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Acronyms and abbreviations

A
AAMOF as a matter of fact
ABFL a big fat lady
ABT about
ADN any day now
AFAIC as far as I’m concerned
AFAICT as far as I can tell
AFAICS as far as I can see
AFAIK as far as I know
AFAYC as far as you’re concerned
AFK away from keyboard
AH asshole
AISI as I see it
AIUI as I understand it
AKA also known as
AML all my love
and now for something completely
ANFSCD
different
ASAP as soon as possible
ASL assistant section leader
ASL age, sex, location
ASLP age, sex, location, picture
A/S/L age/sex/location
ASOP assistant system operator
ATM at this moment
AWA as well as
AWHFY are we having fun yet?
are we going to have to go trough this
AWGTHTGTTA
again?
AWOL absent without leave
AWOL away without leave
AYOR at your own risk
AYPI? and your point is?
B
B4 before
B4N bye for now
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BAC back at computer

BAG busting a gut
BAK back at the keyboard
BBIAB be back in a bit
BBL be back later
be back later but not to soon because
BBLBNTSBO...
of...
BBR burnt beyond repair
BBS be back soon
BBS bulletin board system
BC be cool
B/C because
BCnU be seeing you
BEG big evil grin
BF boyfriend
B/F boyfriend
BFN bye for now
BG big grin
BION believe it or not
BIOYIOB blow it out your I/O port
BITMT but in the meantime
BM bite me
BMB bite my bum
BMTIPG brilliant minds think in parallel gutters
BKA better known as
BL belly laughing
BOB back off bastard
BOL be on later
BOM bitch of mine
BOT back on topic
BRB be right back
BRBB be right back bitch
BRBS be right back soon
BRH be right here
BRS big red switch
BS big smile
BS bull shit
BSF but seriously folks
BST but seriously though
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BTA but then again

BTAIM be that as it may
BTDT been there done that
BTOBD be there or be dead
BTOBS be there or be square
BTSOOM beats the shit out of me
BTW by the way
because you deserve what every
BUDWEISER
individual should ever receive
BWQ buzz word quotient
BWTHDIK but what the heck do I know
BYOB bring your own bottle
BYOH Bat You Onna Head
C
C&G chuckle and grin
CAD ctrl-alt-delete
CADET can’t add, doesn’t even try
CDIWY couldn’t do it without you
CFV call for votes
CFS care for secret?
CFY calling for you
CID crying in disgrace
CIM CompuServe information manager
CLM career limiting move
CM@TW catch me at the web
CMIIW correct me if I’m wrong
CNP continue in next post
CO conference
CRAFT can’t remember a f**king thing
CRS can’t remember shit
CSG chuckle snicker grin
CTS changing the subject
CU see you
CU2 see you too
CUL see you later
CUL8R see you later
CWOT complete waste of time
CWYL chat with you later
CYA see ya
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CYA cover your ass

CYAL8R see ya later
CYO see you online
D
DBA doing business as
DCed disconnected
DFLA disenhanced four-letter acronym
DH darling husband
DIIK darn if i know
DGA digital guardian angel
DGARA don’t give a rats ass
DIKU do I know you?
DIRTFT do it right the first time
DITYID did I tell you I’m distressed
DIY do it yourself
DL download
DL dead link
DLTBBB don’t let the bad bugs bite
DMMGH don’t make me get hostile
DQMOT don’t quote me on this
DND do not disturb
DTC damn this computer
DTRT do the right thing
DUCT did you see that?
DWAI don’t worry about it
DWIM do what I mean
DWIMC do what I mean, correctly
DWISNWID do what I say, not what I do
DYJHIW don’t you just hate it when...
DYK do you know
E
EAK eating at keyboard
EIE enough is enough
EG evil grin
EMFBI excuse me for butting in
EMFJI excuse me for jumping in
EMSG email message
EOD end of discussion
EOF end of file
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EOL end of lecture

