| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
404 |
I haven't
a clue |
| A |
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| ADN |
Any day
now |
| AFAIK |
As far
as I know |
| AFK |
Away from
keyboard |
| ARE |
Acronym-rich
environment |
| ASAP |
As soon
as possible |
| A/S/L? |
Age/sex/location? |
| B |
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| B4N |
Bye for
now |
| BAK |
Back at
the keyboard |
| BBIAB |
Be back
in a bit |
| BBL |
Be back
later |
| BBN |
Bye bye
now |
| BBS |
Be back
soon |
| BEG |
Big evil
grin |
| BF |
Boy friend |
| BFN |
Bye for
now |
| BG |
Big grin |
| BIBO |
Beer in,
beer out |
| BIOYIOP |
Blow it
out your I/O port |
| BL |
Belly
laughing |
| BMGWL |
Busting
my gut with laughter |
| BOTEC |
Back-of-the-envelope
calculation |
| BRB |
Be right
back |
| BTA |
But then
again... |
| BTDT |
Been there,
done that |
| BTW |
By the
way |
| BWL |
Bursting
with laughter |
| BWTHDIK |
But what
the heck do I know...? |
| C |
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| CICO |
Coffee
in, coffee out |
| C&G |
Chuckle
and grin |
| CNP |
Continued
in next post |
| CRB |
Come right
back |
| CRBT |
Crying
real big tears |
| CU |
See you |
| CUL |
See you
later |
| CUL8ER |
See you
later |
| CYA |
See ya |
| CYA |
Cover
your ass |
| CYO |
See you
online |
| D |
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| DBA |
Doing
business as |
| DFLA |
Disenchanted
four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA) |
| DL |
Dead link |
| DLTBBB |
Don't
let the bed bugs bite |
| DIKU |
Do I know
you? |
| DITYID |
Did I
tell you I'm distressed? |
| DOM |
Dirty
old man |
| DOS |
Dozing
off soon |
| DQMOT |
Don't
quote me on this |
| DTRT |
Do the
right thing |
| DWB |
Don't
write back |
| E |
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| EG |
Evil grin |
| EMFBI |
Excuse
me for butting in |
| EMSG |
E-mail
message |
| EOM |
End of
message |
| EOT |
End of
thread (meaning: end of discussion) |
| ETLA |
Extended
three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA) |
| F |
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| F2F |
Face to
face |
| FAQ |
Frequently-ask
question(s) |
| FC |
Fingers
crossed |
| FISH |
First
in, still here |
| FLA |
Four-letter
acronym |
| FMTYEWTK |
Far more
than you ever wanted to know |
| FOMCL |
Falling
off my chair laughing |
| FTBOMH |
From the
bottom of my heart |
| FUD |
Fear,
Uncertainty, and Doubt |
| FWIW |
For what
it's worth |
| FYI |
For your
information |
| G |
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| G |
Grin |
| GA |
Go ahead |
| GAL |
Get a
life |
| GIGO |
Garbage
in, garbage out |
| GD&R |
Grinning,
ducking, and running |
| GF |
Girlfriend |
| GFN |
Gone for
now |
| GGP |
Gotta
go pee |
| GIWIST |
Gee, I
wish I'd said that |
| GL |
Good luck |
| GMAB |
Give me
a break |
| GMTA |
Great
minds think alike |
| GOL |
Giggling
out loud |
| GTRM |
Going
to read mail |
| GTSY |
Glad to
see you |
| H |
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| H&K |
Hug and
kiss |
| HAGN |
Have a
good night |
| HAND |
Have a
nice day |
| HHIS |
Hanging
head in shame |
| HIG |
How's
it going |
| HT |
Hi there |
| HTH |
Hope this
helps |
| HUB |
Head up
butt |
| I |
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| IAC |
In any
case |
| IAE |
In any
event |
| IANAL |
I am not
a lawyer (but) |
| IC |
I see |
| IGP |
I gotta
pee |
| IHA |
I hate
acronyms |
| IHU |
I hear
you |
| IIRC |
If I recall/remember/recollect
correctly |
| ILU
or ILY |
I love
you |
| IM |
Immediate
message |
| IMCO |
In my
considered opinion |
| IMHO |
In my
humble opinion |
| IMing |
Chatting
with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing
trivia or other interactive game |
| IMNSHO |
In my
not so humble opinion |
| IMO |
In my
opinion |
| IMS |
I am sorry |
| IOW |
In other
words |
| IPN |
I'm posting
naked |
| IRL |
In real
life (that is, when not chatting) |
| ITIGBS |
I think
I'm going to be sick |
| IWALU |
I will
always love you |
| IYSWIM |
If you
see what I mean |
| J |
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| J4G |
Just for
grins |
| JBOD |
Just a
bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.) |
| JIC |
Just in
case |
| JK |
Just kidding |
| JMO |
Just my
opinion |
| JTLYK |
Just to
let you know |
| K |
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| KISS |
Keep it
simple stupid |
| KIT |
Keep in
touch |
| KOTC |
Kiss on
the cheek |
| KOTL |
Kiss on
the lips |
| KWIM? |
Know what
I mean? |
| L |
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| L8R |
Later |
| L8R
G8R |
Later
gator |
| LD |
Later,
dude |
| LDR |
Long-distance
