Low Down on abbreviations

[crankshaft]

Ok, OK, so I am not as savy as I should be, yes I watch MTV, yes I have an Ipod, Yes I know how to FDISK, but I am trouble keeping up with all the abbreviations;

Here's wot I know:

LOL (Laugh out Loud) - good one that, very funny.
GSOH - (Good state of Health) Hah, no guesses where that came from
IMHO - (In my Honest Opinion) That's a guess ??!
PITA - (Pain in the Ass) - just heard & figured out that one !!

Any other contributions ??

CrankShaft

[markiii]

humble opinion

also IIRC If I recall Correctly

[mph]

A selected few:

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ADN              Any day now
AFAIK            As Far As I Know
AKA              Also Known As
ATB              All The Best
ATM              At The Moment
AWOL             absent without leave ( not a valid excuse )
BAD              Broken as Designed
BFN              Bye For Now
BG               Big Grin
BRB              Be right back
BTA              But then Again (in response to IOW)
BTS              Better than S**T
BTSOOM           Beats the S**T Out Of Me
BTW              by the way
BURMA            Be Upstairs Ready My Angel [circa 1940s]
BWQ              Buzz Word Quotient
CU               See you
CUL              See you later
DCYWWASBE        Don't clean your windows with a soft-boiled egg (ITMA, 1944)
DIM              Does It Matter
ESAD             Eat S... and Die
FAQ              Frequently Asked Questions
FISH             First In, Still Here
FITB             Fill in the blank
FOAF             Friend of A Friend
FTTB             for the time being
FUBAR            "Fixed" up beyond all recognition
FWIW             For what it's worth
FYI              For your information
G                Grin
GIGO             Garbage in, Garbage Out
GIWIST           Gee I Wish I'd Said That
GLGH             Good Luck and Good Hunting
HSIK             How Should I Know
HTH              Hope This Helps
IAC              In any case
IAE              In any event
IANAL            I am not a lawyer
IC               I see
ICN              I See Now
IGTTTA           I'm Getting Tired Typing This Already :-)
IIRC             If I Remember Correctly
IIRR             If I Remember Right
IMAO             In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO             In my considered opinion
IMHO             In my humble opinion [the speaker is never humble]
IMNSHO           In my not so humble opinion
IMO              In my opinion
IOW              In other words
ISTM             It Seems To Me
ISTR             I Seem To Remember
ITMA             It's that Man Again
IWAT             It Would Appear That
IWBNI            If would Be Nice If
IYDM             If You Don't Mind
IYFEG            Insert Your Favourite Ethnic Group
IYKWIM           If You Know What I Mean
IYSWIM           If You See What I Mean
JFDI             Just Do It
JIC              Just in case
KWIM             Know What I Mean
L8R              Later (Sometimes Followed by Dude)
LD               Long Distance
LOL              Laughing out loud
LOMBARD          Lots Of Money, But A Right Dick
MCIBTYC          My Computer is Better Than Your Computer
MIBI             May I Butt In
MIIBI            Mind If I Butt In
MOTAS            Member of the Appropriate Sex
MOTOS            Member of the Opposite Sex
MOTSS            Member of the Same Sex
MYOB             Mind Your Own Business
NBD              No Big Deal
NBFD             No Big F***ing Deal
NFW              No F...ing Way
NMTBS            Nothing More To Be Said
NORWICH          kNickers Off Ready When I Come Home [circa 1940s]
NOYB             None Of Your Business
NRN              No Reply Neccessary
NSS              No S..., Shylock
ODF              One Dead Finger (from typing all this in :)
OOO              Out Of Order
OOTC             Obligatory On-Topic Comment (used to drag a post on topic so as to avoid the moderator's bytestick)
OTL              Out To Lunch
OTOH             On the other hand
OTR              Off The Record
PITA             Pain In The...
PLOKTA           Press Lots of keys to abort
POV              Point of View
PTB              Powers That Be
ROFL             rolls on floor lauging
RSN              Real Soon Now
RTFM             Read the f...ing manual (or message)
SITD             Still In The Dark
SNAFU            Situation normal, all "fixed" up
SO               Significant Other
SOOL             Still Out Of Luck
STIT             So That's It, Then
SWMBO            She who must be obeyed
TAFN             Thats all for Now
TANSTAAFL        There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAAN             They are all nails
TATITI           That's All There Is To It
TBH              to be honest
TDM              Too Damn Many
TGIF             Thank God Its Friday
TIA              Thanks in anticipation/advance
TIC              Tongue In Cheek
TINA             there is no alternative
TMI              too much information (typically of the unnecessary personal type)
TPTB             The Powers That Be
TTBOMK           To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN             Ta Ta For Now
TTL4N            That's the lot for now
TTUL             Talk to you later
TTYL             Type To You Later
TVM              Thanks very much.
TWIT             That's What I Think
VFM              value for money
WAW              Why Ask Why?
WIBNI            wouldn't it be nice if
WIIFM            what's in it for me?
WIYR             Where Is Your Reply?
WOA              Work Of Art
WOFTAM           Waste of Flaming time and money
WRT              with respect/reference to
WTF              What the F***
WTH              What the H***
WYGIWYPF         What you get is what you pay for
WYSBYGI          What you see before you get it
WYSIWYG          What you see is what you get
YHM              You Have Mail
YMBK(J)          You Must Be Kidding (Joking)
YMMV             Your Mileage May Vary (I [liked it/didn't like it] but you [may/may not])

[crankshaft]

DCYWWASBE        Don't clean your windows with a soft-boiled egg

I alwys do dat, wots e prob !

CrankShaft

[Anonymous]

crankshaft

Have you sussed out markiii's yet?

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