EOM end of message
EOS end of story
EOT end of thread
ETLA extended three letter acronym
EYC excitable, yet calm
F
F female
F/F face to face
F2F face to face
FAQ frequently asked questions
FAWC for anyone who cares
FBOW for better or worse
FBTW fine, be that way
FCFS first come, first served
FCOL for crying out loud
FIFO first in, first out
FISH first in, still here
FLA four-letter acronym
FOAD f**k off and die
FOAF friend of a friend
FOB f**k off bitch
FOC free of charge
FOCL falling of chair laughing
FOFL falling on the floor laughing
FOS freedom of speech
FOTCL falling of the chair laughing
FTF face to face
FTTT from time to time
FU f**ked up
FUBAR f**ked up beyond all recognition
FUDFUCT fear, uncertainty and doubt
FUCT failed under continuas testing
full up ready to burst (about hard disk
FURTB
drives)
FW freeware
FWIW for what it’s worth
FYA for your amusement
FYE for your entertainment
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FYEO for your eyes only

FYI for your information
G
G grin
G2B going to bed
G&BIT grin & bear it
G2G got to go
G2GGS2D got to go get something to drink
G2GTAC got to go take a crap
G2GTAP got to go take a pee
GA go ahead
GA good afternoon
GAFIA get away from it all
GAL get a life
GAS greetings and salutations
GBH great big hug
GBH&K great big huh and kisses
GBR garbled beyond recovery
GBY god bless you
GD&H grinning, ducking and hiding
GD&R grinning, ducking and running
grinning, ducking and running as fast
GD&RAFAP
as possible
grinning, ducking and running even
GD&REF&F
further and faster
GD&RF grinning, ducking and running fast
GD&RVF grinning, ducking and running very
GD&W grin, duck and wave
GDW grin, duck and wave
GE good evening
GF girlfriend
GFETE grinning from ear to ear
GFN gone for now
GFU good for you
GG good game
GGU2 good game you two
GIGO garbage in garbage out
GJ good job
GL good luck
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GL&GH good luck and good hunting

good morning / good move / good
GM
match
GMAB give me a break
GMAO giggling my ass off
GMBO giggling my butt off
GMTA great minds think alike
GN good night
GOK god only knows
GOWI get on with it
GPF general protection fault
GR8 great
GR&D grinning, running and ducking
GtG got to go
GTSY glad to see you
H
H hug
H/O hold on
H&K hug and kiss
HAK hug and kiss
HAGD have a good day
HAGN have a good night
HAGS have a good summer
HAG1 have a good one
HAHA having a heart attack
HAND have a nice day
HB hug back
HB hurry back
HDYWTDT how do you work this dratted thing
HF have fun
HH holding hands
HHIS hanging head in shame
HHJK ha ha, just kidding
HHOJ ha ha, only joking
HHOK ha ha, only kidding
HHOS ha ha, only seriously
HIH hope it helps
help I lapsed into a coma and can’t log
HILIACACLO
off
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HIWTH hate it when that happens

HLM he loves me
HMS home made smiley
HMS hanging my self
HMT here’s my try
HMWK homework
HOAS hold on a second
HSIK how should i know
HTH hope this helps
HTHBE hope this has been enlightening
HYLMS hate you like my sister
I
IAAA I am an accountant
IAAL I am a lawyer
IAC in any case
IC I see
IAE in any event
IAG it’s all good
IAG I am gay
IAIM in an Irish minute
IANAA I am not an accountant
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IBN I’m bucked naked
ICOCBW I could of course be wrong
IDC I don’t care
IDGI I don’t get it
IDGARA I don’t give a rat’s ass
IDGW in a good way
IDI I doubt it
IDK I don’t know
IDTT I’ll drink to that
IFVB I feel very bad
IGP I gotta pee
IGTP I get the point
IHTFP I hate this f**king place
IHTFP I have truly found paradise
IHU I hate you
IHY I hate you
II I’m impressed
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IIT I’m impressed too

