as seen in news groups and e-mails
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFGO | Another F***ing (or Fabulous) Growth Opportunity |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| BAK | Back At Keyboard |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| B/C | Because |
| BFD | Big F***ing Deal! |
| BFN | Bye For Now |
| BFO | Blinding Flash of the Obvious |
| BO | Buffer (Brain) Overload |
| BOHICA | Bend Over, Here It Comes Again! |
| BOKYAG | Bend Over and Kiss Your A** Goodbye |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTSOOM | beats the stuffing out of me |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CU | See You |
| CUL8R | See You Later |
| CYA | Cover Your Arse |
| DITYID | Did I Tell You I'm Distressed? |
| EFLA | Extended Four Letter Acronym! |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question |
| FC | Fingers Crossed |
| FCFS | First Come First Served |
| FEAR | F*** Everything And Run |
| FIIOH | F*** (or Forget) It, I'm Outta Here |
| FMV | Full Motion Video |
| FOAD | F*** Off And Die |
| FUBAR | F***** Up Beyond All Recognition |
| FUCT | Failed Under Continuous Testing |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GTRM | Going To Read Mail |
| GR&D | Grinning, Running, & Ducking |
| HSIK | How Should I Know |
| HTH | Happy To Help |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IANA... | I am not a ... |
| IBK | Idiot Behind Keyboard |
| IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| IITYWTMWYBMAD | If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink? |
| ILF | I'll Look Forward |
| IMCO | In My Considered Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| INAL | I'm Not A Lawyer |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRC | Internet Relay Chat |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| IYKWIM | If You Know What I mean |
| JFYI | Just For Your Information |
| J/K | Just Kidding |
| L8R | Later |
| LMAO | Laughing My Arse Off |
| LMKOAP | Let Me Know Of Any Problems |
| LOL | Laugh(ing) Out Loud |
| LOEL | Laugh(ing) Out Extremely Loud |
| MIL-TFD-41 | Make It Like The F*****g Drawing For Once |
| MMP | More Money, Please |
| ML | Mailing List |
| NBD | No Big Deal |
| NFW | No F****** Way |
| NIFOC | Nude In Front Of Computer |
| NIFOK | Naked In Front of the Keyboard |
| NOYB | None Of Your Business |
| NRN | No Reply Necessary |
| OIC | Oh, I See! |
| OOH | Out Of Hand |
| OOTB | Out Of The Box |
| OTL | Out To Lunch |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| PITA | Pain In The Arse |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| PMJI | Pardon My Jumping In |
| POV | Point Of View |
| PSX | Sony Playstation |
| PTB | Powers That Be |
| PU | That Stinks! |
| ROFL | Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| ROFLWMP | Rolling on the Floor Wetting My Pants |
| ROTF | Rolling On The Floor |
| ROTFL | Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off |
| ROTFLOL | Rolled on the Floor Laughing Out Loud |
| RSN | Real Soon Now |
| RTFM | Read The F***ing Manual (or Message) |
| RTM | Read The Manual (or Message) |
| SEP | Someone Else's Problem |
| SGI | She'd Get it! |
| SITD | Still In The Dark |
| SLAP | Sounds Like A Plan |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal- All F***** Up |
| SOL | Smiling Out Loud |
| TANJ | There Ain't No Justice |
| TANSTAAFL | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
| TBH | To Be Honest |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TIC | Tongue In Cheek |
| TLA | Three-Letter Acronyms |
| TLTBT | Too Ludicrous To Be True! |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| Txs | Thanks or Texas |
| VPL | Visible Pantie Line |
| WGFF? | Who Gives A Flying Flood? |
| WIC | Where I'm Concerned |
| WIMP | Washed-up Information Media Phobe |
| WOA | Work Of Art |
| WOB | Waste of Bandwidth |
| WRT | with respect to |
| WTF | What The F*** |
| WTFIGO | What The F*** Is Going On? |
| WTH | What The Heck (Hell) |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
| YAM | Yet Another Meeting |
| YCHT | You can have them |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
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