boards.ie abbreviations

Steveire · 30-06-2004 12:16AM #1

i dont even know if this is the right spot for this thread, but i'm sure some of you can help me out.

i keep seeing threads with abbreviations all over them, but i have no idea what they mean.
here's a few, i'm sure there's others, maybe you could add them too.

imo - in my opinion, i presume
inho - above + humble
tbh?
i'm sure i've seen others, but i cant think of them
cheers

also, what is trolling?
also, i see people with 'awards' in their signatures and stuff about comeonbanus. Whats all that about?

Victor · 30-06-2004 12:22AM

Originally posted by WATCH_OUT
tbh?

To be honest.

I have no idea about comeonbanus tbh.

Kold · 30-06-2004 12:24AM

What's idd?

gogo · 30-06-2004 12:28AM

EZ - Easy

CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time

LOL - Laugh Out Loud.

ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing.

ROFLMAO - Rolling on the Floor Laughing my a**e off.

IMO - In My Opinion.

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion. (always thought this was honest opinion)

BTW - By The Way

PMJI - Pardon Me for Jumping In

A/L - Age and Location

Y2K - Year 2000

AFAIK - As far as I Know

PPL - People

EOM - End Of Message

PAW - Parents are Watching (use if under 16)

GSOH - Good Sense of Humour (use only in conjuction with newspaper single's adds)

GFCH - Gas Fired Central Heating (am.....use if renting an apartment)

The Brigadier · 30-06-2004 12:42AM

AFAIK, the Knights of Comeonbanus are a Clan in CStrike.....(Or some such other game..)

Steveire · 30-06-2004 01:03AM

cheers gogo.

how about - pwned? it may have been a miss print, but i think i've seen it afew times.

A/L - Age and Location

does no one say asl anymore? who took the sex out of webchat?

radiospan · 30-06-2004 01:06AM

Does tbh stand for anything else?

I'm sure I've seen it used in places where it doesn't seem to mean 'to be honest'?

Troll: http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/t/troll.html

radiospan · 30-06-2004 01:07AM

Originally posted by WATCH_OUT
cheers gogo.

how about - pwned?

Means "owned", which itself needs an explanation...

Anima · 30-06-2004 01:13AM

IDD - indeed

Its stupid and causes confusion.

Creamy Goodness · 30-06-2004 01:14AM

a few you might come across in the games section of boards

BF1942 - Battlefield 1942
BFV - Battlefield Vietnam
CS - Counter-Strike
UT2k4 - Unreal Tournament 2004
HL - Half-Life
CM04 - Championship Manager 2004
MMORPG - massively multiplayer online role playing game (too long a title, tbh

)

another one is...

atm - automatic teller machine (or most likely) at the moment

that's all i can think of at the moment.

Woden · 30-06-2004 01:17AM

iirc - if i recall correctly

Steveire · 30-06-2004 01:22AM

trolling doesn't seem to bad, but wont it get you banned from boards?

how about Lmfao?

are these listed somewhere for all us eejits to see?

Victor · 30-06-2004 01:26AM

Originally posted by Cr3m0
atm - automatic telling machine (or most likely) at the moment

Automated teller machine.

Creamy Goodness · 30-06-2004 01:29AM

ooops i knew it was that i'm just tired atm need sleep

it's fixed now :P

simu · 30-06-2004 03:52AM

Originally posted by plazzTT
Does tbh stand for anything else?

I'm sure I've seen it used in places where it doesn't seem to mean 'to be honest'?

It's so much more than the sum of the first letters of the word it stands for. I also use it in speech.

cartman · 30-06-2004 03:55AM

PAW - Parents are watching

ahahahha rofl

billy the squid · 30-06-2004 04:05AM

(sp) meaning "im not sure if thats spelt correctly" for when your trying to spell something that you are not quite sure of

l33t used by computer nerds with a high opinion of themselves think it means "elite"

not sure about this one but if you see (sic) at the end of a comment it is supposed to indicate sarcasm. don't know if thats right though

simu · 30-06-2004 04:13AM

Originally posted by fcddunne

not sure about this one but if you see (sic) at the end of a comment it is supposed to indicate sarcasm. don't know if thats right though

Sic means thus in Latin. When quoting someone, you use it where you think they have made spelling or grammar mistakes.

