A 10Q - Thank You 1FTR - One For The Road 24/7 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact ACK - Acknowledgement ACRONYM - Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning ADN - Any Day Now AFAIAC - As Far As I Am Concerned AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell AFAIK - As Far As I Know AFAIUI - As Far As I Understand It AFK - Away From The Keyboard AISB - As I Said Before AISE - As I Said Earlier AISI - As I See It AIW - As It Were/Was AKA - Also Known As AMAP - As Much/Many As Possible AMF - Adios My Friend ANFAWFOS - And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor ANSI - American National Standards Institute AOB - Any Other Business APAC - All Praise And Credit API - Application Program Interface ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency ASAP - As Soon As Possible ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange ATB - All The Best ATK - At The Keyboard ATLA - Another Three Letter Acronym ATTN - Attention ATTYOB - Anything That Turns You On Baby AWCIGO - And Where Can I Get One AWGTHTGTATA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This/That Again AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This/That Again AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet AYT - Are You There -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B B/C - Because B4 - Before B4N - Bye For Now BAC - By Any Chance BAD - Broken As Designed BAK - Back At Keyboard BBB - Busy Beyond Belief BBFN - Bye Bye For Now BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit BBIAS - Be Back In A Sec BBL - Be Back Later BBR - Burnt Beyond Repair BBS - Bulletin Board System BC - Basket Case BCC - Blind Carbon Copy BCNU - Be Seein' You BEG - Big Evil Grin BF - Boy Friend BFG - Big Friendly Giant BFH - Bastard From Hell BFI - Brute Force and Ignorance; Bunch of Failed Idiots BFMI - Brute Force and Massive Ignorance BFN - Bye For Now BG - Big Grin BIL - Brother In Law BION - Believe It Or Not BITD - Beaten It To Death BK - Because BMHATK - Banging My Head Against The Keyboard BMHATW - Banging My Head Against The Wall BMOC - Big Man On Campus BMTA - Brilliant Minds Think Alike BMTIPG - Brilliant Minds Think In Parallel Gutters BNF - Big Name Fan BOC - But Of Course BOF - Birds Of a Feather BOFH - Bastard Operator From Hell BOHOF - Back Of Hand On Forehead BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again BOS - Big Orange Switch BOT - Back On Topic BOTEC - Back Of The Envelope Calculation BRB - Be Right Back BRS - Big Red Switch BRT - Be Right There BSG - Big Smiling Grin; Broad Sweeping Generalisation BTA - But Then Again BTAICBW - But Then Again I Could Be Wrong BTAIM - Be That As It May BTDT - Been There Done That BTDTGTTS - Been There Done That Got The T-Shirt BTOBD - Be There Or Be Dead BTOBS - Be There Or Be Square BTTP - Back To The Point BTW - By The Way BWQ - Buzz Word Quotient BY - BusY BYKT - But You Know/Knew That BYKTA - But You Know/Knew That Already BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle/Booze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C C/O - Care Of C&P - Copy & Paste CADET - Can't Add Doesn't Even Try CB - Call Back CC - Carbon Copy CCWC - Can't Cook Won't Cook CE - Creative Editing CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team CFD - Call For Discussion CFV - Call For Votes CG - Cute Grin CGI - Common Gateway Interface CHOWUR - See HOW yoU aRe CHUR - See How yoU aRe CIAC - Computer Incident Advisory Capability CIAO - goodbye [pronounced Chow] CIC - Christ I'm Confused CIO - Cut It Out CLAB - Crying Like A Baby CLM - Career Limiting Move CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong CO - COnference COD - Cash On Delivery CPF - Can Pigs Fly CRAFT - Can't Remember A Funny Thing CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check CRS - Can't Remember Something CS - Cop Shop CTTD - Cute Things They Do CTTS - Cute Things They Say CU - See yoU CUL - See yoU Later CUL8R - See yoU LateR CWYL - Chat With You Later CYA - See Ya CYL - See You Later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D D/L - Download D&W - Ducking And Weaving DAP - Parents Against Dyslexia [chuckle] DARFC - Ducking And Running For Cover DBA - Doing Business As DBN - Doing Business - Not DFM - Don't Flame Me DFU - Don't Forget Units DIIK - Damned If I Know DIIN - Damned If I kNow DILLIGAF - Does It Look Like I Give A Fig-Newton DILLIGAFF - Does It Look Like I Give A Flying Fig-Newton DIM - Do It Myself DIY - Do It Yourself DK - Don't Know DL - DownLoad DLG - Devilish Little Grin DNA - Did Not Answer DNS - Domain Name System DOA - Dead On Arrival DOB - Date Of Birth DOLT - Division of Overseas Lemming Technicians (only seen in private newsgroups - aol.newsgroups.