A-Z

A-Z

AADN : Any day now 
AFAIK : as far as I know 
AFK : away from keyboard
ARE : Acronym-rich environment 
ASAP : as soon as possible 
A/S/L : age / sex / location

BB4N : Bye for now 
BAK : Back at the keyboard 
BBIAB : Be back in a bit 
BBL : Be back later 
BBS : be back soon 
BEG : Big evil grin 
BFD : Big f***ing deal 
BFN : Bye for now 
BG : Big grin 
BIOYIOP : Blow it out your I/O port 
BL : Belly laughing 
BOTEC : Back-of-the- envelope calculation 
BRB : Be right back 
BTA : But then again? 
BTW : By the way 
BUMP : Used on forums to bring a topic back to the top 
BWL : Burst With Laughter 
BWTHDIK : But what the heck do I know??

CCU : See you 
CUL : See you later 
CUL8ER : See you later 
CYA : Cover your ass 
CYO : See you online

DDBA : Doing business as 
DFLA : Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA) 
DL : Dead link 
DIKU : Do I know you?
DITYID : Did I tell you I?m distressed? 
DQMOT : Don?t quote me on this

E EG : Evil grin 
EMFBI : Excuse me for butting in 
EOM : End of message 
EOT : End of thread (meaning: end of discussion) 
ETLA : Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)

FF2F : Face to face 
FAQ : Frequently-ask question(s)
FFS : for f***'s sake 
FISH : First in, still here
FLA : Four-letter acronym 
FMTYEWTK : Far more than you ever wanted to know 
FOMCL : Falling off my chair laughing
FUBAR : F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition 
FU : f*** you 
FUD : Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt 
FWIW : For what it?s worth 
FYI : For your information

GG : Grin 
G2G : Got to go
GA ; Go ahead 
GAL : Get a life 
GD&R : Grinning, ducking, and running 
GIWIST : Gee, I wish I?d said that 
GMTA : Great minds think alike 
GOL :Giggling out loud
GTRM : Going to read mail
GTFO : get the f*** out
GTG : got to go

HHB : hurry back 
H/O : hold on 
HTH : Hope this helps

IIAC : In any case 
IANAL : I am not a lawyer (but) 
IC : I see 
IDK : I don?t know 
IHA :I hate acronyms
IIRC : If I recall/remember/ recollect correctly 
ILU or ILY : I love you 
IM : Immediate/Instant message 
IMHO : In my humble opinion 
IMing : Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game
IMNSHO : In my not so humble opinion 
IMO : In my opinion 
IOW : In other words 
IPN : I?m posting naked
IRL : In real life
IYSWIM : If you see what I mean

JJBOD : Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.) 
JIC : Just in case 
JK : Just kidding 
J/K : just kidding

K KOTC : Kiss on the cheek 
KWIM? : Know what I mean?

LL8R : Later 
LD : Later, dude 
LDR : Long-distance relationship
LMAO : laugh my ass off 
LLTA : Lots and lots of thunderous applause 
LMAO : Laugh(ing) My Ass Off 
LMFAO : laugh my f***ing ass off
LMLYG : Let Me Let You GoLOL : Laugh(ing) Out Loud
LRF : Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment) 
LTM : Laugh to myself
LTR : Long-term relationship 
LULAB : Love you like a brother 
LULAS : Love you like a sister

M MorF : Male or female 
MOSS : Member of the same sex 
MOTOS : Member of the opposite sex
MUSM : Miss you so much

NNM : Not much 
NFG : No f*****g good
NFI : no f***ing idea
NFW : No feasible way or no f*****g way 
NIFOC : Naked in front of computer 
NP or N/P : No problem 
NRN : No response necessary

OOIC : Oh, I see 
OLL : Online love 
OTF : Off the floor 
OTOH : On the other hand 
OTTOMH : Off the top of my head 
OMG : oh my God
OMFG : oh my f***ing God 
OP : original poster

PPANS : Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to ?POTS?) 
PCMCIA : People can?t master computer industry acronyms 
PDA : Public display of affection 
PEBCAK : Problem exists between chair and keyboard 
PIBKAC : Problem is between keyboard and chair 
PITA : Pain in the ass 
PM : private message
PMFJIB : Pardon me for jumping in but?::
POOF:: : Goodbye (leaving the room) 
POS : Parent over shoulder (change the topic) 
POTS : Plain old telephone service 
PU : That stinks!

RRL : Real life (that is, when not chatting) 
ROFL : rolling on floor laughing 
ROR : Raffing out roud (Engrish for ?laughing out loud?) 
ROTFL : Rolling on the floor laughing 
ROTFLMAO : Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off 
ROTFLMAOWPIMP : Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants 
ROTFLMBO : Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RPG : Role-playing games
RSN : Real soon now 
RTFM : Read the f***ing manual 
RTM : read the manual 
RYO : Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)

SS4L : Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone?s customer or client) 
SHCOON : Shoot hot coffee out of nose 
SEG : S***-eating grin 
SF : Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
SFW : safe for work 
SNAFU : Situation normal, all f***ed up 
SO : Significant other 
SOHF : Sense of humor failure 
SOL : Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
SOMY : Sick of me yet?
STFU : shut the f*** up 
STFW : Search the f*****g Web 
STW : Search the Web
SWAG : Stupid wild-a** guess

TTAFN : That?s all for now 
TANSTAAFL : There ain?t no such thing as a free lunch 
TBH : to be honest 
TC : take care 
TFH : Thread from hell (a discussion that just won?t die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group) 
TGIF : Thank God it?s Friday 
THX : Thanks
TIA : Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply)TLA : Three-letter acronym 
TLK2UL8R : Talk to you later 
TMI : Too much information 
TOPCA : Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term) 
TPTB : The powers that be 
TTFN : Ta-Ta for now 
TTT : Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
TTYL : Talk to you later 
TU : Thank you 
TTFN : ta ta for now
TTYL : talk to you later 
TY : thankyou

UUAPITA : You?re a pain in the ass 
UW : You?re welcome

V VBG : Very big grin 
VBSEG : Very big s***-eating grin 
VM : Visitor Message

WWDALYIC : Who died and left you in charge? 
WFM : Works for me 
WIBNI : Wouldn?t it be nice if 
WRT : With respect to 
WTF : what the f*** 
WT? : What/who the ? 
WTFO : What the F***! Over! 
WTG : Way to go! 
WTGP? : Want to go private? 
WTH : what the hell 
WU? : What?s up? 
WUF? : Where are you from? 
WYSIWYG : What you see is what you get
WB : welcome back 
WE : whatever 
W/ : with 
W/O : without

YYW : you're welcome 
YGBSM : You gotta be s***tin? me! 
YMMV : Your mileage may vary.