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Acronyms:
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AA alcoholics anonymous
AAAAAA american asociation against acronym abuse anonymous
ADN Advanced Digital Network
ADN any day now
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AFAIK as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard
AFSMG alt.fan.sarah-m-gellar
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port
AH Alyson Hannigan
a$$ hole
AKA also known as
altho although
AMD Advanced Mirco Devices
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API Application Programming Interface
APPLE a perverted person licks everything
ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency
ASAP as soon as possible
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASH Anthony Stewart Head
ASP Active Server Pages.
ATM At The Moment
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Automatic Teller Machine
AWGTHTGTTA? are we going to have to go through this again?
BAD broken as designed
BAMF bad a$$ed mother f*cker
BAS big a$$ smile
BBC bring back buffy campaign
"brilliant buffy" cancellers
b*gger! b*llocks! cr*p!
b*stard b*llucking c*nts
belligerent buffy cutters
blo*dy b*ggered corporation
blo*dy b*tchy corporation
blo*dy bigheaded corporation
blo*dy blundering catastrophe.
british b*ggered corporation
brunettes? blondes? condoms!
BBIAS be back in a second
BBL be back later
BBN bye bye now
BBR burnt beyond repair
BBS be back soon
BBS Bulletin Board System
BF boyfriend
BFD big f*cking deal
BFN bye for now
BG bloody git
BIBO beer in, beer out
bin binary
BIOS Basic Input-Output System
BIOYA blow it out your a$$
BIT Binary digIT
BOHICA bend over, here it comes again
BPS Bits-Per-Second
BRB be right back
BRS big red switch
BTA but then again
BTDTGTS been there, done that, got the T-shirt
BTSOOM beats the sh*t out of me
BTVS Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
BTW by the way
BWL bursting with laughter
C&G chuckle and grin
CC Cordelia Chase
Charisma Carpenter
CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory
CFV call for voting
CGI Common Gateway Interface
CIAC Computer Incident Advisory Center
CICO coffee in, coffee out
CID crying in disgrace
CLI Command Line Interface
CNP continued (in my) next post
CP chat post
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRAFT can't remember a f*cking thing
CRBT crying real big tears
CSG chuckle, snigger, grin
CSS Cascading Style Sheets.
CU see you
CUA Commonly Used Acronym(s)
Common User Access
CUBIC Complete Uncut Buffy Internet Campaign
CYA see ya
CYAL8R see ya later
DARFC ducking and running for cover
DBMS Data Base Management System
DETLA Double Extended Three Letter Abbreviation
DH Dear Husband
Dick Head
DHTML Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language.
DIIK damned if I know
DILLIGAF? does it look like I give a f*ck?
DIY Do It Yourself
DLL Dynamic Link Library
DLP Digital Light Processor
DLTBBB don't let the bed bugs bite
DNS Domain Name Server
DOA Dead On Arrival
DOS Disk Operating System
DSL Digital Subscriber Line.
DSSSL Document Style Semantics and Specification Language.
DSTN Dual Scan Twisted Nemonic
DSVD Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data
DTP DeskTop Publishing
DTRT do the right thing
DVD Digital Versatile Disk
DWIMC do what I mean, correctly
EAK eating at keyboard
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Eh? a general point of expression when you don't know WTF someone is talking about
EMSG email message
ESAD eat sh*t and die
ESADMF eat S**t and die mother f*cker
ETLA Extended Three Letter Acronym
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers.)
FC fingers crossed
FFA free for all
FIIK f*cked if I know
FLA four letter abbreviation
five letter abbreviation
FOAD f*ck off and die!
FOADUPOS f*ck off and die you pile of sh*t!
FOADUWOS f*ck off and die you waste of skin!
