NBC 10's Internet Lingo Interpreted
POSTED: 7:58 pm EST November 10,
2004
UPDATED: 10:42 pm EST November 11,
2004
121:
One to one
2B or not 2B: To be or not to be
2U2: To you, too
411: Info
4ever: Forever
86: "Out Of" or "Over" or "To get rid of"
A/S/L: Age/Sex/Location
AAMOF: As a matter of fact
ADN: Any day now
AFAIC: As far as I'm concerned
AFAICT: As far as I can tell
AFAIK: As far as I know
AFK: Away from keyboard
AFU: All f**ked up
AIAMU: And I'm a monkey's uncle
AISI: As I see it
AKA or a.k.a.: Also known as
AMBW: All my best wishes
AMF: Adios, motherf**ker!
ANFAWFOWS: And now for a word from our web sponsor
AOAS: All of a sudden
AOB: Abuse of bandwidth
AOL: Army of lamers
AP: Apple pie
ASAFP: As soon as friggin' possible
ASAP: As soon as possible
ASL: Age, Sex, Location
ATST: At the same time
AWGTHTGTTA: Are we going to have to go through this again?
AWGTHTGTTSA: Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Sh*t Again
AYSOS: Are you stupid or something
AYTMTB: And you're telling me this because?
B4: Before
B4N: Bye for now
BB: Bathroom break
BBFBBM: Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel
BBIAB: Be back in a bit
BBIAF: Be back in a few
BBL: Be back later
BBN: Bye, Bye Now
BBS: Be back soon
BCBS: Big company, big school
BCNU: Be seein' you
BCNUL8R: Be seein' you later
BDC: Big dumb company or Big dot com
BDN: Big damn number
BF: Boyfriend
BFD: Big f**king deal
BFN: Bye for now
BG: Big grin
BHOF: Bald headed old fart
BIF: Basis in fact or before I forget
BITD: Back in the day
BITMT: But in the meantime
BM: Byte me
BMOTA: Byte me on the ass
BNF: Big name fan
BOHICA: Bend over, here it comes again
BOT: Back on topic
BR: Bathroom
BRB: Be right back
BRT: Be Right There
BS: Big Smile
BT: Byte This
BTA: But then again or Before the attacks
BTDT: Been there, done that
BTSOOM: Beats the sh*t out of me
BTW: By the way
BTWBO: Be there with bells on
BWDIK: But what do I know?
BWO: Black, white or other
BYORL: Bring your own rocket launcher
C/P: Cross post
C4N: Ciao for now
CFD: Call for discussion
CFV: Call for vote
CIAO: Goodbye (in Italian)
CID: Consider it done or Crying in disgrace
CIS: CompuServe Information Service
CMF: Count my fingers
CNP: Continued in my next post
CofS: Church of Scientology
CP: Chat post
CRAFT: Can't remember a F**king thing
CRAP: Cheap, redundant assorted products
CRAWS: Can't remember anything worth a sh*t
CRS: Can't remember sh*t
CSL: Can't stop laughing
CTC: Choking the chicken
CU: See you
CUCME: See you, see me (a video conference program)
CUL or CUL8R: See you later
CUL8TR: See you later
CUZ: Because
CWOT: Complete waste of time
CWYL: Chat with you later
CYA: See ya or Cover your ass
CYL: See you later
CYO: See you online
DAMIFINO: Damn, if I know
DBAU: Doing business as usual
DBEYR: Don't believe everything you read
DD: Due diligence
DDD: Direct distance dial
DETI: Don't even think it
DGA: Don't go anywhere
DGT: Don't go there
DHYB: Don't hold your breath
DILLIGAD: Do I look like I give a damn?
DILLIGAF?: Do I look like I give a f**k?
DILLIGAS: Do I look like I give a sh*t?
DIY: Do it yourself
DKDC: Don't know, don't care
DLTM: Don't lie to me
DN: Don't know
DQYDJ: Don't quit your day job
DRIB: Don't read if busy
DWL: Dying with laughter
DWYM: Does what you mean
DYSTSOTT: Did you see the size of that thing?
