acronyms revision 1.226 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.226 2015/04/13 03:06:18 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 DGAF don't give a fuck
111 DGAS don't give a shit
112 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
113 DIY do it yourself
114 DKDC don't know, don't care
115 DM dungeon master
116 DMZ demilitarized zone
117 DND do not disturb
118 DOA dead on arrival
119 DRY don't repeat yourself
120 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
121 DTRT do the right thing
122 DTWT do the wrong thing
123 DWIM do what I mean
124 DYK do you know?
125 ECR electronic cash register
126 EDS eternal downward spiral
127 EFT electronic funds transfer
128 EG evil grin
129 EIE enough is enough
130 EMSG email message
131 EOB end of business [day]
132 EOD end of {day,discussion}
133 EOL end of life
134 EOM end of message
135 EOS end of story
136 ETA edited to add
137 ETA estimated time of arrival
138 ETLA extended three letter acronym
139 ETR early to rise
140 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
141 F9 fine
142 FAQ frequently asked question
143 FBOW for better or worse
144 FCFS first come, first served
145 FCOL for crying out loud
146 FFS for fuck's sake
147 FFS free for shipping
148 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
149 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
150 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
151 FITB fill in the blank
152 FM fucking magic
153 FML fuck my life
154 FNO for nerds only
155 FNO from now on
156 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
157 FOC free of charge
158 FOS full of shit
159 FPS first person shooter
160 FPS frames per second
161 FSCK fuck
162 FSDO for some definition of
163 FSVO for some value of
164 FTBFS fails to build from source
165 FTFA from the fucking article
166 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
167 FTFY fixed that for you
168 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
169 FTL faster than light
170 FTL for the loss
171 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
172 FTS fuck that shit
173 FTTT from time to time
174 FTW for the win
175 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
176 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
177 FWIW for what it's worth
178 FYEO for your eyes only
179 FYI for your information
180 FYIAD fuck you, I'm a dragon!
181 G grin
182 G/C garbage collect
183 G2G got to go
184 G2K good to know
185 GA go ahead
186 GAC get a clue
187 GAF give a fuck
188 GAL get a life
189 GBTW get back to work
190 GF girlfriend
191 GFU good for you
192 GFY go fuck yourself
193 GFY good for you
194 GG good game
195 GGA good game all
196 GGP good game partner
197 GGWP good game, well played
198 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
199 GIYF Google is your friend
200 GJ good job
201 GL good luck
202 GLHF good luck, have fun
203 GLWT good luck with that
204 GM game master
205 GMTA great minds think alike
206 GOK God only knows
207 GOWI get on with it
208 GPS global positioning system
209 GR8 great
210 GTFO get the fuck out
211 GTG got to go
212 GTH go to hell
213 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
214 GWS get well soon
215 H8 hate
216 HAND have a nice day
217 HE how embarrasing
218 HF have fun
219 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
220 HHIS hanging head in shame
221 HHOS ha ha, only serious
222 HICA here it comes again
223 HNY happy new year
224 HOAS hold on a second
225 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
226 HTH hope this helps
227 IAC in any case
228 IAE in any event
229 IANAL I am not a lawyer
230 IAW in another window
231 IAWTC I agree with this comment
232 IAWTP I agree with this post
233 IAY I adore you
234 IB I'm back
235 IC I see
236 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
237 ICCL I couldn't care less
238 ICUR I see you are
239 IDC I don't care
240 IDGI I don't get it
241 IDGW in a good way
242 IDI I doubt it
243 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
244 IDK I don't know
245 IDRC I don't really care
246 IDTS I don't think so
247 IDTT I drink to that
248 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
249 IHBW I have been wrong
250 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
251 IIANM if I am not mistaken
252 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
253 IIUC if I understand correctly
254 IKWYM I know what you mean
255 ILU I love you
256 ILY I love you
257 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
258 IMBO in my biased opinion
259 IMCO in my considered opinion
260 IMHO in my humble opinion
261 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
262 IMO in my opinion
263 INPO in no particular order
264 IOW in other words
265 IPML I pissed myself laughing
266 IQ intelligence quotient
267 IRL in real life
268 IRT in real time
269 IRT in regards to
270 ISAGN I see a great need
271 ISBN International Standard Book Number
272 ISTM it seems to me
273 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
