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Abbreviations in the Net |
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Abbr. |
Meaning |
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<bg> |
big grin |
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<dg> |
devilish grin |
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<eg> |
evil grin |
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<g> |
grin (very common) |
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<gd&r> |
grin, duck, and run! (uncommon) |
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<gd&rvvf> |
grinning, ducking & running very very fast ... |
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<gg> |
big grin (etc.) |
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<i> |
impish grin |
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<s> |
Smiling |
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<sp?> |
word/name/phrase probably contains a spelling error |
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<vbg> |
very big grin |
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2F4U |
too fast for you |
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AAMOF |
As A Matter Of Fact (very rare) |
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ADN |
Any Day Now |
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AFAIC |
As Far As I'm Concerned |
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AFAICS |
As Far As I Can See |
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AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
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AFAIR |
As Far As I Remember |
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AFK |
Away From Keyboard |
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AIJ |
Am I Jesus? |
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AISI |
As I See It |
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aka |
also known as |
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AMF |
Goodbye (Adios Mutha-......) |
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ANFAWFOS |
And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor |
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ANFSCD |
And Now For Something Completely Different ... |
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APA |
Amateur Press Association |
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AS |
On Another Subject |
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ASAFP |
As Soon As Friggin' Possible |
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ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
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ATSL |
Along The Same Line |
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AWGTHTGTATA |
Are We Going To Have To Go Through ALL This Again? |
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AWGTHTGTTA |
Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again? |
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AWHFY |
Are We Having Fun Yet? |
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AYOR |
At Your Own Risc |
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B4 |
Before |
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B4N |
Bye For Now |
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BAD |
Broken As Designed |
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BBIAB |
Be Back In A Bit |
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BBL |
Be Back Later |
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BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
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BBR |
Burnt Beyond Repair |
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BBSTYWTCMDJBAP |
Be Back Sooner Than You Would Think, Considering My Dog Just Bit A Policeman |
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BCNU |
Be Seeing You |
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BFHD |
Big Fat Hairy Deal (a la Garfield the Cat) (very rare) |
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BFN |
Bye For Now |
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BION |
Believe It Or Not |
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BMTIPG |
Brilliant Minds Think In Parallel Gutters |
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BNF |
Big Name Fan |
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BNFSCD |
But Now For Something Completly Different |
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BOT |
Back On Topic |
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BRB |
Be Right Back |
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BRS |
Big Red Switch |
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BS |
BullShit |
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BTA |
But Then Again |
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BTAIM |
Be That As It May |
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BTHOM |
Beats The Hell Outta Me! |
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BTOBD |
Be There Or Be Dead |
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BTSOOM |
Beats The S**t Out Of Me |
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BTW |
By The Way |
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BTWBO |
Be There With Bells On |
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BWQ |
Buzz Word Quotient |
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BYKT |
But You Knew That |
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CAD |
- Control-Alternate-Delete - Computer Aided Design |
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CADET |
Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try |
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CfD |
Call For Discussion |
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CfV |
Call For Vote |
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CIAO |
Goodbye (Italian) |
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CMIIW |
Correct Me If I'm Wrong |
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CO |
Conference |
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CP |
Copy Protection |
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CU |
See You |
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CU2 |
See You, Too |
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CUL |
- Catch You Later - See You Later |
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CUL8R |
See You Later |
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CWYL |
Chat With You Later |
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CYA |
Cover Your A** |
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D/L |
Download |
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DDD |
Direct Distance Dial (as in the phone system) |
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DIIK |
Damned/Darn If I know |
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DILLIGAD |
Do I Look Like I Give A Darn?! |
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DILLIGAF |
Do I Look Like I Give A [*CENSORED*]! |
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DL |
DownLoad |
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DNPM |
Darn Near P***ed Myself |
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DTRT |
Do The Right Thing |
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DWIMC |
