Chat Terms ! Indicates, " have a comment" $0.02 Throwing in your two cents' worth. <arching eyebrows> Indicates the speaker arches eyebrows <chuckle> Indicates the speaker chuckles <frown> Indicates the speaker is frowning <g> Grin <grin> Indicates the speaker is grinning <smile> Indicates the one writing the message is smiling <smirk> Indicates the one writing the message is smirking <wink> Indicates the one writing the message is winking 501 An excuse that's full of holes. Just Kidding ? Indicates, "I have a question" A-OLs Administrators On-Line. Administrators who police on-line services. AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact ADN Any Day Now AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned. AFAIK As Far As I Know AFAIR As Far As I Remember AFJ April Fools Joke AFK Away From the Keyboard AISI As I See It. ANFAWFOS And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor. ANFSCD And Now For Something Completely Different AS Another Subject. ASAP As Soon As Possible ATSL Along The Same Line. AWC After While, Crocodile AWGTHTGTATA Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again?. AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?. AWGTHTGTWTA? Are We Going To Have To Go Through With This Again? AYOR At Your Own Risk. B4N Bye For Now BAK Back At Keyboard BBFN Bye Bye For Now BBIAB Be Back In A Bit. BBIAF Be Back In A Few (minutes) BBL Be Back Later BBR Burnt Beyond Repair. BCNU Be seein you BEG Big Evil Grin. BF Boy Friend. BFN Bye For Now. BION Believe it or not. BOT Back On Topic. BRB Be Right Back BRS Big Red Switch. BTA But Then Again BTAIM Be That As It May. BTHOM Beats The Hell Outta Me. BTOBD Be There Or Be Dead. BTW By The Way BWL Bursting With Laughter. BWQ Buzz Word Quotient. BYE? "Are you ready to say goodbye?" If so, the other person replies "BYE" BYKT But You Knew That BYOB Bring Your Own Bottle BYOM Bring Your Own Mac C&G Chuckle and Grin. CADET Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try. CID Crying In Disgrace. CMIIW Correct Me If Im Wrong CO 1. Conference. 2. Company. CSG Chuckle, Snicker, Grin. CU See You CU2 See You, Too. CUL See you later CUL8R See You Later CULA See You Later, Alligator CWYL Chat With You Later. CYA 1. See Ya. 2. Cover Your Ass. CYAL8R See You All Later. DIIK Damned If I Know. DIKU? Do I Know You? DIY Do It Yourself . DK Dont Know DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite. dotgov A government official (from the .gov ending of government domain names). DTRT Do The Right Thing DWIMC Do What I Mean, Correctly. DWIMNWIS Do What I Mean, Not What I Say. ESAD Eat Sh** And Die ETLA Extended Three Letter Acronym. F2F Face To Face FCFS First Come, First Served FISH First In, Still Here. FITB Fill In The Blank FOAD F*** off and die FOAF Friend Of A Friend FS For Sale FTASB Faster Than A Speeding Bullet. FTF Face to Face. FTL Faster Than Light. FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Repair FUBB Fouled Up Beyond Belief. FUD Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt FURTB Full Up Ready To Burst - describing hard drive. FWIW For What Its Worth FYA For Your Amusement FYI For Your Information GA Go Ahead GAL Get A Life GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running GD&RF Grinning, Ducking, and Running Fast. GD&WVVF Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very, Very Fast GDW Grin, Duck and Weave. GF Girl Friend. GFN Gone For Now. GFR Grim File Reaper. GIWIST Gee, I Wish Id Said That GLGH Good Luck and Good Hunting. GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GOWI Get On With It. GTSY Great To See You. H&K Hugs and Kisses. HAK Hugs And Kisses. HHIS Hanging Head In Shame. HHO 1/2 K Ha, Ha, Only Half Kidding. HHOJ Ha Ha Only Joking HHOK Ha Ha Only Kidding HHOS Ha Ha Only Serious HHTYAY Happy Holidays to You and Yours. HOYEW Hanging On Your Every Word HSIK How Should I Know. HTH Hope That Helps! IAAA I Am An Accountant. IAAL I Am A Lawyer. IAE In Any Event. IANAA I Am Not An Accountant. IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer (but ) A disclaimer which is usually followed by a legal opinion IAW In Accordance With IBTD I Beg To Differ. IC I See IIABDFI If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It. IIRC If I Remember Correctly IIWM If It Were Me . . . (or) If It Were Mine . . . . IJWTK I Just Want To Know IJWTS I Just Want To Say IKWUM I Know What You Mean IMA I Might Add IMAO In My Arrogant Opinion IMCO In My Considered Opinion IME In My Experience IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IMPOV In My Point Of View. INPO In No Particular Order IOW In Other Words IRL 1. In Real Life (chat). 2. Industrial Robot Language. A high-level language used for the programming of industrial robots. ISS Im So Sure ISSYGTI Im So Sure You Get The Idea! ISWIM If (you) See What I Mean ITFA In The Final Analysis. ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits, Wear It. IWALU I Will Always Love You. IWBNI It Would Be Nice If IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group (for ethnic jokes) IYSWIM If You See What I Mean JAM Just A Minute JAS Just A Second. JIC Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion. JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic. JTLYK Just To Let You Know . k Okay KHYF Know How You Feel. KIBO Knowledge In, Bullshit Out KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid. KIT Keep In Touch. KMA Kiss My Ass. KWIM Know What I Mean? KYFC Keep Your Fingers Crossed L Laugh L8R Later LABATYD or LAB&TYD Life's A Bitch And Then You Die. LJBF Lets Just Be Friends LLTA Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause. LMAO Laughing My Ass Off. LMHO Laughing My Head Off . LOL Laughing Out Loud LSHMBA Laughing So Hard My Belly Aches LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts. LTHTT Laughing Too Hard To Type LTNS Long Time No See LTNT Long Time, No Type. LTS Laughing to Self. LUWAMH Love You With All My Heart. LY Love You. MLA Multiple Letter Acronym. MOF Matter Of Fact. MOTAS Member Of The Appropriate Sex MOTD Message of the day MOTOS Member Of The Opposite Sex MOTSS Member Of The Same Sex MTFBWY May The Force Be With You. MYOB 1. Mind Your Own Business (chat). 