acronyms revision 1.214 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.214 2013/01/23 12:34:45 wiz 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,remember}
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 AM ante meridiem
31 AMOL a mountain of love
32 ASAIC as soon as I can
33 ASAP as soon as possible
34 ATEOTD at the end of the day
35 ATM at the moment
36 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
37 ATW around the world
38 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
39 AWOL absent without official leave
40 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
41 AYF all your fault
42 AYOR at your own risk
43 AYT are you there
44 B/C because
45 B/S bullshit
46 B/W bandwidth
47 B/W between
48 BAK back at keyboard
49 BBIAB be back in a bit
50 BBL [I'll] be back later
51 BBR burnt beyond repair
52 BBS be back soon
53 BBT be back tomorrow
54 BCNU be seeing you
55 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
56 BCP best current practice
57 BF best friend
58 BF boyfriend
59 BFD big fucking deal
60 BFF best friend forever
61 BFH big fucking hammer
62 BIAB back in a bit
63 BIAF back in a few
64 BIALW back in a little while
65 BIAS back in a second
66 BIAW back in a while
67 BNYA burned now you are
68 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
69 BOC but of course
70 BOFH bastard operator from hell
71 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
72 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
73 BOT back on topic
74 BRB [I'll] be right back
75 BS bullshit
76 BSD booze, sex, drugs
77 BTDT been there, done that
78 BTFT been there, fixed that
79 BTTH boot to the head
80 BTW by the way
81 CC credit card
82 CEO chief executive officer
83 CFV call for votes
84 CFY calling for you
85 CG center of gravity
86 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
87 CNP continued [in my] next post
88 COB close of business [day]
89 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
90 CPC cost per click
91 CTN can't talk now
92 CU see you
93 CUL see you later
94 CYA see you around
95 CYE check your email
96 D/L download
97 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
98 DGAS don't give a shit
99 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
100 DIY do it yourself
101 DKDC don't know, don't care
102 DMZ demilitarized zone
103 DND do not disturb
104 DOA dead on arrival
105 DRY don't repeat yourself
106 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
107 DTRT do the right thing
108 DTWT do the wrong thing
109 DWIM do what I mean
110 DYK do you know?
111 ECR electronic cash register
112 EDS eternal downward spiral
113 EFT electronic funds transfer
114 EG evil grin
115 EIE enough is enough
116 EMSG email message
117 EOB end of business [day]
118 EOD end of {day,discussion}
119 EOL end of life
120 EOM end of message
121 EOS end of story
122 ETA edited to add
123 ETA estimated time of arrival
124 ETLA extended three letter acronym
125 ETR early to rise
126 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
127 F9 fine
128 FAQ frequently asked question
129 FBOW for better or worse
130 FCFS first come, first served
131 FCOL for crying out loud
132 FFS for fuck's sake
133 FFS free for shipping
134 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
135 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
136 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
137 FITB fill in the blank
138 FM fucking magic
139 FML fuck my life
140 FNO for nerds only
141 FNO from now on
142 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
143 FOC free of charge
144 FOS full of shit
145 FPS first person shooter
146 FSCK fuck
147 FSDO for some definition of
148 FSVO for some value of
149 FTBFS fails to build from source
150 FTFA from the fucking article
151 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
152 FTFY fixed that for you
153 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
154 FTL for the loss
155 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
156 FTS fuck that shit
157 FTTT from time to time
158 FTW for the win
159 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
160 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
161 FWIW for what it's worth
162 FYEO for your eyes only
163 FYI for your information
164 G grin
165 G/C garbage collect
166 G2G got to go
167 G2K good to know
168 GAC get a clue
169 GAL get a life
170 GBTW get back to work
171 GF girlfriend
172 GFU good for you
173 GFY go fuck yourself
174 GFY good for you
175 GG good game
176 GGWP good game, well played
177 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
178 GIYF Google is your friend
179 GJ good job
180 GL good luck
181 GLHF good luck, have fun
182 GLWT good luck with that
183 GMTA great minds think alike
184 GOK God only knows
185 GOWI get on with it
186 GPS global positioning system
187 GR8 great
188 GTFO get the fuck out
189 GTG got to go
190 GTH go to hell
191 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
192 GWS get well soon
193 H8 hate
194 HAND have a nice day
195 HE how embarrasing
196 HF have fun
197 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
198 HHIS hanging head in shame
199 HHOS ha ha, only serious
200 HICA here it comes again
201 HNY happy new year
202 HOAS hold on a second
203 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
204 HTH hope this helps
