A-OLs - Administrators On-Line
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
ADN - Any Day Now
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFAIR - As Far As I Remember
AFJ - April Fools Joke
AFK - Away From the Keyboard
AISI - As I See It
ANFAWFOS - And Now For A Word
From Our Sponsor
ANFSCD - And Now For Something
Completely Different
AS - Another Subject
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASAYGT - As Soon As You Get This
ASL - Age, sex, location
ATSL - Along The Same Line
AWC - After While, Crocodile
AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To
Have To Go Through This Again?
AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet?
AWTTW - A Word To The Wise
AYOR - At Your Own Risk
B4N - Bye For Now
BAC - Bad Assed Chick
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF - Be Back In A Few
BBL - Be Back Later
BBR - Burnt Beyond Repair
BC - Because
BCNU - Be seein' you
BEG - Big Evil Grin
BF - Boy Friend
BFN - Bye For Now
BFD - Big Frickin Deal
BIF - Before I Forget
BION - Believe it or not
BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes
Again
BOT - Back On Topic
BRB - Be Right Back
BRS - Big Red Switch.
BTA - But Then Again
BTAIM - Be That As It May
BTHOM - Beats The Hell Outta Me
BTOBD - Be There Or Be Dead
BTW - By The Way
BWL - Bursting With Laughter
BWQ - Buzz Word Quotient
BYE - Response to BYE?
BYE? - Are you ready to say
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
IIWM - If It Were Me
IJWTK - I Just Want To Know
IJWTS - I Just Want To Say
IKWUM - I Know What You Mean
IKYABWAI - I Know You Are But
What Am I?
IMA - I Might Add
IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO - In My Considered Opinion
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble
Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IMPOV - In My Point Of View
INPO - In No Particular Order
IOW - In Other Words
IRL - In Real Life
ISS - I'm So Sure
ISSYGTI - I'm So Sure You Get
The Idea!
ISWYM - I See What You Mean
ITFA - In The Final Analysis
ITSFWI - If The Shoe Fits Wear It.
IWALU - I Will Always Love You
IWBNI - It Would Be Nice If
IYFEG - Insert Your Favorite
Ethnic Group
IYSS - If You Say So
IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
J4F - Just For Fun
JAM - Just A Minute
JAS - Just A Second
JC - Just Chilling
JFI - Just For Information
JIC - Just In Case
JK - Just Kidding
JMO - Just My Opinion
JTLYK - Just To Let You Know
JWK - Just Wondering
K - Okay
KHYF - Know How You Feel
KIBO - Knowledge In, Bullsh** Out
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
KIT - Keep In Touch
KMA - Kiss My Ass
KMIA - Kiss My Italian Ass
KWIM - Know What I Mean?
KYFC - Keep Your Fingers
Crossed
L Laugh
PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMIGBOM - Put Mind In Gear, Before
Opening Mouth
PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In
PMP - Peeing My Pants
PNCAH - Please, No Cursing Allowed
Here
POS - Parent Over Shoulder
POS - Piece of Sh** or parent(s) over
shoulder
POSSLQ - Person Of Opposite Sex
Sharing Living Quarters
POTUS - President of the United States
PPL - People
PTMM - Please Tell Me More
QT - Cutie
R U THERE? - Are you there?
RAEBNC - Read And Enjoyed, But No
Comment
RE - Hello again or In Regard To
REHI - Hi again
RHIP - Rank Has Its Privileges
RL - Real Life
RLCO - Real Life Conference
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAS - Rolling On Floor Laughing And
Screaming
ROFLMAO - Roll On Floor Laughing My
Ass Off
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROI - Return on Investment
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAOTID - Rolling On The Floor
Laughing My Ass Off Till I Die
ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor
Laughing Out Loud
ROTFLOLAPMP - Rolling On The Floor
Laughing Out Loud And Peeing My Pants
ROTFLTIC - Rolling On The Floor
Laughing Till I Cry
RRQ - Return Receipt Request
RSN - Real Soon Now
RSVP - Respondez S'il Vous Plait - please
reply
RTBM - Read The Bloody Manual
RTFAQ - Read The Frequently Asked
Questions
RTFF - Read The Freaking FAQ
RTFM - Read The F------ Manual
RTM - Read The Manual
RTSM - Read The Silly Manual
RTWFQ - Read The Whole Friggin'
Question
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BYKT - But You Knew That
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
BYOM - Bring Your Own Mac
C&G - Chuckle and Grin
CADET - Can't Add, Doesn't Even
Try
CID - Crying In Disgrace
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CO - Conference or Company
CPP - C Plus Plus or C++
CRS - Can't Remember Sh**
CSG - Chuckle, Snicker, Grin
CU - See You
CU2 - See You, Too
CUL - See you later
CUL8R - See You Later
CULA - See You Later, Alligator
CWYL - Chat With You Later
CYA - See Ya or Cover Your Ass.
