acronyms revision 1.204 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.204 2011/02/20 17:29:28 jruoho 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 AAMOF as a matter of fact
9 AC audible chuckle
10 ADN any day now
11 AEAP as early as possible
12 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
13 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
14 AFAICR as far as I can recall
15 AFAICS as far as I can see
16 AFAICT as far as I can tell
17 AFAIK as far as I know
18 AFAIR as far as I {recall, remember}
19 AFAIU as far as I understand
20 AFD away from desktop
21 AFK away from keyboard
22 AFU all fucked up
23 AFW away from window
24 AINEC and it's not even close
25 AISE as I see it
26 AIU as I understand
27 AIUI as I understand it
28 AKA also known as
29 AMOL a mountain of love
30 ASAIC as soon as I can
31 ASAP as soon as possible
32 ATEOTD at the end of the day
33 ATM at the moment
34 ATM automatic teller machine
35 ATW around the world
36 AWK Aho Weinberger Kernighan
37 AWOL absent without official leave
38 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
39 AYF all your fault
40 AYOR at your own risk
41 AYT are you there
42 B/C because
43 B/S bullshit
44 B/W bandwidth
45 B/W between
46 BAK back at keyboard
47 BBIAB be back in a bit
48 BBL [I'll] be back later
49 BBR burnt beyond repair
50 BBS be back soon
51 BBT be back tomorrow
52 BCNU be seeing you
53 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
54 BF best friend
55 BF boyfriend
56 BCP best current practice
57 BFD big fucking deal
58 BFF best friend forever
59 BFH big fucking hammer
60 BIAB back in a bit
61 BIAF back in a few
62 BIALW back in a little while
63 BIAS back in a second
64 BIAW back in a while
65 BNYA burned now you are
66 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
67 BOC but of course
68 BOFH bastard operator from hell
69 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
70 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
71 BOT back on topic
72 BRB [I'll] be right back
73 BS bullshit
74 BTDT been there, done that
75 BTFT been there, fixed that
76 BTTH boot to the head
77 BTW by the way
78 CC credit card
79 CFV call for votes
80 CFY calling for you
81 CG center of gravity
82 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
83 CNP continued [in my] next post
84 COB close of business [day]
85 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
86 CPC cost per click
87 CTN can't talk now
88 CU see you
89 CYA see you around
90 CYE check your email
91 D/L download
92 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
93 DGAS don't give a shit
94 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
95 DIY do it yourself
96 DKDC don't know, don't care
97 DMZ demilitarized zone
98 DND do not disturb
99 DOA dead on arrival
100 DRY don't repeat yourself
101 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
102 DTRT do the right thing
103 DTWT do the wrong thing
104 DYK do you know?
105 DWIM do what I mean
106 EDS eternal downward spiral
107 EG evil grin
108 EIE enough is enough
109 EMSG email message
110 EOB end of business [day]
111 EOD end of {day, discussion}
112 EOL end of life
113 EOM end of message
114 EOS end of story
115 ETA estimated time of arrival
116 ETA edited to add
117 ETLA extended three letter acronym
118 ETR early to rise
119 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
120 F9 fine
121 FAQ frequently asked question
122 FBOW for better or worse
123 FCOL for crying out loud
124 FCFS first come first served
125 FFS for fuck's sake
126 FFS free for shipping
127 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
128 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
129 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
130 FITB fill in the blank
131 FM fucking magic
132 FML fuck my life
133 FNO from now on
134 FNO for nerds only
135 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
136 FOC free of charge
137 FOS full of shit
138 FPS first person shooter
139 FSCK fuck
140 FSDO for some definition of
141 FSVO for some value of
142 FTBFS fails to build from source
143 FTFA from the fucking article
144 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
145 FTFY fixed that for you
146 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
147 FTL for the loss
148 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
149 FTS fuck that shit
150 FTTT from time to time
151 FTW for the win
152 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
153 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
154 FWIW for what it's worth
155 FYEO for your eyes only
156 FYI for your information
157 G grin
158 G/C garbage collect
159 G2G got to go
160 G2K good to know
161 GAC get a clue
162 GAL get a life
163 GBTW get back to work
164 GF girlfriend
165 GFU good for you
166 GFY good for you
167 GFY go fuck yourself
168 GG good game
169 GGWP good game, well played
170 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
171 GIYF google is your friend
172 GJ good job
173 GL good luck
174 GLHF good luck, have fun
175 GLWT good luck with that
176 GMTA great minds think alike
177 GOK god only knows
178 GOWI get on with it
179 GPS global positioning system
180 GR8 great
181 GTFO get the fuck out
182 GTG got to go
183 GTH go to hell
184 GTSY {good, glad} to see you
185 GWS get well soon
186 H8 hate
187 HAND have a nice day
