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True Acronyms
Acronym
Expansion
AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
AAA
Travel club
AAAAA
Travel club for alcoholics
ADN
Any day now
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AFAIK
As far as I know
AFCAQTWCA
Any fool can ask questions the wise can't answer
AFK
Away from the keyboard
AGAN
As good as new
AKA
Also known as
AWGTHTGTTA
Are we going to have to go through this again
B4N
Bye for now
BAD
Broken as designed
BAMF
Bad assed motherfucker
BBL
Be back later
BBR
Burnt beyond repair
BBS
Bulletin board system
BFD
Big fuckin' deal
BIOYIOP
Blow it out your I/O port
BISD
Built-in shit detector
BITGOD
Back in the good old days
BOFH
Bastard operator from hell (UNIX), from http://bofh.ntk.net/Bastard.html
BOHICA
Bend over, here it comes again (military for getting screwed)
BOM
Book of Morons
BRB
Be right back
BRS
Big red switch
BSOD
Blue screen of death (PMS Microsoft style)
BTA
But then again (in response to IOW)
BTW
By the way
BYAM
Between you and me
BWQ
Buzz word quotient
CI$
Compu$erve Information Service
CTS
Consider the source
CU
See you
CUL
See you later
CUL8R
See you later
DIIK
Damned if I know
DILLIGAF
Does it look like I give a fuck
DIY
Do it yourself
DL or D/L
Download, transmit to you
DTP
DeskTop publishing
DTRT
Do the right thing
DWIMC
Do what I mean, correctly
EAPG
Early American pressed glass
EOT
End Of Thread (don't reply to this message)
ES&D
Eat shit and die
ESABATM
Eat shit and bark at the moon
ETLA
Extended three letter acronym
FFRD
Flying fuck in a rolling donut (I don't give one)
FHOF
Freeware Hall of Fame
FISH
First In, Still Here
FITB
Fill in the blank
FLMN
Four letter mnemonic name
FOAF
Friend of a friend
FOB
Fresh off the boat
FOMCL
Fell off my chair laughing
FOOBAR
Variant of FUBAR (Fucked up beyond all repair)
FOOMCL
Fell out of my chair laughing
FOS
Freedom of speech; Full of shit
FRED
Fucking ridiculous electronic device
FTM, RTFC
Forget the manual, read the fucking code
FTTT
From time to time
FUBAR
Fucked up beyond all repair
FTW
Fuck the world
FUD
Fear, uncertainty and doubt
FURTB
Full up ready to burst (about hard drives)
FWIW
For what it's worth
FY&TSYRIO
Fuck you and the sysop you rode in on
FYA&E
For your amusement and edification
FYDITM
Fuck you directly in the mouth
FYI
For your information
g or G
Grin
GAFIA
Get away from it all
gd&r
grinning, ducking and running
gd&arf
grinning, ducking and running FAST!
gd&arvvf
grinning, ducking and running VERY VERY FAST!
gd&aw
grinning, ducking and weaving
GFR
Grim file reaper (pervasive data destroyer)
GFY
Good for you, or Go fuck yourself, depending on context
GH
Getting hard
GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST
Gee, I wish I'd said that
GLGH
Good luck and good hunting
GMTA
Great minds think alike
GW
Getting wet
HIIK
Hell if I know
HMOFG or HMFG
Holy mother of fucking god
HTH
Hope this helps
IAC
In any case
IAE
In any event
IANAL/A/D/B
I am not a lawyer/attorney/doctor, but ...
IASTIHTTYT
I am surprised that I have to tell you that (related forms exist)
IC
I see
IDTT
I'll drink to that
IETF
Internet engineering task force
IIRC
If I recall correctly
IITYWIMIWHTKY
If I tell you what it means, I will have to kill you
IITYWIMWYBMAD
If I tell you what it means, will you buy me a drink
ILTNMMAMOTC. HYCFAPMSFTJ
I'd like to nominate Mike Meyer as moderator of that conference. Honestly you couldn't find a person more suited for the job.