EG: Evil grin
EMFJI: Excuse me for jumping in
EOD: End of discussion
EOM: End of message
EOT: End of transmission
ESO: Equipment smarter than operator
EWI: E-mailing while intoxicated
F2F: Flesh to flesh or Face to face
FAB: Features, attributes, benefits
FAI: Frequently argued issue
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
FBKS: Failure between keyboard and seat
FBOW: For better or worse
FE: Fatal error
FF&PN: Fresh fields and pastures new
FO: F**k off
FOAD: F**k off and die
FOAF: Friend of a friend
FOCL: Falling off chair laughing
FRED: F**king ridiculous electronic device
FTASB: Faster than a speeding bullet
FTL: Faster than light
FTTB: For the time being
FUBAB: F**ked up beyond all belief
FUBAR: F**ked up beyond all reason / recognition / repair
FUBB: F***ed Up Beyond Belief
FUD: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FWIW: For what it's worth
FYA: For your amusement
FYI: For your information
FYIFV: F**k you, I'm fully vested
FYIV: F**k you, I'm vested
FYM: For your misinformation
FYYSOS: F**k you, you sack of sh*t
G: Grin
G2G: Got to go
GA: Go ahead
GAL: Get a life
GBTW: Get back to work
GF: Girlfriend
GFC: Going for coffee
GFETE: Grinning from ear to ear
GFN: Gone for now
GG: Gotta go or Good game or Gotta go
GHP: Good hand partner (for online card games)
GIGO: Garbage in, garbage out
GIWIST: Gee, I wish I'd said that
GJIAGDVYFCN: Go jump in a go**amn volcano, you f**king cave newt
GL: Good luck
GLLA: Great lovers love alike
GLYASDI: God loves you and so do I
GMBO: Giggling my butt off
GMTA: Great minds think alike
GMTFT: Great minds think for themselves
GNBLFY: Got nothing but love for you
GR&D: Grinning, running and ducking
GR8: Great
GRMBL: Grumble
GRRRR: Growling
GSOAS: Go sit on a snake
GTG: Got to go
GTGB: Got to go, bye
GTGP: Got to go pee
GTH: Go to hell
GTSY: Glad to see ya
GYPO: Get your pants off
HAB: Hot Asian babe
HAGN: Have a good night
HAGO: Have a good one
HAK: Hugs and kisses
HAND: Have a nice day
HB: Hurry back
HD: Hold
HHIS: Hanging head in shame
HHO1/2K: Ha ha, only half kidding
HHOK: Ha ha, only kidding
HIOOC: Help! I'm out of coffee
HOHA: Hollywood hacker
HTH: Hope this helps
HUA: Heads up ace
HUYA: Head up your ass
HW: Homework
IAC: In any case
IAE: In any event
IAITS: It's all in the subject
IANAC: I am not a crook
IANAL: I am not a lawyer
IBT: In between technology
IBTD: I beg to differ
IC: I see
ID10T: Idiot
IDC: I don't care
IDGAF: I don't give a f***
IDGI: I don't get it
IDK: I don't know
IDKY: I don't know you
IDST: I didn't say that
IDTS: I don't think so
IEF: It's esther's fault
IFAB: I found a bug
IFU: I f**ked up
IGGP: I gotta go pee
IIIO: Intel inside, idiot outside
IIMAD: If it makes any difference
IIRC: If I remember correctly
IIWM: If it were me
ILICISCOMK: I laughed, I cried, I spat/spilt coffee/crumbs/coke on my keyboard
ILY: I love you
IM: Instant messaging
IMCO: In my considered opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IMNSHO: In my not so humble opinion
IMO: In my opinion
IMPE: In my previous/personal experience
IMVHO: In my very humble opinion
INMP: It's not my problem
INPO: In no particular order
IOH: I'm outta here
IOTTMCO: Intuitively obvious to the most casual observer
IOW: In other words
IPN: I'm posting naked
IRL: In real life
ISS: I said so
ITM: In the money
IYKWIM: If you know what i mean
IYO: In your opinion
IYSS: If you say so
IYSWIM: If you see what I mean
J/C: Just checking
J/K: Just kidding!
