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10Q thank you
10X thanks
1337 elite ("leet")
224 today, tomorrow, forever
31337 elite ("eleet")
4TW for the win
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A/S/L age/sex/location
AAMOF as a matter of fact
2013-09-28 21:58:53 +04:00
ABD all but dissertation
AC audible chuckle
2013-09-28 21:58:53 +04:00
ADD attention deficit disorder
ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
ADN any day now
2013-09-28 21:58:53 +04:00
ADOS attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
AEAP as early as possible
AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember}
AFAICS as far as I can see
1999-08-06 05:29:38 +04:00
AFAICT as far as I can tell
AFAIK as far as I know
AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember}
AFAIU as far as I understand
2001-12-03 08:38:10 +03:00
AFD away from desktop
1999-07-28 04:01:02 +04:00
AFK away from keyboard
AFW away from window
2011-03-12 14:32:11 +03:00
AGM annual general meeting
AINEC and it's not even close
AISE as I see it
AIU as I understand
AIUI as I understand it
1999-11-16 16:23:47 +03:00
AKA also known as
AM ante meridiem
AMOL a mountain of love
2003-08-31 20:35:32 +04:00
ASAIC as soon as I can
1999-07-28 02:35:40 +04:00
ASAP as soon as possible
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ASL age/sex/location
ATEOTD at the end of the day
ATM at the moment
ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
ATW around the world
AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
AWOL absent without official leave
2001-03-07 03:06:19 +03:00
AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
AYF all your fault
AYOR at your own risk
AYT are you there
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B& banned
B/C because
2010-04-23 21:48:06 +04:00
B/W bandwidth
2004-01-02 23:04:38 +03:00
B/W between
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BAI goodbye
BAK back at keyboard
BBIAB be back in a bit
1999-07-16 12:48:33 +04:00
BBL [I'll] be back later
BBR burnt beyond repair
1999-08-06 05:29:38 +04:00
BBS be back soon
2000-02-09 05:11:03 +03:00
BBT be back tomorrow
2007-10-17 11:22:14 +04:00
BCNU be seeing you
BCNUL8R be seeing you later
BCP best current practice
BF best friend
BF boyfriend
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BFF best {friend,friends} forever
1999-07-16 12:48:33 +04:00
BIAB back in a bit
BIAF back in a few
2001-03-07 03:06:19 +03:00
BIALW back in a little while
1999-07-16 13:26:59 +04:00
BIAS back in a second
1999-07-16 12:48:33 +04:00
BIAW back in a while
BNYA burned now you are
BOC but of course
BOFH bastard operator from hell
BOT back on topic
BRB [I'll] be right back
2011-11-19 21:40:19 +04:00
BSD booze, sex, drugs
1999-10-25 18:36:21 +04:00
BTDT been there, done that
BTFT been there, fixed that
2001-10-29 01:38:01 +03:00
BTTH boot to the head
BTW by the way
2015-04-13 06:49:28 +03:00
BYOB bring your own {beer,booze}
CC credit card
CEO chief executive officer
CFV call for votes
CFY calling for you
2010-10-25 02:36:41 +04:00
CG center of gravity
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CHANOPS channel operator status
1999-08-13 16:28:52 +04:00
CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
CNP continued [in my] next post
2002-09-05 19:54:44 +04:00
COB close of business [day]
2004-04-01 08:03:30 +04:00
COTS commercial off-the-shelf
CPC cost per click
2014-03-05 07:51:25 +04:00
CPE customer premises equipment
CTN can't talk now
CU see you
CUL see you later
2015-04-13 06:49:28 +03:00
CYA see ya
1999-12-17 17:25:45 +03:00
CYA see you around
CYE check your email
2013-09-28 21:58:53 +04:00
D/B/A doing business as
D/L download
2013-09-28 21:58:53 +04:00
DBA doing business as
DBEYR don't believe everything you read
DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
DIY do it yourself
DKDC don't know, don't care
2013-05-28 01:31:44 +04:00
DM dungeon master
DMZ demilitarized zone
DND do not disturb
DOA dead on arrival
2007-12-23 19:03:28 +03:00
DRY don't repeat yourself
DSTM don't shoot the messenger
DTRT do the right thing
DTWT do the wrong thing
1999-07-16 13:00:42 +04:00
DWIM do what I mean
DYK do you know?