205 IAC in any case
206 IAE in any event
207 IANAL I am not a lawyer
208 IAW in another window
209 IAWTC I agree with this comment
210 IAY I adore you
211 IB I'm back
212 IC I see
213 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
214 ICCL I couldn't care less
215 ICUR I see you are
216 IDC I don't care
217 IDGI I don't get it
218 IDGW in a good way
219 IDI I doubt it
220 IDK I don't know
221 IDRC I don't really care
222 IDTS I don't think so
223 IDTT I drink to that
224 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
225 IHBW I have been wrong
226 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
227 IIANM if I am not mistaken
228 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
229 IIUC if I understand correctly
230 IKWYM I know what you mean
231 ILU I love you
232 ILY I love you
233 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
234 IMBO in my biased opinion
235 IMCO in my considered opinion
236 IMHO in my humble opinion
237 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
238 IMO in my opinion
239 INPO in no particular order
240 IOW in other words
241 IPML I pissed myself laughing
242 IQ intelligence quotient
243 IRL in real life
244 IRT in real time
245 IRT in regards to
246 ISAGN I see a great need
247 ISBN International Standard Book Number
248 ISTM it seems to me
249 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
250 ITYM I think you mean
251 IUD insert usual disclaimers
252 IUSS if you say so
253 IW it's worse
254 IWBNI it would be nice if
255 IYD in your dreams
256 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
257 IYSS if you say so
258 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
259 J/K just kidding
260 JAM just a minute
261 JAS just a second
262 JFGI just fucking Google it
263 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
264 JFTR just for the record
265 JFW just fucking works
266 JFYI just for your information
267 JGI just Google it
268 JGI just got it
269 JHD just hit delete
270 JIC just in case
271 JJA just joking around
272 JK just kidding
273 JMO just my opinion
274 JSYK just so you know
275 JTLYK just to let you know
276 JW just wondering
277 KISS keep it simple, stupid
278 KITA kick in the ass
279 KK okay, okay
280 KMA keep me advised
281 KMA keep moving ahead
282 KMA kill me already
283 KNF kernel normal form
284 KOS kill on sight
285 KTHX okay, thanks
286 KWIM know what I mean?
287 L8 late
288 L8R later
289 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
290 LBNL last but not least
291 LGTM looks good to me
292 LJBF let's just be friends
293 LMAO laughing my ass off
294 LMB lick my balls
295 LMC let me check
296 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
297 LMHO laughing my head off
298 LMK let me know
299 LMNO laughing my nuts off
300 LMSO laughing my socks off
301 LOL laughing out loud
302 LP long playing [record]
303 LTNS long time no see
304 LWYL laugh with you later
305 M8 mate
306 MAD mutually assured destruction
307 MIA missing in action
308 MMB message me back
309 MO modus operandi
310 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
311 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
312 MOTSS member of the same sex
313 MTF more to follow
314 MYOB mind your own business
315 N/A not {applicable,available}
316 N/M never mind
317 NAFAIK not as far as I know
318 NBD no big deal
319 NE1 anyone
320 NFA no flaming allowed
321 NFC no fucking clue
322 NFI no fucking idea
323 NFW no fucking way
324 NIFOC naked in front of computer
325 NIH not invented here
326 NIMBY not in my backyard
327 NM never mind
328 NMF not my fault
329 NMP not my problem
330 NOM no offence meant
331 NOOB newbie
332 NOYB none of your business
333 NOYFB none of your fucking business
334 NP no problem
335 NRFPT not ready for prime time
336 NRN no reply necessary
337 NRN not right now
338 NSFW not suitable for work
339 NTN no thanks needed
340 NUNP no users, no problems
341 NVM never mind
342 NW no way
343 NXT next
344 O2W off to work
345 OAO over and out
346 OH other half
347 OIC oh, I see
348 OMFG oh my fucking God
349 OMG oh my God
350 OMW on my way
351 ONNA oh no, not again
352 ONNTA oh no, not this again
353 OOB out of bounds
354 OOC out of curiosity
355 OOI out of interest
356 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
357 OT off topic
358 OTL out to lunch
359 OTOH on the other hand
360 OTP one true pairing
361 OTS off the shelf
362 OTT over the top
363 OTTOMH off the top of my head
364 OWTTE or words to that effect
365 PDQ pretty darn quick
366 PDS please don't shout
367 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
368 PFI pay for inclusion
369 PFO please fuck off
370 PFY pimply faced youth
371 PHB pointy haired boss
372 PIN personal identification number
373 PITA pain in the ass
374 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
375 PM post meridiem
376 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
377 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
378 PMSL pissing myself laughing
379 PNG persona non grata
380 PNP plug and pray
381 POC point of contact
382 POC proof of concept
383 POLA principle of least astonishment
384 POLS principle of least surprise
385 POS piece of shit
386 POS point of sale
387 POV point of view
388 PPL people
389 PPL pretty please
390 PPP petty pet peeve
391 PR public relations
392 PTV parental tunnel vision
