205 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 206 SMOP simple matter of programming 207 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 208 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 209 SNMP sorry, not my problem 210 SNR signal to noise ratio 211 SO significant other 212 SOB son of [a] bitch 213 SOL shit out [of] luck 214 SOP standard operating procedure 215 SSIA subject says it all 216 SSTO single stage to orbit 217 STFA search the fucking archives 218 STFU shut the fuck up 219 STFW search the fucking web 220 SUS stupid user syndrome 221 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 222 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 223 SWFG search with fucking google 224 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 225 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 226 TBC to be continued 227 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 228 TBH to be honest 229 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 230 THNX thanks 231 THX thanks 232 TIA thanks in advance 233 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 234 TINC there is no cabal 235 TLA three letter acronym 236 TLC tender loving care 237 TLDR too long, didn't read 238 TMA too many abbreviations 239 TMI too much information 240 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 241 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 242 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 243 TPTB the powers that be 244 TRT the right thing 245 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 246 TTFN ta ta for now 247 TTYL talk to you later 248 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 249 TY thank you 250 TYVM thank you very much 251 U/L upload 252 UTSL use the source, Luke 253 VEG very evil grin 254 W/ with 255 W/O without 256 WAG wild-ass guess 257 WB welcome back 258 WFH working from home 259 WFM works for me 260 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 261 WIP work in progress 262 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 263 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 264 WRT with respect to 265 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck 266 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 267 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 268 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 269 YHBT you have been trolled 270 YHL you have lost 271 YKWIM you know what I mean 272 YMA yo momma's ass 273 YMMV your mileage may vary 274 YW you're welcome 275
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