acronyms revision 1.221 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.221 2013/09/28 17:58:53 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 ABD all but dissertation
10 AC audible chuckle
11 ADD attention deficit disorder
12 ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
13 ADN any day now
14 ADOS attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
15 AEAP as early as possible
16 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
17 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
18 AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember}
19 AFAICS as far as I can see
20 AFAICT as far as I can tell
21 AFAIK as far as I know
22 AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember}
23 AFAIU as far as I understand
24 AFD away from desktop
25 AFK away from keyboard
26 AFU all fucked up
27 AFW away from window
28 AGM annual general meeting
29 AINEC and it's not even close
30 AISE as I see it
31 AIU as I understand
32 AIUI as I understand it
33 AKA also known as
34 AM ante meridiem
35 AMOL a mountain of love
36 ASAIC as soon as I can
37 ASAP as soon as possible
38 ATEOTD at the end of the day
39 ATM at the moment
40 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
41 ATW around the world
42 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
43 AWOL absent without official leave
44 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
45 AYF all your fault
46 AYOR at your own risk
47 AYT are you there
48 B/C because
49 B/S bullshit
50 B/W bandwidth
51 B/W between
52 BAK back at keyboard
53 BAMF bad-ass motherfucker
54 BBIAB be back in a bit
55 BBL [I'll] be back later
56 BBR burnt beyond repair
57 BBS be back soon
58 BBT be back tomorrow
59 BCNU be seeing you
60 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
61 BCP best current practice
62 BF best friend
63 BF boyfriend
64 BFD big fucking deal
65 BFF best friend forever
66 BFH big fucking hammer
67 BIAB back in a bit
68 BIAF back in a few
69 BIALW back in a little while
70 BIAS back in a second
71 BIAW back in a while
72 BNYA burned now you are
73 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
74 BOC but of course
75 BOFH bastard operator from hell
76 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
77 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
78 BOT back on topic
79 BRB [I'll] be right back
80 BS bullshit
81 BSD booze, sex, drugs
82 BTDT been there, done that
83 BTFT been there, fixed that
84 BTTH boot to the head
85 BTW by the way
86 CC credit card
87 CEO chief executive officer
88 CFV call for votes
89 CFY calling for you
90 CG center of gravity
91 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
92 CNP continued [in my] next post
93 COB close of business [day]
94 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
95 CPC cost per click
96 CTN can't talk now
97 CU see you
98 CUL see you later
99 CYA see you around
100 CYE check your email
101 D/B/A doing business as
102 D/L download
103 DBA doing business as
104 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
105 DGAS don't give a shit
106 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
107 DIY do it yourself
108 DKDC don't know, don't care
109 DM dungeon master
110 DMZ demilitarized zone
111 DND do not disturb
112 DOA dead on arrival
113 DRY don't repeat yourself
114 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
115 DTRT do the right thing
116 DTWT do the wrong thing
117 DWIM do what I mean
118 DYK do you know?
119 ECR electronic cash register
120 EDS eternal downward spiral
121 EFT electronic funds transfer
122 EG evil grin
123 EIE enough is enough
124 EMSG email message
125 EOB end of business [day]
126 EOD end of {day,discussion}
127 EOL end of life
128 EOM end of message
129 EOS end of story
130 ETA edited to add
131 ETA estimated time of arrival
132 ETLA extended three letter acronym
133 ETR early to rise
134 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
135 F9 fine
136 FAQ frequently asked question
137 FBOW for better or worse
138 FCFS first come, first served
139 FCOL for crying out loud
140 FFS for fuck's sake
141 FFS free for shipping
142 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
143 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
144 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
145 FITB fill in the blank
146 FM fucking magic
147 FML fuck my life
148 FNO for nerds only
149 FNO from now on
150 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
151 FOC free of charge
152 FOS full of shit
153 FPS first person shooter
154 FPS frames per second
155 FSCK fuck
156 FSDO for some definition of
157 FSVO for some value of
158 FTBFS fails to build from source
159 FTFA from the fucking article
160 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
161 FTFY fixed that for you
162 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
163 FTL faster than light
164 FTL for the loss
165 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
166 FTS fuck that shit
167 FTTT from time to time
168 FTW for the win
169 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
170 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
171 FWIW for what it's worth
172 FYEO for your eyes only
173 FYI for your information
174 G grin
175 G/C garbage collect
176 G2G got to go
177 G2K good to know
178 GAC get a clue
179 GAL get a life
180 GBTW get back to work
181 GF girlfriend
182 GFU good for you
183 GFY go fuck yourself
184 GFY good for you
185 GG good game
186 GGWP good game, well played
187 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
188 GIYF Google is your friend
189 GJ good job
190 GL good luck
191 GLHF good luck, have fun
192 GLWT good luck with that
193 GM game master
194 GMTA great minds think alike
195 GOK God only knows
196 GOWI get on with it
197 GPS global positioning system
