| Abbreviation |
Meaning
|
| 411
| Information
|
| ADN
| Any
day now
|
| AFAIK
| As far
as I know
|
| AFK
| Away
from keyboard
|
| AISI | As I see it |
| AMBW | All my best wishes |
| ARE
| Acronym-rich
environment
|
| A/S/L?
| Age/sex/location?
|
| ATST | At the same time |
| B4 | Before |
| B4N | Bye for now |
| BAK
| Back
at the keyboard
|
| BBIAB
| Be back
in a bit
|
| BBL
| Be back
later
|
| BEG
| Big
evil grin
|
| BFD
| Big
f***ing deal
|
| BFN
| Bye
for now
|
| BG
| Big
grin
|
| BIOYIOP
| Blow
it out your I/O port
|
| BL
| Belly
laughing
|
| BOTEC
| Back-of-the-envelope
calculation
|
| BRB
| Be right
back
|
| BS | Big Smile |
| BTA
| But
then again...
|
| BTW
| By the
way
|
| BWTHDIK
| But
what the heck do I know...?
|
| CID | Consider it done |
| CSL | Can’t stop laughing |
| CU
| See
you
|
| CUL
| See
you later
|
| CUL8ER
| See
you later
|
| CWYL | Chat with you later |
| CYA
| Cover
your ass
|
| CYO
| See
you online
|
| DBA
| Doing
business as
|
| DFLA
| Disenhanced
four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
|
| DGT | Don’t go there |
| DHYB | Don’t hold your breath |
| DKDC | Don’t know, don’t care |
| DL
| Dead
link
|
| DIKU
| Do I
know you?
|
| DITYID
| Did
I tell you I'm distressed?
|
| DQMOT
| Don't
quote me on this
|
| EG
| Evil
grin
|
| EMFBI
| Excuse
me for butting in
|
| EOM
| End
of message
|
| EOT
| End
of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
|
| ETLA
| Extended
three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
|
| F2F
| Face
to face
|
| FAQ
| Frequently-ask
question(s)
|
| FISH
| First
in, still here
|
| FLA
| Four-letter
acronym
|
| FMTYEWTK
| Far
more than you ever wanted to know
|
| FOAF | Friend of a friend |
| FOMCL
| Falling
off my chair laughing
|
| FTTB | For the time being |
FUBAR
| F***ed
up beyond all repair or recognition
|
| FUD
| Fear,
Uncertainty, and Doubt
|
| FWIW
| For
what it's worth
|
| FYI
| For
your information
|
| GL | Good Luck |
| G
| Grin
|
| G2G
| Got
to go
|
| GA
| Go ahead
|
| GAL
| Get
a life
|
| GD&R
| Grinning,
ducking, and running
|
| GIWIST
| Gee,
I wish I'd said that
|
| GMTA
| Great
minds think alike
|
| GOL
| Giggling
out loud
|
| GR8 | Great |
| GTG - | Got to go |
| GTSY | Glad to see ya |
| GTRM
| Going
to read mail
|
| HAGO | Have a good one |
| HAK | Hugs and Kisses |
| HB | Hurry Back |
| HHOK | Ha, ha only kidding |
| HTH
| Hope
this helps
|
| IAC
| In any
case
|
| IAE | In any event |
| IANAL
| I am
not a lawyer (but)
|
| IC
| I see
|
| IDK
| I don't
know
|
| IDKY | I don’t know you |
| IHA
| I hate
acronyms
|
| IIRC
| If I
recall/remember/recollect correctly
|
| ILU
or ILY
| I love
you
|
| IM
| Immediate/Instant
message
|
| 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
|
| IOW
| In other
words
|
| IPN
| I'm
posting naked
|
| IRL
| In real
life
|
| IYSS | If you say so |
| IYSWIM
| If you
see what I mean
|
| J/W | Just wondering |
| JBOD
| Just
a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.)
|
| JIC
| Just
in case
|
| JK
| Just
kidding
|
| KIT | Keep in touch |
| KOTC
| Kiss
on the cheek
|
| KWIM?
| Know
what I mean?
|
| L8R
| Later
|
| LD | Long distance |
| LD
| Later,
dude
|
| LDR
| Long-distance
relationship
|
| LLTA
| Lots
and lots of thunderous applause
|
| LMK | Let me know |
| LOL
| Laughing
out loud
|
| LRF
| Little
Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
|
| LTIC | Laughing ‘til I cry |
| 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
|
| LYL | Love ya lots |
| M8 | Mate |
| MorF
| Male
or female
|
| MOSS
| Member
of the same sex
|
| MOTOS
| Member
of the opposite sex
|
| MRS | Meet real soon |
| MUSM
| Miss
you so much
|
| MWBRL | More will be revealed later |
| MYOB | Mind your own business |
| NBD | No big deal |
| NFG
| No f*****g
good
|
| NM
| Not
much
|
| NFW
| No feasible
way or no f*****g way
|
| NIFOC
| Naked
in front of computer
|
| NOYB | None of your business |
| NP or
N/P
| No problem
|
| NRN
| No response
necessary
|
| OIC | Oh I see |
| OLL
| Online
love
|
| ONNA | Oh no, not again |
| OOC | Out of Character |
| OT | Off topic |
| OTF
| Off
the floor
|
| OTOH | On the other hand |
| OTTOMH
| Off
the top of my head
|
| PANS
| Pretty
awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS")
|
| 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
|
| PMFJIB
| Pardon
me for jumping in but...
|
| ::POOF::
| Goodbye
(leaving the room)
|
| POS
| Parent
over shoulder (change the topic)
|
| POTS
| Plain
old telephone service
|
| POV | Point of view |
| PU
| That
stinks!
|
| RBTL | Read between the lines |
| RL
| Real
life (that is, when not chatting)
|
| RN | Right now |
| ROR
| Raffing
out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud")
|
| ROTFL
| Rolling
on the floor laughing
|
| ROTFLMAO
| Rolling
on the floor laughing my a** off
|
| ROTFLMAOWPIMP
| Rolling
on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants
|
| ROTFLMBO
| Rolling
on the floor laughing my butt off
|
| RPG
| Role-playing
games
|
| RSN
| Real
soon now
|
| RTFM
| Read
the f***ing manual
|
| RYO
| Roll
your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself
with tobacco and paper)
|
| S4L
| Spam
for life (what you may get when you become someone's customer or client)
|
| SHCOON
| Shoot
hot coffee out of nose
|
| SEG
| S***-eating
grin
|
| SF
| Surfer-friendly
(low-graphics Web site)
|
| SNAFU
| Situation
normal, all f***ed up
|
| SNAG | Sensitive new age guy |
| SO
| Significant
other
|
| SOHF
| Sense
of humor failure
|
| SOL
| Smilling
out loud or sh*t out of luck
|
| SOMY
| Sick
of me yet?
|
| STFW
| Search
the f*****g Web
|
| STW
| Search
the Web
|
| STYS | Speak to you soon |
| SWAG
| Stupid
wild-a** guess
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| TIAIL | Think I am in love |
| THX
| Thanks
|
| TIA
| Thanks
in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful
reply)
|
| TIC | Tongue in cheek |
| TLA
| Three-letter
acronym
|
| TLK2UL8R
| Talk
to you later
|
| TM | Trust me |
| TMI | Too much information |
| TOPCA
| Til
our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
|
| 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
|
| TYVM | Thank you very much |
| UAPITA
| You're
a pain in the ass
|
| UW
| You're
welcome
|
| VBG
| Very
big grin
|
| VBSEG
| Very
big s***-eating grin
|
| VM | Voice mail |
| WDALYIC
| Who
died and left you in charge?
|
| WE | Whatever |
| WFM
| Works
for me
|
| WG | Wicked grin |
| WIBNI
| Wouldn't
it be nice if
|
| WRT
| With
respect to
|
| WT?
| What/who
the ?
|
| WTFO
| What
the F***! Over!
|
| WTG
| Way
to go!
|
| WTGP?
| Want
to go private?
|
| WU?
| What's
up?
|
| WUF?
| Where
are you from?
|
| WYRN | What’s your real name |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
| YAFI | You asked for it |
| YDKM | You don’t know me |
| YGBSM
| You
gotta be s***tin' me!
|
| YMMV
| Your
mileage may vary.
|
| YMIA
| You're
welcome in advance
|
| YNK | You never know |
