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Acronyms For Noobs

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  • 14-04-2003 4:31pm
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    Sposs
    Registered Users Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭


    Hey,found this and taught it would help Noobs :)

    AF AIK - "As Far As I Know"
    AFK - "Away From Keyboard"
    AKA - "Also Known As"
    ASAP - "As Soon As Possible"
    BBIAF - "Be Back In A Few"
    BBL - "Be Back Later"
    BCNU - "Be seeing you"
    BOL - "Bursts Out Laughing"
    BTW - "By The Way"
    BRB - "Be Right Back"
    B4 - "Before"
    CUL8R - "See You Later"
    DL or D/L - "Download"
    FAQ - "Frequently Asked Questions"
    FATT - "Funny At The Time"
    FHS - "Friendly HandShake"
    FYA - "For Your Amusement"
    FYI - "For Your Information"
    FWIW - "For What It's Worth"
    F2F - "Face To Face"
    4U2 - "For You Too"
    GMTA"Great Minds Think Alike"
    GRMBL - "Grumble"
    HHOJ - "Ha Ha Only Joking"
    HP - "Home Page"
    IC - "I.C., I see"
    IDK - "I Don't Know"
    IMHO - "In My Humble Opinion"
    IMO - "In My Opinion"
    IOW - "In Other Words"
    IRL - "In Real Life"
    ISP - "Internet Service Provider"
    IYKWIM - "If You Know What I Mean"
    IYKWIMAITYD - "If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do"
    JAM - "Just A Minute"
    JK or J/K - "Just Kidding"
    K - "OK, okay"
    L8R - "Later, see you later"
    LD - "Long Distance"
    LKOM - "Light Kiss On Mouth" LOL - "Laughing Out Loud"
    LTNS - "Long Time No See"
    MIN - "Just a minute"
    MORF - "Male or Female?"
    NHOH - "Never Heard Of Him/Her"
    NP - "No Problem"
    NRN - "No Reply Necessary"
    OIC - "Oh, I See"
    OK - abbreviation of "oll korrect", alteration of "all correct"
    OTOH - "On The Other Hand"
    OTT - "Over The Top"
    PKOL - "Passionate Kiss On Lips"
    PMFJI - "Pardon Me For Jumping In"
    PMJI - "Pardon My Jumping In" (another polite way to get into a running discussion)
    PPL - "People"
    PS - "Post Script"
    RE - "Returned"
    ROTFL - "Rolling On The Floor Laughing"
    RL - "Real Life"
    SPAM - "Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent"
    SWALK - "Sealed With A Loving Kiss"
    THX - "Thanks"
    TNX 1.0E6 - "Thanks a million"
    TIA - "Thanks In Advance"
    TPTB - "The Powers That Be"
    TTFN - "Ta Ta For Now"
    TTYL - "Talk To You Later"
    UOK? - "Are you okay?"
    WB - "Welcome Back"
    WOMBAT - "Waste Of Money, Brains, And Time"
    WRT - "With Respect/Regards To"
    WYSIWYG - "What You See Is What You Get"
    YWIA - "You're Welcome In Advance"
    TTFN = ta ta for now


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