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This is a glossary for internet shorthand terminology. This page is more for me to use as a reminder incase I see some shorthand that I forget the meaning too. The terms are bold and the meaning is in italicized.
- Term - Meaning
#
edit- $0.02 - Throwing in your two cent's worth
- ? - Please explain
- ?4U - Question for you
- 1FTR - One for the road
- 24/7 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- 2L8 - Too Late
- 2U2 - To you too
- 3D - Three-Dimensional
- 404 - I haven't a clue (error message 404, address not found)
- ^5 - High Five
A
edit- A/S/L - Age/Sex/Location
- A/S/L/P - Age/Sex/Location/Picture
- AA - Alcoholics Anonymous
- AAA - Any advice appreciated
- AAMOF - As a matter of fact
- ADGR - Any donations gratefully received
- ADN - Any day now
- AFAIAA - As far as I am aware
- AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned
- AFAICT - As far as I can tell
- AFAIK - As far as I know
- AFAIR - As far as I recall
- AFAIUI - As far as I understand it
- AFK - Away from keyboard
- AGAN - As good as new
- AI - As if
- AIC - Ain't it cool
- AISB - As I said before
- AISI - As I see it
- AIUI - As I understand it
- AIW - As it were
- AKA - Also Known As
- ALOIA - A lot of it anyway
- AMAP - As many/much as possible
- AMF - Adios, motherf'r or Adios, my friend
- AMIGA - A merely insignificant game addiction
- APAC - All praise and credit
- APITN - A pain in the neck
- ASAP - As soon as possible
- ASCII - American standard code for information interchange
- ASWGAFF - Ask someone who gives a flying f-!
- ATB - All the best
- ATM - At the moment
- ATS - Across the street
- ATTN - Attention
- ATTYO - Anything that turns you on
- AWCIGO - And where can I get one?
- AWGTHTGTTA? - Are we going to have to go through this again?
- AWHFY - Are we having fun yet?
- AYT? - Are You There?
B
edit- B4 - Before
- B4N - Bye for now
- BA - Bedroom activity
- BAC - By any chance
- BAC - Back at computer
- BAD - Broken as designed
- BAK - Back at keyboard
- BAMF - Bad assed motherf'r
- BASIC - Bill's attempt to seize industry control
- BAY - Back at you
- BBFN - Bye bye for now
- BBIAB - Be back in a bit
- BBIAF - Be back in a few
- BBL - Be back later
- BBN - Bye bye now
- BBR - Burnt beyond repair
- BBS - Be back soon
- BBS - Bulletin board system
- B/C - Because
- BC - Basket case or Be cool
- BCC - Blind carbon copy
- BCNU - Be seein' you
- BEG - Big evil grin
- BF - Boyfriend
- BFD - Big f'ing deal
- BFG - Big friendly giant or Big F'ing Gun
- BFH - Big f'ing hammer
- BFI - Brute force and ignorance
- BFMI - Brute force and massive ignorance
- BFN - Bye for now
- BFOG - Blouse full of goodies
- BG - Big grin
- BIBO - Beer in, beer out
- BIC - Best in class
- BIF - Basis in fact
- BIL - Brother-In-Law
- BION - Believe it or not
- BIOYIOP - Blow it out your I/O port
- BIOYA - Blow it out your ass
- BITD - Beaten it to death
- BKA - Better known as
- BMF - Bad motherf'r
- BMOC - Big man on campus
- BMTIPG - Brilliant minds think in parallel gutters
- BNF - Big name fan
- BOC - But of course
- BOF - Birds of a feather
- BOFH - Bastard (system) operator from hell
- BOHICA - Bend over, here it comes again
- BOS - Big orange switch
- BOT - Back on topic
- BOTE - Back of the envelope
- BRB - Be right back
- BRS - Big red wwitch
- BS - Bull s***
- BSEG - Big s*** eating grin
- BSF - But seriously folks
- BSG - Big smiling grin or Broad sweeping generalisation
- BSOD - Blue screen of death (error message)
- BTA - But then again
- BTAICBW - But then again I could be wrong
- BTAIM - Be that as it may
- BTDT - Been there, done that
- BTL - Better than life
- BTOBD - Be there or be dead
- BTSOOM - Beats the s*** out of me
- BTTH - Boot to the head
- BTTT - Back to the top
- BTW - By the way
- BUAF - Butt ugly ASCII font
- ^BUMP^ - Bump (sending topic back to the top)
- BWL - Bursting with laughter
- BWQ - BuzzWord quotient
- BWTG - Big way to go
- BY - Busy
- BYKT - But you knew that
- BYKTA - But You Knew That Already
- BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
- BYOH - Bat you on the head
C
edit- C&G - Chuckle and grin
- C/O - Care of
- CAB - Cheap ass b@stard/b!tch
- CADET - Can't add, doesn't even try
- CB - Call back
- CC - Carbon copy
- CE - Creative editing
- CF - Charlie foxtrot; cluster f'd (meaning similar to SNAFU)
- CFD - Call for discussion
- CFV - Call for votes
- CHUR - See how you are
- CICO - Coffee in, coffee out
- CID - Consider it done
- CID - Crying in disgrace
- CIO - Check it out
- CL - Cross link
- CLAB - Crying like a baby
- CM - Call me
- CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong
- CNP - Continued (in my) next post
- CO - Conference
- COD - Cash on delivery
- Cof$ - Church of Scientology
- CP - Chat post
- CPF? - Can pigs fly?
