acronyms revision 1.223 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.223 2014/03/10 17:56:21 mbalmer 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 CPE customer premises equipment
97 CTN can't talk now
98 CU see you
99 CUL see you later
100 CYA see you around
101 CYE check your email
102 D/B/A doing business as
103 D/L download
104 DBA doing business as
105 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
106 DGAS don't give a shit
107 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
108 DIY do it yourself
109 DKDC don't know, don't care
110 DM dungeon master
111 DMZ demilitarized zone
112 DND do not disturb
113 DOA dead on arrival
114 DRY don't repeat yourself
115 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
116 DTRT do the right thing
117 DTWT do the wrong thing
118 DWIM do what I mean
119 DYK do you know?
120 ECR electronic cash register
121 EDS eternal downward spiral
122 EFT electronic funds transfer
123 EG evil grin
124 EIE enough is enough
125 EMSG email message
126 EOB end of business [day]
127 EOD end of {day,discussion}
128 EOL end of life
129 EOM end of message
130 EOS end of story
131 ETA edited to add
132 ETA estimated time of arrival
133 ETLA extended three letter acronym
134 ETR early to rise
135 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
136 F9 fine
137 FAQ frequently asked question
138 FBOW for better or worse
139 FCFS first come, first served
140 FCOL for crying out loud
141 FFS for fuck's sake
142 FFS free for shipping
143 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
144 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
145 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
146 FITB fill in the blank
147 FM fucking magic
148 FML fuck my life
149 FNO for nerds only
150 FNO from now on
151 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
152 FOC free of charge
153 FOS full of shit
154 FPS first person shooter
155 FPS frames per second
156 FSCK fuck
157 FSDO for some definition of
158 FSVO for some value of
159 FTBFS fails to build from source
160 FTFA from the fucking article
161 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
162 FTFY fixed that for you
163 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
164 FTL faster than light
165 FTL for the loss
166 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
167 FTS fuck that shit
168 FTTT from time to time
169 FTW for the win
170 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
171 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
172 FWIW for what it's worth
173 FYEO for your eyes only
174 FYI for your information
175 G grin
176 G/C garbage collect
177 G2G got to go
178 G2K good to know
179 GAC get a clue
180 GAL get a life
181 GBTW get back to work
182 GF girlfriend
183 GFU good for you
184 GFY go fuck yourself
185 GFY good for you
186 GG good game
187 GGWP good game, well played
188 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
189 GIYF Google is your friend
190 GJ good job
191 GL good luck
192 GLHF good luck, have fun
193 GLWT good luck with that
194 GM game master
195 GMTA great minds think alike
196 GOK God only knows
197 GOWI get on with it
198 GPS global positioning system
199 GR8 great
200 GTFO get the fuck out
201 GTG got to go
202 GTH go to hell
203 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
204 GWS get well soon
205 H8 hate
206 HAND have a nice day
207 HE how embarrasing
208 HF have fun
209 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
210 HHIS hanging head in shame
211 HHOS ha ha, only serious
212 HICA here it comes again
213 HNY happy new year
214 HOAS hold on a second
215 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
216 HTH hope this helps
217 IAC in any case
218 IAE in any event
219 IANAL I am not a lawyer
220 IAW in another window
221 IAWTC I agree with this comment
222 IAY I adore you
223 IB I'm back
224 IC I see
225 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
226 ICCL I couldn't care less
227 ICUR I see you are
228 IDC I don't care
229 IDGI I don't get it
230 IDGW in a good way
231 IDI I doubt it
232 IDK I don't know
233 IDRC I don't really care
234 IDTS I don't think so
235 IDTT I drink to that
236 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
237 IHBW I have been wrong
238 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
239 IIANM if I am not mistaken
240 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
241 IIUC if I understand correctly
242 IKWYM I know what you mean
243 ILU I love you
244 ILY I love you
245 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
246 IMBO in my biased opinion
247 IMCO in my considered opinion
248 IMHO in my humble opinion
249 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
250 IMO in my opinion
251 INPO in no particular order
252 IOW in other words
253 IPML I pissed myself laughing
254 IQ intelligence quotient
255 IRL in real life
256 IRT in real time
257 IRT in regards to