2011-11-19 21:38:58 +04:00
ECR electronic cash register
EDS eternal downward spiral
2011-11-19 21:38:58 +04:00
EFT electronic funds transfer
1999-07-23 03:56:25 +04:00
EG evil grin
EIE enough is enough
EMSG email message
2002-09-05 19:54:44 +04:00
EOB end of business [day]
EOD end of {day,discussion}
2002-09-27 07:40:46 +04:00
EOL end of life
EOM end of message
EOS end of story
ETA edited to add
ETA estimated time of arrival
1999-07-24 05:42:54 +04:00
ETLA extended three letter acronym
ETR early to rise
2001-04-30 23:54:04 +04:00
EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
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EZ easy
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EZPZ easy-peasy
F9 fine
2000-06-19 15:27:52 +04:00
FAQ frequently asked question
FBOW for better or worse
FCFS first come, first served
FCOL for crying out loud
FFS free for shipping
FITB fill in the blank
FNO for nerds only
FNO from now on
FOC free of charge
FPS first person shooter
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FPS frames per second
1999-08-01 01:51:40 +04:00
FSDO for some definition of
2000-12-18 18:05:30 +03:00
FSVO for some value of
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FTBFS fails to build from source
FTFY fixed that for you
2007-06-25 21:25:17 +04:00
FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
2013-05-17 21:43:04 +04:00
FTL faster than light
2006-06-21 11:20:19 +04:00
FTL for the loss
FTR for the record
FTTT from time to time
2006-06-21 11:20:19 +04:00
FTW for the win
FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
FWIW for what it's worth
FYEO for your eyes only
FYI for your information
1999-07-23 03:56:25 +04:00
G grin
2003-09-19 01:59:27 +04:00
G/C garbage collect
G2G got to go
G2K good to know
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GA go ahead
GAC get a clue
GAL get a life
GBTW get back to work
GF girlfriend
GFU good for you
GFY good for you
GG good game
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GGA good game all
GGP good game partner
GGWP good game, well played
GIGO garbage in, garbage out
GIYF Google is your friend
GJ good job
GL good luck
GLHF good luck, have fun
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GLINE global kill line
GLWT good luck with that
2013-05-28 01:31:44 +04:00
GM game master
2015-08-20 10:10:02 +03:00
GMT Greenwich mean time
GMTA great minds think alike
GOK God only knows
GOP Grand Old Party
GOWI get on with it
GPS global positioning system
GR8 great
GTG got to go
GTH go to hell
GTSY {glad,good} to see you
2006-11-12 14:29:51 +03:00
GWS get well soon
H8 hate
1999-12-17 17:25:45 +03:00
HAND have a nice day
HE how embarrasing
HF have fun
HHIS hanging head in shame
2007-08-25 14:13:50 +04:00
HHOS ha ha, only serious
HICA here it comes again
HNY happy new year
HOAS hold on a second
2015-04-14 15:19:48 +03:00
HOPS half-operator status
HTH hope this helps
IAC in any case
IAE in any event
1999-08-06 05:29:38 +04:00
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IAW in another window
IAWTC I agree with this comment
2015-04-13 03:39:57 +03:00
IAWTP I agree with this post
IAY I adore you
IB I'm back
IC I see
ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
ICCL I couldn't care less
ICUR I see you are
2015-05-09 21:18:32 +03:00
ICYMI in case you missed it
IDC I don't care
IDGI I don't get it
IDGW in a good way
IDI I doubt it
2015-04-13 03:39:57 +03:00
IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
IDK I don't know
IDRC I don't really care
IDTS I don't think so
IDTT I drink to that
IHBW I have been wrong
1999-08-04 08:26:21 +04:00
IIANM if I am not mistaken
IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
2003-05-26 17:11:36 +04:00
IIUC if I understand correctly
2015-04-24 15:58:47 +03:00
IKR I know, right?
