acronyms revision 1.229 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.229 2015/04/16 01:07:24 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 A/S/L age/sex/location
9 AAMOF as a matter of fact
10 ABD all but dissertation
11 AC audible chuckle
12 ADD attention deficit disorder
13 ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
14 ADN any day now
15 ADOS attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
16 AEAP as early as possible
17 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
18 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
19 AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember}
20 AFAICS as far as I can see
21 AFAICT as far as I can tell
22 AFAIK as far as I know
23 AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember}
24 AFAIU as far as I understand
25 AFD away from desktop
26 AFK away from keyboard
27 AFU all fucked up
28 AFW away from window
29 AGM annual general meeting
30 AINEC and it's not even close
31 AISE as I see it
32 AIU as I understand
33 AIUI as I understand it
34 AKA also known as
35 AM ante meridiem
36 AMOL a mountain of love
37 ASAIC as soon as I can
38 ASAP as soon as possible
39 ASL age/sex/location
40 ATEOTD at the end of the day
41 ATM at the moment
42 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
43 ATW around the world
44 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
45 AWOL absent without official leave
46 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
47 AYF all your fault
48 AYOR at your own risk
49 AYT are you there
50 B& banned
51 B/C because
52 B/S bullshit
53 B/W bandwidth
54 B/W between
55 BAI goodbye
56 BAK back at keyboard
57 BAMF bad-ass motherfucker
58 BBIAB be back in a bit
59 BBL [I'll] be back later
60 BBR burnt beyond repair
61 BBS be back soon
62 BBT be back tomorrow
63 BCNU be seeing you
64 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
65 BCP best current practice
66 BF best friend
67 BF boyfriend
68 BFD big fucking deal
69 BFF best {friend,friends} forever
70 BFH big fucking hammer
71 BIAB back in a bit
72 BIAF back in a few
73 BIALW back in a little while
74 BIAS back in a second
75 BIAW back in a while
76 BNYA burned now you are
77 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
78 BOC but of course
79 BOFH bastard operator from hell
80 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
81 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
82 BOT back on topic
83 BRB [I'll] be right back
84 BS bullshit
85 BSD booze, sex, drugs
86 BTDT been there, done that
87 BTFT been there, fixed that
88 BTFO bent the fuck over
89 BTFO blown the fuck out
90 BTTH boot to the head
91 BTW by the way
92 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze}
93 CC credit card
94 CEO chief executive officer
95 CFV call for votes
96 CFY calling for you
97 CG center of gravity
98 CHANOPS channel operator status
99 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
100 CNP continued [in my] next post
101 COB close of business [day]
102 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
103 CPC cost per click
104 CPE customer premises equipment
105 CTN can't talk now
106 CU see you
107 CUL see you later
108 CYA see ya
109 CYA see you around
110 CYE check your email
111 D/B/A doing business as
112 D/L download
113 DBA doing business as
114 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
115 DFC delicious flat {chest,chests}
116 DGAF don't give a fuck
117 DGAS don't give a shit
118 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
119 DIY do it yourself
120 DKDC don't know, don't care
121 DM dungeon master
122 DMZ demilitarized zone
123 DND do not disturb
124 DOA dead on arrival
125 DRY don't repeat yourself
126 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
127 DTRT do the right thing
128 DTWT do the wrong thing
129 DWIM do what I mean
130 DYK do you know?
131 ECR electronic cash register
132 EDS eternal downward spiral
133 EFT electronic funds transfer
134 EG evil grin
135 EIE enough is enough
136 EMSG email message
137 EOB end of business [day]
138 EOD end of {day,discussion}
139 EOL end of life
140 EOM end of message
141 EOS end of story
142 ETA edited to add
143 ETA estimated time of arrival
144 ETLA extended three letter acronym
145 ETR early to rise
146 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
147 EZ easy
148 EZPZ easy-peasy
149 F9 fine
150 FAQ frequently asked question
151 FBOW for better or worse
152 FCFS first come, first served
153 FCOL for crying out loud
154 FFS for fuck's sake
155 FFS free for shipping
156 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
157 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
158 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
159 FITB fill in the blank
160 FM fucking magic
161 FML fuck my life
162 FNO for nerds only
163 FNO from now on
