Internet related acronyms (i.e. for IRC)
rating system:
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* geek points
* wittyness
* unpronouncability
2U2 to you, too **
AAMOF as a matter of fact *
AFAIK as far as I know (AFAIC As far as I'm concerned, AFAICT As far
as I can tell) **
AFK away from keyboard ***
AFU all fucked up
AMF Adios, motherfucker! *
AOL Army Of Lamers ***
ASAP as soon as possible **
BBL be back later **
BITMT but in the meantime *
BOT back on topic ***
BRB be right back **
BTW by the way **
BYORL bring your own rocket launcher *
C4N ciao for now **
CFD call for discussion ***
CFV call for vote ***
CRS can't remember shit *
CU see you *
CUL(8R) see you later **
CWOT complete waste of time
CYA see ya (also: Cover Your Ass) *
DAMIFINO damn if I know
DILLIGAF? Do I look like I give a fuck?
DIY do it yourself
EMFJI Excuse me for jumping in (PMFJI pardon me for jumping in)**
EOD end of discussion ***
EOT end of transmission *
F2F face to face/flesh to flesh ***
FAI frequently argued issue ***
FAQ frequently asked questions ***
FBOW for better or worse *
FOAD fuck off & die
FOAF friend of a friend *
FOCL falling off chair laughing **
FUBAB fucked up beyond all belief
FUBAR fucked up beyond all reason/recognition/repair
FWIW for what it's worth *
FYA for your amusement *
FYI for your information **
FYIV fuck you, I'm vested *
FYYSOS fuck you, you sack of shit *
GAL get a life *
GBTW get back to work **
GFC going for coffee **
GFETE grinning from ear to ear **
GJIAGDVYFCN go jump in a god-damn volcano, you fucking cave newt ***
GMTA great minds think alike (GLLA great lovers love alike) *
GR&D grinning, running & ducking **
GRMBL grumble **
GTG got to go **
HAB hot Asian babe
HAND have a nice day **
HHOK ha ha only kidding *
HTH hope this helps **
IAC in any case *
IAE in any event *
IC I see *
IDGI I don't get it *
IMCO in my considered opinion *
IMHO in my humble opinion **
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion ***
IMO in my opinion **
IMPE in my previous/personal experience *
IMVHO in my very humble opinion **
IOTTMCO intuitively obvious to the most casual observer ***
IOW in other words *
IRL in real life ***
ISP internet service provider *
IYKWIM if you know what I mean (IYSWIM if you see what I mean) **
JIC just in case *
J/K just kidding *
KISS keep it simple stupid *
LAGNAF Let's all get naked and fuck!
LOL laughing out loud **
LTNS long time no see (LTNT long time no talk) *
MfG Mit freundlichen Gruessen *
MTCW my two cents worth *
NC no comment
NRN no reply necessary
ONNA oh no, not again! *
OOTC obligatory on-topic content ***
OTOH on the other hand *
PCMCIA people can't memorize computer industry acronyms **
PITA pain in the ass *
PLS please *
PMP peeing my pants *
REHI hello again (re-Hi!) **
RO(T)FL rolling on the floor laughing **
ROFLMAO rolling on the floor laughing my ass off **
RSN real soon now *
RTDox read the documentations ***
RTFM read the fucking manual ***
SAPFU Surpasses All Previous Fuck-Ups (well known in U.S. military
during the 1940's and 1950's and in other branches of the
federal government; thx to Andrew Poth) *
SHTSI somebody had to say it *
SNAFU situation normal; all fucked up
SO significant other (e.g. boyfriend, husband, wife, pet dog)
TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch **
TAFN that's all for now **
THX thanks **
TIA thanks in advance **
TLA three letter acronym ***
TMI too much information
TMK to my knowledge *
TOS terms of service **
TPTB the powers that be
TSWC tell someone who cares *
TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge *
TTFN ta-ta for now **
TTYL(8R) talk to you later **
TWIMC to whom it may concern *
WIIWD what it is we do *
WILBI wouldn't it be lovely if *
WRT with regard to *
WTF R U ? who the fuck are you? (WTF what/who/where the fuck) *
WTG way to go *
WTLOB watch "The Life of Brian"
WTMI way too much information
WWDWIIWD when we do what it is we do ***
YA yet another (YABA yet another bloody acronym) ***
YGIAGAM your guess is as good as mine **
YGWYPF you get what you pay for **
YMMV your mileage may vary ("I do not expect you to agree with*
me.")
