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Here is a list of useful & useless acronyms and abbreviations.

~A~
| 404 |
I have no clue
(error message 404, address not found) |
| ^5 |
High Five |
| AAA |
Any Advice
Appreciated |
| ADGR |
All Donations
Gratefully Received |
| ADN |
Any Day now |
| AFAIAA |
As Far as I am
Aware |
| AFAIR |
As Far as I
Recall |
| AFAICS |
As Far as I
can see |
| AFAICT |
As far as I
can tell |
| AFAIK |
As Far As I
know |
| AGAN |
As good as new |
| AFK |
Away From
Keyboard |
| AKA |
Also Known As |
| AI |
As If |
| ANAWFOS |
And now a word
from our sponsor |
| ASAP |
As Soon As
Possible |
| ASWGAFF |
Ask Someone
Who Gives A Flying Fuck! |
| A/S/L |
Age / Sex /
Location |
| ATM |
At The Moment |
| ATTN |
ATTENTION! |
| AWHFY |
Are we having
fun yet? |
| AWOL |
Absent without
Leave |
| AYT |
Are you there? |
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~B~
| B |
Be |
| B4 |
Before |
| BAK |
Back at
Keyboard |
| BAY |
Back At You |
| BAS |
Big Ass Smile |
| BBIAF |
Be Back in a
few |
| BBL |
Be Back Later |
| BBN |
Bye Bye Now |
| BBS |
Be Back Soon |
| BBS |
Bulletin Board
System |
| B/C |
Because |
| BCC |
Blind Carbon
Copy |
| BCNU |
(I'll) Be
Seeing You |
| BEG |
Big Evil Grin |
| BF |
Boyfriend |
| BFD |
Big Fucking
Deal |
| BFN |
Bye For Now |
| BIBO |
Beer In - Beer
Out |
| BIF |
Basic in Fact |
| BION |
Believe it or
not |
| BIOYA |
Blow it out
you're Ass |
| BMOC |
Big man on
campus |
| BOC |
But of course |
| BOT |
Back on Topic |
| BRB |
Be Right Back |
| BS |
Bull Shit |
| BSF |
But Seriously
Folks! |
| BTDT |
Been There
Done That |
| BTDTGAS |
Been There
Done That-Got a Shirt |
| BTL |
Better Than
Life |
| BTSOOM |
Beats the Shit
out of Me |
| BTW |
By The Way |
| BWL |
Bursting With
Laughter |
| BY |
BusY |
| BYOB |
Bring your own
bottle (booze) |
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~C~
| C |
See |
| C&G |
Chuckle and
Grin |
| CB |
Call Back |
| CFD |
Call for
discussion |
| CGI |
Common Gateway
Interface |
| CICO |
Coffee In,
Coffee Out |
| CID |
Crying In
Disgrace |
| CM (C/M) |
Call Me |
| CNP |
Continued (in
my) Next Post |
| CP |
Chat Post (a
chat message) |
| CPU |
Central
Processing Unit (The brains of your computer) |
| CRAFT |
Can't Remember
a Fucking Thing |
| CRBT |
Crying Real
Big Tears |
| CSG |
Chuckle,
Snicker, Grin |
| CU |
See You |
| CUL8R |
See you Later |
| CYA |
See Ya! |
| CYAL8R |
See You Later |
| C4N |
Ciao for Now |
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~D~
| DAY |
Dreamed About
You |
| DFG |
Devilish
Fucking Grin |
| DGUTDJ |
Don't Give up
the Day Job! |
| DILLIGAF |
Do I Look Like
I Give a Fuck! |
| DL (D/L) |
Download |
| DLTBBB |
Don't Let The
Bed Bugs Bite |
| DOS |
Disk Operating
System |
| DQM |
Don't Quote Me |
| DQMOT |
Don't Quote me
on that/this |
| DWISNWID |
Do What I say,
Not What I do |
| DYJHIW |
Don't You just
hate it when..... |
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~E~
| EG |
Evil Grin |
| EMSG |
Email Message |
| EOD |
End of
Discussion |
| EOF |
End of File |
| ESAD
(ES&D) |
Eat Shit and
Die |
| ETLA |
Extended Three
Letter Acronym |
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~F~
| F2F |
Face to Face |
| FAQ |
Frequently
Asked Questions |
| FC |
Fingers
Crossed |
| FEIYD |
For Ever in
your Debt |
| FOAF |
Friend of a
friend |
| FOCL |
Falls off
Chair laughing |
| FTBOMH |
From the
Bottom of my Heart |
| FTP |
File Transfer
Protocol |
| FOAD |
Fuck off and
Die |
| FU |
Fucked up! |
| FUBAR |
Fucked up
beyond all Recognition |
| FYA |
For your
Amusement |
| FYI |
For your
Information |
| FWIW |
For What it's
Worth |
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~G~
| <G> |
Grin (add
<> for bigger grins. <<<G>>> a BIG BRIN) |
| GA |
Go Ahead |
| GAC |
Get A Clue |
| GAG |
Get A Grip |
| GAL |
