acronyms revision 1.208 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.208 2011/11/19 17:38:58 mbalmer 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 ECR electronic cash register
108 EDS eternal downward spiral
109 EFT electronic funds transfer
110 EG evil grin
111 EIE enough is enough
112 EMSG email message
113 EOB end of business [day]
114 EOD end of {day, discussion}
115 EOL end of life
116 EOM end of message
117 EOS end of story
118 ETA estimated time of arrival
119 ETA edited to add
120 ETLA extended three letter acronym
121 ETR early to rise
122 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
123 F9 fine
124 FAQ frequently asked question
125 FBOW for better or worse
126 FCOL for crying out loud
127 FCFS first come first served
128 FFS for fuck's sake
129 FFS free for shipping
130 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
131 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
132 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
133 FITB fill in the blank
134 FM fucking magic
135 FML fuck my life
136 FNO from now on
137 FNO for nerds only
138 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
139 FOC free of charge
140 FOS full of shit
141 FPS first person shooter
142 FSCK fuck
143 FSDO for some definition of
144 FSVO for some value of
145 FTBFS fails to build from source
146 FTFA from the fucking article
147 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
148 FTFY fixed that for you
149 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
150 FTL for the loss
151 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
152 FTS fuck that shit
153 FTTT from time to time
154 FTW for the win
155 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
156 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
157 FWIW for what it's worth
158 FYEO for your eyes only
159 FYI for your information
160 G grin
161 G/C garbage collect
162 G2G got to go
163 G2K good to know
164 GAC get a clue
165 GAL get a life
166 GBTW get back to work
167 GF girlfriend
168 GFU good for you
169 GFY good for you
170 GFY go fuck yourself
171 GG good game
172 GGWP good game, well played
173 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
174 GIYF google is your friend
175 GJ good job
176 GL good luck
177 GLHF good luck, have fun
178 GLWT good luck with that
179 GMTA great minds think alike
180 GOK god only knows
181 GOWI get on with it
182 GPS global positioning system
183 GR8 great
184 GTFO get the fuck out
185 GTG got to go
186 GTH go to hell
187 GTSY {good, glad} to see you
188 GWS get well soon
189 H8 hate
190 HAND have a nice day
191 HE how embarrasing
192 HF have fun
193 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
194 HHIS hanging head in shame
195 HHOS ha ha, only serious
196 HICA here it comes again
197 HNY happy new year
198 HOAS hold on a second
199 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
200 HTH hope this helps
201 IAC in any case
202 IAE in any event
203 IANAL I am not a lawyer
204 IAW in another window
205 IAWTC I agree with this comment
206 IAY I adore you
207 IB I'm back
208 IC I see
209 ICBW I could be {wrong, worse}
210 ICCL I couldn't care less
211 ICUR I see you are
212 IDC I don't care
213 IDGI I don't get it
214 IDGW in a good way
215 IDI I doubt it
216 IDK I don't know
217 IDRC I don't really care
218 IDTS I don't think so
219 IDTT I drink to that
220 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
221 IHBW I have been wrong
222 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
223 IIANM if I am not mistaken
224 IIRC if I recall correctly
225 IIUC if I understand correctly
226 IKWYM I know what you mean
227 ILU I love you
228 ILY I love you
229 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
230 IMBO in my biased opinion
231 IMCO in my considered opinion
232 IMHO in my humble opinion
233 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
234 IMO in my opinion
235 INPO in no particular order
236 IOW in other words
237 IQ intelligence quotient
238 IPML I pissed myself laughing
239 IRL in real life
240 IRT in real time
241 IRT in regards to
242 ISAGN I see a great need
243 ISBN international standard book number
244 ISTM it seems to me
245 ISTR I seem to recall
246 ITYM I think you mean
247 IUD insert usual disclaimers
248 IUSS if you say so
249 IW it's worse
250 IWBNI it would be nice if
251 IYD in your dreams
252 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
253 IYSS if you say so
254 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
255 J/K just kidding
256 JAM just a minute
257 JAS just a second
258 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
259 JFTR just for the record
260 JFW just fucking works
261 JGI just got it
262 JGI just Google it
263 JHD just hit ``delete''
264 JIC just in case
265 JJA just joking around
266 JK just kidding
267 JMO just my opinion
268 JSYK just so you know
269 JTLYK just to let you know
270 JW just wondering
271 KISS keep it simple, stupid
272 KITA kick in the ass
273 KK okay, okay
274 KMA keep moving ahead
275 KMA keep me advised
276 KMA kill me already
277 KNF kernel normal form
278 KOS kill on sight
279 KTHX okay, thanks
280 KWIM know what I mean?
281 L8 late
282 L8R later
283 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
284 LBNL last but not least
285 LGTM looks good to me
286 LJBF let's just be friends
287 LMAO laughing my ass off
288 LMB lick my balls
289 LMC let me check
290 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
291 LMHO laughing my head off
292 LMK let me know
293 LMNO laughing my nuts off
294 LMSO laughing my socks off
295 LOL laughing out loud
296 LP long playing (record)
297 LTNS long time no see
298 LWYL laugh with you later
299 M8 mate
300 MAD mutually assured destruction
301 MIA missing in action
302 MMB message me back
303 MO modus operandi
304 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
305 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
306 MOTSS member of the same sex
307 MTF more to follow
308 MYOB mind your own business
309 N/M never mind
310 NAFAIK not as far as I know
311 NBD no big deal
312 NE1 anyone
313 NFA no flaming allowed
314 NFC no fucking clue
315 NFI no fucking idea
316 NFW no fucking way
317 NIFOC naked in front of computer
318 NIH not invented here
319 NIMBY not in my backyard
320 NM never mind
321 NMF not my fault
322 NMP not my problem
323 NOM no offence meant
324 NOOB newbie
325 NOYB none of your business
326 NOYFB none of your fucking business
327 NP no problem
328 NRFPT not ready for prime time
329 NRN not right now
330 NRN no reply necessary
331 NSFW not suitable for work
332 NTN no thanks needed
333 NUNP no users, no problems
334 NVM never mind
335 NW no way
336 NXT next
337 O2W off to work