FOAF friend of a friend
FOFL falling on floor laughing
FOS freedom of speech
full of sh*t
FRED f*cking ridiculous electronic device
FROA Ferengi Rules of Aquisition
FTBOMH from the bottom of my heart
FTF Face-To-Face (as IRL)
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FU f*ck you!
f*cked up
FUBAR f*cked up beyond all repair
f*cked up beyond all recognition
FUD fear, uncertainty, and disinformation
FULSP f*ck you little s****y pervert
FURTB full up ready to burst
FWIW for what it's worth
FYDITM f*ck you directly in the mouth
FYI for your information
GAF give a f*ck
GAFIA get away from it all
GAL get a life
GB Gigabyte
GF girlfriend
GFN gone for now
GFY go f*ck yourself
GG gotta go
GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST gee, I wish I'd said that
GLGH good luck and good hunting
GMBA giggling my butt off
GMTA great minds think alike
GR Grim Reaper
GR&D Grinning, Running, & Ducking (alternatively GD&R)
GSM Global System for Mobile communicators
GTSY glad to see you
GUI Graphical User Interface
GW getting wet
H&K hugs and kisses
HABU have a better 'un
HAGD have a great day
HAGN have a good night
HAGU have a good 'un
HAND have a nice day
HHIS hangs head in shame
HRT hormone replacement therapy
HTH hope this helps
HTML HyperText Markup Language
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTVS Hannah: The Vampire Slayer
HUB head up butt
IAC in any case
IAE in any event
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IC I see
ICBW I could be wrong
it could be worse
ICQ I seek you
IDGAS I don't give a sh*t
IDTT I'll drink to that!
IDWTMAT I don't want to miss a thing
IGP I gotta pee
IIRC if I recall correctly
IIS Internet Information Server.
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?
IITYWIMWYFM? if I tell you what it means, will you f*ck me?
IKWYDLS I Know What You Did Last Summer
ILY I love you
IMAO in my arrogant opinion
IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol.
IMCO in my considered opinion
IMHO in my humble opinion
in my honest opinion
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
IMOBO in my own biased opinion
IMVBO in my very biased opinion
INPO in no particular order
IOW in other words
IP Internet Protocol
IRDA Infra-Red Data Association port
IRL in real life
ISDN it still does nothing
ISKWYDLS I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
ISTR I seem to recall
ISWYM I see what you mean
IWALU I will always love you
IWBNI it would be nice if
IYKWIM if you know what I mean
J/K joking
JAMIE jugs are massive in England
JCIATWLWNBTDTBAWGLLACJ Jamie Cheetham is a time-wasting loser with nothing better
to do than be annoying with great long lists and crap jokes :)
JIC just in case
JK just kidding
JLH Jennifer Love Hewitt
JMO just my opinion
JTLYK just to let you know
JTYWTK just thought you wanted to know
KIT keep in touch
KMA kiss my a$$
KMQ kiss me quick
KMYF kiss me you fool
KOC kiss on cheek
KOL kiss on lips
L8R later
L8R G8R later 'gater
LAB life's a bitch
LAMA look at my a$$
LAMP look at my p*nis
LART Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LHM lord help me
LHO laughing head off
LHU lord help us
LLTA lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMAO laughing my a$$ off
LMSO laughing my socks off
LOL laughs out loud
LSHMBB laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
LSHMBH laughing so hard my belly hurts
LSHTTARDML laughing so hard the tears are running down my leg
LTNP long time no post
LTNS long time no see
LTS laughing to self
LUWAMH love you with all my heart
LY love ya
Mb Megabyte
MHBFY my heart bleeds for you
MHOTY my hat's off to you
MHz Megahertz
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.
MLA multiple letter acronym
MMO Mobile MOdule
MMX MultiMedia eXtensions
MODEM MOdulator-DEModulator
MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS member of the opposite sex
MOTSS member of the same sex
MTF more to follow
MUA Mail User Agent
MUD Multi-User Domain
Multi-User Dungeon
NADT not a darn thing
NB Nicholas Brendon
NETUA nobody ever tells us anything
NFW no f*cking way!
ng newsgroup
NKABOTFD Never Kill a Boy On The First Date
NRN no reply necessary
NYCTMI now you come to mention it
OIC oh, I see
OL old lady (significant other)
OM old man (significant other)
OOI out of interest
OOMOOS Out of Mind, Out of Sight
OOTB Out Of The Box (ie. brand new)
OT off-topic
OTB on the ball
OTF on the floor
OTOH on the other hand
OTTH on the third hand
OTTOMH off the top of my head
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PDA Public Display of Affection
PDQ Pretty Danm(ed) Quick(ly)
PDS please don't shoot
PFM please f*ck me
PG Prophecy Girl
parental guidence
PHP Personal Home Page.