188 HE how embarrasing
189 HF have fun
190 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
191 HHIS hanging head in shame
192 HHOS ha ha, only serious
193 HICA here it comes again
194 HNY happy new year
195 HOAS hold on a second
196 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
197 HTH hope this helps
198 IAC in any case
199 IAE in any event
200 IANAL I am not a lawyer
201 IAW in another window
202 IAWTC I agree with this comment
203 IAY I adore you
204 IB I'm back
205 IC I see
206 ICBW I could be {wrong, worse}
207 ICCL I couldn't care less
208 ICUR I see you are
209 IDC I don't care
210 IDGI I don't get it
211 IDGW in a good way
212 IDI I doubt it
213 IDK I don't know
214 IDRC I don't really care
215 IDTS I don't think so
216 IDTT I drink to that
217 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
218 IHBW I have been wrong
219 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
220 IIANM if I am not mistaken
221 IIRC if I recall correctly
222 IIUC if I understand correctly
223 IKWYM I know what you mean
224 ILU I love you
225 ILY I love you
226 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
227 IMBO in my biased opinion
228 IMCO in my considered opinion
229 IMHO in my humble opinion
230 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
231 IMO in my opinion
232 INPO in no particular order
233 IOW in other words
234 IQ intelligence quotient
235 IPML I pissed myself laughing
236 IRL in real life
237 IRT in real time
238 IRT in regards to
239 ISAGN I see a great need
240 ISBN international standard book number
241 ISTM it seems to me
242 ISTR I seem to recall
243 ITYM I think you mean
244 IUD insert usual disclaimers
245 IUSS if you say so
246 IW it's worse
247 IWBNI it would be nice if
248 IYD in your dreams
249 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
250 IYSS if you say so
251 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
252 J/K just kidding
253 JAM just a minute
254 JAS just a second
255 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
256 JFTR just for the record
257 JFW just fucking works
258 JGI just got it
259 JGI just Google it
260 JHD just hit ``delete''
261 JIC just in case
262 JJA just joking around
263 JK just kidding
264 JMO just my opinion
265 JSYK just so you know
266 JTLYK just to let you know
267 JW just wondering
268 KISS keep it simple, stupid
269 KITA kick in the ass
270 KK okay, okay
271 KMA keep moving ahead
272 KMA keep me advised
273 KMA kill me already
274 KNF kernel normal form
275 KOS kill on sight
276 KTHX okay, thanks
277 KWIM know what I mean?
278 L8 late
279 L8R later
280 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
281 LBNL last but not least
282 LGTM looks good to me
283 LJBF let's just be friends
284 LMAO laughing my ass off
285 LMB lick my balls
286 LMC let me check
287 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
288 LMHO laughing my head off
289 LMK let me know
290 LMNO laughing my nuts off
291 LMSO laughing my socks off
292 LOL laughing out loud
293 LTNS long time no see
294 LWYL laugh with you later
295 M8 mate
296 MAD mutually assured destruction
297 MIA missing in action
298 MMB message me back
299 MO modus operandi
300 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
301 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
302 MOTSS member of the same sex
303 MTF more to follow
304 MYOB mind your own business
305 N/M never mind
306 NAFAIK not as far as I know
307 NBD no big deal
308 NE1 anyone
309 NFA no flaming allowed
310 NFC no fucking clue
311 NFI no fucking idea
312 NFW no fucking way
313 NIFOC naked in front of computer
314 NIH not invented here
315 NIMBY not in my backyard
316 NM never mind
317 NMF not my fault
318 NMP not my problem
319 NOM no offence meant
320 NOOB newbie
321 NOYB none of your business
322 NOYFB none of your fucking business
323 NP no problem
324 NRFPT not ready for prime time
325 NRN not right now
326 NRN no reply necessary
327 NSFW not suitable for work
328 NTN no thanks needed
329 NUNP no users, no problems
330 NVM never mind
331 NW no way
332 NXT next
333 O2W off to work
334 OH other half
335 OIC oh, I see
336 OMFG oh my fucking god
337 OMG oh, my god
338 OMW on my way
339 ONNA oh no, not again
340 ONNTA oh no, not this again
341 OAO over and out
342 OOB out of bounds
343 OOC out of curiosity
344 OOI out of interest
345 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
346 OT off topic
347 OTL out to lunch
348 OTOH on the other hand
349 OTS off the shelf
350 OTT over the top
351 OTTOMH off the top of my head
352 OWTTE or words to that effect
353 PDQ pretty darn quick
354 PDS please don't shout
355 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
356 PFI pay for inclusion
357 PFO please fuck off
358 PFY pimply faced youth
359 PHB pointy haired boss
360 PIN personal identification number
361 PITA pain in the ass
362 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
363 PM post meridiem
364 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
365 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
366 PMSL pissing myself laughing
367 PNG persona non grata
368 PNP plug and pray
369 POC point of contact
370 POC proof of concept
371 POLA principle of least astonishment
372 POLS principle of least surprise
373 POS piece of shit
374 POV point of view
375 PPL people
376 PPL pretty please
