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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 IYSS If you say so
69 JIC just in case
70 JK just kidding
71 JMO just my opinion
72 JTLYK just to let you know
73 KISS keep it simple, stupid
74 KITA kick in the ass
75 KNF kernel normal form
76 L8R later
77 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
78 LJBF let's just be friends
79 LMSO laughing my socks off
80 LOL laughing out loud
81 LTNS long time no see
82 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
83 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
84 MOTSS member of the same sex
85 MTF more to follow
86 MYOB mind your own business
87 NBD no big deal
88 NFC no fucking clue
89 NFI no fucking idea
90 NFW no fucking way
91 NIH not invented here
92 NP no problem
93 NRFPT not ready for prime time
94 NRN no reply necessary
95 OIC oh, I see
96 OTL out to lunch
97 OTOH on the other hand
98 OTTOMH off the top of my head
99 PFO please fuck off
100 PFY pimply faced youth
101 PITA pain in the ass
102 PNG persona non grata
103 POC point of contact
104 POLA principle of least astonishment
105 POS piece of shit
106 PPL pretty please
107 QED quod erat demonstrandum
108 RFC request for comments
109 RL real life
110 RLC rod length check
111 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
112 RP responsible person
113 RSN real soon now
114 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
115 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
116 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
117 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
118 SCNR sorry, could not resist
119 SEP someone else's problem
120 SFA sweet fuck all
121 SHID slaps head in disgust
122 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
123 SMOP simple matter of programming
124 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
125 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
126 SO significant other
127 SOB son of [a] bitch
128 SOL shit out [of] luck
129 SUS stupid user syndrome
130 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
131 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
132 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
133 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
134 TIA thanks in advance
135 TLA three letter acronym
136 TMA too many abbreviations
137 TMI too much information
138 TTFN ta ta for now
139 TTYL talk to you later
140 TYVM thank you very much
141 UTSL use the source, Luke
142 VEG very evil grin
143 WAG wild-ass guess
144 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
145 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
146 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
147 WRT with respect to
148 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
149 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
150 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
151 YKWIM you know what I mean
152 YMMV your mileage may vary
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