acronyms revision 1.215 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.215 2013/05/17 17:43:04 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,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 faster than light
155 FTL for the loss
156 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
157 FTS fuck that shit
158 FTTT from time to time
159 FTW for the win
160 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
161 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
162 FWIW for what it's worth
163 FYEO for your eyes only
164 FYI for your information
165 G grin
166 G/C garbage collect
167 G2G got to go
168 G2K good to know
169 GAC get a clue
170 GAL get a life
171 GBTW get back to work
172 GF girlfriend
173 GFU good for you
174 GFY go fuck yourself
175 GFY good for you
176 GG good game
177 GGWP good game, well played
178 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
179 GIYF Google is your friend
180 GJ good job
181 GL good luck
182 GLHF good luck, have fun
183 GLWT good luck with that
184 GMTA great minds think alike
185 GOK God only knows
186 GOWI get on with it
187 GPS global positioning system
188 GR8 great
189 GTFO get the fuck out
190 GTG got to go
191 GTH go to hell
192 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
193 GWS get well soon
194 H8 hate
195 HAND have a nice day
196 HE how embarrasing
197 HF have fun
198 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
199 HHIS hanging head in shame
200 HHOS ha ha, only serious
201 HICA here it comes again
202 HNY happy new year
203 HOAS hold on a second
204 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
205 HTH hope this helps
206 IAC in any case
207 IAE in any event
208 IANAL I am not a lawyer
209 IAW in another window
210 IAWTC I agree with this comment
211 IAY I adore you
212 IB I'm back
213 IC I see
214 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
215 ICCL I couldn't care less
216 ICUR I see you are
217 IDC I don't care
218 IDGI I don't get it
219 IDGW in a good way
220 IDI I doubt it
221 IDK I don't know
222 IDRC I don't really care
223 IDTS I don't think so
224 IDTT I drink to that
225 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
226 IHBW I have been wrong
227 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
228 IIANM if I am not mistaken
229 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
230 IIUC if I understand correctly
231 IKWYM I know what you mean
232 ILU I love you
233 ILY I love you
234 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
235 IMBO in my biased opinion
236 IMCO in my considered opinion
237 IMHO in my humble opinion
238 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
239 IMO in my opinion
240 INPO in no particular order
241 IOW in other words
242 IPML I pissed myself laughing
243 IQ intelligence quotient
244 IRL in real life
245 IRT in real time
246 IRT in regards to
247 ISAGN I see a great need
248 ISBN International Standard Book Number
249 ISTM it seems to me
250 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
251 ITYM I think you mean
252 IUD insert usual disclaimers
253 IUSS if you say so
254 IW it's worse
255 IWBNI it would be nice if
256 IYD in your dreams
257 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
258 IYSS if you say so
259 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
260 J/K just kidding
261 JAM just a minute
262 JAS just a second
263 JFGI just fucking Google it
264 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
265 JFTR just for the record
266 JFW just fucking works
267 JFYI just for your information
268 JGI just Google it
269 JGI just got it
270 JHD just hit delete
271 JIC just in case
272 JJA just joking around
273 JK just kidding
274 JMO just my opinion
275 JSYK just so you know
276 JTLYK just to let you know
277 JW just wondering
278 KISS keep it simple, stupid
279 KITA kick in the ass
280 KK okay, okay
281 KMA keep me advised
282 KMA keep moving ahead
283 KMA kill me already
284 KNF kernel normal form
285 KOS kill on sight
286 KTHX okay, thanks
287 KWIM know what I mean?
288 L8 late
289 L8R later
290 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
291 LBNL last but not least
292 LGTM looks good to me
293 LJBF let's just be friends
294 LMAO laughing my ass off
295 LMB lick my balls
296 LMC let me check
297 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
298 LMHO laughing my head off
299 LMK let me know
300 LMNO laughing my nuts off
301 LMSO laughing my socks off
302 LOL laughing out loud
303 LP long playing [record]
304 LTNS long time no see
305 LWYL laugh with you later
306 M8 mate
307 MAD mutually assured destruction
308 MIA missing in action
309 MMB message me back
310 MO modus operandi
311 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
312 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
313 MOTSS member of the same sex
314 MTF more to follow
315 MYOB mind your own business
316 N/A not {applicable,available}
317 N/M never mind
318 NAFAIK not as far as I know
319 NBD no big deal
320 NE1 anyone
321 NFA no flaming allowed
322 NFC no fucking clue
323 NFI no fucking idea
324 NFW no fucking way
325 NIFOC naked in front of computer
326 NIH not invented here
327 NIMBY not in my backyard
328 NM never mind
329 NMF not my fault
330 NMP not my problem
331 NOM no offence meant
332 NOOB newbie
333 NOYB none of your business
334 NOYFB none of your fucking business
335 NP no problem
336 NRFPT not ready for prime time
337 NRN no reply necessary
338 NRN not right now
339 NSFW not suitable for work
340 NTN no thanks needed
341 NUNP no users, no problems
342 NVM never mind
343 NW no way
344 NXT next
345 O2W off to work
346 OAO over and out
347 OH other half
348 OIC oh, I see
349 OMFG oh my fucking God
350 OMG oh my God
351 OMW on my way
352 ONNA oh no, not again
353 ONNTA oh no, not this again
354 OOB out of bounds
355 OOC out of curiosity
356 OOI out of interest
357 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
358 OT off topic
359 OTL out to lunch
360 OTOH on the other hand
361 OTP one true pairing
362 OTS off the shelf
363 OTT over the top
364 OTTOMH off the top of my head
365 OWTTE or words to that effect
366 PDQ pretty darn quick
367 PDS please don't shout
