IRC Abbreviations | |
| *gbh* | great big hug |
| *gr&d* | grinning, running, & ducking |
| *h* | hug |
| *hb* | hug back |
| *k* | kiss |
| *kb* | kiss back |
| *li* | laughing inside |
| *lis* | laughing in silence |
| *s* | smile |
| *sb* | smiles back |
| *tic* | tongue in cheek |
| *veg* | very evil grin |
| *ves* | very evil smile |
| *vwg* | very wicked grin |
| *vws* | very wicked smile |
| *w* | wink |
| *wg* | wicked grin |
| ::POOF:: | goodbye (leaving the chatroom) |
| ^5 | High Five |
| <BEG> | Big Evil Grin |
| <BG> | big grin |
| <EG> | Evil Grin |
| <g> | grin |
| <G> | big grin |
| <VBG> | very big grin |
| addy | address (as in eMail) |
| ADN | Any Day Now |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AKA | Also Known As (also a/k/a) |
| ARE | Acronym-Rich Environment |
| ATM | According To Me |
| ATM | at the moment |
| ATTN | Attention |
| BAK | Back At the Keyboard |
| BBIAB | Be Back In A Bit |
| BBIAF | be back in a few |
| BBIAS | be back in a sec |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBS | Be Back Soon |
| BFN | Bye For Now (also B4N) |
| BIF | Basis In Fact |
| BION | Believe It Or Not |
| BIOYIOP | Blow It Out Your I/O Port |
| BL | Belly Laughing |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTA | But Then Again... |
| BTSOOM | Beats The Sh*t Out Of Me |
| BTW | By The Way |
| C U L8R | see you later |
| CU | see you |
| CUA | Commonly Used Acronym(s) or Common User Access |
| CUL | see you Later (also CUL8ER) |
| CWYL | Chat With Ya Later |
| CYA | see Ya |
| CYO | see You Online |
| DBA | Doing Business As (also d/b/a) |
| dd | darling or dearest daughter |
| DFLA | Disenhanced Four-Letter Acronym (that is, a TLA) |
| dh | darling or dearest husband |
| DIKU | Do I Know You? |
| DITYID | Did I Tell You I'm Distressed? |
| ds | darling or dearest son |
| DTRT | Do The Right Thing |
| dw | darling or dearest wife |
| EMFBI | Excuse Me For Butting In |
| EOM | End Of Message (no comments) |
| EOT | End Of Thread (end of discussion) |
| ETLA | Enhanced Three-Letter Acronym (that is, an FLA) |
| F2F | Face to Face |
| FAQ | (list of) Frequently Asked Question(s) |
| FISH | First In, Still Here |
| FLA | Four-Letter Acronym |
| FOMCL | Falling Off My Chair Laughing |
| FUBAR | Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition |
| FUD | (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYA | For Your Amusement |
| FYEO | For Your Eyes Only |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| g | grin or giggle |
| GA | Go Ahead |
| GAL | Get A Life! |
| GIGO | Garbage In, Garbage Out |
| GIWIST | Gee, I Wish I'd Said That! |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GOL | Giggling Out Loud |
| GR&D | Grinning, Running & Ducking |
| GTRM | Going To Read Mail |
| hb | happy birthday! |
| hb | hurry back |
| HHOK | Ha Ha, Only Kidding |
| HHOS | Ha Ha, Only Serious |
| HTD | Have To Disagree... |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| HTHBE | Hope This Has Been Enlightening |
| IAC | In Any Case |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer, but... (also IANAxxx, such as IANACPA) |
| IC | I see |
| ICAM | I Couldn't Agree More |
| ICOWHMGOWYHH | I Can Only Wonder How Many Glasses Of Wine You Have Had |
| ID | I Disagree |
| IHA | I Hate Acronyms |
| IIRC | If I Remember Correctly |
| ILY | I Love You (also ILU) |
| IMAO | In My Arrogant Opinion |
| IMCO | In My Considered Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not-So-Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| INC | Illegitimi Non Carborundum (Latin: don't let the b*stards wear you down) |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IPN | I'm Posting Naked |
| IRL | In Real Life (that is, when not chatting) |
| IRT | In Real Time |
| ITA | I Totally Agree! |
| ITRW | In The Real World |
| j/k | just kidding |
| JAT | Just A Thought |
| JFU | Just For You |
| JIC | Just In Case |
| JK | Just Kidding (also j/k) |
| jk | just kidding |
| JMHO | Just My Humble Opinion |
| JMO | Just My Opinion |
| KWIM? | Know What I Mean? |
| L8R | Later (also L8TR) |
| LBAY | Laughing Back At You |
| LD | Later, Dude |
| LDR | Long-Distance Relationship |
| LLTA | Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Luck |
| LOLBAY | Laughing Out Loud Back At You |
| LTM | Laugh To Myself |
| LTNS | Long Time, No See |
| M/F? | Male or Female? (also MorF) |
| MEGO | My Eyes Glazed Over (booorrring) |
| MHOTY | My Hat's Off To You |
| MINK | Multiple Income, No Kids (NIMK?) |
| mm | merrily met (greeting) |
| MMHA2U | My Most Humble Apologies to you |
| MOOS | Member Of the Opposite Sex (also MOTOS) |
| MOSS | Member Of the Same Sex (also MOTSS) |
| MOTD | Message Of The Day |
| mp | merrily parted (farewell) |
| MUD | Multi-User Dungeon (or Dimension) |
| NBIF | No Basis In Fact |
| NBIR | No Basis In Reality (where am I; is this Kansas?) |
| NFW | No F*cking Way |
| NP | No Problem |
| np | no problem |
| NRN | No Reply Necessary |
| NS | 'Nuff Said |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| oic | oh I see |
| OLL | On-Line Love |
| OMG | Oh My God! |
| OOTB | Out Of The Box (brand new, ready to roll) |
| OPM | Other People's Money |
| OTF | On The Floor |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| OTOOH | On The Other, Other Hand |
| OTP | On The Phone |
| OTTH | On The Third Hand |
| OTTOMH | Off The Top Of My Head |
| PANS | Pretty Awesome New Stuff (as opposed to POTS) |
| PAW | Parents Are Watching |
| PC | Politically Correct (or Personal Computer) |
| PCMCIA | People Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms (Personal Computer Memory Card Int'l. Ass'n.) |
| PDA | Public Display of Affection |
| PDQ | Pretty Darn Quick |
| PEBCAK | Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard |
| PI or PIC | Politically Incorrect |
| PITA | Pain In The A** |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In (but eventually, you'll thank me) |
| PMJI | Pardon My Jumping In |
| POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service (or Pretty Old Tired Stuff) |
| POV | Point Of View |
| PPL | Peed Pants Laughing or People |
| PU | that stinks! |
| PUTS | Playing Under The Sofa |
| r | are |
| re | repeat hi or regards/ regarding |
| RL | Real Life (that is, when not chatting) |
| ROAR! | laughing as loud as a lion |
| ROFL | Rolling On Floor, Laughing (also ROF,L) |
| rofl | rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLMAOWPIMP | Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A** Off, While Peeing In My Pants |
| ROTFLMBHO | Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Bloody Head Off |
| ROTFLMBO | Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My Butt Off |
| rotflol | rolling on the floor laughing out loud |
| RP | Romantic Partner |
| RPG | Role-Playing Games |
| RSN | Real Soon Now (often ironic) |
| RTFM | Read The F*cking Manual (or Message) |
| RW | Real World (outside cyberspace) |
| RYO | Roll Your Own (write your own program) |
| SHOUTING | Not an acronym; it's bad netiquette to leave Caps Lock on. SHOUTING IS HARD TO READ. |
| SINK | Single Income, No Kids |
| SITD | Still In The Dark |
| sm | smiley |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal, All F*cked Up |
| SO | Significant Other |
| SOL | Smiling Out Loud or Sadly, Outta Luck (really, there's another version?!) |
| SOMY | Sick Of Me Yet? |
| STD | Sick To Death (a term of disdain, rather than an update on the author's well-being) |
| STS | Sorry To Say |
| TAF | That's All, Folks! |
| TAFN | That's All For Now |
| TANSTAAFL | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
| TAT | Tête-A-Tête |
| TCN | Take Care Now |
| TFH | Thread From Hell (a discussion that just won't die) |
| TFI | The Fact Is ... |
| TFM | Thanks From Me |
| TFMT | Thanks From Me, Too! |
| TGIF | Thank God It's Friday |
| THX | Thanks |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TIC | Tongue In Cheek |
| TIG | This Is Great! |
| TIIC | The Idiots In Charge |
| TLA | Three-Letter Acronym (such as this) |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later (or TLK2UL8R or TYL) |
| TXS | Thanks! (sincere and heartfelt - really!) |
| TYSM | Thank You So Much |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much |
| u | you |
| UAPITA | You're A Pain In The A** |
| unPC | Politically Incorrect |
| VWP | Very Well Put |
| W4W | Word for Word |
| WAGS | What A Great Story! |
| WAI | What An Inspiration! |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| wd | well done |
| WDALYIC | Who Died And Left You In Charge? |
| WFM | Works For Me |
| WIBNI | Wouldn't It Be Nice If... |
| WP | Well Put |
| WT? | What/Who The...? |
| WTG | Way To Go |
| WTGP? | Want To Go Private? |
| WTS | With That Said |
| WU? | What's Up? |
| WUF? | Where are you From? |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| XOXO | kisses and hugs |
| XX | kisses |
| Y2K | Year 2000 calendar concerns |
| YAAG | You Are A Genius |
| YABR | You Are Being Replaced |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
| YRR | You 'R' Right (I give...) |
| YVMW | You're Very Much Welcome |