Get A Life |
| GF |
Girlfriend |
| GFN |
Gone For Now |
| GGL |
Giggle |
| GMBO |
Giggling my
butt off |
| GMTA |
Great Minds
Think Alike |
| GR&D |
Grinning,
Running, & Ducking |
| GTSY |
Glad to see
You |
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~H~
| H&K |
Hugs &
Kisses |
| HABU |
Have a Better
'un |
| HAGN |
Have a Good
Night |
| HAGU |
Have a Good
'un |
| HAND |
Have a Nice
Day |
| HHIS |
Hanging Head
in Shame |
| HHOJ |
HA! HA! Only
Joking! |
| HTH |
Hope this
helps |
| HUB |
Head up Butt |
| HWISTKT |
How was I
supposed to know that? |
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~I~
| IAE |
In Any Event |
| IAH |
In All Honesty |
| IANAL |
I am not a
lawyer... (BUT..) |
| IC |
I See |
| ICBW |
I could be
wrong |
| ICQ |
I Seek You |
| ICYDK |
In case you
didn't know |
| IDK |
I Don't Know |
| IGP |
I Gotta Pee |
| IIABDFI |
If it ain't
broke, don't fix it! |
| IIDKB |
If I didn't
know better |
| IIR |
If I Recall
(Remember) |
| IIRC |
If I Remember
correctly |
| IIWY |
If I were
you... |
| IKWYM |
I know what
you mean |
| IM |
Instant
Message |
| IMCO |
In My
Considered Opinion |
| IMD14U |
I'm the One
For You |
| IME |
In My
Experience |
| IMO |
In My Opinion |
| IMHO |
In My Humble
Opinion |
| IMNSHO |
In My Not So
Humble Opinion |
| IOW |
In Other Words |
| IRC |
Internet Relay
Chat |
| IRL |
In Real Life |
| IRMC |
I Rest My
Case! |
| ISC |
I stand
Corrected! |
| ISP |
Internet
Service Provider |
| ISTM |
It seems to me |
| ISTR |
I Seem To
Recall... |
| ISWYM |
I See What You
Mean |
| ITRW |
In the Real
World |
| IWALU |
I will always
love you |
| IWFM |
It works for
me |
| IWW? |
I wonder why? |
| IYDMMA |
If you don't
mind me asking |
| IYKWIM |
If you know
what I mean |
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~J~
| JAM |
Just a Minute |
| JFTR |
Just for the
record |
| JK |
Just Kidding |
| JMO |
Just My
Opinion |
| JTLYK |
Just To Let
You Know |
| JTFM |
Just the fact,
man |
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~K~
| K |
Okay |
| KISS |
Keep it
simple, stupid |
| KIT |
Keep in Touch |
| KMA |
Kiss My Ass |
| KOC |
Kiss on Cheek
(Also KOTC) |
| KOL |
Kiss on Lips
(Also KOTL) |
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~L~
| L |
Laugh |
| L8R |
Later |
| L8R G8R |
Later
Gator |
| LHM |
Lord Help Me |
| LHO |
Laughing head
Off |
| LHU |
Lord Help us |
| LMAO |
Laughing My
A$$ Off |
| LMSO |
Laughing My
Socks Off |
| LOL |
Laughing out
Loud |
| Loff |
Log Off |
| Lon |
Log On |
| LSHMBB |
Laughing So
Hard My Belly is Bouncing |
| LSHMBH |
Laughing So
Hard My Belly Hurts |
| LSHTTARDML |
Laughing So
Hard The Tears Are Running Down My Leg |
| LTNS |
Long Time No
See |
| LTS |
Laughing To
Self |
| LUWAMH |
Love You With
All My Heart |
| LY |
Love Ya |
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~M~
| MHOTY |
My Hat's off
to you |
| MHBFY |
My heart
bleeds for you |
| MIDI |
Musical
Instrument Digital Interface |
| MorF (M/F) |
Male or Female |
| MOF |
Matter of Fact |
| MOTD |
Message of the
Day |
| MOTSS |
Members of the
same sex |
| MSG |
Message |
| MTF |
More To Follow |
| MUD |
Multi-user
Dungeon |
| MYOB |
Mind your own
business |
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~N~
| N/A |
Not Applicable |
| NADT |
Not a Damn
Thing |
| NBIF |
No basis in
fact |
| NC |
No Comment |
| NE1 |
Anyone |
| NFW |
No Fucking
Way! |
| NIMBY |
Not in my back
yard |
| NM |
Never Mind |
| NP |
No Problem |
| NPD |
No Problem
Dude |
| NRN |
No reply
Necessary |
| NP |
No Problem |
| NTOOT |
Nine times out
of ten |
| NWIH |
No Way in Hell |
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~O~
| OAO |
Over and Out |
| OIC |
Oh I See |
| OL |
Ol Lady |
| OM |
Old Man |
| OMG |
Oh My God |
| OOTB |
Out of the
blue or Out of the Box |
| OS |
Operating
System |
| OTF |
On the floor |
| OTOH |