Do What I Mean, Correctly |
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DWIMNWIS |
Do What I Mean, Not What I Say |
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EM |
Ethnic Minority |
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EOD |
End Of Discussion |
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EOF |
End Of File |
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EOL |
End Of Lecture |
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EOT |
End of Thread |
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ESAD |
Eat S**t And Die |
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ESOSL |
Endless Snorts Of Stupid Laughter |
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ETLA |
Extended Three Letter Acronym |
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FAQ |
FAQ = Frequently asked questions |
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FB |
Files Busy |
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FCFS |
First Come First Served |
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FD |
FrontDoor |
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FFRD |
Flying Freep in a Rolling Doughnut (I don't give a d***) |
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FIAWOL |
Fandom Is A Way Of Life |
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FIFO |
First In, First Out |
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FIJAGH |
Fandom Is Just A Goddamn Hobby |
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FIMD |
Foot-In-Mouth Disease (open mouth, insert foot, echo) |
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FISH |
First In, Still Here |
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FITB |
Fill In The Blank |
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fn |
Funktion |
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FOAF |
Friend Of A Friend |
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FOOBAR |
see FUBAR |
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FRED |
Flaming Ridiculous Electronic Device |
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FTASB |
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet |
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FTF |
Face To Face |
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FTL |
Faster Than Light |
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FUBAR |
F***ed/Fouled Up Beyond All Repair/Recognition |
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FUBB |
Fouled Up Beyond Belief |
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FUD |
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt |
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FURTB |
Full Up Ready To Burst (about harddisks!) |
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FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
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FYI |
For Your Information |
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GA |
Go Ahead! |
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GD&R |
Grinning, Ducking & Running |
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GDW |
Grin, Duck and Weave |
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GFC |
Going For Coffee |
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GFR |
Grim File Reaper (pervasive data destroyer) |
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GGC |
Goo Goo Cluster (cause zits & intestinal blockage) |
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GIGO |
- Garbage In, Garbage Out - Garbage In, Gospel Out (people accepting blindly what they are told) |
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GIWIST |
Gee, I Wish I'd Said That |
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GMAFB |
Give Me A Freeping Break |
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GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike! |
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GNU |
Gnu Not Unix |
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GOK |
God Only Knows |
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GOWI |
Get On With It |
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GP,F |
Go Puke, Fast! |
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GROK |
As in "I GROK" means thorough understanding. |
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h/w |
hardware |
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HAK |
Hugs And Kisses |
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HHO1/2K |
Ha, Ha, Only Half Kidding |
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HHOK |
Ha, Ha, Only Kidding |
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HHTT |
Ha Ha Thump Thump |
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HHTYAY |
Happy Holidays to You and Yours |
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HIH |
Hope It Helps |
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HSIK |
How Should I Know |
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HTFSIK |
How The F**k Should I Know |
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HTH |
Hope This Helps! |
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HUA |
Heads Up, Ace |
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I/O |
Input/Output |
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IAAA |
I Am An Acountant |
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IAAL |
I Am A Lawyer |
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IAC |
In Any Case |
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IAE |
In any event |
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IANAA |
I Am Not An Accountant |
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IANAL |
I Am Not A Lawyer |
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IBTD |
I Beg To Differ |
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IC |
I See |
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IHHO |
In Her/His Humble Opinion |
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IIABDFI |
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It |
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IIRC |
If I Recall/Remember Correctly |
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IITYWIMWYBMAD |
If I Tell You What It Means Will You Buy Me A Drink? |
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IITYWTMWYKM |
If I Tell You What This Means Will You Kiss Me? |
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IITYWIMWYMMPLTM |
If I Tell You What It Means Will You Make Mad Passionate Love To Me |
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IITYWTMWYM |
If I Tell You What This Means Will You Make Mad Passionate Love To Me All Night Long And Into The Day |
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IITYWYBAD |
If I Tell You, Will You Buy Another Drink |
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IITYWYBMAB |
If I Tell You, Will You Buy Me A Beer |
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IIWM |
If It Were Me (Mine) |
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ILSHIBAMF |
I Laughed So Hard I Broke All My Furniture! |
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IMAO |
In My Arrogant Opinion |
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IMCO |
In My Considered Opinion |
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IME |
In My Experience |
