acronyms revision 1.96
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.96 2001/11/26 02:11:07 hubertf Exp $ 2 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 AFW away from window 9 AFD away from desktop 10 AIUI as I understand it 11 AKA also known as 12 ASAP as soon as possible 13 AWOL absent without official leave 14 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us 15 BBL [I'll] be back later 16 BBS be back soon 17 BBT be back tomorrow 18 BFD big fucking deal 19 BIAB back in a bit 20 BIAF back in a few 21 BIALW back in a little while 22 BIAS back in a second 23 BIAW back in a while 24 BOFH bastard operator from hell 25 BOHICA bend over here it comes again 26 BRB [I'll] be right back 27 BTDT been there, done that 28 BTTH boot to the head 29 BTW by the way 30 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 31 CNP continued [in my] next post 32 CYA see you around 33 DNDK don't know, don't care 34 DSTM Don't shoot the messenger 35 DTRT do the right thing 36 DTWT do the wrong thing 37 DWIM do what I mean 38 EG evil grin 39 EMSG email message 40 ETLA extended three letter acronym 41 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 42 FAQ frequently asked question 43 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know 44 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember 45 FOAD fall over and die 46 FSDO for some definition of 47 FSVO for some value of 48 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual! 49 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition 50 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt 51 FWIW for what it's worth 52 FYI for your information 53 G grin 54 GMTA great minds think alike 55 GTFO get the fuck out 56 HAND have a nice day 57 HHIS hanging head in shame 58 HTH hope this helps 59 IANAL I am not a lawyer 60 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue 61 IHNFC I have no fucking clue 62 IIANM if I am not mistaken 63 IIRC if I recall correctly 64 IMCO in my considered opinion 65 IMHO in my humble opinion 66 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 67 IMO in my opinion 68 IOW in other words 69 IRL in real life 70 ISTM it seems to me 71 ISTR I seem to recall 72 ITYM I think you mean 73 IYSS If you say so 74 JIC just in case 75 JK just kidding 76 JMO just my opinion 77 JTLYK just to let you know 78 KISS keep it simple, stupid 79 KITA kick in the ass 80 KNF kernel normal form 81 L8R later 82 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) 83 LJBF let's just be friends 84 LMSO laughing my socks off 85 LOL laughing out loud 86 LTNS long time no see 87 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 88 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 89 MOTSS member of the same sex 90 MTF more to follow 91 MYOB mind your own business 92 NBD no big deal 93 NFC no fucking clue 94 NFI no fucking idea 95 NFW no fucking way 96 NIH not invented here 97 NP no problem 98 NRFPT not ready for prime time 99 NRN no reply necessary 100 OIC oh, I see 101 OTL out to lunch 102 OTOH on the other hand 103 OTTOMH off the top of my head 104 PFO please fuck off 105 PFY pimply faced youth 106 PITA pain in the ass 107 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 108 PNG persona non grata 109 POC point of contact 110 POLA principle of least astonishment 111 POS piece of shit 112 PPL pretty please 113 QED quod erat demonstrandum 114 RFC request for comments 115 RL real life 116 RLC rod length check 117 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 118 RP responsible person 119 RSN real soon now 120 RTFB read the fine/fucking book 121 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual 122 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page 123 RTFS read the fine/fucking source 124 SCNR sorry, could not resist 125 SEP someone else's problem 126 SFA sweet fuck all 127 SHID slaps head in disgust 128 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 129 SMOP simple matter of programming 130 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up 131 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 132 SO significant other 133 SOB son of [a] bitch 134 SOL shit out [of] luck 135 SUS stupid user syndrome 136 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 137 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 138 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 139 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 140 TIA thanks in advance 141 TLA three letter acronym 142 TMA too many abbreviations 143 TMI too much information 144 TTFN ta ta for now 145 TTYL talk to you later 146 TYVM thank you very much 147 UTSL use the source, Luke 148 VEG very evil grin 149 WAG wild-ass guess 150 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 151 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money 152 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 153 WRT with respect to 154 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck 155 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell 156 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get 157 YKWIM you know what I mean 158 YMA yo momma's ass 159 YMMV your mileage may vary 160
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