acronyms revision 1.172
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.172 2007/10/17 07:22:14 billc 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 BCNU be seeing you 30 BCNUL8R be seeing you later 31 BFD big fucking deal 32 BIAB back in a bit 33 BIAF back in a few 34 BIALW back in a little while 35 BIAS back in a second 36 BIAW back in a while 37 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut 38 BOFH bastard operator from hell 39 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again 40 BOHICA bend over here it comes again 41 BRB [I'll] be right back 42 BS bullshit 43 BTDT been there, done that 44 BTTH boot to the head 45 BTW by the way 46 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 47 CNP continued [in my] next post 48 COB close of business [day] 49 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 50 CYA see you around 51 D/L download 52 DGAS don't give a shit 53 DIY do it yourself 54 DKDC don't know, don't care 55 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 56 DTRT do the right thing 57 DTWT do the wrong thing 58 DWIM do what I mean 59 EG evil grin 60 EMSG email message 61 EOB end of business [day] 62 EOD end of discussion 63 EOL end of life 64 ETA estimated time of arrival 65 ETLA extended three letter acronym 66 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 67 FAQ frequently asked question 68 FCFS first come first served 69 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me 70 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know 71 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember 72 FM fucking magic 73 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die 74 FOS full of shit 75 FSDO for some definition of 76 FSVO for some value of 77 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual! 78 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 79 FTL for the loss 80 FTW for the win 81 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 82 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 83 FWIW for what it's worth 84 FYI for your information 85 G grin 86 G/C garbage collect 87 GAC get a clue 88 GAL get a life 89 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 90 GMTA great minds think alike 91 GTFO get the fuck out 92 GTG got to go 93 GWS get well soon 94 HAND have a nice day 95 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS 96 HHIS hanging head in shame 97 HHOS ha ha, only serious 98 HICA here it comes again 99 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS 100 HTH hope this helps 101 IAC in any case 102 IANAL I am not a lawyer 103 IC I see 104 ICBW I could be wrong 105 ICCL I couldn't care less 106 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 107 IHBW I have been wrong 108 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 109 IIANM if I am not mistaken 110 IIRC if I recall correctly 111 IIUC if I understand correctly 112 ILU I love you 113 ILY I love you 114 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 115 IMCO in my considered opinion 116 IMHO in my humble opinion 117 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 118 IMO in my opinion 119 IOW in other words 120 IRL in real life 121 ISAGN I see a great need 122 ISTM it seems to me 123 ISTR I seem to recall 124 ITYM I think you mean 125 IWBNI it would be nice if 126 IYSS if you say so 127 J/K just kidding 128 JFW just fucking works 129 JHD just hit ``delete'' 130 JIC just in case 131 JK just kidding 132 JMO just my opinion 133 JSYK just so you know 134 JTLYK just to let you know 135 KISS keep it simple, stupid 136 KITA kick in the ass 137 KNF kernel normal form 138 L8R later 139 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 140 LBNL last but not least 141 LGTM looks good to me 142 LJBF let's just be friends 143 LMAO laughing my ass off 144 LMSO laughing my socks off 145 LOL laughing out loud 146 LTNS long time no see 147 MIA missing in action 148 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 149 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 150 MOTSS member of the same sex 151 MTF more to follow 152 MYOB mind your own business 153 N/M never mind 154 NBD no big deal 155 NFC no fucking clue 156 NFI no fucking idea 157 NFW no fucking way 158 NIH not invented here 159 NMF not my fault 160 NMP not my problem 161 NOYB none of your business 162 NOYFB none of your fucking business 163 NP no problem 164 NRFPT not ready for prime time 165 NRN no reply necessary 166 NSFW not suitable for work 167 OIC oh, I see 168 OMG oh, my god 169 OMW on my way 170 OT off topic 171 OTL out to lunch 172 OTOH on the other hand 173 OTT over the top 174 OTTOMH off the top of my head 175 PDQ pretty darn quick 176 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 177 PFO please fuck off 178 PFY pimply faced youth 179 PITA pain in the ass 180 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 181 PNG persona non grata 182 PNP plug and pray 183 POC point of contact 184 POLA principle of least astonishment 185 POLS principle of least surprise 186 POS piece of shit 187 PPL pretty please 188 PTV parental tunnel vision 189 QED quod erat demonstrandum 190 RFC request for comments 191 RIP rest in peace 192 RL real life 193 RLC rod length check 194 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 195 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 196 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 197 RP responsible person 198 RSN real soon now 199 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 200 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 201 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 202 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 203 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 204 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 205 SCNR sorry, could not resist 206 SEP someone else's problem 207 SFA sweet fuck all 208 SHID slaps head in disgust 209 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 210 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 211 SMOP simple matter of programming 212 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 213 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 214 SNMP sorry, not my problem 215 SNR signal to noise ratio 216 SO significant other 217 SOB son of [a] bitch 218 SOL shit out [of] luck 219 SOP standard operating procedure 220 SSIA subject says it all 221 SSTO single stage to orbit 222 STFA search the fucking archives 223 STFU shut the fuck up 224 STFW search the fucking web 225 SUS stupid user syndrome 226 SUX sucks 227 SUX2BU sucks to be you 228 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 229 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 230 SWFG search with fucking google 231 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 232 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 233 TBC to be continued 234 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 235 TBH to be honest 236 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 237 THNX thanks 238 THX thanks 239 TIA thanks in advance 240 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 241 TINC there is no cabal 242 TLA three letter acronym 243 TLC tender loving care 244 TLDR too long, didn't read 245 TMA too many abbreviations 246 TMI too much information 247 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 248 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 249 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 250 TPTB the powers that be 251 TRT the right thing 252 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 253 TTFN ta ta for now 254 TTYL talk to you later 255 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 256 TY thank you 257 TYVM thank you very much 258 U/L upload 259 UTSL use the source, Luke 260 VEG very evil grin 261 W/ with 262 W/O without 263 WAG wild-ass guess 264 WB welcome back 265 WFH working from home 266 WFM works for me 267 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 268 WIP work in progress 269 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 270 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 271 WRT with respect to 272 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck 273 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing 274 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 275 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 276 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 277 YHBT you have been trolled 278 YHL you have lost 279 YKWIM you know what I mean 280 YMA yo momma's ass 281 YMMV your mileage may vary 282 YW you're welcome 283
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