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For The edification of all: A list of common Internet acronyms
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[updated 11.6.2001]

<BG>

Big Grin

<G>

Grin

AAMOF

As a Matter Of Fact

ABM-L OR ABML

alt.books.m-lackey

ABMLNCSC

ABML No Can Sing Choir

AFAIK

As Far As I Know

AFK

Away From Keyboard

AFLAC

This Is The Name of a North American Insurance Company Which Has a Hilarious Commercial Featuring a Duck Which Quacks The Company Name.

AKA

Also Known As

AKICIF

All Knowledge Is Contained In Fandom.

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

B4

Before

BAK

Back At Keyboard

BBL

Be Back Later

BBS

Be Back Soon

BCNU

Be Seeing You

BFN

Bye For Now

BnB Books 'n' Bytes [or] http://www.bnb-lp.com

BRB

Be Right Back

BTDT

Been There Done That

BTW

By The Way

CFV

Call for Votes ( Used in Forming a Newsgroup )

CP

Copy Protection

CU

See You

CUL

See You Later

CUL8R

See You Later

DH Darling Husband

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line (High Speed Internet Connection)

DTP

Desktop Publishing

DYJHIW

Don't You Just Hate it When...

EG

Evil Grin

ETLA

Extended Three Letter Acronym

F2F

Face to Face

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FUBAR

Fouled up Beyond All Recognition (Or Repair)

FWIW

For What It's Worth

FYA

For Your Amusement

FYI

For Your Information

G

Grin

GA

Go Ahead

GBH

Great Big Hug

GBH&K

Great Big Hug & Kiss

GD&RLH

Grinning, Ducking, and Running like Heck

GD&WVVF

Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very, Very Fast

GR&D

Grinning, Running & Ducking

H

Hug

HB

Hug Back

HH

Holding Hands

HHOJ/K

Ha Ha, Only Joking/kidding

HHOS

Ha Ha, Only Serious

HIWTH

Hate it When That Happens

HTH

Hope That/This Helps

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IAE

In Any Event

IANAL

I Am Not a Lawyer (or doctor, or whatever)

IDK

I Don't Know

IIRC

If I Remember Correctly

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO

In My Not So Humble Opinion

IMO

In My Opinion

IOW

In OTher Words

IRL

In Real Life

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network (Digital Phone Line)

IYKWIM

If You Know What I Mean

J/K

Just Kidding

JAM

Just A Minute

JASE

Just AnoTher System Error

K

Kiss

KB

Kiss Back

KOTC

Kiss on The Cheek

L

Laugh

L8R

Later

LMAO

Laughing My A** off

LOL

Laughing out Loud

LYLAB/S

Love You Like A Brother/sister

LZ

Loser!

MORF

Male or Female

MOTAS

Members Of The Appropriate Sex

MOTOS

Members Of The Opposite Sex

MOTSS

Members Of The Same Sex

NIFOC

Naked in Front of Computer

NNTP

Network News Transport Protocol

NRN

No Reply Necessary

OBTW

Oh, By The Way

OIC

Oh, I See

OT Off Topic [refers to posting in a newsgroup]

OTOH

On The Other Hand

OTT

Over The Top

PD

Public Domain

PITA

Pain in The A**

PMFJI

Pardon Me for Jumping In

PMJI

Pardon My Jumping In

PMJI

Pardon Me, Jumping In (When You Interrupt a Conversation)

POP3

Post Office Protocol Version 3

POTC

Peck On The Cheek

PPP

Point To Point Protocol

PRW

Parents Are Watching

RAM rec.arts.mystery
RAMILY rec.arts.mystery family

REHI

Hello Again

RFD

Request for Discussion ( Used in Forming a Newsgroup )

ROFL

Rolling On Floor, Laughing

ROTFL

Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROTFLMAO

Roll On The Floor Laughing My A** off

ROTFLMAO

Rolling On The Floor Laughing My (Anatomical Ref) off

ROTFLOL

Rolling On The Floor Laughing out Loud

RSN

Real Soon Now

RTFM

Read The F@%# Manual (Or Message)

RUOK

Are You Ok?

S

Smile

SB

Smiles Back

SITD

Still In The Dark

SLIP

Serial Line Internet Protocol

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SNAFU

Situation Normal, All Fouled up

SO

Significant Other

SOHO

Small Or Home Office

SW

Shareware

SYL

See You Later

TANJ

There Ain't No Justice

TANSTAAFL

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

TARFU

Things Are Really Foobared up

TGIF

Thank God It's Friday

TIA

Thanks In Advance

TIC

Tongue In Cheek

TLA

Three Letter Acronym

TNX

Thanks

TNX 1.0E6

Thanks a Million

TPTB

The Powers That Be

TTFN

Ta Ta For Now

TTYL

Talk To You Later

VEG

Very Evil Grin

VES

Very Evil Smile

VWG

Very Wicked Grin

VWS

Very Wicked Smile

W

Wink

WOT Way Off Topic [the number of Ws at the beginning may vary]

WG

Wicked Grin

WRT

With Regard To (also With Respect To)

WTH

What The Heck

WYLASOCTGWT

Would You Like A Saucer Of Cream To Go With That?

YKYBOTLW

You Know You've Been On-line Too Long When...

YKYBRTM??W

You Know You've Been Reading Too Much ?? When...

YKYBWTM??W

You Know You've Been Watching Too Much ?? When...

YMMV

Your Mileage May Vary

*g* is a grin. It's often typed with multiple 'g', such as *ggg*... or *vbg* for a very big grin... *veg* can be a very eager grin or a very evil grin.

Some people use *s* as a smile.

these derived from multiple sources . . . old CB Radio jargon, etc.
 

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