acronyms revision 1.207 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.207 2011/08/28 08:41:01 jnemeth 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 LP long playing (record)
295 LTNS long time no see
296 LWYL laugh with you later
297 M8 mate
298 MAD mutually assured destruction
299 MIA missing in action
300 MMB message me back
301 MO modus operandi
302 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
303 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
304 MOTSS member of the same sex
305 MTF more to follow
306 MYOB mind your own business
307 N/M never mind
308 NAFAIK not as far as I know
309 NBD no big deal
310 NE1 anyone
311 NFA no flaming allowed
312 NFC no fucking clue
313 NFI no fucking idea
314 NFW no fucking way
315 NIFOC naked in front of computer
316 NIH not invented here
317 NIMBY not in my backyard
318 NM never mind
319 NMF not my fault
320 NMP not my problem
321 NOM no offence meant
322 NOOB newbie
323 NOYB none of your business
324 NOYFB none of your fucking business
325 NP no problem
326 NRFPT not ready for prime time
327 NRN not right now
328 NRN no reply necessary
329 NSFW not suitable for work
330 NTN no thanks needed
331 NUNP no users, no problems
332 NVM never mind
333 NW no way
334 NXT next
335 O2W off to work
336 OH other half
337 OIC oh, I see
338 OMFG oh my fucking god
339 OMG oh, my god
340 OMW on my way
341 ONNA oh no, not again
342 ONNTA oh no, not this again
343 OAO over and out
344 OOB out of bounds
345 OOC out of curiosity
346 OOI out of interest
347 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
348 OT off topic
349 OTL out to lunch
350 OTOH on the other hand
351 OTS off the shelf
352 OTT over the top
353 OTTOMH off the top of my head
354 OWTTE or words to that effect
355 PDQ pretty darn quick
356 PDS please don't shout
357 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
358 PFI pay for inclusion
359 PFO please fuck off
360 PFY pimply faced youth
361 PHB pointy haired boss
362 PIN personal identification number
363 PITA pain in the ass
364 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
365 PM post meridiem
366 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
367 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
368 PMSL pissing myself laughing
369 PNG persona non grata
370 PNP plug and pray
371 POC point of contact
372 POC proof of concept
373 POLA principle of least astonishment
374 POLS principle of least surprise
375 POS piece of shit
376 POV point of view
377 PPL people
378 PPL pretty please
379 PPP petty pet peeve
380 PR public relations
381 PTV parental tunnel vision
382 QED quod erat demonstrandum
383 QFT quoted for truth
384 RA residential advisor
385 RFC request for comments
386 RFD request for discussion
387 RFE request for enhancements
388 RIP rest in peace
389 RL real life
390 RLC rod length check
391 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
392 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
393 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
394 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
395 ROI return on investment
396 RP responsible person
397 RR railroad
398 RSI repetitive strain injury
399 RSN real soon now
400 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
401 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
402 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
403 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
404 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
405 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
406 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
407 SAR some assembly required
408 SCNR sorry, could not resist
409 SEP someone else's problem
410 SERP search engine results page
411 SFA sweet fuck all
412 SFAICT so far as I can tell
413 SHID slaps head in disgust
414 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
415 SITD still in the dark
416 SMH shaking my head
417 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
418 SMOP simple matter of programming
419 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
420 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
421 SNMP sorry, not my problem
422 SNR signal to noise ratio
423 SO significant other
424 SOB son of [a] bitch
425 SOL shit out [of] luck
426 SOP standard operating procedure
427 SSIA subject says it all
428 SSTO single stage to orbit
429 STFA search the fucking archives
430 STFU shut the fuck up
431 STFW search the fucking web
432 STW search the web
433 SUS stupid user syndrome
434 SUX sucks
435 SUX2BU sucks to be you
436 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
437 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
438 SWFG search with fucking google
439 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
440 SYS see you soon
441 TA teaching assistant
442 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
443 TBA to be announced
444 TBC to be continued
445 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
446 TBH to be honest
447 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
448 TCB taking care of business
449 TCO taken care of
450 THNX thanks
451 THX thanks
452 TIA thanks in advance
453 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
454 TIC tonque in cheek
455 TIL today I learned
456 TINC there is no cabal
457 TINLA this is not legal advice
458 TINWIS this is not what I said
459 TJM that's just me
460 TLA three letter acronym
461 TLC tender loving care
462 TLDR too long, didn't read
463 TM trademark
464 TM trust me
465 TMA too many abbreviations
466 TMG too much government
467 TMI too much information
468 TMJ temporomandibular joint
469 TMK to my knowledge
470 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
471 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
472 TOC table of contents
473 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
474 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
475 TOH to other half
476 TPTB the powers that be
477 TRT the right thing
478 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
479 TTFN ta ta for now
480 TTM to the moderator
481 TTT thought that too
482 TTYL talk to you later
483 TTYS talk to you soon
484 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
485 TWDT the whole damn thing
486 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
487 TY thank you
488 TYVM thank you very much
489 U/L upload
490 UTSL use the source, Luke
491 VCR video cassette recorder
492 VEG very evil grin
493 VIP very important person
494 W/ with
495 W/O without
496 W8 wait
497 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
498 WAG wild-ass guess
499 WB welcome back
500 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
501 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
502 WELC working effectively with legacy code
503 WFH working from home
504 WFM works for me
505 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
506 WIP work in progress
507 WMNC watch me not care
508 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
509 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
510 WRT with respect to
511 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
512 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
513 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
514 WTG way to go
515 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
516 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
517 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
518 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
519 WWJD what would Jesus do?
520 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
521 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
522 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
523 YGM you got mail
524 YHBT you have been trolled
525 YHL you have lost
526 YKWIM you know what I mean
527 YMA yo momma's ass
528 YMMV your mileage may vary
529 YW you're welcome
530 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
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