2011-01-13 18:41:52 +03:00
IKWYM I know what you mean
2007-10-17 11:22:14 +04:00
ILU I love you
ILY I love you
2003-02-05 23:11:04 +03:00
IMAO in my arrogant opinion
IMBO in my biased opinion
IMCO in my considered opinion
1999-07-16 13:24:46 +04:00
IMHO in my humble opinion
1999-07-18 17:47:50 +04:00
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
1999-08-06 05:29:38 +04:00
IMO in my opinion
2015-04-16 04:07:24 +03:00
INB4 in before
INPO in no particular order
1999-08-02 09:14:08 +04:00
IOW in other words
IPML I pissed myself laughing
IQ intelligence quotient
2015-04-14 15:19:48 +03:00
IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators}
IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status
1999-08-06 05:29:38 +04:00
IRL in real life
IRT in real time
IRT in regards to
2002-06-30 07:05:53 +04:00
ISAGN I see a great need
ISBN International Standard Book Number
1999-09-11 21:28:40 +04:00
ISTM it seems to me
ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
2015-04-14 15:19:48 +03:00
ITC in this {channel,chat}
ITT in this thread
2000-02-10 12:45:00 +03:00
ITYM I think you mean
IUD insert usual disclaimers
IUSS if you say so
IW it's worse
2003-12-19 21:54:40 +03:00
IWBNI it would be nice if
IYD in your dreams
IYKWIM if you know what I mean
IYSS if you say so
2007-11-20 15:26:12 +03:00
IYSWIM if you see what I mean
J/K just kidding
JAM just a minute
JAS just a second
JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
JFTR just for the record
JFYI just for your information
JGI just Google it
JGI just got it
JHD just hit delete
JIC just in case
JJA just joking around
1999-10-31 14:51:57 +03:00
JK just kidding
JMO just my opinion
2005-03-10 08:45:25 +03:00
JSYK just so you know
JTLYK just to let you know
JW just wondering
1999-09-16 16:47:31 +04:00
KISS keep it simple, stupid
2000-06-19 13:40:58 +04:00
KITA kick in the ass
KK okay, okay
2015-04-14 15:19:48 +03:00
KLINE kill line
KMA keep me advised
KMA keep moving ahead
KMA kill me already
1999-11-05 11:59:17 +03:00
KNF kernel normal form
KOS kill on sight
KTHX okay, thanks
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KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye.
KWIM know what I mean?
L8 late
1999-07-16 13:05:47 +04:00
L8R later
LART luser attitude readjustment tool
LBNL last but not least
2007-01-31 21:37:07 +03:00
LGTM looks good to me
2000-12-31 16:39:02 +03:00
LJBF let's just be friends
LMAO laughing my ass off
LMC let me check
2015-04-13 03:39:57 +03:00
LMGTFY let me google that for you
LMHO laughing my head off
LMK let me know
LMNO laughing my nuts off
LMSO laughing my socks off
2015-04-24 04:17:32 +03:00
LOIC low orbit ion cannon
1999-08-06 05:29:38 +04:00
LOL laughing out loud
LP long playing [record]
LTNS long time no see
LWYL laugh with you later
M8 mate
MAD mutually assured destruction
2015-12-03 06:28:47 +03:00
MBA master of business administration
2015-04-13 06:49:28 +03:00
MFW my face when
2003-08-21 16:57:14 +04:00
MIA missing in action
MMB message me back
MO modus operandi
1999-10-01 08:06:47 +04:00
MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS member of the opposite sex
MOTSS member of the same sex
MTF more to follow
1999-08-13 16:28:52 +04:00
MYOB mind your own business
N/A not {applicable,available}
2003-09-19 01:59:27 +04:00
N/M never mind
NAFAIK not as far as I know
1999-10-31 07:52:30 +03:00
NBD no big deal
NE1 anyone
2015-04-13 03:39:57 +03:00
NEDM not even Doom music
NFA no flaming allowed
NIFOC naked in front of computer
1999-07-16 13:18:28 +04:00
NIH not invented here
NIMBY not in my backyard
NM never mind
NMF not my fault
NMP not my problem
2015-04-24 04:17:32 +03:00
NMU not much, you?