J/W: Just wondering
JAFO: Just another f***ing onlooker
JAS: Just a second
JIC: Just in case
JK: Just kidding
JOOTT: Just one of those things
JPYL: Just pulling your leg
JYYC: Just yanking your chain
K: OK
KFY: Kiss for you
KISS: Keep it simple stupid
KIT: Keep in touch
KMA: Kiss my ass
KMRIA: Kiss my royal Irish arse
KOTC: Kiss on the cheek
KWIM: Know what i mean
KYPO: Keep your pants on
L8TR: Later
LAGNAF: Let's all get naked and f**k!
LAQ: Lame ass quote
LD: Long distance
LD: Later, dude
LDR: Long distance relationship
LDTTWA: Let's do the time warp again
LIFO: Last in, first out
LLTA: Lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMAO: Laughing my ass off
LMIRL: Let's meet in real life
LMK: Let me know
LOL: Laughing out loud
LOPSOD: Long on promises, short on delivery
LRF: Little rubber feet
LTIC: Laughing 'til I cry
LTNS: Long time no see
LTNT: Long time, no talk
LTR: Long term relationship
LULAB: Love you like a brother
LULAS: Love you like a sister
LYL: Love ya lots
LYLAS: Love you like a sister
M/F: Male or female
M8 or M8s: Mate or Mates
MFD: Multi-function device
MfG: Mit freundlichen Gruessen
MHOTY: My hat's off to you
MM: Market maker
MOO: Mud, object-oriented
MorF: Male or female?
MOTD: Message of the day
MOTSS: Members of the same sex
MTCW: My two cents worth
MTFBWY: May the force be with you
MWBRL: More will be revealed later
MYOB: Mind your own business
N/A: Not applicable or Not affiliated
N/T: No text
NAK: Nursing at keyboard
NAP: Not a problem
NAZ: Name, Address, Zip (also means NASDAQ)
NBD: No big deal
NBIF: No basis in fact
NC: No comment
NCG: New college graduate
NFC: No f**king clue
NFI: No f***ing idea
NFW: No f**king way
NG: New gme
NIFOC: Nude in front of the computer
NIM: No internal message
NIMBY: Not in my back yard
NIMQ: Not in my queue
NM: Never mind
NMP: Not my problem
NOYB: None of your business
NP: No problem
NQOCD: Not quite our class, dear
NRG: Energy
NRN: No reply necessary
NYCFS: New York City finger salute
OAUS: On an unrelated subject
OBTW: Oh, by the way
OEM: Original equipment manufacturer
OIC: Oh, I see
OLL: Online love
OMDB: Over My Dead Body
OMFG: Oh my f**king God
OMG: Oh my God/gosh
OMIK: Open mouth, insert keyboard
ONNA: Oh no, not again!
OOC: Out of character
OOO: Out of office
OOTB: Out of the box or Out of the blue
OOTC: Obligatory on topic comment
OS: Operating system
OT: Off topic
OTOH: On the other hand
OWTTE: Or words to that effect
OZ: Australia
PANS: Pretty awesome new stuff
PCMCIA: People can't memorize computer industry acronyms
PDOMA: Pulled directly out of my ass
PEBCAK: Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIMP: Peeing in my pants
PITA: Pain in the ass
PLS: Please
PMFJI: Pardon me for jumping in
PMP: Peeing my pants
PO: Piss off
POETS: Piss on everyone, tomorrow's Saturday
PONA: Person of no account
POS: Parent over shoulder
POV: Point of view
R&D: Research and development
R&R: Rest and relaxation
RAT: Remotely activated trojan
RBTL: Read between the lines
REHI: Hello again or Re-hi
RFR: Really f**king rich
RFS: Really f**king soon
RKBA: Right to keep and bear arms
RL: Real life
RLF: Real life friend
RMLB: Read my lips baby
RMMM: Read my mail man!
RN: Right now!
ROFLMAO: Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
ROFLOL: Rolling on floor laughing out loud
ROTFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTM: Right on the money
RPG: Role playing games
RSN: Real soon now
RTBS: Reason to be single
RTDox: Read the documentations
RTFM: Read the f**king manual
RTK: Return to keyboard
RTM or RTFM: Read the manual or Read the f**king manual
RU: Are you?
