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Internet Acronyms - an Introduction | |
A - AFAIK - As Far As I Know
- AFK - Away From Keyboard
- AOLer - America OnLine Member (note that AOL is international, despite the name, and there are many European AOLers)
- A/S/L - Age/Sex/Location
B - BAK - Back At Keyboard
- BBIAF - Be Back In A Flash
- BBL - Be Back Later
- BD - Big Deal
- BFD - Big F***ing Deal
- BFN - Bye For Now
- BRB - Be Right Back
- BTW - By The Way
C - CUL8R - See You Later
- CYA - See Ya
F - FB - Furrowed Brow
- FWIW - For What It's Worth
G - GDM8 - G'day Mate
- GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
- GRD - Grinning, Running, Ducking
- GR8 - Great
H I - IAE - In Any Event
- IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
- IM - Instant Message
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
- IOW - In Other Words
- IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
J L - LOL -
Laughing Out Loud
- LTNS -
Long Time No See
M N - NFW -
No F***ing Way
- NP -
No Problem
- NRN -
No Reply Necessary
- NW -
No Way
O - OIC -
Oh, I See
- OTOH -
On The Other Hand
P R - ROTFL/ROFL -
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- RTFM -
Read The Friggin' Manual
- RTM -
Read The Manual
S T - TOS -
Terms Of Service
- TTFN -
Ta-Ta For Now
- TTYL -
Talk To You Soon
W - WB -
Welcome Back
- WTG -
Way To Go
Y - YL/YM -
Young Lady/Young Man
- YMMV -
Your Mileage May Vary
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Written and Researched by:
Amy Mandeville
Edited by:
The H2G2 Editors
Date: 09
March
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