ILY
I love you
IMAO
In my arrogant opinion
IMCO
In my considered opinion
IMHO
In my humble opinion
IMNSHO
In my not so humble opinion
IMO
In my opinion
IMBO
In my biased opinion
INPO
In no particular order
IOW
In other words
IWBNI
It would be nice if
IWRBSOF
I would rather be set on fire
IYFEG
Insert your favorite ethnic group
JIC
Just in case
JSNM
Just stark naked magic
JTYWTK
Just thought you wanted to know
KMYF
Kiss me you fool
L8R
Later
LAB&TYD
Life's a bitch and then you die
LLTA; LALOTA
Lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMAO
Laughing my ass off
LMWIS
Lick me here I sweat
LOL
Laughing out loud (grossly overused - the acronym everyone knows)
MLA
Multiple letter acronym
MOTAS
Member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS
Member of the opposite sex
MOTSS
Member of the same sex
NFW
No fucking way
NIMBY
Not in my backyard
NIXON
Equivalent of shit, ie. "Take a Nixon"
NSS
No shit, Sherlock
ObTWIAVBP
Obligatory the world is a very big place (what's obvious to insiders may puzzle outsiders)
OIC
Oh, I see
ONLY
Used by sellers and shareware authors who over-price, ie. "Only $99.95"
OOTC
Obligatory on topic comment
OTF
On the floor
OTOH
On the other hand
OTTH
On the third hand
PABG
Pack a big gun
PCYLIHOONL
Please cross your legs, I have only one nail left
PITA
Pain in the ass (source of "Pitabytes," term coined at FHOF to mean spam and Internet advertising)
PLOKTA
Press lots of keys to abort
PMBI
Pardon my butting in
PMFBI
Pardon me for butting in
POS
Point of sale; Piece of shit
POSSLQ
Person of opposite sex sharing living quarters
POV
Point of view
PTB
Powers that be
RE
Regarding
ROTFL
Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO
Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
ROTFLAHMS
Rolling on the floor laughing and holding my side
RPG
Role playing games
RSN
Real Soon Now (always capitalized)
RTFM
Read the fucking manual
RTFNG
Read the fucking newsgroup
QUANGO
Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation
SFLA
Stupid four letter acronym
SIG
Special interest group
SIAANMHOOEI
Stupidity is always astounding no matter how often one encounters it
SMO; SMON
Serious mode on
SMOP
Small matter of programming
SMOff
Serious mode off
SNAFU
Situation normal - all fucked up
SO
Significant other
SOB
Son of a bitch
SPAM
Junk email (from SPiced hAM, Hormel's junk meat)
SSL
Secure sockets layer
ST-TNG
Star Trek, The Next Generation
ST-TOS
Star Trek, The Original Series
STI/ST-TMP
Star Trek, The Motion Picture
STII/ST-WOK
Star Trek, Wrath of Khan
STIII/ST-SFS
Star Trek, Search for Spock
STIV/ST-TVH
Star Trek, The Voyage Home
STV/ST-TFF
Star Trek, The Final Frontier
STVI/ST-TUC
Star Trek, The Undiscovered Country
SWMBO
She who must be obeyed
SYSOP
SYStem OPerator, aka God
TAFN
That's all for now
TAFT
That's a frightening thought
TANJ
There ain't no justice
TANSTAAFL
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TNSTAAFL
There's no such thing as a free lunch
TDLS(CNMSBNOWT)
The dirty little secret (Conservatives need more sex but no one wants them)
TDM
Too damn many
TGIF
Thank god its Friday
TIA
Thanks in advance
TIATLG
Truly, I am the living god
TLA
Three letter acronym
TLS
Transport layer security
TLG
The living god (unless otherwise applied it refers to Jim Lee of Los Angeles)
TPTB
The powers that be
TSJD
Texas size jelly donut - official food of Texas sysops
TSR
Terminate and stay resident software
TTBOMK
To the best of my knowledge
TTFN
Ta-Ta for now
TTL4N
That's the lot for now
TTUL
Talk (or type) to you later
UAE
Unrecoverable application error (Bane of Windows users)
UL or U/L
Upload (send to a recipient)
WATMHATTAH
Why are there more horses asses than there are horses
WFM
Works for me
WIMP
Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing
WOFTAM
Waste of fucking time and money
WRT
With regard to
WTF
What the fuck
WTFDIK
What the fuck do I know
WTMTOYH
Way too much time on your hands
WYGIWYPF
What you get is what you pay for
WYITF
Wrapping yourself in the flag ("Patriotism - last refuge of a scoundrel")
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get
YABA
Yet another bloody acronym
YMMV
Your mileage may vary
Common Expressions used just as they appear here
<arching eyebrows>
*blush*
<chuckle>
<falling off the soapbox>
<frown>
<grin>
*hug*
*kiss*
<lewd wink>
<making notes...>
<mounting the soapbox>
<raising eyebrows>
<sheepish grin>
<Sheesh!>(tm)
<silly grin>
<smile>
<smiling sweetly>
<smirk>
<wink>
<nudge nudge, wink wink>
Selected Emoticons
emoticon: n. an expression created with the symbols on a keyboard.