RYO: Roll your own
S2R: Send to receive
S4L: Spam for life
SAPFU: Surpasses all previous f**k-ups
SBTA: Sorry, being thick again
SF: Surfer friendly
SH: Sh*t happens
SHID: Slaps head in disgust
SHTSI: Somebody had to say it
SITCOMs: Single income, two children, oppressive mortgage
SITD: Still in the dark
SLIRK: Smart little rich kid
SN: Screen name
SNAFU: Situation normal, all f***ed up
SNAG: Sensitive new age guy
SNERT: Snotty nosed egotistical rotten teenager
SO: Significant other
SOL: Sh*t out of luck
SOMY: Sick of me yet?
SOP: Standard operating procedure
SorG: Straight or Gay?
SOT: Short of time
SPAM: Stupid person's advertisement
SRO: Standing Room Only
SRY: Sorry
SSDD: Same sh*t, different day
STFU: Shut the f**k up
STM: Spank the monkey
STYS: Speak to you soon
SUP: What's up
SUYF: Shut up you fool
SW: So what?
SWAG: Scientific wild ass guess
SWAK: Sent (or sealed) with a kiss
SWDYT: So what do you think?
TAFN: That's all for now
TAH: Take a hike
TANSTAAFL: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TARFU: Things are really f**ked up
TBA: To be advised
TBC: To be continued
TDTM: Talk dirty to me
TEOTWAWKI: The end of the world as we know it
TFH: Thread from hell
TFN: Thanks for nothing or Till further notice
THNX 1.0E6: Thanks a million
THX: Thanks
THX, THNX: Thanks
TIA: Thanks in advance
TIAIL: Think I am in love
IIRC: If I remember correctly
TIC: Tongue in cheek
TLA: Three letter acronym
TLGO: The list goes on
TM: Trust me
TMA: Too many acronyms
TMFA: Too many f**king acronyms
TMI: Too much information
TMK: To my knowledge
TMTOWTDI: There's more than one way to do it
TNA: Temporarily not available
TOM: Tomorrow
TOS: Terms of service
TPC: The phone company
TPTB: The powers that be
LMK: Let me know
TSR: Totally stuck in ram
TSWC: Tell someone who cares
TTBOMK: To the best of my knowledge
TTFN: Ta-ta for now
TTT: That's the ticket or to the top
TTWIG: That's the way it goes
NP: No problem
TTYL: talk to you later
TTYL8R: Talk to you later
TWHAB: This won't hurt a bit
TWIMC: To whom it may concern
TY: Thank you
TYVM: Thank you very much
U: You
unPC: unPolitically correct
URW: You are welcome
URYY4M: You are too wise for me
UW: You're welcome
VC: Venture capital
VFM: Value for money
VM: Voice mail
VRBS: Virtual reality bull sh*t
WAG: Wild ass guess
WAI: What an idiot
WAMBAM: Web application meets brick and mortar
WB: Welcome back
WCA: Who cares anyway
WDYS: What did you say?
WDYT: What do you think?
WE: Whatever
WEG: Wicked evil grin
WFM: Works for me
WG: Wicked grin
WGAFF: Who gives a flying f**k
WIBNI: Wouldn't it be nice if
WIIFM: What's in it for me?
WIIWD: What it is we do
WILBI: Wouldn't it be lovely if
WIT: Wordsmith in training
WITFITS: What in the f**k is this sh*t
WOG: Wise old guy
WOMBAT: Waste of money, brains and time
WRT: With regard to
WTB: Want to buy
WTF: What / Who / Where the f**k?
WTFRU: Who the f**k are you?
WTFWT: What the f**k was that?
WTG: Way to go
WTGP: Want to go private?
WTMI: Way too much information
WTSDS: Where the sun don't shine
WWDWIIWD: When we do what it is we do
WYP: What's your problem?
WYRN: What's your real name?
WYS: Whatever you say
WYSITWIRL: What you see is totally worthless in real life
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
WYSLPG: What you see looks pretty good
WYT: Whatever you think
Y Why?
YA: Yet another
YABA: Yet another bloody acronym
YACC: Yet another calendar company
YAFIYGI: You asked for it, you got it
YDKM: You don't know me
YGBK: You gotta be kiddin'
YGIAGAM: Your guess is as good as mine
YGWYPF: You get what you pay for
YIC: Yours in Christ
YM: Young man
YMMV: Your mileage may vary
YNK: You never know
YOYO: You're on your own
YR: Yeah, right
YSYD: Yeah, sure you do
YTTT: You telling the truth?
