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Internet Acronyms - an Introduction

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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

  • HTH - Hope This Helps

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

  • J/K - Just Kidding

L

  • LOL - Laughing Out Loud
  • LTNS - Long Time No See

M

  • M4M - Men seeking Men

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

  • PBT - Pay Back Time

R

  • ROTFL/ROFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  • RTFM - Read The Friggin' Manual
  • RTM - Read The Manual

S

  • SOL - Sooner Or Later

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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