- CRAFT - Can't remember a f'ing thing
- CRBT - Crying real big tears
- CRPG - Character/Computer role-playing game
- CRS - Can't remember s***
- CS - Cop shop (police station)
- CS - Customer service/support
- CSG - Chuckle, snicker, grin
- CTTD - Cute things they do
- CTTS - Cute things they say
- CU - See you
- CUL - See you later
- CUL8R - See you later
- CUOP - Catch up on posts
- CWOT - Complete waste of time
- CWYL - Chat with you later
- CYA - See you
- CYA - Cover your ass
- CYAL8R - See you later
- CYL - See you later
- CYM - Check your mail
D
edit- DAY - Dreamed about you
- DBA - Doing business as
- DBL - Don't be long
- DBN - Doing business - not!
- DC - Distributed computing
- DD - Darling daughter
- DDG - Drop dead gorgeous
- DDI - Don't do it
- DEU - Dumb end user
- DFU - Don't forget units
- DGUTDJ - Don't give up the day job
- DHB - Don't hurry back
- DIGAD - Do I give a damn?
- DIIK - Damned if I know
- DIL - Daughter-In-Law
- DILLIGAF - Does it look Like I give a f***?
- DIY - Do it yourself
- DK - Don't know
- DKU - Drop kick ugly
- DL or D/L - Download
- DLG - Devilish little grin
- DLTBBB - Don't let the bed bugs bite
- DNA - Did not answer
- DNPM - Darn near p'd myself
- DOA - Dead on arrival
- DOB - Date/Day of birth
- DOM - Dirty old man
- DQM - Don't quote me
- DRA - Don't recognise acronyms
- DS - Darling son
- DTD - Document type definition
- DTM? - Does that mean?
- DTOKAB - Drop to one knee and blow
- DTP - Desktop publishing
- DTRT - Do the right thing
- DUCWIC - Do you see what I see?
- DUK - Dead upon keyboard
- DWBH - Don't worry, be happy
- DWIM - Do what I mean
- DWISNWID - Do what I say, not what I do
- DYE - Damn your eyes!
- DYHWIH - Do you hear what I hear?
- DYJHIW - Don't you just hate it when
- DYSWIS - Do you see what I see?
