acronyms revision 1.196 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.196 2010/12/02 08:32:32 dholland Exp $
2 10Q thank you
3 10X thanks
4 1337 leet/elite
5 224 today, tomorrow, forever
6 4TW for the win
7 AC audible chuckle
8 AEAP as early as possible
9 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
10 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
11 AFAICR as far as I can recall
12 AFAICS as far as I can see
13 AFAICT as far as I can tell
14 AFAIK as far as I know
15 AFAIR as far as I {recall, remember}
16 AFAIU as far as I understand
17 AFD away from desktop
18 AFK away from keyboard
19 AFU all fucked up
20 AFW away from window
21 AINEC and it's not even close
22 AIU as I understand
23 AIUI as I understand it
24 AKA also known as
25 AMOL a mountain of love
26 ASAIC as soon as I can
27 ASAP as soon as possible
28 ATEOTD at the end of the day
29 ATM at the moment
30 ATM automatic teller machine
31 ATW around the world
32 AWOL absent without official leave
33 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
34 AYT are you there
35 B/C because
36 B/S bullshit
37 B/W bandwidth
38 B/W between
39 BBIAB be back in a bit
40 BBL [I'll] be back later
41 BBS be back soon
42 BBT be back tomorrow
43 BCNU be seeing you
44 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
45 BF best friend
46 BF boyfriend
47 BCP best current practice
48 BFD big fucking deal
49 BFF best friend forever
50 BFH big fucking hammer
51 BIAB back in a bit
52 BIAF back in a few
53 BIALW back in a little while
54 BIAS back in a second
55 BIAW back in a while
56 BNYA burned now you are
57 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
58 BOFH bastard operator from hell
59 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
60 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
61 BRB [I'll] be right back
62 BS bullshit
63 BTDT been there, done that
64 BTTH boot to the head
65 BTW by the way
66 CFV call for votes
67 CG center of gravity
68 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
69 CNP continued [in my] next post
70 COB close of business [day]
71 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
72 CU see you
73 CYA see you around
74 D/L download
75 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
76 DGAS don't give a shit
77 DIY do it yourself
78 DKDC don't know, don't care
79 DND do not disturb
80 DOA dead on arrival
81 DRY don't repeat yourself
82 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
83 DTRT do the right thing
84 DTWT do the wrong thing
85 DWIM do what I mean
86 EG evil grin
87 EMSG email message
88 EOB end of business [day]
89 EOD end of discussion
90 EOL end of life
91 EOM end of message
92 ETA estimated time of arrival
93 ETA edited to add
94 ETLA extended three letter acronym
95 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
96 F9 fine
97 FAQ frequently asked question
98 FCFS first come first served
99 FFS for fuck's sake
100 FFS free for shipping
101 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
102 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
103 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
104 FM fucking magic
105 FML fuck my life
106 FNO from now on
107 FNO for nerds only
108 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
109 FOS full of shit
110 FPS first person shooter
111 FSCK fuck
112 FSDO for some definition of
113 FSVO for some value of
114 FTBFS fails to build from source
115 FTFA from the fucking article
116 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
117 FTFY fixed that for you
118 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
119 FTL for the loss
120 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
121 FTS fuck that shit
122 FTW for the win
123 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
124 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
125 FWIW for what it's worth
126 FYI for your information
127 G grin
128 G/C garbage collect
129 G2G got to go
130 G2K good to know
131 GAC get a clue
132 GAL get a life
133 GBTW get back to work
134 GF girlfriend
135 GFU good for you
136 GFY good for you
137 GFY go fuck yourself
138 GG good game
139 GGWP good game, well played
140 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
141 GIYF google is your friend
142 GJ good job
143 GL good luck
144 GLHF good luck, have fun
145 GMTA great minds think alike
146 GR8 great
147 GTFO get the fuck out
148 GTG got to go
149 GTH go to hell
150 GWS get well soon
151 H8 hate
152 HAND have a nice day
153 HE how embarrasing
154 HF have fun
155 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
156 HHIS hanging head in shame
157 HHOS ha ha, only serious
158 HICA here it comes again
159 HNY happy new year
160 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
161 HTH hope this helps
162 IAC in any case
163 IANAL I am not a lawyer
164 IAWTC I agree with this comment
165 IC I see
166 ICBW I could be wrong
167 ICCL I couldn't care less
168 IDK I don't know
169 IDRC I don't really care
170 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
171 IHBW I have been wrong
172 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
173 IIANM if I am not mistaken
174 IIRC if I recall correctly
175 IIUC if I understand correctly
176 ILU I love you
177 ILY I love you
178 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
179 IMCO in my considered opinion
180 IMHO in my humble opinion
181 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
182 IMO in my opinion
183 IOW in other words
184 IPML I pissed myself laughing
185 IRL in real life
186 ISAGN I see a great need
187 ISTM it seems to me
188 ISTR I seem to recall
189 ITYM I think you mean
190 IWBNI it would be nice if
191 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
192 IYSS if you say so
193 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
194 J/K just kidding
195 JFTR just for the record
196 JFW just fucking works
197 JHD just hit ``delete''
198 JIC just in case
199 JK just kidding
200 JMO just my opinion
201 JSYK just so you know
202 JTLYK just to let you know
203 KISS keep it simple, stupid
204 KITA kick in the ass
205 KK okay, okay
206 KNF kernel normal form
207 KOS kill on sight
208 KTHX okay, thanks
209 L8 late
210 L8R later
211 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
212 LBNL last but not least
213 LGTM looks good to me
