acronyms revision 1.216 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.216 2013/05/27 21:31:44 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 DM dungeon master
103 DMZ demilitarized zone
104 DND do not disturb
105 DOA dead on arrival
106 DRY don't repeat yourself
107 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
108 DTRT do the right thing
109 DTWT do the wrong thing
110 DWIM do what I mean
111 DYK do you know?
112 ECR electronic cash register
113 EDS eternal downward spiral
114 EFT electronic funds transfer
115 EG evil grin
116 EIE enough is enough
117 EMSG email message
118 EOB end of business [day]
119 EOD end of {day,discussion}
120 EOL end of life
121 EOM end of message
122 EOS end of story
123 ETA edited to add
124 ETA estimated time of arrival
125 ETLA extended three letter acronym
126 ETR early to rise
127 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
128 F9 fine
129 FAQ frequently asked question
130 FBOW for better or worse
131 FCFS first come, first served
132 FCOL for crying out loud
133 FFS for fuck's sake
134 FFS free for shipping
135 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
136 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
137 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
138 FITB fill in the blank
139 FM fucking magic
140 FML fuck my life
141 FNO for nerds only
142 FNO from now on
143 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
144 FOC free of charge
145 FOS full of shit
146 FPS first person shooter
147 FSCK fuck
148 FSDO for some definition of
149 FSVO for some value of
150 FTBFS fails to build from source
151 FTFA from the fucking article
152 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
153 FTFY fixed that for you
154 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
155 FTL faster than light
156 FTL for the loss
157 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
158 FTS fuck that shit
159 FTTT from time to time
160 FTW for the win
161 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
162 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
163 FWIW for what it's worth
164 FYEO for your eyes only
165 FYI for your information
166 G grin
167 G/C garbage collect
168 G2G got to go
169 G2K good to know
170 GAC get a clue
171 GAL get a life
172 GBTW get back to work
173 GF girlfriend
174 GFU good for you
175 GFY go fuck yourself
176 GFY good for you
177 GG good game
178 GGWP good game, well played
179 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
180 GIYF Google is your friend
181 GJ good job
182 GL good luck
183 GLHF good luck, have fun
184 GLWT good luck with that
185 GM game master
186 GMTA great minds think alike
187 GOK God only knows
188 GOWI get on with it
189 GPS global positioning system
190 GR8 great
191 GTFO get the fuck out
192 GTG got to go
193 GTH go to hell
194 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
195 GWS get well soon
196 H8 hate
197 HAND have a nice day
198 HE how embarrasing
199 HF have fun
200 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
201 HHIS hanging head in shame
202 HHOS ha ha, only serious
203 HICA here it comes again
204 HNY happy new year
205 HOAS hold on a second
206 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
207 HTH hope this helps
208 IAC in any case
209 IAE in any event
210 IANAL I am not a lawyer
211 IAW in another window
212 IAWTC I agree with this comment
213 IAY I adore you
214 IB I'm back
215 IC I see
216 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
217 ICCL I couldn't care less
218 ICUR I see you are
219 IDC I don't care
220 IDGI I don't get it
221 IDGW in a good way
222 IDI I doubt it
223 IDK I don't know
224 IDRC I don't really care
225 IDTS I don't think so
226 IDTT I drink to that
227 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
228 IHBW I have been wrong
229 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
230 IIANM if I am not mistaken
231 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
232 IIUC if I understand correctly
233 IKWYM I know what you mean
234 ILU I love you
235 ILY I love you
236 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
237 IMBO in my biased opinion
238 IMCO in my considered opinion
239 IMHO in my humble opinion
240 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
241 IMO in my opinion
242 INPO in no particular order
243 IOW in other words
244 IPML I pissed myself laughing
245 IQ intelligence quotient
246 IRL in real life
247 IRT in real time
248 IRT in regards to
249 ISAGN I see a great need
250 ISBN International Standard Book Number
251 ISTM it seems to me
252 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
253 ITYM I think you mean
254 IUD insert usual disclaimers
255 IUSS if you say so
256 IW it's worse
257 IWBNI it would be nice if
258 IYD in your dreams
259 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
260 IYSS if you say so
261 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
262 J/K just kidding
263 JAM just a minute
264 JAS just a second
265 JFGI just fucking Google it
266 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
267 JFTR just for the record
268 JFW just fucking works
269 JFYI just for your information
270 JGI just Google it
271 JGI just got it
272 JHD just hit delete
273 JIC just in case
274 JJA just joking around
275 JK just kidding
276 JMO just my opinion
277 JSYK just so you know
278 JTLYK just to let you know
279 JW just wondering
280 KISS keep it simple, stupid
281 KITA kick in the ass
282 KK okay, okay
283 KMA keep me advised
284 KMA keep moving ahead
285 KMA kill me already
286 KNF kernel normal form
287 KOS kill on sight
288 KTHX okay, thanks
289 KWIM know what I mean?
290 L8 late
291 L8R later
292 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
293 LBNL last but not least
294 LGTM looks good to me
295 LJBF let's just be friends
296 LMAO laughing my ass off
297 LMB lick my balls
298 LMC let me check
299 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
300 LMHO laughing my head off
301 LMK let me know
302 LMNO laughing my nuts off
303 LMSO laughing my socks off
304 LOL laughing out loud
305 LP long playing [record]
306 LTNS long time no see
307 LWYL laugh with you later
308 M8 mate
309 MAD mutually assured destruction
310 MIA missing in action
311 MMB message me back
312 MO modus operandi
313 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
314 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
315 MOTSS member of the same sex
316 MTF more to follow
317 MYOB mind your own business
318 N/A not {applicable,available}
319 N/M never mind
320 NAFAIK not as far as I know
321 NBD no big deal
322 NE1 anyone
323 NFA no flaming allowed
324 NFC no fucking clue
325 NFI no fucking idea
326 NFW no fucking way
327 NIFOC naked in front of computer
328 NIH not invented here
329 NIMBY not in my backyard
330 NM never mind
331 NMF not my fault
332 NMP not my problem
333 NOM no offence meant
334 NOOB newbie
335 NOYB none of your business
336 NOYFB none of your fucking business
337 NP no problem