NOM no offence meant
NOOB newbie
2015-04-13 03:39:57 +03:00
NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
2003-08-31 00:49:20 +04:00
NOYB none of your business
1999-10-31 07:54:03 +03:00
NP no problem
2013-05-28 01:31:44 +04:00
NPC non-player character
1999-11-17 23:02:07 +03:00
NRFPT not ready for prime time
1999-08-06 05:29:38 +04:00
NRN no reply necessary
NRN not right now
2005-09-20 17:22:04 +04:00
NSFW not suitable for work
NTN no thanks needed
NUNP no users, no problems
2008-03-02 20:42:08 +03:00
NVM never mind
NW no way
NXT next
2015-04-24 04:17:32 +03:00
NYPA not your personal army
O2W off to work
OAO over and out
2015-04-16 04:07:24 +03:00
OBV obviously
OBVS obviously
2015-05-18 14:56:20 +03:00
ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source")
2015-04-16 04:07:24 +03:00
OFC of course
OH other half
1999-07-16 13:01:35 +04:00
OIC oh, I see
OMG oh my God
2007-10-17 11:22:14 +04:00
OMW on my way
ONNA oh no, not again
ONNTA oh no, not this again
OOB out of bounds
OOC out of curiosity
OOI out of interest
OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
2015-04-14 15:19:48 +03:00
OPS operator status
OPS operators
2015-04-16 04:07:24 +03:00
ORITE oh, right
OT off topic
2000-01-25 01:38:21 +03:00
OTL out to lunch
1999-07-16 13:17:23 +04:00
OTOH on the other hand
2012-08-24 10:04:02 +04:00
OTP one true pairing
OTS off the shelf
2002-06-15 14:31:18 +04:00
OTT over the top
OTTOMH off the top of my head
OWTTE or words to that effect
2013-05-28 01:31:44 +04:00
PC player character
2013-05-28 01:32:38 +04:00
PC politically correct
2013-09-28 21:58:53 +04:00
PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
PD police department
PDA public display of affection
2006-02-25 07:13:54 +03:00
PDQ pretty darn quick
PDS please don't shout
PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
PFI pay for inclusion
2000-12-29 22:42:08 +03:00
PFY pimply faced youth
2008-03-06 00:37:55 +03:00
PHB pointy haired boss
2010-04-23 21:48:06 +04:00
PIN personal identification number
1999-07-18 17:47:50 +04:00
PITA pain in the ass
2015-04-13 03:39:57 +03:00
PITR {parent,parents} in the room
PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
PM post meridiem
PMFI problem magically fixed itself
PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
PMSL pissing myself laughing
2000-05-14 05:32:58 +04:00
PNG persona non grata
2002-06-15 14:31:18 +04:00
PNP plug and pray
2000-07-14 19:15:52 +04:00
POC point of contact
POC proof of concept
1999-11-13 02:50:01 +03:00
POLA principle of least astonishment
2004-09-02 16:10:11 +04:00
POLS principle of least surprise
2011-11-19 21:38:58 +04:00
POS point of sale
2010-04-04 21:55:52 +04:00
POV point of view
PPL people
1999-07-16 13:03:45 +04:00
PPL pretty please
PPP petty pet peeve
PR public relations
2001-11-30 07:57:26 +03:00
PTV parental tunnel vision
2000-02-14 19:15:30 +03:00
QED quod erat demonstrandum
2010-03-30 09:54:52 +04:00
QFT quoted for truth
2011-03-26 15:39:16 +03:00
RA residential advisor
2000-06-30 14:57:09 +04:00
RFC request for comments
RFD request for discussion
2008-01-09 23:41:10 +03:00
RFE request for enhancements
RIP rest in peace
RL real life
2001-03-02 01:46:13 +03:00
RLC rod length check
RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
2002-01-19 16:40:33 +03:00
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
ROI return on investment
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
2000-07-14 19:15:52 +04:00
RP responsible person
2011-03-26 15:39:16 +03:00
RR railroad
RSI repetitive strain injury
1999-10-05 09:53:42 +04:00
RSN real soon now
RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
S/T self titled
2012-09-16 04:02:41 +04:00
SAR search and rescue
SAR some assembly required
SCNR sorry, could not resist
1999-07-23 17:32:28 +04:00
SEP someone else's problem
SERP search engine results page
SFAICT so far as I can tell
SHID slaps head in disgust
SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
SITD still in the dark
SMH shaking my head
1999-10-31 14:51:57 +03:00
SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
1999-07-16 12:55:13 +04:00
SMOP simple matter of programming
1999-10-31 14:51:57 +03:00
SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
SNMP sorry, not my problem
SO significant other
2001-05-01 23:55:20 +04:00
SOB son of [a] bitch
SOP standard operating procedure