*) DOM - Dirty Old Man DOS - Disk Operating System [the original computer operating system developed by Microsoft, and how they made their name DTP - DeskTop Publishing DTRT - Do The Right Thing DTTAH - Don't Try This At Home DUCWIC - Do YoU See What I See DUK - Dead Upon Keyboard DWIM - Do What I Mean DWIMC - Do What I Mean Correctly DWIMNWIS - Do What I Mean Not What I Say DWISNWID - Do What I Say Not What I Do DYHWIH - Do You Hear What I Hear DYSWIS - Do You See What I See -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E E2EG - Ear to Ear Grin E&OE - Errors And Omissions Excepted ED - Emotionally Disturbed EDP - Emotionally Disturbed Person EG - Evil Grin EIF - Exercise In Futility EOB - End Of Business EOD - End Of Discussion EOF - End Of File EOL - End Of Lecture eom - End Of Message (nearly always seen in lower case) EOT - End Of Thread ESP - ESPecially ESOSL - Endless Snorts Of Stupid Laughter ETA - Estimated Time Of Arrival ETLA - Extended Three Letter Acronym -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F F2F - Face To Face FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s) FCFS - First Come First Served FCOL - For Crying Out Loud FDROTFL - Falling Down Rolling On The Floor Laughing FIL - Father In Law FIRST - Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams FISH - First In Still Here FITB - Fill In The Blank FLEA - Four Letter Extended Acronym FOAF - Friend Of A Friend FOAFOAG - Father Of A Friend Of A Girlfriend FOAG - Father Of A Girlfriend FOD - Finger Of Death FOS - Freedom Of Speech FOT - Full Of Tripe FOTCL - Falling Off The Chair Laughing FSD - Fools Seldom Differ FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet FTF - Face To Face FTL - Faster Than Light FTP - File Transfer Protocol FTS - Fixin' To Start FUD - Fear Uncertainty And Doubt FURTB - Full Up Ready To Burst FWIW - For What It's Worth FYA - For Your Amusement FYI - For Your Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G G - Grin GA - Go Ahead GAC - Get A Clue GAFIA - Get Away From It All GAL - Get A Life GD&R - Grinning Ducking And Running GD&RF - Grinning Ducking And Running Fast GD&RVVF - Grinning Ducking And Running Very Very Fast GD&W - Grinning Ducking And Weaving GF - GirlFriend GGN - Gotta Go Now GGP - Gotta Go Pee GIF - Graphical Interchange Format GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out; Garbage In Gospel Out GIWIST - Gee I Wish I'd Said That GLG - Goofy Little Grin GLGH - Good Luck and Good Hunting GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike GOK - God Only Knows GOOML - Get Out Of My Life GOTFIA - Groaning On The Floor In Agony GOWI - Get On With It GPF - General Protection Fault; Go Puke Fast GRQ - Get Rich Quick - a type of spam (MMF) GRUIT - Get Real yoU Impudent Thing GTBOS - Glad To Be Of Service GTG - Got To Go GTGN - Got To Go Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H H2 - How To HAND - Have A Nice Day HCB - Holy Cow Batman HHGTTG - Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy HHO½K - Ha Ha Only Half Kidding HHOJ - Ha Ha Only Joking HHOK - Ha Ha Only Kidding HHOS - Ha Ha Only Serious HIB__ - Have I Been ___________ HICA - Here It Comes Again HOMPR - Hang On Mobile Phone's Ringing HOPR - Hang On Phone's Ringing HOS - Husband Over Shoulder HOUER - Hanging On yoUr Every Word HOYER - Hanging On Your Every Word HSIK - How Should I Know HSP - Highly Sensitive Person HTH - Hope This Helps HTML - HyperText Markup Language HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol HW - HardWare -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I IAAA - I Am An Accountant IAAD - I Am A Doctor IAAL - I Am A Lawyer IAC - In Any Case IAE - In Any Event IAGFII - It's All Good Fun Isn't It IANA - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANAA - I Am Not An Accountant IANAC - I Am Not A Crook IANAD - I Am Not A Doctor IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer IAP - Internet Access Provider IARTPFWTSIOWIM - I Am Repeating This Parrot Fashion Without The Slightest Idea Of What It Means IAWC - In A While Crocodile [usually used to reply to SYLA] IBC - Inadequate But Cute IBM - Inadequate But Marketable IBTD - I Beg To Differ IC - I See ICB - I Care Because ICBW - I Could Be Wrong ICCL - I Couldn't Care Less ICP - Internet Content Provider ICTYBTIHTKY- I Could Tell You But Then I'd Have To Kill You ICUR - I See yoU aRe IDGAD - I Don't Give A Damn IDGI - I Don't Get It IDK - I Don't Know iDOT - Internet Development Outreach and Technology IDTS - I Don't Think So IDTT - I'll Drink To That IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force IHABICNRWTSF - I Hate Abbreviations Because I Can Never Remember What They Stand For [pronounced Eye habbik nerwit siff] IHTFP - I Have Truly Found Paradise IIABDFI - If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly IITYWITIWHTKY - If I Tell You What It Means I Will Have To Kill You IITYWIMWYBMAD - If I Tell You What It Means Will You Buy Me A Drink IITYWIMWYKM - If I Tell You What It Means Will You Kiss Me IJLS - I Just Like Saying IK - I Know IKWUM - I Know What yoU Mean IKWYM - I Know What You Mean ILI - I Like Ike ILIWAPCT - I Love It When A Plan Comes Together ILU - I Love yoU ILY - I Love You IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion IMBO - In My Biased Opinion IMCDO - In My Conceited Dogmatic Opinion IMCO - In My Considered Opinion IME - In My Experience IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMMOR - I Make My Own Rules IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IMOBO - In My Own Biased Opinion IMPE - In My Personal/Previous Experience IMPOV - In My Point Of View IMVHO - In My Very Humble Opinion INGSI - I'm Not Going To Say It INPO - In No Particular Order INT - I'll Never Tell IOU - I Owe You IOW - In Other Words IP - Internet Protocol IR - Inter Racial IRC - Internet Relay Chat IRL - In Real Life IROOC - I've Run Out Of Cigarettes ISC - I Stand Corrected ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network ISP - Internet Service Provider ISTM - It Seems To Me ISTR - I Seem To Remember ITFA - In The Final Analysis ITMA - Its That Man Again IUTHALORFH - I Used To Have A Lot Of Respect For Him/Her IT - Information Technology [a global term for all things now to do with computers] ITYM - I Think You Mean IUTKATS - I Used To Know All That Stuff IWBNI - It Would Be Nice If IWIK - I Wish I Knew IYF - In Your Face IYF __ - Insert Your Favourite ________ IYFEG - Insert Your Favourite Ethnic Group IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J J/K - Just Kidding JAM - Just A Moment/Minute JAO - Just Another Observer JAS - Just A Second JFF - Just For Fun JIC - Just In Case JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group JFTR - Just For The Record JTYWTK - Just Thought You Wanted To Know -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K K - oKay KIA - Know It All KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid KISIS - Keep It Simple, I'm Stupid KMWIH - Kick Me Where It Hurts KMYF - Kiss Me You Fool KOS - Kids Over Shoulder KOTC - Kiss On The Cheek KOTL - Kiss On The Lips KOTM - Kook Of The Month KTCOOTN - Keep This Crap Out Of This Newsgroup KWIM - Know What I Mean KYHU - Keep Your Head Up KYHOOTW - Keep Your Head Out Of The Water -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L L8R - Later LAB&TYD - Life's A Bitch And Then You Die LAB&TYMO - Life's A Bitch And Then You Marry One LALL - Live And Let Live LAN - Local Area Network LART - Luser Attitude Re-adjustment Tool LJBF - Let's Just Be Friends LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause LMA - Leave Me Alone LMC - Lost My Connection LMCOA - Lost My