relationship |
| LHO |
Laughing
head off |
| LLTA |
Lots and
lots of thunderous applause |
| LMSO |
Laughing
my socks off |
| LOL |
Laughing
out loud |
| LRF |
Little
Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment) |
| LSHMBH |
Laughing
so hard my belly hurts |
| LTM |
Laugh
to myself |
| LTNS |
Long time
no see |
| LTR |
Long-term
relationship |
| LULAB |
Love you
like a brother |
| LULAS |
Love you
like a sister |
| LUWAMH |
Love you
with all my heart |
| LY |
Love ya |
| LY4E |
Love ya
forever |
| M |
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| MorF |
Male or
female |
| MOSS |
Member
of the same sex |
| MOTOS |
Member
of the opposite sex |
| MTF |
More to
follow |
| MUSM |
Miss you
so much |
| N |
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| NADT |
Not a
darn thing |
| NIFOC |
Naked
in front of computer |
| NP
or N/P |
No problem |
| NRN |
No response
necessary |
| O |
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| OIC |
Oh, I
see |
| OLL |
Online
love |
| OMG |
Oh my
God |
| OTF |
Off the
floor |
| OTOH |
On the
other hand |
| OTTOMH |
Off the
top of my head |
| P |
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| PANS |
Pretty
awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS") |
| PAW |
Parents
are watching |
| PCMCIA |
People
can't master computer industry acronyms |
| PDA |
Public
display of affection |
| PEBCAK |
Problem
exists between chair and keyboard |
| PIBKAC |
Problem
is between keyboard and chair |
| PITA |
Pain in
the ass |
| PM |
Private
message |
| PMFJIB |
Pardon
me for jumping in but... |
| POAHF |
Put on
a happy face |
| POOF |
Goodbye
(leaving the room) |
| POTS |
Plain
old telephone service |
| PU |
That stinks! |
| Q |
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| QT |
Cutie |
| R |
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| RL |
Real life
(that is, when not chatting) |
| ROR |
Raffing
out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud") |
| ROTFL |
Rolling
on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLMBO |
Rolling
on the floor laughing my butt off |
| RPG |
Role-playing
games |
| RSN |
Real soon
now |
| RT |
Real time |
| RYO |
Roll your
own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself
with tobacco and paper) |
| S |
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| S^ |
S'up -
what's up |
| S4L |
Spam for
life (what you may get when you become someone's customer or client) |
| SHCOON |
Shoot
hot coffee out of nose |
| SETE |
Smiling
ear to ear |
| SF |
Surfer-friendly
(low-graphics Web site) |
| SHID |
Slaps
head in disgust |
| SO |
Significant
other |
| SOL |
Smiling
out loud or sh*t out of luck |
| SOMY |
Sick of
me yet? |
| SOT |
Short
on time |
| SOTMG |
Short
on time must go |
| STW |
Search
the Web |
| SU |
Shut up |
| SUAKM |
Shut up
and kiss me |
| SUP |
What's
up |
| SWAK |
Sealed
with a kiss |
| SWL |
Screaming
with laughter |
| SYS |
See you
soon |
| T |
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| TA |
Thanks
again |
| TAFN |
That's
all for now |
| TANSTAAFL |
There
ain't no such thing as a free lunch |
| TCOY |
Take care
of yourself |
| TFH |
Thread
from hell (a discussion that just won't die and is often irrelevant
to the purpose of the forum or group) |
| TGIF |
Thank
God it's Friday |
| THX |
Thanks |
| TIA |
Thanks
in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful
reply) |
| TILII |
Tell it
like it is |
| TLA |
Three-letter
acronym |
| TLK2UL8R |
Talk to
you later |
| TMI |
Too much
information |
| TNT |
Till next
time |
| TOPCA |
Til our
paths cross again (early Celtic chat term) |
| TOY |
Thinking
of you |
| TPTB |
The powers
that be |
| TTFN |
Ta-Ta
for now |
| TTT |
Thought
that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type) |
| TTYL |
Talk to
you later |
| TU |
Thank
you |
| TY |
Thank
you |
| U |
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| UAPITA |
You're
a pain in the ass |
| UW |
You're
welcome |
| V |
:
Top : |
| VBG |
Very big
grin |
| W |
:
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| WAYD |
What are
you doing |
| WB |
Welcome
back |
| WBS |
Write
back soon |
| WDALYIC |
Who died
and left you in charge? |
| WEG |
Wicked
evil grin |
| WFM |
Works
for me |
| WIBNI |
Wouldn't
it be nice if |
| WT? |
What/who
the ? |
| WTG |
Way to
go! |
| WTGP? |
Want to
go private? |
| WU? |
What's
up? |
| WUF? |
Where
are you from? |
| WYSIWYG |
What you
see is what you get |
| Y |
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| YBS |
You'll
be sorry |
| YMMV |
Your mileage
may vary. |
| YW |
You're
welcome |
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