274 ITYM I think you mean
275 IUD insert usual disclaimers
276 IUSS if you say so
277 IW it's worse
278 IWBNI it would be nice if
279 IYD in your dreams
280 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
281 IYSS if you say so
282 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
283 J/K just kidding
284 JAM just a minute
285 JAS just a second
286 JFGI just fucking Google it
287 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
288 JFTR just for the record
289 JFW just fucking works
290 JFYI just for your information
291 JGI just Google it
292 JGI just got it
293 JHD just hit delete
294 JIC just in case
295 JJA just joking around
296 JK just kidding
297 JMO just my opinion
298 JSYK just so you know
299 JTLYK just to let you know
300 JW just wondering
301 KISS keep it simple, stupid
302 KITA kick in the ass
303 KK okay, okay
304 KMA keep me advised
305 KMA keep moving ahead
306 KMA kill me already
307 KNF kernel normal form
308 KOS kill on sight
309 KTHX okay, thanks
310 KWIM know what I mean?
311 L8 late
312 L8R later
313 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
314 LBNL last but not least
315 LGTM looks good to me
316 LJBF let's just be friends
317 LMAO laughing my ass off
318 LMB lick my balls
319 LMC let me check
320 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
321 LMGTFY let me google that for you
322 LMHO laughing my head off
323 LMK let me know
324 LMNO laughing my nuts off
325 LMSO laughing my socks off
326 LOL laughing out loud
327 LP long playing [record]
328 LTNS long time no see
329 LWYL laugh with you later
330 M8 mate
331 MAD mutually assured destruction
332 MIA missing in action
333 MMB message me back
334 MO modus operandi
335 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
336 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
337 MOTSS member of the same sex
338 MTF more to follow
339 MYOB mind your own business
340 N/A not {applicable,available}
341 N/M never mind
342 NAFAIK not as far as I know
343 NBD no big deal
344 NE1 anyone
345 NEDM not even Doom music
346 NFA no flaming allowed
347 NFC no fucking clue
348 NFI no fucking idea
349 NFW no fucking way
350 NIFOC naked in front of computer
351 NIH not invented here
352 NIMBY not in my backyard
353 NM never mind
354 NMF not my fault
355 NMP not my problem
356 NOM no offence meant
357 NOOB newbie
358 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
359 NOYB none of your business
360 NOYFB none of your fucking business
361 NP no problem
362 NPC non-player character
363 NRFPT not ready for prime time
364 NRN no reply necessary
365 NRN not right now
366 NSFW not suitable for work
367 NTN no thanks needed
368 NTSA not this shit again
369 NUNP no users, no problems
370 NVM never mind
371 NW no way
372 NXT next
373 O2W off to work
374 OAO over and out
375 OH other half
376 OIC oh, I see
377 OMFG oh my fucking God
378 OMG oh my God
379 OMW on my way
380 ONNA oh no, not again
381 ONNTA oh no, not this again
382 OOB out of bounds
383 OOC out of curiosity
384 OOI out of interest
385 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
386 OT off topic
387 OTL out to lunch
388 OTOH on the other hand
389 OTP one true pairing
390 OTS off the shelf
391 OTT over the top
392 OTTOMH off the top of my head
393 OWTTE or words to that effect
394 PC player character
395 PC politically correct
396 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
397 PD police department
398 PDA public display of affection
399 PDQ pretty darn quick
400 PDS please don't shout
401 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
402 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
403 PFI pay for inclusion
404 PFO please fuck off
405 PFY pimply faced youth
406 PHB pointy haired boss
407 PIN personal identification number
408 PITA pain in the ass
409 PITR {parent,parents} in the room
410 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
411 PM post meridiem
412 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
413 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
414 PMSL pissing myself laughing
415 PNG persona non grata
416 PNP plug and pray
417 POC point of contact
418 POC proof of concept
419 POLA principle of least astonishment
420 POLS principle of least surprise
421 POS piece of shit
422 POS point of sale
423 POV point of view
424 PPL people
425 PPL pretty please
426 PPP petty pet peeve
427 PR public relations
428 PTV parental tunnel vision
429 QED quod erat demonstrandum
430 QFT quoted for truth
431 RA residential advisor
432 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
433 RFC request for comments
434 RFD request for discussion
435 RFE request for enhancements
436 RIP rest in peace
437 RL real life
438 RLC rod length check
439 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
440 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
441 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
442 ROI return on investment
443 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
444 RP responsible person
445 RR railroad
446 RSI repetitive strain injury
