ACRONYMS AND COLLOQUIALISMS
AFAIK : As Far As I Know AISI : As I See It ANFAWFOS : A Now For A Word From Our Sponsor ASAP : As Soon As Possible ASAFP : As Soon As Fucking Possible ATLA : Another Three Letter Acronym BF : Boyfriend BNF : Big Name Fan BOC : But Of Course BOS/BRS : Big Orange (Red) Switch BOT : Back On Topic BRB : Be Right Back / Big Red Button BSEG : Big Shit Eating Grin BTW : By The Way CE : Creative Editing CIAO : as in goodbye (said 'Chow') COTFLGOHAHA : Crawling On The Floor Laughing Guts Out And Having A Heart Attack CUL : Catch/See You Later CUL8R : See You Later CWYL : Chat With You Later CYA : Cover Your Ass / See ya! D&C : "Duck and Cover" - a popular 1950's song in dedication to the atomic bomb (and its' possible attack) DBA : Doing Business As DBN : Doing Business, NOT DILLIGAFF : Do I Look Like I Give a Flying Figment DITUIHIBMSL? : Did I tell you I hate IBMs lately? DITUILIBMSL? : Did I tell you I love IBMs lately? DNPM : Darn Near Pissed Myself DUCWIC : Do You See What I See DYHWIH : Do You Hear What I Hear DYSWIS : Do You See What I See E2EG : Ear to Ear Grin EOD : End Of Discussion EOL : End Of Lecture ESAD : Eat Shit And Die ESAL : Eat Shit And Live ETLA : Enhanced TLA FIGMO : Fuck It, Got My Orders FIIN : Fucked If I Know! FITB : Fill In The Blank FOAD : Fuck Off And Die FOAF : Friend Of A Friend FOAFOAG : Father Of A Friend Of A Girlfriend FOAG : Father Of A Girlfriend FOS : Full Of Shit FOT : Full Of Tripe FRZ : Fruitin' Religious Zealot FTASB : Faster Than A Speeding Bullet FTL : Faster Than Light FUBAB : Fucked Up Beyond All Belief FUBAR : Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair FUMTU : Fucked Up More Than Usual FWIW : For What It's Worth FYA : For Your Action FYI : For Your Information GD&R : Grinning, Ducking and Running GF : Girlfriend GFU : General Fuck-Up. GGN : Gotta Go Now GIGO : Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST : Gee I Wish I'd Said That GRUIT : Get Real yoU Impudent Thing GTFOOMF : Get The Fuck Out Of My Face HAND : Have A Nice Day HHO 1/2 K : Ha Ha Only Half Kidding HHOK : Ha Ha Only Kidding HOMPR : Hang On, Mobile Phones' Ringing HTH : Hope this Helps! HUA : Head Up Ass HWUA : Head Way Up Ass HWS(PEST) : Husband Wants Sex (Please Excuse Slow Typing) IAC : In Any Case IANAC : I Am Not A Crook IANAL : I Am Not A Lawyer IANALBIPOOTV : I Am Not A Lawyer, But I Play One On TV IARTPFWTSIOWIM : I am repeating this parrot-fashion without the slightest idea of what it means. IBC : Inadequate, But Cute IBM : Inadequate, but Marketable ICBM : InterContinental Ballistic Missile ICUR : I See You Are IDGAD : I Don't Give A Damn IDGAS : I Don't Give A Shit IITYWTMWYKM : If I Tell You What This Means Will You Kiss Me? ILI : I Like Ike ILIWTPCT : I Love It When The Plan Comes Together. ILSHIBAMF : I Laughed So Hard I Broke All My Furniture! IMBO : In My Biased Opinion IMHO : In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMNSHO : In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO : In My Opinion IMVHO : In My Very Humble Opinion INPO : In No Particular Order IOW : In Other Words IROOC : I've Run Out Of Cigarettes JANFU : Joint Army-Navy Fuckup. (When American troops get shelled by their own side, in this case involving both the army and the navy. Very popular in Viet-Nam. There are a whole slew of these involving the various combinations of services.) KISS : Keep It Simple Stupid KMA : Kiss My Ass L8R : Later LAGNAF : Let's All Get Naked And F*ed LLTA : Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause LMFAO : Laughing My Fucking Ass Off LMTFA : Leave Me The Fuck Alone LOL : Lots Of Love / Laughing Out Loud LTIP : Laughing Til I Puke MCIBTY(SN) : My Computer Is Better Than Yours (So Nyerrr) MFG : More Friendly Garbage! MGD : My Gameboy died MHDC(A) : My Hard Drive crashed (again) MMIF : My Mouth Is Full MSCEA : My Southern Comforts' Empty Again MYOB : Mind Your Own Business NBD : No Big Deal NERD : National Establishment for Real Dorks NFW : No Fucking Way! NIMBY : Not in My Back Yard NTL : Nevertheless / Nonetheless OATUS : On A Totally Unrelated Subject OAUS : On An Unrelated Subject OIC : OH!, I See ONNA : Oh No, Not Again ONNTA : Oh No, Not This Again OOSOOM : Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind OOTC : Obligatory On-Topic Comment OTC : Over The Counter OTOH : On The Other Hand OTOOH : On The Other Other Hand OTTOMH : Off the Top of My Head OTTOMHAROO : Off the Top of My Head and Rolling Out of Bounds OTW : On The Whole OWTTE : Or Words To That Effect PMETC : Pardon Me etc. PMYMHMMFSWGAD : Pardon Me, You Must Have Mistaken Me For Someone Who Gives A Damn. POQ : Piss Off Quickly POQADCB : Piss Off Quickly and Don't Come Back! POV : Point Of View PPP : Petty Pet Peeve ROFL : Rolling On Floor Laughing! ROFLASTC : Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat! ROFLGO : Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out! ROTBA : Reality On The Blink Again ROFFNAR : Rolling On The Floor For No Apparent Reason ROFLMAO : Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ascii Off ROFLOL : Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud ROFLOLVH : Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud Very Hard ROFPML : Roll On Floor Pissing Myself Laughing. ROFTTPOF : Rolling On The Floor Trying To Put Out Flames RSN : Real Soon Now RTFI : Read The Fucking Instructions RTFM : Read The Fucking Manual RTFMA : Read The Manual, Sir (from the military) SAMFU : Self-Adjusting Military Fuck-Up SAPFU : Surpassing All Previous Fuck-Ups SBCN : Sitting Behind the Computer, Naked, SH : Shit Happens SICS : Sitting In Chair Snickering SIIN : Stuffed If I Know! SNAFU : Situation Normal, All Fucked Up SO : Significant Other (See GF or BF) SOI : Stunk On Ice SOL : Shit Out of Luck SOP : Standing Operational Proceedure STIFF : "Stiff", said loudly. SUSFU : Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked-Up TANJ : "There Ain't No Justice" - Niven TANSTAAFL : "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" - Heinlein TARFU : Things Are Really Fucked Up TCB : Taking care of business TCBY : Taking care of business, Ya'll TCD : The Cat's Dead TDD : The Dog's Dead TGAL : Think Globally, Act Locally TGIF : Thank God It's Friday TIA : Thanks In Advance TINALO : This is not a legal opinion TINAR : This is not a recommendation TINWIS : That Is Not What I Said TLA : Three Letter Acronym TNOTVS : There's Nothing On Television, so ... TPS(S) : This Program Sucks (Severely) TPTB : The Powers That Be TRDMC : Tears Running Down My Cheeks. TSOHF : Total Sense Of Humour Failure TTBOMK : To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN : Ta Ta For Now TTM : To The Moderator TTYL : Talk To You Later TTYRS : Talk To You Real Soon? TUFD : The User File Died UTC : Under The Counter UTT : Under The Table VETLA : Very Enhanced TLA WAB?? : What, Another bill? WAMKSAM : Why Are My Kitties (Kids) Staring At Me? WCAGA : What Comes Around, Goes Around WDYMBT : What Do (or Did) You Mean By That? WIBAMU : Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle WMMOWS : Wash My Mouth Out With Soap! WOFTAM : Waste Of Fucking Time And Money WTF : What the Fuck WTFO : What The Fuck, Over WTFDYTYA : Who The Fuck Do You Think You Are WTFWT : "What the Fuck Was That?" - Mayor of Hiroshima WTH : What the Heck WWS : Wife Wants Sex (please wait a tic) 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 WYTYSYDG : What You Thought You Saw, You Didn't Get YAOTM : Yet Another Off-Topic Message YHGASPL : You Have Got A Serious Problem, Lad! YMMV : Your Mileage May Vary YSS : You Suck Severely YWSYLS : You Win Some, You Lose Some |