1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.221 2013/09/28 17:58:53 dholland Exp $
5 224 today, tomorrow, forever
8 AAMOF as a matter of fact
9 ABD all but dissertation
11 ADD attention deficit disorder
12 ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
14 ADOS attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
15 AEAP as early as possible
16 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
17 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
18 AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember}
19 AFAICS as far as I can see
20 AFAICT as far as I can tell
21 AFAIK as far as I know
22 AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember}
23 AFAIU as far as I understand
25 AFK away from keyboard
28 AGM annual general meeting
29 AINEC and it's not even close
32 AIUI as I understand it
35 AMOL a mountain of love
36 ASAIC as soon as I can
37 ASAP as soon as possible
38 ATEOTD at the end of the day
40 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
42 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
43 AWOL absent without official leave
44 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
53 BAMF bad-ass motherfucker
54 BBIAB be back in a bit
55 BBL [I'll] be back later
56 BBR burnt beyond repair
60 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
61 BCP best current practice
65 BFF best friend forever
66 BFH big fucking hammer
69 BIALW back in a little while
72 BNYA burned now you are
73 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
75 BOFH bastard operator from hell
76 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
77 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
79 BRB [I'll] be right back
82 BTDT been there, done that
83 BTFT been there, fixed that
87 CEO chief executive officer
91 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
92 CNP continued [in my] next post
93 COB close of business [day]
94 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
101 D/B/A doing business as
103 DBA doing business as
104 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
105 DGAS don't give a shit
106 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
108 DKDC don't know, don't care
110 DMZ demilitarized zone
113 DRY don't repeat yourself
114 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
115 DTRT do the right thing
116 DTWT do the wrong thing
119 ECR electronic cash register
120 EDS eternal downward spiral
121 EFT electronic funds transfer
125 EOB end of business [day]
126 EOD end of {day,discussion}
131 ETA estimated time of arrival
132 ETLA extended three letter acronym
134 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
136 FAQ frequently asked question
137 FBOW for better or worse
138 FCFS first come, first served
139 FCOL for crying out loud
141 FFS free for shipping
142 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
143 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
144 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
145 FITB fill in the blank
150 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
153 FPS first person shooter
154 FPS frames per second
156 FSDO for some definition of
157 FSVO for some value of
158 FTBFS fails to build from source
159 FTFA from the fucking article
160 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
161 FTFY fixed that for you
162 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
163 FTL faster than light
165 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
167 FTTT from time to time
169 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
170 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
171 FWIW for what it's worth
172 FYEO for your eyes only
173 FYI for your information
180 GBTW get back to work
186 GGWP good game, well played
187 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
188 GIYF Google is your friend
191 GLHF good luck, have fun
192 GLWT good luck with that
194 GMTA great minds think alike
197 GPS global positioning system
199 GTFO get the fuck out
202 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
208 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
209 HHIS hanging head in shame
210 HHOS ha ha, only serious
211 HICA here it comes again
213 HOAS hold on a second
214 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
218 IANAL I am not a lawyer
219 IAW in another window
220 IAWTC I agree with this comment
224 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
225 ICCL I couldn't care less
232 IDRC I don't really care
233 IDTS I don't think so
235 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
236 IHBW I have been wrong
237 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
238 IIANM if I am not mistaken
239 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
240 IIUC if I understand correctly
241 IKWYM I know what you mean
244 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
245 IMBO in my biased opinion
246 IMCO in my considered opinion
247 IMHO in my humble opinion
248 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
250 INPO in no particular order
252 IPML I pissed myself laughing
253 IQ intelligence quotient
257 ISAGN I see a great need
258 ISBN International Standard Book Number
260 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
261 ITYM I think you mean
262 IUD insert usual disclaimers
265 IWBNI it would be nice if
267 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
269 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
273 JFGI just fucking Google it
274 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
275 JFTR just for the record
276 JFW just fucking works
277 JFYI just for your information
282 JJA just joking around
285 JSYK just so you know
286 JTLYK just to let you know
288 KISS keep it simple, stupid
292 KMA keep moving ahead
294 KNF kernel normal form
297 KWIM know what I mean?
300 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
301 LBNL last but not least
302 LGTM looks good to me
303 LJBF let's just be friends
304 LMAO laughing my ass off
307 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
308 LMHO laughing my head off
310 LMNO laughing my nuts off
311 LMSO laughing my socks off
312 LOL laughing out loud
