The A-toZ List of Internet Acronymns and Abbreviations So far 312. Did I miss any?

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Patrick Curl

 

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  1. ! - I have a comment
  2. .02 - My two cents worth.
  3. ? - I have a question
  4. - the speaker chuckles
  5. - the speaker is frowning
  6. - Grin
  7. - the speaker is grinning
  8. - the one writing the message is smiling
  9. - the one writing the message is smirking
  10. - the one writing the message is winking
  11. AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
  12. AFAIK - As Far as I Know
  13. AFK – away from keyboard (I am gone for a few minutes)
  14. AISI - As I See It
  15. A-OLs - Administrators On-Line
  16. ASAP - As Soon As Possible
  17. ASL – age / sex / location?
  18. ATSL - Along The Same Line
  19. AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet?
  20. AYOR - At Your Own Risk
  21. B4N - Bye For Now
  22. BAK - Back At Keyboard
  23. BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
  24. BBIAB - Be Back in a Bit
  25. BBL - Be Back Later
  26. BF - Boy Friend
  27. BFF - Best friends, forever!
  28. BFN - Bye For Now
  29. BIF - Before I Forget
  30. BIO – going for bio break (washroom break)
  31. BION - Believe it or not
  32. BOT - Back On Topic
  33. BRB – be right back
  34. BRB - Be Right Back
  35. BTAIM - Be That As It May
  36. BTHOM - Beats The Hell Outta Me
  37. BTOBD - Be There Or Be Dead
  38. BTW - By The Way
  39. BWL - Bursting With Laughter
  40. BYKT - But You Knew That
  41. BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
  42. CMIIW - Correct Mve If I’m Wrong
  43. CU - See You
  44. CU2 - See You, Too
  45. CUL - See you later
  46. CUL8R - See You Later
  47. CWYL - Chat With You Later
  48. CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s)
  49. DH – darling husband
  50. DIIK - Damned If I Know.
  51. DIKU? - Do I Know You?
  52. DILLIGAD - Do I Look Like I Give A Damn?.
  53. DIY - Do It Yourself
  54. DK - Don’t Know
  55. F2F - Face To Face
  56. FCFS - First Come, First Served
  57. FISH - First In, Still Here
  58. FITB - Fill In The Blank
  59. FMV – fair market value (for selling items online)
  60. FOAD - F*** off and die
  61. FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
  62. FS - For Sale
  63. FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
  64. FTF - Face To Face
  65. FTL - Faster Than Light
  66. FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
  67. FUBB - Fouled Up Beyond Belief.
  68. FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
  69. FURTB - Full Up Ready To Burst
  70. FWIW - For What It’s Worth
  71. FYA - For Your Amusement
  72. FYI - For Your Information
  73. G - Grin, or Giggle
  74. G2G - Got to Go
  75. GA - Go Ahead
  76. GAL - Get A Life
  77. GD&R - Grinning, Ducking and Running
  78. GF - Girl Friend.
  79. GFN - Gone For Now.
  80. GG – good game
  81. GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I’d Said That
  82. GLGH - Good Luck and Good Hunting
  83. GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
  84. GOWI - Get On With It
  85. GTG - Got To Go
  86. GTSY - Great To See You
  87. H&K - Hugs and Kisses
  88. HAK - Hugs And Kisses
  89. IAC - In Any Case
  90. IAE - In Any Event
  91. IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer (but) A disclaimer which is usually followed by a legal opinion
  92. IAW - In Accordance With
  93. IBTD - I Beg To Differ
  94. IBTL – in before the lock (for when you post a message prior to the administrator locking the heated discussion thread)