198 GR8 great
199 GTFO get the fuck out
200 GTG got to go
201 GTH go to hell
202 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
203 GWS get well soon
204 H8 hate
205 HAND have a nice day
206 HE how embarrasing
207 HF have fun
208 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
209 HHIS hanging head in shame
210 HHOS ha ha, only serious
211 HICA here it comes again
212 HNY happy new year
213 HOAS hold on a second
214 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
215 HTH hope this helps
216 IAC in any case
217 IAE in any event
218 IANAL I am not a lawyer
219 IAW in another window
220 IAWTC I agree with this comment
221 IAY I adore you
222 IB I'm back
223 IC I see
224 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
225 ICCL I couldn't care less
226 ICUR I see you are
227 IDC I don't care
228 IDGI I don't get it
229 IDGW in a good way
230 IDI I doubt it
231 IDK I don't know
232 IDRC I don't really care
233 IDTS I don't think so
234 IDTT I drink to that
235 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
236 IHBW I have been wrong
237 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
238 IIANM if I am not mistaken
239 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
240 IIUC if I understand correctly
241 IKWYM I know what you mean
242 ILU I love you
243 ILY I love you
244 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
245 IMBO in my biased opinion
246 IMCO in my considered opinion
247 IMHO in my humble opinion
248 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
249 IMO in my opinion
250 INPO in no particular order
251 IOW in other words
252 IPML I pissed myself laughing
253 IQ intelligence quotient
254 IRL in real life
255 IRT in real time
256 IRT in regards to
257 ISAGN I see a great need
258 ISBN International Standard Book Number
259 ISTM it seems to me
260 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
261 ITYM I think you mean
262 IUD insert usual disclaimers
263 IUSS if you say so
264 IW it's worse
265 IWBNI it would be nice if
266 IYD in your dreams
267 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
268 IYSS if you say so
269 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
270 J/K just kidding
271 JAM just a minute
272 JAS just a second
273 JFGI just fucking Google it
274 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
275 JFTR just for the record
276 JFW just fucking works
277 JFYI just for your information
278 JGI just Google it
279 JGI just got it
280 JHD just hit delete
281 JIC just in case
282 JJA just joking around
283 JK just kidding
284 JMO just my opinion
285 JSYK just so you know
286 JTLYK just to let you know
287 JW just wondering
288 KISS keep it simple, stupid
289 KITA kick in the ass
290 KK okay, okay
291 KMA keep me advised
292 KMA keep moving ahead
293 KMA kill me already
294 KNF kernel normal form
295 KOS kill on sight
296 KTHX okay, thanks
297 KWIM know what I mean?
298 L8 late
299 L8R later
300 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
301 LBNL last but not least
302 LGTM looks good to me
303 LJBF let's just be friends
304 LMAO laughing my ass off
305 LMB lick my balls
306 LMC let me check
307 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
308 LMHO laughing my head off
309 LMK let me know
310 LMNO laughing my nuts off
311 LMSO laughing my socks off
312 LOL laughing out loud
313 LP long playing [record]
314 LTNS long time no see
315 LWYL laugh with you later
316 M8 mate
317 MAD mutually assured destruction
318 MIA missing in action
319 MMB message me back
320 MO modus operandi
321 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
322 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
323 MOTSS member of the same sex
324 MTF more to follow
325 MYOB mind your own business
326 N/A not {applicable,available}
327 N/M never mind
328 NAFAIK not as far as I know
329 NBD no big deal
330 NE1 anyone
331 NFA no flaming allowed
332 NFC no fucking clue
333 NFI no fucking idea
334 NFW no fucking way
335 NIFOC naked in front of computer
336 NIH not invented here
337 NIMBY not in my backyard
338 NM never mind
339 NMF not my fault
340 NMP not my problem
341 NOM no offence meant
342 NOOB newbie
343 NOYB none of your business
344 NOYFB none of your fucking business
345 NP no problem
346 NPC non-player character
347 NRFPT not ready for prime time
348 NRN no reply necessary
349 NRN not right now
350 NSFW not suitable for work
351 NTN no thanks needed
352 NUNP no users, no problems
353 NVM never mind
354 NW no way
355 NXT next
356 O2W off to work
357 OAO over and out
358 OH other half
359 OIC oh, I see
360 OMFG oh my fucking God
361 OMG oh my God
362 OMW on my way
363 ONNA oh no, not again
364 ONNTA oh no, not this again
365 OOB out of bounds
366 OOC out of curiosity
367 OOI out of interest
368 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
369 OT off topic
370 OTL out to lunch
371 OTOH on the other hand
372 OTP one true pairing
373 OTS off the shelf
374 OTT over the top
375 OTTOMH off the top of my head
376 OWTTE or words to that effect
377 PC player character
378 PC politically correct
379 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
380 PD police department
381 PDA public display of affection
382 PDQ pretty darn quick
383 PDS please don't shout
384 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
385 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
386 PFI pay for inclusion
387 PFO please fuck off
388 PFY pimply faced youth
389 PHB pointy haired boss
390 PIN personal identification number
391 PITA pain in the ass
392 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
393 PM post meridiem
394 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
395 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
396 PMSL pissing myself laughing
397 PNG persona non grata
