acronyms revision 1.205 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.205 2011/03/12 11:32:11 tron 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 AGM annual general meeting
25 AINEC and it's not even close
26 AISE as I see it
27 AIU as I understand
28 AIUI as I understand it
29 AKA also known as
30 AMOL a mountain of love
31 ASAIC as soon as I can
32 ASAP as soon as possible
33 ATEOTD at the end of the day
34 ATM at the moment
35 ATM automatic teller machine
36 ATW around the world
37 AWK Aho Weinberger Kernighan
38 AWOL absent without official leave
39 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
40 AYF all your fault
41 AYOR at your own risk
42 AYT are you there
43 B/C because
44 B/S bullshit
45 B/W bandwidth
46 B/W between
47 BAK back at keyboard
48 BBIAB be back in a bit
49 BBL [I'll] be back later
50 BBR burnt beyond repair
51 BBS be back soon
52 BBT be back tomorrow
53 BCNU be seeing you
54 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
55 BF best friend
56 BF boyfriend
57 BCP best current practice
58 BFD big fucking deal
59 BFF best friend forever
60 BFH big fucking hammer
61 BIAB back in a bit
62 BIAF back in a few
63 BIALW back in a little while
64 BIAS back in a second
65 BIAW back in a while
66 BNYA burned now you are
67 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
68 BOC but of course
69 BOFH bastard operator from hell
70 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
71 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
72 BOT back on topic
73 BRB [I'll] be right back
74 BS bullshit
75 BTDT been there, done that
76 BTFT been there, fixed that
77 BTTH boot to the head
78 BTW by the way
79 CC credit card
80 CFV call for votes
81 CFY calling for you
82 CG center of gravity
83 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
84 CNP continued [in my] next post
85 COB close of business [day]
86 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
87 CPC cost per click
88 CTN can't talk now
89 CU see you
90 CYA see you around
91 CYE check your email
92 D/L download
93 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
94 DGAS don't give a shit
95 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
96 DIY do it yourself
97 DKDC don't know, don't care
98 DMZ demilitarized zone
99 DND do not disturb
100 DOA dead on arrival
101 DRY don't repeat yourself
102 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
103 DTRT do the right thing
104 DTWT do the wrong thing
105 DYK do you know?
106 DWIM do what I mean
107 EDS eternal downward spiral
108 EG evil grin
109 EIE enough is enough
110 EMSG email message
111 EOB end of business [day]
112 EOD end of {day, discussion}
113 EOL end of life
114 EOM end of message
115 EOS end of story
116 ETA estimated time of arrival
117 ETA edited to add
118 ETLA extended three letter acronym
119 ETR early to rise
120 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
121 F9 fine
122 FAQ frequently asked question
123 FBOW for better or worse
124 FCOL for crying out loud
125 FCFS first come first served
126 FFS for fuck's sake
127 FFS free for shipping
128 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
129 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
130 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
131 FITB fill in the blank
132 FM fucking magic
133 FML fuck my life
134 FNO from now on
135 FNO for nerds only
136 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
137 FOC free of charge
138 FOS full of shit
139 FPS first person shooter
140 FSCK fuck
141 FSDO for some definition of
142 FSVO for some value of
143 FTBFS fails to build from source
144 FTFA from the fucking article
145 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
146 FTFY fixed that for you
147 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
148 FTL for the loss
149 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
150 FTS fuck that shit
151 FTTT from time to time
152 FTW for the win
153 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
154 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
155 FWIW for what it's worth
156 FYEO for your eyes only
157 FYI for your information
158 G grin
159 G/C garbage collect
160 G2G got to go
161 G2K good to know
162 GAC get a clue
163 GAL get a life
164 GBTW get back to work
165 GF girlfriend
166 GFU good for you
167 GFY good for you
168 GFY go fuck yourself
169 GG good game
170 GGWP good game, well played
171 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
172 GIYF google is your friend
173 GJ good job
174 GL good luck
175 GLHF good luck, have fun
176 GLWT good luck with that
177 GMTA great minds think alike
178 GOK god only knows
179 GOWI get on with it
180 GPS global positioning system
181 GR8 great
182 GTFO get the fuck out
183 GTG got to go
184 GTH go to hell
185 GTSY {good, glad} to see you
186 GWS get well soon
187 H8 hate
188 HAND have a nice day
189 HE how embarrasing
190 HF have fun
191 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
192 HHIS hanging head in shame
193 HHOS ha ha, only serious
194 HICA here it comes again
195 HNY happy new year
196 HOAS hold on a second
197 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