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IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion [the speaker is never humble] |
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IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
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IMO |
In My Opinion |
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IMPOV |
In My Point Of View |
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IMRO |
In My Royal Opinion |
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INPO |
In No Particular Order |
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IOW |
In Other Words |
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ISBAB |
I Should have Bought A Book |
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ITFA |
In The Final Analysis |
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ITSFWI |
If The Shoe Fits, Wear It |
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IWBNI |
If (It?) Would Be Nice If |
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IYFxxx |
Insert Your Favorite xxx, xxx e.g. EM = Ethnic Minority in jokes) |
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IYTMWIMIWMMPLTY |
If You Tell Me What This Means I Will Make Mad Passionate Love To You |
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JAM |
Just A Moment |
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JAS |
Just A Second |
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JAUA |
Just Another Useless Answer |
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JIC |
Just In Case |
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JSNM |
Just Stark Naked Magic |
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KBD |
Keyboard |
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KHYF |
Know How You Feel |
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KISS |
Keep It Simple, Stupid |
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KMA |
Kiss My Arm/A** (shouldn't be used online ...) |
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L8R |
Later |
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LAB&TYD |
Life's A Bitch & Then You Die. |
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LAGNAF |
Let's All Get Naked And [*CENSORED*] |
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LD |
Long Distance |
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lib |
Library |
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LLTA |
Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause |
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LMAO |
Laughing my A** off |
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LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
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LTIP |
Laughing Til' I Puke |
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LTNT |
Long Time, No Type |
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MLA |
Multiple Letter Acronym |
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MOF |
Matter Of Fact |
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MOTAS |
Member Of The Appropriate Sex |
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MOTM |
Member Of The Month |
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MOTOS |
Member Of The Opposite Sex |
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MOTSS |
Member Of The Same Sex |
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msg |
Message |
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MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failure |
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MTFBWY |
May The Force Be With You |
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MYOB |
Mind Your Own Business |
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n/a |
not applicable |
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NAVY |
Never Again Volunteer Yourself |
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NB |
Nota Bene |
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NBD |
No Big Deal |
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NBFD |
No Big F***ing Deal |
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NFG |
No Freeping Good |
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NFI |
No Friggin' Idea |
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NFW |
No Friggin' Way!! |
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NIH |
Not Invented Here (Very common at Microsoft) |
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NIMBY |
Not In My Back Yard |
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NINO |
- No Input, No Output - Nothing In, Nothing Out |
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NOYB |
None Of Your Business |
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NQA |
No Question Asked |
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NRN |
No Reply Necessary |
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NTIM |
Not That It Matters |
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NTIMM |
Not That It Matters Much |
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NTW |
Not To Worry |
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NTYMI |
Now that you mention it |
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N'SP |
Nobody'S Perfect |
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OATUS |
On A Totally Unrelated Subject |
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OAUS |
On An Unrelated Subject |
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obj |
Objekt |
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ObJoke |
Obligatory Joke |
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OBTW |
Oh, By The Way |
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Ofs |
Offset |
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OFTPATHIRIO |
Oh F*** This Place And The Horse It Rode In On! |
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OIC |
Oh! I See |
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ONNA |
Oh No, Not Again |
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ONNTA |
Oh No, Not This Again |
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OOTC |
Obligatory On-Topic Comment |
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op |
Operator |
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OTF |
On The Floor |
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OTL |
Out To Lunch |
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OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
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OTOOH |
On The Other Other Hand |
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OTTH |
On The Third Hand |
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OTTOMH |
Off The Top Of My Head |
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OWTTE |
Or Words To That Effect |
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OZ |
Australia |
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PABG |
Packing A Big Gun |
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PBM |
Play By Mail (game) |
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PFM |
Pure F***ing Magic |
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PITA |
Pain In The A**/Anatomy |
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PLOKTA |
Press Lots Of Keys To Abort |
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PMBI |
