Glossary of Internet Abbreviations*** MOST USED*** BRB – be right back BIO – going for bio break (washroom break) AFK – away from keyboard (I am gone for a few minutes) BTW – by the way KK – OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received) TTYL – talk to you later BFN – bye for now TTFN – ta-ta for now BFF – best friends, forever ***MESSAGE BOARDS FAVORITES**** DH – darling/dear/#%# husband DW " " " Wife DS " " " Son DD " " " Daughter DM " " " Mother DF " " " Father DSD " " " Step Daughter DSS " " " Step Son DDIL " " " Daugher in Law DSIL " " " Son in Law - Sister in Law DBIL " " " Brother in Law DMIL " " " Mother in Law DFIL " " " Father in Law DGD " " " Grandaughter DGS " " " Grandson CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s) CUL8R – see you later IBTL – in before the lock (for when you post a message prior to the administrator locking the heated discussion thread) IMHO – in my humble opinion IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion FMV – fair market value (for selling items online) LOL – laughing out loud MT – mistell (commonly used by online gamers to say that they made a mistake and mistyped their last message) NWT – new with tags (for selling items online) NWOT – new without tags (for selling items online) OOAK – one of a kind (for selling items online) PMSL - P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression) QFT – quoted for truth (a compliment to another person on the forum) ROFL – rolling on floor laughing ROFLMAO – rolling on floor laughing my a*s off RTM – read the manual RTFM – read the f***ing manual (to show frustration at someone's ignorance of basic knowledge) GG – good game THX - thanks TX - thanks TY - thank you NP - no problem/you're welcome PLZ - please W/E - whatever ASL – age / sex / location? RL – real life IRL – in real life ********Part 2 ************ .02 My two cents worth. <chuckle> the speaker chuckles <frown> the speaker is frowning <g> Grin <grin> the speaker is grinning <smile> the one writing the message is smiling <smirk> the one writing the message is smirking <wink> the one writing the message is winking JK Just Kidding ? I have a question ! I have a comment A-OLs Administrators On-Line AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIK As Far As I Know AFK Away From the Keyboard AISI As I See It ASAP As Soon As Possible ASL Age, sex, location ATSL Along The Same Line AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet? AYOR At Your Own Risk B4N Bye For Now BAK Back At Keyboard BBFN Bye Bye For Now BBL Be Back Later BF Boy Friend BIF Before I Forget BION Believe it or not BOT Back On Topic BRB Be Right Back 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 BYKT But You Knew That BYOB Bring Your Own Bottle CMIIW Correct Me If I’m Wrong CU See You CU2 See You, Too CUL See you later CUL8R See You Later CWYL Chat With You Later DIIK Damned If I Know. DIKU? Do I Know You? DILLIGAD Do I Look Like I Give A Damn?. DIY Do It Yourself DK Don’t Know 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 F2F Face to Face 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 FWIW For What It’s Worth FYA For Your Amusement FYI For Your Information G Grin, or Giggle G2G Got to Go GA Go Ahead GAL Get A Life GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running GF Girl Friend. GFN Gone For Now. GIWIST Gee, I Wish I’d Said That GLGH Good Luck and Good Hunting GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GOWI Get On With It GTG Got To Go GTSY Great To See You H&K Hugs and Kisses HAK Hugs And Kisses IAC In Any Case IAE In Any Event 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 IDK I Don't Know IIWM If It Were Me IJWTK I Just Want To Know IJWTS I Just Want To Say IKWUM I Know What You Mean IMA I Might Add 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 In Real Life ISS I’m So Sure ISSYGTI I’m So Sure You Get The Idea! ISWYM I See What You Mean ITFA In The Final Analysis ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits Wear It. IYSWIM If You See What I Mean JAM Just A Minute JAS Just A Second JFI Just For Information JIC Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion JTLYK Just To Let You Know k Okay KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid KIT Keep In Touch KMA Kiss My A** KWIM Know What I Mean? KYFC Keep Your Fingers Crossed LMHO Laughing My