acronyms revision 1.187 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.187 2010/03/30 05:54:52 lukem 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 BFH big fucking hammer
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 CFV call for votes
47 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
48 CNP continued [in my] next post
49 COB close of business [day]
50 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
51 CYA see you around
52 D/L download
53 DGAS don't give a shit
54 DIY do it yourself
55 DKDC don't know, don't care
56 DOA dead on arrival
57 DRY don't repeat yourself
58 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
59 DTRT do the right thing
60 DTWT do the wrong thing
61 DWIM do what I mean
62 EG evil grin
63 EMSG email message
64 EOB end of business [day]
65 EOD end of discussion
66 EOL end of life
67 ETA estimated time of arrival
68 ETLA extended three letter acronym
69 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
70 FAQ frequently asked question
71 FCFS first come first served
72 FFS for fuck's sake
73 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
74 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
75 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
76 FM fucking magic
77 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
78 FOS full of shit
79 FSDO for some definition of
80 FSVO for some value of
81 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
82 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
83 FTL for the loss
84 FTW for the win
85 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
86 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
87 FWIW for what it's worth
88 FYI for your information
89 G grin
90 G/C garbage collect
91 GAC get a clue
92 GAL get a life
93 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
94 GMTA great minds think alike
95 GTFO get the fuck out
96 GTG got to go
97 GWS get well soon
98 HAND have a nice day
99 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
100 HHIS hanging head in shame
101 HHOS ha ha, only serious
102 HICA here it comes again
103 HNY happy new year
104 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
105 HTH hope this helps
106 IAC in any case
107 IANAL I am not a lawyer
108 IC I see
109 ICBW I could be wrong
110 ICCL I couldn't care less
111 IDK I don't know
112 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
113 IHBW I have been wrong
114 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
115 IIANM if I am not mistaken
116 IIRC if I recall correctly
117 IIUC if I understand correctly
118 ILU I love you
119 ILY I love you
120 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
121 IMCO in my considered opinion
122 IMHO in my humble opinion
123 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
124 IMO in my opinion
125 IOW in other words
126 IRL in real life
127 ISAGN I see a great need
128 ISTM it seems to me
129 ISTR I seem to recall
130 ITYM I think you mean
131 IWBNI it would be nice if
132 IYSS if you say so
133 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
134 J/K just kidding
135 JFW just fucking works
136 JHD just hit ``delete''
137 JIC just in case
138 JK just kidding
139 JMO just my opinion
140 JSYK just so you know
141 JTLYK just to let you know
142 KISS keep it simple, stupid
143 KITA kick in the ass
144 KNF kernel normal form
145 L8R later
146 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
147 LBNL last but not least
148 LGTM looks good to me
149 LJBF let's just be friends
150 LMAO laughing my ass off
151 LMSO laughing my socks off
152 LOL laughing out loud
153 LTNS long time no see
154 MIA missing in action
155 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
156 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
157 MOTSS member of the same sex
158 MTF more to follow
159 MYOB mind your own business
160 N/M never mind
161 NBD no big deal
162 NFC no fucking clue
163 NFI no fucking idea
164 NFW no fucking way
165 NIFOC naked in front of computer
166 NIH not invented here
167 NMF not my fault
168 NMP not my problem
169 NOYB none of your business
170 NOYFB none of your fucking business
171 NP no problem
172 NRFPT not ready for prime time
173 NRN no reply necessary
174 NSFW not suitable for work
175 NVM never mind
176 OIC oh, I see
177 OMG oh, my god
178 OMW on my way
179 OOB out of bounds
180 OT off topic
181 OTL out to lunch
182 OTOH on the other hand
183 OTT over the top
184 OTTOMH off the top of my head
185 PDQ pretty darn quick
186 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
187 PFO please fuck off
188 PFY pimply faced youth
189 PHB pointy haired boss
190 PITA pain in the ass
191 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
192 PNG persona non grata
193 PNP plug and pray
194 POC point of contact
195 POC proof of concept
196 POLA principle of least astonishment
197 POLS principle of least surprise
198 POS piece of shit
199 PPL pretty please
200 PTV parental tunnel vision
201 QED quod erat demonstrandum
202 QFT quoted for truth
203 RFC request for comments
204 RFD request for discussion
205 RFE request for enhancements
206 RIP rest in peace
207 RL real life
208 RLC rod length check
209 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
210 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
211 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
212 RP responsible person
213 RSN real soon now
214 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
215 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
216 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
217 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
218 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
219 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
220 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
221 SCNR sorry, could not resist
222 SEP someone else's problem
223 SFA sweet fuck all
224 SHID slaps head in disgust
225 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
226 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
227 SMOP simple matter of programming
228 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
229 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
230 SNMP sorry, not my problem
231 SNR signal to noise ratio
232 SO significant other
233 SOB son of [a] bitch
234 SOL shit out [of] luck
235 SOP standard operating procedure
236 SSIA subject says it all
237 SSTO single stage to orbit
238 STFA search the fucking archives
239 STFU shut the fuck up
240 STFW search the fucking web
241 SUS stupid user syndrome
242 SUX sucks
243 SUX2BU sucks to be you
244 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
245 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
246 SWFG search with fucking google
247 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
248 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
249 TBC to be continued
250 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
251 TBH to be honest
252 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
253 THNX thanks
254 THX thanks
255 TIA thanks in advance
256 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
257 TINC there is no cabal
258 TLA three letter acronym
259 TLC tender loving care
260 TLDR too long, didn't read
261 TMA too many abbreviations
262 TMI too much information
263 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
264 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
265 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
266 TPTB the powers that be
267 TRT the right thing
268 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
269 TTFN ta ta for now
270 TTYL talk to you later
271 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
272 TY thank you
273 TYVM thank you very much
274 U/L upload
275 UTSL use the source, Luke
276 VEG very evil grin
277 W/ with
278 W/O without
279 WAG wild-ass guess
280 WB welcome back
281 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
282 WFH working from home
283 WFM works for me
284 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
285 WIP work in progress
286 WMNC watch me not care
287 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
288 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
289 WRT with respect to
290 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
291 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
292 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
293 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
294 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
295 YHBT you have been trolled
296 YHL you have lost
297 YKWIM you know what I mean
298 YMA yo momma's ass
299 YMMV your mileage may vary
300 YW you're welcome
301