Abbreviation |
Meaning
|
411
| Information
|
ADN
| Any
day now
|
AFAIK
| As far
as I know
|
AFK
| Away
from keyboard
|
AISI | As I see it |
AMBW | All my best wishes |
ARE
| Acronym-rich
environment
|
A/S/L?
| Age/sex/location?
|
ATST | At the same time |
B4 | Before |
B4N | Bye for now |
BAK
| Back
at the keyboard
|
BBIAB
| Be back
in a bit
|
BBL
| Be back
later
|
BEG
| Big
evil grin
|
BFD
| Big
f***ing deal
|
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
|
BS | Big Smile |
BTA
| But
then again...
|
BTW
| By the
way
|
BWTHDIK
| But
what the heck do I know...?
|
CID | Consider it done |
CSL | Can’t stop laughing |
CU
| See
you
|
CUL
| See
you later
|
CUL8ER
| See
you later
|
CWYL | Chat with you later |
CYA
| Cover
your ass
|
CYO
| See
you online
|
DBA
| Doing
business as
|
DFLA
| Disenhanced
four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
|
DGT | Don’t go there |
DHYB | Don’t hold your breath |
DKDC | Don’t know, don’t care |
DL
| Dead
link
|
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
|
EOM
| End
of message
|
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
|
FOAF | Friend of a friend |
FOMCL
| Falling
off my chair laughing
|
FTTB | For the time being |
FUBAR
| F***ed
up beyond all repair or recognition
|
FUD
| Fear,
Uncertainty, and Doubt
|
FWIW
| For
what it's worth
|
FYI
| For
your information
|
GL | Good Luck |
G
| Grin
|
G2G
| Got
to go
|
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
|
GR8 | Great |
GTG - | Got to go |
GTSY | Glad to see ya |
GTRM
| Going
to read mail
|
HAGO | Have a good one |
HAK | Hugs and Kisses |
HB | Hurry Back |
HHOK | Ha, ha only kidding |
HTH
| Hope
this helps
|
IAC
| In any
case
|
IAE | In any event |
IANAL
| I am
not a lawyer (but)
|
IC
| I see
|
IDK
| I don't
know
|
IDKY | I don’t know you |
IHA
| I hate
acronyms
|
IIRC
| If I
recall/remember/recollect correctly
|
ILU
or ILY
| I love
you
|
IM
| Immediate/Instant
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
|
IMO
| In my
opinion
|
IOW
| In other
words
|
IPN
| I'm
posting naked
|
IRL
| In real
life
|
IYSS | If you say so |
IYSWIM
| If you
see what I mean
|
J/W | Just wondering |
JBOD
| Just
a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.)
|
JIC
| Just
in case
|
JK
| Just
kidding
|
KIT | Keep in touch |
KOTC
| Kiss
on the cheek
|
KWIM?
| Know
what I mean?
|
L8R
| Later
|
LD | Long distance |
LD
| Later,
dude
|
LDR
| Long-distance
relationship
|
LLTA
| Lots
and lots of thunderous applause
|
LMK | Let me know |
LOL
| Laughing
out loud
|
LRF
| Little
Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
|
LTIC | Laughing ‘til I cry |
LTM
| Laugh
to myself
|
LTNS | Long time no see |
LTR
| Long-term
relationship
|
LULAB
| Love
you like a brother
|
LULAS
| Love
you like a sister
|
LYL | Love ya lots |
M8 | Mate |
MorF
| Male
or female
|
MOSS
| Member
of the same sex
|
MOTOS
| Member
of the opposite sex
|
MRS | Meet real soon |
MUSM
| Miss
you so much
|
MWBRL | More will be revealed later |
MYOB | Mind your own business |
NBD | No big deal |
NFG
| No f*****g
good
|
NM
| Not
much
|
NFW
| No feasible
way or no f*****g way
|
NIFOC
| Naked
in front of computer
|
NOYB | None of your business |
NP or
N/P
| No problem
|
NRN
| No response
necessary
|
OIC | Oh I see |
OLL
| Online
love
|
ONNA | Oh no, not again |
OOC | Out of Character |
OT | Off topic |
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
|
PIBKAC
| Problem
is between keyboard and chair
|
PITA
| Pain
in the ass
|
PMFJIB
| Pardon
me for jumping in but...
|
::POOF::
| Goodbye
(leaving the room)
|
POS
| Parent
over shoulder (change the topic)
|
POTS
| Plain
old telephone service
|
POV | Point of view |
PU
| That
stinks!
|
RBTL | Read between the lines |
RL
| Real
life (that is, when not chatting)
|
RN | Right now |
ROR
| Raffing
out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud")
|
ROTFL
| Rolling
on the floor laughing
|
ROTFLMAO
| Rolling
on the floor laughing my a** off
|
ROTFLMAOWPIMP
| Rolling
on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants
|
ROTFLMBO
| Rolling
on the floor laughing my butt off
|
RPG
| Role-playing
games
|
RSN
| Real
soon now
|
RTFM
| Read
the f***ing manual
|
RYO
| Roll
your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself
with tobacco and paper)
|
S4L
| Spam
for life (what you may get when you become someone's customer or client)
|
SHCOON
| Shoot
hot coffee out of nose
|
SEG
| S***-eating
grin
|
SF
| Surfer-friendly
(low-graphics Web site)
|
SNAFU
| Situation
normal, all f***ed up
|
SNAG | Sensitive new age guy |
SO
| Significant
other
|
SOHF
| Sense
of humor failure
|
SOL
| Smilling
out loud or sh*t out of luck
|
SOMY
| Sick
of me yet?
|
STFW
| Search
the f*****g Web
|
STW
| Search
the Web
|
STYS | Speak to you soon |
SWAG
| Stupid
wild-a** guess
|
SWDYT | So what do you think |
TAFN
| That's
all for now
|
TAH | Take a hike |
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
|
TIAIL | Think I am in love |
THX
| Thanks
|
TIA
| Thanks
in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful
reply)
|
TIC | Tongue in cheek |
TLA
| Three-letter
acronym
|
TLK2UL8R
| Talk
to you later
|
TM | Trust me |
TMI | Too much information |
TOPCA
| Til
our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
|
TPTB
| The
powers that be
|
TTFN
| Ta-Ta
for now
|
TTT
| Thought
that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
|
TTYL | Talk to you later |
TU
| Thank
you
|
TYVM | Thank you very much |
UAPITA
| You're
a pain in the ass
|
UW
| You're
welcome
|
VBG
| Very
big grin
|
VBSEG
| Very
big s***-eating grin
|
VM | Voice mail |
WDALYIC
| Who
died and left you in charge?
|
WE | Whatever |
WFM
| Works
for me
|
WG | Wicked grin |
WIBNI
| Wouldn't
it be nice if
|
WRT
| With
respect to
|
WT?
| What/who
the ?
|
WTFO
| What
the F***! Over!
|
WTG
| Way
to go!
|
WTGP?
| Want
to go private?
|
WU?
| What's
up?
|
WUF?
| Where
are you from?
|
WYRN | What’s your real name |
WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
YAFI | You asked for it |
YDKM | You don’t know me |
YGBSM
| You
gotta be s***tin' me!
|
YMMV
| Your
mileage may vary.
|
YMIA
| You're
welcome in advance
|
YNK | You never know |