2015-04-16 04:07:24 +03:00
SRS serious
SRSLY seriously
2001-12-01 13:43:21 +03:00
SSIA subject says it all
2006-06-24 02:03:18 +04:00
SSTO single stage to orbit
STW search the web
2000-11-18 21:13:38 +03:00
SUS stupid user syndrome
2007-10-17 11:22:14 +04:00
SUX sucks
SUX2BU sucks to be you
1999-10-01 08:06:47 +04:00
SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
2001-12-04 06:04:16 +03:00
SWMBO she who must be obeyed
SYS see you soon
2011-03-26 15:39:16 +03:00
TA teaching assistant
TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
2010-04-23 21:48:06 +04:00
TBA to be announced
TBC to be continued
2001-08-03 23:16:55 +04:00
TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
2006-07-18 13:33:50 +04:00
TBH to be honest
TBOMK the best of my knowledge
TCB taking care of business
TCO taken care of
2013-09-28 21:58:53 +04:00
TCO total cost of ownership
2014-05-26 01:49:29 +04:00
TFOA things falling off aircraft
2015-09-18 16:40:10 +03:00
TGIF thank goodness it's Friday
THNX thanks
THX thanks
1999-07-16 20:02:48 +04:00
TIA thanks in advance
2007-10-14 02:55:52 +04:00
TIAVP this is a volunteer project
TIC tonque in cheek
2011-01-17 18:18:06 +03:00
TIL today I learned
TINC there is no cabal
2011-08-28 12:41:01 +04:00
TINLA this is not legal advice
TINWIS this is not what I said
TJM that's just me
1999-07-24 05:42:54 +04:00
TLA three letter acronym
2015-04-13 03:39:57 +03:00
TLA true love always
2006-09-24 00:50:19 +04:00
TLC tender loving care
2006-08-27 19:00:12 +04:00
TLDR too long, didn't read
TM trademark
TM trust me
2001-05-28 17:02:51 +04:00
TMA too many abbreviations
TMG too much government
1999-07-23 17:32:28 +04:00
TMI too much information
TMJ temporomandibular joint
TMK to my knowledge
TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
2004-06-29 22:12:13 +04:00
TNF The NetBSD Foundation
TOC table of contents
2010-04-04 21:55:52 +04:00
TOCTOU time of check to time of use
2002-06-07 00:28:40 +04:00
TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
TOH to other half
2013-08-11 02:37:06 +04:00
TP toilet paper
2004-03-12 04:01:57 +03:00
TPTB the powers that be
2003-10-10 16:16:05 +04:00
TRT the right thing
TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
1999-07-16 13:21:03 +04:00
TTFN ta ta for now
TTM to the moderator
TTT thought that too
1999-12-17 17:25:45 +03:00
TTYL talk to you later
TTYS talk to you soon
TWAIN thing without an interesting name
TWDT the whole damn thing
TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
TY thank you
1999-07-28 02:35:40 +04:00
TYVM thank you very much
U/L upload
2014-03-10 21:56:21 +04:00
UGT universal greeting time
2015-04-14 15:19:48 +03:00
UR your
UR {you're, you are}
UTSL use the source, Luke
2011-03-26 15:39:16 +03:00
VCR video cassette recorder
1999-07-23 03:56:25 +04:00
VEG very evil grin
VIP very important person
W/ with
2015-04-13 06:49:28 +03:00
W/E whatever
W/O without
W8 wait
WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
2001-04-30 23:54:04 +04:00
WAG wild-ass guess
WB welcome back
2008-11-21 14:32:21 +03:00
WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
WDYMBT what do you mean by that
WELC working effectively with legacy code
2006-02-27 20:31:14 +03:00
WFH working from home
WFM works for me
2001-02-12 04:41:36 +03:00
WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
WIP work in progress
2009-02-16 18:59:41 +03:00
WMNC watch me not care
2001-08-11 15:57:35 +04:00
WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
2001-10-29 01:39:30 +03:00
WRT with respect to
WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
2015-08-21 12:46:43 +03:00
WTF where's the food
WTG way to go
2007-06-01 00:03:59 +04:00
WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
WWJD what would Jesus do?
2010-04-04 21:55:52 +04:00
YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
YAOTM yet another off-topic message
2015-04-14 15:19:48 +03:00
YCTAT you can't troll a troll
YGM you got mail
2003-04-06 22:02:52 +04:00
YHBT you have been trolled
YHL you have lost
1999-07-16 13:05:47 +04:00
YKWIM you know what I mean
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YMMV your mileage may vary
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YOLO you only live once
YW you're welcome
YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
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