acronyms revision 1.202 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.202 2011/02/12 19:32:42 dholland Exp $
2 10Q thank you
3 10X thanks
4 1337 elite ("leet")
5 224 today, tomorrow, forever
6 31337 elite ("eleet")
7 4TW for the win
8 AC audible chuckle
9 AEAP as early as possible
10 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
11 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
12 AFAICR as far as I can recall
13 AFAICS as far as I can see
14 AFAICT as far as I can tell
15 AFAIK as far as I know
16 AFAIR as far as I {recall, remember}
17 AFAIU as far as I understand
18 AFD away from desktop
19 AFK away from keyboard
20 AFU all fucked up
21 AFW away from window
22 AINEC and it's not even close
23 AIU as I understand
24 AIUI as I understand it
25 AKA also known as
26 AMOL a mountain of love
27 ASAIC as soon as I can
28 ASAP as soon as possible
29 ATEOTD at the end of the day
30 ATM at the moment
31 ATM automatic teller machine
32 ATW around the world
33 AWOL absent without official leave
34 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
35 AYT are you there
36 B/C because
37 B/S bullshit
38 B/W bandwidth
39 B/W between
40 BBIAB be back in a bit
41 BBL [I'll] be back later
42 BBS be back soon
43 BBT be back tomorrow
44 BCNU be seeing you
45 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
46 BF best friend
47 BF boyfriend
48 BCP best current practice
49 BFD big fucking deal
50 BFF best friend forever
51 BFH big fucking hammer
52 BIAB back in a bit
53 BIAF back in a few
54 BIALW back in a little while
55 BIAS back in a second
56 BIAW back in a while
57 BNYA burned now you are
58 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
59 BOFH bastard operator from hell
60 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
61 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
62 BRB [I'll] be right back
63 BS bullshit
64 BTDT been there, done that
65 BTTH boot to the head
66 BTW by the way
67 CFV call for votes
68 CG center of gravity
69 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
70 CNP continued [in my] next post
71 COB close of business [day]
72 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
73 CU see you
74 CYA see you around
75 D/L download
76 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
77 DGAS don't give a shit
78 DIY do it yourself
79 DKDC don't know, don't care
80 DND do not disturb
81 DOA dead on arrival
82 DRY don't repeat yourself
83 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
84 DTRT do the right thing
85 DTWT do the wrong thing
86 DWIM do what I mean
87 EG evil grin
88 EMSG email message
89 EOB end of business [day]
90 EOD end of discussion
91 EOL end of life
92 EOM end of message
93 ETA estimated time of arrival
94 ETA edited to add
95 ETLA extended three letter acronym
96 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
97 F9 fine
98 FAQ frequently asked question
99 FCFS first come first served
100 FFS for fuck's sake
101 FFS free for shipping
102 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
103 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
104 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
105 FM fucking magic
106 FML fuck my life
107 FNO from now on
108 FNO for nerds only
109 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
110 FOS full of shit
111 FPS first person shooter
112 FSCK fuck
113 FSDO for some definition of
114 FSVO for some value of
115 FTBFS fails to build from source
116 FTFA from the fucking article
117 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
118 FTFY fixed that for you
119 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
120 FTL for the loss
121 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
122 FTS fuck that shit
123 FTW for the win
124 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
125 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
126 FWIW for what it's worth
127 FYI for your information
128 G grin
129 G/C garbage collect
130 G2G got to go
131 G2K good to know
132 GAC get a clue
133 GAL get a life
134 GBTW get back to work
135 GF girlfriend
136 GFU good for you
137 GFY good for you
138 GFY go fuck yourself
139 GG good game
140 GGWP good game, well played
141 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
142 GIYF google is your friend
143 GJ good job
144 GL good luck
145 GLHF good luck, have fun
146 GMTA great minds think alike
147 GPS global positioning system
148 GR8 great
149 GTFO get the fuck out
150 GTG got to go
151 GTH go to hell
152 GWS get well soon
153 H8 hate
154 HAND have a nice day
155 HE how embarrasing
156 HF have fun
157 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
158 HHIS hanging head in shame
159 HHOS ha ha, only serious
160 HICA here it comes again
161 HNY happy new year
162 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
163 HTH hope this helps
164 IAC in any case
165 IANAL I am not a lawyer
166 IAWTC I agree with this comment
167 IC I see
168 ICBW I could be wrong
169 ICCL I couldn't care less
170 IDK I don't know
171 IDRC I don't really care
172 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
173 IHBW I have been wrong
174 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
175 IIANM if I am not mistaken
176 IIRC if I recall correctly
177 IIUC if I understand correctly
178 IKWYM I know what you mean
179 ILU I love you
180 ILY I love you
181 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
182 IMCO in my considered opinion
183 IMHO in my humble opinion
184 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
185 IMO in my opinion
186 IOW in other words
187 IPML I pissed myself laughing
188 IRL in real life
189 ISAGN I see a great need
190 ISTM it seems to me
191 ISTR I seem to recall
192 ITYM I think you mean
193 IWBNI it would be nice if
194 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
195 IYSS if you say so
196 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
197 J/K just kidding
198 JFTR just for the record
199 JFW just fucking works
200 JHD just hit ``delete''
201 JIC just in case
202 JK just kidding
203 JMO just my opinion
204 JSYK just so you know
205 JTLYK just to let you know
206 KISS keep it simple, stupid
207 KITA kick in the ass
208 KK okay, okay
209 KNF kernel normal form
210 KOS kill on sight
211 KTHX okay, thanks
212 L8 late
213 L8R later
214 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
215 LBNL last but not least