313 LP long playing [record]
314 LTNS long time no see
315 LWYL laugh with you later
317 MAD mutually assured destruction
318 MIA missing in action
321 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
322 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
323 MOTSS member of the same sex
325 MYOB mind your own business
326 N/A not {applicable,available}
328 NAFAIK not as far as I know
331 NFA no flaming allowed
335 NIFOC naked in front of computer
336 NIH not invented here
337 NIMBY not in my backyard
343 NOYB none of your business
344 NOYFB none of your fucking business
346 NPC non-player character
347 NRFPT not ready for prime time
348 NRN no reply necessary
350 NSFW not suitable for work
352 NUNP no users, no problems
360 OMFG oh my fucking God
363 ONNA oh no, not again
364 ONNTA oh no, not this again
368 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
371 OTOH on the other hand
375 OTTOMH off the top of my head
376 OWTTE or words to that effect
378 PC politically correct
379 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
381 PDA public display of affection
382 PDQ pretty darn quick
383 PDS please don't shout
384 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
385 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
386 PFI pay for inclusion
388 PFY pimply faced youth
389 PHB pointy haired boss
390 PIN personal identification number
392 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
394 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
395 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
396 PMSL pissing myself laughing
397 PNG persona non grata
401 POLA principle of least astonishment
402 POLS principle of least surprise
410 PTV parental tunnel vision
411 QED quod erat demonstrandum
413 RA residential advisor
414 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
415 RFC request for comments
416 RFD request for discussion
417 RFE request for enhancements
421 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
422 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
423 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
424 ROI return on investment
425 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
426 RP responsible person
428 RSI repetitive strain injury
430 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
431 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
432 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
433 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
434 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
435 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
436 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
438 SAR search and rescue
439 SAR some assembly required
440 SCNR sorry, could not resist
441 SEP someone else's problem
442 SERP search engine results page
444 SFAICT so far as I can tell
445 SHID slaps head in disgust
446 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
447 SITD still in the dark
449 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
450 SMOP simple matter of programming
451 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
452 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
453 SNMP sorry, not my problem
456 SOL shit out [of] luck
457 SOP standard operating procedure
458 SSIA subject says it all
459 SSTO single stage to orbit
460 STFA search the fucking archives
461 STFU shut the fuck up
462 STFW search the fucking web
464 SUS stupid user syndrome
466 SUX2BU sucks to be you
467 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
468 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
469 SWFG search with fucking Google
470 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
472 TA teaching assistant
473 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
476 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
478 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
479 TCB taking care of business
481 TCO total cost of ownership
484 TIA thanks in advance
485 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
488 TINC there is no cabal
489 TINLA this is not legal advice
490 TINWIS this is not what I said
492 TLA three letter acronym
493 TLC tender loving care
494 TLDR too long, didn't read
497 TMA too many abbreviations
498 TMG too much government
499 TMI too much information
500 TMJ temporomandibular joint
502 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
503 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
504 TOC table of contents
505 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
506 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
509 TPTB the powers that be
511 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
515 TTYL talk to you later
516 TTYS talk to you soon
517 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
518 TWDT the whole damn thing
519 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
521 TYVM thank you very much
523 UTSL use the source, Luke
524 VCR video cassette recorder
526 VIP very important person
530 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
533 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
534 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
535 WELC working effectively with legacy code
536 WFH working from home
538 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
540 WMNC watch me not care
541 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
542 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
544 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
545 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
546 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
548 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
549 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
550 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
551 WWJD what would Jesus do?
552 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
553 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
554 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
556 YHBT you have been trolled
558 YKWIM you know what I mean
560 YMMV your mileage may vary
561 YOLO you only live once
564 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some