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3 AFAICR as far as I can recall
4 AFAICT as far as I can tell
5 AFAIK as far as I know
6 AFAIR as far as I recall
7 AFK away from keyboard
8 AKA also known as
9 ASAP as soon as possible
10 AWOL absent without official leave
11 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
12 BBL [I'll] be back later
13 BBS be back soon
14 BBT be back tomorrow
15 BFD big fucking deal
16 BIAB back in a bit
17 BIAF back in a few
18 BIALW back in a little while
19 BIAS back in a second
20 BIAW back in a while
21 BOFH bastard operator from hell
22 BRB [I'll] be right back
23 BTDT been there, done that
24 BTTH butt to the head
25 BTW by the way
26 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
27 CNP continued [in my] next post
28 CYA see you around
29 DNDK don't know, don't care
30 DTRT do the right thing
31 DTWT do the wrong thing
32 DWIM do what I mean
33 EG evil grin
34 EMSG email message
35 ETLA extended three letter acronym
36 FAQ frequently asked question
37 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
38 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
39 FOAD fall over and die
40 FSDO for some definition of
41 FSVO for some value of
42 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
43 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
44 FWIW for what it's worth
45 FYI for your information
46 G grin
47 GMTA great minds think alike
48 HAND have a nice day
49 HHIS hanging head in shame
50 HTH hope this helps
51 IANAL I am not a lawyer
52 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
53 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
54 IIANM if I am not mistaken
55 IIRC if I recall correctly
56 IMCO in my considered opinion
57 IMHO in my humble opinion
58 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
59 IMO in my opinion
60 IOW in other words
61 IRL in real life
62 ISTM it seems to me
63 ISTR I seem to recall
64 ITYM I think you mean
65 JIC just in case
66 JK just kidding
67 JMO just my opinion
68 JTLYK just to let you know
69 KISS keep it simple, stupid
70 KITA kick in the ass
71 KNF kernel normal form
72 L8R later
73 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
74 LJBF let's just be friends
75 LMSO laughing my socks off
76 LOL laughing out loud
77 LTNS long time no see
78 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
79 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
80 MOTSS member of the same sex
81 MTF more to follow
82 MYOB mind your own business
83 NBD no big deal
84 NFC no fucking clue
85 NFI no fucking idea
86 NFW no fucking way
87 NIH not invented here
88 NP no problem
89 NRFPT not ready for prime time
90 NRN no reply necessary
91 OIC oh, I see
92 OTL out to lunch
93 OTOH on the other hand
94 OTTOMH off the top of my head
95 PFY pimply faced youth
96 PITA pain in the ass
97 PNG persona non grata
98 POC point of contact
99 POLA principle of least astonishment
100 PPL pretty please
101 QED quod erat demonstrandum
102 RFC request for comments
103 RL real life
104 RLC rod length check
105 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
106 RP responsible person
107 RSN real soon now
108 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
109 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
110 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
111 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
112 SCNR sorry, could not resist
113 SEP someone else's problem
114 SFA sweet fuck all
115 SHID slaps head in disgust
116 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
117 SMOP simple matter of programming
118 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
119 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
120 SO significant other
121 SOL shit out [of] luck
122 SUS stupid user syndrome
123 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
124 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
125 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
126 TIA thanks in advance
127 TLA three letter acronym
128 TMI too much information
129 TTFN ta ta for now
130 TTYL talk to you later
131 TYVM thank you very much
132 UTSL use the source, Luke
133 VEG very evil grin
134 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
135 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
136 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
137 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
138 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
139 YKWIM you know what I mean
140 YMMV your mileage may vary
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