Connection Once Again LMK - Let Me Know LoTR - Lord of The Rings LOL - Laughing Out Loud; Little Old Lady; Lots Of Love LSFIAB - Like Shooting Fish In A Barrel LSHIPMP - Laughing So Hard I Peed My Pants LSP - Less Sensitive Person LTBF - Learn To Be Funny LTIP - Laughing 'Til I Puke LTMSH - Laughing 'Til My Sides Hurt LTNS - Long Time No See LUSER - Loser USER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M MAY - Mad About You MAYB - Mad About You Baby MB - Message Board MBR - Master Boot Record MCIBTY - My Computer Is Better Than Yours MFG - More Friendly Garbage MHBFY - My Heart Bleeds For You MHDC - My Hard Drive Crashed MHM - Members Helping Members MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You MIL - Mother In Law MIME - Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions MIPS - Meaningless Information Per Second ML - More Later MLA - Multiple Letter Acronym MMF - Make Money Fast - a type of spam, illegal in most countries MMIF - My Mouth Is Full MMX - Multi-Media eXtensions MOF - Matter Of Fact MOMN - Milk Out My Nose MORF - Male OR Female MOS - Member of the Opposite Sex MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex MOTD - Message Of The Day MOTOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex MOTSS - Member Of The Same Sex MS - More of the Same MSCEA - My Southern Comfort's Empty Again MSS - Member of the Same Sex MTFBWY - May The Force Be With You MUD - Multi-User Dungeon/Domain MUNG - Mash/Mung Until No Good MYOB - Mind Your Own Business -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N N/M - Never Mind NAGI - Not A Good Idea NANAE - news.admin.net-abuse.email [Usenet newsgroup] NANAU - news.admin.net-abuse.usenet [Usenet newsgroup] NAVY - Never Again Volunteer Yourself NAYY - Not Affiliated. Yada-Yada. [origin unknown] NB - Nota Bene [Latin for Note Well, i.e. what follows is important] NBD - No Big Deal NBL - Not Bloody Likely NBTD - Nothing Better To Do NDM - No Disrespect Meant NERD - National Establishment for Real Dorks NHOH - Never Heard Of Her/Him NICBDAT - Nothing Is Certain But Death And Taxes NIDWTC - No I Don't Want To Chat NIH - Not Invented Here NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard NINO - Nothing In Nothing Out NIMTO - Not In My Term Of Office NIT - Not In Therapy NLI - Not Logged In NM - No Message [used in the subject title of an email which includes only an attachment] NMI - No Middle Initial NMP - Not My Problem NN - Night Night NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol NoCeM - No See 'eM NOOTO - Nothing Out Of The Ordinary NOYB - None Of Your Business NP - No Problem NP - No Picture [used in the subject title of an email] NPF - No Problem Found NPLU - Not People Like Us NQA - No Questions Asked NQOS - Not Quite Our Sort NRN - No Reply Necessary NTG - Not Too Good NTH - No Therapy Helpful NTIBOA - Not That I'm Bitter Or Anything NTIM - Not That It Matters NTIMM - Not That It Matters Much NTL - None The Less/Never The Less NUI - Network User Identification NYCTMI - Now You Come To Mention It NYP - Not Your Problem -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O O - Over [to you] OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated Subject OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject OB - OBligatory OBTW - Oh By The Way OD - OverDose; Oh Dear OIC - Oh I See OMG - Oh My God ONNA - Oh No Not Again ONNTA - Oh No Not That/This Again OO - Over and Out OOI - Out Of Interest OOSOOM - Out Of Sight Out Of Mind OOTC - Obligatory On Topic Comment [indicates that part of a message that pertains in some way to the Usenet newsgroup that the message appears in] OT - Off Topic OTC - Over The Counter OTD - Out The Door OTF - On The Floor OTGH - On The Gripping Hand OTL - Out To Lunch 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 OTW - On The Whole OW - Oh Well OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P PABG - Pack A Big Gun PBM - Play By Mail (games) PCB - Please Call Back PCMCIA - People Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms PD - Public Domain PDA - Public Display of Affection PDN - Public Data Network PDQ - Pretty Damn Quick