Abbreviations
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BBIAF = Be Back In A Few minutes
BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit
BFN = Bye For Now
(bg) = Big grin
(g) or (G) = Grin
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW By the way
CC = Carbon Copy
EMOK: Email OK. Readers are free to send private mail.
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FTP = File Transfer Protocol (Used to retrieve files/programs)
FUBAR: Fucked up beyond all recognition.
FWIW = For What Its Worth
FYI = For Your Information
F2F: Face to Face.
GD&R: Grinning, ducking, and running. Wits who make really bad puns
feel compelled to flee the listener's imaginary
punch. If the pun is atrocious, they start GD&R,VVF (very very fast).
GMTA: Great minds think alike.
IANAL: I am not a lawyer. Writers remind readers that on-line
opinions are personal, not legal.
IMHO = In my humble opinion
IMNSHO = In my not so humble opinion
IMX: In my experience. (Also: IME)
IOW = In other words
IRC = Internet Relay Chat
IRL = In real life
ITRW = In the real world
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
MorF? = Male or Female?
MSG = Message
(nt) = No Text (usually found in the title of a message, indicating there's
no need to click, as that's all there is to the message)
OIC = Oh I see
IOW: In other words.
ISO = In Search Of
OTF = On the floor (laughing)
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PIQ: The party (or person) in question
PITA: Not a Middle Eastern bread, but a pain in the ass.
PMS: It's the same in any language.
POV: Point of view.
PTB: Powers that be. Usually refers to network management or any
governing authority.
R = Are
RFC = Request For Comment
ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing
RSN = Real Soon Now A direct descendent of "the check is in the mail.
RTFM = Read the f***ing manual (said in response to a stupid question)
SFETE = Smiling From Ear To Ear
SITD = Still In The Dark
SO = Significant Other
TLA = Three Letter Acronym
3-D: Three dimensional, i.e., real life.
TBH: To be honest.
TIA: Thanks in advance.
TIC: Tongue in cheek.
TIC: Tongue in cheek.
TPTB: The powers that be. A nice way of referring to those damned authorities.
2-D: Two dimensional: refers to cyber reality.
SO = Significant Other
SYSOP: System operator, the chief administrator of a message board.
May be known as SIGOP (signal operator) or
WIZOP
TLA = Three Letter Acronym
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTYL = Talk To You Later
VBG: Very big grin.
U = You
WEG: Wide evil grin.
WRT With regard to
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get.
YMMV Your mileage may vary
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