2. A small business accounting package from Best!Ware. NAVY Never Again Volunteer Yourself. NBD No Big Deal. NFW No Friggin' Way!. NHOH Never Heard Of Him/Her NIH Not Invented Here. NIMBY Not In My Back Yard. NINO 1. Nothing In, Nothing Out. 2. No Input, No Output. NOYB None Of Your Business. NP No Problem. NQA No Questions Asked. NTIM Not That It Matters. NTIMM Not That It Matters Much. NTW Not To Worry. NTYMI Now That You Mention It. O Over (completion of communication) OATUS On A Totally Unrelated Subject. OAUS On An Unrelated Subject. OBO Or Best Offer OBTW Oh, By The Way OIC Oh, I See ONNA Oh No, Not Again. ONNTA Oh No, Not This Again. OO Over and Out (end of communication) OOTC Obligatory On-Topic Comment. OTF On the Floor (laughing) OTFL On the Floor Laughing OTL Out To Lunch. OTOH On The Other Hand OTOOH On The Other Other Hand. OTT Over The Top; too much OTTH On The Third Hand. OTTOMH Off The Top Of My Head. OWTTE Or Words To That Effect. PABG Packing a Big Gun. PDS Please Don't Shout. (Shouting in chat mode is typing all in capital letters, which is considered rude.) Example: PLEASE DON'T SHOUT. PLOKTA Press Lots Of Keys To Abort. PMBI Pardon My Butting In. PMF 1. Pardon My French. 2. Pure Freaking Magic. PMFBI Pardon Me For Butting In PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In PMIGBOM Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth. PMJI Pardon My Jumping In PNCAH Please, No Cursing Allowed Here POSSLQ Person Of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters. ppl People PTMM Please Tell Me More R U THERE? Are you there? RAEBNC Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment. re 1 Hello again; regreet 2 In regard to rehi Hi again RHIP Rank Has Its Privileges. RL Real Life (an abbreviation used in MUDs and chat) RLCO Real Life Conference. ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing. ROFLASTC Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat. ROFLGO Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out. ROFLMAO Roll On Floor Laughing My Arse Off. ROTF Rolling On The Floor ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLAHMS Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides. ROTFLOL Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud RRQ Return Receipt Request. RSN Real Soon Now RSVP Respondez S'il Vous Plait French for "please reply"; a notation often found on invitations RTBM Read The Bloody Manual RTFAQ Read The Frequently Asked Questions RTFF Read The Freaking FAQ. RTFM Read The F------ Manual A gentle suggestion to users who ask questions they could have answered themselves with a little research RTM Read The Manual RTSM Read The Silly Manual. RTWFQ Read The Whole Friggin' Question. RYFM Read Your Friendly Manual RYS Read Your Screen. S Smile SAPFU Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups. SCNR Sorry, Could Not Resist. SEC Wait a second SETE Smiling Ear To Ear. SFLA Stupid Four Letter Acronym. SICS Sitting In Chair Snickering. SLM See Last Mail. SMOP Small Matter of Programming. SNAFU Situation Normal: All Fouled Up SO Significant Other SOL SH** Out Of Luck SOS 1. Same Old Stuff. 2. Help!. SOW Speaking Of Which. SUFID Screwing Up Face In Disgust. SWIM See What I Mean? SWL Screaming With Laughter. SYS See You Soon. TAF That's All, Folks!. TAFN Thats All For Now TANJ There Aint No Justice TANSTAAFL There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TARFU Things Are Really Fouled Up. TBYB Try Before You Buy. TDM Too Darn Many. TFS Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del). TFTHAOT Thanx For The Help Ahead Of Time. TFTT Thanks For The Thought. TGAL Think Globally, Act Locally. THX Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TINWIS That Is Not What I Said. TNSTAAFL There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. TNTL Trying Not To Laugh TNX Thanks TNXE6 Thanks A Million ("E6" means 10 to the 6th power = a million) 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. TSR Totally Stupid Rules. TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTKSF Trying To Keep a Straight Face TTUL Talk To You Later. TTYAWFN Talk To You A While From Now. TTYL Talk To You Later TTYT Talk To You Tomorrow. TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Quit Shouting). TYVM Thank You Very Much UOK Are You OK? WAEF When All Else Fails. WB Welcome Back WDYMBT What Do You Mean By That?. WDYT What Do You Think? WIBAMU Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle. WIBNI Wouldnt It Be Nice If WMMOWS Wash My Mouth Out With Soap. WNOHGB Where No One Has Gone Before. WOA Work Of Art. WOTAM Waste Of Time And Money. WRT With Regard To, or With Respect To WT Without Thinking. WTB Want To Buy WTF What The F***? WTG Way To Go! WTGP Want To Go Private? WTH What the hell? WTTM Without Thinking Too Much. WYGISWYPF What You Get Is What You Pay For XOXOXO Kisses and hugs YABA Yet Another Bloody Acronym YAOTM Yet Another Off-Topic Message. YAUN Yet Another Unix Nerd YGLT You're Gonna Love This .... YGTI You Get The Idea? YGWYPF You Get What You Pay For YIU Yes, I Understand YIWGP Yes, I Will Go Private YKYARW You Know You're A Redneck When . . .. YMMV Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different)
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