E
edit- E2EG - Ear to ear grin
- EAK - Eating at keyboard
- ED - Emotionally disturbed
- EDP - Emotionally disturbed person
- EG - Evil grin
- EIF - Exercise in futility
- EMS - E-Mail shorthand
- EMSG - Email message
- EOB - End of business
- EOD - End of discussion
- EOF - End of file
- EOL - End of lecture
- EOM - End of matter
- EOT - End of thread (i.e. don't reply to this message)
- ES&D - Eat s*** and die
- ESOSL - Endless snorts of stupid laughter
- ESP - Especially
- ETA - Estimated time of arrival
- ETD - Estimated time of departure
- ETLA - Extended three letter acronym
F
edit- F2F - Face to face
- FAO - For attention of
- FAQ - Frequently asked questions
- FC - Fingers crossed
- FEIYD - Forever in your debt
- FFS - For f's sake
- FISH - First in, still here
- FITB - Fill in the blank_________
- FOAF - Friend of a friend
- FOC - Free of charge
- FOFL - Falling on floor laughing
- FOS - Full of s***
- FOTCL - Falling off the chair laughing
- FOTW - Flags of the world
- FOTW - Flame of the week
- FR - For real
- FTBOMH - From the bottom of my heart
- FTF - Face to face
- FTL - Follow the link
- FTTT - From time to time
- FTW - F*** the world
- FUBAR - F'd up beyond all recognition/repair
- FUD' - (spreading) Fear, uncertainty, and disinformation
- FWIW - For what it's worth
- FX - Effects
- FYA - For your amusement
- FYE - For your entertainment
- FYEO - For your eyes only
- FYI - For your information
G
edit- < G > - Grin (add < > for bigger grins)
- G2G - Got to go
- GA - Go ahead
- GAC - Get a clue
- GAFIA - Get away from it all
- GAG - Get a grip
- GAL - Get a life
- GAS - Greetings and salutations
- GBH - Great big hug or Grievous bodily harm
- GF - Girlfriend
- GFN - Gone for now
- GG - Good game
- GGL - Giggle
- GIGO - Garbage in, garbage out
- GIWIST - Gee, I wish I'd said that
- GJ - Good job
- GL - Good luck
- GLGH - Good luck and good hunting
- GM - Good move
- GMTA - Great minds think alike
- GOLL - Getting/Got one long list
- GR&D - Grinning, running and ducking
- GTG - Got to go
- GTH - Go to him/her
- GTH - Go to hell
- GTSY - Glad to see you
- GYPO - Get your pants off
H
edit- < H > - Hug
- H&K - Hugs and kisses
- HAGD - Have a good day
- HAGN - Have a good night
- HAGO - Have a good one
- HAND - Have a nice day
- HB - Hurry back or Hug back
- HF - Have fun
- HH - Holding hands
- HHIS - Hanging head in shame
- HHOJ - Ha ha, only joking
- HHOK - Ha ha, only kidding
- HHOS - Ha ha, only serious
- HIWTH - Hate it when that happens
- HOAS - Hold on a second
- HSH - Home sweet home
- HTH - Hope this/that helps
- HWISTKT - How Was I Supposed To Know That
I
edit- IAC - In any case
- IAE - In any event
- IAGW - In a good way
- IANAL - I am not a lawyer
- IBALD - It's been a long day
- IBM - Inadequate business management
- IC - I see
- ICBW - I could be wrong
- ICQ - I seek you
- ICYDK - In case you didn't know
- IDGI - I don't get it
- IDK - I don't know
- IDTT - I'll drink to that!
- IFU - I f'd up
- IGP - I gotta pee
- IIDKB - If I didn't know better
- IIRC - If I remember correctly
- IIWY - If I were you
- IK - I know
- IKWYM - I know what you mean
- ILU - I love you
- ILY - I love you
- IM - Instant Message
- IMAO - In my arrogant opinion
- IMCO - In my considered opinion
- IME - In my experience
- IMHO - In my humble opinion
- IMNERHO - In my not even remotely humble opinion
- IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
- IMO - In my opinion
- INC - Including or Inclusive
- INPO - In no particular order
- IOH - I'm outta here
- IOW - In other words
- IPN - I'm posting naked
- IRC - Internet Relay Chat
- IRL - In real life
- IRMC - I rest my case
- IRO - In region of
- IS - I'm sorry
- ISC - I stand corrected
- ISDN - It still does nothing
- ISP - Internet Service Provider
- ISTM - It seems to me
- ISTR - I seem to recall
- ISWYM - I see what you mean
- ITRO - In the region of
- ITRW - In the real world
- IWALU - I will always love you
- IWBNI - It would be nice if
- IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
- IYO - In your opinion
J
edit- J/K - Just kidding
- J/P - Just playing
- JAM - Just a minute
- JASE - Just another system error
- JAT - Just A thought
- JAVA - Just another vague acronym
- JFTR - Just for the record
- JIC - Just in case
- JMHO - Just my humble opinion
- JMO - Just my opinion
- JOKE - Just one kidding everyone
- JOT - Just one thought
- JTFM - Just the facts, mister/ma'am
- JTLYK - Just to let you know
- JTYWWTK - Just thought you would want to know
K
editL
edit- L8R - Later
- L&ML - Lies and more lies
- LAB&TYD - Life's a bitch and then you die
- LHM - Lord help me
- LHO - Laughing head off
- LHU - Lord help us
- LI - Laughing insanely or Laughing inside
- LIS - Laughing in silence
- LLTA - Lots and lots of thunderous applause
- LMAO - Laughing my ass off
- LMBO - Laughing my butt off
- LMK - Let me know
- LMOL - Laughing madly out loud
- LMSO - Laughing my socks off
- LOL - Laughing out loud
- LSHISOTS - Laughing so hard I spat/spit on the screen
- LSHTTARD - Laughing so hard the tears are running down
- LTNS - Long time no see
- LTNT - Long time no type
- LTR - Long term relationship
- LTS - Laughing to self
- LY - Love you
- LYK - Let you know
- LYWAMH - Love you with all my heart
M
edit- M/F? - Male or female?
