|
LLTA |
Lots and Lots of Thunderous
(or Thundering) Applause. |
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LMAO |
Laughing My Ass Off. |
|
LMHO |
Laughing My Head Off . |
|
LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
|
LSHMBA |
Laughing So Hard My Belly
Aches |
|
LSHMBH |
Laughing So Hard My Belly
Hurts. |
|
LTHTT |
Laughing Too Hard To Type |
|
LTNS |
Long Time No See |
|
LTNT |
Long Time, No Type. |
|
LTS |
Laughing to Self. |
|
LUWAMH |
Love You With All My Heart. |
|
LY |
Love You. |
|
MLA |
Multiple Letter Acronym. |
|
MOF |
Matter Of Fact. |
|
MOTAS |
Member Of The Appropriate
Sex |
|
MOTD |
Message of the day |
|
MOTOS |
Member Of The Opposite Sex |
|
MOTSS |
Member Of The Same Sex |
|
MTFBWY |
May The Force Be With You. |
|
MYOB |
1. Mind Your Own Business
(chat). 2. A small business
accounting package from
Best!Ware. |
|
NAVY |
Never Again Volunteer
Yourself. |
|
NBD |
No Big Deal. |
|
NFW |
No Friggin' Way!. |
|
NHOH |
Never Heard Of Him/Her |
|
NIH |
Not Invented Here. |
|
NIMBY |
Not In My Back Yard. |
|
NINO |
1. Nothing In, Nothing Out.
2. No Input, No Output. |
|
NOYB |
None Of Your Business. |
|
NP |
No Problem. |
|
NQA |
No Questions Asked. |
|
NTIM |
Not That It Matters. |
|
NTIMM |
Not That It Matters Much. |
|
NTW |
Not To Worry. |
|
NTYMI |
Now That You Mention It. |
|
O |
Over (completion of
communication) |
|
OATUS |
On A Totally Unrelated
Subject. |
|
OAUS |
On An Unrelated Subject. |
|
OBO |
Or Best Offer |
|
OBTW |
Oh, By The Way |
|
OIC |
Oh, I See |
|
ONNA |
Oh No, Not Again. |
|
ONNTA |
Oh No, Not This Again. |
|
OO |
Over and Out (end of
communication) |
|
OOTC |
Obligatory On-Topic Comment. |
|
OTF |
On the Floor (laughing) |
|
OTFL |
On the Floor Laughing |
|
OTL |
Out To Lunch. |
|
OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
|
OTOOH |
On The Other Other Hand. |
|
OTT |
Over The Top; too much |
|
OTTH |
On The Third Hand. |
|
OTTOMH |
Off The Top Of My Head. |
|
OWTTE |
Or Words To That Effect. |
|
PABG |
Packing a Big Gun. |
|
PDS |
Please Don't Shout.
(Shouting in chat mode is
typing all in capital
letters, which is considered
rude.) Example: PLEASE DON'T
SHOUT. |
|
PLOKTA |
Press Lots Of Keys To Abort. |
|
PMBI |
Pardon My Butting In. |
|
PMF |
1. Pardon My French. 2. Pure
Freaking Magic. |
|
PMFBI |
Pardon Me For Butting In |
|
PMFJI |
Pardon Me For Jumping In |
|
PMIGBOM |
Put Mind In Gear, Before
Opening Mouth. |
|
PMJI |
Pardon My Jumping In |
|
PNCAH |
Please, No Cursing Allowed
Here |
|
POSSLQ |
Person Of Opposite Sex
Sharing Living Quarters. |
|
ppl |
People |
|
PTMM |
Please Tell Me More |
|
R U THERE? |
Are you there? |
|
RAEBNC |
Read And Enjoyed, But No
Comment. |
|
re |
1 Hello again; regreet 2 In
regard to |
|
rehi |
Hi again |
|
RHIP |
Rank Has Its Privileges. |
|
RL |
Real Life (an abbreviation
used in MUDs and chat) |
|
RLCO |
Real Life Conference. |
|
ROFL |
Rolling On Floor Laughing. |
|
ROFLASTC |
Rolling On Floor Laughing
And Scaring The Cat. |
|
ROFLGO |
Rolling On Floor Laughing
Guts Out. |
|
ROFLMAO |
Roll On Floor Laughing My
Arse Off. |
|
ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor |
|
ROTFL |
Rolling On The Floor
Laughing |
|
ROTFLAHMS |
Rolling On The Floor
Laughing And Holding My
Sides. |
|
ROTFLOL |
Rolling On The Floor
Laughing Out Loud |
|
RRQ |
Return Receipt Request. |
|
RSN |
Real Soon Now |
|
RSVP |
Respondez S'il Vous Plait
French for "please reply"; a
notation often found on
invitations |
|
RTBM |
Read The Bloody Manual |
|
RTFAQ |
Read The Frequently Asked
Questions |
|
RTFF |
Read The Freaking FAQ. |
|
RTFM |
Read The F------ Manual A
gentle suggestion to users
who ask questions they could
have answered themselves
with a little research |
|
RTM |
Read The Manual |
|
RTSM |
Read The Silly Manual. |
|
RTWFQ |
Read The Whole Friggin'
Question. |
|
RYFM |
Read Your Friendly Manual |
|
RYS |
Read Your Screen. |
|
S |
Smile |
|
SAPFU |
Surpassing All Previous Foul
Ups. |
|
SCNR |
Sorry, Could Not Resist. |
|
SEC |
Wait a second |
|
SETE |