338 OH other half
339 OIC oh, I see
340 OMFG oh my fucking god
341 OMG oh, my god
342 OMW on my way
343 ONNA oh no, not again
344 ONNTA oh no, not this again
345 OAO over and out
346 OOB out of bounds
347 OOC out of curiosity
348 OOI out of interest
349 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
350 OT off topic
351 OTL out to lunch
352 OTOH on the other hand
353 OTS off the shelf
354 OTT over the top
355 OTTOMH off the top of my head
356 OWTTE or words to that effect
357 PDQ pretty darn quick
358 PDS please don't shout
359 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
360 PFI pay for inclusion
361 PFO please fuck off
362 PFY pimply faced youth
363 PHB pointy haired boss
364 PIN personal identification number
365 PITA pain in the ass
366 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
367 PM post meridiem
368 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
369 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
370 PMSL pissing myself laughing
371 PNG persona non grata
372 PNP plug and pray
373 POC point of contact
374 POC proof of concept
375 POLA principle of least astonishment
376 POLS principle of least surprise
377 POS piece of shit
378 POS point of sale
379 POV point of view
380 PPL people
381 PPL pretty please
382 PPP petty pet peeve
383 PR public relations
384 PTV parental tunnel vision
385 QED quod erat demonstrandum
386 QFT quoted for truth
387 RA residential advisor
388 RFC request for comments
389 RFD request for discussion
390 RFE request for enhancements
391 RIP rest in peace
392 RL real life
393 RLC rod length check
394 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
395 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
396 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
397 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
398 ROI return on investment
399 RP responsible person
400 RR railroad
401 RSI repetitive strain injury
402 RSN real soon now
403 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
404 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
405 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
406 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
407 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
408 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
409 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
410 SAR some assembly required
411 SCNR sorry, could not resist
412 SEP someone else's problem
413 SERP search engine results page
414 SFA sweet fuck all
415 SFAICT so far as I can tell
416 SHID slaps head in disgust
417 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
418 SITD still in the dark
419 SMH shaking my head
420 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
421 SMOP simple matter of programming
422 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
423 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
424 SNMP sorry, not my problem
425 SNR signal to noise ratio
426 SO significant other
427 SOB son of [a] bitch
428 SOL shit out [of] luck
429 SOP standard operating procedure
430 SSIA subject says it all
431 SSTO single stage to orbit
432 STFA search the fucking archives
433 STFU shut the fuck up
434 STFW search the fucking web
435 STW search the web
436 SUS stupid user syndrome
437 SUX sucks
438 SUX2BU sucks to be you
439 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
440 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
441 SWFG search with fucking google
442 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
443 SYS see you soon
444 TA teaching assistant
445 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
446 TBA to be announced
447 TBC to be continued
448 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
449 TBH to be honest
450 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
451 TCB taking care of business
452 TCO taken care of
453 THNX thanks
454 THX thanks
455 TIA thanks in advance
456 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
457 TIC tonque in cheek
458 TIL today I learned
459 TINC there is no cabal
460 TINLA this is not legal advice
461 TINWIS this is not what I said
462 TJM that's just me
463 TLA three letter acronym
464 TLC tender loving care
465 TLDR too long, didn't read
466 TM trademark
467 TM trust me
468 TMA too many abbreviations
469 TMG too much government
470 TMI too much information
471 TMJ temporomandibular joint
472 TMK to my knowledge
473 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
474 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
475 TOC table of contents
476 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
477 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
478 TOH to other half
479 TPTB the powers that be
480 TRT the right thing
481 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
482 TTFN ta ta for now
483 TTM to the moderator
484 TTT thought that too
485 TTYL talk to you later
486 TTYS talk to you soon
487 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
488 TWDT the whole damn thing
489 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
490 TY thank you
491 TYVM thank you very much
492 U/L upload
493 UTSL use the source, Luke
494 VCR video cassette recorder
495 VEG very evil grin
496 VIP very important person
497 W/ with
498 W/O without
499 W8 wait
500 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
501 WAG wild-ass guess
502 WB welcome back
503 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
504 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
505 WELC working effectively with legacy code
506 WFH working from home
507 WFM works for me
508 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
509 WIP work in progress
510 WMNC watch me not care
511 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
512 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
513 WRT with respect to
514 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
515 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
516 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
517 WTG way to go
518 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
519 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
520 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
521 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
522 WWJD what would Jesus do?
523 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
524 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
525 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
526 YGM you got mail
527 YHBT you have been trolled
528 YHL you have lost
529 YKWIM you know what I mean
530 YMA yo momma's ass
531 YMMV your mileage may vary
532 YW you're welcome
533 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
534