368 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
369 PFI pay for inclusion
370 PFO please fuck off
371 PFY pimply faced youth
372 PHB pointy haired boss
373 PIN personal identification number
374 PITA pain in the ass
375 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
376 PM post meridiem
377 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
378 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
379 PMSL pissing myself laughing
380 PNG persona non grata
381 PNP plug and pray
382 POC point of contact
383 POC proof of concept
384 POLA principle of least astonishment
385 POLS principle of least surprise
386 POS piece of shit
387 POS point of sale
388 POV point of view
389 PPL people
390 PPL pretty please
391 PPP petty pet peeve
392 PR public relations
393 PTV parental tunnel vision
394 QED quod erat demonstrandum
395 QFT quoted for truth
396 RA residential advisor
397 RFC request for comments
398 RFD request for discussion
399 RFE request for enhancements
400 RIP rest in peace
401 RL real life
402 RLC rod length check
403 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
404 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
405 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
406 ROI return on investment
407 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
408 RP responsible person
409 RR railroad
410 RSI repetitive strain injury
411 RSN real soon now
412 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
413 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
414 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
415 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
416 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
417 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
418 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
419 S/T self titled
420 SAR search and rescue
421 SAR some assembly required
422 SCNR sorry, could not resist
423 SEP someone else's problem
424 SERP search engine results page
425 SFA sweet fuck all
426 SFAICT so far as I can tell
427 SHID slaps head in disgust
428 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
429 SITD still in the dark
430 SMH shaking my head
431 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
432 SMOP simple matter of programming
433 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
434 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
435 SNMP sorry, not my problem
436 SO significant other
437 SOB son of [a] bitch
438 SOL shit out [of] luck
439 SOP standard operating procedure
440 SSIA subject says it all
441 SSTO single stage to orbit
442 STFA search the fucking archives
443 STFU shut the fuck up
444 STFW search the fucking web
445 STW search the web
446 SUS stupid user syndrome
447 SUX sucks
448 SUX2BU sucks to be you
449 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
450 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
451 SWFG search with fucking Google
452 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
453 SYS see you soon
454 TA teaching assistant
455 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
456 TBA to be announced
457 TBC to be continued
458 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
459 TBH to be honest
460 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
461 TCB taking care of business
462 TCO taken care of
463 THNX thanks
464 THX thanks
465 TIA thanks in advance
466 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
467 TIC tonque in cheek
468 TIL today I learned
469 TINC there is no cabal
470 TINLA this is not legal advice
471 TINWIS this is not what I said
472 TJM that's just me
473 TLA three letter acronym
474 TLC tender loving care
475 TLDR too long, didn't read
476 TM trademark
477 TM trust me
478 TMA too many abbreviations
479 TMG too much government
480 TMI too much information
481 TMJ temporomandibular joint
482 TMK to my knowledge
483 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
484 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
485 TOC table of contents
486 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
487 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
488 TOH to other half
489 TPTB the powers that be
490 TRT the right thing
491 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
492 TTFN ta ta for now
493 TTM to the moderator
494 TTT thought that too
495 TTYL talk to you later
496 TTYS talk to you soon
497 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
498 TWDT the whole damn thing
499 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
500 TY thank you
501 TYVM thank you very much
502 U/L upload
503 UTSL use the source, Luke
504 VCR video cassette recorder
505 VEG very evil grin
506 VIP very important person
507 W/ with
508 W/O without
509 W8 wait
510 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
511 WAG wild-ass guess
512 WB welcome back
513 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
514 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
515 WELC working effectively with legacy code
516 WFH working from home
517 WFM works for me
518 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
519 WIP work in progress
520 WMNC watch me not care
521 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
522 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
523 WRT with respect to
524 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
525 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
526 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
527 WTG way to go
528 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
529 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
530 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
531 WWJD what would Jesus do?
532 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
533 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
534 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
535 YGM you got mail
536 YHBT you have been trolled
537 YHL you have lost
538 YKWIM you know what I mean
539 YMA yo momma's ass
540 YMMV your mileage may vary
541 YOLO you only live once
542 YW you're welcome
543 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
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