acronyms revision 1.177 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.177 2008/01/09 20:41:10 wiz Exp $
2 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
3 AFAICR as far as I can recall
4 AFAICT as far as I can tell
5 AFAIK as far as I know
6 AFAIR as far as I recall
7 AFAIU as far as I understand
8 AFD away from desktop
9 AFK away from keyboard
10 AFU all fucked up
11 AFW away from window
12 AIU as I understand
13 AIUI as I understand it
14 AKA also known as
15 ASAIC as soon as I can
16 ASAP as soon as possible
17 ATM at the moment
18 AWOL absent without official leave
19 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
20 AYT are you there
21 B/C because
22 B/S bullshit
23 B/W between
24 BBIAB be back in a bit
25 BBL [I'll] be back later
26 BBS be back soon
27 BBT be back tomorrow
28 BCNU be seeing you
29 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
30 BFD big fucking deal
31 BIAB back in a bit
32 BIAF back in a few
33 BIALW back in a little while
34 BIAS back in a second
35 BIAW back in a while
36 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
37 BOFH bastard operator from hell
38 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
39 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
40 BRB [I'll] be right back
41 BS bullshit
42 BTDT been there, done that
43 BTTH boot to the head
44 BTW by the way
45 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
46 CNP continued [in my] next post
47 COB close of business [day]
48 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
49 CYA see you around
50 D/L download
51 DGAS don't give a shit
52 DIY do it yourself
53 DKDC don't know, don't care
54 DRY don't repeat yourself
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 HNY happy new year
100 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
101 HTH hope this helps
102 IAC in any case
103 IANAL I am not a lawyer
104 IC I see
105 ICBW I could be wrong
106 ICCL I couldn't care less
107 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
108 IHBW I have been wrong
109 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
110 IIANM if I am not mistaken
111 IIRC if I recall correctly
112 IIUC if I understand correctly
113 ILU I love you
114 ILY I love you
115 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
116 IMCO in my considered opinion
117 IMHO in my humble opinion
118 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
119 IMO in my opinion
120 IOW in other words
121 IRL in real life
122 ISAGN I see a great need
123 ISTM it seems to me
124 ISTR I seem to recall
125 ITYM I think you mean
126 IWBNI it would be nice if
127 IYSS if you say so
128 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
129 J/K just kidding
130 JFW just fucking works
131 JHD just hit ``delete''
132 JIC just in case
133 JK just kidding
134 JMO just my opinion
135 JSYK just so you know
136 JTLYK just to let you know
137 KISS keep it simple, stupid
138 KITA kick in the ass
139 KNF kernel normal form
140 L8R later
141 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
142 LBNL last but not least
143 LGTM looks good to me
144 LJBF let's just be friends
145 LMAO laughing my ass off
146 LMSO laughing my socks off
147 LOL laughing out loud
148 LTNS long time no see
149 MIA missing in action
150 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
151 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
152 MOTSS member of the same sex
153 MTF more to follow
154 MYOB mind your own business
155 N/M never mind
156 NBD no big deal
157 NFC no fucking clue
158 NFI no fucking idea
159 NFW no fucking way
160 NIH not invented here
161 NMF not my fault
162 NMP not my problem
163 NOYB none of your business
164 NOYFB none of your fucking business
165 NP no problem
166 NRFPT not ready for prime time
167 NRN no reply necessary
168 NSFW not suitable for work
169 OIC oh, I see
170 OMG oh, my god
171 OMW on my way
172 OT off topic
173 OTL out to lunch
174 OTOH on the other hand
175 OTT over the top
176 OTTOMH off the top of my head
177 PDQ pretty darn quick
178 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
179 PFO please fuck off
180 PFY pimply faced youth
181 PITA pain in the ass
182 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
183 PNG persona non grata
184 PNP plug and pray
185 POC point of contact
186 POLA principle of least astonishment
187 POLS principle of least surprise
188 POS piece of shit
189 PPL pretty please
190 PTV parental tunnel vision
191 QED quod erat demonstrandum
192 RFC request for comments
193 RFE request for enhancements
194 RIP rest in peace
195 RL real life
196 RLC rod length check
197 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
198 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
199 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
200 RP responsible person
201 RSN real soon now
202 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
203 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
204 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
205 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
206 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
207 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
208 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
209 SCNR sorry, could not resist
210 SEP someone else's problem
211 SFA sweet fuck all
212 SHID slaps head in disgust
213 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
214 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
215 SMOP simple matter of programming
216 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
217 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
218 SNMP sorry, not my problem
219 SNR signal to noise ratio
220 SO significant other
221 SOB son of [a] bitch
222 SOL shit out [of] luck
223 SOP standard operating procedure
224 SSIA subject says it all
225 SSTO single stage to orbit
226 STFA search the fucking archives
227 STFU shut the fuck up
228 STFW search the fucking web
229 SUS stupid user syndrome
230 SUX sucks
231 SUX2BU sucks to be you
232 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
233 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
234 SWFG search with fucking google
235 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
236 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
237 TBC to be continued
238 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
239 TBH to be honest
240 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
241 THNX thanks
242 THX thanks
243 TIA thanks in advance
244 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
245 TINC there is no cabal
246 TLA three letter acronym
247 TLC tender loving care
248 TLDR too long, didn't read
249 TMA too many abbreviations
250 TMI too much information
251 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
252 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
253 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
254 TPTB the powers that be
255 TRT the right thing
256 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
257 TTFN ta ta for now
258 TTYL talk to you later
259 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
260 TY thank you
261 TYVM thank you very much
262 U/L upload
263 UTSL use the source, Luke
264 VEG very evil grin
265 W/ with
266 W/O without
267 WAG wild-ass guess
268 WB welcome back
269 WFH working from home
270 WFM works for me
271 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
272 WIP work in progress
273 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
274 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
275 WRT with respect to
276 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
277 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
278 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
279 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
280 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
281 YHBT you have been trolled
282 YHL you have lost
283 YKWIM you know what I mean
284 YMA yo momma's ass
285 YMMV your mileage may vary
286 YW you're welcome
287