  95. IC - I See
  96. IDK - I Don't Know
  97. IIRC - If I Recall Correctly...
  98. IIWM - If It Were Me
  99. IJWTK - I Just Want To Know
  100. IJWTS - I Just Want To Say
  101. IKWUM - I Know What You Mean
  102. IMA - I Might Add
  103. IME - In My Experience
  104. IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
  105. IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
  106. IMO - In My Opinion
  107. IMPOV - In My Point Of View
  108. INPO - In No Particular Order
  109. IOW - In Other Words
  110. IRL - In Real Life
  111. ISS - I’m So Sure
  112. ISSYGTI - I’m So Sure You Get The Idea!
  113. ISWYM - I See What You Mean
  114. ITFA - In The Final Analysis
  115. ITSFWI - If The Shoe Fits, Wear It!
  116. IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
  117. JAM - Just A Minute
  118. JAS - Just A Second
  119. JFI - Just For Information
  120. lol brb :-) @JIC - Just In Case
  121. JK - Just Kidding
  122. JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
  123. JMO - Just My Opinion
  124. JTLYK - Just To Let You Know
  125. k - Okay
  126. KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
  127. KIT - Keep In Touch
  128. KK – OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received)
  129. KMA - Kiss My A**
  130. KWIM - Know What I Mean?
  131. KYFC - Keep Your Fingers Crossed
  132. L - Laugh
  133. L8R - Later
  134. LABATYD or LAB&TYD - Life's A B**ch And Then You Die
  135. LJBF - Let’s Just Be Friends
  136. LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
  137. LMAO - Laughing My A** Off
  138. LMHO - Laughing My Head Off
  139. LOL - Laughing Out Loud
  140. LSHMBH - Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts.
  141. LTHTT - Laughing Too Hard To Type
  142. LTNS - Long Time No See
  143. LTNT - Long Time, No Type
  144. LTS - Laughing to Self
  145. LY - Love You
  146. MEGO - My Eyes Glaze Over
  147. MLA - Multiple Letter Acronym
  148. MOF - Matter Of Fact
  149. MOSS - Member Of Same Sex
  150. MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex
  151. MOTD - Message of the day
  152. MOTOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
  153. MOTSS - Member Of The Same Sex
  154. MT – mistell (commonly used by online gamers to say that they made a mistake and mistyped their last message)
  155. MTFBWY - May The Force Be With You
  156. MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
  157. NAVY - Never Again Voluneer Yourself.
  158. NBD - No Big Deal
  159. NFW - No Friggin' Way!
  160. NHOH - Never Heard Of Him/Her
  161. NOYB - None Of Your Business
  162. NP - no problem/you're welcome
  163. NQA - No Questions Asked
  164. NSFW - Not Safe for Workplace viewing (warning that there is sexual or repulsive content)
  165. NTIM - Not That It Matters
  166. NTW - Not To Worry
  167. NTYMI - Now That You Mention It
  168. NVM - Never Mind
  169. NWOT – new without tags (for selling items online)
  170. NWT - New With Tags (for selling items online)
  171. OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated Subject
  172. OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject
  173. OB - Obligatory
  174. OBO - Or Best Offer
  175. OBTW - Oh, By The Way
  176. OIC - Oh, I See
  177. OMG - Oh My God
  178. ONNA - Oh No, Not Again
  179. ONNTA - Oh No, Not This Again
  180. OO - Over and Out (end of communication)
  181. OOAK – one of a kind (for selling items online)
  182. OOTC - Obligatory On-Topic Comment
  183. OP - The Original Poster (who started this
  184. OTF - On the Floor (laughing)
  185. OTFL - On the Floor Laughing
  186. OTL - Out To Lunch
  187. OTOH - On The Other Hand
  188. OTOOH - On The Other Other Hand
  189. OTT - Over The Top
  190. OTTH - On The Third Hand
  191. OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head
  192. PABG - Packing a Big Gun
  193. PCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
  194. PD - Public Domain
  195. PDS Please Don't Shout.
  196. PITA Pain In The A**
  197. PLZ - please
  198. PMBI - Pardon My Butting In
  199. PMF - Pardon My French or Pure Freaking Magic.
  200. PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In
  201. PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
  202. PMIGBOM - Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth
  203. PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In
  204. PMSL - P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression)
  205. PNCAH - Please, No Cursing Allowed Here
  206. POSSLQ - Person of Opposite Sex, Sharing Living Quarters
  207. PPL - People
  208. PTMM - Please Tell Me More
