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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 boot 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 POS piece of shit
104 PPL pretty please
105 QED quod erat demonstrandum
106 RFC request for comments
107 RL real life
108 RLC rod length check
109 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
110 RP responsible person
111 RSN real soon now
112 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
113 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
114 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
115 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
116 SCNR sorry, could not resist
117 SEP someone else's problem
118 SFA sweet fuck all
119 SHID slaps head in disgust
120 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
121 SMOP simple matter of programming
122 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
123 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
124 SO significant other
125 SOB son of [a] bitch
126 SOL shit out [of] luck
127 SUS stupid user syndrome
128 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
129 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
130 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
131 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
132 TIA thanks in advance
133 TLA three letter acronym
134 TMA too many abbreviations
135 TMI too much information
136 TTFN ta ta for now
137 TTYL talk to you later
138 TYVM thank you very much
139 UTSL use the source, Luke
140 VEG very evil grin
141 WAG wild-ass guess
142 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
143 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
144 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
145 WRT with respect to
146 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
147 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
148 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
149 YKWIM you know what I mean
150 YMMV your mileage may vary
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