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Pastimes : GLOSSARY DICTIONARY FAQ for TECHNICAL TERMS

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To: username who wrote (64)4/24/1998 8:40:00 PM
From: Nazbuster   of 136
 
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
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