198 HTH hope this helps
199 IAC in any case
200 IAE in any event
201 IANAL I am not a lawyer
202 IAW in another window
203 IAWTC I agree with this comment
204 IAY I adore you
205 IB I'm back
206 IC I see
207 ICBW I could be {wrong, worse}
208 ICCL I couldn't care less
209 ICUR I see you are
210 IDC I don't care
211 IDGI I don't get it
212 IDGW in a good way
213 IDI I doubt it
214 IDK I don't know
215 IDRC I don't really care
216 IDTS I don't think so
217 IDTT I drink to that
218 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
219 IHBW I have been wrong
220 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
221 IIANM if I am not mistaken
222 IIRC if I recall correctly
223 IIUC if I understand correctly
224 IKWYM I know what you mean
225 ILU I love you
226 ILY I love you
227 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
228 IMBO in my biased opinion
229 IMCO in my considered opinion
230 IMHO in my humble opinion
231 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
232 IMO in my opinion
233 INPO in no particular order
234 IOW in other words
235 IQ intelligence quotient
236 IPML I pissed myself laughing
237 IRL in real life
238 IRT in real time
239 IRT in regards to
240 ISAGN I see a great need
241 ISBN international standard book number
242 ISTM it seems to me
243 ISTR I seem to recall
244 ITYM I think you mean
245 IUD insert usual disclaimers
246 IUSS if you say so
247 IW it's worse
248 IWBNI it would be nice if
249 IYD in your dreams
250 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
251 IYSS if you say so
252 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
253 J/K just kidding
254 JAM just a minute
255 JAS just a second
256 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
257 JFTR just for the record
258 JFW just fucking works
259 JGI just got it
260 JGI just Google it
261 JHD just hit ``delete''
262 JIC just in case
263 JJA just joking around
264 JK just kidding
265 JMO just my opinion
266 JSYK just so you know
267 JTLYK just to let you know
268 JW just wondering
269 KISS keep it simple, stupid
270 KITA kick in the ass
271 KK okay, okay
272 KMA keep moving ahead
273 KMA keep me advised
274 KMA kill me already
275 KNF kernel normal form
276 KOS kill on sight
277 KTHX okay, thanks
278 KWIM know what I mean?
279 L8 late
280 L8R later
281 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
282 LBNL last but not least
283 LGTM looks good to me
284 LJBF let's just be friends
285 LMAO laughing my ass off
286 LMB lick my balls
287 LMC let me check
288 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
289 LMHO laughing my head off
290 LMK let me know
291 LMNO laughing my nuts off
292 LMSO laughing my socks off
293 LOL laughing out loud
294 LTNS long time no see
295 LWYL laugh with you later
296 M8 mate
297 MAD mutually assured destruction
298 MIA missing in action
299 MMB message me back
300 MO modus operandi
301 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
302 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
303 MOTSS member of the same sex
304 MTF more to follow
305 MYOB mind your own business
306 N/M never mind
307 NAFAIK not as far as I know
308 NBD no big deal
309 NE1 anyone
310 NFA no flaming allowed
311 NFC no fucking clue
312 NFI no fucking idea
313 NFW no fucking way
314 NIFOC naked in front of computer
315 NIH not invented here
316 NIMBY not in my backyard
317 NM never mind
318 NMF not my fault
319 NMP not my problem
320 NOM no offence meant
321 NOOB newbie
322 NOYB none of your business
323 NOYFB none of your fucking business
324 NP no problem
325 NRFPT not ready for prime time
326 NRN not right now
327 NRN no reply necessary
328 NSFW not suitable for work
329 NTN no thanks needed
330 NUNP no users, no problems
331 NVM never mind
332 NW no way
333 NXT next
334 O2W off to work
335 OH other half
336 OIC oh, I see
337 OMFG oh my fucking god
338 OMG oh, my god
339 OMW on my way
340 ONNA oh no, not again
341 ONNTA oh no, not this again
342 OAO over and out
343 OOB out of bounds
344 OOC out of curiosity
345 OOI out of interest
346 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
347 OT off topic
348 OTL out to lunch
349 OTOH on the other hand
350 OTS off the shelf
351 OTT over the top
352 OTTOMH off the top of my head
353 OWTTE or words to that effect
354 PDQ pretty darn quick
355 PDS please don't shout
356 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
357 PFI pay for inclusion
358 PFO please fuck off
359 PFY pimply faced youth
360 PHB pointy haired boss
361 PIN personal identification number
362 PITA pain in the ass
363 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
364 PM post meridiem
365 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
366 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
367 PMSL pissing myself laughing
368 PNG persona non grata
369 PNP plug and pray
370 POC point of contact
371 POC proof of concept
372 POLA principle of least astonishment
373 POLS principle of least surprise
374 POS piece of shit
375 POV point of view
376 PPL people
377 PPL pretty please
378 PPP petty pet peeve
379 PR public relations
380 PTV parental tunnel vision
381 QED quod erat demonstrandum
382 QFT quoted for truth
