Acronym | Meaning |
AFAIK | As far as I know |
ASAP | As soon as possible |
BFN | Bye for now |
FAQ | Frequently asked question |
FWIW | For what it's worth |
FYI | For your information |
IIRC | If I remember correctly |
IMHO | In my humble opinion |
LOL | Laughs out loud (or lots of luck) |
OTOH | On the other hand |
ROTFL | Roll(ing) on the floor laughing (also, ROF,L, ROFL) |
RTFM | Read the f***ing (or friendly/fine/flipping) manual (or message) |
Less frequently used ones |
AAMOF | As a matter of fact |
AFK | Away from keyboard |
AISI | As I see it |
AKA | Also known as |
BTSOOM | Beats the [stuffing] out of me |
BRB | Be right back |
BTW | By the way |
CUA | Commonly used acronym or Common user access |
FOAD | F*** off and die |
FU | F***ed (or fouled) up |
FUBAR | F***ed (fouled) up beyond all recognition |
FUD | (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (disinformation) |
GR&D | Grinning, running & ducking |
HAND | Have a nice day |
HTGTATA | Have to go through all that/this again |
HTH | Hope this helps |
HU | Him (or her) upstairs |
IAE | In any event |
IANAL | I am not a lawyer |
ICCL | I could(n't) care less |
IDK | I don't know |
IIRC | If I recall correctly |
IMCO | In my considered opinion |
IMNSHO | In my NOT so humble opinion |
IMO | In my opinion |
IOW | In other words |
IYKWIM | If you know what I mean |
IYKWIMAITYD | If you know what I mean and I think you do |
JM2C | Just my 2 cents |
JOOTT | Just one of those things |
MHOTY | My hat's off to you |
NFW | No [bleeping] way |
NRN | No reply necessary |
OIC | Oh, I see! |
OOTB | Out of the box (brand new) |
OTTH | On the third hand |
PITA | Pain in the [...] |
PMFJI | Pardon me for jumping in |
PMSL | Pi**ing MySelf Laughing |
ROTFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off |
RSN | Real soon now (which may be a long time coming) |
SITD | Still in the dark |
SWMBO | She who must be obeyed |
SNAFU | Situation normal, all [fouled] up |
SOHF | Sense of humour failure |
SWAG | Scientific wild ass guess |
SWALK | Sealed with a loving kiss |
TANSTAAFL | There ain't no such thing as a free lunch |
TIA | Thanks in advance |
TIC | Tongue in cheek |
TLA | Three-letter acronym (such as this) |
TPTB | The powers that be |
TTFN | Ta ta for now |
TTYL | Talk to you later |
TWIMC | To whom it may concern |
TYVM | Thank you very much |
WRT | With respect to |
WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary |
YWIA | You're welcome in advance |