acronyms revision 1.227 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.227 2015/04/13 03:49:28 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 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze}
90 CC credit card
91 CEO chief executive officer
92 CFV call for votes
93 CFY calling for you
94 CG center of gravity
95 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
96 CNP continued [in my] next post
97 COB close of business [day]
98 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
99 CPC cost per click
100 CPE customer premises equipment
101 CTN can't talk now
102 CU see you
103 CUL see you later
104 CYA see ya
105 CYA see you around
106 CYE check your email
107 D/B/A doing business as
108 D/L download
109 DBA doing business as
110 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
111 DFC delicious flat {chest,chests}
112 DGAF don't give a fuck
113 DGAS don't give a shit
114 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
115 DIY do it yourself
116 DKDC don't know, don't care
117 DM dungeon master
118 DMZ demilitarized zone
119 DND do not disturb
120 DOA dead on arrival
121 DRY don't repeat yourself
122 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
123 DTRT do the right thing
124 DTWT do the wrong thing
125 DWIM do what I mean
126 DYK do you know?
127 ECR electronic cash register
128 EDS eternal downward spiral
129 EFT electronic funds transfer
130 EG evil grin
131 EIE enough is enough
132 EMSG email message
133 EOB end of business [day]
134 EOD end of {day,discussion}
135 EOL end of life
136 EOM end of message
137 EOS end of story
138 ETA edited to add
139 ETA estimated time of arrival
140 ETLA extended three letter acronym
141 ETR early to rise
142 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
143 EZ easy
144 F9 fine
145 FAQ frequently asked question
146 FBOW for better or worse
147 FCFS first come, first served
148 FCOL for crying out loud
149 FFS for fuck's sake
150 FFS free for shipping
151 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
152 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
153 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
154 FITB fill in the blank
155 FM fucking magic
156 FML fuck my life
157 FNO for nerds only
158 FNO from now on
159 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
160 FOC free of charge
161 FOS full of shit
162 FPS first person shooter
163 FPS frames per second
164 FSCK fuck
165 FSDO for some definition of
166 FSVO for some value of
167 FTBFS fails to build from source
168 FTFA from the fucking article
169 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
170 FTFY fixed that for you
171 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
172 FTL faster than light
173 FTL for the loss
174 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
175 FTS fuck that shit
176 FTTT from time to time
177 FTW for the win
178 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
179 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
180 FWIW for what it's worth
181 FYEO for your eyes only
182 FYI for your information
183 FYIAD fuck you, I'm a dragon!
184 G grin
185 G/C garbage collect
186 G2G got to go
187 G2K good to know
188 GA go ahead
189 GAC get a clue
190 GAF give a fuck
191 GAL get a life
192 GBTW get back to work
193 GF girlfriend
194 GFU good for you
195 GFY go fuck yourself
196 GFY good for you
197 GG good game
198 GGA good game all
199 GGP good game partner
200 GGWP good game, well played
201 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
202 GIYF Google is your friend
203 GJ good job
204 GL good luck
205 GLHF good luck, have fun
206 GLWT good luck with that
207 GM game master
208 GMTA great minds think alike
209 GOK God only knows
210 GOWI get on with it
211 GPS global positioning system
212 GR8 great
213 GTFO get the fuck out
214 GTG got to go
215 GTH go to hell
216 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
217 GWS get well soon
218 H8 hate
219 HAND have a nice day
220 HE how embarrasing
221 HF have fun
222 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
223 HHIS hanging head in shame
224 HHOS ha ha, only serious
225 HICA here it comes again
226 HNY happy new year
227 HOAS hold on a second
228 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
229 HTH hope this helps
230 IAC in any case
231 IAE in any event
232 IANAL I am not a lawyer
233 IAW in another window
234 IAWTC I agree with this comment
235 IAWTP I agree with this post
236 IAY I adore you
237 IB I'm back
238 IC I see
239 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
240 ICCL I couldn't care less
241 ICUR I see you are
242 IDC I don't care
243 IDGI I don't get it
244 IDGW in a good way
245 IDI I doubt it
246 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
247 IDK I don't know
248 IDRC I don't really care
249 IDTS I don't think so
250 IDTT I drink to that
251 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
252 IHBW I have been wrong
253 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
254 IIANM if I am not mistaken
255 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
256 IIUC if I understand correctly
257 IKWYM I know what you mean
258 ILU I love you
259 ILY I love you
260 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
261 IMBO in my biased opinion
262 IMCO in my considered opinion