258 ISAGN I see a great need
259 ISBN International Standard Book Number
260 ISTM it seems to me
261 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
262 ITYM I think you mean
263 IUD insert usual disclaimers
264 IUSS if you say so
265 IW it's worse
266 IWBNI it would be nice if
267 IYD in your dreams
268 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
269 IYSS if you say so
270 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
271 J/K just kidding
272 JAM just a minute
273 JAS just a second
274 JFGI just fucking Google it
275 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
276 JFTR just for the record
277 JFW just fucking works
278 JFYI just for your information
279 JGI just Google it
280 JGI just got it
281 JHD just hit delete
282 JIC just in case
283 JJA just joking around
284 JK just kidding
285 JMO just my opinion
286 JSYK just so you know
287 JTLYK just to let you know
288 JW just wondering
289 KISS keep it simple, stupid
290 KITA kick in the ass
291 KK okay, okay
292 KMA keep me advised
293 KMA keep moving ahead
294 KMA kill me already
295 KNF kernel normal form
296 KOS kill on sight
297 KTHX okay, thanks
298 KWIM know what I mean?
299 L8 late
300 L8R later
301 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
302 LBNL last but not least
303 LGTM looks good to me
304 LJBF let's just be friends
305 LMAO laughing my ass off
306 LMB lick my balls
307 LMC let me check
308 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
309 LMHO laughing my head off
310 LMK let me know
311 LMNO laughing my nuts off
312 LMSO laughing my socks off
313 LOL laughing out loud
314 LP long playing [record]
315 LTNS long time no see
316 LWYL laugh with you later
317 M8 mate
318 MAD mutually assured destruction
319 MIA missing in action
320 MMB message me back
321 MO modus operandi
322 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
323 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
324 MOTSS member of the same sex
325 MTF more to follow
326 MYOB mind your own business
327 N/A not {applicable,available}
328 N/M never mind
329 NAFAIK not as far as I know
330 NBD no big deal
331 NE1 anyone
332 NFA no flaming allowed
333 NFC no fucking clue
334 NFI no fucking idea
335 NFW no fucking way
336 NIFOC naked in front of computer
337 NIH not invented here
338 NIMBY not in my backyard
339 NM never mind
340 NMF not my fault
341 NMP not my problem
342 NOM no offence meant
343 NOOB newbie
344 NOYB none of your business
345 NOYFB none of your fucking business
346 NP no problem
347 NPC non-player character
348 NRFPT not ready for prime time
349 NRN no reply necessary
350 NRN not right now
351 NSFW not suitable for work
352 NTN no thanks needed
353 NUNP no users, no problems
354 NVM never mind
355 NW no way
356 NXT next
357 O2W off to work
358 OAO over and out
359 OH other half
360 OIC oh, I see
361 OMFG oh my fucking God
362 OMG oh my God
363 OMW on my way
364 ONNA oh no, not again
365 ONNTA oh no, not this again
366 OOB out of bounds
367 OOC out of curiosity
368 OOI out of interest
369 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
370 OT off topic
371 OTL out to lunch
372 OTOH on the other hand
373 OTP one true pairing
374 OTS off the shelf
375 OTT over the top
376 OTTOMH off the top of my head
377 OWTTE or words to that effect
378 PC player character
379 PC politically correct
380 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
381 PD police department
382 PDA public display of affection
383 PDQ pretty darn quick
384 PDS please don't shout
385 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
386 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
387 PFI pay for inclusion
388 PFO please fuck off
389 PFY pimply faced youth
390 PHB pointy haired boss
391 PIN personal identification number
392 PITA pain in the ass
393 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
394 PM post meridiem
395 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
396 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
397 PMSL pissing myself laughing
398 PNG persona non grata
399 PNP plug and pray
400 POC point of contact
401 POC proof of concept
402 POLA principle of least astonishment
403 POLS principle of least surprise
404 POS piece of shit
405 POS point of sale
406 POV point of view
407 PPL people
408 PPL pretty please
409 PPP petty pet peeve
410 PR public relations
411 PTV parental tunnel vision
412 QED quod erat demonstrandum
413 QFT quoted for truth
414 RA residential advisor
415 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
416 RFC request for comments
417 RFD request for discussion
418 RFE request for enhancements
419 RIP rest in peace
420 RL real life
421 RLC rod length check
422 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
423 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
424 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
425 ROI return on investment
426 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
427 RP responsible person
428 RR railroad
429 RSI repetitive strain injury
430 RSN real soon now
431 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
432 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
433 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
434 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
435 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
436 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
437 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
438 S/T self titled
439 SAR search and rescue
440 SAR some assembly required
441 SCNR sorry, could not resist
442 SEP someone else's problem
443 SERP search engine results page
444 SFA sweet fuck all
445 SFAICT so far as I can tell
446 SHID slaps head in disgust
447 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
448 SITD still in the dark
449 SMH shaking my head
450 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
451 SMOP simple matter of programming
452 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
453 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
454 SNMP sorry, not my problem
455 SO significant other
456 SOB son of [a] bitch
457 SOL shit out [of] luck
458 SOP standard operating procedure
459 SSIA subject says it all
460 SSTO single stage to orbit
461 STFA search the fucking archives
462 STFU shut the fuck up
463 STFW search the fucking web
464 STW search the web
465 SUS stupid user syndrome
466 SUX sucks
467 SUX2BU sucks to be you
468 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
469 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
470 SWFG search with fucking Google
471 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
472 SYS see you soon
473 TA teaching assistant
474 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
475 TBA to be announced
476 TBC to be continued
477 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
478 TBH to be honest
479 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
480 TCB taking care of business
481 TCO taken care of
482 TCO total cost of ownership
483 THNX thanks
484 THX thanks
485 TIA thanks in advance
486 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
487 TIC tonque in cheek
488 TIL today I learned
489 TINC there is no cabal
490 TINLA this is not legal advice
491 TINWIS this is not what I said
492 TJM that's just me
493 TLA three letter acronym
494 TLC tender loving care
495 TLDR too long, didn't read
496 TM trademark
497 TM trust me
498 TMA too many abbreviations
499 TMG too much government
500 TMI too much information
501 TMJ temporomandibular joint
502 TMK to my knowledge
503 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
504 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
505 TOC table of contents
506 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
507 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
508 TOH to other half
509 TP toilet paper
510 TPTB the powers that be
511 TRT the right thing
512 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
513 TTFN ta ta for now
514 TTM to the moderator
515 TTT thought that too
516 TTYL talk to you later
517 TTYS talk to you soon
518 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
519 TWDT the whole damn thing
520 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
521 TY thank you
522 TYVM thank you very much
523 U/L upload
524 UGT universal greeting time
525 UTSL use the source, Luke
526 VCR video cassette recorder
527 VEG very evil grin
528 VIP very important person
529 W/ with
530 W/O without
531 W8 wait
532 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
533 WAG wild-ass guess
534 WB welcome back
535 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
536 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
537 WELC working effectively with legacy code
538 WFH working from home
539 WFM works for me
540 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
541 WIP work in progress
542 WMNC watch me not care
543 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
544 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
545 WRT with respect to
546 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
547 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
548 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
549 WTG way to go
550 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
551 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
552 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
553 WWJD what would Jesus do?
554 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
555 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
556 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
557 YGM you got mail
558 YHBT you have been trolled
559 YHL you have lost
560 YKWIM you know what I mean
561 YMA yo momma's ass
562 YMMV your mileage may vary
563 YOLO you only live once
564 YTF why the fuck
565 YW you're welcome
566 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
567