acronyms revision 1.174
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.174 2007/11/20 12:26:12 sborrill 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 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 128 J/K just kidding 129 JFW just fucking works 130 JHD just hit ``delete'' 131 JIC just in case 132 JK just kidding 133 JMO just my opinion 134 JSYK just so you know 135 JTLYK just to let you know 136 KISS keep it simple, stupid 137 KITA kick in the ass 138 KNF kernel normal form 139 L8R later 140 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 141 LBNL last but not least 142 LGTM looks good to me 143 LJBF let's just be friends 144 LMAO laughing my ass off 145 LMSO laughing my socks off 146 LOL laughing out loud 147 LTNS long time no see 148 MIA missing in action 149 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 150 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 151 MOTSS member of the same sex 152 MTF more to follow 153 MYOB mind your own business 154 N/M never mind 155 NBD no big deal 156 NFC no fucking clue 157 NFI no fucking idea 158 NFW no fucking way 159 NIH not invented here 160 NMF not my fault 161 NMP not my problem 162 NOYB none of your business 163 NOYFB none of your fucking business 164 NP no problem 165 NRFPT not ready for prime time 166 NRN no reply necessary 167 NSFW not suitable for work 168 OIC oh, I see 169 OMG oh, my god 170 OMW on my way 171 OT off topic 172 OTL out to lunch 173 OTOH on the other hand 174 OTT over the top 175 OTTOMH off the top of my head 176 PDQ pretty darn quick 177 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 178 PFO please fuck off 179 PFY pimply faced youth 180 PITA pain in the ass 181 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 182 PNG persona non grata 183 PNP plug and pray 184 POC point of contact 185 POLA principle of least astonishment 186 POLS principle of least surprise 187 POS piece of shit 188 PPL pretty please 189 PTV parental tunnel vision 190 QED quod erat demonstrandum 191 RFC request for comments 192 RIP rest in peace 193 RL real life 194 RLC rod length check 195 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 196 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 197 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 198 RP responsible person 199 RSN real soon now 200 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply) 201 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 202 RTFC read the fine/fucking code 203 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation 204 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 205 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 206 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 207 SCNR sorry, could not resist 208 SEP someone else's problem 209 SFA sweet fuck all 210 SHID slaps head in disgust 211 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 212 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 213 SMOP simple matter of programming 214 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 215 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 216 SNMP sorry, not my problem 217 SNR signal to noise ratio 218 SO significant other 219 SOB son of [a] bitch 220 SOL shit out [of] luck 221 SOP standard operating procedure 222 SSIA subject says it all 223 SSTO single stage to orbit 224 STFA search the fucking archives 225 STFU shut the fuck up 226 STFW search the fucking web 227 SUS stupid user syndrome 228 SUX sucks 229 SUX2BU sucks to be you 230 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 231 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 232 SWFG search with fucking google 233 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 234 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 235 TBC to be continued 236 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 237 TBH to be honest 238 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 239 THNX thanks 240 THX thanks 241 TIA thanks in advance 242 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 243 TINC there is no cabal 244 TLA three letter acronym 245 TLC tender loving care 246 TLDR too long, didn't read 247 TMA too many abbreviations 248 TMI too much information 249 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 250 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 251 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 252 TPTB the powers that be 253 TRT the right thing 254 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 255 TTFN ta ta for now 256 TTYL talk to you later 257 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 258 TY thank you 259 TYVM thank you very much 260 U/L upload 261 UTSL use the source, Luke 262 VEG very evil grin 263 W/ with 264 W/O without 265 WAG wild-ass guess 266 WB welcome back 267 WFH working from home 268 WFM works for me 269 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 270 WIP work in progress 271 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 272 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 273 WRT with respect to 274 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck 275 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing 276 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 277 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 278 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 279 YHBT you have been trolled 280 YHL you have lost 281 YKWIM you know what I mean 282 YMA yo momma's ass 283 YMMV your mileage may vary 284 YW you're welcome 285
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