CuLT · 30-06-2004 05:13AM

Originally posted by The Brigadier
AFAIK, the Knights of Comeonbanus are a Clan in CStrike.....(Or some such other game..)

They're an insane cult.

I, being the adjudicator of all things "cult", must be right.

(not a cs clan)

Robbo · 30-06-2004 05:30AM

Originally posted by CuLT
They're an insane cult.

I, being the adjudicator of all things "cult", must be right.

(not a cs clan)

We're actually somewhere between the Bilderberg Group and Opus Dei.

If we were a CS clan, we'd be a good deal more petulant, have atavistic "Warlord-esque" military fantasies and be generally less substantial human beings.

CuLT · 30-06-2004 06:14AM

Originally posted by Robbo
We're actually somewhere between the Bilderberg Group and Opus Dei.

If we were a CS clan, we'd be a good deal more petulant, have atavistic "Warlord-esque" military fantasies and be generally less substantial human beings.

You'd actually be human beings?

Ste- · 30-06-2004 07:38AM

Originally posted by Cr3m0
MMOPRG - massively multiplayer online role playing game (too long a title, tbh )

Not being a big gamer but should it not be MMORPG ?

Beruthiel · 30-06-2004 08:36AM

Originally posted by Robbo
We're actually somewhere between the Bilderberg Group and Opus Dei.

If we were a CS clan, we'd be a good deal more petulant, have atavistic "Warlord-esque" military fantasies and be generally less substantial human beings.

shadup Robbo
you've said too much!!

this shady group does not really exist
*waves hand a la jedi mind trick*

sceptre · 30-06-2004 11:42AM

Originally posted by WATCH_OUT
how about - pwned? it may have been a miss print, but i think i've seen it afew times.

I came across the accepted explanation for this lately. Apparently it is a typo originally and came about with a web game of Doom or CS or summat.

jd · 30-06-2004 11:50AM

IANAL = I am not a lawyer (usually followed by dubious legal advice)

john

Bard · 30-06-2004 11:58AM

Originally posted by Beruthiel
shadup Robbo
you've said too much!!

this shady group does not really exist
*waves hand a la jedi mind trick*

Shush, Ruthi. Let them think we are a Counterstrike clan.

Because WE ARE.

gerire · 30-06-2004 07:26PM

TLA = Three Letter Acronym

fragile · 30-06-2004 07:27PM

Originally posted by WATCH_OUT
i keep seeing threads with abbreviations all over them, but i have no idea what they mean.

http://www.netlingo.com/

Kold · 01-07-2004 12:09AM

pwned means owned which means hah i bumfrikked ya

simu · 01-07-2004 02:28AM

Originally posted by gerire
TLA = Three Letter Acronym

ETLA - Extended three letter acronym

DETLA - Doubly extended three letter acronym

BBQ - Barbecue

OMG - Oh my god

GMO - Genetically modified organism

CN - Careful now

DWTSOT - Down with this sort of thing

Raz · 01-07-2004 09:11AM

Shens = Shenanigans

ATM = Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Automated Teller Machine, At The Moment.

CS CZ = CounterStrike Condition Zero

WoW = World of Warcraft

IP = Internet Protocol

DVD = Digital Versatile Disk

PS2 = PlayStation 2

GCN = Game Cube Nintendo

RAM = Random Access Memory

CPU = Central Processing Unit

OMFG = Oh My F***ing God!!!

U R Teh Ghey! = You are a person who comes across as homosexual.

boards.ie abbreviations

Comments