They are usually read with the head tilted to the left.
They are used to
convey the spirit in which a line of text was typed.
Emoticon
Meaning
:) :-) :>
Smiling, happy faces; don't take me too seriously
;) ;-) ;>
Winking happy faces (something said tongue-in-cheek)
B-)
Smiling face from a person wearing glasses
8-)
Smiling face with a wide-eyed look
:D :-D
Wider happy face (or Mistrel singers)
:-o
"Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
:-(
Sad or disappointed face
:-P
Tongue stuck out
:-J
Tongue in cheek
:-#
Message concerning something that shouldn't have been
said...
:-$
Message indicating person is ill...
:-&
Message indicating person is angry...
:-*
Kiss...
:-x
Kiss kiss
:-(=)
Message from a person with big teeth.
<:-)
Dumb questions
<g>
Grin
|-(
Late night messages
:^)
From a person with a large nose
:*)
Clowning around
:-{#}
From a person with braces
&:-)
From a person with curly hair
@:-)
From a person with wavy hair
#:-)
From a person with matted hair
O:-)
Angel
C=:-)
Chef
;-)}<////>
Corporate-type guy (see the necktie?)
:-) )-:
Masking theatrical comments
:-|K-
Formal message.
<:>==
A turkey
...---...
S.O.S.
O:O
A girl is mooning you
@*&$!%
You know what that means...
2B|^2B
Message about Shakespeare
(O--<
A fishy message...
@>--->----
A rose.
(-_-)
Secret smile
(.)(.)
Ms. Dos
REAL meaning of on-line Auction Terms
ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGE
You'll pay every last dime including the parking meter at the PO
ADORABLE
Too tacky to be kitsch
ADULT
Tastelessly vulgar
ANCIENT
Grandma owned it
ANTIQUE
Mom owned it
BEAUTIFUL
If you think rust is art
BRILLIANT SHINE
My buffer really did a number on this
CHECK MY FEEDBACK
All the Negs are on my other accounts
CIVIL WAR
Made in India last month (India is always in civil war)
COLLECTIBLE
I have WAY too many
CUTE
Butt-Ugly
CLEAN PER EBAY
I wore these panties on a hot date
DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Somebody PLEASE buy it
EXCEPTIONAL
Has everything except what you hoped
FABULOUS
This auction required a totally imaginative description
FINE
New paint didn't hide the glue joints
FUSION
Tasteless
GREAT CONDITION
The dog seldom used it for a chew toy
GREAT CONDITION FOR ITS AGE
Barely recognizable
GREAT ITEM!
Every customer handles it; no one buys
HTF - Hard to Find
Only 3 others for sale when I posted the auction
HOT!
I shilled this item with my 30 bogus registrations
I WAS TOLD THIS IS ...
No one bid when I said what it really is
L@@K
This item has nothing going for it (see MUST SEE)
LE - Limited Edition
Only 4 million before they stopped numbering them
MIB
Mashed In Box
MINT
Meticulously cleaned
NEAR MINT
Wouldn't quite clean-up
MINTY
(A red flag) Meaningless word used by cheats NEEDS A GOOD CLEANING Permanently stained junk
NEEDS POLISHING
Oh how I tried, but the finish is shot
NEEDS TLC
Like King Kong needs a shave. Where to begin?
MUST SEE
This item has nothing going for it (see L@@K)
NICE
Dumping it because I got a better one for my collection
NR
No Reserve. I used a whopping opening bid instead
NOS
New Old Stock is often Nasty Old Schlock
OLD
Useless then, useless now
VERY OLD
Useless for generations
ONE OF A KIND
I have no idea what this is
PATINA
Rust never sleeps (see WONDERFUL PATINA)
PERFECT
It is for all I know; I've never seen another
PRIMITIVE
Untalented, unskilled, unschooled art
PRISTINE
All remnants of mouse feces came off in the washer
UNUSUAL
Only 4 others for sale when I posted the auction
RARE
Only 2 others for sale when I posted the auction
VERY RARE
Only 1 other for sale when I posted the auction
SUPER RARE
This is the only one for sale today (so far)
UNIQUE
Only one of these for sale in at least 14 days
STUNNING
Garish
WONDERFUL PATINA
I polished the rust (see PATINA)
SHELF PIECE
Damage visible on one side only
UNBELIEVABLE
The description doesn't fit my item in any way
VINTAGE
Made way, way back 15 years ago when I was born
WONDERFUL
You'll forever wonder why
WOW!!!
I'm SO desperate to dump this
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