acronyms revision 1.213 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.213 2012/09/16 00:02:41 dholland 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 OTP one true pairing
355 OTS off the shelf
356 OTT over the top
357 OTTOMH off the top of my head
358 OWTTE or words to that effect
359 PDQ pretty darn quick
360 PDS please don't shout
361 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
362 PFI pay for inclusion
363 PFO please fuck off
364 PFY pimply faced youth
365 PHB pointy haired boss
366 PIN personal identification number
367 PITA pain in the ass
368 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
369 PM post meridiem
370 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
371 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
372 PMSL pissing myself laughing
373 PNG persona non grata
374 PNP plug and pray
375 POC point of contact
376 POC proof of concept
377 POLA principle of least astonishment
378 POLS principle of least surprise
379 POS piece of shit
380 POS point of sale
381 POV point of view
382 PPL people
383 PPL pretty please
384 PPP petty pet peeve
385 PR public relations
386 PTV parental tunnel vision
387 QED quod erat demonstrandum
388 QFT quoted for truth
389 RA residential advisor
390 RFC request for comments
391 RFD request for discussion
392 RFE request for enhancements
393 RIP rest in peace
394 RL real life
395 RLC rod length check
396 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
397 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
398 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
399 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
400 ROI return on investment
401 RP responsible person
402 RR railroad
403 RSI repetitive strain injury
404 RSN real soon now
405 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
406 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
407 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
408 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
409 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
410 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
411 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
412 SAR search and rescue
413 SAR some assembly required
414 SCNR sorry, could not resist
415 SEP someone else's problem
416 SERP search engine results page
417 SFA sweet fuck all
418 SFAICT so far as I can tell
419 SHID slaps head in disgust
420 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
421 SITD still in the dark
422 SMH shaking my head
423 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
424 SMOP simple matter of programming
425 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
426 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
427 SNMP sorry, not my problem
428 SNR signal to noise ratio
429 SO significant other
430 SOB son of [a] bitch
431 SOL shit out [of] luck
432 SOP standard operating procedure
433 SSIA subject says it all
434 SSTO single stage to orbit
435 STFA search the fucking archives
436 STFU shut the fuck up
437 STFW search the fucking web
438 STW search the web
439 SUS stupid user syndrome
440 SUX sucks
441 SUX2BU sucks to be you
442 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
443 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
444 SWFG search with fucking google
445 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
446 SYS see you soon
447 TA teaching assistant
448 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
449 TBA to be announced
450 TBC to be continued
451 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
452 TBH to be honest
453 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
454 TCB taking care of business
455 TCO taken care of
456 THNX thanks
457 THX thanks
458 TIA thanks in advance
459 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
460 TIC tonque in cheek
461 TIL today I learned
462 TINC there is no cabal
463 TINLA this is not legal advice
464 TINWIS this is not what I said
465 TJM that's just me
466 TLA three letter acronym
467 TLC tender loving care
468 TLDR too long, didn't read
469 TM trademark
470 TM trust me
471 TMA too many abbreviations
472 TMG too much government
473 TMI too much information
474 TMJ temporomandibular joint
475 TMK to my knowledge
476 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
477 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
478 TOC table of contents
479 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
480 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
481 TOH to other half
482 TPTB the powers that be
483 TRT the right thing
484 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
485 TTFN ta ta for now
486 TTM to the moderator
487 TTT thought that too
488 TTYL talk to you later
489 TTYS talk to you soon
490 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
491 TWDT the whole damn thing
492 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
493 TY thank you
494 TYVM thank you very much
495 U/L upload
496 UTSL use the source, Luke
497 VCR video cassette recorder
498 VEG very evil grin
499 VIP very important person
500 W/ with
501 W/O without
502 W8 wait
503 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
504 WAG wild-ass guess
505 WB welcome back
506 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
507 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
508 WELC working effectively with legacy code
509 WFH working from home
510 WFM works for me
511 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
512 WIP work in progress
513 WMNC watch me not care
514 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
515 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
516 WRT with respect to
517 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
518 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
519 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
520 WTG way to go
521 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
522 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
523 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
524 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
525 WWJD what would Jesus do?
526 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
527 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
528 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
529 YGM you got mail
530 YHBT you have been trolled
531 YHL you have lost
532 YKWIM you know what I mean
533 YMA yo momma's ass
534 YMMV your mileage may vary
535 YOLO you only live once
536 YW you're welcome
537 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
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