CYAL8R - See You All Later.
DIIK - Damned If I Know.
DIKU? - Do I Know You?
DILLIGAD - Do I Look Like I Give A
Darnn?.
DIY - Do It Yourself
DK - Don't Know
DLTBBB - Don't Let The Bed Bugs
Bite.
DOTGOV - A government official
DTRT - Do The Right Thing
DWIMC - Do What I Mean, Correctly
DWIMNWIS - Do What I Mean, Not
What I Say
EG or - Evil Grin
EOL - End of Life
ESAD - Eat Sh** And Die
ETLA - Extended Three Letter
Acronym.
F2F - Face To Face
FCFS - First Come, First Served
FISH - First In, Still Here
FITB - Fill In The Blank
FOAD - F**k off and die
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
FOAG - F**k Off And Google
FOMC - Fell Off My Chair
FS - For Sale
FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding
Bullet
F2F - Face to Face
FTF - Face To Face
L8R - Later
LABATYD or LAB&TYD - Life's A
Bitch And Then You Die
LJBF - Let's Just Be Friends
LLTA - Lots and Lots of
Thunderous Applause
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
LMHO - Laughing My Head Off
LOLV - Lot's Of Love
LOL - Lots Of Luck
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LSHMBA - Laughing So Hard My
Belly Aches
LSHMBH - Laughing So Hard My
Belly Hurts.
LTHTT - Laughing Too Hard To
Type
LTM - Laughing To Myself
LTNS - Long Time No See
LTNT - Long Time, No Type
LTS - Laughing to Self
LUWAMH - Love You With All My
Heart.
LY - Love You
LYLAB - Love You Like A Brother
LYLAS - Love You Like A Sister
MEGO - My Eyes Glaze Over
\M/ - Heavy Metal Music
MLA - Multiple Letter Acronym
MOF - Matter Of Fact
MOSS - Member Of Same Sex
MOTAS - Member Of The
Appropriate Sex
MOTD - Message of the day
MOTOS - Member Of The
Opposite Sex
MOTSS - Member Of The Same
Sex
MRA - Moving Right Along
MTFBWY - May The Force Be
With You
MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
NAVY - Never Again Voluneer
Yourself.
NBD - No Big Deal
NE14KFC? - Anyone for KFC?
NFW - No Friggin' Way!
NHOH - Never Heard Of Him/Her
NIH - Not Invented Here
NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard.
NINO - Nothing In, Nothing Out or
No Input, No Output
NITL - Not In This Lifetime
RYFM - Read Your Friendly Manual
RYS - Read Your Screen
S - Smile
SAPFU - Surpassing All Previous Foul
Ups
SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
SEC - Wait a second
SETE - Smiling Ear To Ear
SFLA - Stupid Four Letter Acronym
SICS - Sitting In Chair Snickering
SLM - See Last Mail
SMOP - Small Matter of Programming
SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
SO - Significant Other
SOB - Stressd Out Bigtime
SOL - SH** Out Of Luck
SOS - Same Old Stuff or Help!
SOW - Speaking Of Which
SUFID - Screwing Up Face In Disgust.
SUL - Snooze You Loose
SWIM - See What I Mean?
SWL - Screaming With Laughter
SYS - See You Soon.
TAF - That's All, Folks!
TAFN - That's All For Now
TAKS - That's a knee slapper
TANJ - There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing
As A Free Lunch
TARFU - Things Are Really Fouled Up
TBD - To Be Decided
TBYB - Try Before You Buy
TCO - Total Cost of Ownership
TDM - Too Darn Many
TFS - Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del).
TFTHAOT - Thanks For The Help Ahead
Of Time
TFTT - Thanks For The Thought
TGAL - Think Globally, Act Locally
THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said
TNSTAAFL - There's No Such Thing As A
Free Lunch
TNTL - Trying Not To Laugh
TNX - Thanks
TNXE6 - Thanks A Million
TOBAL - There Oughta Be A Law.
TOBG - This Oughta Be Good.
TOY - Thinking Of You.
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TRDMC - Tears Running Down My
FTL - Faster Than Light
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All
Repair
FUBB - Fouled Up Beyond Belief.