377 PPP petty pet peeve
378 PR public relations
379 PTV parental tunnel vision
380 QED quod erat demonstrandum
381 QFT quoted for truth
382 RFC request for comments
383 RFD request for discussion
384 RFE request for enhancements
385 RIP rest in peace
386 RL real life
387 RLC rod length check
388 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
389 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
390 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
391 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
392 ROI return on investment
393 RP responsible person
394 RSI repetitive strain injury
395 RSN real soon now
396 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
397 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
398 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
399 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
400 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
401 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
402 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
403 SAR some assembly required
404 SCNR sorry, could not resist
405 SEP someone else's problem
406 SERP search engine results page
407 SFA sweet fuck all
408 SFAICT so far as I can tell
409 SHID slaps head in disgust
410 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
411 SITD still in the dark
412 SMH shaking my head
413 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
414 SMOP simple matter of programming
415 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
416 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
417 SNMP sorry, not my problem
418 SNR signal to noise ratio
419 SO significant other
420 SOB son of [a] bitch
421 SOL shit out [of] luck
422 SOP standard operating procedure
423 SSIA subject says it all
424 SSTO single stage to orbit
425 STFA search the fucking archives
426 STFU shut the fuck up
427 STFW search the fucking web
428 STW search the web
429 SUS stupid user syndrome
430 SUX sucks
431 SUX2BU sucks to be you
432 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
433 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
434 SWFG search with fucking google
435 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
436 SYS see you soon
437 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
438 TBA to be announced
439 TBC to be continued
440 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
441 TBH to be honest
442 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
443 TCB taking care of business
444 TCO taken care of
445 THNX thanks
446 THX thanks
447 TIA thanks in advance
448 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
449 TIC tonque in cheek
450 TIL today I learned
451 TINC there is no cabal
452 TINWIS this is not what I said
453 TJM that's just me
454 TLA three letter acronym
455 TLC tender loving care
456 TLDR too long, didn't read
457 TM trademark
458 TM trust me
459 TMA too many abbreviations
460 TMG too much government
461 TMI too much information
462 TMJ temporomandibular joint
463 TMK to my knowledge
464 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
465 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
466 TOC table of contents
467 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
468 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
469 TOH to other half
470 TPTB the powers that be
471 TRT the right thing
472 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
473 TTFN ta ta for now
474 TTM to the moderator
475 TTT thought that too
476 TTYL talk to you later
477 TTYS talk to you soon
478 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
479 TWDT the whole damn thing
480 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
481 TY thank you
482 TYVM thank you very much
483 U/L upload
484 UTSL use the source, Luke
485 VEG very evil grin
486 VIP very important person
487 W/ with
488 W/O without
489 W8 wait
490 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
491 WAG wild-ass guess
492 WB welcome back
493 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
494 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
495 WELC working effectively with legacy code
496 WFH working from home
497 WFM works for me
498 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
499 WIP work in progress
500 WMNC watch me not care
501 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
502 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
503 WRT with respect to
504 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
505 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
506 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
507 WTG way to go
508 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
509 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
510 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
511 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
512 WWJD what would Jesus do?
513 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
514 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
515 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
516 YGM you got mail
517 YHBT you have been trolled
518 YHL you have lost
519 YKWIM you know what I mean
520 YMA yo momma's ass
521 YMMV your mileage may vary
522 YW you're welcome
523 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
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