Internet Acronyms Dictionary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact ABT - About ADN - Any Day Now AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell AFAIK - As Far As I Know AFAYC - As Far As You're Concerned AFAYK - As Far As You Know AFK - Away From Keyboard AFTP - Anonymous File Transfer Protocol AI - As If! AISI - As I See It AIUI - As I Understand It AKA - Also Known As ALAP - As Late As Possible AMIGA - A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction AML - All My Love ANFAWFOS - And Now For A Word From Our Sponsors ANFSCD - And Now For Something Completely Different ANSI - American National Standards Institute AOL - America On-Line or Army Of Lamers APPLE - Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity ASAP - As Soon As Possible ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASL - Age/Sex/Location ATM - At The Moment ATSL - Along The Same Line AWGTHTGTATA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again? AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again? AWOL - Absent Without Leave AWYR - Awaiting Your Reply AYOR - At Your Own Risk AYPI - And Your Point Is -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B B/C - Because B4 - Before B4N - Bye For Now BAD - Bad As Designed BAF - Brain Already Fried BAK - Back At Keyboard BASIC - Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control BBFN - Bye Bye For Now BBL - Be Back Later BBN - Bye Bye Now BBR - Burnt Beyond Repair BBS - Be Back Soon or Bulletin Board System BBSL - Be Back Sooner or Later BC - Because BCNU - Be Seeing You BEG - Big Evil Grin BF - Boy Friend BFFL - Best Friends For Life BFN - Bye For Now BG - Big Grin BIOYIOP - Blow It Out Your I/O Port BKA - Better Known As BM - Bite Me BNF - Big Name Fan BOC - But Of Course BOT - Back On Topic BRB - Be Right Back BRBGTGP - Be Right Back Got To Go Pee BRGDS - Best Regards BRS - Big Red Switch BSF - But Seriously Folks BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death BST - But Seriously Though BTA - But Then Again BTAIM - Be That As It May BTDT - Been There Done That BTDTGTS - Been There Done That, Got the T-Shirt BTHOM - Beats The Hell Outta Me! BTU - Back To You BTW - By The Way BTWBO – Be There With Bells On BWK – Biug Wet Kiss BWL – Bursting With Laughter BWQ – Buzz Word Quotient BYOB - Bring Your Own Booze BYORL - Bring Your Own Rocket Launcher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C C&G - Chuckle and Grin C4N - Ciao For Now CBL - Come Back Later CD-ROM - Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months CFD – Call For Discussion CFV - Call For Votes CID - Crying In Disgrace CLI - Command Line Interface CLM - Career Limiting Move CNP - Continued in Next Post COBOL - Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language COI - Come On In CP - Chat Post CSG - Chuckle Snicker Grin CSS - Can't Stop Smiling CU - See You CUA - Common User Access or Commonly Used Acronym(s) CUIC - See You In Church CUL - Catch You Later or See You Later CUL8R - See You Later CWYL - Chat With You Later CYA - See You CYAL8R - See You Later CYPUWIPD - Can You Pick-Up What I'm Putting Down -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D DARFC - Ducking And Running For Cover DD - Dreaded Disease DEC - Do Expect Cuts DH - Dear Husband DIIK - Damned If I Know DILLIGAD - Do I Look Like I Give A Damn?! DIY - Do It Yourself DL - DownLoad DLN - Don't Leave Now DLTBBB - Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite DNPM - Damn Near Pissed Myself DOS - Dead Operating System or Defective Operating System or Disk Operating System or Dozing Off Soon DSH - Desperately Seeking Help DTHT - Delighted To Hear That DTP - DeskTop Publishing DTRT - Do The Right Thing DUCT - Did You See That? DWIM - Do What I Mean DWISNWID - Do What I Say Not What I Do DWOL - Drunk While OnLine DYJHIW - Don't You Just Hate It When DYHAGF - Do You Have A Girlfriend? DYHABF – Do You Have A Boyfriend? