acronyms revision 1.211 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.211 2012/08/12 13:41:18 jakllsch 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 BSD booze, sex, drugs
76 BTDT been there, done that
77 BTFT been there, fixed that
78 BTTH boot to the head
79 BTW by the way
80 CC credit card
81 CFV call for votes
82 CFY calling for you
83 CG center of gravity
84 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
85 CNP continued [in my] next post
86 COB close of business [day]
87 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
88 CPC cost per click
89 CTN can't talk now
90 CU see you
91 CYA see you around
92 CYE check your email
93 D/L download
94 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
95 DGAS don't give a shit
96 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
97 DIY do it yourself
98 DKDC don't know, don't care
99 DMZ demilitarized zone
100 DND do not disturb
101 DOA dead on arrival
102 DRY don't repeat yourself
103 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
104 DTRT do the right thing
105 DTWT do the wrong thing
106 DYK do you know?
107 DWIM do what I mean
108 ECR electronic cash register
109 EDS eternal downward spiral
110 EFT electronic funds transfer
111 EG evil grin
112 EIE enough is enough
113 EMSG email message
114 EOB end of business [day]
115 EOD end of {day, discussion}
116 EOL end of life
117 EOM end of message
118 EOS end of story
119 ETA estimated time of arrival
120 ETA edited to add
121 ETLA extended three letter acronym
122 ETR early to rise
123 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
124 F9 fine
125 FAQ frequently asked question
126 FBOW for better or worse
127 FCOL for crying out loud
128 FCFS first come first served
129 FFS for fuck's sake
130 FFS free for shipping
131 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
132 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
133 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
134 FITB fill in the blank
135 FM fucking magic
136 FML fuck my life
137 FNO from now on
138 FNO for nerds only
139 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
140 FOC free of charge
141 FOS full of shit
142 FPS first person shooter
143 FSCK fuck
144 FSDO for some definition of
145 FSVO for some value of
146 FTBFS fails to build from source
147 FTFA from the fucking article
148 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
149 FTFY fixed that for you
150 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
151 FTL for the loss
152 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
153 FTS fuck that shit
154 FTTT from time to time
155 FTW for the win
156 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
157 FUD fear, uncertainty, and doubt
158 FWIW for what it's worth
159 FYEO for your eyes only
160 FYI for your information
161 G grin
162 G/C garbage collect
163 G2G got to go
164 G2K good to know
165 GAC get a clue
166 GAL get a life
167 GBTW get back to work
168 GF girlfriend
169 GFU good for you
170 GFY good for you
171 GFY go fuck yourself
172 GG good game
173 GGWP good game, well played
174 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
175 GIYF google is your friend
176 GJ good job
177 GL good luck
178 GLHF good luck, have fun
179 GLWT good luck with that
180 GMTA great minds think alike
181 GOK god only knows
182 GOWI get on with it
183 GPS global positioning system
184 GR8 great
185 GTFO get the fuck out
186 GTG got to go
187 GTH go to hell
188 GTSY {good, glad} to see you
189 GWS get well soon
190 H8 hate
191 HAND have a nice day
192 HE how embarrasing
193 HF have fun
194 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
195 HHIS hanging head in shame
196 HHOS ha ha, only serious
197 HICA here it comes again
198 HNY happy new year
199 HOAS hold on a second
200 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
201 HTH hope this helps
202 IAC in any case
203 IAE in any event
204 IANAL I am not a lawyer
205 IAW in another window
206 IAWTC I agree with this comment
207 IAY I adore you
208 IB I'm back
209 IC I see
210 ICBW I could be {wrong, worse}
211 ICCL I couldn't care less
212 ICUR I see you are
213 IDC I don't care
214 IDGI I don't get it
215 IDGW in a good way
216 IDI I doubt it
217 IDK I don't know
218 IDRC I don't really care
219 IDTS I don't think so
220 IDTT I drink to that
221 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
222 IHBW I have been wrong
223 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
224 IIANM if I am not mistaken
225 IIRC if I recall correctly
226 IIUC if I understand correctly
227 IKWYM I know what you mean
228 ILU I love you
229 ILY I love you
230 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
231 IMBO in my biased opinion
232 IMCO in my considered opinion
233 IMHO in my humble opinion
