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What in the h--l is all this alphabet soup?

.250Savage.250Savage Member Posts: 812 ✭✭✭✭
edited October 2001 in General Discussion
I'm kinda new to computers, so be gentle with me, but what are all these abbreviations everyone seems to know? Some I can guess at, but some flat out beat me. Please correct/add to/define/and include any I may have missed but may see someday: LOL=Laugh out loud? ROTFLMAO=Rolling on the floor laughing my (liberal) off? IMHO=In my humble opinion (like anyone at this BBS is humble)? DNC, troop!
I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.--Voltare
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    AcronymsAA/S Age/Sex?A/S/L Age/Sex/Location?AA Alcoholics AnonymousAAA Travel clubAAAA Travel club for alcoholicsAmerican Association Against Acronym AbuseAAMOF As A Matter Of FactACRONYM Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding MeaningADN Any Day NowAFAIAA As Far As I Am AwareAFAIC As Far As I'm ConcernedAFAICS As Far As I Can SeeAFAIK As Far As I KnowAFAIR As Far As I Remember; As Far As I RecallAFAIUI As Far As I Understand ItAFK Away From KeyboardAISB As I Said BeforeAISI As I See ItAIW As It Were/WasAKA Also Known AsAMAP As Much/Many As PossibleAMF Adios Mother F---er; Adios My FriendANFAWFOS And Now For A Word From Our SponsorAPAC All Praise And CreditASAFP As Soon As F---ing PossibleASAP As Soon As PossibleASCII American Standard Code of Information InterchangeATB All The BestATLA Another Three Letter AcronymATM At The Moment / Automatic Teller MachineATTN AttentionATTYOB Anything That Turns You On BabyAWCIGO And Where Can I Get OneAWGTHTGTATA Are We Going To Have To Go Through ALL This Again?AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet?AYT Are You There? BB/C BeCause (frequently just "b/c")B4 BeforeB4N Bye for NowBAC By Any ChanceBAD Broken As DesignedBAMF Bad Assed Mother F---erBANANA Built Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near AnybodyBBFN Bye Bye For NowBBIAB Be Back In A BitBBL Be Back LaterBBR Burnt Beyond RepairBBS Bulletin Board System; Be Back SoonBC Basket CaseBCC Blind Carbon CopyBCNU Be seein' you! (saying goodbye)BEG Big Evil GrinBF BoyfriendBFD Big F---ing DealBFG Big Friendly Giant; Big F---ing Gun; Big F---ing GrinBFH Big F---ing HammerBFI Brute Force and Ignorance; Bunch of F---ing IdiotsBFM Big F---ing MagicBFMI Brute Force and Massive IgnoranceBFN Bye For NowBFOG Blouse Full Of GoodiesBG Big Grin (as in )BIC Best In ClassBICBW But I Could Be WrongBIL Brother In LawBION Believe It Or NotBIOYIOP Blow It Out Your I/O PortBITD Beaten It To DeathBK BecauseBKA Better Known AsBMF Bad Mother F---erBMOC Big Man On CampusBMTIPG Brilliant Minds Think In Parallel GuttersBNF Big Name FanBOC But Of CourseBOF Birds Of a FeatherBOFH * [system] Operator From HellBOHICA Bend Over, Here It Comes Again!BOL Best Of LuckBOS Big Orange SwitchBOT Back On TopicBOTE Back Of The EnvelopeBOTEC Back Of The Envelope CalculationBRB Be Right BackBRS Big Red SwitchBS Bull S---BSEG Big S--- Eating GrinBSG Broad Sweeping Generalization; Big Smiling GrinBSOD Blue Screen Of DeathBTA But Then Again (in response to IOW)BTAICBW But Then Again I could Be WrongBTAIM Be That As It MayBTDT Been There, Done ThatBTDTGTTS Been There, Done That, Got The T-ShirtBTLSOM Beats The Living S--- Out of MeBTOBD Be There Or Be DeadBTSOOM Beats The S--- Out Of MeBTW By The WayBUAF Butt Ugly ASCII FontBUAG Butt Ugly ASCII GraphicBWQ Buzz Word QuotientBY BusYBYKT But You Knew ThatBYKTA But You Knew That AlreadyBYOB Bring Your Own Booze/BottleCC/O in Care Of (for sending mail)C/P/S City or Country / Profession / Status (married/single)CADET Can't Add, Doesn't Even TryCB Call BackCC Carbon CopyCE Creative EditingCF Charlie Foxtrot; Cluster F--- (meaning similar to SNAFU)CFD Call For DiscussionCHOWUR see (C) HOW yoU aReCHUR see (C) How yoU aReCI$ Compu$erve Information Service (tm)CIC Christ, I'm ConfusedCIS Compuserve Information System (tm)CIAO as in goodbye (said 'Chow')CIO Cut It OutCLAB Crying Like A BabyCLOAKA Canonical List Of All Known AcronymsCMIIW Correct Me If I'm WrongCO COnferenceCOD Cash On Delivery (when receiving mail)COTFLGOHAHA Crawling On The Floor Laughing Guts Out And Having AHeart AttackCPF Can Pigs Fly?CRAFT Can't Remember A F---ing ThingCRPG Character (or computer) Role Playing GameCRS Can't Remember S---CS Cop Shop (police station)CTTD Cute Things They DoCTTS Cute Things They SayCU see (C) yoUCUL see (C) yoU LateRCUL8R see (C) yoU LateR (L8R)CUL8TR see (C) yoU LaTeR (L8TR)CWYL Chat With You LaterCYA Cover Your *** ; see (C) YACYL see (C) You Later DD&C "Duck and Cover" - a popular 1950's song in dedicationto the atomic bomb (and its' possible attack)D/L Download, transmit to youDAP Parents Against DyslexiaDBA Doing Business AsDBN Doing Business, NOTDD Darling DaughterDEU Dumb End UserDFU Don't Forget UnitsDH Dear Hubby; Dumb Hubby; Deaf Hubby; DickHeadDIIK Damned If I KnowDIIN Damned If I kNowDIL Daughter In LawDILLIGAF Does It Look Like I Give A F---?DILLIGAFF Do I Look Like I Give a Flying F---?DINK Double Income, No KidsDITUIHIBMSL? Did I tell you I hate IBMs lately?DITUILIBMSL? Did I tell you I love IBMs lately?DK Don't KnowDKU Drop Kick UglyDL Download, transmit to youDLG Devilish Little GrinDNA Did Not AnswerDNPM Darn Near P---ed MyselfDOA Dead On ArrivalDOB Date/Day Of BirthDOM Dirty Old ManDRA Don't Recognize AcronymsDS Darling SonDTD Document Type DefinitionDTOKAB Drop To One Knee And BlowDTP DeskTop PublishingDTRT Do The Right ThingDUCWIC Do You see (C) What I see (C)DUK Dead Upon KeyboardDWIM Do What I MeanDWIMC Do What I Mean, CorrectlyDWIMNWIS Do What I Mean, Not What I SayDYE Damn Your Eyes!DYHWIH Do You Hear What I HearDYSWIS Do You See What I See EE2EG Ear to Ear GrinED Emotionally DisturbedEDP Emotionally Disturbed PersonEG Evil GrinEGC Extrememly Gruntled CustomerEIF Exercise In FutilityEMS E-Mail ShorthandEOB End Of BusinessEOD End Of DiscussionEOF End Of FileEOL End Of LectureEOT End Of Thread (i.e., don't reply to this message)ES&D Eat S--- & DieES
