acronyms revision 1.189 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.189 2010/04/23 17:48:06 dholland 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 ATM automatic teller machine
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 bandwidth
25 B/W between
26 BBIAB be back in a bit
27 BBL [I'll] be back later
28 BBS be back soon
29 BBT be back tomorrow
30 BCNU be seeing you
31 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
32 BFD big fucking deal
33 BFH big fucking hammer
34 BIAB back in a bit
35 BIAF back in a few
36 BIALW back in a little while
37 BIAS back in a second
38 BIAW back in a while
39 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
40 BOFH bastard operator from hell
41 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
42 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
43 BRB [I'll] be right back
44 BS bullshit
45 BTDT been there, done that
46 BTTH boot to the head
47 BTW by the way
48 CFV call for votes
49 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
50 CNP continued [in my] next post
51 COB close of business [day]
52 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
53 CYA see you around
54 D/L download
55 DGAS don't give a shit
56 DIY do it yourself
57 DKDC don't know, don't care
58 DOA dead on arrival
59 DRY don't repeat yourself
60 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
61 DTRT do the right thing
62 DTWT do the wrong thing
63 DWIM do what I mean
64 EG evil grin
65 EMSG email message
66 EOB end of business [day]
67 EOD end of discussion
68 EOL end of life
69 ETA estimated time of arrival
70 ETLA extended three letter acronym
71 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
72 FAQ frequently asked question
73 FCFS first come first served
74 FFS for fuck's sake
75 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
76 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
77 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
78 FM fucking magic
79 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
80 FOS full of shit
81 FSDO for some definition of
82 FSVO for some value of
83 FTBFS fails to build from source
84 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
85 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
86 FTL for the loss
87 FTW for the win
88 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
89 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
90 FWIW for what it's worth
91 FYI for your information
92 G grin
93 G/C garbage collect
94 GAC get a clue
95 GAL get a life
96 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
97 GMTA great minds think alike
98 GTFO get the fuck out
99 GTG got to go
100 GWS get well soon
101 HAND have a nice day
102 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
103 HHIS hanging head in shame
104 HHOS ha ha, only serious
105 HICA here it comes again
106 HNY happy new year
107 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
108 HTH hope this helps
109 IAC in any case
110 IANAL I am not a lawyer
111 IC I see
112 ICBW I could be wrong
113 ICCL I couldn't care less
114 IDK I don't know
115 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
116 IHBW I have been wrong
117 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
118 IIANM if I am not mistaken
119 IIRC if I recall correctly
120 IIUC if I understand correctly
121 ILU I love you
122 ILY I love you
123 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
124 IMCO in my considered opinion
125 IMHO in my humble opinion
126 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
127 IMO in my opinion
128 IOW in other words
129 IRL in real life
130 ISAGN I see a great need
131 ISTM it seems to me
132 ISTR I seem to recall
133 ITYM I think you mean
134 IWBNI it would be nice if
135 IYSS if you say so
136 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
137 J/K just kidding
138 JFW just fucking works
139 JHD just hit ``delete''
140 JIC just in case
141 JK just kidding
142 JMO just my opinion
143 JSYK just so you know
144 JTLYK just to let you know
145 KISS keep it simple, stupid
146 KITA kick in the ass
147 KNF kernel normal form
148 L8R later
149 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
150 LBNL last but not least
151 LGTM looks good to me
152 LJBF let's just be friends
153 LMAO laughing my ass off
154 LMSO laughing my socks off
155 LOL laughing out loud
156 LTNS long time no see
157 MIA missing in action
158 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
159 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
160 MOTSS member of the same sex
161 MTF more to follow
162 MYOB mind your own business
163 N/M never mind
164 NBD no big deal
165 NFC no fucking clue
166 NFI no fucking idea
167 NFW no fucking way
168 NIFOC naked in front of computer
169 NIH not invented here
170 NMF not my fault
171 NMP not my problem
172 NOYB none of your business
173 NOYFB none of your fucking business
174 NP no problem
175 NRFPT not ready for prime time
176 NRN no reply necessary
177 NSFW not suitable for work
178 NVM never mind
179 OIC oh, I see
180 OMG oh, my god
181 OMW on my way
182 OOB out of bounds
183 OT off topic
184 OTL out to lunch
185 OTOH on the other hand
186 OTT over the top
187 OTTOMH off the top of my head
188 PDQ pretty darn quick
189 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
190 PFO please fuck off
191 PFY pimply faced youth
192 PHB pointy haired boss
193 PIN personal identification number
194 PITA pain in the ass
195 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
196 PNG persona non grata
197 PNP plug and pray
198 POC point of contact
199 POC proof of concept
200 POLA principle of least astonishment
201 POLS principle of least surprise
202 POS piece of shit
203 POV point of view
204 PPL pretty please
205 PTV parental tunnel vision
206 QED quod erat demonstrandum
207 QFT quoted for truth
208 RFC request for comments
209 RFD request for discussion
210 RFE request for enhancements
211 RIP rest in peace
212 RL real life
213 RLC rod length check
214 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
215 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
216 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
217 RP responsible person
218 RSN real soon now
219 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
220 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
221 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
222 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
223 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
224 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
225 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
226 SCNR sorry, could not resist
227 SEP someone else's problem
228 SFA sweet fuck all
229 SHID slaps head in disgust
230 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
231 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
232 SMOP simple matter of programming
233 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
234 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
235 SNMP sorry, not my problem
236 SNR signal to noise ratio
237 SO significant other
238 SOB son of [a] bitch
239 SOL shit out [of] luck
240 SOP standard operating procedure
241 SSIA subject says it all
242 SSTO single stage to orbit
243 STFA search the fucking archives
244 STFU shut the fuck up
245 STFW search the fucking web
246 SUS stupid user syndrome
247 SUX sucks
248 SUX2BU sucks to be you
249 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
250 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
251 SWFG search with fucking google
252 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
253 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
254 TBA to be announced
255 TBC to be continued
256 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
257 TBH to be honest
258 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
259 THNX thanks
260 THX thanks
261 TIA thanks in advance
262 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
263 TINC there is no cabal
264 TLA three letter acronym
265 TLC tender loving care
266 TLDR too long, didn't read
267 TMA too many abbreviations
268 TMI too much information
269 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
270 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
271 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
272 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
273 TPTB the powers that be
274 TRT the right thing
275 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
276 TTFN ta ta for now
277 TTYL talk to you later
278 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
279 TY thank you
280 TYVM thank you very much
281 U/L upload
282 UTSL use the source, Luke
283 VEG very evil grin
284 W/ with
285 W/O without
286 WAG wild-ass guess
287 WB welcome back
288 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
289 WFH working from home
290 WFM works for me
291 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
292 WIP work in progress
293 WMNC watch me not care
294 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
295 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
296 WRT with respect to
297 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
298 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
299 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
300 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
301 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
302 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
303 YHBT you have been trolled
304 YHL you have lost
305 YKWIM you know what I mean
306 YMA yo momma's ass
307 YMMV your mileage may vary
308 YW you're welcome
309