164 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
165 FOC free of charge
166 FOS full of shit
167 FPS first person shooter
168 FPS frames per second
169 FSCK fuck
170 FSDO for some definition of
171 FSVO for some value of
172 FTBFS fails to build from source
173 FTFA from the fucking article
174 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
175 FTFY fixed that for you
176 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
177 FTL faster than light
178 FTL for the loss
179 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
180 FTS fuck that shit
181 FTTT from time to time
182 FTW for the win
183 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
184 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
185 FWIW for what it's worth
186 FYEO for your eyes only
187 FYI for your information
188 FYIAD fuck you, I'm a dragon!
189 G grin
190 G/C garbage collect
191 G2G got to go
192 G2K good to know
193 GA go ahead
194 GAC get a clue
195 GAF give a fuck
196 GAL get a life
197 GBTW get back to work
198 GF girlfriend
199 GFU good for you
200 GFY go fuck yourself
201 GFY good for you
202 GG good game
203 GGA good game all
204 GGP good game partner
205 GGWP good game, well played
206 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
207 GIYF Google is your friend
208 GJ good job
209 GL good luck
210 GLHF good luck, have fun
211 GLINE global kill line
212 GLWT good luck with that
213 GM game master
214 GMTA great minds think alike
215 GOK God only knows
216 GOWI get on with it
217 GPS global positioning system
218 GR8 great
219 GTFO get the fuck out
220 GTG got to go
221 GTH go to hell
222 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
223 GWS get well soon
224 H8 hate
225 HAND have a nice day
226 HE how embarrasing
227 HF have fun
228 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
229 HHIS hanging head in shame
230 HHOS ha ha, only serious
231 HICA here it comes again
232 HNY happy new year
233 HOAS hold on a second
234 HOPS half-operator status
235 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
236 HTH hope this helps
237 IAC in any case
238 IAE in any event
239 IANAL I am not a lawyer
240 IAW in another window
241 IAWTC I agree with this comment
242 IAWTP I agree with this post
243 IAY I adore you
244 IB I'm back
245 IC I see
246 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
247 ICCL I couldn't care less
248 ICUR I see you are
249 IDC I don't care
250 IDGI I don't get it
251 IDGW in a good way
252 IDI I doubt it
253 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
254 IDK I don't know
255 IDRC I don't really care
256 IDTS I don't think so
257 IDTT I drink to that
258 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
259 IHBW I have been wrong
260 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
261 IIANM if I am not mistaken
262 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
263 IIUC if I understand correctly
264 IKWYM I know what you mean
265 ILU I love you
266 ILY I love you
267 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
268 IMBO in my biased opinion
269 IMCO in my considered opinion
270 IMHO in my humble opinion
271 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
272 IMO in my opinion
273 INB4 in before
274 INPO in no particular order
275 IOW in other words
276 IPML I pissed myself laughing
277 IQ intelligence quotient
278 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators}
279 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status
280 IRL in real life
281 IRT in real time
282 IRT in regards to
283 ISAGN I see a great need
284 ISBN International Standard Book Number
285 ISTM it seems to me
286 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
287 ITC in this {channel,chat}
288 ITT in this thread
289 ITYM I think you mean
290 IUD insert usual disclaimers
291 IUSS if you say so
292 IW it's worse
293 IWBNI it would be nice if
294 IYD in your dreams
295 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
296 IYSS if you say so
297 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
298 J/K just kidding
299 JAM just a minute
300 JAS just a second
301 JFGI just fucking Google it
302 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
303 JFTR just for the record
304 JFW just fucking works
305 JFYI just for your information
306 JGI just Google it
307 JGI just got it
308 JHD just hit delete
309 JIC just in case
310 JJA just joking around
311 JK just kidding
312 JMO just my opinion
313 JSYK just so you know
314 JTLYK just to let you know
315 JW just wondering
316 KISS keep it simple, stupid
317 KITA kick in the ass
318 KK okay, okay
319 KLINE kill line
320 KMA keep me advised
321 KMA keep moving ahead
322 KMA kill me already
323 KNF kernel normal form
324 KOS kill on sight
325 KTHX okay, thanks
326 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye.