214 LJBF let's just be friends
215 LMAO laughing my ass off
216 LMB lick my balls
217 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
218 LMHO laughing my head off
219 LMNO laughing my nuts off
220 LMSO laughing my socks off
221 LOL laughing out loud
222 LTNS long time no see
223 LWYL laugh with you later
224 M8 mate
225 MIA missing in action
226 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
227 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
228 MOTSS member of the same sex
229 MTF more to follow
230 MYOB mind your own business
231 N/M never mind
232 NAFAIK not as far as I know
233 NBD no big deal
234 NE1 anyone
235 NFC no fucking clue
236 NFI no fucking idea
237 NFW no fucking way
238 NIFOC naked in front of computer
239 NIH not invented here
240 NMF not my fault
241 NMP not my problem
242 NOOB noob/newbie
243 NOYB none of your business
244 NOYFB none of your fucking business
245 NP no problem
246 NRFPT not ready for prime time
247 NRN not right now
248 NRN no reply necessary
249 NSFW not suitable for work
250 NVM never mind
251 NXT next
252 O2W off to work
253 OH other half
254 OIC oh, I see
255 OMFG oh my fucking god
256 OMG oh, my god
257 OMW on my way
258 OOB out of bounds
259 OOC out of curiosity
260 OOI out of interest
261 OT off topic
262 OTL out to lunch
263 OTOH on the other hand
264 OTT over the top
265 OTTOMH off the top of my head
266 OWTTE or words to that effect
267 PDQ pretty darn quick
268 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
269 PFO please fuck off
270 PFY pimply faced youth
271 PHB pointy haired boss
272 PIN personal identification number
273 PITA pain in the ass
274 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
275 PMSL pissing myself laughing
276 PNG persona non grata
277 PNP plug and pray
278 POC point of contact
279 POC proof of concept
280 POLA principle of least astonishment
281 POLS principle of least surprise
282 POS piece of shit
283 POV point of view
284 PPL people
285 PPL pretty please
286 PTV parental tunnel vision
287 QED quod erat demonstrandum
288 QFT quoted for truth
289 RFC request for comments
290 RFD request for discussion
291 RFE request for enhancements
292 RIP rest in peace
293 RL real life
294 RLC rod length check
295 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
296 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
297 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
298 RP responsible person
299 RSN real soon now
300 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
301 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
302 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
303 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
304 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
305 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
306 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
307 SCNR sorry, could not resist
308 SEP someone else's problem
309 SFA sweet fuck all
310 SFAICT so far as I can tell
311 SHID slaps head in disgust
312 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
313 SMH shaking my head
314 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
315 SMOP simple matter of programming
316 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
317 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
318 SNMP sorry, not my problem
319 SNR signal to noise ratio
320 SO significant other
321 SOB son of [a] bitch
322 SOL shit out [of] luck
323 SOP standard operating procedure
324 SSIA subject says it all
325 SSTO single stage to orbit
326 STFA search the fucking archives
327 STFU shut the fuck up
328 STFW search the fucking web
329 SUS stupid user syndrome
330 SUX sucks
331 SUX2BU sucks to be you
332 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
333 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
334 SWFG search with fucking google
335 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
336 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
337 TBA to be announced
338 TBC to be continued
339 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
340 TBH to be honest
341 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
342 THNX thanks
343 THX thanks
344 TIA thanks in advance
345 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
346 TINC there is no cabal
347 TLA three letter acronym
348 TLC tender loving care
349 TLDR too long, didn't read
350 TMA too many abbreviations
351 TMG too much government
352 TMI too much information
353 TMJ temporomandibular joint
354 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
355 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
356 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
357 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
358 TPTB the powers that be
359 TRT the right thing
360 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
361 TTFN ta ta for now
362 TTYL talk to you later
363 TTYS talk to you soon
364 TWDT the whole damn thing
365 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
366 TY thank you
367 TYVM thank you very much
368 U/L upload
369 UTSL use the source, Luke
370 VEG very evil grin
371 W/ with
372 W/O without
373 W8 wait
374 WAG wild-ass guess
375 WB welcome back
376 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
377 WFH working from home
378 WFM works for me
379 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
380 WIP work in progress
381 WMNC watch me not care
382 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
383 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
384 WRT with respect to
385 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
386 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
387 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
388 WTG way to go
389 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
390 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
391 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
392 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
393 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
394 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
395 YGM you got mail
396 YHBT you have been trolled
397 YHL you have lost
398 YKWIM you know what I mean
399 YMA yo momma's ass
400 YMMV your mileage may vary
401 YW you're welcome
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