PEM - Privacy Enhanced Mail PEST - Please Excuse Slow Typing PGP - Pretty Good Privacy PhD - Piled Higher and Deeper PIMP - Pee In My Pants PKB - Pot Kettle Black PLMK - Please Let Me Know PLMKO - Please Let Me Know Ok PLOKTA - Press Lots Of Keys To Abort PMBI - Pardon My Butting In PMETC - Pardon Me ETC PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In PMFJIH - Pardon Me For Jumping In Here PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In POM - Phase Of the Moon POP - Point Of Presence; Post Office Protocol POS - Parents Over Shoulder POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service/System POV - Point Of View PPL - PeoPLe PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol; Petty Pet Peeve PPPP - Previous Paragraph was Polemical Position PTB - Powers That Be PTMM - Please Tell Me More PTMY - Pleased To Meet You PTMYA - Pleased To Make Your Acquaintance PTO - Please Turn Over PW - Pathetic Wanker; PowWow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q QED - Quod Erat Demonstrandum; Quite Easily Done QPQ - Quid Pro Quo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R RE - REgarding RFC - Request For Comments RFD - Request For Discussion RFM - Reply To Flagged Message RFT - Request For Thinking RHIP - Rank Hath Its Privileges RL - Real Life RLCO - Real Life COnference RNA - Ring No Answer ROFFNAR - Rolling On the Floor For No Apparent Reason ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing ROTBA - Reality On The Blink Again ROTF - Rolling On The Floor ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLAS - Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Snorting ROTFLSHISMC- Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard I Spilt My Coffee ROTM - Right On The Money RPG - Role Playing Game RSN - Real Soon Now RT - Real Time RUMF - aRe yoU Male or Female RUMORF - aRe yoU Male Or Female -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S *S* - *Smile* SAMFUTU - Situation Abnormal More Fouled Up Than Usual SAPFU - Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups SASS - Short Attention Span Society/Syndrome SEP - Somebody Else's Problem SFAIAA - So Far As I Am Aware SFLA - Stupid Four Letter Acronym SGML - Standardised Generalised Markup Language SHAM - Stay At Home Mom SHTSI - Somebody Had To Say It SIG - Special Interest Group SIIK - Stuffed If I Know SIL - Sister In Law SITD - Still In The Dark SLIP - Serial Line Interface Protocol SMO - Serious Mode On SMOP - Small Matter Of Programming SMOFF - Serious Mode OFF SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNAFU - Situation Normal All Fouled Up SNERT - Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager SNR - Signal To Noise Ratio SO - Significant Other SOHB - Sense Of Humour Bypass SOI - Stink On Ice SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SOVS - SomeOne Very Special SPAM - SPiced hAM ST - Such That; Star Trek ST-DS9 - Star Trek Deep Space 9 ST-TNG - Star Trek The Next Generation ST-TOS - Star Trek The Original Series ST-VOY - Star Trek Voyager STS - So To Speak SUAD - Shut/Suck Up And Deal SUB - Sign Up Board SUCDIC - Situation Under Control Dickheads In Charge SUFID - Screwing Up Face In Disgust SUNOILTY - Shut Up No One Is Listening To You SUYP - Shut Up You Pervert SW - SoftWare; So What; Says Whom SWAG - Simple Wide Ass Guess; Scientific Wide Ass Guess SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss SWDYRTW - Since When Do You Rule The Web SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed SWYP - So What's Your Problem SYLA - See You Later Alligator SYOTB - See You On The Board SYSOP - System Operator [normally of Bulletin Boards, or networks] SYT - Sweet Young Thing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T T&E - Trial And Error TA - Thanks A lot 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 TAWIS - That Ain't What I said TBC - To Be Continued TBE - To Be Expected TBYB - Try Before You Buy TC - Telephone Call; Take Care TCB - Taking Care Of Business TCD - The Cat's Dead TDD - The Dog's Dead TDM - Too Damn Many TEHO - To Each His Own TFS - Three Fingered Salute [Ctrl-Alt-Del] TFTT - Thanks