263 IMHO in my humble opinion
264 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
265 IMO in my opinion
266 INPO in no particular order
267 IOW in other words
268 IPML I pissed myself laughing
269 IQ intelligence quotient
270 IRL in real life
271 IRT in real time
272 IRT in regards to
273 ISAGN I see a great need
274 ISBN International Standard Book Number
275 ISTM it seems to me
276 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
277 ITYM I think you mean
278 IUD insert usual disclaimers
279 IUSS if you say so
280 IW it's worse
281 IWBNI it would be nice if
282 IYD in your dreams
283 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
284 IYSS if you say so
285 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
286 J/K just kidding
287 JAM just a minute
288 JAS just a second
289 JFGI just fucking Google it
290 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
291 JFTR just for the record
292 JFW just fucking works
293 JFYI just for your information
294 JGI just Google it
295 JGI just got it
296 JHD just hit delete
297 JIC just in case
298 JJA just joking around
299 JK just kidding
300 JMO just my opinion
301 JSYK just so you know
302 JTLYK just to let you know
303 JW just wondering
304 KISS keep it simple, stupid
305 KITA kick in the ass
306 KK okay, okay
307 KMA keep me advised
308 KMA keep moving ahead
309 KMA kill me already
310 KNF kernel normal form
311 KOS kill on sight
312 KTHX okay, thanks
313 KWIM know what I mean?
314 L8 late
315 L8R later
316 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
317 LBNL last but not least
318 LGTM looks good to me
319 LJBF let's just be friends
320 LMAO laughing my ass off
321 LMB lick my balls
322 LMC let me check
323 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
324 LMGTFY let me google that for you
325 LMHO laughing my head off
326 LMK let me know
327 LMNO laughing my nuts off
328 LMSO laughing my socks off
329 LOL laughing out loud
330 LP long playing [record]
331 LTNS long time no see
332 LWYL laugh with you later
333 M8 mate
334 MAD mutually assured destruction
335 MFW my face when
336 MIA missing in action
337 MMB message me back
338 MO modus operandi
339 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
340 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
341 MOTSS member of the same sex
342 MTF more to follow
343 MYOB mind your own business
344 N/A not {applicable,available}
345 N/M never mind
346 NAFAIK not as far as I know
347 NBD no big deal
348 NE1 anyone
349 NEDM not even Doom music
350 NFA no flaming allowed
351 NFC no fucking clue
352 NFI no fucking idea
353 NFW no fucking way
354 NIFOC naked in front of computer
355 NIH not invented here
356 NIMBY not in my backyard
357 NM never mind
358 NMF not my fault
359 NMP not my problem
360 NOM no offence meant
361 NOOB newbie
362 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
363 NOYB none of your business
364 NOYFB none of your fucking business
365 NP no problem
366 NPC non-player character
367 NRFPT not ready for prime time
368 NRN no reply necessary
369 NRN not right now
370 NSFW not suitable for work
371 NTN no thanks needed
372 NTSA not this shit again
373 NUNP no users, no problems
374 NVM never mind
375 NW no way
376 NXT next
377 O2W off to work
378 OAO over and out
379 OH other half
380 OIC oh, I see
381 OMFG oh my fucking God
382 OMG oh my God
383 OMW on my way
384 ONNA oh no, not again
385 ONNTA oh no, not this again
386 OOB out of bounds
387 OOC out of curiosity
388 OOI out of interest
389 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
390 OT off topic
391 OTL out to lunch
392 OTOH on the other hand
393 OTP one true pairing
394 OTS off the shelf
395 OTT over the top
396 OTTOMH off the top of my head
397 OWTTE or words to that effect
398 PC player character
399 PC politically correct
400 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
401 PD police department
402 PDA public display of affection
403 PDQ pretty darn quick
404 PDS please don't shout
405 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
406 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
407 PFI pay for inclusion
408 PFO please fuck off
409 PFY pimply faced youth
410 PHB pointy haired boss
411 PIN personal identification number
412 PITA pain in the ass
413 PITR {parent,parents} in the room
414 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
415 PM post meridiem
416 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
417 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
418 PMSL pissing myself laughing
419 PNG persona non grata
420 PNP plug and pray
421 POC point of contact
422 POC proof of concept
423 POLA principle of least astonishment
424 POLS principle of least surprise
425 POS piece of shit
426 POS point of sale
427 POV point of view
428 PPL people
429 PPL pretty please
430 PPP petty pet peeve
431 PR public relations
432 PTV parental tunnel vision
433 QED quod erat demonstrandum
434 QFT quoted for truth
435 RA residential advisor
436 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
437 RFC request for comments
438 RFD request for discussion
439 RFE request for enhancements
440 RIP rest in peace
441 RL real life
442 RLC rod length check
443 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
444 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
