Internet Forum terminology

[covert munkey]

I'm not really that clued up when it comes to forum terminology so can anyone educate us in cyber speak.

I.e. Lurking - watching but not participating.

Anymore?

CM

[annie]

you need to ask the kids 'theyre down with it' more than us old knackers

FFS - shakespeares favourite little acronym and needs no introducing really

[80085]

Hope this helps

AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from the keyboard
ASAP As soon as possible
A/S/L/ Age, Sex, Location
BBIAB Be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BBS Be back soon
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
BUMP Use on forums to bring the topic back to the top
FWIW For what its worth
FYI For your Information
GTG Got to go
HB Hurry back
H/O Hold On
J/K Just kidding
IDK I dont know
IIRC If I recall correctly
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
IRL In real life
LMAO Laugh my ass off
LMFAO Laugh my *bleep* ass off
LOL laugh out loud
NP no problem
OMG Oh my god
PM Private Message
ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO Rolling on floor laughing my ass off
RTM Read the manual
SFW Safe for work
TBH To be Honest
TC Take care
TIA Thanks in advance
TTYL Talk to you later
TY Thank you
THX Thank you
WB Welcome back
WE Whatever
WTH What the hell
WTF what the F**k
YW Your welcome

[kate]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lildev666 Hope this helps AFAIK As far as I know AFK Away from the keyboard ASAP As soon as possible A/S/L/ Age, Sex, Location BBIAB Be back in a bit BBL Be back later BBS Be back soon BRB Be right back BTW By the way BUMP Use on forums to bring the topic back to the top FWIW For what its worth FYI For your Information GTG Got to go HB Hurry back H/O Hold On J/K Just kidding IDK I dont know IIRC If I recall correctly IMO In my opinion IMHO In my humble opinion IRL In real life LMAO Laugh my ass off LMFAO Laugh my *bleep* ass off LOL laugh out loud NP no problem OMG Oh my god PM Private Message ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing ROFLMAO Rolling on floor laughing my ass off RTM Read the manual SFW Safe for work TBH To be Honest TC Take care TIA Thanks in advance TTYL Talk to you later TY Thank you THX Thank you WB Welcome back WE Whatever WTH What the hell WTF what the F**k YW Your welcome

AUFKM: Are you freaking kidding me!!!!!!!

[annie]

I don't think thats a real one kate but hey i didn't actually realise there was so many others, i shall make a chart and start and use them myself, i wont have a clue what the hell im on about but who cares eh?

TTFN

[kate]

Ok yes i admit, i did make that one up

[80085]