393 QED quod erat demonstrandum
394 QFT quoted for truth
395 RA residential advisor
396 RFC request for comments
397 RFD request for discussion
398 RFE request for enhancements
399 RIP rest in peace
400 RL real life
401 RLC rod length check
402 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
403 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
404 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
405 ROI return on investment
406 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
407 RP responsible person
408 RR railroad
409 RSI repetitive strain injury
410 RSN real soon now
411 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
412 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
413 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
414 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
415 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
416 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
417 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
418 S/T self titled
419 SAR search and rescue
420 SAR some assembly required
421 SCNR sorry, could not resist
422 SEP someone else's problem
423 SERP search engine results page
424 SFA sweet fuck all
425 SFAICT so far as I can tell
426 SHID slaps head in disgust
427 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
428 SITD still in the dark
429 SMH shaking my head
430 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
431 SMOP simple matter of programming
432 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
433 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
434 SNMP sorry, not my problem
435 SO significant other
436 SOB son of [a] bitch
437 SOL shit out [of] luck
438 SOP standard operating procedure
439 SSIA subject says it all
440 SSTO single stage to orbit
441 STFA search the fucking archives
442 STFU shut the fuck up
443 STFW search the fucking web
444 STW search the web
445 SUS stupid user syndrome
446 SUX sucks
447 SUX2BU sucks to be you
448 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
449 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
450 SWFG search with fucking Google
451 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
452 SYS see you soon
453 TA teaching assistant
454 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
455 TBA to be announced
456 TBC to be continued
457 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
458 TBH to be honest
459 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
460 TCB taking care of business
461 TCO taken care of
462 THNX thanks
463 THX thanks
464 TIA thanks in advance
465 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
466 TIC tonque in cheek
467 TIL today I learned
468 TINC there is no cabal
469 TINLA this is not legal advice
470 TINWIS this is not what I said
471 TJM that's just me
472 TLA three letter acronym
473 TLC tender loving care
474 TLDR too long, didn't read
475 TM trademark
476 TM trust me
477 TMA too many abbreviations
478 TMG too much government
479 TMI too much information
480 TMJ temporomandibular joint
481 TMK to my knowledge
482 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
483 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
484 TOC table of contents
485 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
486 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
487 TOH to other half
488 TPTB the powers that be
489 TRT the right thing
490 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
491 TTFN ta ta for now
492 TTM to the moderator
493 TTT thought that too
494 TTYL talk to you later
495 TTYS talk to you soon
496 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
497 TWDT the whole damn thing
498 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
499 TY thank you
500 TYVM thank you very much
501 U/L upload
502 UTSL use the source, Luke
503 VCR video cassette recorder
504 VEG very evil grin
505 VIP very important person
506 W/ with
507 W/O without
508 W8 wait
509 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
510 WAG wild-ass guess
511 WB welcome back
512 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
513 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
514 WELC working effectively with legacy code
515 WFH working from home
516 WFM works for me
517 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
518 WIP work in progress
519 WMNC watch me not care
520 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
521 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
522 WRT with respect to
523 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
524 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
525 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
526 WTG way to go
527 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
528 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
529 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
530 WWJD what would Jesus do?
531 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
532 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
533 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
534 YGM you got mail
535 YHBT you have been trolled
536 YHL you have lost
537 YKWIM you know what I mean
538 YMA yo momma's ass
539 YMMV your mileage may vary
540 YOLO you only live once
541 YW you're welcome
542 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
543