    If you really desire something, you'll find a way ?
    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • ndbillyndbilly Member Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    'nuf said.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    I reckon so!
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Kimber -Now I have a new dictionary to consult . . . . Thanks.
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  • LowriderLowrider Member Posts: 6,587
    edited November -1
    Well, I was gonna add LAGNAF, but ol' Kimber even included that jewel.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Actually, to start with someone else had posted it here in GBGD (GunBroker General Discussion), I copied it into a Word file and have been adding to it for the last 2 or so years ... its rare when I find a new one anymore.If anyone has one not on the list, please post it (and what the heck it means) so I can add it to my file!Thanks ... k.k.
    GUN CONTROL: If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!kimberkid@gunbroker.zzn.com
    If you really desire something, you'll find a way ?
    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Kimber as you pointed out an acronym must yeild meaning. A list of first letters which does not result in a word with meaning is not an acronym but an abbreviation.OTIAR
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Thanks Kimber,I`ll never look at GW the same way again.
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Damn K.K., copied it from a word file? I had visions of you sitting there, keyboard smokin', fingers cramped and bleeding, and carpal tunnel syndrome setting in just to give is all that.I'm glad somebody asked though, I actually had to ask Mrs. Mudge what some of those meant when they'd come up on the board.Mudge
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    He Dog,I give up what does OTIAR mean????
    GUN CONTROL: If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!kimberkid@gunbroker.zzn.com
    If you really desire something, you'll find a way ?
    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • Dancing BearDancing Bear Member Posts: 45 ✭
    edited November -1
    You forgot FBI F**king Bunch of Idiots
    The more people I meet, the more I like my dogs.
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  • dsr611dsr611 Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    SHTF---* Hits the Fan
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,078 ******
    edited November -1
    Someone has way too much time on his hands.TMTOHH.
    Certified SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Egotistical Rogue, Evil, Dangerous Racist Moderator of the General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Email davidnunn@texoma.net Jesus is Lord!
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  • s.guns.gun Member Posts: 3,245
    edited November -1
    That kimberkid has a lot of free time......How long did it take ya ?
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  • .250Savage.250Savage Member Posts: 812 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jesus, Kimberkid!!! And thank you!!! Glad to hear you weren't smokin' at the keyboard, woulda hated to be responsible for your carpal-tunnel.
    I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.--Voltare
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  • rodgergliderodgerglide Member Posts: 184 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    KK..thanks for the list...how about including what the government,among others,does to us to make us feel like mushrooms:KUIDAFUS...keep us in darkness and feed us sh*t..
    Freedom is not free,what have YOU done to support it?
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks everybody, I'm adding these in as we go so keep'em comming!Where is that He Dog? ..... I NEED to know what OTIAR means!
    GUN CONTROL: If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!kimberkid@gunbroker.zzn.com
    If you really desire something, you'll find a way ?
    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • Mom MomMom Mom Member Posts: 169 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here's a new one: ROFLMAOWBSB=rolling on floor laughing my * off while blowing snot bubbles. To the best of my knowledge, that originated and until today has remained in a specific chat room.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks Mom Mom,It has been added!
    GUN CONTROL: If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!kimberkid@gunbroker.zzn.com
    If you really desire something, you'll find a way ?
    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • .250Savage.250Savage Member Posts: 812 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ewww, yuck! That's just gross enough to belong on this BBS.
    I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.--Voltare
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    btt
    If you really desire something, you'll find a way ?
    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • opentopopentop Member Posts: 143 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Let me just say, you're either with us or you're with the terrorists...
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey Kimber it means On This I Am Right. Not surprisingly I use it a lot
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