IIR if I recall
IIRC if I recall correctly
IJWTK I just want to know
IJWTS I just want to say
IK I know
IKWUM I know what you mean
ILBCNU I’ll be seeing you
ILU I love you
ILY I love you
ILYFAE I love you forever and ever
IMAO in my arrogant opinion
IMFAO in my f***ing arrogant opinion
IMBO in my bloody 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
IMOBO in my own biased opinion
IMPOV in my point of view
IMP I might be pregnant
INAL I’m not a lawyer
INPO in no particular order
IOIT I’m on Irish Time
IOW in other words
IRL in real life
IRMFI I reply merely for information
IRSTBO it really sucks the big one
IS I’m sorry
ISEN internet search environment number
ISTM it seems to me
ISTR I seem to recall
ISWYM I see what you mean
ITFA in the final analysis
ITRO in the reality of
ITRW in the real world
ITSFWI if the shoe fits, wear it
IVL in virtual live
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IWALY I will always love you

IWBNI it would be nice if
IYKWIM if you know what I mean
IYSWIM if you see what I mean
J
JAM just a minute
JAS just a second
JASE just another system error
JAWS just another windows shell
JIC just in case
JJWY just joking with you
JK just kidding
J/K just kidding
JMHO just my humble opinion
JMO just my opinion
JP just playing
J/P just playing
JTLYK just to let you know
JW just wondering
K
K OK
K kiss
KHYF know how you feel
KB kiss back
KISS keep it simple sister
KIS(S) keep it simple (stupid)
KISS keeping it sweetly simple
KIT keep in touch
KMA kiss my ass
KMB kiss my butt
KMSMA kiss my shiny metal ass
KOTC kiss on the cheek
KOTL kiss on the lips
KUTGW keep up the good work
KWIM know what I mean?
L
L laugh
L8R later
L8R G8R later gator
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LAB life’s a bitch

LAM leave a message
LBR little boys room
LD long distance
LIMH laughing in my head
LG lovely greetings
LIMH laughing in my head
LGR little girls room
LHM Lord help me
LHU Lord help us
LL&P live long & prosper
LNK love and kisses
LMA leave me alone
LMABO laughing my ass back on
LMAO laughing my ass off
MBO laughing my butt off
LMHO laughing my head off
LMFAO laughing my fat ass off
LMK let me know
LOL laughing out loud
LOL lots of love
LOL lots of luck
LOLA laughing out loud again
LOML light of my life (or love of my life)
LOMLILY light of my life, I love you
LOOL laughing out outrageously loud
LSHIPMP laughing so hard I pissed my pants
LSHMBB laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
LSHMBH laughing so hard my belly hurts
LTNS long time no see
LTR long term relationship
LTS laughing to self
LULAS love you like a sister
LUWAMH love you with all my heart
LY love ya
LYK let you know
LYL love ya lots
LYLAB love ya like a brother
LYLAS love ya like a sister
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M
M male
MB maybe
MYOB mind your own business
M8 mate
N
N in
N2M not too much
N/C not cool
NE1 anyone
NETUA nobody ever tells us anything
NFI no f***ing idea
NL not likely
NM never mind / nothing much
N/M never mind / nothing much
NMH not much here
NMJC nothing much, just chillin’
NOM no offense meant
NOTTOMH not of the top of my mind
NOYB none of your business
NOYFB none of your f***ing business
NP no problem
NPS no problem sweet(ie)
NTA non-technical acronym
N/S no shit
NVM nevermind
O
OBTW oh, by the way
OIC oh, I see
OF on fire
OFIS on floor with stitches
OK abbreviation of oll korrect (all correct)
OL old lady (wife, girlfriend)
OM old man (husband, boyfriend)
OMG oh my god / gosh / goodness
OOC out of character
OT Off topic / other topic
OTOH on the other hand
OTTOMH off the top of my head
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P
P@H parents at home
PAH parents at home