327 KWIM know what I mean?
328 L8 late
329 L8R later
330 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
331 LBNL last but not least
332 LGTM looks good to me
333 LJBF let's just be friends
334 LMAO laughing my ass off
335 LMB lick my balls
336 LMC let me check
337 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
338 LMGTFY let me google that for you
339 LMHO laughing my head off
340 LMK let me know
341 LMNO laughing my nuts off
342 LMSO laughing my socks off
343 LOL laughing out loud
344 LP long playing [record]
345 LTNS long time no see
346 LWYL laugh with you later
347 M8 mate
348 MAD mutually assured destruction
349 MFW my face when
350 MIA missing in action
351 MMB message me back
352 MO modus operandi
353 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
354 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
355 MOTSS member of the same sex
356 MTF more to follow
357 MYOB mind your own business
358 N/A not {applicable,available}
359 N/M never mind
360 NAFAIK not as far as I know
361 NBD no big deal
362 NE1 anyone
363 NEDM not even Doom music
364 NFA no flaming allowed
365 NFC no fucking clue
366 NFI no fucking idea
367 NFW no fucking way
368 NIFOC naked in front of computer
369 NIH not invented here
370 NIMBY not in my backyard
371 NM never mind
372 NMF not my fault
373 NMP not my problem
374 NOM no offence meant
375 NOOB newbie
376 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
377 NOYB none of your business
378 NOYFB none of your fucking business
379 NP no problem
380 NPC non-player character
381 NRFPT not ready for prime time
382 NRN no reply necessary
383 NRN not right now
384 NSFW not suitable for work
385 NTN no thanks needed
386 NTSA not this shit again
387 NUNP no users, no problems
388 NVM never mind
389 NW no way
390 NXT next
391 O2W off to work
392 OAO over and out
393 OBV obviously
394 OBVS obviously
395 OFC of course
396 OFC of fucking course
397 OH other half
398 OIC oh, I see
399 OMFG oh my fucking God
400 OMG oh my God
401 OMW on my way
402 ONNA oh no, not again
403 ONNTA oh no, not this again
404 OOB out of bounds
405 OOC out of curiosity
406 OOI out of interest
407 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
408 OPP other people's {penis,property,pussy}
409 OPS operator status
410 OPS operators
411 ORITE oh, right
412 OT off topic
413 OTL out to lunch
414 OTOH on the other hand
415 OTP one true pairing
416 OTS off the shelf
417 OTT over the top
418 OTTOMH off the top of my head
419 OWTTE or words to that effect
420 PC player character
421 PC politically correct
422 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
423 PD police department
424 PDA public display of affection
425 PDQ pretty darn quick
426 PDS please don't shout
427 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
428 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
429 PFI pay for inclusion
430 PFO please fuck off
431 PFY pimply faced youth
432 PHB pointy haired boss
433 PIN personal identification number
434 PITA pain in the ass
435 PITR {parent,parents} in the room
436 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
437 PM post meridiem
438 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
439 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
440 PMSL pissing myself laughing
441 PNG persona non grata
442 PNP plug and pray
443 POC point of contact
444 POC proof of concept
445 POLA principle of least astonishment
446 POLS principle of least surprise
447 POS piece of shit
448 POS point of sale
449 POV point of view
450 PPL people
451 PPL pretty please
452 PPP petty pet peeve
453 PR public relations
454 PTV parental tunnel vision
455 QED quod erat demonstrandum
456 QFT quoted for truth
457 RA residential advisor
458 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
459 RFC request for comments
460 RFD request for discussion
461 RFE request for enhancements
462 RIP rest in peace
463 RL real life
464 RLC rod length check
465 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
466 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
467 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
468 ROI return on investment
469 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
470 RP responsible person
471 RR railroad
472 RSI repetitive strain injury
473 RSN real soon now
474 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
475 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
476 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
477 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
478 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
479 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
480 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
481 S/T self titled
482 SAR search and rescue
