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      1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.178 2008/01/12 11:47:13 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 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    161 NIH	not invented here
    162 NMF	not my fault
    163 NMP	not my problem
    164 NOYB	none of your business
    165 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    166 NP	no problem
    167 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    168 NRN	no reply necessary
    169 NSFW	not suitable for work
    170 OIC	oh, I see
    171 OMG	oh, my god
    172 OMW	on my way
    173 OT	off topic
    174 OTL	out to lunch
    175 OTOH	on the other hand
    176 OTT	over the top
    177 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    178 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    179 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    180 PFO	please fuck off
    181 PFY	pimply faced youth
    182 PITA	pain in the ass
    183 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    184 PNG	persona non grata
    185 PNP	plug and pray
    186 POC	point of contact
    187 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    188 POLS	principle of least surprise
    189 POS	piece of shit
    190 PPL	pretty please
    191 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    192 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    193 RFC	request for comments
    194 RFE	request for enhancements
    195 RIP	rest in peace
    196 RL	real life
    197 RLC	rod length check
    198 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    199 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    200 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    201 RP	responsible person
    202 RSN	real soon now
    203 RSVP	repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
    204 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    205 RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
    206 RTFD	read the fine/fucking documentation
    207 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    208 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    209 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    210 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    211 SEP	someone else's problem
    212 SFA	sweet fuck all
    213 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    214 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    215 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    216 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    217 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    218 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    219 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    220 SNR	signal to noise ratio
    221 SO	significant other
    222 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    223 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    224 SOP	standard operating procedure
    225 SSIA	subject says it all
    226 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    227 STFA	search the fucking archives
    228 STFU	shut the fuck up
    229 STFW	search the fucking web
    230 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    231 SUX	sucks
    232 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    233 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    234 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    235 SWFG	search with fucking google
    236 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    237 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    238 TBC	to be continued
    239 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    240 TBH	to be honest
    241 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    242 THNX	thanks
    243 THX	thanks
    244 TIA	thanks in advance
    245 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    246 TINC	there is no cabal
    247 TLA	three letter acronym
    248 TLC	tender loving care
    249 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    250 TMA	too many abbreviations
    251 TMI	too much information
    252 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    253 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    254 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    255 TPTB	the powers that be
    256 TRT	the right thing
    257 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    258 TTFN	ta ta for now
    259 TTYL	talk to you later
    260 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    261 TY	thank you
    262 TYVM	thank you very much
    263 U/L	upload
    264 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    265 VEG	very evil grin
    266 W/	with
    267 W/O	without
    268 WAG	wild-ass guess
    269 WB	welcome back
    270 WFH	working from home
    271 WFM	works for me
    272 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    273 WIP	work in progress
    274 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    275 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    276 WRT	with respect to
    277 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    278 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    279 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    280 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    281 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    282 YHBT	you have been trolled
    283 YHL	you have lost
    284 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    285 YMA	yo momma's ass
    286 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    287 YW	you're welcome
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