YW: You're welcome
YYSSW: Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever
2B or not 2B: To be or not to be
2U2: To you, too
411: Info
4ever: Forever
86: "Out Of" or "Over" or "To get rid of"
A/S/L: Age/Sex/Location
AAMOF: As a matter of fact
ADN: Any day now
AFAIC: As far as I'm concerned
AFAICT: As far as I can tell
AFAIK: As far as I know
AFK: Away from keyboard
AFU: All f**ked up
AIAMU: And I'm a monkey's uncle
AISI: As I see it
AKA or a.k.a.: Also known as
AMBW: All my best wishes
AMF: Adios, motherf**ker!
ANFAWFOWS: And now for a word from our web sponsor
AOAS: All of a sudden
AOB: Abuse of bandwidth
AOL: Army of lamers
AP: Apple pie
ASAFP: As soon as friggin' possible
ASAP: As soon as possible
ASL: Age, Sex, Location
ATST: At the same time
AWGTHTGTTA: Are we going to have to go through this again?
AWGTHTGTTSA: Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Sh*t Again
AYSOS: Are you stupid or something
AYTMTB: And you're telling me this because?
B4: Before
B4N: Bye for now
BB: Bathroom break
BBFBBM: Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel
BBIAB: Be back in a bit
BBIAF: Be back in a few
BBL: Be back later
BBN: Bye, Bye Now
BBS: Be back soon
BCBS: Big company, big school
BCNU: Be seein' you
BCNUL8R: Be seein' you later
BDC: Big dumb company or Big dot com
BDN: Big damn number
BF: Boyfriend
BFD: Big f**king deal
BFN: Bye for now
BG: Big grin
BHOF: Bald headed old fart
BIF: Basis in fact or before I forget
BITD: Back in the day
BITMT: But in the meantime
BM: Byte me
BMOTA: Byte me on the ass
BNF: Big name fan
BOHICA: Bend over, here it comes again
BOT: Back on topic
BR: Bathroom
BRB: Be right back
BRT: Be Right There
BS: Big Smile
BT: Byte This
BTA: But then again or Before the attacks
BTDT: Been there, done that
BTSOOM: Beats the sh*t out of me
BTW: By the way
BTWBO: Be there with bells on
BWDIK: But what do I know?
BWO: Black, white or other
BYORL: Bring your own rocket launcher
C/P: Cross post
C4N: Ciao for now
CFD: Call for discussion
CFV: Call for vote
CIAO: Goodbye (in Italian)
CID: Consider it done or Crying in disgrace
CIS: CompuServe Information Service
CMF: Count my fingers
CNP: Continued in my next post
CofS: Church of Scientology
CP: Chat post
CRAFT: Can't remember a F**king thing
CRAP: Cheap, redundant assorted products
CRAWS: Can't remember anything worth a sh*t
CRS: Can't remember sh*t
CSL: Can't stop laughing
CTC: Choking the chicken
CU: See you
CUCME: See you, see me (a video conference program)
CUL or CUL8R: See you later
CUL8TR: See you later
CUZ: Because
CWOT: Complete waste of time
CWYL: Chat with you later
CYA: See ya or Cover your ass
CYL: See you later
CYO: See you online
DAMIFINO: Damn, if I know
DBAU: Doing business as usual
DBEYR: Don't believe everything you read
DD: Due diligence
DDD: Direct distance dial
DETI: Don't even think it
DGA: Don't go anywhere
DGT: Don't go there
DHYB: Don't hold your breath
DILLIGAD: Do I look like I give a damn?
DILLIGAF?: Do I look like I give a f**k?
DILLIGAS: Do I look like I give a sh*t?
DIY: Do it yourself
DKDC: Don't know, don't care
DLTM: Don't lie to me
DN: Don't know
DQYDJ: Don't quit your day job
DRIB: Don't read if busy
DWL: Dying with laughter
DWYM: Does what you mean
DYSTSOTT: Did you see the size of that thing?