I found another list with some more on, some are repeated from the previous post
AAMOF as a matter of fact
ADN any day now
AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
AFAICS as far as I can see
AFAICT as far as I can tell
AFAIK as far as I know
AFAIR as far as I remember
AFK away from keyboard
AISB as I said before
AISI as I see it
AIUI as I understand it
AKA also known as
ANFAWFOS and now for a word from our sponsor
ANFSCD And now for something completely different...
ASAP as soon as possible
ATLA another three letter acronym
AWGTHTGTATA Are we going to have to go through all this again?
AWGTHTGTTA Are we going to have to go through this again?
AYOR at your own risc
BAK back at keyboard
BBIAB Be Back In A Bit!
BBL be back later
BBS be back soon
BCNU be seeing you
BF boyfriend
BFN bye for now
BOT back on topic
BRB be right back
BSF but seriously folks
BST but seriously though
BTAIM be that as it may
BTDT been there done that
BTHOM Beats the hell outta me!
BTSOOM Beats the shit out of me!
BTW by the way
BTWBO Be there with bells on.
CMIIW Correct me if I'm wrong.
COTFLGOHAHA Crawling on the floor laughing guts out and having a heart attack.
CU See you.
CUA commonly used acronym
CUL See you later.
CUL8R See you later.
CWYL Chat with you later.
CYA Cover your ass.
D&C Duck and cover.
DILLIGAD Do I look like I give a darn?!
DILLIGAF Do I look like I give a f**k!
DNPM darn near pissed myself
DUCWIC Do you see what I see?
DWISNWID Do what I say not what I do.
DYHWIH Do you hear what I hear?
DYJHIW Don't You just hate it when...
E2EG ear to ear grin
EOD end of discussion
EOF end of file
EOS end of show
ESAD Eat shit and die!
ESAL Eat shit and live!
ETLA extended three letter acronym
FAAK falling asleep at keyboard
FAFWOA for a friend without access
(Blush-blush really dumb question coming up)
FIFO first in first out
FITB Fill in the blank.
FOAF friend of a friend
FOAFOAG father of a friend of a girlfriend
FOAG father of a girlfriend
FOC free of charge
FTASB faster than a speeding bullet
FTL faster than light
FU f***ked up
FUBAR f****d up beyond all recognition
FUBB fouled up beyond belief
FUD (spreading) fear, uncertainty, and disinformation
FWIW for what it's worth
FYA for Your amusement
FYE for Your entertainment
FYI for your information
GA go ahead
GAFIA get away from it all
GAL get a life
GF girlfriend
GFAK go fly a kite
GGN gotta go now
GIGO garbage in, garbage out
GIWIST Gee, I wish I'd said that.
GR&D grinning, running & ducking
GMTA great minds think alike
GTFOOMF Get the f**k out of my face.
HAK hugs and kisses
HAND have a nice day
HLOL hysterically laughing out loud
HLOLARAWCHAWMP hysterically laughing out loud and rolling around while clapping hands and wetting my pants
HOMPR Hang on, mobile phone's ringing.
HTH hope this helps
HWS(PEST) husband wants sex (please excuse slow typing)
IAC in any case
IAE in any event
IANAL I am not a lawyer (also IANAxxx, such as IANACPA)
IANALBIPOOTV I am not a lawyer, but I play one on TV
IARTPFWTSIOWIM I am repeating this parrot-fashion with out the slightest idea of what it means.
IBC inadequate, but cute
IBTD I beg to differ.
IDGAD I don't give a damn.
IDGAS I don't give a shit.
IDK I don't know
IRL in real life
IIRC If I recall correctly
IITYWIMWYBMAD If I tell you what it means will you buy me a drink?
IITYWTMWYKM If I tell you what this means will you kiss me?
IIWM if it were me (mine)
ILIWTPCT I love it when the plan comes together
ILSHIBAMF I laughed so hard I broke all my furniture!
ILSHIBATF I laughed so hard I broke all the furniture.
IMBO in my biased opinion
IMCAO in my completely arrogant opinion (Use for attracting flames!)
IMCO in my considered opinion
IME in my experience
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
INPO in no particular order
IOW in other words
ISTM it seems to me
ISTR I seem to recall
ITA I totally agree
IYSWIM If You see what I mean.
J/K Just Kidding
JAM Just a minute.
KISS keep it simple, stupid
LIFO last in first out
LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applause!
LMFAO Laughing my f*****g ass off.
LOL lots of luck or laughing out loud
LSHMSH laughing so hard my side hurts
LTIP laughing till I puke
MFG more friendly garbage
MFTL my favorite toy language
MHHN my head hurts now
MHOTY my hat's off to you
MMIF my mouth is full
MTFBWY May the force be with you!
MYOB Mind your own business!