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FURTB - Full Up Ready To Burst
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYA - For Your Amusement
FYI - For Your Information
G - Grin, or Giggle
G1 - Good One
G2G - Got to Go
GA - Go Ahead
GAL - Get A Life
GD&R - Grinning, Ducking and
Running
GD&RF - Grinning, Ducking and
Running Fast
GD&WVF - Grinning, Ducking, and
Walking Very Fast
GDW - Grin, Duck and Weave
GF - Girl Friend.
GFN - Gone For Now.
GFR - Grim File Reaper
GG - Good Game
GIDK - Gee I Don't Know
GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GLGH - Good Luck and Good
Hunting
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GOWI - Get On With It
GR&D - Grinning, Running and
Ducking
GTG - Got To Go
GTSY - Great To See You
H&K - Hugs and Kisses
H4U - Hot For You
HAK - Hugs And Kisses
HHIS - Hanging Head In Shame.
HHOJ - Ha Ha Only Joking
HHOK - Ha Ha Only Kidding
HHOS - Ha Ha Only Serious
HHTYAY - Happy Holidays to You
and Yours.
HNY - Happy New Year
HOYEW - Hanging On Your Every
Word
HSIK - How Should I Know.
HT - Hi There
HBASTD - Hitting Bottom And
Starting To Dig
HTH - Hope That Helps!
NM - Never Mind
NOYB - None Of Your Business
NP - No Problem
NQA - No Questions Asked
NRN - No Response Necessary
NTIM - Not That It Matters
NTIMM - Not That It Matters Much
NTW - Not To Worry
NTYMI - Now That You Mention It
O - Over (indicates the end of a
communication)
OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated
Subject
OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject
OB - Obligatory
OBO - Or Best Offer
OBTW - Oh, By The Way
OIC - Oh, I See
OMG - Oh My God
ONNA - Oh No, Not Again
ONNTA - Oh No, Not This Again
OO - Over and Out (end of
communication)
OOTC - Obligatory On-Topic
Comment
OST - On Second Thoughts
OTF - On the Floor (laughing)
OTFL - On the Floor Laughing
OTL - Out To Lunch
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTOOH - On The Other Other
Hand
OTT - Over The Top
OTTH - On The Third Hand
OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My
Head
OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect
PABG - Packing a Big Gun
PCMCIA - People Can't Memorize
Computer Industry Acronyms
PD - Public Domain
PDS - Please Don't Shout. (typing
all in capital letters is rude)
PITA - Pain In The Ass
PLOKTA - Press Lots Of Keys To
Abort
PM - Private Message PMBI -
Pardon My Butting In
PMF - Pardon My French or Pure
Freaking Magic.
PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In
Cheeks.
TS - Totally Stinks
TSR - Totally Stupid Rules.
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTKSF - Trying To Keep a Straight Face
TTUL - Talk To You Later
TTTT - To Tell The Truth
TTYAWFN - Talk To You A While From
Now.
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TTYT - Talk To You Tomorrow.
TYCLO - Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Stop
Shouting)
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
UOK - Are You OK?
WAEF - When All Else Fails
WAG - Wild Assed Guess
WB - Welcome Back
WDALYIC - Who died and left you in
charge?
WDYMBT - What Do You Mean By That?
WDYT - What Do You Think?
WE - Whatever
WIBAMU - Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle
WIBNI - Wouldn't It Be Nice If
WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With
Soap
WNOHGB - Where No One Has Gone
Before
WOA - Work Of Art
WOTAM - Waste Of Time And Money
WRT - With Regard To, or With Respect
To
WT - Without Thinking
WTB - Want To Buy
WTF - What The F**k?
WTG - Way To Go!
WTGP - Want To Go Private?
WTH - What the hell?
WTN - What then now?
WTN - Who then now?
WTTM - Without Thinking Too Much.
WYGISWYPF - What You Get Is What
You Pay For
XOXOXO - Kisses and hugs
YABA - Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message
YAUN - Yet Another Unix Nerd
YBYSA - You Bet Your Sweet A**
YGLT - You're Gonna Love This
IAC - In Any Case YGTI - You Get The Idea?
IAE - In Any Event YGTBK - You've Got To Be Kidding
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For
IAW - In Accordance With YIU - Yes, I Understand
IBK - Idiot Behind Keyboard YIWGP - Yes, I Will Go Private
IBTD - I Beg To Differ YKYARW - You Know You're A Redneck
IC - I See When
IDK - I Don't Know YKWIM - You know what I mean
IIABDFI - If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It. YMMV - Your Mileage