List of commonly used abbreviations
By: Sander Buiter
First version from: 1998
Last Update From: 12/31/00 13:29

·	4U		=	For You
·	ACK		=	Acknowledged
·	ADN		= 	Any day now
·	AFAIK		=	As far as I know
·	AFJ		=	April Fool's Joke
·	AFK		=	Away from keyboard
·	AI		=	Artificial Intelligence
·	ARE		=	Acronym-rich environment
·	Av		=	Avatar
·	B4		=	Before
·	B4N	 	=	Bye for now
·	BAK		=	Back at the keyboard
·	BBFN		=	Bye Bye For Now
·	BBIAB		=	Be back in a bit
·	BBL		=	Be back later
·	B-DAY		=	Birthday
·	<BEG>		=	Big evil grin
·	BFD		=	Big f***ing deal
·	BFN		=	Bye for now
·	<BG>		=	Big grin
·	BIOYIOP		=	Blow it out your I/O port
·	<BL>		=	Belly laughing
·	BOTEC		=	Back-of-the-envelope  calculation
·	BRB		=	Be right back
·	BRB GTGP	=	Be right back Got to go pee
·	BTA		=	But then again
·	BTW		=	By the way
·	CU		=	See you
·	CU2		=	See you to
·	CUL		=	See you later
·	CUL8R		=	See you later
·	CYO		=	See you online
·	DBA		=	Doing business as
·	DFLA		=	Disenhanced four letter  acronym
·	DIKU		=	Do I know you
·	DITYID		=	Did I tell you I'm distressed?
·	DQMOT		=	Don't quote me on this
·	DYJHIW		=	Don't you just hate it when….
·	<EG>		=	Evil grin
·	EMFA		=	Excuse me for asking
·	EMFBI		=	Excuse me for butting in
·	EOT		=	End of thread (end of discussion)
·	ETLA		=	Extended three letter acronym
·	F2F		=	Face to face
·	FAQ		=	Frequently asked question(s)
·	FD&R		=	Grinning ducking and running
·	FISH		=	First in still here
·	FLA		=	Four letter acronym
·	FOMCL		=	Falling of your chair laughing
·	FUBAR		=	Fucked up beyond all recognition
·	FUBAR		=	Fucked up beyond all repair
·	FUD		=	Fear, uncertainty and doubt
·	FWIW		=	For what it's worth
·	FYI		=	For your information
·	<G>		=	Grin
·	G2G		=	Got to go
·	GA		=	Go ahead
·	GAL		=	Get a life
·	GD&R		=	Grins, ducks & Runs
·	GIWIST		=	Gee, I wish I'd said that
·	GMTA		=	Great minds think alike
·	GOL		=	Giggling out loud
·	GTRM		=	Going to read mail
·	HHOJ		=	Ha ha only joking
·	HTH		=	Hope this helps
·	IAC		=	In any case
·	IANAL		=	I'm not a lawyer (but)
·	IC		=	I See
·	IDGI		=	I don't get it
·	IHA		=	I hate acronyms
·	IIRC		=	If I recall correctly
·	IIRC		=	If I Recollect Correctly
·	IIRC		=	If I remember correctly
·	ILU		=	I love you
·	ILY		=	I love you
·	IM		=	Immediate message
·	IMHO		=	In my humble opinion
·	IMNSHO		=	In my not so humble opinion
·	IMO		=	In my opinion
·	IOTTMCO		=	Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer
·	IOW		=	In other words
·	IPN		=	I'm posting naked
·	IRL		=	In Real Life
·	IYKWIMAITYD	=	If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
·	IYSWIM		=	If you see what I mean
·	JIC		=	Just in case
·	JK		=	Just kidding
·	K		=	OK
·	KWIM		=	Know what I mean?
