E-mail Chat Survival Guide
Created | Updated Jan 18, 2004
Abbreviations Used On The Internet
- AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
- AISI - As I See It
- ANFAWFOS - And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
- ANFAWFOWS - And Now For A Word From Our WEB Sponsor
- AOL - A******s On Line
- ASAP - As Soon As Possible
- ASAFP - As Soon As F**king Possible
- AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
- AWGTHTGTTSA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This S**t Again
- B4 - Before
- BCNU - Be Seeing You
- BFD - Big F**king Deal
- BK - Bo Knows
- BNF - Big Name Fan
- BOT - Back On Topic
- BTSOOM - Beats The S**t Out Of Me
- BT - Byte This!
- BTW - By The Way
- BTWBO - Be There With Bells On
- CIAO - Goodbye
- CIS - CompuServe Information Service
- CMF - Count My Fingers!
- CTC - Choking The Chicken
- CUL - Catch You Later/See You Later
- CUL8R - See You Later
- CWYL - Chat With You Later
- DBEYR - Don't Believe Everything You Read
- DDD - Direct Distance Dial
- DHYB - Don't Hold Your Breath
- DILLIGAD - Do I Look Like I Give A Damn
- DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A F**k
- DQYDJ - Don't Quit You're Day Job
- DYSTSOTT - Did You See The Size Of That Thing
- FE - Fatal Error
- FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
- FTL - Faster Than Light
- FUBAR - F**ked Up Beyond All Repair/Recognition
- FUBB - F**ked Up Beyond Belief
- FWIW - For What It's Worth
- FYI - For Your Information
- FYM - For Your Misinformation
- GE - GEnie Information Service
- GEE - No, GTE
- GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out
- GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
- GR&D - Grinning, Running and Ducking
- HAK - Hugs And Kisses
- HUYA - Head Up Your A**
- HHOK - Ha Ha, Only Kidding
- HHO1/2K - Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
- HIOOC - Help! I'm Out Of Coffee!
- HTH - Hope This Helps
- HUA - Heads Up, Ace
- IAC - In Any Case
- IAE - In Any Event
- IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
- IANAC - I Am Not A Crook
- IAO - I Am Outtahere
- IBCNU - I'll Be Seeing You
- IBTD - I Beg To Differ
- IFABCTE - I Found A Bug, Call The Exterminator
- IITYWTMWYKM - If I Tell You What This Means Will You Kiss Me
- IITYWTMWYBMAD - If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink
- IITYWTMWYLMA - If I Tell You What This Means Will You Leave Me Alone
- IIWM - If It Were Me
- ILSHIBAMF - I Laughed So Hard I Broke All My Furniture
- ILSHIBMS - I Laughed So Hard I Broke My Stitches
- IMCO - In My Considered Opinion
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
- IMO - In My Opinion
- INPO - In No Particular Order
- IOW - In Other Words
- ISP - Internet Service Provider
- KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
- L8R - Later
- LD - Long Distance
- LDTTWA - Let's Do The Time Warp Again
- LL&P - Live Long And Prosper
- LLTA - Lots And Lots Of Thunderous Applause
- LMAO - Laugh My A** Off
- LOL - Laughing Out Loud
- LSHHTCMS - Laughed So Hard, Had To Change My Shorts
- LTIP - Laughing Till I Puke
- MTFBWY - May The Force Be With You
- MTSBWY - May The Schwartz Be With You (Space Balls)
- NBFD - No Big F**king Deal
- NFW - No F**king Way
- NRN - No Reply Necessary
- NYCFS - New York City Finger Salute
- OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject
- OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated Subject
- OATIS - On A Totally Irrelevant Subject
- OBTW - Oh, By The Way
- OI - Operator Indisposed
- OMIK - Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard
- ONNA - Oh No, Not Again
- ONNTA - Oh No Not This Again
- OOTC - Obligatory On Topic Comment
- OTOH - On The Other Hand
- OTOOH - On The Other Other Hand
- OTSH - On The Same Hand
- OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect
- OZ - Australia
- PITA - Pain In The A**
- PMF - Pull My Finger
- PMSL - P'd Myself Laughing
- RBTL - Read Between The Lines
- RML - Read My Lips
- RMM - Read My Mail
- ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- ROFLMFAO - Rolling On Floor, Laughing My F**king A** Off
- ROTM - Right On The Money
- RSN - Real Soon Now
- RTFM - Read The F**king Manual/Message
- SH - S**t Happens
- SH2M - S**t Happens To Me
- SITD - Still In The Dark
- SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fouled/F**ked Up
- SOI - Sit On It
- SOI&R - Sit On It and Rotate
- SOL - S**t Outta Luck
- STM - Spank The Monkey
- SysOp - System Operator
- SYP - Send Your Password
- TAFL - Take A Flying Leap
- TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Than A Free Lunch
- TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
- TFASB - Time For A Sex Break
- TFN - Thanks For Nothin'
- TIA - Thanks In Advance
- TIC - Tongue In Cheek
- TISEC - Tongue In Someone Else's Cheek
- TLA - Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
- TM - Trust Me
- TSR - Terminate and Stay Resident
- TSR - Totally Stuck in RAM
- TTT - That's The Ticket
- TWHAB - This Won't Hurt A Bit
- URL - Uniform Resource Locator (official name for the address of a webpage)
- VI - Village Idiot
- WDIPME - Where Did I Put My Excedrin
- WGAFS - Who Gives A Flying Squat
- WIT - Wordsmith In Training
- WMG - Where's My Glasses
- WTHDTIM - What The Hell Do These Initials Mean
- WTSDS - Where The Sun Don't Shine
- WEB - World Wide Wait
- WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
- WYSIUWYW - What You See Isn't Usually What You Want
- WWW - World Wide Web
- YGBK - You Gotta Be Kiddin'
There is, in addition, an entry here that includes jargon, abbreviations, and acronyms used exclusively on H2G2.
This list is not a complete list by any means. These are acronyms and abbreviations I have used or have seen or have been told about. If anyone has additions, please notify me and I will gladly update the list.