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ECP - Excessive Cross Posting EG - Evil Grin EMML - E-mail Me Later EMP - Excessive Multiple Posting EMSG - Email Message EOF - End Of File EOM - End Of Message EOT - End Of Thread or End Of Transmission ETLA - Extended Three-Letter Acronym EZ - Easy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F F2F - Face To Face or Flesh To Flesh FAFWOA - For A Friend Without Access FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s) FAQL - Frequently Asked Question(s) List FAWC - For Anyone Who Cares FF - French Fry FIFO - First In, First Out FISH - First In, Still Here FITB - Fill In The Blank FNM - Forget Me Not FOAF - Friend Of A Friend FOC - Free Of Charge FOS - Freedom Of Speech FOTCL - Falling Off The Chair Laughing FRE - Frequently Requested Enhancement FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet FTF - Face To Face FTL - Faster Than Light FTP - File Transfer Protocol FTTT - From Time To Time FUBB - Fouled Up Beyond Belief FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Disinformation or Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt FWIW - For What It's Worth FYA - For Your Amusement FYE - For Your Entertainment FYI - For Your Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G G - Grin GA - Go Ahead GAFIA - Get Away From It All GAL - Get A Life GBH - Great Big Hug GBH&K - Great Big Hug & Kiss GD&R - Grinning, Ducking & Running GF - Girl Friend GFAK - Go Fly A Kite GFC - Going For Coffee GFN - Gone For Now GFR - Grim File Reaper GG - Go Girl or Good Game GGN - Gotta Go Now GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out GIRO - Garbage In Rubbish Out GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That GL - Good Luck GLG - Good Looking Girl or Goofy Little Grin GMBO - Giggling My Butt Off GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike GOB - Good'Ol Boy GOK - God Only Knows GPY - Grumpy GR&D - Grinning, Running & Ducking GR8 - Great GTG - Got To Go GTSY - Glad To See You GTTB - Gee That's Too Bad GUI - Graphical User Interface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H H - Hug H&K - Hug and Kiss HAB - Hot Asian Babe HAK - Hugs and Kisses HABU - Have A Better 'Un HAGN - Have A Good Night HAGU - Have A Good 'Un HAND - Have A Nice Day HB - Hug Back HF - Have Fun HH - Holding Hands HHIS - Hanging Head In Shame HHOJ - Ha Ha, Only Joking HHOK - Ha Ha, Only Kidding HHO 1/2 K - Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding HHOS - Ha Ha, Only Serious HIG - How's it Going? HIH - Hope It Helps HILIACACLO - Help I Lapsed Into A Coma And Can't Log Off HIWTH - Hate It When That Happens HMP - Help Me Please HMT - Here's My Try HORU - How Old Are You HTH - Hope That Helps or Hope This Helps HTML - HyperText Markup Language HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol HHTYAY - Happy Holidays To You And Yours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I IAC - In Any Case IAE - In Any Event IAIYH - It's All In Your Head IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer IBM - I Blame Microsoft or Idiots Bought Me IBN - I'm Buck Naked IBTD - I Beg To Differ IC - I See ICBW - I Could Be Wrong ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol IDC - I Don't Care IDGI - I Don't Get It IDK - I Don't Know IDTT - I'll Drink To That IE - Internet Exploder or Internet Explorer IFF - If and only If IGGNLTL - I Gotta Go Now Let's Talk Later IGP - I Gotta Pee IGTP - I Get The Point IIR - If I Recall IIRC - If I Recall Correctly IITYWIMIWHTKY - If I Tell You What It Means, I Will Have To Kill You IITYWIMWYBMAD - If I Tell You What It Means Will You Buy Me A Drink? IITYWTMWYKM - If I Tell You What This Means Will You Kiss Me? IIWM - If It Were Me/Mine ILIC - I Laughed, I Cried ILSHIBAMF - I Laughed So Hard I Broke All My Furniture! ILTNMMAMOTCHYCFAPMSFTJ - I'd Like To Nominate Mike Meyers As Moderator Of This Conference. Honestly, You Couldn't Find A Person More Suited For The Job ILU - I Love You ILY - I Love You IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion IMBO - In My Bloody Opinion IMCAO - In My Completely Arrogant Opinion IMCO - In My Considered Opinion IME - In My Experience IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMNSCO - In My Not So Considered Opinion IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IMOBO - In My Own Biased Opinion IMPE - In My Personal Experience or In My Previous Experience IMS - I Am Sorry INL - I'm Not Laughing INPO - In No Particular Order IOW - In Other Words IRC - Internet Relay Chat IRL - In Real Life IRMFI - I Reply Merely For Information ISBAB - I Should have Bought A Book 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 ITSFWI - If The Shoe Fits, Wear It IWALU - I Will Always