07/12/2000 3.03.59
this is sort of a collection of abbs found all around the net. i am putting here just for finding them easily :)
$0.02
throwing in your two cents' worth
<!>
an important part of a message
<?>
one part of the message contains a questionable item
<ahem>
clearing your throat just before saying something controversial
<bg>
big grin
<dg>
devilish grin
<eg>
evil grin
<g,d&r>
grinning, ducking & running
<g>
grin
<gd&r>
grinning, ducking, and running! (uncommon)
<gg>
big grin (etc.)
<ig>
impish grin
<s>
smiling
<sp?>
word/name/phrase probably contains a spelling error
<ss>
big smile (etc.)
[s]
smiling sarcastically
aamof
as a matter of fact (very rare)
abk.
abkürzung (german)
adn
any day now
afaic
as far as i'm concerned
afaik
as far as i know
afk
away from keyboard
aisi
as i see it
aka
also known as
amf
goodbye (adios mutha-......)
anfawfos
and now for a word from our sponsor
anfscd
and now for something completely different...
apa
amateur
as
on another subject
asafp
as soon as friggin' possible
asap
as soon as possible
atsl
along the same line
awgthtgtata
are we going to have to go through all this again?
awgthtgtta
are we going to have to go through this again?
awhfy
are we having fun yet?
ayor
at your own risc
b4
before
b4n
bye for now
bad
broken as designed
bbiab
be back in a bit
bbl
be back later
bbr
burnt beyond repair
bbs
bulletin board system
bcnu
be seein' you! (saying goodbye)
bfhd
big fat hairy deal (a la garfield the cat) (very rare)
bfn
bye for now
bion
believe it or not
bmtipg
brilliant minds think in parallel gutters
bnf
backus-naur-form
bnf
big name fan
bot
back on topic
brb
be right back (typically used when leaving briefly during a conference)
brs
big red switch
bta
but then again (in response to iow)
btaim
be that as it may
bthom
beats the hell outta me!
btobd
be there or be dead
btsoom
beats the shit out of me
btw
by the way
btwbo
be there with bells on
bwq
buzz word quotient
bzgl.
bezglich
bzw.
beziehungsweise
cadet
can't add, doesn't even try
ci$
compuserve information system
co
conference
cp
copy protection
cpp
c plus plus
cpu
central processor unit
crpg
character (or computer) role playing game
crt
cathode ray tube
cu
see you
cu2
see you too
cua
commonly used acronym(s) or common user access
cul
catch you later
cul
see you later
cul8r
see you later
cwyl
chat with you later
cya
cover your ass
ddd
direct distance dial
diik
damned / darn if i know
dilligad
do i look like i give a darn?!
dilligaf
do i look like i give a [*censored*]!
dl or d/l
download (transmit to you)
dnpm
darn near p***ed myself
dtrt
do the right thing
dumped
involuntary victim of a carrier loss.
dv
datenverarbeitung
dv
desqview
dwimc
do what i mean, correctly
dwimnwis
do what i mean, not what i say
ebnf
extended backus-naur-form
edv
elektronische datenverarbeitung
eod
end of discussion (ende der debatte)
eof
end of file
eol
end of lecture
eot
end of thread
esad
eat s... and die
etla
extended three letter acronym
evtl.
eventuell
faq
faq = frequently asked questions (haeufig gestellte fragen)
faq
frequently asked question
fb
files busy
fcfs
first come, first served
fd
floppy disk
fd
frontdoor
fdc
floppy drive controller
fdd
floppy disk drive
ffrd
flying freep in a rolling donut (i don't give a...)
fiawol
fandom is a way of life
fijagh
fandom is just a goddamn hobby
fimd
foot-in-mouth disease (open mouth,insert foot,echo
fish
first in, still here
fitb
fill in the blank
fn
funktion
foaf
friend of a friend
fred
flaming ridiculous electronic device
ftasb
faster than a speeding bullet
ftf
face to face
ftl
faster than light
fu
[fouled] up
fubar
f***ed up beyond all repair
fubar
fouled up beyond all recognition (also as foobar or - as a filename: foo.bar
fubar
fouled up beyond all repair
fubb
fouled up beyond belief
fud
(spreading) fear, uncertainty, and disinformation
furtb
full up ready to burst (about hard disk drives!)
fwiw
for what it's worth
fyi
for your information
g,d&r
grinning, ducking, and running
g,d&rf
grinning, ducking and running fast!
g,d&rvvf
grinning, ducking and running very very fast
ga
go ahead
gd&r
grinning, ducking & running
gdw
grin, duck and weave
gfr
grim file reaper (pervasive data destroyer)
ggc
goo goo cluster (cause zits & intestinal blockage)
gigo
garbage in, garbage out
gigo
garbage in, gospel out (people accepting blindly what the computer says)
giwist
gee, i wish i'd said that
glgh
good luck and good hunting
gmafb
give me a freeping break
gmta
great minds think alike
gnu
gnu is not unix
gnu
gnu not unix
go
get off
gowi
get on with it
gp,f
go puke, fast!
gpf
general protection fault (old uae, new name!)
gr&d
grinning, running, & ducking
grok
as in "i grok" means thorough understanding. from r.a. heinlein
gui
graphical user interface
hak
hugs and kisses
hd
hard disk
hdc
hard disk controller
hdd
hard disk drive
hho 1/2 k
ha, ha, only half kidding
hhok
ha, ha, only kidding
hhtyay
happy holidays to you and yours
hsik
how should i know (sometime htfsik)
hth
hope this helps
hth
hope this helps!
hua
heads up, ace
iaaa
i am an accountant
iaal
i am a lawyer
iac
in any case
iae
in any event
ianaa
i am not an accountant
ianal
i am not a lawyer
ianal
i am not a lawyer (also ianaxxx, such as ianacpa)
iaps
i am pretty sure
ibtd
i beg to differ
ic
i see (ich verstehe)
iiabdfi
if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
iitywimwybmad
if i tell you what it means will you buy me a drink?
iitywtmwykm
if i tell you what this means will you kiss me?
iiwm
if it were me (mine)
ilshibamf
i laughed so hard i broke all my furniture!
imao
in my arrogant opinion
imco
in my considered opinion
imco
in my considered opinion
ime
in my experience
imho
in my humble opinion
imho
in my humble opinion
imho
in my humble opinion [the speaker is never humble] (meiner bescheidenen meinung nach)
imnsho
in my not so humble opinion
imo
in my opinion
imo
in my opinion (meiner meinung nach)
impov
in my point of view
inpo
in no particular order
iou
i owe you... (ich schulde dir...)
iow
in other words
isbab
i should have bought a book
isr
interrupt service routine
istr
i seem to recall
itfa
in the final analysis
itmss
i take myself so seriously (ich nehme mich selbst zu ernst)
itsfwi
if the shoe fits, wear it
iwbni
if would be nice if
iyfeg
insert your favourite ethnic group
iyfxxx
insert your favorite xxx (xxx e.g. ethnic minority in jokes)
jam
just a moment
jas
just a second
jaws
just another windows shell
jic
just in case
jsnm
just stark naked magic
kbd
keyboard
khyf
know how you feel
kiss
keep it simple, stupid (um es kurz zu fassen: echt bl”d)
kma
kiss my arm (shouldn't be used online...)
l8r
later
lab&tyd
life's a bitch & then you die.
labatyd
life's a bitch and then you die
lagnaf
let's all get naked and [*censored*]
ld
long distance
lib
library
llta
lots and lots of thunderous (or thundering) applause
lmao
laughing my arm off
lol
lots of luck or laughing out loud
ltip
laughing til' i puke
ltnt
long time, no type
lurker
someone who reads, and "listens in" on discussions without participating or contributing to libraries.
mc
machine code
mhoty
my hat's off to you
mla
multiple letter acronym
mof
matter of fact
moss
members of the same sex
motas
member of the appropriate sex
moth
humorous collectibles forum variation on member of the month
motm
member of the month
motos
member of the opposite sex
motss
member of the same sex
msc
microsoft c
msg
message
mtbf
mean time between failure
mtfbwy
may the force be with you
myob
mind your own business
n/a
not applicable
navy
never again volunteer yourself
nbd
no big deal
nbfd
no big f***ing deal
nfg
no freeping good
nfi
no friggin' idea
nfw
no [bleeping] way
nfw
no freeping way
nfw
no friggin' way!!
nih
not invented here (very common at microsoft)
nimby
not in my back yard
nino
no input, no output
nino
nothing in, nothing out
noyb
none of your business
nqa
no questions asked
nrn
no reply necessary
ntim
not that it matters
ntimm
not that it matters much
ntw
not to worry
ntymi
now that you mention it
nui
network user identification
oatus
on a totally unrelated subject
oaus
on an unrelated subject
obj
objekt
obli
obligatorischer (=verpflichtender) on-topic anteil einer message (sehr verbreitet in der jokes.ger)
obtw
oh, by the way
ofs
offset
oftpathirio
oh f*** this place and the horse it rode in on!
oic
oh, i see!
onna
oh no, not again
onnta
oh no, not this again
ootb
out of the box (brand new)
ootc
obligatory on-topic comment
op
operator
otf
on the floor
otl
out to lunch
otoh
on the other hand
otooh
on the other other hand
otth
on the third hand
ottomh
off the top of my head
owtte
or words to that effect
oz
australia
pabg
packing a big gun
pbm
play by mail (games)
pdn
public data network
pfm
pure f***ing magic
pita
pain in the [...]
pita
pain in the a**
pita
pain in the anatomy
plokta
press lots of keys to abort
pmbi
pardon my butting in
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
posslq
person of opposite sex sharing living quarters
pots
plain old telephone service
pov
point of view
ppn
programmer project number; currently known as userid
ppp
petty pet peeve
pppp
previous paragraph was polemical position
pptspahs
please pass the salt, pepper and hot sauce...used when
press
association
prgm
program
proc
procedure
ps
postscript / post scriptum
ptr
pointer
qp
quick pascal
raebnc
read and enjoyed, but no comment (an apaabbreviation)
rfd
request for discussion
rhip
rank has its privileges
rlco
real life conference
rna
ring, no answer
rof,l
rolling on floor, laughing
roflastc
rolling on floor laughing and scaring the cat!
roflgo
rolling on floor laughing guts out!
roflmao
rolling on floor laughing my a** off
rotf
rolling on the floor
rotfl
rolling on the floor laughing
rotflahms
rolling on the floor laughing and holding my sides
rotflmao
rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
rotfltc
rolling on the floor, licking the glue
rpg
role playing games
rrq
return receipt request (empfangsbest„tigung)
rsn
real soon now (which may be a long time coming)
rtff
read that fucking (faqing, fine, freaking or whatever) faq
rtfm
read the fucking manual!
rtfma
read the friggin' manual, again
rtl
run time library
rtwfq
read the whole friggin' question (a pers triv fave)
ryfm
read your fucking manual!
rys
read your screen
sapfu
surpassing all previous 'foul' ups
scnr
sorry, couldn't resist
seg
segment
sf
science fiction or speculative fantasy
sfla
stupid four letter acronym
sics
sitting in chair snickering
sig
signature
sig
special interest group
sitd
still in the dark
slm
see last mail
smop
small matter of programming
snafu
situation normal, all fucked / fouled up
snailmail
the u.s. postal service
so
significant other
sogotp
sh*t or get off the pot
soi
stunk on ice
sol
s*** out of luck
sos
same old stuff
sow
speaking of which
ssdd
same stuff, different day
sufid
screwing up face in disgust
swag
super wild a** guess
swmbo
she who must be obeyed
sysop
system operator, person who runs the bbs/forum
taf
that's all, folks !
tafn
thats all for now
tanj
there ain't no justice (niven)
tanstaafl
there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
tarfu
things are _really_ fouled up
tbyb
try before you buy
tdm
too dang many
tfs
thre finger salute (ctl-alt-del)
tfthaot
thanx for the help ahead of time
tftt
thanks for the thought
tgal
think globally, act locally
tgif
thank god its friday
thanx
thanks
thread
a series of messages or conversations that follow a single thought or topic.
thx
thanks
tia
thanks in advance
tic
tongue in cheek
tinwis
that is not what i said
tla
three letter acronym (now surpassed by mla)
tm
thread mangler
tnstaafl
there's no such thing as a free lunch
tnx
thanks
tobal
there oughta be a law
tobg
this oughta be good
tot
turbo object toolkit, nachfolger von ttt
tp
turbo-pascal
tptb
the powers that be
trdmc
tears running down my cheeks
tsjd
texas size jelly donut
tsr
terminate and stay resident program
tsr
totally stupid rules
ttbomk
to the best of my knowledge
ttfn
ta ta for now
ttl4n
thats the lot for now
ttt
technojocks turbo toolkit
ttul
talk to you later
ttyawfn
talk to you a while from now
ttyl
talk/type to you later
tv
turbo-vision
tyclo
turn your caps lock off (quit shouting)
tyvm
thank you very much
u.ae.
und aehnlich
u.u.
unter umstaenden
uae
unrecoverable application error (now surpassed by gpf)
ul or u/l
upload
uncle
unified nuclear coalition of latvian emigrants
utsl
use the source, luke!
w/o
without
w4w
word for windows
waef
when all else fails
wag
wild a** guess
wdymbt
what do (or did) you mean by that?
we
wochenende
wgas
who gives a [*censored*]?!
wibamu
well, i'll be a monkey's uncle
wimp
windows, icons, mouse, pointing
wizop
wizard sysop; the primary forum administrator for a forum
wmmows
wash my mouth out with soap!
wnohgb
where no one has gone before
woa
work of art
woftam
waste of flaming time and money
wt
without thinking
wtf
what the f***
wtfdik
what the freep do i know
wtfzdn
what the fuckk zit doin' now?
wth
what the heck
wttm
without thinking too much
wygiwypf
what you get is what you pay for
wylaboctgwtr
would you like a bowl of cream to go with that remark?
wylasomwtc
would you like a saucer of milk with that comment?
wysbygi
what you see before you get it
wysiwyg
what you see is what you get
yads
yet another dos shell
yaotm
yet another off-topic message
yaxxx
yet another xxx
yglt
you're gonna love this ...
ykyarw
you know you're a redneck when==
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