Smiling Ear To Ear. |
|
SFLA |
Stupid Four Letter Acronym. |
|
SICS |
Sitting In Chair Snickering. |
|
SLM |
See Last Mail. |
|
SMOP |
Small Matter of Programming. |
|
SNAFU |
Situation Normal: All Fouled
Up |
|
SO |
Significant Other |
|
SOL |
SH** Out Of Luck |
|
SOS |
1. Same Old Stuff. 2. Help!. |
|
SOW |
Speaking Of Which. |
|
SUFID |
Screwing Up Face In Disgust. |
|
SWIM |
See What I Mean? |
|
SWL |
Screaming With Laughter. |
|
SYS |
See You Soon. |
|
TAF |
That's All, Folks!. |
|
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. |
|
TBYB |
Try Before You Buy. |
|
TDM |
Too Darn Many. |
|
TFS |
Three Finger Salute
(Ctl-Alt-Del). |
|
TFTHAOT |
Thanx For The Help Ahead Of
Time. |
|
TFTT |
Thanks For The Thought. |
|
TGAL |
Think Globally, Act Locally. |
|
THX |
Thanks |
|
TIA |
Thanks In Advance |
|
TIC |
Tongue In Cheek |
|
TINWIS |
That Is Not What I Said. |
|
TNSTAAFL |
There's No Such Thing As A
Free Lunch. |
|
TNTL |
Trying Not To Laugh |
|
TNX |
Thanks |
|
TNXE6 |
Thanks A Million ("E6" means
10 to the 6th power = a
million) |
|
TOBAL |
There Oughta Be A Law. |
|
TOBG |
This Oughta Be Good. |
|
TOY |
Thinking Of You. |
|
TPTB |
The Powers That Be |
|
TRDMC |
Tears Running Down My
Cheeks. |
|
TSR |
Totally Stupid Rules. |
|
TTBOMK |
To The Best Of My Knowledge |
|
TTFN |
Ta Ta For Now |
|
TTKSF |
Trying To Keep a Straight
Face |
|
TTUL |
Talk To You Later. |
|
TTYAWFN |
Talk To You A While From
Now. |
|
TTYL |
Talk To You Later |
|
TTYT |
Talk To You Tomorrow. |
|
TYCLO |
Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off
(Quit Shouting). |
|
TYVM |
Thank You Very Much |
|
UOK |
Are You OK? |
|
WAEF |
When All Else Fails. |
|
WB |
Welcome Back |
|
WDYMBT |
What Do You Mean By That?. |
|
WDYT |
What Do You Think? |
|
WIBAMU |
Well, I'll Be A Monkey's
Uncle. |
|
WIBNI |
Wouldn’t It Be Nice If |
|
WMMOWS |
Wash My Mouth Out With Soap. |
|
WNOHGB |
Where No One Has Gone
Before. |
|
WOA |
Work Of Art. |
|
WOTAM |
Waste Of Time And Money. |
|
WRT |
With Regard To, or With
Respect To |
|
WT |
Without Thinking. |
|
WTB |
Want To Buy |
|
WTF |
What The F***? |
|
WTG |
Way To Go! |
|
WTGP |
Want To Go Private? |
|
WTH |
What the hell? |
|
WTTM |
Without Thinking Too Much. |
|
WYGISWYPF |
What You Get Is What You Pay
For |
|
XOXOXO |
Kisses and hugs |
|
YABA |
Yet Another Bloody Acronym |
|
YAOTM |
Yet Another Off-Topic
Message. |
|
YAUN |
Yet Another Unix Nerd |
|
YGLT |
You're Gonna Love This .... |
|
YGTI |
You Get The Idea? |
|
YGWYPF |
You Get What You Pay For |
|
YIU |
Yes, I Understand |
|
YIWGP |
Yes, I Will Go Private |
|
YKYARW |
You Know You're A Redneck
When . . .. |
|
YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary (or
your experience could be
different) |
|
ITSFWI |
If The Shoe Fits, Wear It. |
|
IWALU |
I Will Always Love You. |
|
IWBNI |
It Would Be Nice If |
|
IYFEG |
Insert Your Favorite Ethnic
Group (for ethnic jokes) |
|
IYSWIM |
If You See What I Mean |
|
JAM |
Just A Minute |
|
JAS |
Just A Second. |
|
JIC |
Just In Case |
|
JMO |
Just My Opinion. |
|
JSNM |
Just Stark Naked Magic. |
|
JTLYK |
Just To Let You Know . |
|
k |
Okay |
|
KHYF |
Know How You Feel. |
|
KIBO |
Knowledge In, Bullshit Out |
|
KISS |
Keep It Simple, Stupid. |
|
KIT |
Keep In Touch. |
|
KMA |
Kiss My Ass. |
|
KWIM |
Know What I Mean? |
|
KYFC |
Keep Your Fingers Crossed |
|
L |
Laugh |
|
L8R |
Later |
|
LABATYD or LAB&TYD |
Life's A Bitch And Then You
Die. |
|
LJBF |
Let’s Just Be Friends |
|
IME |
In My Experience |
|
IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
|
IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
|
IMO |
In My Opinion |
|
IMPOV |
In My Point Of View. |
|
INPO |
In No Particular Order |
|
IOW |
In Other Words |
|
IRL |
1. In Real Life (chat). 2.
Industrial Robot Language. A
high-level language used for
the programming of
industrial robots. |
|
ISS |
I’m So Sure |
|
ISSYGTI |
I’m So Sure You Get The
Idea! |
|
ISWIM |
If (you) See What I Mean |
|
ITFA |
In The Final Analysis. |
|
IMCO |
In My Considered Opinion |