234 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
235 IMO in my opinion
236 INPO in no particular order
237 IOW in other words
238 IQ intelligence quotient
239 IPML I pissed myself laughing
240 IRL in real life
241 IRT in real time
242 IRT in regards to
243 ISAGN I see a great need
244 ISBN international standard book number
245 ISTM it seems to me
246 ISTR I seem to recall
247 ITYM I think you mean
248 IUD insert usual disclaimers
249 IUSS if you say so
250 IW it's worse
251 IWBNI it would be nice if
252 IYD in your dreams
253 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
254 IYSS if you say so
255 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
256 J/K just kidding
257 JAM just a minute
258 JAS just a second
259 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
260 JFTR just for the record
261 JFW just fucking works
262 JGI just got it
263 JGI just Google it
264 JHD just hit ``delete''
265 JIC just in case
266 JJA just joking around
267 JK just kidding
268 JMO just my opinion
269 JSYK just so you know
270 JTLYK just to let you know
271 JW just wondering
272 KISS keep it simple, stupid
273 KITA kick in the ass
274 KK okay, okay
275 KMA keep moving ahead
276 KMA keep me advised
277 KMA kill me already
278 KNF kernel normal form
279 KOS kill on sight
280 KTHX okay, thanks
281 KWIM know what I mean?
282 L8 late
283 L8R later
284 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
285 LBNL last but not least
286 LGTM looks good to me
287 LJBF let's just be friends
288 LMAO laughing my ass off
289 LMB lick my balls
290 LMC let me check
291 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
292 LMHO laughing my head off
293 LMK let me know
294 LMNO laughing my nuts off
295 LMSO laughing my socks off
296 LOL laughing out loud
297 LP long playing (record)
298 LTNS long time no see
299 LWYL laugh with you later
300 M8 mate
301 MAD mutually assured destruction
302 MIA missing in action
303 MMB message me back
304 MO modus operandi
305 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
306 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
307 MOTSS member of the same sex
308 MTF more to follow
309 MYOB mind your own business
310 N/M never mind
311 NAFAIK not as far as I know
312 NBD no big deal
313 NE1 anyone
314 NFA no flaming allowed
315 NFC no fucking clue
316 NFI no fucking idea
317 NFW no fucking way
318 NIFOC naked in front of computer
319 NIH not invented here
320 NIMBY not in my backyard
321 NM never mind
322 NMF not my fault
323 NMP not my problem
324 NOM no offence meant
325 NOOB newbie
326 NOYB none of your business
327 NOYFB none of your fucking business
328 NP no problem
329 NRFPT not ready for prime time
330 NRN not right now
331 NRN no reply necessary
332 NSFW not suitable for work
333 NTN no thanks needed
334 NUNP no users, no problems
335 NVM never mind
336 NW no way
337 NXT next
338 O2W off to work
339 OH other half
340 OIC oh, I see
341 OMFG oh my fucking god
342 OMG oh, my god
343 OMW on my way
344 ONNA oh no, not again
345 ONNTA oh no, not this again
346 OAO over and out
347 OOB out of bounds
348 OOC out of curiosity
349 OOI out of interest
350 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
351 OT off topic
352 OTL out to lunch
353 OTOH on the other hand
354 OTS off the shelf
355 OTT over the top
356 OTTOMH off the top of my head
357 OWTTE or words to that effect
358 PDQ pretty darn quick
359 PDS please don't shout
360 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
361 PFI pay for inclusion
362 PFO please fuck off
363 PFY pimply faced youth
364 PHB pointy haired boss
365 PIN personal identification number
366 PITA pain in the ass
367 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
368 PM post meridiem
369 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
370 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
371 PMSL pissing myself laughing
372 PNG persona non grata
373 PNP plug and pray
374 POC point of contact
375 POC proof of concept
376 POLA principle of least astonishment
377 POLS principle of least surprise
378 POS piece of shit
379 POS point of sale
380 POV point of view
381 PPL people
382 PPL pretty please
383 PPP petty pet peeve
384 PR public relations
385 PTV parental tunnel vision
386 QED quod erat demonstrandum
387 QFT quoted for truth
388 RA residential advisor
389 RFC request for comments
390 RFD request for discussion
391 RFE request for enhancements
392 RIP rest in peace
393 RL real life
394 RLC rod length check
395 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
396 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
397 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
398 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
399 ROI return on investment
400 RP responsible person
401 RR railroad
402 RSI repetitive strain injury
403 RSN real soon now
