Acronyms

Sean picasso@madflower.com
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:22:57 -0400 (EDT)


I thought I would pass this list along. I know we had a short discussion
earlier about some of these and maybe someone else will find this
interesting. 


   2U2 = To You, Too
   AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact
   AFAIK = As Far As I Know
   AFAIC  = As Far As I'm Concerned
   AFAICT = As Far As I Can Tell
   AFK = Away From Keyboard
   ASAP = As Soon As Possible
   BAK = Back At Keyboard
   BBL = Be Back Later
   BITMT = But In The Meantime
   BOT = Back On Topic
   BRB = Be Right Back
   BTW = By the way
   C4N = Ciao For Now
   CRS = Can't Remember "Stuff"
   CU = See You
   CUL(8R) = See You Later
   CWOT = Complete Waste Of Time
   CYA = See Ya
   DITYID = Did I Tell You I'm Distressed?
   DIY = Do It Yourself
   EOD = End Of Discussion
   EZ = Easy
   F2F = Face To Face
   FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
   FBOW = For Better Or Worse
   FOAF = Friend Of A Friend
   FOCL = Falling Off Chair Laughing
   FWIW = For What It's Worth
   FYA = For Your Amusement
   FYI = For Your Information
   /ga = Go Ahead
   GAL = Get A Life
   GBTW = Get Back To Work
   GFC = Going For Coffee
   GFETE = Grinning From Ear To Ear
   GMTA = Great minds think alike
   GR&D = Grinning, Running & Ducking
   GTG = Got To Go
   GTGTTBR = Got To Go To The Bathroom
   GTRM = Going To Read Mail
   HAND = Have A Nice Day
   HHOK = Ha Ha Only Kidding
   HTH = Hope This Helps
   IAC = In Any Case
   IAE = In Any Event
   IC = I See
   IDGI = I Don't Get It
   IMCO = In My Considered Opinion
   IMHO = In my humble opinion
   IMNSHO = in My Not So Humble Opinion
   IMO = In My Opinion
   IMPE = In My Previous/Personal Experience
   IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion
   IOTTMCO = Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer
   IOW  = In Other Words
   IRL = In Real Life
   ISP  = Internet Service Provider
   IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean
   JIC = Just In Case
   J/K = Just kidding
   KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
   L8TR = Later
   LD = Later dude
   LOL = Laughing Out Loud
   LTNS = Long Time No See
   MorF = Male or Female, or person who asks that question
   MTCW = My Two Cents Worth
   NRN = No Reply Necessary
   ONNA = Oh No, Not Again!
   OTOH = On The Other Hand OTTOMH = Off the top of my head
   OIC = Oh I See
   OTF = On The Floor
   OLL = Online Love
   PCMCIA = People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
   PLS = Please
   PU = That Stinks!
   REHI = Hello Again (re-Hi!)
   ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
   ROTF = Rolling On The Floor
   ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
   RSN = Real Soon Now
   RTDox = Read The Documentation/Directions
   RTFM = Read The Frickin' Manual
   RUOK = Are You OK?
   SNAFU = Situation Normal; All Fouled Up
   SO = Significant Other
   SOL = Smiling Out Loud (or You're Out of Luck)
   TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
   TAFN = That's All For Now
   TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
   THX = Thanks
   TIA = Thanks In Advance
   TLK2UL8R = Talk to you later
   TMK = To My Knowledge
   TOS = Terms Of Service
   TPTB = The Powers That Be
   TSWC = Tell Someone Who Cares
   TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge
   TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now
   TTYL(8R) = Talk To You Later
   TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern
   Txs = Thanks
   URL = Web Page Address
   w/b = Welcome Back
   w/o = Without
   WRT = With Regard To
   WTG = Way To Go
   WU? = What's Up?
   WWW = World Wide Web
   WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
   Y2K = Year 2000
   YGIAGAM = Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
   YGWYPF = You Get What You Pay For
   YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
   ZZZ = Sleeping