acronyms revision 1.225 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.225 2015/04/13 00:39:57 rodent 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 ASL age/sex/location
39 ATEOTD at the end of the day
40 ATM at the moment
41 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
42 ATW around the world
43 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
44 AWOL absent without official leave
45 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
46 AYF all your fault
47 AYOR at your own risk
48 AYT are you there
49 B/C because
50 B/S bullshit
51 B/W bandwidth
52 B/W between
53 BAK back at keyboard
54 BAMF bad-ass motherfucker
55 BBIAB be back in a bit
56 BBL [I'll] be back later
57 BBR burnt beyond repair
58 BBS be back soon
59 BBT be back tomorrow
60 BCNU be seeing you
61 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
62 BCP best current practice
63 BF best friend
64 BF boyfriend
65 BFD big fucking deal
66 BFF best {friend,friends} forever
67 BFH big fucking hammer
68 BIAB back in a bit
69 BIAF back in a few
70 BIALW back in a little while
71 BIAS back in a second
72 BIAW back in a while
73 BNYA burned now you are
74 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
75 BOC but of course
76 BOFH bastard operator from hell
77 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
78 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
79 BOT back on topic
80 BRB [I'll] be right back
81 BS bullshit
82 BSD booze, sex, drugs
83 BTDT been there, done that
84 BTFT been there, fixed that
85 BTFO bent the fuck over
86 BTFO blown the fuck out
87 BTTH boot to the head
88 BTW by the way
89 CC credit card
90 CEO chief executive officer
91 CFV call for votes
92 CFY calling for you
93 CG center of gravity
94 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
95 CNP continued [in my] next post
96 COB close of business [day]
97 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
98 CPC cost per click
99 CPE customer premises equipment
100 CTN can't talk now
101 CU see you
102 CUL see you later
103 CYA see you around
104 CYE check your email
105 D/B/A doing business as
106 D/L download
107 DBA doing business as
108 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
109 DFC delicious flat {chest,chests}
110 DGAS don't give a shit
111 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
112 DIY do it yourself
113 DKDC don't know, don't care
114 DM dungeon master
115 DMZ demilitarized zone
116 DND do not disturb
117 DOA dead on arrival
118 DRY don't repeat yourself
119 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
120 DTRT do the right thing
121 DTWT do the wrong thing
122 DWIM do what I mean
123 DYK do you know?
124 ECR electronic cash register
125 EDS eternal downward spiral
126 EFT electronic funds transfer
127 EG evil grin
128 EIE enough is enough
129 EMSG email message
130 EOB end of business [day]
131 EOD end of {day,discussion}
132 EOL end of life
133 EOM end of message
134 EOS end of story
135 ETA edited to add
136 ETA estimated time of arrival
137 ETLA extended three letter acronym
138 ETR early to rise
139 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
140 F9 fine
141 FAQ frequently asked question
142 FBOW for better or worse
143 FCFS first come, first served
144 FCOL for crying out loud
145 FFS for fuck's sake
146 FFS free for shipping
147 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
148 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
149 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
150 FITB fill in the blank
151 FM fucking magic
152 FML fuck my life
153 FNO for nerds only
154 FNO from now on
155 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
156 FOC free of charge
157 FOS full of shit
158 FPS first person shooter
159 FPS frames per second
160 FSCK fuck
161 FSDO for some definition of
162 FSVO for some value of
163 FTBFS fails to build from source
164 FTFA from the fucking article
165 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
166 FTFY fixed that for you
167 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
168 FTL faster than light
169 FTL for the loss
170 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
171 FTS fuck that shit
172 FTTT from time to time
173 FTW for the win
174 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
175 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
176 FWIW for what it's worth
177 FYEO for your eyes only
178 FYI for your information
179 FYIAD fuck you, I'm a dragon!
180 G grin
181 G/C garbage collect
182 G2G got to go
183 G2K good to know
184 GA go ahead
185 GAC get a clue
186 GAL get a life
187 GBTW get back to work
188 GF girlfriend
189 GFU good for you
190 GFY go fuck yourself
191 GFY good for you
192 GG good game
193 GGA good game all
194 GGP good game partner
195 GGWP good game, well played
196 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
197 GIYF Google is your friend
198 GJ good job
199 GL good luck
200 GLHF good luck, have fun
201 GLWT good luck with that
202 GM game master
203 GMTA great minds think alike
204 GOK God only knows
205 GOWI get on with it
206 GPS global positioning system
207 GR8 great
208 GTFO get the fuck out
209 GTG got to go
210 GTH go to hell
211 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
212 GWS get well soon
213 H8 hate
214 HAND have a nice day
215 HE how embarrasing
216 HF have fun
217 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
218 HHIS hanging head in shame
219 HHOS ha ha, only serious
220 HICA here it comes again
221 HNY happy new year
222 HOAS hold on a second
223 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
224 HTH hope this helps
225 IAC in any case
226 IAE in any event
227 IANAL I am not a lawyer
228 IAW in another window
229 IAWTC I agree with this comment
230 IAWTP I agree with this post
231 IAY I adore you
232 IB I'm back
233 IC I see
234 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
235 ICCL I couldn't care less
236 ICUR I see you are
237 IDC I don't care
238 IDGI I don't get it
239 IDGW in a good way
240 IDI I doubt it
241 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
242 IDK I don't know
243 IDRC I don't really care
244 IDTS I don't think so
245 IDTT I drink to that
246 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
247 IHBW I have been wrong
248 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
249 IIANM if I am not mistaken
250 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
251 IIUC if I understand correctly
252 IKWYM I know what you mean
253 ILU I love you
254 ILY I love you
255 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
256 IMBO in my biased opinion
257 IMCO in my considered opinion
258 IMHO in my humble opinion
259 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
260 IMO in my opinion
261 INPO in no particular order
262 IOW in other words
263 IPML I pissed myself laughing
264 IQ intelligence quotient
265 IRL in real life
266 IRT in real time
267 IRT in regards to
268 ISAGN I see a great need
269 ISBN International Standard Book Number
270 ISTM it seems to me
271 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
272 ITYM I think you mean
273 IUD insert usual disclaimers
274 IUSS if you say so
275 IW it's worse
276 IWBNI it would be nice if
277 IYD in your dreams
278 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
279 IYSS if you say so
280 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
281 J/K just kidding
282 JAM just a minute
283 JAS just a second
284 JFGI just fucking Google it
285 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
286 JFTR just for the record
287 JFW just fucking works
288 JFYI just for your information
289 JGI just Google it
290 JGI just got it
291 JHD just hit delete
292 JIC just in case
293 JJA just joking around
294 JK just kidding
295 JMO just my opinion
296 JSYK just so you know
297 JTLYK just to let you know
298 JW just wondering
299 KISS keep it simple, stupid
300 KITA kick in the ass
301 KK okay, okay
302 KMA keep me advised
303 KMA keep moving ahead
304 KMA kill me already
305 KNF kernel normal form
306 KOS kill on sight
307 KTHX okay, thanks
308 KWIM know what I mean?
309 L8 late
310 L8R later
311 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
312 LBNL last but not least
313 LGTM looks good to me
314 LJBF let's just be friends
315 LMAO laughing my ass off
316 LMB lick my balls
317 LMC let me check
318 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
319 LMGTFY let me google that for you
320 LMHO laughing my head off
321 LMK let me know
322 LMNO laughing my nuts off
323 LMSO laughing my socks off
324 LOL laughing out loud
325 LP long playing [record]
326 LTNS long time no see
327 LWYL laugh with you later
328 M8 mate
329 MAD mutually assured destruction
330 MIA missing in action
331 MMB message me back
332 MO modus operandi
333 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
334 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
335 MOTSS member of the same sex
336 MTF more to follow
337 MYOB mind your own business
338 N/A not {applicable,available}
339 N/M never mind
340 NAFAIK not as far as I know
341 NBD no big deal
342 NE1 anyone
343 NEDM not even Doom music
344 NFA no flaming allowed
345 NFC no fucking clue
346 NFI no fucking idea
347 NFW no fucking way
348 NIFOC naked in front of computer
349 NIH not invented here
350 NIMBY not in my backyard
351 NM never mind
352 NMF not my fault
353 NMP not my problem
354 NOM no offence meant
355 NOOB newbie
356 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
357 NOYB none of your business
358 NOYFB none of your fucking business
359 NP no problem
360 NPC non-player character
361 NRFPT not ready for prime time
362 NRN no reply necessary
363 NRN not right now
364 NSFW not suitable for work
365 NTN no thanks needed
366 NTSA not this shit again
367 NUNP no users, no problems
368 NVM never mind
369 NW no way
370 NXT next
371 O2W off to work
372 OAO over and out
373 OH other half
374 OIC oh, I see
375 OMFG oh my fucking God
376 OMG oh my God
377 OMW on my way
378 ONNA oh no, not again
379 ONNTA oh no, not this again
380 OOB out of bounds
381 OOC out of curiosity
382 OOI out of interest
383 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
384 OT off topic
385 OTL out to lunch
386 OTOH on the other hand
387 OTP one true pairing
388 OTS off the shelf
389 OTT over the top
390 OTTOMH off the top of my head
391 OWTTE or words to that effect
392 PC player character
393 PC politically correct
394 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
395 PD police department
396 PDA public display of affection
397 PDQ pretty darn quick
398 PDS please don't shout
399 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
400 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
401 PFI pay for inclusion
402 PFO please fuck off
403 PFY pimply faced youth
404 PHB pointy haired boss
405 PIN personal identification number
406 PITA pain in the ass
407 PITR {parent,parents} in the room
408 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
409 PM post meridiem
410 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
411 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
412 PMSL pissing myself laughing
413 PNG persona non grata
414 PNP plug and pray
415 POC point of contact
416 POC proof of concept
417 POLA principle of least astonishment
418 POLS principle of least surprise
419 POS piece of shit
420 POS point of sale
421 POV point of view
422 PPL people
423 PPL pretty please
424 PPP petty pet peeve