PITA pain in the a$$
PLOKTA press lots of keys to abort
PM private message
PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
PMP peed my pants
PNG Portable Network Graphics.
POAHF put on a happy face
PODF p*ss off d*ck face
POP Post Office Protocol.
POS pile of sh*t
POV point of view
PPP Point-to-Point protocol
PS post script
PTL p*sses themselves laughing
QSL reply
QSO conversation
QT cutie
RAM Random Access Memory
RFC Request For Comment
ROFL rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO ROTFL my a$$ off
ROFLMAOAY ROTFL my a$$ off at you
ROFLMAOBF ROTFL my a$$ off and breaking furniture
ROFLMAOWTIME ROTFL my a$$ off with tears in my eyes
ROFLUTS ROTFL unable to speak
ROM Read-Only Memory
ROTFL rolls on the floor laughing
ROTFLAHMS ROTFL and holding my side
ROTFLAPMP ROTFL and peeing my pants
ROTFLASTC ROTFL and scaring the cat
ROTFLBTCUTS ROTFL biting the carpet unable to stop
ROTFLMAO ROTFL, laughing my a$$ off
ROTFLSHTB ROTFL so hard they burst
RPG role playing games
RSN real soon now (can be meant sarcastically)
RTF read the FAQ
RTFF read the f*cking FAQ
RTFFAQ read the f*cking FAQ
RTFM read the f*cking manual
RTFQ read the f*cking question
read the full question
RYFIM read your f*cking Information Manual
S1,S2,S3, etc Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, etc.
SCNR sorry, could not resist
SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface
SETE smiling ear to ear
SFAIAA so far as I am aware
SFLA stupid four letter acronym
SHID slaps head in disgust
SITD still in the dark
SMA spank my ass
SMG Click here...
SMO serious mode on
SMOff serious mode off
SMOP small matter of programming
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
SNAFU situation normal: all f*cked up
SNERT snotty-nosed egotistical rude teenager
SO significant other
SOB Do you really need *me* to explain this one?
SOT short of time
SOTMG short of time must go
SPAM sick person's advertisement
SQL Structured Query Language.
SSI Server-Side Include.
SSL Secure Socket Layer.
ST-DS9 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
ST-TNG Star Trek: The Next Generation
ST-TOS Star Trek: The Original Series
ST-VOY Star Trek: Voyager
SVGA Super Video Graphics Array
SWAK sealed with a kiss
SWALK sealed with a loving kiss
SWAS scientific wild a$$ guess
SWL screaming with laughter
SWMBO she who must be obeyed
SYS see you soon
SYSOP system operator
TA thanks again
TAFN that's all for now
TANJ there ain't no justice
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TARDIS time and relative dimensions in space
TCOY take care of yourself
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDM too damn many
TFT Thin Film Transistor
TGIF thank God it's Friday
TGP thumbnail gallery posts
the bin the binary newgroup
tho though
TIA thanks in advance
TIATLG truly, I am The Living God
TIC tongue in cheek
TIE take it easy
TILII tell it like it is
TLA three letter acronym (such as this, see also ETLA and DETLA)
TLG The Living God
TNT till next time
TOY thinking of you
TPTB the powers that be
TSR Terminate and Stay Resident program
TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
TTFN ta-ta for now
TTL4N that's the lot for now
TTTT to tell the truth
TTYL talk to you later
TWAIN technology without an important name
TWIMC To Whom It May Concern
TYVM thank you very much
u/f unfortunately
UCE Unsolicited Commerical E-mail
UFG you f*cking git
UMTB uk.media.tv.buffy-v-slayer
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Array
WAS wild a$$ guess
WB welcome back
WFM works for me
WML Wireless Markup Language.