216 LGTM looks good to me
217 LJBF let's just be friends
218 LMAO laughing my ass off
219 LMB lick my balls
220 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
221 LMHO laughing my head off
222 LMNO laughing my nuts off
223 LMSO laughing my socks off
224 LOL laughing out loud
225 LTNS long time no see
226 LWYL laugh with you later
227 M8 mate
228 MIA missing in action
229 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
230 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
231 MOTSS member of the same sex
232 MTF more to follow
233 MYOB mind your own business
234 N/M never mind
235 NAFAIK not as far as I know
236 NBD no big deal
237 NE1 anyone
238 NFC no fucking clue
239 NFI no fucking idea
240 NFW no fucking way
241 NIFOC naked in front of computer
242 NIH not invented here
243 NMF not my fault
244 NMP not my problem
245 NOOB newbie
246 NOYB none of your business
247 NOYFB none of your fucking business
248 NP no problem
249 NRFPT not ready for prime time
250 NRN not right now
251 NRN no reply necessary
252 NSFW not suitable for work
253 NVM never mind
254 NXT next
255 O2W off to work
256 OH other half
257 OIC oh, I see
258 OMFG oh my fucking god
259 OMG oh, my god
260 OMW on my way
261 OOB out of bounds
262 OOC out of curiosity
263 OOI out of interest
264 OT off topic
265 OTL out to lunch
266 OTOH on the other hand
267 OTS off the shelf
268 OTT over the top
269 OTTOMH off the top of my head
270 OWTTE or words to that effect
271 PDQ pretty darn quick
272 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
273 PFO please fuck off
274 PFY pimply faced youth
275 PHB pointy haired boss
276 PIN personal identification number
277 PITA pain in the ass
278 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
279 PMSL pissing myself laughing
280 PNG persona non grata
281 PNP plug and pray
282 POC point of contact
283 POC proof of concept
284 POLA principle of least astonishment
285 POLS principle of least surprise
286 POS piece of shit
287 POV point of view
288 PPL people
289 PPL pretty please
290 PTV parental tunnel vision
291 QED quod erat demonstrandum
292 QFT quoted for truth
293 RFC request for comments
294 RFD request for discussion
295 RFE request for enhancements
296 RIP rest in peace
297 RL real life
298 RLC rod length check
299 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
300 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
301 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
302 RP responsible person
303 RSN real soon now
304 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
305 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
306 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
307 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
308 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
309 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
310 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
311 SCNR sorry, could not resist
312 SEP someone else's problem
313 SFA sweet fuck all
314 SFAICT so far as I can tell
315 SHID slaps head in disgust
316 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
317 SMH shaking my head
318 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
319 SMOP simple matter of programming
320 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
321 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
322 SNMP sorry, not my problem
323 SNR signal to noise ratio
324 SO significant other
325 SOB son of [a] bitch
326 SOL shit out [of] luck
327 SOP standard operating procedure
328 SSIA subject says it all
329 SSTO single stage to orbit
330 STFA search the fucking archives
331 STFU shut the fuck up
332 STFW search the fucking web
333 SUS stupid user syndrome
334 SUX sucks
335 SUX2BU sucks to be you
336 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
337 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
338 SWFG search with fucking google
339 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
340 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
341 TBA to be announced
342 TBC to be continued
343 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
344 TBH to be honest
345 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
346 THNX thanks
347 THX thanks
348 TIA thanks in advance
349 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
350 TIL today I learned
351 TINC there is no cabal
352 TLA three letter acronym
353 TLC tender loving care
354 TLDR too long, didn't read
355 TM trademark
356 TMA too many abbreviations
357 TMG too much government
358 TMI too much information
359 TMJ temporomandibular joint
360 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
361 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
362 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
363 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
364 TPTB the powers that be
365 TRT the right thing
366 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
367 TTFN ta ta for now
368 TTYL talk to you later
369 TTYS talk to you soon
370 TWDT the whole damn thing
371 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
372 TY thank you
373 TYVM thank you very much
374 U/L upload
375 UTSL use the source, Luke
376 VEG very evil grin
377 W/ with
378 W/O without
379 W8 wait
380 WAG wild-ass guess
381 WB welcome back
382 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
383 WFH working from home
384 WFM works for me
385 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
386 WIP work in progress
387 WMNC watch me not care
388 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
389 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
390 WRT with respect to
391 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
392 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
393 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
394 WTG way to go
395 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
396 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
397 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
398 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
399 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
400 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
401 YGM you got mail
402 YHBT you have been trolled
403 YHL you have lost
404 YKWIM you know what I mean
405 YMA yo momma's ass
406 YMMV your mileage may vary
407 YW you're welcome
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