425 PR public relations
426 PTV parental tunnel vision
427 QED quod erat demonstrandum
428 QFT quoted for truth
429 RA residential advisor
430 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
431 RFC request for comments
432 RFD request for discussion
433 RFE request for enhancements
434 RIP rest in peace
435 RL real life
436 RLC rod length check
437 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
438 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
439 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
440 ROI return on investment
441 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
442 RP responsible person
443 RR railroad
444 RSI repetitive strain injury
445 RSN real soon now
446 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
447 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
448 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
449 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
450 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
451 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
452 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
453 S/T self titled
454 SAR search and rescue
455 SAR some assembly required
456 SCNR sorry, could not resist
457 SEP someone else's problem
458 SERP search engine results page
459 SIF secret Internet fatty
460 SFA sweet fuck all
461 SFAICT so far as I can tell
462 SHID slaps head in disgust
463 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
464 SITD still in the dark
465 SMH shaking my head
466 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
467 SMOP simple matter of programming
468 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
469 SNCA shit no one cares about
470 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
471 SNMP sorry, not my problem
472 SO significant other
473 SOB son of [a] bitch
474 SOL shit out [of] luck
475 SOP standard operating procedure
476 SSIA subject says it all
477 SSTO single stage to orbit
478 STFA search the fucking archives
479 STFU shut the fuck up
480 STFW search the fucking web
481 STW search the web
482 SUS stupid user syndrome
483 SUX sucks
484 SUX2BU sucks to be you
485 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
486 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
487 SWFG search with fucking Google
488 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
489 SWTF she wants to fuck
490 SYS see you soon
491 TA teaching assistant
492 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
493 TBA to be announced
494 TBC to be continued
495 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
496 TBH to be honest
497 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
498 TCB taking care of business
499 TCO taken care of
500 TCO total cost of ownership
501 TFOA things falling off aircraft
502 THNX thanks
503 THX thanks
504 TIA thanks in advance
505 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
506 TIC tonque in cheek
507 TIL today I learned
508 TINC there is no cabal
509 TINLA this is not legal advice
510 TINWIS this is not what I said
511 TJM that's just me
512 TLA three letter acronym
513 TLA true love always
514 TLC tender loving care
515 TLDR too long, didn't read
516 TM trademark
517 TM trust me
518 TMA too many abbreviations
519 TMG too much government
520 TMI too much information
521 TMJ temporomandibular joint
522 TMK to my knowledge
523 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
524 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
525 TOC table of contents
526 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
527 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
528 TOH to other half
529 TP toilet paper
530 TPTB the powers that be
531 TRT the right thing
532 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
533 TTFN ta ta for now
534 TTM to the moderator
535 TTT thought that too
536 TTYL talk to you later
537 TTYS talk to you soon
538 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
539 TWDT the whole damn thing
540 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
541 TY thank you
542 TYVM thank you very much
543 U/L upload
544 UGT universal greeting time
545 UTSL use the source, Luke
546 VCR video cassette recorder
547 VEG very evil grin
548 VIP very important person
549 W/ with
550 W/O without
551 W8 wait
552 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
553 WAG wild-ass guess
554 WB welcome back
555 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
556 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
557 WELC working effectively with legacy code
558 WFH working from home
559 WFM works for me
560 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
561 WIP work in progress
562 WMNC watch me not care
563 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
564 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
565 WRT with respect to
566 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
567 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
568 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
569 WTG way to go
570 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
571 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
572 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
573 WWJD what would Jesus do?
574 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
575 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
576 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
577 YGGR you gonna get raped
578 YGM you got mail
579 YHBT you have been trolled
580 YHL you have lost
581 YKWIM you know what I mean
582 YMA yo momma's ass
583 YMMV your mileage may vary
584 YOLO you only live once
585 YTF why the fuck
586 YW you're welcome
587 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
588