WOFTAM waste of flaming time and money
WRT with regard to
WTF what the f*ck?
WTFDIK what the f*ck do I know?
WTFIS what the f*ck is this?
WTFRUON what the f*ck are you on?
WTG way to go!
WTH What The Hell!
WTHRU who the hell are you?
WTTH Welcome To The Hellmouth
WWW World-Wide Web
WYGIWYPF what you get is what you pay for
WYMM Will you marry me?
WYSIAYG what uou See is all you get
WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
XGA eXtended Graphics Array
XML Extensible Markup Language
XSL Extensible Stylesheet Language
XSSI Extended Server-Side Include
YABA yet another bl*ody acronym
YABSA yet another bl*ody stupid acronym!
YBS you'll be sorry
YG young gentleman
YHBT you have been trolled
YKYHBxTLW You Know You Have Been x Too Long When
(eg, YKYHBPQTLW - You Know You Have Been Playing Quake Too Long When...)
YL young lady
YM young man
YMMV your mileage may vary
Smileys:
========
<g> grin
<bg> big grin
<vbg> very big grin / very big git
<eg> evil grin
<beg> big evil grin
<vbeg> very big evil grin
<s> smile
<Enix> If you ever get totally confused and can't understand a post at
all, just say <Enix>. It could also mean "WTFRUON?".
o:-) O:-) Angelic
{\o/} Angel
(\O/)(\O/) Angels
>:-( Angry
|-I Asleep
|-( Late night messages
(::()::) Bandaid
:-) :) Basic smiley, used with a sarcastic or joking statement since
we can't hear voice inflection over e-mail.
:-{#} Braces
:-{} Blowing a Kiss
:-* Kiss...
:-x Kiss kiss..
\-o Bored
:-c Bummed out
:( ) Can't stop talking
C=:-) Chef
:*) Clowning
&:-) Curly hair
:' Crying
:'-) Crying with joy
:'-( Crying sadly
:-9 Delicious, Yummy
:-> Devilish
User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a ;-)
;-> Devilish wink
>:) Devil smiley, which denotes an evil tone
<:-) Dumb questions
;¬¦) Earl of Winthorpe's..."with my reputation" smiley...
(implying lots of mustache tweaking and general frivolity!!)
:*) Drunk
:-6 Exhausted, wiped out
:-( :( Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is
upset or depressed about something.
^5 High Five
(((((name)))) Hug (cyber hug)
(( )):** Hugs and kisses
:-| :-I Indifferent smiley. Better than a :-( but not quite as good as a :-)
Ambivalent
:-$ Person is ill...
:-# Lips are sealed
Message concerning something that shouldn't have been said...
:~/ Mixed up
#:-) Matted hair
:-O Mouth open (surprised)
:o)> Another open mouth smiley
Shocked
:-@ Screaming
...---... S.O.S.
^ Thumbs up
:-& Tongue tied
Message indicating person is angry...
:P :Þ :-P Tongue stuck out
:-J Tongue in cheek
:-\ Undecided
;-) ;) Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic
remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley.
@:-) Wavy hair
:D :-D Wider happy face
|-O Yawning
,,l, The finger
:-Þ~~~~ Drooling
<o> <o> Staring
?€?€ Hiding, staring in the dark
<o>¿~~ Wink
B-) 8-) Smiling face from a person wearing glasses
Ü A great big smile
Object Smileys:
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0=(~~~ Dagger
0=[==> Better dagger
|C| Can of Coke
|P| Can of Pepsi
@[_]~~ Mug of HOT coffee or tea
**** Popcorn
<<{:}} Ice cream
&&&& Pretzels
@-->-->-- Flower
@>-}-- Proper rose
@}--{--{-- Other Rose
c[T] Cup of tea
c[C] Cup of coffee
(%> Pizza
>^-^< Cats
\~/ Full glass
\_/ Glass (drink)
(_) Snowball
(*_) Orange or tomato, depending...
[_][_][_] Squares of chocolate
<:>== Turkey
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