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