EG: Evil grin
EMFJI: Excuse me for jumping in
EOD: End of discussion
EOM: End of message
EOT: End of transmission
ESO: Equipment smarter than operator
EWI: E-mailing while intoxicated
F2F: Flesh to flesh or Face to face
FAB: Features, attributes, benefits
FAI: Frequently argued issue
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
FBKS: Failure between keyboard and seat
FBOW: For better or worse
FE: Fatal error
FF&PN: Fresh fields and pastures new
FO: F**k off
FOAD: F**k off and die
FOAF: Friend of a friend
FOCL: Falling off chair laughing
FRED: F**king ridiculous electronic device
FTASB: Faster than a speeding bullet
FTL: Faster than light
FTTB: For the time being
FUBAB: F**ked up beyond all belief
FUBAR: F**ked up beyond all reason / recognition / repair
FUBB: F***ed Up Beyond Belief
FUD: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FWIW: For what it's worth
FYA: For your amusement
FYI: For your information
FYIFV: F**k you, I'm fully vested
FYIV: F**k you, I'm vested
FYM: For your misinformation
FYYSOS: F**k you, you sack of sh*t
G: Grin
G2G: Got to go
GA: Go ahead
GAL: Get a life
GBTW: Get back to work
GF: Girlfriend
GFC: Going for coffee
GFETE: Grinning from ear to ear
GFN: Gone for now
GG: Gotta go or Good game or Gotta go
GHP: Good hand partner (for online card games)
GIGO: Garbage in, garbage out
GIWIST: Gee, I wish I'd said that
GJIAGDVYFCN: Go jump in a go**amn volcano, you f**king cave newt
GL: Good luck
GLLA: Great lovers love alike
GLYASDI: God loves you and so do I
GMBO: Giggling my butt off
GMTA: Great minds think alike
GMTFT: Great minds think for themselves
GNBLFY: Got nothing but love for you
GR&D: Grinning, running and ducking
GR8: Great
GRMBL: Grumble
GRRRR: Growling
GSOAS: Go sit on a snake
GTG: Got to go
GTGB: Got to go, bye
GTGP: Got to go pee
GTH: Go to hell
GTSY: Glad to see ya
GYPO: Get your pants off
HAB: Hot Asian babe
HAGN: Have a good night
HAGO: Have a good one
HAK: Hugs and kisses
HAND: Have a nice day
HB: Hurry back
HD: Hold
HHIS: Hanging head in shame
HHO1/2K: Ha ha, only half kidding
HHOK: Ha ha, only kidding
HIOOC: Help! I'm out of coffee
HOHA: Hollywood hacker
HTH: Hope this helps
HUA: Heads up ace
HUYA: Head up your ass
HW: Homework
IAC: In any case
IAE: In any event
IAITS: It's all in the subject
IANAC: I am not a crook
IANAL: I am not a lawyer
IBT: In between technology
IBTD: I beg to differ
IC: I see
ID10T: Idiot
IDC: I don't care
IDGAF: I don't give a f***
IDGI: I don't get it
IDK: I don't know
IDKY: I don't know you
IDST: I didn't say that
IDTS: I don't think so
IEF: It's esther's fault
IFAB: I found a bug
IFU: I f**ked up
IGGP: I gotta go pee
IIIO: Intel inside, idiot outside
IIMAD: If it makes any difference
IIRC: If I remember correctly
IIWM: If it were me
ILICISCOMK: I laughed, I cried, I spat/spilt coffee/crumbs/coke on my keyboard
ILY: I love you
IM: Instant messaging
IMCO: In my considered opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IMNSHO: In my not so humble opinion
IMO: In my opinion
IMPE: In my previous/personal experience
IMVHO: In my very humble opinion
INMP: It's not my problem
INPO: In no particular order
IOH: I'm outta here
IOTTMCO: Intuitively obvious to the most casual observer
IOW: In other words
IPN: I'm posting naked
IRL: In real life
ISS: I said so
ITM: In the money
IYKWIM: If you know what i mean
IYO: In your opinion
IYSS: If you say so
IYSWIM: If you see what I mean
J/C: Just checking
J/K: Just kidding!
J/W: Just wondering
JAFO: Just another f***ing onlooker
JAS: Just a second
JIC: Just in case
JK: Just kidding
JOOTT: Just one of those things
JPYL: Just pulling your leg
JYYC: Just yanking your chain
K: OK
KFY: Kiss for you
KISS: Keep it simple stupid
KIT: Keep in touch
KMA: Kiss my ass
KMRIA: Kiss my royal Irish arse
KOTC: Kiss on the cheek
KWIM: Know what i mean
KYPO: Keep your pants on
L8TR: Later
LAGNAF: Let's all get naked and f**k!
LAQ: Lame ass quote
LD: Long distance
LD: Later, dude
LDR: Long distance relationship
LDTTWA: Let's do the time warp again
LIFO: Last in, first out
LLTA: Lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMAO: Laughing my ass off
LMIRL: Let's meet in real life
LMK: Let me know
LOL: Laughing out loud
LOPSOD: Long on promises, short on delivery
LRF: Little rubber feet
LTIC: Laughing 'til I cry
LTNS: Long time no see
LTNT: Long time, no talk
LTR: Long term relationship
LULAB: Love you like a brother
LULAS: Love you like a sister
LYL: Love ya lots
LYLAS: Love you like a sister
M/F: Male or female
M8 or M8s: Mate or Mates
MFD: Multi-function device
MfG: Mit freundlichen Gruessen
MHOTY: My hat's off to you
MM: Market maker
MOO: Mud, object-oriented
MorF: Male or female?
MOTD: Message of the day
MOTSS: Members of the same sex
MTCW: My two cents worth
MTFBWY: May the force be with you
MWBRL: More will be revealed later
MYOB: Mind your own business
N/A: Not applicable or Not affiliated
N/T: No text
NAK: Nursing at keyboard
NAP: Not a problem
NAZ: Name, Address, Zip (also means NASDAQ)
NBD: No big deal
NBIF: No basis in fact
NC: No comment
NCG: New college graduate
NFC: No f**king clue
NFI: No f***ing idea
NFW: No f**king way
NG: New gme
NIFOC: Nude in front of the computer
NIM: No internal message
NIMBY: Not in my back yard
NIMQ: Not in my queue
NM: Never mind
NMP: Not my problem
NOYB: None of your business
NP: No problem
NQOCD: Not quite our class, dear
NRG: Energy
NRN: No reply necessary
NYCFS: New York City finger salute
OAUS: On an unrelated subject
OBTW: Oh, by the way
OEM: Original equipment manufacturer
OIC: Oh, I see
OLL: Online love
OMDB: Over My Dead Body
OMFG: Oh my f**king God
OMG: Oh my God/gosh
OMIK: Open mouth, insert keyboard
ONNA: Oh no, not again!
OOC: Out of character
OOO: Out of office
OOTB: Out of the box or Out of the blue
OOTC: Obligatory on topic comment
OS: Operating system
OT: Off topic
OTOH: On the other hand
OWTTE: Or words to that effect
OZ: Australia
PANS: Pretty awesome new stuff
PCMCIA: People can't memorize computer industry acronyms
PDOMA: Pulled directly out of my ass
PEBCAK: Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIMP: Peeing in my pants
PITA: Pain in the ass
PLS: Please
PMFJI: Pardon me for jumping in
PMP: Peeing my pants
PO: Piss off
POETS: Piss on everyone, tomorrow's Saturday
PONA: Person of no account
POS: Parent over shoulder
POV: Point of view
R&D: Research and development
R&R: Rest and relaxation
RAT: Remotely activated trojan
RBTL: Read between the lines
REHI: Hello again or Re-hi
RFR: Really f**king rich
RFS: Really f**king soon
RKBA: Right to keep and bear arms
RL: Real life
RLF: Real life friend
RMLB: Read my lips baby
RMMM: Read my mail man!
RN: Right now!
ROFLMAO: Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
ROFLOL: Rolling on floor laughing out loud
ROTFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTM: Right on the money
RPG: Role playing games
RSN: Real soon now
RTBS: Reason to be single
RTDox: Read the documentations
RTFM: Read the f**king manual
RTK: Return to keyboard
RTM or RTFM: Read the manual or Read the f**king manual
RU: Are you?
RYO: Roll your own
S2R: Send to receive
S4L: Spam for life
SAPFU: Surpasses all previous f**k-ups
SBTA: Sorry, being thick again
SF: Surfer friendly
SH: Sh*t happens
SHID: Slaps head in disgust
SHTSI: Somebody had to say it
SITCOMs: Single income, two children, oppressive mortgage
SITD: Still in the dark
SLIRK: Smart little rich kid
SN: Screen name
SNAFU: Situation normal, all f***ed up
SNAG: Sensitive new age guy
SNERT: Snotty nosed egotistical rotten teenager
SO: Significant other
SOL: Sh*t out of luck
SOMY: Sick of me yet?