  209. QFT – quoted for truth (a compliment to another person on the forum)
  210. R U THERE? - Are you there?
  211. RAEBNC - Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment
  212. re - Hello again or In Regard To
  213. RHIP - Rank Has Its Privileges
  214. RL – real life
  215. RLCO - Real Life Conference
  216. ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
  217. ROFLAS - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Screaming
  218. ROFLMAO – rolling on floor laughing my a*s off
  219. ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
  220. ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  221. ROTFLMAOTID - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off Till I Die
  222. ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
  223. ROTFLOLAPMP - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud And Peeing My Pants
  224. ROTFLTIC - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Till I Cry
  225. RRQ - Return Receipt Request
  226. RSN - Real Soon Now
  227. RSVP - Respondez S'il Vous Plait - please reply
  228. RTBM - Read The Bloody Manual
  229. RTFAQ - Read The Frequently Asked Questions
  230. RTFF - Read The Freaking FAQ
  231. RTFM – read the f***ing manual (to show frustration at someone's ignorance of basic knowledge)
  232. RTM - Read The Manual
  233. RTWFQ - Read The Whole Friggin' Question
  234. RYFM - Read Your Friendly Manual
  235. RYS - Read Your Screen
  236. S - Smile
  237. SAPFU - Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups
  238. SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
  239. SEC - Wait a second
  240. SFLA - Stupid Four Letter Acronym
  241. SICS - Sitting In Chair Snickering
  242. SLM - See Last Mail
  243. SMOP - Small Matter of Programming
  244. SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
  245. SO - Significant Other
  246. SOL - SH** Out Of Luck
  247. SOS - Same Old Stuff or Help!
  248. SOW - Speaking Of Which
  249. SWIM - See What I Mean?
  250. TAFN - That’s All For Now
  251. TANJ - There Ain’t No Justice
  252. TANSTAAFL - There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
  253. TARFU- Things Are Really Fouled Up
  254. TBYB - Try Before You Buy
  255. TDM - Too Darn Many
  256. TFS - Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del).
  257. TFTHAOT - Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time
  258. THX - thanks
  259. TIA - Thanks In Advance
  260. TIC - Tongue In Cheek
  261. TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said
  262. TNSTAAFL - There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
  263. TNTL - Trying Not To Laugh
  264. TNX - Thanks
  265. TNXE6 - Thanks A Million
  266. TOBAL - There Oughta Be A Law.
  267. TOBG - This Oughta Be Good.
  268. TOY - Thinking Of You.
  269. TPTB - The Powers That Be
  270. TRDMC - Tears Running Down My Cheeks.
  271. TSR - Totally Stupid Rules.
  272. TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
  273. TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
  274. TTYL – talk to you later
  275. TTYT - Talk To You Tomorrow.
  276. TX - thanks
  277. TY - thank you
  278. TYCLO - Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off
  279. TYVM - Thank You Very Much
  280. UOK - Are You OK?
  281. W/E - whatever
  282. WAEF - When All Else Fails
  283. WB - Welcome Back
  284. WDYMBT - What Do You Mean By That?.
  285. WDYT - What Do You Think?
  286. WE - Whatever
  287. WIBAMU Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle
  288. WIBNI - Wouldn’t It Be Nice If
  289. WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With Soap
  290. WNOHGB - Where No One Has Gone Before
  291. WOA - Work Of Art
  292. WOTAM - Waste Of Time And Money
  293. WRT - With Regard To, or With Respect To
  294. WT - Without Thinking
  295. WTB - Want To Buy
  296. WTF - What The F***?
  297. WTG - Way To Go!
  298. WTGP - Want To Go Private?
  299. WTH - What the hell?
  300. WTTM - Without Thinking Too Much.
  301. WYGISWYPF - What You Get Is What You Pay For
  302. XOXOXO - Kisses and hugs
  303. YABA - Yet Another Bloody Acronym
  304. YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message
  305. YAUN - Yet Another Unix Nerd
  306. YGLT - You're Gonna Love This
  307. YGTI - You Get The Idea?
  308. YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For
  309. YIU - Yes, I Understand
  310. YIWGP - Yes, I Will Go Private
  311. YKYARW - You Know You're A Redneck When
  312. YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different)

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