Acronyms
This page lists the acronyms that I know of, that are used by some people on the net. A lot are general knowledge I think, but some are used only by a certain group of people... eg. me and my net friends. =) NOTE: If you use these, don't expect everyone to know what you mean. smile!
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ac.ro.nym (noun): a word formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term

Last Updated: November 17

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24/7 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
AFAIK as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard
AKA also known as
ASAP as soon as possible
B/C because
B/S bullsh*t [thanks Doug]
BAK back at keyboard
BBL be back later
BRB be right back
BTW by the way
*c* chuckles
D/L download, downloading
*eg* evil grin
EOM end of message {used on message boards}
F/U f*ck up [thanks Doug]
FAQ frequently asked questions
FINE f*cked, insecure, neurotic and emotional
(thanks moonsparks)
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FUBAR f*cked up beyond all recognition
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
*g* grins
*gg* giggles {used by Loves SP}
*ggl* giggles {used by moonsparks}
GG good game {used in online games}
GJ good job {used in online games}
GLA good luck all {used in online games}
GMTA great minds think alike
GWTP get with the program
*hh* hangs head
HTH hope that helps
HTML HyperText Markup Language
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IIRC if I recall correctly
IMHO in my humble/honest opinion
IMO in my opinion
IOW in other words
IRL in real life
ISP Internet Service Provider
J/C just checking
J/K just kidding
JAS just a sec
*L* laughs
L7 loser, square
LDR long distance relationship
LMAO laughing my ass off
LMK let me know
LOL laughing out loud
MYOB mind your own business
N/M never mind
NG newsgroup
NM no message {used on message boards}
NP no post {used on message boards}
N/P no problem
ODB ol' dirty bastard
OIC oh I see
OTOH on the other hand
PDQ pretty darn quick [thanks Gayle]
POV point of view
ROFL rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
RTFM read the f*cking manual
*s* smiles
*sh* shakes head
S/W software [thanks Doug]
SAS sides are splitting
SNAFU situation normal, all f*cked up
SOL sh*t outta luck [thanks Bart]
sp? spelling?
SOAB son of a b*tch [thanks Loves]
SWAG sealed with a grin
thanQ thank you [thanks Jehnr]
THX thanks
TIA thanks in advance
TIC tongue in cheek
TMI too much information [thanks Schizo]
TTFN ta-ta for now (bye)
TTYL talk to you later
TY thank you
URL uniform resource locator (WWW address)
W/O without
WB welcome back
W/E weekend [thanks Doug]
WID when in doubt [thanks Jehnr]
WTF? what the f*ck?
WTG way to go [thanks Loves]
WYSIWYG "what you see is what you get"
Y/O years old

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