NALOPKT Not a lot of people know that.
NBD no big deal
NFI no friggin' idea
NFW no f******g way
NIMBY not in my back yard
NINJ No its not jibberish
NRN no reply necessary
NTL nevertheless
NTTAWWT not that there's anything wrong with that
OAO over and out
OATUS on a totally unrelated subject
OAUS on an unrelated subject
OBTW oh, by the way
OIC Oh, I see!
ONNA Oh no, not again!
ONNTA Oh no, not this again!
OOTB out of the box (brand new)
OOTC obligatory on-topic comment
OTC Over the counter
OTOH on the other hand
OTOOH on the other other hand
OTT over the top
OTTH on the third hand
OTTOMH off the top of my head
OTTOMHAROOB off the top of my head and rolling out of bounds
OTW on the whole
OWTTE or words to that effect
PD public domain
PITA pain in the ass
PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
PMIGBOM Put mind in gear, before opening mouth!
PMYMHMMFSWGAD Pardon me, you must have mistaken me for some one who gives a damn
POV point of view
RAEBNC Read and enjoyed, but no comment.
ROTBA reality on the blink again
ROTFFNAR rolling on the floor for no apparent reason
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing (also, ROFL)
ROTFLAHMS ... and holding my sides
ROTFLASTC ... and scaring the cat
ROTFLBTC ... biting the carpet
ROTFLBTCACTC ... ... and scaring the cat
ROTFLBTCASTCIIHO ... ... ... if I had one
ROTFLBTCUTS ... ... unable to stop
ROTFLGO ... guts out
ROTFLMAO ... my ass off
ROTFLOL ... out loud
ROTFLOLVH ... out loud very hard
ROTFTPOF ... trying to put out flames
ROTFLSTC ... scaring the cat
ROTFWTIME rolling on the floor with tears in my eyes
RSN real soon now (which may be a long time coming)
RTFAQ read the FAQ
RTFI read the f*****g instructions
RTFM read the f*****g manual
RTFMA read the f*****g manual, again
RTFMS Read the f*****g manual, sir! (from the military)
RUOK Are You OK?
SBCN Sitting behind the computer naked.
SCNR Sorry, couldn`t resist.
SHM Shit happens, mate.
SICS sitting in chair snickering
SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
(for something not quite as funny as to deserve ROTFL)
SITD still in the dark
SMOP small matter of programming
SNAFU situation normal, all ****ed up
SNR signal to noise ratio
SO significant other
SOI stunk on ice
TAFN that's all for now
TANJ there ain't no justice
TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TARFU things are really fouled up
TGAL think globally, act locally
TIA thanks in advance
TIC tongue in cheek
TINALO this is not a legal opinion
TINAR this is not a recommendation
TINWIS that is not what I said
TLA three-letter acronym (such as this)
TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
TNOTVS theres nothing on TV so,....
TNX thanks
TPS(S) this program sucks (severely)
TPTB the powers that be
TRDMC tears running down my cheeks
TSOHF total sense of humor failure
TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
TTFN ta ta for now
TTYL talk to you later
TTYRS talk to you real soon
TUFD the user file died
TVM thanks very much
TY Thank You
TYCLO Turn your CAPS LOCK off. (Quit shouting.)
TYVM thank you very much
UBD user brain damage
UPGS unfinished project guilt syndrome
UTC under the counter
UTT under the table
VETLA very enhanced TLA
VR virtual reality
WAB? What another bill?
WAG wild ass guess
WDYMBT What do you mean by that?
WGAS Who gives a shit?
WIBAMU Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle.
WIBNI would it be nice if
WMMOWS Wash my mouth out with soap!
WNOHGB where no one has gone before
WRT with regard to
WT without thinking
WTF what the f***k
WTFDYTYA Who the f***k do you think you are?
WTFWT What the f***k was that?
WTH what the hell
WTTM without thinking too much
WWS wife wants sex
WYLABOCTGWTR Would you like a bowl of cream to go with that remark?
WYLASOMWTC Would you like a saucer of milk with that comment?
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
WYTYSYDG What you thought you saw, you didn't get.
YAOTM yet another off-topic message
YHGASP You have got a serious problem
YMMV Your mileage may vary
YSS You suck severely
YWSYLS You win some, you lose some

[HarryP]

Holy crap lildev,
i can only remember and lol.....what about pbw= pokey b....nevermind
p.s.good call cm i have been confused by the abbreviations a couple of times. "TY" (im getting the hang of it)

[80085]

YMW harryP, LOL, I have to admit google helped me out.