338 NPC non-player character
339 NRFPT not ready for prime time
340 NRN no reply necessary
341 NRN not right now
342 NSFW not suitable for work
343 NTN no thanks needed
344 NUNP no users, no problems
345 NVM never mind
346 NW no way
347 NXT next
348 O2W off to work
349 OAO over and out
350 OH other half
351 OIC oh, I see
352 OMFG oh my fucking God
353 OMG oh my God
354 OMW on my way
355 ONNA oh no, not again
356 ONNTA oh no, not this again
357 OOB out of bounds
358 OOC out of curiosity
359 OOI out of interest
360 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
361 OT off topic
362 OTL out to lunch
363 OTOH on the other hand
364 OTP one true pairing
365 OTS off the shelf
366 OTT over the top
367 OTTOMH off the top of my head
368 OWTTE or words to that effect
369 PC player character
370 PDQ pretty darn quick
371 PDS please don't shout
372 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
373 PFI pay for inclusion
374 PFO please fuck off
375 PFY pimply faced youth
376 PHB pointy haired boss
377 PIN personal identification number
378 PITA pain in the ass
379 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
380 PM post meridiem
381 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
382 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
383 PMSL pissing myself laughing
384 PNG persona non grata
385 PNP plug and pray
386 POC point of contact
387 POC proof of concept
388 POLA principle of least astonishment
389 POLS principle of least surprise
390 POS piece of shit
391 POS point of sale
392 POV point of view
393 PPL people
394 PPL pretty please
395 PPP petty pet peeve
396 PR public relations
397 PTV parental tunnel vision
398 QED quod erat demonstrandum
399 QFT quoted for truth
400 RA residential advisor
401 RFC request for comments
402 RFD request for discussion
403 RFE request for enhancements
404 RIP rest in peace
405 RL real life
406 RLC rod length check
407 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
408 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
409 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
410 ROI return on investment
411 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
412 RP responsible person
413 RR railroad
414 RSI repetitive strain injury
415 RSN real soon now
416 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
417 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
418 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
419 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
420 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
421 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
422 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
423 S/T self titled
424 SAR search and rescue
425 SAR some assembly required
426 SCNR sorry, could not resist
427 SEP someone else's problem
428 SERP search engine results page
429 SFA sweet fuck all
430 SFAICT so far as I can tell
431 SHID slaps head in disgust
432 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
433 SITD still in the dark
434 SMH shaking my head
435 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
436 SMOP simple matter of programming
437 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
438 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
439 SNMP sorry, not my problem
440 SO significant other
441 SOB son of [a] bitch
442 SOL shit out [of] luck
443 SOP standard operating procedure
444 SSIA subject says it all
445 SSTO single stage to orbit
446 STFA search the fucking archives
447 STFU shut the fuck up
448 STFW search the fucking web
449 STW search the web
450 SUS stupid user syndrome
451 SUX sucks
452 SUX2BU sucks to be you
453 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
454 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
455 SWFG search with fucking Google
456 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
457 SYS see you soon
458 TA teaching assistant
459 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
460 TBA to be announced
461 TBC to be continued
462 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
463 TBH to be honest
464 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
465 TCB taking care of business
466 TCO taken care of
467 THNX thanks
468 THX thanks
469 TIA thanks in advance
470 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
471 TIC tonque in cheek
472 TIL today I learned
473 TINC there is no cabal
474 TINLA this is not legal advice
475 TINWIS this is not what I said
476 TJM that's just me
477 TLA three letter acronym
478 TLC tender loving care
479 TLDR too long, didn't read
480 TM trademark
481 TM trust me
482 TMA too many abbreviations
483 TMG too much government
484 TMI too much information
485 TMJ temporomandibular joint
486 TMK to my knowledge
487 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
488 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
489 TOC table of contents
490 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
491 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
492 TOH to other half
493 TPTB the powers that be
494 TRT the right thing
495 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
496 TTFN ta ta for now
497 TTM to the moderator
498 TTT thought that too
499 TTYL talk to you later
500 TTYS talk to you soon
501 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
502 TWDT the whole damn thing
503 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
504 TY thank you
505 TYVM thank you very much
506 U/L upload
507 UTSL use the source, Luke
508 VCR video cassette recorder
509 VEG very evil grin
510 VIP very important person
511 W/ with
512 W/O without
513 W8 wait
514 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
515 WAG wild-ass guess
516 WB welcome back
517 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
518 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
519 WELC working effectively with legacy code
520 WFH working from home
521 WFM works for me
522 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
523 WIP work in progress
524 WMNC watch me not care
525 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
526 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
527 WRT with respect to
528 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
529 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
530 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
531 WTG way to go
532 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
533 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
534 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
535 WWJD what would Jesus do?
536 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
537 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
538 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
539 YGM you got mail
540 YHBT you have been trolled
541 YHL you have lost
542 YKWIM you know what I mean
543 YMA yo momma's ass
544 YMMV your mileage may vary
545 YOLO you only live once
546 YW you're welcome
547 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
548