Love You IWBNI - It Would Be Nice If IWBS - I Was Being Stupid IYD - In Your Dreams IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean IYFEG - Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J J4G - Just For Grins JAM - Just A Minute JAS - Just A Second JASE - Just Another System Error JFG - Just For Grins JIC - Just In Case JK - Just Kidding JMO - Just My Opinion JSNM - Just Stark Naked Magic JTLYK - Just To Let You Know JTYWTK - Just Thought You Wanted To Know -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K K – Kiss or Okay KB - Kiss Back KBD - Keyboard KHYF - Know How You Feel KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid KIT - Keep In Touch KITB - Kick In The Butt KMYF - Kiss Me You Fool KOC - Kiss On Cheek KOL - Kiss On Lips KOTC - Kiss On The Cheek KUTGSAWYAD - Keep Up The Good Spirit And Whatever You Are Doing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L L - Laugh L8R - Later L8R G8R - Later 'Gater LAY - Looking At You LDD - La Dee Da LHM - Lord Help Me LHO - Laughing Head Off LHU - Lord Help Us LIS - Lost In Space LISP - Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parenthesis LLAL - Laughing Like A Lunatic LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause! LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off LOA - Love On Arrival LOIS - Laughing On The Inside LOL - Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Love or Lots Of Luck LOLA - Laughing Out Loud Again LOOL - Laughing Out Outrageously Loud LSHMBH - Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts LSHMBIB - Laughing So Hard My Belly Is Bouncing LSHMCIS - Laughing So Hard My Computer Is Shaking LTIP - Laughing Till I Puke LTNC - Long Time, No See LTNS - Long Time, No See LTNT - Long Time, No Type LTS - Laughing To Self LU4E&A - Love You For Ever And Always LUB - Laughing Under Breath LUWAMH - Love You With All My Heart LWR - Launch When Ready LY - Love You LYL - Love You Lots LYLAB - Love You Like A Brother LYLAS - Love You Like A Sister -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M MACINTOSH - Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs MEG - Mega Evil Grin MFTL - My Favourite Toy Language MHBFY - My Heart Bleeds For You MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You MIASGB - Make It A Short GoodBye MICROSOFT - Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers MIPS - Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed MLA - Multiple Letter Acronym MMF - Make Money Fast MOF - Male Or Female? MORF - Male Or Female? MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex MOTOS - Member Of The Other Sex MOTSS - Member Of The Same Sex MPTY - More Power To You MSG - Message MTBF - Mean Time Between Failure MTFBWY - May The Force Be With You! MUD - Multi User Dungeon MUG - Multi User Game MUSH - Multi User Shared Hallucination MYOB - Mind Your Own Business! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N N/A – Non-Applicable or Not Available N2S - Needless 2 Say NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That NB - Nota Bene NC - No Comment NDA - Non-Disclosure Agreement NE1 - Anyone NEM - Nothing Else Matters NFI - No Friggin' Idea NIFOC - Nude In Front Of Computer NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard NK - New Kid NM - Never Mind NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol NONYA - None Ya Business NP - No Problem NPNG - No Pain No Gain NQWI - Not Quite With It NRN - No Reply Necessary NTK - Need To Know or Nice To Know NTTAWWT - Not That There's Anything Wrong With That NTTFLS - Not Till The Fat Lady Sings NTWH – Not Typing With Hands NTYMI - Now That You Mention It NYCTMI - Now You Come To Mention It -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O OAO - Over And Out OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated Subject OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject OB - OBligatory OBTW - Oh, By The Way OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer OIC - Oh, I See OL - Old Lady OM - Old Man OMG - Oh My God OMKC - On My Knees Crying OMKP - On My Knees Praying ONNA - Oh No, Not Again! ONNTA - Oh No, Not This Again! OOI - Out Of Interest OOTB - Out Of The Box OOTC - Obligatory On-Topic Comment ORN - Oh Really Now OS - Operating System OS/2 - Obsolete Soon, Too OT - Off Topic OTF - On The Floor OTOH - On The Other Hand