·	L8R		=	Later
·	LAFS		=	Love At First Sight
·	LD		=	Later dude
·	LDR		=	Long-distance relationship
·	LJBF		=	Let's Just Be Friends
·	LLTA		=	Lots of laughing and thunderous applause
·	LO		=	Love Object
·	LO		=	Lust Object
·	LOL		=	Laughing Out Loud
·	LRF		=	Little rubber feet
·	LTR		=	Long Term Relationship
·	LTM		=	Laughing to myself
·	MorF		=	Male or Female
·	MOTSS		=	Member of the same sex
·	MOTOS		=	Member of the opposite sex
·	NC		=	No comment
·	NE1		=	Anyone
·	NFW		=	No F***ing way
·	NFW		=	No feasible way
·	NG		=	Nice Guy
·	Nice 2 CU	=	Nice to see you
·	NM		=	Nothing much
·	NP		=	No problem
·	NRN		=	No response necessary
·	OIC		=	Oh, I see
·	OLL		=	Online love
·	OTF		=	On the floor
·	OTOH		=	On the other hand
·	OTTOMH		=	Off the top of my head
·	PANS		=	Pretty awesome new stuff
·	PCMCIA		=	People can't master computer industry acronyms
·	PDA		=	Public display of affection
·	PEBCAK		=	Problem exists between chair and keyboard
·	PITA		=	Pain in the ass
·	PMFJIB		=	Pardon me for jumping in but...
·	PMJI		=	Pardon my jumping in
·	POTC		=	Peck on the cheek
·	POTS		=	Plain old telephone service
·	PPL		=	People
·	PW		=	Password
·	RI		=	Romantic Interest
·	RL		=	Real life
·	ROFL		=	Rolling on the floor laughing
·	ROFLMAO		=	Rolling on the floor laughing my ass of
·	ROR		=	Raffing out roud (see LOL)
·	ROTFL		=	Rolling on the floor laughing
·	ROTFLMAOWPIMP	=	Rolling on the floor laughing my ass of while peeing in my pants
·	ROTFLMBO	=	Rolling on the floor Laughing my butt off
·	RPG		=	Role-playing games
·	RSN		=	Real soon now
·	RTFM		=	Read the f***ing manual
·	RU 		=	Are you
·	RW		=	Real World
·	RYO		=	Roll your own (write your own program)
·	SEG		=	S***-eating grin
·	SEZ		=	Says
·	SNAFU		=	Situation normal, all f***ed up
·	SNAG		=	Sensitive New-Age Guy
·	(X)SO		=	Ex Significant Other
·	SO		=	Significant Other
·	SOL		=	Sh*t out of luck
·	SOL		=	Smiling out loud
·	SOMY		=	Sick of me yet?
·	SOS		=	Same old stuff
·	SWAG		=	Stupid wild-ass guess
·	SYL		=	See you later
·	TAFN		=	That's all for now
·	TANSTAAFL	=	There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
·	TFH		=	Thread from hell
·	TGIF		=	Thank god it's Friday
·	TIA		=	Thanks in advance
·	TLA		=	three letter acronym
·	TL&EH		=	True Love and Eternal Happiness
·	TLK2UL8R	=	Talk to you later
·	TNX		=	Thanks
·	TPTB		=	The powers that be
·	TTFN		=	Ta-Ta for now
·	TTYL		=	Talk to you later
·	TU		=	Thank you
·	UAPITA		=	You're a pain in the ass
·	UW		=	You're welcome
·	<VBG>		=	Very big grin
·	<VBSEG>		=	Very big s***-eating grin
·	WBS		=	Write Back Soon
·	WDALYIC		=	Who died and left you in charge?
·	WFM		=	Works for me
·	WIBNI		=	Wouldn't it be nice
·	WT?		=	What the ?
·	WT?		=	Who the ?
·	WTFO		=	What the f***! Over!
·	WTG		=	Way to go!
·	WTGP?		=	Want to go private?
·	WU?		=	What's up?
·	WUF?		=	Where are you from?
·	WYSIWYG		=	What you see is what you get
·	YGBSM		=	You gotta be s***tin' me!
·	YKYBHTLW	=	You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
·	YMMV		=	Your mileage may vary