Useful expressions & other stuff
B4 before
2nite tonight
n case in case
EZ easy
troo true
kewl cool
dewd dude
d00d dude
grrlz girls
wirld world
guvment government
gawd god
wymyn women
lurve love, luv, luff
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Smilies
:-) smile
:-> sarcastic
;-) wink
:-))) laughing or double chin
:.-) laughing tears
;-)=) grin
:-D laughing
:-} wry smile
:-P sticking tongue out
:-( sad, angry
:-(( very sad or very angry
:-< sad
:-I indifferent/sad
:.-( weeping
:°-( big tear
:-II angry
:-@ angry, yelling
:-e disappointed
}-) evil
>:-( angry (thanx to Pamela J Souza)
:-X mute or big kiss
:-() talking
:-O surprised/shocked
=:-) shocked
O:-) halo
:-3 has eaten a lemon
:-/ skeptical
:-Z sleeping
:-x kissing, or mute
:-* sorry, I didn't want to say that
?-( sorry, I don't know what went wrong
:*) drunk (red nose)
*-) stoned
%-) stared too long at monitor
#-) dead
X-) inconscious
:-Q smoking
(:-) bald
.-) one-eyed
-:-) punk
<:-) stupid question (donkey's hat)
<|-) chinese
@:-) arab
8:-) little girl
:-)-8 big girl
[:-] robot
::-) wearing glasses
8-) wearing (sun)glasses / wide-eyed grin
B-) horn-rimmed glasses
B:-) sunglasses on head
.^) side view
:~) nose
:<) moustache; variant :-{) (thanx to Pamela J Souza)
_O-) aquanaut
{:-) wig
:-E vampire
:-[ vampire
(-: left-handed
:o) boxer's nose
(:-}{-:) kissing smilies (thanx to Donna McGhee)
d:-) wearing a cap (thanx to Sofia Mooney)
~:-( fuming (thanx to Sofia Mooney)
Midget smilies (without noses)
:) happy
[:] robot
:] gleep, friendly
=) variations on a theme
:} (what should we call these?)
: (what?)
:@ (what?)
:D laughter
:I hmmm...
:( sad
Rude smilies (Many thanks to Libby and Helen Moore from Birmingham)
(.)(.) breasts
8---> penis
8-------> large penis!
@-->-->> a rose
(_!_) arse
(___!___) fat arse
(!) tight arse
(_x=y0z_) smart arse
(_*_) sore arse
(_x_) kiss my arse!
(_o_) arse thats been around!!
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Continuation of Other terms:
to go nookleer to explode
to deevee to devalorize
n/a not applicable
w/ with
w/o without
b/c because
Xtian Christian
wuz was
cos(cuz) because
w3b www
tripdub www ("triple w")
K 1000 (like, 2K = 2000); also: extremely cool (k-kool,
k-rad)
@ Circle A (symbol for anarchy)
^..^ bat
=^..^= cat
^_^ dog ears
eleet elite, 'l33T, 3L1T3, 31337
TOSsed to lose internet account because of violation of TOS
(Terms Of Service)agreement with ISP
B-D breakdown
DDR difficult data retrieval (i.e. hacking)
BRS Big Red Switch (hacker term)
BTL Better Than Life
BDSM bondage, discipline, sado-masochism
S/M sado-masochism
DS dominance and submission
BS bullshit
T&A tits and asses
S&D search and destroy
R&D research and development
R&P rape and pillage (excessive violence)
SBD silent but deadly (fart) [George Carlin; also used by
Beavis & Butthead; thx to lisaviolet]
CBD complete body dysfunction [seen in GothCode 3.1A]
STD sexually transmitted disease / severe tire damage (rows of
spikes on the road)[Neal Stephenson, "Snow Crash"]
RSI repetitive stress injury (e.g. from using keyboard)
TAZ temporary autonomous zone; mobile or transient
location free of economic and social interference by
the state. [Hakim Bey]
ILF Information Liberation Front (imaginary organization; joke)
TBT talking by typing
BLJ black leather jacket
PDB people dressed in black
DOA dead on arrival
T-P telepathy
VI village idiot
TV transvestite
op operation (i.e. gender operation)
MorF Male or Female
<g> grin
<bg> big grin
<vbg> very big grin
<s> sigh
WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
YAFIYGI you ask for it, you get it (opposite of WYSIWYG)
WYSITWIRL what you see is totally worthless in real * |