383 RFC request for comments
384 RFD request for discussion
385 RFE request for enhancements
386 RIP rest in peace
387 RL real life
388 RLC rod length check
389 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
390 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
391 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
392 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
393 ROI return on investment
394 RP responsible person
395 RSI repetitive strain injury
396 RSN real soon now
397 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
398 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
399 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
400 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
401 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
402 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
403 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
404 SAR some assembly required
405 SCNR sorry, could not resist
406 SEP someone else's problem
407 SERP search engine results page
408 SFA sweet fuck all
409 SFAICT so far as I can tell
410 SHID slaps head in disgust
411 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
412 SITD still in the dark
413 SMH shaking my head
414 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
415 SMOP simple matter of programming
416 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
417 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
418 SNMP sorry, not my problem
419 SNR signal to noise ratio
420 SO significant other
421 SOB son of [a] bitch
422 SOL shit out [of] luck
423 SOP standard operating procedure
424 SSIA subject says it all
425 SSTO single stage to orbit
426 STFA search the fucking archives
427 STFU shut the fuck up
428 STFW search the fucking web
429 STW search the web
430 SUS stupid user syndrome
431 SUX sucks
432 SUX2BU sucks to be you
433 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
434 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
435 SWFG search with fucking google
436 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
437 SYS see you soon
438 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
439 TBA to be announced
440 TBC to be continued
441 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
442 TBH to be honest
443 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
444 TCB taking care of business
445 TCO taken care of
446 THNX thanks
447 THX thanks
448 TIA thanks in advance
449 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
450 TIC tonque in cheek
451 TIL today I learned
452 TINC there is no cabal
453 TINWIS this is not what I said
454 TJM that's just me
455 TLA three letter acronym
456 TLC tender loving care
457 TLDR too long, didn't read
458 TM trademark
459 TM trust me
460 TMA too many abbreviations
461 TMG too much government
462 TMI too much information
463 TMJ temporomandibular joint
464 TMK to my knowledge
465 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
466 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
467 TOC table of contents
468 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
469 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
470 TOH to other half
471 TPTB the powers that be
472 TRT the right thing
473 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
474 TTFN ta ta for now
475 TTM to the moderator
476 TTT thought that too
477 TTYL talk to you later
478 TTYS talk to you soon
479 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
480 TWDT the whole damn thing
481 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
482 TY thank you
483 TYVM thank you very much
484 U/L upload
485 UTSL use the source, Luke
486 VEG very evil grin
487 VIP very important person
488 W/ with
489 W/O without
490 W8 wait
491 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
492 WAG wild-ass guess
493 WB welcome back
494 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
495 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
496 WELC working effectively with legacy code
497 WFH working from home
498 WFM works for me
499 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
500 WIP work in progress
501 WMNC watch me not care
502 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
503 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
504 WRT with respect to
505 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
506 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
507 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
508 WTG way to go
509 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
510 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
511 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
512 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
513 WWJD what would Jesus do?
514 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
515 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
516 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
517 YGM you got mail
518 YHBT you have been trolled
519 YHL you have lost
520 YKWIM you know what I mean
521 YMA yo momma's ass
522 YMMV your mileage may vary
523 YW you're welcome
524 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
525