On the other
hand |
| OTP |
On The Phone |
| OTTOMH |
Off the top of
my head |
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~P~
| PDA |
Public Display
of Affection |
| PDQ |
Pretty darn
Quick |
| PDS |
Please Don't
Shoot |
| PITA |
Pain in the
Ass |
| PM |
Private
Message |
| PMFJI |
Pardon Me for
jumping in |
| PMP |
Pee'd my pants |
| POAHF |
Put On A Happy
Face |
| POV |
Point of view |
| PPL |
People |
| PS |
Post Script |
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~Q~
| Q |
Question |
| QSL |
Reply |
| QSO |
Conversation |
| QT |
Cutie |
| QTAB |
Cute as a
button |
| QTP |
Cutie pie |
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~R~
| R |
Are |
| RCI |
Rectal-Cranial
Inversion |
| Re |
Regarding |
| ROTFL |
Rolling On The
Floor Laughing |
| ROTFLAPMP |
ROTFL And
Peeing My Pants |
| ROTFLMAO |
ROTFL My Ass
Off |
| ROTFLMAOAY |
ROTFLMAO At
You |
| ROTFLMAOWTIME |
ROTFLMAO With
Tears In My Eyes |
| ROTFLUTS |
ROTFL Unable
to Speak |
| RSF |
Right Said!
Fred |
| RSN |
Real Soon Now |
| RTFM |
Read the
Fucking Manual |
| RTI |
Real Time
Interruption |
| RUOK |
Are you OK? |
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~S~
| (S) |
Smile add more
('s for bigger smiles |
| SETE |
Smile Ear to
Ear |
| SHID |
Slaps Head In
Disgust |
| SID |
So I do |
| SITD |
Still in the
Dark |
| SNAFU |
Situation
Normal, All Fucked up! |
| SNERT |
Snot-Nosed
Egotistical Rude Teenager |
| SO |
Significant
Other (husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend,etc |
| SorG (S/G) |
Straight or
Gay? |
| SOHF |
Sense of Humor
Failure |
| SOT |
Short of Time |
| SOTMG |
Short Of Time
Must Go |
| SPAM |
Stupid Peoples
Advertisement |
| STB |
Simply the
Best |
| SWAK |
Sealed with a
Kiss |
| SWL |
Screaming with
Laughter |
| SYS |
See Ya Soon |
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~T~
| TA |
Thanks Again |
| TAL |
Thanks a Lot |
| TAT |
Turnaround
time |
| TBIB |
The Bitch is
back |
| TC |
Telephone Call |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission
Control Protocol / Internet Protocol |
| TCOY |
Take Care of
yourself |
| TDM |
Too Damn
Many... |
| TIA |
Thanks in
Advance |
| TIC |
Tongue in
Cheek |
| TILII |
Tell it like
it is |
| TMTT |
Too Much to
type |
| TNSTAAFL |
There's no
such thing as a free lunch |
| TNT |
Till Next Time |
| TNTL |
Trying Not To
Laugh |
| TVHNTL |
Trying Very
Hard Not To Laugh |
| TNTPIMP |
Trying Not To
Pee In My Pants |
| TRRHNTPIMP |
Trying Really
Really Hard Not To Pee In My Pants |
| TOY |
Thinking of
you |
| TPTB |
The Powers
that be |
| TTFN |
Ta Ta For Now |
| TTFS |
Try this for
size |
| TTYL |
Talk to ya
later |
| TYVM |
Thank you very
much |
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~U~
| U |
You |
| UL (U/L) |
Upload |
| UnPC |
Un-politically
Correct |
| URL |
Universal
Resource Locator |
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~V~
| VC |
Virtual
Community |
| VEG |
Very Evil Grin |
| VGI |
Very Good Idea |
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~W~
| (W) |
Wink |
| WABOL |
What a bunch
of losers |
| WAIDW |
What am I
doing wrong? |
| WAS |
Wild Ass Guess |
| WB |
Welcome
Back |
| WBS |
Write Back
Soon |
| WEG |
Wicked Evil
Grin |
| WHYD |
What have you
done? |
| W/O |
Without |
| WTFRU |
Who the fuck
are you? |
| WOB |
Without
Boyfriend |
| WOG |
Without
Girlfriend |
| WTG |
Way to Go |
| WTH? |
What/Who The
Hell (or sub an 'F' for the 'H') |
| WUASTC |
Wake up and
smell the coffee |
| WYMM |
Will you Marry
Me? |
| WYSIWYG |
What you see
is What you get |
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~Y~
| YBS |
You'll Be
Sorry |
| YG |
Young
Gentleman |
| YGWYPF |
You get what
you pay for |
| YL |
Young Lady |
| YM |
Young Man |
| YWSYLS |
You win some,
you lose some |
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