- M8 - Mate
- MEGO - My eyes glaze over
- MHBFY - My heart bleeds for you
- MHOTY - My hat's off to you
- MM - Mama Mia!
- MMD - Make my day
- MO - My opinion
- MorF - Male or Female
- MOTAS - Member of the appropriate sex
- MOTD - Message of the day
- MOTOS - Member of the opposite sex
- MOTSS - Member of the same sex
- M$ - A well-known software company
- MSG - Message
- MTBF - Mean time between failures
- MTF - More to follow
- MYOB - Mind your own business
- MYW - Makes you wonder
N
edit- N2M - Not too much
- NADT - Not a darn thing
- NALAYL - Not as long as you live
- NBIF - No basis in fact
- NC - No comment
- ND - Nearly done
- NE - Any
- NFW - No f'ing way
- NGAS - No one gives a s***
- NIAMY - Not in a million years
- NIFOC - Nude in front of the computer
- NIICHI - Not if I can help it
- NIMBY - Not in my back yard
- NIYL - Not in your life
- NM - Never mind
- NMH - Not much here
- NMJC - Nothing much, just chilling
- NNTA - No need to answer
- NOYB - None of your business
- NOYL - Not on your life
- NP - No problem
- NRN - No reply necessary
- NRN - Not right now
- NRP - None real-time processor
- NTOOT - Nine times out of ten
- NTW - Not to worry
- NWIH - No way in hell
O
edit- OAO - Over and out
- OBTW - Oh, by the way
- OEM - Original equipment manufacturer
- OIAM - One in a million
- OIC - Oh, I see
- OL - Old lady
- OM - Old man
- OMG - Oh my God
- OOTB - Out of the box or Out of the blue
- OOTC - Obligatory on topic comment
- OPM - Other people's money
- OT - Off topic
- OTF - On the floor
- OTOH - On the other hand
- OTP - On the phone
- OTT - Over the top
- OTT - Off the topic
- OTTH - On the third hand
- OTTOMH - Off the top of my head
- OYA - On your ass
P
edit- PC - Politically correct
- PD - Public domain
- PDA - Public display of affection
- PDQ - Pretty damn quick
- PDS - Please don't shoot
- PEBCAK - Problem exists between chair and keyboard
- PEBKAC - Problem exists between keyboard and chair
- PIMP - Peeing in my pants
- PITA - Pain in the ass
- PLZ - Please
- PM - Private Message
- PMFBI - Pardon me for butting in
- PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in
- PMJI - Pardon my jumping in
- POAHF - Put on a happy face
- POS - Point of sale
- POS - Pile/Piece of s***
- POSSLQ - Person of opposite sex sharing living quarters
- POTC - Peck on the cheek
- POETS - P*ss off early, tomorrow's Saturday
- POV - Point of view
- PPL - People
- PS - Post script
- PU - That stinks
Q
edit- QT - Cutie
R
edit- RE - Regarding
- REHI - Hello again
- RFD - Request for discussion
- RHP - Read his/her post
- RL - Real life
- RMA - Return merchandise authorisation
- RMA - Registered members' area
- ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing
- ROFLASTC - Rolling on floor laughing and scaring the cat
- ROI - Return on investment
- ROTF - Rolling on the floor
- ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
- ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
- ROTFLMAOAY - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off at you
- ROTFUTS - Rolling on the floor unable to speak
- RPG - Role-Playing Game
- RPTS - Repost that s***/stuff
- RSN - Real soon now (i.e. never)
- RTFAQ - Read the FAQ
- RTFM - Read the f'ing manual/message
- RTM - Read the manual/message
- RU? - Are you?
- RU4R - Are you for real?
- RUOK - Are you okay?