OTOOH - On The Other Other Hand OTT - Over The Top OTTH - On The Third Hand OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head OUSU - Oh, You Shut Up! OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P PABG - Pack A Big Gun PCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms PCYLIHOONL - Please Cross Your Legs, I Have Only One Nail Left PD - Public Domain PDA - Public Display of Affection PDE - Puppy Dog Eyed PDQ - Pretty Darn(ed) Quick(ly) PDS - Please Don't Shoot PENTIUM - Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of Mathematics PG - Pretty Good PLMK - Please Let Me Know PLOKTA - Press Lots Of Keys To Abort PLS - Please PLUR - Peace Love Unity Respect PM - Personal Message PMBI - Pardon My Butting In PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In PMIGBOM - Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth! PMP - Peeing My Pants PMS - Pretty Much Sucks POAHF - Put On A Happy Face POETS - Piss On Everything, Tomorrow's Saturday POS - Piece Of Data POTC - Peck On The Cheek POV - Point Of View PPL - People PPP - Petty Pet Peeve PPTSPAHS - Please Pass The Salt, Pepper And Hot Sauce PS - Pit Stop PTB - Powers That Be PTL - Praise the Lord -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q Q&A - Questions & Answers QDPSH - Quick and Dirty Perl Solution Hacker QDSM - Quick and Dirty Solution Manager QT - Cutie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R R - Are RAEBNC - Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment RAW - Rules As Written RE - Regarding RFC - Request For Comments RFD - Request For Discussion RFI - Request For Information RGDS - Regards ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLAHMS - Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides ROTFLBTC - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Biting The Carpet ROTFLBTCUTS - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Biting The Carpet Unable To Stop ROTFLGO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Guts Out ROTFLHOLCDF - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Hysterically Out Loud Collecting Dog Fur ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off ROTFLMAOAPMP - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off And Peeing My Pants ROTFLMAOAY - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off At You ROTFLMAOWTIME - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off With Tears In My Eyes ROTFLMHO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Head Off ROTFLSTC - Rolling On The Floor Scaring The Cat ROTFLTC - Rolling On The Floor Licking The Glue ROTFLUTS - Rolling On The Floor Unable to Speak ROTM - Right On The Money RPG - Role Playing Games RSN - Real Soon Now RTD - Read The Documentation RTFAQ - Read The FAQ RTM - Read The Manual or Read The Message RTSM - Read The Stupid Manual or Read The Stupid Message RUMOF - Are You Male Or Female? RUOK - Are You OK? RWT - Repeat Whole Thing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S S – Sigh or Smile S&N - Smile And Nod SASB - Sobbing And Sniffing Bitterly SB - Smiles Back SCNR - Sorry, Couldn't Resist SCSI - System Can't See It SED - Said Enough Darling SETE - Smiling Ear To Ear SF - Science Fiction or Speculative Fantasy SFAIAA - So Far As I Am Aware SFLA - Stupid Four Letter Acronym SHID - Slaps Head In Disgust SHTSI - Somebody Had To Say It SICS - Sitting In Chair Snickering SIG - Special Interest Group SIIC - See If I Care SIL - Sister In Law SIMCA - Sitting In My Chair Amused SITD - Still In The Dark SLV - C'est la vie SMAO - Showing My Ass Off SME - Subject Matter Expert SMO - Serious Mode On SMOFF - Serious Mode Off SMOP - Small Matter Of Programming SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNR - Signal-to-Noise Ratio SO - Significant Other SOI - Stunk On Ice SOL - Shit Outta Luck SOS - Same Old Story or Someone Special SOVS - Someone Very Special SOW - Speaking Of Which SP - sorry for bad SPelling SS - So Sleepy SSDD - Same Stuff, Different Day SSEWBA - Someday Soon, Everything Will Be Acronyms ST - So There SWAG - Scientific Wild Ass Guess SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss SWL - Screaming With Laughter SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed SYDWBY - See Ya, Don't Wanna Be Ya SYITFP - See You In The Funny Pages SYL - See You Later SYS - See You Soon SYSOP - System Operator SYT - See You Tonight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T TA - Thanks Again TAFN - That's All For Now TAFT - That's A Frightening Thought TAM - Tenner A Month TANJ - There Ain't No Justice TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TANSTAASQ - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Stupid Question TBDL - To Be Discussed Later TBDML - To Be Discussed Much Later TBNT - Thanks But No Thanks TCB - Trouble Came Back TDM - Too Damn Many TFDS - That's For Damn Sure! TFTT - Thanks For The Tip TGAL - Think Globally, Act Locally TGFTCL - Thank God For The Chat Line TGIF - Thank God It's Friday TIA - Thanks In Advance TIATLG - Truly, I Am The Living God TIC - Tongue In Cheek TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said TLA - Three-Letter Acronym TLG - The Living God TMTLTBMG - There's More To Love Than Boy Meets Girl TMTOWTDT - There's More Than One Way To Do This TNT - Till Next Time TNTC - Too Numerous To Count TNX - Thanks TOBAL - There Oughta Be A Law TOBG - This Oughta Be Good TOY - Thinking Of You TPTB - The Powers That Be TRDMC - Tears Running Down My Cheeks TT - Take That TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN - Ta Ta For Now TTLFN - That's The Lot For Now TTUL - Talk To You Later TTYL - Talk To You Later TTYS - Talk To You Soon TTYT - Talk To You Tomorrow TVM - Thanks Very Much TY - Thank You TYCLO - Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off! TYVM - Thank You Very Much TX - Thanks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U U - You U2 - You Too UAE - Unrecoverable Application Error UBD - User Brain Damage UCCOM - You Can Count On Me UCE - Unsolicited Commercial E-mail UL - Upload UOM$ - You Owe Me Money UR - You Are URL - Uniform Resource Locator UTSL - Use The Source, Luke -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V VBG - Very Big Grin VC - Virtual Community VEG - Very Evil Grin VES - Very Evil Smile VFM - Value For Money VR - Virtual Reality VWG - Very Wicked Grin VWS - Very Wicked Smile -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W W – Whatever or Wink WAB - What A Bummer WAD - Without A Doubt WAG - Wild Ass Guess WAUF - Where Are You From? WB - Welcome Back or Write Back WBASAP - Write Back As Soon As Possible WBMBF - Wanna Be My Boy Friend WBMGF - Wanna Be My Girl Friend WBS - Write Back Soon WDOI - Wouldn't Dream Of It WDYLL - What Do You Look Like? WDYMBT - What Do You Mean By That? WFM - Works For Me WG - Wicked Grin WGACA - What Goes Around Comes Around WGTG - Well, Got To Go WH - What's Happening WIBAMU - Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle WIBNI - Would It Be Nice If WIMP - Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing WINDOWS - Will Install Needless Data On Whole System WISP - Winning Is So Pleasurable WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With Soap! WNOHGB - Where No One Has Gone Before WOB - Waste Of Bandwidth WOFTAM - Waste Of Flaming Time And Money WOL - Win Or Lose WRT - With Regard To WRU - Who Are You WT - Without Thinking WTG - Way To Go WTH - What The Hell WTHDTM - What The Hell Does That Mean? WTTC - Welcome To The Club WTTM - Without Thinking Too Much WTY - Waving To You WU - What's Up? WWW - World Wide Wait or World Wide Waste or World Wide Web WYGIWYAF - What You Get Is What You Asked For WYGIWYG - What You Get Is What You Get WYLABOCTGWTR - Would You Like A Bowl Of Cream To Go With That Remark? WYLASOMWTC - Would You Like A Saucer Of Milk With That Comment? WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X XYL - Ex Young Lady -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y YABA - Yet Another Bloody Acronym YABSA - Yet Another Bloody Stupid Acronym YAFIYGI - You Asked For It, You Got It YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message YBS - You'll Be Sorry YBTMFML - You Belong To Me Forever My Love YD - You're Dead YG - Young Gentleman YGLT - You're Gonna Love This YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For YHBM - You Have Bin Mail YHM - You Have Mail YHMOAU - You Have Messed One Acronym Up YKYARW - You Know You're A Redneck When YKYBOTLW - You Know You've Been On-line Too Long When YL - Young Lady YM - Young Man YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary YW - You're Welcome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z