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- ! - I have a comment
- .02 - My two cents worth.
- ? - I have a question
- - the speaker chuckles
- - the speaker is frowning
- - Grin
- - the speaker is grinning
- - the one writing the message is smiling
- - the one writing the message is smirking
- - the one writing the message is winking
- AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
- AFAIK - As Far as I Know
- AFK – away from keyboard (I am gone for a few minutes)
- AISI - As I See It
- A-OLs - Administrators On-Line
- ASAP - As Soon As Possible
- ASL – age / sex / location?
- ATSL - Along The Same Line
- AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet?
- AYOR - At Your Own Risk
- B4N - Bye For Now
- BAK - Back At Keyboard
- BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
- BBIAB - Be Back in a Bit
- BBL - Be Back Later
- BF - Boy Friend
- BFF - Best friends, forever!
- BFN - Bye For Now
- BIF - Before I Forget
- BIO – going for bio break (washroom break)
- BION - Believe it or not
- BOT - Back On Topic
- BRB – be right back
- BRB - Be Right Back
- BTAIM - Be That As It May
- BTHOM - Beats The Hell Outta Me
- BTOBD - Be There Or Be Dead
- BTW - By The Way
- BWL - Bursting With Laughter
- BYKT - But You Knew That
- BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
- CMIIW - Correct Mve If I’m Wrong
- CU - See You
- CU2 - See You, Too
- CUL - See you later
- CUL8R - See You Later
- CWYL - Chat With You Later
- CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s)
- DH – darling husband
- DIIK - Damned If I Know.
- DIKU? - Do I Know You?
- DILLIGAD - Do I Look Like I Give A Damn?.
- DIY - Do It Yourself
- DK - Don’t Know
- F2F - Face To Face
- FCFS - First Come, First Served
- FISH - First In, Still Here
- FITB - Fill In The Blank
- FMV – fair market value (for selling items online)
- FOAD - F*** off and die
- FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
- FS - For Sale
- FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
- FTF - Face To Face
- FTL - Faster Than Light
- FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
- FUBB - Fouled Up Beyond Belief.
- FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
- FURTB - Full Up Ready To Burst
- FWIW - For What It’s Worth
- FYA - For Your Amusement
- FYI - For Your Information
- G - Grin, or Giggle
- G2G - Got to Go
- GA - Go Ahead
- GAL - Get A Life
- GD&R - Grinning, Ducking and Running
- GF - Girl Friend.
- GFN - Gone For Now.
- GG – good game
- GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I’d Said That
- GLGH - Good Luck and Good Hunting
- GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
- GOWI - Get On With It
- GTG - Got To Go
- GTSY - Great To See You
- H&K - Hugs and Kisses
- HAK - Hugs And Kisses
- IAC - In Any Case
- IAE - In Any Event
- IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer (but) A disclaimer which is usually followed by a legal opinion
- IAW - In Accordance With
- IBTD - I Beg To Differ
- IBTL – in before the lock (for when you post a message prior to the administrator locking the heated discussion thread)
- IC - I See
- IDK - I Don't Know
- IIRC - If I Recall Correctly...
- IIWM - If It Were Me
- IJWTK - I Just Want To Know
- IJWTS - I Just Want To Say
- IKWUM - I Know What You Mean
- IMA - I Might Add
- IME - In My Experience
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
- IMO - In My Opinion
- IMPOV - In My Point Of View
- INPO - In No Particular Order
- IOW - In Other Words
- IRL - In Real Life
- ISS - I’m So Sure
- ISSYGTI - I’m So Sure You Get The Idea!
- ISWYM - I See What You Mean
- ITFA - In The Final Analysis
- ITSFWI - If The Shoe Fits, Wear It!
- IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
- JAM - Just A Minute
- JAS - Just A Second
- JFI - Just For Information
JIC - Just In Case- JK - Just Kidding
- JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
- JMO - Just My Opinion
- JTLYK - Just To Let You Know
- k - Okay
- KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
- KIT - Keep In Touch
- KK – OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received)
- KMA - Kiss My A**
- KWIM - Know What I Mean?
- KYFC - Keep Your Fingers Crossed
- L - Laugh
- L8R - Later
- LABATYD or LAB&TYD - Life's A B**ch And Then You Die
- LJBF - Let’s Just Be Friends
- LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
- LMAO - Laughing My A** Off
- LMHO - Laughing My Head Off
- LOL - Laughing Out Loud
- LSHMBH - Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts.
- LTHTT - Laughing Too Hard To Type
- LTNS - Long Time No See
- LTNT - Long Time, No Type
- LTS - Laughing to Self
- LY - Love You
- MEGO - My Eyes Glaze Over
- MLA - Multiple Letter Acronym
- MOF - Matter Of Fact
- MOSS - Member Of Same Sex
- MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex
- MOTD - Message of the day
- MOTOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
- MOTSS - Member Of The Same Sex
- MT – mistell (commonly used by online gamers to say that they made a mistake and mistyped their last message)
- MTFBWY - May The Force Be With You
- MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
- NAVY - Never Again Voluneer Yourself.
- NBD - No Big Deal
- NFW - No Friggin' Way!
