Guide to Acronyms

A/S/L = Age/Sex/Location
AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK = Away From Keyboard
AIAMU = And I'm A Monkey's Uncle
AISI = As I See It
AKA = Also Known As
AMBW = All My Best Wishes
ASAFP = As Soon As "Friggin" Possible
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
B4N = Bye For Now
BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF = Be Back In A Few
BBL = Be Back Later
BFD = Big Freaking Deal
BOHICA = Bend Over Here It Comes Again
BRB = Be Right Back
BRT = Be Right There
BTDT = Been There Done That
BTHOOM = Beats The Hell Out Of Me
BTW = By The Way
BTWBO = Be There With Bells On
BWDIK = But What Do I Know?
BYOB = Bring Your Own Bottle
CIAO = Goodbye (in Italian)
CID = Consider It Done
CIO = Check It Out
CRAFT = Can't Remember a Freaking Thing
CRS = Can't Remember Sh**
CSL = Can't Stop Laughing
CTC = Choking The Chicken
CUL8R = See You Later
CWYL = Chat With You Later
CYA = Cover Your Ass
CYL = See You Later
DBEYR = Don't Believe Everything You Read
DD = Due Diligence
DETI = Don't Even Think It
DGT = Don't Go There
DHYB = Don't Hold Your Breath
DILLIGAD = Do I Look Like I Give A Damn?
DILLIGAS = Do I Look Like I Give A Sh**?
DKDC = Don't Know Don't Care
DLTM = Don't Lie To Me
DQYDJ = Don't Quit You're Day Job
DRIB = Don't Read If Busy
DYSTSOTT = Did You See The Size Of That Thing
EG = Evil Grin
EOM = End Of Message
ESO = Equipment Smarter than Operator
FBKS = Failure Between Keyboard and Seat
FE = Fatal Error
FOAF = Friend Of A Friend
FTASB = Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FTTB = For The Time Being
FUBAR = Frigged Up Beyond All Recognition
FUBB = Frigged Up Beyond Belief
FUD = (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYA = For Your Amusement
FYI = For Your Information
FYM = For Your Misinformation
GAL = Get A Life
GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST = Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D = Grinning, Running, And Ducking
GTG = Got To Go
HHO1/2K = Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
HHOK = Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HTH = Hope This (That) Helps
IBTD = I Beg To Differ
IDGI = I Don't Get It
IDK = I Don't Know
IDKY = I Don't Know You
IDST = I Didn't Say That
IDTS = I Don't Think So
IIMAD = If It Makes An(y) Difference
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
IIWM = If It Were Me
ILICISCOMK = I Laughed, I Cried, I Spat/Spilt Coffee/Crumbs/Coke On My Keyboard
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
INMP = It's Not My Problem
INPO = In No Particular Order
IOH = I'm Outta Here
IOW = In Other Words
IRL = In Real Life
IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean
IYSS = If You Say So
J/C = Just Checking
J/K = Just Kidding!
J/W = Just Wondering
JMHO = Just My Humble Opinion
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
KWIM = Know What I Mean
KYPO = Keep Your Pants On
L8R = Later
LDTTWA = Let's Do The Time Warp Again
LLTA = Lots And Lots Of Thunderous Applause
LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off
LMK = Let Me Know
LOL = Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love)
LTNS = Long Time No See
MHOTY = My Hat's Off To You
MTFBWY = May The Force Be With You
MWBRL = More Will Be Revealed Later
MYOB = Mind Your Own Business
NBD = No Big Deal
NBIF = No Basis In Fact
NFI = No Freaking Idea
NFW = No Freaking Way
NM = Never Mind
NMP = Not My Problem
NOYB = None Of Your Business
NP = No Problem
NRN = No Reply Necessary
OAUS = On An Unrelated Subject
OBTW = Oh By The Way
OIC = Oh, I see
OMDB = Over My Dead Body
OMG = Oh My Gosh
OMIK = Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard
ONNA = Oh No, Not Again
OOC = Out Of Character
OOTB = Out Of The Box -or- Out Of The Blue
OT = Off Topic
OTOH = On the Other Hand
OWTTE = Or Words To That Effect
PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
PITA = Pain In The Ass
PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In
POV = Point of View
RBTL = Read Between The Lines
RL = Real Life
RMLB = Read My Lips Baby
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTM = Right On The Money
RSN = Real Soon Now
RTM = Read The Manual
SBTA = Sorry, Being Thick Again
SH = Stuff Happens
SITD = Still In The Dark
SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Frigged Up
SOL = Sh** Out of Luck
SSDD = Same Sh** Different Day
STM = Spank The Monkey
STYS = Speak To You Soon
SWAG = Scientific Wild Ass Guess
SWAK = Sent (or Sealed) With A Kiss
SWDYT = So What Do You Think?
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TARFU = Things Are Really Frigged Up
TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It
TFN = Thanks For Nothin'
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TIC = Tongue In Cheek
TLGO = The List Goes On
TMI = Too Much Information
TMTOWTDI = There's More Than One Way To Do It
TPTB = The Powers That Be
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTT = That's The Ticket -or- To The Top
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TWHAB = This Won't Hurt A Bit
TY = Thank You
TYVM = Thank You Very Much
unPC = unPolitically Correct
URYY4M = You Are Too Wise For Me
VFM = Value For Money
WAG = Wild Ass Guess
WAI = What An Idiot
WB = Welcome Back
WCA = Who Cares Anyway
WDYS = What Did You Say?
WDYT = What Do You Think?
WE = Whatever
WEG = Wicked Evil Grin
WG = Wicked Grin
WIIFM = What's In It For Me?
WOG = Wise Old Guy
WOT = Waste Of Time
WRT = With Regard To
WTG = Way To Go!
WYS = Whatever You Say
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
WYT = Whatever You Think
YA = Yet Another
YAFIYGI = You Asked For It You Got It
YGBK = You Gotta Be Kiddin'
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
YNK = You Never Know
YOYO = You're On Your Own
YR = Yeah Right


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