445 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
446 ROI return on investment
447 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
448 RP responsible person
449 RR railroad
450 RSI repetitive strain injury
451 RSN real soon now
452 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
453 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
454 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
455 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
456 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
457 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
458 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
459 S/T self titled
460 SAR search and rescue
461 SAR some assembly required
462 SCNR sorry, could not resist
463 SEP someone else's problem
464 SERP search engine results page
465 SIF secret Internet fatty
466 SFA sweet fuck all
467 SFAICT so far as I can tell
468 SHID slaps head in disgust
469 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
470 SITD still in the dark
471 SMH shaking my head
472 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
473 SMOP simple matter of programming
474 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
475 SNCA shit no one cares about
476 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
477 SNMP sorry, not my problem
478 SO significant other
479 SOB son of [a] bitch
480 SOL shit out [of] luck
481 SOP standard operating procedure
482 SSIA subject says it all
483 SSTO single stage to orbit
484 STFA search the fucking archives
485 STFU shut the fuck up
486 STFW search the fucking web
487 STW search the web
488 SUS stupid user syndrome
489 SUX sucks
490 SUX2BU sucks to be you
491 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
492 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
493 SWFG search with fucking Google
494 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
495 SWTF she wants to fuck
496 SYS see you soon
497 TA teaching assistant
498 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
499 TBA to be announced
500 TBC to be continued
501 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
502 TBH to be honest
503 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
504 TCB taking care of business
505 TCO taken care of
506 TCO total cost of ownership
507 TFOA things falling off aircraft
508 THNX thanks
509 THX thanks
510 TIA thanks in advance
511 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
512 TIC tonque in cheek
513 TIL today I learned
514 TINC there is no cabal
515 TINLA this is not legal advice
516 TINWIS this is not what I said
517 TJM that's just me
518 TLA three letter acronym
519 TLA true love always
520 TLC tender loving care
521 TLDR too long, didn't read
522 TM trademark
523 TM trust me
524 TMA too many abbreviations
525 TMG too much government
526 TMI too much information
527 TMJ temporomandibular joint
528 TMK to my knowledge
529 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
530 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
531 TOC table of contents
532 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
533 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
534 TOH to other half
535 TP toilet paper
536 TPTB the powers that be
537 TRT the right thing
538 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
539 TTFN ta ta for now
540 TTM to the moderator
541 TTT thought that too
542 TTYL talk to you later
543 TTYS talk to you soon
544 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
545 TWDT the whole damn thing
546 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
547 TY thank you
548 TYVM thank you very much
549 U/L upload
550 UGT universal greeting time
551 UTSL use the source, Luke
552 VCR video cassette recorder
553 VEG very evil grin
554 VIP very important person
555 W/ with
556 W/E whatever
557 W/O without
558 W8 wait
559 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
560 WAG wild-ass guess
561 WB welcome back
562 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
563 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
564 WELC working effectively with legacy code
565 WFH working from home
566 WFM works for me
567 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
568 WIP work in progress
569 WMNC watch me not care
570 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
571 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
572 WRT with respect to
573 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
574 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
575 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
576 WTG way to go
577 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
578 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
579 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
580 WWJD what would Jesus do?
581 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
582 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
583 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
584 YGGR you gonna get raped
585 YGM you got mail
586 YHBT you have been trolled
587 YHL you have lost
588 YKWIM you know what I mean
589 YMA yo momma's ass
590 YMMV your mileage may vary
591 YOLO you only live once
592 YTF why the fuck
593 YW you're welcome
594 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
595