404 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
405 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
406 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
407 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
408 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
409 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
410 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
411 SAR some assembly required
412 SCNR sorry, could not resist
413 SEP someone else's problem
414 SERP search engine results page
415 SFA sweet fuck all
416 SFAICT so far as I can tell
417 SHID slaps head in disgust
418 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
419 SITD still in the dark
420 SMH shaking my head
421 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
422 SMOP simple matter of programming
423 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
424 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
425 SNMP sorry, not my problem
426 SNR signal to noise ratio
427 SO significant other
428 SOB son of [a] bitch
429 SOL shit out [of] luck
430 SOP standard operating procedure
431 SSIA subject says it all
432 SSTO single stage to orbit
433 STFA search the fucking archives
434 STFU shut the fuck up
435 STFW search the fucking web
436 STW search the web
437 SUS stupid user syndrome
438 SUX sucks
439 SUX2BU sucks to be you
440 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
441 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
442 SWFG search with fucking google
443 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
444 SYS see you soon
445 TA teaching assistant
446 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
447 TBA to be announced
448 TBC to be continued
449 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
450 TBH to be honest
451 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
452 TCB taking care of business
453 TCO taken care of
454 THNX thanks
455 THX thanks
456 TIA thanks in advance
457 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
458 TIC tonque in cheek
459 TIL today I learned
460 TINC there is no cabal
461 TINLA this is not legal advice
462 TINWIS this is not what I said
463 TJM that's just me
464 TLA three letter acronym
465 TLC tender loving care
466 TLDR too long, didn't read
467 TM trademark
468 TM trust me
469 TMA too many abbreviations
470 TMG too much government
471 TMI too much information
472 TMJ temporomandibular joint
473 TMK to my knowledge
474 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
475 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
476 TOC table of contents
477 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
478 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
479 TOH to other half
480 TPTB the powers that be
481 TRT the right thing
482 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
483 TTFN ta ta for now
484 TTM to the moderator
485 TTT thought that too
486 TTYL talk to you later
487 TTYS talk to you soon
488 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
489 TWDT the whole damn thing
490 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
491 TY thank you
492 TYVM thank you very much
493 U/L upload
494 UTSL use the source, Luke
495 VCR video cassette recorder
496 VEG very evil grin
497 VIP very important person
498 W/ with
499 W/O without
500 W8 wait
501 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
502 WAG wild-ass guess
503 WB welcome back
504 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
505 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
506 WELC working effectively with legacy code
507 WFH working from home
508 WFM works for me
509 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
510 WIP work in progress
511 WMNC watch me not care
512 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
513 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
514 WRT with respect to
515 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
516 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
517 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
518 WTG way to go
519 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
520 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
521 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
522 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
523 WWJD what would Jesus do?
524 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
525 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
526 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
527 YGM you got mail
528 YHBT you have been trolled
529 YHL you have lost
530 YKWIM you know what I mean
531 YMA yo momma's ass
532 YMMV your mileage may vary
533 YOLO you only live once
534 YW you're welcome
535 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
536