SOP: Standard operating procedure
SorG: Straight or Gay?
SOT: Short of time
SPAM: Stupid person's advertisement
SRO: Standing Room Only
SRY: Sorry
SSDD: Same sh*t, different day
STFU: Shut the f**k up
STM: Spank the monkey
STYS: Speak to you soon
SUP: What's up
SUYF: Shut up you fool
SW: So what?
SWAG: Scientific wild ass guess
SWAK: Sent (or sealed) with a kiss
SWDYT: So what do you think?
TAFN: That's all for now
TAH: Take a hike
TANSTAAFL: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TARFU: Things are really f**ked up
TBA: To be advised
TBC: To be continued
TDTM: Talk dirty to me
TEOTWAWKI: The end of the world as we know it
TFH: Thread from hell
TFN: Thanks for nothing or Till further notice
THNX 1.0E6: Thanks a million
THX: Thanks
THX, THNX: Thanks
TIA: Thanks in advance
TIAIL: Think I am in love
IIRC: If I remember correctly
TIC: Tongue in cheek
TLA: Three letter acronym
TLGO: The list goes on
TM: Trust me
TMA: Too many acronyms
TMFA: Too many f**king acronyms
TMI: Too much information
TMK: To my knowledge
TMTOWTDI: There's more than one way to do it
TNA: Temporarily not available
TOM: Tomorrow
TOS: Terms of service
TPC: The phone company
TPTB: The powers that be
LMK: Let me know
TSR: Totally stuck in ram
TSWC: Tell someone who cares
TTBOMK: To the best of my knowledge
TTFN: Ta-ta for now
TTT: That's the ticket or to the top
TTWIG: That's the way it goes
NP: No problem
TTYL: talk to you later
TTYL8R: Talk to you later
TWHAB: This won't hurt a bit
TWIMC: To whom it may concern
TY: Thank you
TYVM: Thank you very much
U: You
unPC: unPolitically correct
URW: You are welcome
URYY4M: You are too wise for me
UW: You're welcome
VC: Venture capital
VFM: Value for money
VM: Voice mail
VRBS: Virtual reality bull sh*t
WAG: Wild ass guess
WAI: What an idiot
WAMBAM: Web application meets brick and mortar
WB: Welcome back
WCA: Who cares anyway
WDYS: What did you say?
WDYT: What do you think?
WE: Whatever
WEG: Wicked evil grin
WFM: Works for me
WG: Wicked grin
WGAFF: Who gives a flying f**k
WIBNI: Wouldn't it be nice if
WIIFM: What's in it for me?
WIIWD: What it is we do
WILBI: Wouldn't it be lovely if
WIT: Wordsmith in training
WITFITS: What in the f**k is this sh*t
WOG: Wise old guy
WOMBAT: Waste of money, brains and time
WRT: With regard to
WTB: Want to buy
WTF: What / Who / Where the f**k?
WTFRU: Who the f**k are you?
WTFWT: What the f**k was that?
WTG: Way to go
WTGP: Want to go private?
WTMI: Way too much information
WTSDS: Where the sun don't shine
WWDWIIWD: When we do what it is we do
WYP: What's your problem?
WYRN: What's your real name?
WYS: Whatever you say
WYSITWIRL: What you see is totally worthless in real life
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
WYSLPG: What you see looks pretty good
WYT: Whatever you think
Y Why?
YA: Yet another
YABA: Yet another bloody acronym
YACC: Yet another calendar company
YAFIYGI: You asked for it, you got it
YDKM: You don't know me
YGBK: You gotta be kiddin'
YGIAGAM: Your guess is as good as mine
YGWYPF: You get what you pay for
YIC: Yours in Christ
YM: Young man
YMMV: Your mileage may vary
YNK: You never know
YOYO: You're on your own
YR: Yeah, right
YSYD: Yeah, sure you do
YTTT: You telling the truth?
YW: You're welcome
YYSSW: Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever









