so im new to all the abbreviations in just about every thread
so i get all the basic ones theres a few im confused on
gwls or whatever?
rofl= roll on floor laughing?
any others that you wanna explain feel free
GLWS==good luck with sale
GLWTS==good luck with the sale
LOL== laugh out loud
ROFLMAO== roll on floor laughing my ass off
WTF==what the fuck
LMAO==laugh my ass off
AAK==Alive And Kicking
AAR==At Any Rate
AAS==Alive And Smiling
ADN==Any Day Now
AFAIK==As Far As I Know
AFK==Away From the Keyboard
AFN==that’s All For Now
AOTA==All Of The Above
a/s/l or asl==Age/Sex/Location
AV==Avatar
b4==Before
BAK==Back At Keyboard (I’m back)
BBL==Be Back Later
BBS==Be Back Soon
BCNU==I’ll Be Seeing You.
b/f==Boyfriend
BEG==Big Evil Grin
BFN==Bye For Now
BMA==Bite My Ass
BR==Best Regards
BRB==Be Right Back
BRH==Be Right Here
BSEG==Big Shit Eatin Grin
BTA==But Then Again…
BTW==By The Way
DEGT==Don’t Even Go There
DIKU==Do I Know You?
DIS==Did I Say
D/L==Downloading
FAQ==Frequently Asked Question
HAGD==Have A Good Day
iirc = if i recall correctly
diaf = die in a fire
fwiw = for what it’s worth
qft = quoted for truth
imo = in my opinion
imho = in my humble opinion
i finally know what that means
ib4l - in be for lock
stfu - shut the fuck up
FTT – Fuck this thread
IHTTSM!
wow no one said:
FTW: For The Win
FTL: For The Loss
EMA–eat my ass
IANAL: I am not a Lawyer
YAC!
LOLz
well DUH!!!
YASASG
ADT - Average Daily Traffic
AOL - America Online
ASP - Active Server Page (web scripting language)
BB - Bulletin Board
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
BCF - Bike Chat Forums (an online forum for discussion about motorcycles)
BLOG - short for “Web Log”
bps - Bits Per Second
Bps - Bytes Per Second
BSD - Berkeley Software Distribution
CC - Carbon Copy
CGI - Common Gateway Interface (web scripting facility)
CPC - Cost Per Click
CSS - Cascading Style Sheet
DMOZ - Directory Mozilla
DNSBL - Domain Name Service Black List
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
FFA - Free For All
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
Gbps - Gigabit Per Second
GBps - Gigabyte Per Second
HTML - Hyper Text Mark-up Language
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
ICANN - Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
IP - Internet Protocol
ISP - Internet Service Provider
Kbps - Kilobit Per Second
KBps - Kilobyte Per Second
Mbps - Megabit Per Second
MBps - Megabyte Per Second
Modem - MODulator-DEModulator
MSN - Microsoft Network
ODP - Open Directory Project
P2P - Peer to Peer (as in music file sharing systems like KaZaA)
PHP - Personal Home Page (original name for PHP scripting language)
PLR - Private Label Rights
PMB - Private Message Board
POP3 - Post Office Protocol, Version 3
PPC - Pay Per Click (a search engine advertising model)
RSS - Really Simple Syndication (for RSS 0.9x)OR RDF Site Summary (for RSS 1.0)
SEO - Search Engine Optimization
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
TLD - Top-Level Domain
UCE - Unsolicited Commercial Email
URL - Uniform Resource Locator (web address)
VRE - Virtual Real Estate
W3 - WWW (World Wide Web)
Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity
WWW - World Wide Web
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
XFN - XHTML Friends Network (see http://gmpg.org/xfn/)
XML - eXtensible Markup Language
* 1337 - From the word Leet, derived from the word elite[1]
* 2 - too, or to[2]
* 4 - For[2]
A
* A C? - AH! SI?[2]
* AFAICR/S/T - As far as I can recall / remember / see / tell[2]
* AFAIK - As far as I know[3]
* AFK - Away from keyboard[3]
* ASAP - As soon as possible[4]
* ASL - Age / sex / location[5]
* ATEOTD - At The End of the Day[6]
* ATM - At the moment[3]
* AWOL - Absent Without (Official) Leave[2]
* AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB) - w:All your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing)[2]
B
* B2B - Business to Business[3]
* BBIAB - Be back in a bit[5]
* BBQ - Barbecue. While not internet slang in itself, it is often combined with other initialisms as a point of satire, absurdity, or a non-sequitur. For example OMG WTF BBQ.[2]
* BBL/BBS - Be back later / shortly / soon[5]
* BCNU - Be seein' you[3]
* BFF - Best Friends Forever [5]
* BFN - Bye For Now[2]
* blog - Also known as web log or an online journal[2]
* BOFH - Bastard operator from hell[3]
* bot - Any type of automated software in chatrooms and web-cataloging software[7]
* BRB - Be right back[3]
* BSOD - Blue Screen of Death[3]
* BTDT - Been there done that[5]
* BTW - By the way[7]
* bump - Increment (For example, C's ++ operator.)[3] or a backronym for "Bring Up My Post"[2]
C
* crawl - To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it[7]
* crapplet - A poorly written computer application[8]
* CU - See you (later)[3]
* CYA - See ya OR Cover Your Ass[2]
* cyber- (prefix) - A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer[7]
* cyberspace - Virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William Gibson popularized the term in his novel Neuromancer. Gibson used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks that his cyberpunk heroes 'jacked into'[7]
D
* DFTT - Don't feed the trolls[6]
* DIAF - Die in a fire[6]
* DILLIGAF/D/S - Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit[6]
* DND - Do not disturb[2]
* DOA - Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery.[9]
E
* EOF - End of File[3]
* EOM - End of Message[5]
* EOL - End of Life. Device or hardware that is at the end of its product life cycle.[5] - End of Line.[5]
* EQ - EverQuest[2]
* ETA - Estimated time of arrival[2]
F
* FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)[3]
* FFS - For fuck's sake[5]
* flamer - Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll[3].
* FMCDH - From My Cold Dead Hands[2]
* FOAD - Fuck off and die[3]
* FOAF - Friend of a friend[3]
* FTL - For the loss[5]
* FTW - For the win[5]
* FU - Fuck you[2]
* FUBAR - Fucked up beyond all recognition / repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")[3]
* FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation)[3]
* FWIW - For what it's worth[3]
* FYI - For your information[3]
G
* GBTW - Get back to work[2]
* GF - Great/good fight[2]
* GFU - Good for you[2]
* GFY - Go fuck yourself[2]
* GG - Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match[5]
* GGS - Good games[2]
* GJ - Good job, often used in online gaming when a teammate performs an act benefitting his team, such as killing an opponent or enabling that kill[2]
* GMTA - Great minds think alike[2]
* Godwin's Law - Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler[10]
* gratz - Congratulations[2]
* GTFO - Get the fuck out[2]
* GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'[5]
* GR - Good Race[2]
H
* HAND - have a nice day[3]
* handle - Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name)[7]
* HF - Have fun[2]
* haxor or H4x0r (1337) - Hacker[5]
* hit - A request made to the web server, (noun) the results of an internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent to visitors of a webpage.[7]
* home page - The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index"[7]
* hot list - A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files.[7]
* HTH - Hope this / that helps[3]
I
* IANAL - I am not a lawyer[3]
* IBTL - In before the lock[8]
* IDK - I don't know[3]
* IONO - I don't know[2]
* IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly[3]
* IIUC - If I understand correctly[2]
* IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO - In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion[3][7][11]
* Information superhighway - The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn)[7]
* IOW - In other words[3]
* IRC - Internet Relay Chat[3]
* IRL - In real life[3]
* ITYM - I Think You Mean[2]
* IWSN - I want sex now[8]
* IYKWIM - If you know what I mean[12]
J
* jaggy - aliased computer graphics[7]
* JAS - Just a sec[2]
* JFTR - Just for the record[13]
* JK or j/k - Just kidding, or joke[2]
K
* k or kk - OK[6]
* KISS - Keep it simple stupid.[6]
* KOS - Kill on sight[2]
* KTHX - OK, thanks[6]
* KTHXBAI - OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short[6]
L
* L8R - Later, L8R also sometimes abbreviated as L8ER is commonly used in chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of saying good bye.[5]
* lag - Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency; Lag is sometimes due to a server problem, but more frequently due to the connection between client and server. A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy[3]
* lamer - A know-nothing, one who is lame.[3]
* leet - Often spelled as l33t or 1337. It originally meant elite[3]
* LFG - Looking for group[2]
* LFM - Looking for more[2]
* LMAO - Laughing my ass off[3]
* LMFAO - Laughing my fucking ass off[3]
* LMIRL - Let's meet in real life.[2]
* LMK - Let me know[2]
* LOL - Laughing out loud, laugh out loud[14]
* LTNS - Long time no see[5]
* lurker - Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions[3]
* LYLAB - Love you like a brother.[15]
* LYLAS - Love you like a sister.[15]
M
* MMORPG, MMO - Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game[5]
* MOTD - Message of the day[3]
* MTFBWY - May The Force be with you [6]
* MUD - Multi-User Dungeon[3]
* MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination[3]
* MYOB - Mind your own business[3]
* M8 - Mate[2]
N
* N1 - Nice one, used mostly often in gaming[2]
* NE1 - "Anyone"[16]
* newbie, newb, n00b - An inexperienced user of a system or game,[3] or an annoying person.[2] Usually a derogatory term for someone inexperienced at a game.
* NIFOC - Naked In Front Of Computer[3]
* NM - (Sometimes written N/M) Not much, Never mind or no message, used on message boards or in e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line.[5][17]
* NP - No problem[5]
* NSFW - Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers.[18][19]
* NVM, NVMD, or nm - Nevermind, not much[20]
O
* O RLY - Oh really?[21]
* OIC - Oh, I see[3]
* OFN - Old freaking news[3]
* OMG - Oh my god[5]
* OMFG - Oh my fucking god[5]
* OMGWTF - Oh my God what the fuck/>
* OMW - On my way or Oh my word[2]
* ONOZ - Oh, no[2]
* OP - Original poster / Operator / Outpost[2]
* OS - Operating system[3]
* OT - Off topic[2]
* OTOH - On the other hand[3]
* OTP - On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss[2]
P
* P2P - Peer to peer, or pay to play[2]
* PAW - Parents are watching[12]
* PEBKAC/PEBCAK - Problem exists between keyboard and chair[3]
* ping - From the popular network monitoring tool.[22][23]
* PITA - Pain in the arse / ass[3]
* PLMK - Please let me know[3]
* PMSL - Pissing myself laughing[5]
* POS - Piece of shit, or parent over shoulder.[5]
* POTS - Plain old telephone service[3]
* POV - Point of view[12]
* PL - Powerleveling, used in online games.[12]
* PPL - People[12]
* PTKFGS - Punch the Keys For God's Sake[2]
* pr0n - Intentional misspelling of porn[2]
* PW - Persistent World (gaming)[6]
* pwned - Intentional misspelling of owned[6]
Q
* QFT - Quoted for truth. Used on internet message boards to show agreement from a previous message[6]
* QWP - (texting) Quit Whining, Please. (gaming) equip v / equipment n.
R
* rehi (or merely re) - Hello again[3]
* RL - Real Life[3]
* RMS - Ride me sideways[3]
* ROFL/ROTFL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing[3]
* ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off[3]
* ROFLMAOWPIMP/ROTFLMAOWPIMP - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off while peeing in my pants [3]
* ROFLOL/ROTFLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud[3]
* RSN - Real soon now (used sarcastically)[3]
* RTFB - Read the fucking binary (or book)[3]
* RTFS - Read the fucking source[3]
* RTFM/RTM - Read the (fucking) manual[3] or reboot the (fucking) machine
S
* SCNR - Sorry, could not resist[4]
* SFW - Safe for Work, see NSFW[2]
* sk8/sk8r/sk8er - skate/skater[6]
* smiley - Another name for emoticons[7]
* SMH - Shaking my head[6]
* SNAFU - Situation normal: all (fucked/[3]fouled) up[2]
* Snail mail - Normal paper mail service[7]
* SOHF - Sense of humor failure[12]
* spider - The program behind a search engine[7]
* STFU - Shut the fuck up[24]
* STFW - Search the fucking web[9]
T
* TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch[3], a quote originally attributed to Robert Heinlein
* TBF - Time between failures[3]
* TBH - To be honest[5]
* TG - That's great[6]
* TGIF - Thank God it's Friday[2]
* THX/THNX, TNX or TX - Thanks[5]
* TIA - Thanks in advance[9]
* TINC - There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories[3]
* TMI - Too much information[2]
* TOOBS - Internets (refering to the internet as a series of tubes)[3]
* TOS - Terms of service[3]
* TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge[4]
* TTFN - Ta ta for now[3]
* TTYL - Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)[3]
* tweedler - One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets[7]
* TY - Thank you [5]
* TYT - Take your time[3]
* TYVM - Thank you very much[12]
U
* U - You[2]
* UTFSE - Use the fucking search engine[2]
V
W
* w00t, w00T or WOOT - First two express exuberance, the last is a backronym for the term "We Own the Other Team".[2]
* W/ or W/O - With or without[2]
* WB - Welcome back[3]
* W/E - Whatever[2]
* WRT - With respect / regard to[3]
* WTB - Want to buy[2]
* WTF - What the fuck[3]
* WTG - Way to go[3]
* WTH - What the hell[3]
* WTS - Want to sell[2]
* WTT - Want to trade[2]
* WUG - What you got?[2]
* WUBU2 - What (have) you been up to?[2]
* WUU2 - What (are) you up to?[2]
* WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get[3][7]
* W8 - Wait[2]
Y
* YHBT - You have been trolled.[6]
* YKW - You know what?[8]
* YMMV - Your mileage may vary.[5]
* YTMND - You're The Man Now, Dog[2]
* YW - You're welcome.[2]
* YOYO - You're On Your Own.[2]
* YAGTOH - you are going to own him.[2]
Z
* ZOMG - An intentional misspelling of the acronym shorthand for "Oh My Gawd" and pronounced "Zoh My Gawd" This version is mainly used in jest or to ridicule people who use abbreviations like OMG and OMFG[5]I thought it was - quite fucking true.:biglaugh: