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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 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
23 BRB [I'll] be right back
24 BTDT been there, done that
25 BTTH butt to the head
26 BTW by the way
27 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
28 CNP continued [in my] next post
29 CYA see you around
30 DNDK don't know, don't care
31 DTRT do the right thing
32 DTWT do the wrong thing
33 DWIM do what I mean
34 EG evil grin
35 EMSG email message
36 ETLA extended three letter acronym
37 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
38 FAQ frequently asked question
39 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
40 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
41 FOAD fall over and die
42 FSDO for some definition of
43 FSVO for some value of
44 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
45 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
46 FWIW for what it's worth
47 FYI for your information
48 G grin
49 GMTA great minds think alike
50 HAND have a nice day
51 HHIS hanging head in shame
52 HTH hope this helps
53 IANAL I am not a lawyer
54 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
55 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
56 IIANM if I am not mistaken
57 IIRC if I recall correctly
58 IMCO in my considered opinion
59 IMHO in my humble opinion
60 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
61 IMO in my opinion
62 IOW in other words
63 IRL in real life
64 ISTM it seems to me
65 ISTR I seem to recall
66 ITYM I think you mean
67 JIC just in case
68 JK just kidding
69 JMO just my opinion
70 JTLYK just to let you know
71 KISS keep it simple, stupid
72 KITA kick in the ass
73 KNF kernel normal form
74 L8R later
75 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
76 LJBF let's just be friends
77 LMSO laughing my socks off
78 LOL laughing out loud
79 LTNS long time no see
80 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
81 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
82 MOTSS member of the same sex
83 MTF more to follow
84 MYOB mind your own business
85 NBD no big deal
86 NFC no fucking clue
87 NFI no fucking idea
88 NFW no fucking way
89 NIH not invented here
90 NP no problem
91 NRFPT not ready for prime time
92 NRN no reply necessary
93 OIC oh, I see
94 OTL out to lunch
95 OTOH on the other hand
96 OTTOMH off the top of my head
97 PFY pimply faced youth
98 PITA pain in the ass
99 PNG persona non grata
100 POC point of contact
101 POLA principle of least astonishment
102 PPL pretty please
103 QED quod erat demonstrandum
104 RFC request for comments
105 RL real life
106 RLC rod length check
107 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
108 RP responsible person
109 RSN real soon now
110 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
111 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
112 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
113 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
114 SCNR sorry, could not resist
115 SEP someone else's problem
116 SFA sweet fuck all
117 SHID slaps head in disgust
118 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
119 SMOP simple matter of programming
120 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
121 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
122 SO significant other
123 SOB son of [a] bitch
124 SOL shit out [of] luck
125 SUS stupid user syndrome
126 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
127 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
128 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
129 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
130 TIA thanks in advance
131 TLA three letter acronym
132 TMA too many abbreviations
133 TMI too much information
134 TTFN ta ta for now
135 TTYL talk to you later
136 TYVM thank you very much
137 UTSL use the source, Luke
138 VEG very evil grin
139 WAG wild-ass guess
140 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
141 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
142 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
143 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
144 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
145 YKWIM you know what I mean
146 YMMV your mileage may vary
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