| ADN
|
Any day
now |
| AFAIK
|
As far as
I know |
| AFK
|
Away from
keyboard |
| ARE
|
Acronym-rich environment |
| B4N
|
Bye for
now |
| BAK
|
Back at
the keyboard |
| BBIAB
|
Be back in
a bit |
| BBL
|
Be back
later |
| BEG
|
Big evil
grin |
| BFN
|
Bye for
now |
| BG
|
Big grin
|
| BIOYIOP
|
Blow it
out your I/O port |
| BL
|
Belly
laughing |
| BOTEC
|
Back-of-the-envelope calculation |
| BRB
|
Be right
back |
| BTA
|
But then
again... |
| BTW
|
By the way
|
| CU
|
See you
|
| CUL
|
See you
later |
| CUL8ER
|
See you
later |
| CYO
|
See you
online |
| DBA
|
Doing
business as |
| DIKU
|
Do I know
you? |
| DITYID
|
Did I tell
you I'm distressed? |
| DQMOT
|
Don't
quote me on this |
| EG
|
Evil grin
|
| EMFBI
|
Excuse me
for butting in |
| EOT
|
End of
thread (meaning: end of discussion) |
| ETLA
|
Extended
three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA) |
| F2F
|
Face to
face |
| FAQ
|
Frequently-ask question(s) |
| FISH
|
First in,
still here |
| FLA
|
Four-letter acronym |
| FMTYEWTK
|
Far more
than you ever wanted to know |
| FOMCL
|
Falling
off my chair laughing |
| FUD
|
Fear,
Uncertainty, and Doubt |
| FWIW
|
For what
it's worth |
| FYI
|
For your
information |
| G
|
Grin
|
| GA
|
Go ahead
|
| GAL
|
Get a life
|
| GD&R
|
Grinning,
ducking, and running |
| GIWIST
|
Gee, I
wish I'd said that |
| GMTA
|
Great
minds think alike |
| GOL
|
Giggling
out loud |
| GTRM
|
Going to
read mail |
| HTH
|
Hope this
helps |
| IAC
|
In any
case |
| IANAL
|
I am not a
lawyer (but) |
| IC
|
I see
|
| IHA
|
I hate
acronyms |
| IIRC
|
If I
recall/remember/recollect correctly |
| ILU or ILY
|
I love you
|
| IM
|
Immediate
message |
| IMHO
|
In my
humble opinion |
| IMing
|
Chatting
with someone online usually while doing
other things such as
playing trivia or other interactive game |
| IMNSHO
|
In my not
so humble opinion |
| IOW
|
In other
words |
| IPN
|
I'm
posting naked |
| IRL
|
In real
life (that is, when not chatting) |
| IYSWIM
|
If you see
what I mean |
| JIC
|
Just in
case |
| JK
|
Just
kidding |
| KWIM?
|
Know what
I mean? |
| L8R
|
Later
|
| LD
|
Later,
dude |
| LDR
|
Long-distance relationship |
| LLTA
|
Lots and
lots of thunderous applause |
| LOL
|
Laughing
out loud |
| LRF |
Little
Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom
of displays and other
equipment) |
| LTM |
Laugh to
myself |
| MorF
|
Male or
female |
| MOSS
|
Member of
the same sex |
| MOTOS
|
Member of
the opposite sex |
| NRN
|
No
response necessary |
| OIC
|
Oh, I see
|
| OLL
|
Online
love |
| OTOH
|
On the
other hand |
| OTF |
Off the
floor |
| OTOH
|
On the
other hand |
| OTTOMH
|
Off the
top of my head |
| PANS
|
Pretty
awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS") |
| PCMCIA
|
People
can't master computer industry acronyms |
| PDA
|
Public
display of affection |
| PEBCAK
|
Problem
exists between chair and keyboard |
| PITA
|
Pain in
the ass |
| PMFJIB
|
Pardon me
for jumping in but... |
| ::POOF::
|
Goodbye
(leaving the room) |
| POTS
|
Plain old
telephone service |
| PU
|
That
stinks! |
| RL
|
Real life
(that is, when not chatting) |
| ROTFL
|
Rolling on
the floor laughing |
| ROTFLMBO
|
Rolling on
the floor laughing my butt off |
| RPG |
Role-playing games |
| RSN |
Real soon
now |
| RYO
|
Roll your
own (write your own program;
derived from cigarettes rolled
yourself with tobacco and paper) |
| SO
|
Significant other |
| SOMY
|
Sick of me
yet? |
| STW
|
Search the
Web |
| TAFN
|
That's all
for now |
| TANSTAAFL
|
There
ain't no such thing as a free lunch |
| TFH
|
Thread
from hell (a discussion that just won't die
and is often
irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group) |
| TGIF
|
Thank God
it's Friday |
| THX
|
Thanks
|
| TIA
|
Thanks in
advance (used if you post a
question and are expecting a helpful
reply) |
| TLK2UL8R
|
Talk to
you later |
| TPTB
|
The powers
that be |
| TTFN
|
Ta-Ta for
now |
| TTYL
|
Talk to
you later |
| TU
|
Thank you
|
| UAPITA
|
You're a
pain in the ass |
| UW
|
You're
welcome |
| VBG
|
Very big
grin |
| WDALYIC
|
Who died
and left you in charge? |
| WFM
|
Works for
me |
| WIBNI
|
Wouldn't
it be nice if |
| WT?
|
What/who
the ? |
| WTG
|
Way to go!
|
| WTGP?
|
Want to go
private? |
| WU?
|
What's up?
|
| WUF?
|
Where are
you from? |
| WYSIWYG
|
What you
see is what you get |
| YMMV
|
Your
mileage may vary. |