Head Off LOL Laughing Out Loud 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 LY Love You MEGO My Eyes Glaze Over MLA Multiple Letter Acronym MOF Matter Of Fact MOSS Member Of Same Sex 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 Mind Your Own Business NAVY Never Again Voluneer Yourself. NBD No Big Deal NFW No Friggin' Way! NHOH Never Heard Of Him/Her NOYB None Of Your Business NP No Problem NQA No Questions Asked NTIM Not That It Matters NTW Not To Worry NTYMI Now That You Mention It NWT New With Tags (for selling items online) NWOT New Without Tags (for selling items online) OATUS On A Totally Unrelated Subject OAUS On An Unrelated Subject OB Obligatory OBO Or Best Offer OBTW Oh, By The Way OIC Oh, I See OMG Oh My God 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 OTTH On The Third Hand OTTOMH Off The Top Of My Head PABG Packing a Big Gun PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms PD Public Domain PDS Please Don't Shout. PITA Pain In The A** PMBI Pardon My Butting In PMF Pardon My French or 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 PMSL P*ssing Myself Laughing (a common UK expression) 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 RHIP Rank Has Its Privileges RL Real Life RLCO Real Life Conference ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLAS Rolling On Floor Laughing And Screaming ROFLMAO Roll On Floor Laughing My A** Off ROTF Rolling On The Floor ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAOTID Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off Till I Die ROTFLOL Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud ROTFLOLAPMP Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud And Peeing My Pants ROTFLTIC Rolling On The Floor Laughing Till I Cry RRQ Return Receipt Request RSN Real Soon Now RSVP Respondez S'il Vous Plait - please reply RTBM Read The Bloody Manual RTFAQ Read The Frequently Asked Questions RTFF Read The Freaking FAQ RTFM Read The F------ Manual RTM Read The 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 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 Same Old Stuff or Help! SOW Speaking Of Which SWIM See What I Mean? TAFN That’s All For Now TANJ There Ain’t No Justice TANSTAAFL There Ain’t 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 Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time 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 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 TTYL Talk To You Later TTYT Talk To You Tomorrow. TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off 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? WE Whatever WIBAMU Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle WIBNI Wouldn’t 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 WYSIWYG What you see 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) *****Some Technical Ones******* DPCM Differential Pulse Code Modulation EFLA Extended Four Letter Acronym ICE Inner Circle Elite / Insane Creator Enterprises (usually as iCE) / Integrated Compression Engine / International Communications Echomail / Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics / In-Circuit-Emulator LAN Local Area Network MBONE Multicast backBONE MPR Multiple Provider Router / Multi-Port Repeater / Multi-Protocol Router RTCP Real time Transport Control Protocol SFMC Satellite Facility Management Center SUT System Under Test TOS Terms of Service/ Type of Service USRT Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitter VAM Virtual Access Method |
Emoticons for IM and Email
HAPPY, SMILING, LAUGHING
:-) smiling; agreeing
:-D laughing
|-) hee hee
|-D ho ho
:-> hey hey
;-) so happy, I'm crying
:'-) crying with joy
\~/ full glass; my glass is full
TEASING, MISCHIEVOUS
;-) winking; just kidding
'-) winking; just kidding
;-> devilish wink
:*) clowning
:-T keeping a straight face
AFFIRMING, SUPPORTING
:^D "Great! I like it!"
8-] "Wow, maaan"
:-o "Wow!"
^5 high five
^ thumbs up
:] Gleep, a friendly midget who wants to befriend you
(::()::) bandaid; offering help or support
UNHAPPY, SAD
:-( frowning; boo hoo
:( sad
:-< really sad
:-c really unhappy
:-C really bummed
&-| tearful
:' crying
:'-( crying and really sad
:-| grim
:[ really down
:-[ pouting
\_/ "my glass is empty"
ANGRY, SARCASTIC
>:-< angry
:-|| angry
:-@ screaming
:-V shouting
:-r sticking tongue out
>:-< absolutely livid!!