447 RSN real soon now
448 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
449 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
450 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
451 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
452 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
453 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
454 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
455 S/T self titled
456 SAR search and rescue
457 SAR some assembly required
458 SCNR sorry, could not resist
459 SEP someone else's problem
460 SERP search engine results page
461 SIF secret Internet fatty
462 SFA sweet fuck all
463 SFAICT so far as I can tell
464 SHID slaps head in disgust
465 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
466 SITD still in the dark
467 SMH shaking my head
468 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
469 SMOP simple matter of programming
470 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
471 SNCA shit no one cares about
472 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
473 SNMP sorry, not my problem
474 SO significant other
475 SOB son of [a] bitch
476 SOL shit out [of] luck
477 SOP standard operating procedure
478 SSIA subject says it all
479 SSTO single stage to orbit
480 STFA search the fucking archives
481 STFU shut the fuck up
482 STFW search the fucking web
483 STW search the web
484 SUS stupid user syndrome
485 SUX sucks
486 SUX2BU sucks to be you
487 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
488 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
489 SWFG search with fucking Google
490 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
491 SWTF she wants to fuck
492 SYS see you soon
493 TA teaching assistant
494 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
495 TBA to be announced
496 TBC to be continued
497 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
498 TBH to be honest
499 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
500 TCB taking care of business
501 TCO taken care of
502 TCO total cost of ownership
503 TFOA things falling off aircraft
504 THNX thanks
505 THX thanks
506 TIA thanks in advance
507 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
508 TIC tonque in cheek
509 TIL today I learned
510 TINC there is no cabal
511 TINLA this is not legal advice
512 TINWIS this is not what I said
513 TJM that's just me
514 TLA three letter acronym
515 TLA true love always
516 TLC tender loving care
517 TLDR too long, didn't read
518 TM trademark
519 TM trust me
520 TMA too many abbreviations
521 TMG too much government
522 TMI too much information
523 TMJ temporomandibular joint
524 TMK to my knowledge
525 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
526 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
527 TOC table of contents
528 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
529 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
530 TOH to other half
531 TP toilet paper
532 TPTB the powers that be
533 TRT the right thing
534 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
535 TTFN ta ta for now
536 TTM to the moderator
537 TTT thought that too
538 TTYL talk to you later
539 TTYS talk to you soon
540 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
541 TWDT the whole damn thing
542 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
543 TY thank you
544 TYVM thank you very much
545 U/L upload
546 UGT universal greeting time
547 UTSL use the source, Luke
548 VCR video cassette recorder
549 VEG very evil grin
550 VIP very important person
551 W/ with
552 W/O without
553 W8 wait
554 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
555 WAG wild-ass guess
556 WB welcome back
557 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
558 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
559 WELC working effectively with legacy code
560 WFH working from home
561 WFM works for me
562 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
563 WIP work in progress
564 WMNC watch me not care
565 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
566 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
567 WRT with respect to
568 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
569 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
570 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
571 WTG way to go
572 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
573 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
574 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
575 WWJD what would Jesus do?
576 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
577 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
578 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
579 YGGR you gonna get raped
580 YGM you got mail
581 YHBT you have been trolled
582 YHL you have lost
583 YKWIM you know what I mean
584 YMA yo momma's ass
585 YMMV your mileage may vary
586 YOLO you only live once
587 YTF why the fuck
588 YW you're welcome
589 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
590