- NHOH - Never Heard Of Him/Her
- NOYB - None Of Your Business
- NP - no problem/you're welcome
- NQA - No Questions Asked
- NSFW - Not Safe for Workplace viewing (warning that there is sexual or repulsive content)
- NTIM - Not That It Matters
- NTW - Not To Worry
- NTYMI - Now That You Mention It
- NVM - Never Mind
- NWOT – new without tags (for selling items online)
- NWT - New With Tags (for selling items online)
- OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated Subject
- OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject
- OB - Obligatory
- OBO - Or Best Offer
- OBTW - Oh, By The Way
- OIC - Oh, I See
- OMG - Oh My God
- ONNA - Oh No, Not Again
- ONNTA - Oh No, Not This Again
- OO - Over and Out (end of communication)
- OOAK – one of a kind (for selling items online)
- OOTC - Obligatory On-Topic Comment
- OP - The Original Poster (who started this
- OTF - On the Floor (laughing)
- OTFL - On the Floor Laughing
- OTL - Out To Lunch
- OTOH - On The Other Hand
- OTOOH - On The Other Other Hand
- OTT - Over The Top
- OTTH - On The Third Hand
- OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head
- PABG - Packing a Big Gun
- PCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
- PD - Public Domain
- PDS Please Don't Shout.
- PITA Pain In The A**
- PLZ - please
- PMBI - Pardon My Butting In
- PMF - Pardon My French or Pure Freaking Magic.
- PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In
- PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
- PMIGBOM - Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth
- PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In
- PMSL - P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression)
- PNCAH - Please, No Cursing Allowed Here
- POSSLQ - Person of Opposite Sex, Sharing Living Quarters
- PPL - People
- PTMM - Please Tell Me More
- QFT – quoted for truth (a compliment to another person on the forum)
- R U THERE? - Are you there?
- RAEBNC - Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment
- re - Hello again or In Regard To
- RHIP - Rank Has Its Privileges
- RL – real life
- RLCO - Real Life Conference
- ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
- ROFLAS - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Screaming
- ROFLMAO – rolling on floor laughing my a*s off
- ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
- ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- ROTFLMAOTID - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off Till I Die
- ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
- ROTFLOLAPMP - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud And Peeing My Pants
- ROTFLTIC - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Till I Cry
- RRQ - Return Receipt Request
- RSN - Real Soon Now
- RSVP - Respondez S'il Vous Plait - please reply
- RTBM - Read The Bloody Manual
- RTFAQ - Read The Frequently Asked Questions
- RTFF - Read The Freaking FAQ
- RTFM – read the f***ing manual (to show frustration at someone's ignorance of basic knowledge)
- RTM - Read The Manual
- RTWFQ - Read The Whole Friggin' Question
- RYFM - Read Your Friendly Manual
- RYS - Read Your Screen
- S - Smile
- SAPFU - Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups
- SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
- SEC - Wait a second
- SFLA - Stupid Four Letter Acronym
- SICS - Sitting In Chair Snickering
- SLM - See Last Mail
- SMOP - Small Matter of Programming
- SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
- SO - Significant Other
- SOL - SH** Out Of Luck
- SOS - Same Old Stuff or Help!
- SOW - Speaking Of Which
- SWIM - See What I Mean?
- TAFN - That’s All For Now
- TANJ - There Ain’t No Justice
- TANSTAAFL - There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
- TARFU- Things Are Really Fouled Up
- TBYB - Try Before You Buy
- TDM - Too Darn Many
- TFS - Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del).
- TFTHAOT - Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time
- THX - thanks
- TIA - Thanks In Advance
- TIC - Tongue In Cheek
- TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said
- TNSTAAFL - There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
- TNTL - Trying Not To Laugh
- TNX - Thanks
- TNXE6 - Thanks A Million
- TOBAL - There Oughta Be A Law.
- TOBG - This Oughta Be Good.
- TOY - Thinking Of You.
- TPTB - The Powers That Be
- TRDMC - Tears Running Down My Cheeks.
- TSR - Totally Stupid Rules.
- TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
- TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
- TTYL – talk to you later
- TTYT - Talk To You Tomorrow.
- TX - thanks
- TY - thank you
- TYCLO - Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off
- TYVM - Thank You Very Much
- UOK - Are You OK?
- W/E - whatever
- WAEF - When All Else Fails
- WB - Welcome Back
- WDYMBT - What Do You Mean By That?.
- WDYT - What Do You Think?
- WE - Whatever
- WIBAMU Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle
- WIBNI - Wouldn’t It Be Nice If
- WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With Soap
- WNOHGB - Where No One Has Gone Before
- WOA - Work Of Art
- WOTAM - Waste Of Time And Money
- WRT - With Regard To, or With Respect To
- WT - Without Thinking
- WTB - Want To Buy
- WTF - What The F***?
- WTG - Way To Go!
- WTGP - Want To Go Private?
- WTH - What the hell?
- WTTM - Without Thinking Too Much.
- WYGISWYPF - What You Get Is What You Pay For
- XOXOXO - Kisses and hugs
- YABA - Yet Another Bloody Acronym
- YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message
- YAUN - Yet Another Unix Nerd
- YGLT - You're Gonna Love This
- YGTI - You Get The Idea?
- YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For
- YIU - Yes, I Understand
- YIWGP - Yes, I Will Go Private
- YKYARW - You Know You're A Redneck When
- YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different)
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