:-, smirk
:-P nyahhhh!
:-> bitingly sarcastic
TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
:-& tonguetied
:-S incoherent
:-\ undecided
:- I "hmmm..."
:-, "hmmm "
:-# "My lips are sealed"
:-X "My lips are sealed"
:-Y a quiet aside
:-" pursing lips
:-W speaking with forked tongue
:( ) can't stop talking
FEELING STUPID OR TIRED
:~/ mixed up
%-) braindead
(:I egghead
<:-I dunce
=:-) hosehead
:-] smiling blockhead
:-[ un-smiling blockhead
|-O yawning
|-I asleep
:-6 exhausted; wipeout
SURPRISED, INCREDULOUS, SKEPTICAL
:> What?
:@ What?
:Q What?
:-o "uhh oh!" OR surprise
;-) sardonic incredulity
:O shocked
8-| eyes wide with surprise
:-/ skeptical
8-O "Omigod!!"
:-C just totally unbelieving
|-{ "Good Grief!" (Charlie Brown)
HUGS AND KISSES
: * kisses
:-X a big wet kiss!
:-x kiss kiss
:-{} blowing a kiss
[] hugs
(( )):** hugs and kisses
((((name)))) hug
MISCELLANEOUS
:-* Oops!
:-I indifferent
\-o bored
:-P tongue hanging out in anticipation
O :-) angelic; being an angel (at heart, at least)
:-) smiling; agreeing
:-D laughing
|-) hee hee
|-D ho ho
:-> hey hey
;-) so happy, I'm crying
:'-) crying with joy
\~/ full glass; my glass is full
TEASING, MISCHIEVOUS
;-) winking; just kidding
'-) winking; just kidding
;-> devilish wink
:*) clowning
:-T keeping a straight face
AFFIRMING, SUPPORTING
:^D "Great! I like it!"
8-] "Wow, maaan"
:-o "Wow!"
^5 high five
^ thumbs up
:] Gleep, a friendly midget who wants to befriend you
(::()::) bandaid; offering help or support
UNHAPPY, SAD
:-( frowning; boo hoo
:( sad
:-< really sad
:-c really unhappy
:-C really bummed
&-| tearful
:' crying
:'-( crying and really sad
:-| grim
:[ really down
:-[ pouting
\_/ "my glass is empty"
ANGRY, SARCASTIC
>:-< angry
:-|| angry
:-@ screaming
:-V shouting
:-r sticking tongue out
>:-< absolutely livid!!
:-, smirk
:-P nyahhhh!
:-> bitingly sarcastic
TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
:-& tonguetied
:-S incoherent
:-\ undecided
:- I "hmmm..."
:-, "hmmm "
:-# "My lips are sealed"
:-X "My lips are sealed"
:-Y a quiet aside
:-" pursing lips
:-W speaking with forked tongue
:( ) can't stop talking
FEELING STUPID OR TIRED
:~/ mixed up
%-) braindead
(:I egghead
<:-I dunce
=:-) hosehead
:-] smiling blockhead
:-[ un-smiling blockhead
|-O yawning
|-I asleep
:-6 exhausted; wipeout
SURPRISED, INCREDULOUS, SKEPTICAL
:> What?
:@ What?
:Q What?
:-o "uhh oh!" OR surprise
;-) sardonic incredulity
:O shocked
8-| eyes wide with surprise
:-/ skeptical
8-O "Omigod!!"
:-C just totally unbelieving
|-{ "Good Grief!" (Charlie Brown)
HUGS AND KISSES
: * kisses
:-X a big wet kiss!
:-x kiss kiss
:-{} blowing a kiss
[] hugs
(( )):** hugs and kisses
((((name)))) hug
MISCELLANEOUS
:-* Oops!
:-I indifferent
\-o bored
:-P tongue hanging out in anticipation
O :-) angelic; being an angel (at heart, at least)
Knowledge talks, wisdom listens.
Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.
Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.