483 SAR some assembly required
484 SCNR sorry, could not resist
485 SEP someone else's problem
486 SERP search engine results page
487 SIF secret Internet fatty
488 SFA sweet fuck all
489 SFAICT so far as I can tell
490 SHID slaps head in disgust
491 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
492 SITD still in the dark
493 SMH shaking my head
494 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
495 SMOP simple matter of programming
496 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
497 SNCA shit no one cares about
498 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
499 SNMP sorry, not my problem
500 SO significant other
501 SOB son of [a] bitch
502 SOL shit out [of] luck
503 SOP standard operating procedure
504 SRS serious
505 SRSLY seriously
506 SSIA subject says it all
507 SSTO single stage to orbit
508 STFA search the fucking archives
509 STFU shut the fuck up
510 STFW search the fucking web
511 STW search the web
512 SUS stupid user syndrome
513 SUX sucks
514 SUX2BU sucks to be you
515 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
516 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
517 SWFG search with fucking Google
518 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
519 SWTF she wants to fuck
520 SYS see you soon
521 TA teaching assistant
522 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
523 TBA to be announced
524 TBC to be continued
525 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
526 TBH to be honest
527 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
528 TCB taking care of business
529 TCO taken care of
530 TCO total cost of ownership
531 TFOA things falling off aircraft
532 THNX thanks
533 THX thanks
534 TIA thanks in advance
535 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
536 TIC tonque in cheek
537 TIL today I learned
538 TINC there is no cabal
539 TINLA this is not legal advice
540 TINWIS this is not what I said
541 TJM that's just me
542 TLA three letter acronym
543 TLA true love always
544 TLC tender loving care
545 TLDR too long, didn't read
546 TM trademark
547 TM trust me
548 TMA too many abbreviations
549 TMG too much government
550 TMI too much information
551 TMJ temporomandibular joint
552 TMK to my knowledge
553 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
554 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
555 TOC table of contents
556 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
557 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
558 TOH to other half
559 TP toilet paper
560 TPTB the powers that be
561 TRT the right thing
562 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
563 TTFN ta ta for now
564 TTM to the moderator
565 TTT thought that too
566 TTYL talk to you later
567 TTYS talk to you soon
568 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
569 TWDT the whole damn thing
570 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
571 TY thank you
572 TYVM thank you very much
573 U/L upload
574 UGT universal greeting time
575 UR your
576 UR {you're, you are}
577 UTSL use the source, Luke
578 VCR video cassette recorder
579 VEG very evil grin
580 VIP very important person
581 W/ with
582 W/E whatever
583 W/O without
584 W8 wait
585 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
586 WAG wild-ass guess
587 WB welcome back
588 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
589 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
590 WELC working effectively with legacy code
591 WFH working from home
592 WFM works for me
593 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
594 WIP work in progress
595 WMNC watch me not care
596 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
597 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
598 WRT with respect to
599 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
600 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
601 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
602 WTG way to go
603 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
604 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
605 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
606 WWJD what would Jesus do?
607 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
608 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
609 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
610 YCTAT you can't troll a troll
611 YGGR you gonna get raped
612 YGM you got mail
613 YHBT you have been trolled
614 YHL you have lost
615 YKWIM you know what I mean
616 YMA yo momma's ass
617 YMMV your mileage may vary
618 YOLO you only live once
619 YTF why the fuck
620 YW you're welcome
621 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
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