S
edit- SARO - Smartass reply only
- SAYL - Sorry about your luck
- SB - Smiles back
- SBPH - Should be posted here
- SCNR - Sorry, could not resist
- SETE - Smiling ear to ear
- SHID - Slaps head in disgust
- SITD - Still in the dark
- SMO - Serious mode on or Safe Mode only
- SMOff - Serious mode off
- SNAFU - Situation normal, all f'd up
- SNERT - Snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
- SNR - Signal-to-noise ratio
- SO - Significant other
- SOHF - Sense of humour failure
- SOL - S*** out of luck
- SOMY - Sick of me yet?
- SOS - Same old s***/stuff
- SOT - Short of time
- SOTMG - Short of time, must go
- SPAM - Spiced ham (unwanted advertising)
- SRHI - So rumour has it
- SSDD - Same s***, different day
- STB - Simply the best
- STFU - Shut the f* up
- STFW - Search the f'ing web
- SW - Shareware
- SWAG - Scientific wild ass guess
- SWAK - Sealed with a kiss
- SWL - Screaming with Laughter
- SWMBO - She who must be obeyed
- SYL - See you later
- SYS - See you soon
- SYSADMIN - System Administator
- SYSOP - System operator
T
edit- TA - Thanks again
- TAFN - That's all for now
- TAL - Thanks a lot
- TANJ - There ain't no justice
- TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
- TARFU - Things are really f'd up
- TAT - Turnaround time
- TBA - To Be Announced
- TBF - To be fair
- TBH - To be honest
- TBIB - The bitch/bastard is back
- TC - Telephone call
- TCO - Taken care of
- TCOY - Take care of yourself
- TDM - Too darn many
- TEOTWAWKI - The end of the world as we know it
- TFIF - Thank f*** it's Friday
- TFS - Thanks for sharing
- TGIF - Thank God it's Friday
- TIA - Thanks in advance
- TIAFI - Tried it and f'd it
- TIC - Tongue in cheek
- TID - Thread is deteriorating
- TILII - Tell it like it is
- TLA - Three letter acronym
- TLC - Tender loving care
- TLG - The living god
- TMA - Take my advice
- TMBCU - Till my bowels cramp up
- TMF - Too much fun
- TMTT - Too much to type
- TNT - Till next time
- TNTL - Trying not to laugh
- TNX - Thanks
- TNX 1.0E6 - Thanks a million (1.0E6 is exponential notation for one million)
- TNXE6 - Thanks a million
- TOY - Thinking of you
- TPTB - The powers that be
- TRD - Tears rolling/running down
- TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge
- TTFN - Ta ta for now
- TTFS - Try this for size
- TTT - To the top or Time to twist
- TTYL - Talk to you later
- TW - Two weeks
- TWBAR - That would be a riot
- TWIS - That's what I said/stated
- TX - Thanks
- TYVM - Thank you very much
U
edit- U2 - You too
- UL - Until later
- UL or U/L - Upload
- unPC - unpolitically correct
- UR - You are
V
edit- VAR - Value-added reseller
- VAT - Value-added tax
- VBG - Very big grin
- VC - Virtual community
- VEG - Very evil grin
- VGI - Very good idea
- VR - Virtual reality
- VWG - Very wicked grin
W
edit- W8 - Wait
- W8AM - Wait a minute
- WABOL - What a bunch of losers
- WAG' - Wild ass guess
- WB - Welcome back
- WBS - Write back soon
- WDTM - What does that mean?
- WE - Whatever or Weekend
- WEG - Wicked evil grin
- WFM - Works for me
- WG - Wicked grin
- WHYD - What have you done?
- W/O - Without
- WOB - Waste of bandwidth/brainpower
- WOBTAM - Waste of both time and money
- WRT - With regard to
- WRUF? - Where are you from?
- WTF - What the f'?
- WTG - Way to go!
- WTH - What the hell?
- WTHDTM - What the hell does that mean?
- WUF? - Where are you from?
- WYGIWYPF - What you get is what you pay for
- WYMM - Will you marry me?
- WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get
X
edit- XHNS - eXtra hot n' spicy
Y
edit- Y - Why?
- YA - Yet another
- YABA - Yet another bloody acronym
- YBS - You'll be sorry
- YGM - You've got mail
- YGWYPF - You get what you pay for
- YHBW - You had/have been warned
- YKYBHTLW - You know you've been hacking too long when
- YL - Young lady
- YM - Young man
- YMMV - Your mileage may vary
- YMMVG - Your mileage may vary greatly
- YOY - Why oh why
- YTB - You're the best
- YW - You're welcome
- YWSYLS - You win some, you lose some
- YYMV - Your yak may/moves vomit
Z
edit- ZIAO - Zoning in and out