398 PNP plug and pray
399 POC point of contact
400 POC proof of concept
401 POLA principle of least astonishment
402 POLS principle of least surprise
403 POS piece of shit
404 POS point of sale
405 POV point of view
406 PPL people
407 PPL pretty please
408 PPP petty pet peeve
409 PR public relations
410 PTV parental tunnel vision
411 QED quod erat demonstrandum
412 QFT quoted for truth
413 RA residential advisor
414 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
415 RFC request for comments
416 RFD request for discussion
417 RFE request for enhancements
418 RIP rest in peace
419 RL real life
420 RLC rod length check
421 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
422 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
423 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
424 ROI return on investment
425 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
426 RP responsible person
427 RR railroad
428 RSI repetitive strain injury
429 RSN real soon now
430 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
431 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
432 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
433 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
434 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
435 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
436 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
437 S/T self titled
438 SAR search and rescue
439 SAR some assembly required
440 SCNR sorry, could not resist
441 SEP someone else's problem
442 SERP search engine results page
443 SFA sweet fuck all
444 SFAICT so far as I can tell
445 SHID slaps head in disgust
446 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
447 SITD still in the dark
448 SMH shaking my head
449 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
450 SMOP simple matter of programming
451 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
452 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
453 SNMP sorry, not my problem
454 SO significant other
455 SOB son of [a] bitch
456 SOL shit out [of] luck
457 SOP standard operating procedure
458 SSIA subject says it all
459 SSTO single stage to orbit
460 STFA search the fucking archives
461 STFU shut the fuck up
462 STFW search the fucking web
463 STW search the web
464 SUS stupid user syndrome
465 SUX sucks
466 SUX2BU sucks to be you
467 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
468 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
469 SWFG search with fucking Google
470 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
471 SYS see you soon
472 TA teaching assistant
473 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
474 TBA to be announced
475 TBC to be continued
476 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
477 TBH to be honest
478 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
479 TCB taking care of business
480 TCO taken care of
481 TCO total cost of ownership
482 THNX thanks
483 THX thanks
484 TIA thanks in advance
485 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
486 TIC tonque in cheek
487 TIL today I learned
488 TINC there is no cabal
489 TINLA this is not legal advice
490 TINWIS this is not what I said
491 TJM that's just me
492 TLA three letter acronym
493 TLC tender loving care
494 TLDR too long, didn't read
495 TM trademark
496 TM trust me
497 TMA too many abbreviations
498 TMG too much government
499 TMI too much information
500 TMJ temporomandibular joint
501 TMK to my knowledge
502 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
503 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
504 TOC table of contents
505 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
506 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
507 TOH to other half
508 TP toilet paper
509 TPTB the powers that be
510 TRT the right thing
511 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
512 TTFN ta ta for now
513 TTM to the moderator
514 TTT thought that too
515 TTYL talk to you later
516 TTYS talk to you soon
517 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
518 TWDT the whole damn thing
519 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
520 TY thank you
521 TYVM thank you very much
522 U/L upload
523 UTSL use the source, Luke
524 VCR video cassette recorder
525 VEG very evil grin
526 VIP very important person
527 W/ with
528 W/O without
529 W8 wait
530 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
531 WAG wild-ass guess
532 WB welcome back
533 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
534 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
535 WELC working effectively with legacy code
536 WFH working from home
537 WFM works for me
538 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
539 WIP work in progress
540 WMNC watch me not care
541 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
542 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
543 WRT with respect to
544 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
545 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
546 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
547 WTG way to go
548 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
549 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
550 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
551 WWJD what would Jesus do?
552 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
553 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
554 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
555 YGM you got mail
556 YHBT you have been trolled
557 YHL you have lost
558 YKWIM you know what I mean
559 YMA yo momma's ass
560 YMMV your mileage may vary
561 YOLO you only live once
562 YTF why the fuck
563 YW you're welcome
564 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
565