For The Thought TGAL - Think Globally Act Locally TGIF - Thank God It's Friday TGTF - Thank God Tomorrow's Friday THX - Thanks TIA - Thanks In Advance TIATLG - Truly I Am The Living God TIC - Tongue In Cheek TIME - Tears In My Eyes TIMTOWTDI - There Is More Than One Way To Do It TINALO - This Is Not A Legal Opinion TINAR - This Is Not A Recommendation TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said TIP - To Insure Promptness TJATAW - Truth Justice And The American Way TLA - Three Letter Acronym TLC - Tender Loving Care TLG - The Living God TM - Thread Mangler TMI - Too Much Information TN - TelNet TNOTVS - There's Nothing On Television So TNTL - Trying Not To Laugh TNX - Thanks TPAE - The Possibilities Are Endless TPS(S) - This Program Sucks (Severely) TPTB - The Powers That Be TRDMC - Tears Running Down My Cheeks TSOHF - Total Sense Of Humour Failure TSR - Terminate And Stay Resident (program); Totally Stupid Rules TTBE - That's To Be Expected TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN - Ta Ta For Now TTKSF - Trying To Keep Straight Face TTL4N - That's The Lot For Now TTM - To The Moderator TTSP - This Too Shall Pass TTUL - Talk/Type To You Later TTYL - Talk To You Later TTYRS - Talk To You Real Soon TWAIN - Technology Without An Important Name TWIAVBP - The World Is A Very Big Place TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern TWIS - That's What I Said TWYAS - That's What You All Say TWYT - That's What You Think TYVM - Thank You Very Much -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U U/L - UpLoad UAE - Unrecoverable Application Error UDP - Usenet Death Penalty UL - UpLoad UOK - yoU OK? URL - Uniform Resource Locator URLCM - yoU aRe weLCoMe USU - Usually UTC - Under The Counter UTT - Under The Table UUCP - Unix-to-Unix CoPy UYKD - Unless You Know Different(ly) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V VBG - Very Big Grin VH - Virtual Hug VR - Virtual Reality VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling Language VT - Virtual Time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W W/ - With W/O - With Out W8 - Wait W8ING - Waiting WAB - What Another Bill WAEF - When All Else Fails WALOC - What A Load Of Crap WAN - Wide Area Network WB - Welcome Back WCAGA - What Comes Around Goes Around WDYMBT - What Do You Mean By That WFM - Works For Me WG - Wicked Grin WIBNIF - Wouldn't It Be Nice If WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With Soap WOA - Work Of Art WOM - Word Of Mouth WOS - Wife Over Shoulder WR - With Respect WRT - With Respect To WTAA - What's This All About WTG - Way To Go! WTGP - Want To Go Private WTH - What The Hell WTTRW - Welcome To The Real World WUTNB - Wait Until The Next Book WWW - World Wide Web; World Wide Wait WYGIWYG - What You Got Is What You Get WYGIWYPF - What You Get Is What You Pay For WYMM - Will You Marry Me WYP - What's Your Point WYSIAYG - What You See Is All You Get WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X XYZ - eXamine Your Zipper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y YABA - Yet Another Bloody Acronym YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message YGGM - Your Guess is as Good as Mine YGTBK - You've Got To Be Kidding YHB_____ - You Have Been ________ YHBW - You Have Been Warned YHL - You Have Lost YHTBT - You Had To Be There YIU - Yes I Understand YIWGP - Yes I Will Go Private YKYATP - You Know You're A Tired Parent [relates to something really silly, but if you are honest with yourself, you've done equally silly things] YM - You Mean YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary [results may differ according to setup, power, size etc] YOYO - You're On Your Own YOYOW - You Own Your Own Words YR - Yeah Right YSS - You Suck Severely YTMOB - You Turn Me On Baby YWHOL - Yelling Woo Hoo Out Loud [a variation on LOL] YWSYLS - You Win Some You Lose Some -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z ZAM - Z's Are Me ZAC - Z's Are Calling (time for bed) ZNT - ZiffNeT ZSTFB - Zebedee Says Time For Bed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Courtesy of Bob Adams.
Revised: September 13, 2003