PAW parents are watching

PDS please don’t shoot
problem exists between chair and
PEBCAK
keyboard
PIZ parents in room
PLZ please
PM private message
pardon my jumping in (Another way for
PMJI
PMFJI)
PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
PMP peed my pants
POAHF put on a happy face
POOF I have left the chat
POTB pats on the back
POS parents over shoulder
PPL people
PS post script
PSA public show of affection
Q
Q4U question for you
QSL reply
QSO conversation
QT cutie
R
RCed reconnected
RE hi again (same as re’s)
RME rolling my eyses
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
rolling on floor laughing and peed my
ROFLAPMP
pants
ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
ROFLOLAY rolling on floor laughing out loud at you
rolling on floor laughing out loud tears
ROFLOLTSDMC
streaming down my cheeks
rolling on floor laughing out loud with
ROFLOLWTIME
tears in my eyes
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rolling on floor laughing out loud

ROFLOLUTS
unable to speak
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
RVD really very dumb
RUTTM are you talking to me
RTF read the FAQ
RTFM read the f***ing manual
RTSM read the stupid manual
S
S2R send to receive
SAMAGAL stop annoying me and get a live
SCNR sorry, could not resist
SETE smiling ear to ear
SH so hot
SH same here
SHICPMP so happy I could piss my pants
SHID slaps head in disgust
SHMILY see how much I love you
SNAFU situation normal, all F***ed up
SO significant other
SOHF sense of humor failure
SOMY sick of me yet?
SPAM stupid persons’ advertisement
SRY sorry
SSDD same shit different day
STBY sucks to be you
STFU shut the f*ck up
STI stick(ing) to it
STW search the web
SWAK sealed with a kiss
SWALK sweet, with all love, kisses
SWL screaming with laughter
SIM shit, it’s Monday
SITWB sorry, in the wrong box
S/U shut up
SYS see you soon
SYSOP system operator
T
TA thanks again
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TCO taken care of

TGIF thank god its Friday
THTH to hot to handle
THX thanks
TIA thanks in advance
TIIC the idiots in charge
TJM that’s just me
TLA three-letter acronym
TMA take my advice
TMI to much information
TMS to much showing
TNSTAAFL there’s no such thing as a free lunch
TNX thanks
TOH to other half
TOY thinking of you
TPTB the powers that be
TSDMC tears streaming down my cheeks
TT2T to tired to talk
TTFN ta ta for now
TTT thought that, too
TTUL talk to you later
TTYIAM talk to you in a minute
TTYL talk to you later
TTYLMF talk to you later my friend
TU thank you
TWMA till we meet again
TX thanx
TY thank you
TYVM thank you very much
U
U2 you too
UAPITA you’re a pain in the ass
UR your
UW you’re welcom
URAQT! you are a cutie!
V
VBG very big grin
VBS very big smile
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W8 wait
W8AM wait a minute
WAY what about you
WAY who are you
WB welcome back
WBS write back soon
WDHLM why doesn’t he love me
WDYWTTA What Do You Want To Talk About
WE whatever
W/E whatever
WFM works for me
WNDITWB we never did it this way before
WP wrong person
WRT with respect to
WTF what/who the F***?
WTG way to go
WTGP want to go private?
WTH what/who the heck?
WTMI way to much information
WU what’s up?
WUD what’s up dog?
WUF where are you from?
WUWT whats up with that
WYMM will you marry me?
WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
X
XTLA extended three letter acronym
Y
Y why?
Y2K you’re too kind
YATB you are the best
YBS you’ll be sorry
YG young gentleman
you’d have better bet your bottom
YHBBYBD
dollar
YKYWTKM you know you want to kiss me
YL young lady
YL you ’ll live
YM you mean
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YM young man
YMMD you’ve made my day
YMMV your mileage may vary
YVM you’re very welcom
YW you’re welcome
YWIA you’re welcome in advance
YWTHM you want to hug me
YWTLM you want to love me
YWTKM you want to kiss me
YOYO you’re on your own
YY4U two wise for you
Z
more
? huh?
?4U question for you
>U screw you!
/myB kick my boobs
2U2 to you too
2MFM to much for me
4AYN for all you know
4COL for crying out loud
4SALE for sale
4U for you
=w= whatever
*G* giggle or grin
*H* hug
*K* kiss
*S* smile
*T* tickle
*W* wink