acronyms revision 1.191 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.191 2010/10/24 22:36:41 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 CG center of gravity
50 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
51 CNP continued [in my] next post
52 COB close of business [day]
53 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
54 CYA see you around
55 D/L download
56 DGAS don't give a shit
57 DIY do it yourself
58 DKDC don't know, don't care
59 DOA dead on arrival
60 DRY don't repeat yourself
61 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
62 DTRT do the right thing
63 DTWT do the wrong thing
64 DWIM do what I mean
65 EG evil grin
66 EMSG email message
67 EOB end of business [day]
68 EOD end of discussion
69 EOL end of life
70 ETA estimated time of arrival
71 ETLA extended three letter acronym
72 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
73 FAQ frequently asked question
74 FCFS first come first served
75 FFS for fuck's sake
76 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
77 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
78 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
79 FM fucking magic
80 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
81 FOS full of shit
82 FSDO for some definition of
83 FSVO for some value of
84 FTBFS fails to build from source
85 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
86 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
87 FTL for the loss
88 FTW for the win
89 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
90 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
91 FWIW for what it's worth
92 FYI for your information
93 G grin
94 G/C garbage collect
95 GAC get a clue
96 GAL get a life
97 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
98 GMTA great minds think alike
99 GTFO get the fuck out
100 GTG got to go
101 GWS get well soon
102 HAND have a nice day
103 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
104 HHIS hanging head in shame
105 HHOS ha ha, only serious
106 HICA here it comes again
107 HNY happy new year
108 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
109 HTH hope this helps
110 IAC in any case
111 IANAL I am not a lawyer
112 IC I see
113 ICBW I could be wrong
114 ICCL I couldn't care less
115 IDK I don't know
116 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
117 IHBW I have been wrong
118 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
119 IIANM if I am not mistaken
120 IIRC if I recall correctly
121 IIUC if I understand correctly
122 ILU I love you
123 ILY I love you
124 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
125 IMCO in my considered opinion
126 IMHO in my humble opinion
127 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
128 IMO in my opinion
129 IOW in other words
130 IRL in real life
131 ISAGN I see a great need
132 ISTM it seems to me
133 ISTR I seem to recall
134 ITYM I think you mean
135 IWBNI it would be nice if
136 IYSS if you say so
137 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
138 J/K just kidding
139 JFW just fucking works
140 JHD just hit ``delete''
141 JIC just in case
142 JK just kidding
143 JMO just my opinion
144 JSYK just so you know
145 JTLYK just to let you know
146 KISS keep it simple, stupid
147 KITA kick in the ass
148 KNF kernel normal form
149 L8R later
150 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
151 LBNL last but not least
152 LGTM looks good to me
153 LJBF let's just be friends
154 LMAO laughing my ass off
155 LMSO laughing my socks off
156 LOL laughing out loud
157 LTNS long time no see
158 MIA missing in action
159 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
160 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
161 MOTSS member of the same sex
162 MTF more to follow
163 MYOB mind your own business
164 N/M never mind
165 NBD no big deal
166 NFC no fucking clue
167 NFI no fucking idea
168 NFW no fucking way
169 NIFOC naked in front of computer
170 NIH not invented here
171 NMF not my fault
172 NMP not my problem
173 NOYB none of your business
174 NOYFB none of your fucking business
175 NP no problem
176 NRFPT not ready for prime time
177 NRN no reply necessary
178 NSFW not suitable for work
179 NVM never mind
180 O2W off to work
181 OIC oh, I see
182 OMG oh, my god
183 OMW on my way
184 OOB out of bounds
185 OT off topic
186 OTL out to lunch
187 OTOH on the other hand
188 OTT over the top
189 OTTOMH off the top of my head
190 PDQ pretty darn quick
191 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
192 PFO please fuck off
193 PFY pimply faced youth
194 PHB pointy haired boss
195 PIN personal identification number
196 PITA pain in the ass
197 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
198 PNG persona non grata
199 PNP plug and pray
200 POC point of contact
201 POC proof of concept
202 POLA principle of least astonishment
203 POLS principle of least surprise
204 POS piece of shit
205 POV point of view
206 PPL pretty please
207 PTV parental tunnel vision
208 QED quod erat demonstrandum
209 QFT quoted for truth
210 RFC request for comments
211 RFD request for discussion
212 RFE request for enhancements
213 RIP rest in peace
214 RL real life
215 RLC rod length check
216 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
217 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
218 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
219 RP responsible person
220 RSN real soon now
221 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
222 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
223 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
224 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
225 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
226 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
227 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
228 SCNR sorry, could not resist
229 SEP someone else's problem
230 SFA sweet fuck all
231 SHID slaps head in disgust
232 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
233 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
234 SMOP simple matter of programming
235 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
236 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
237 SNMP sorry, not my problem
238 SNR signal to noise ratio
239 SO significant other
240 SOB son of [a] bitch
241 SOL shit out [of] luck
242 SOP standard operating procedure
243 SSIA subject says it all
244 SSTO single stage to orbit
245 STFA search the fucking archives
246 STFU shut the fuck up
247 STFW search the fucking web
248 SUS stupid user syndrome
249 SUX sucks
250 SUX2BU sucks to be you
251 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
252 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
253 SWFG search with fucking google
254 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
255 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
256 TBA to be announced
257 TBC to be continued
258 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
259 TBH to be honest
260 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
261 THNX thanks
262 THX thanks
263 TIA thanks in advance
264 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
265 TINC there is no cabal
266 TLA three letter acronym
267 TLC tender loving care
268 TLDR too long, didn't read
269 TMA too many abbreviations
270 TMI too much information
271 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
272 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
273 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
274 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
275 TPTB the powers that be
276 TRT the right thing
277 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
278 TTFN ta ta for now
279 TTYL talk to you later
280 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
281 TY thank you
282 TYVM thank you very much
283 U/L upload
284 UTSL use the source, Luke
285 VEG very evil grin
286 W/ with
287 W/O without
288 WAG wild-ass guess
289 WB welcome back
290 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
291 WFH working from home
292 WFM works for me
293 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
294 WIP work in progress
295 WMNC watch me not care
296 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
297 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
298 WRT with respect to
299 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
300 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
301 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
302 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
303 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
304 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
305 YHBT you have been trolled
306 YHL you have lost
307 YKWIM you know what I mean
308 YMA yo momma's ass
309 YMMV your mileage may vary
310 YW you're welcome
311