Pardon My Butting In |
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PMETC |
Pardon Me, etc. |
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PMFBI |
Pardon Me For Butting In |
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PMFJI |
Pardon Me For Jumping In |
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PMIGBOM |
Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth |
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PMJI |
Pardon My Jumping In |
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POSSLQ |
Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters |
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POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
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POV |
Point Of View |
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PPP |
Petty Pet Peeve |
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PPPP |
Previous Paragraph was Polemical Position |
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PPTSPAHS |
Please Pass The Salt, Pepper And Hot Sauce ... used when ??? |
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Prgm |
Program |
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proc |
Prozedur |
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PS |
postscript/post scriptum |
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ptr |
Pointer |
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RAEBNC |
Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment (an APA abbreviation) |
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RfD |
Request For Discussion |
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rgds |
Regards |
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RHIP |
Rank Has It's Privileges |
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RLCO |
Real Life Conference |
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RNA |
Ring, No Answer |
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ROFL |
Rolling On Floor, Laughing! |
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ROFLASTC |
Rolling On Floor, Laughing And Scaring The Cat! |
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ROFLGO |
Rolling On Floor, Laughing Guts Out! |
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ROFLMAO |
Rolling On Floor, Laughing My A** Off |
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ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor |
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ROTFL |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing |
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ROTFLAHMS |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing And Holding My Sides |
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ROTFLBTC |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing, Biting The Carpet |
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ROTFLBTCACTC |
Rolling On the Floor, Biting The Carpet And Scaring The Cat |
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ROTFLBTCASTCIIHO |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing, Biting The Carpet and Scaring The Cat If I Had One |
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ROTFLBTCDICA |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing, Biting The Carpet, Dancing In Circles And Jumping Through The Window, Almost Dieing By Smashing Into HP Who's Then Running Horrified Into The Street Being Killed Accidentally By A Yellow Bulldozer |
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ROTFLMAO |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A** Off |
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ROTFLTC |
Rolling On The Floor, Licking The Glue |
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ROTFLSHTIH |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard That It Hurts |
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ROTFLSHTIHH |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard That It Hurts Her Sides So Much That If She Doesn't Stop She Will Die |
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RSN |
Real Soon Now |
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RTFF |
Read That Fucking (FAQing, fine, freaking or whatever) FAQ |
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RTFM |
Read That *Fine*/ Farging/ Fershlugginer/ Flaming/ Freaking/ Friendly/ Friggin'/ Fucking Manual |
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RTFMA |
Read The Friggin' Manual, Again |
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RTWFQ |
Read The Whole Friggin' Question (a pers TRIV fave) |
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RYFM |
Read Your Friendly/Friggin'/Fucking Manual! |
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RYS |
Read Your Screen |
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SAPFU |
Surpassing All Previous 'Foul' Ups |
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SCNR |
Sorry, Could Not Resist |
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seg |
Segment |
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SF |
Science Fiction or Speculative Fantasy |
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SFLA |
Stupid Four Letter Acronym |
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SICS |
Sitting In Chair Snickering |
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SITD |
Still In The Dark |
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SLH |
Sub Level Hierarchy (newsgroups) |
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SLM |
See Last Mail |
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SMOP |
Small Matter Of Programming |
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SMTWGWLAF |
Slapping My Thighs While Giggling Wildly Like A Fool |
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SMTWTFS |
Slapping My Thighs While Terribly Foolishly Snickering |
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SNAFU |
Situation Normal, All Fucked Up |
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SnailMail |
The U.S. Postal Service |
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SO |
Significant Order |
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SOGOTP |
Sh*t Or Get Off The Pot |
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SOI |
Stunk On Ice |
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SOL |
- S*** Out of Luck - Sooner Or Later |
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SOS |
Same Old Stuff |
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SOTA |
State Of The Art |
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SOW |
Speaking Of Which |
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sp? |
spelling correct? |
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SSDD |
Same Stuff, Different Day |
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SUFID |
Screwing Up Face In Disgust |
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SWAG |
Super Wild A** Guess |
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SWALCAKWS |
Sealed With A Lick Cause A Kiss Won't Stick |
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SWEG |
Scientific Wild Eyed Guess |
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SWMBO |
She Who Must Be Obeyed |
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SYSOP |
System Operator |
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SYT |
Sweet Young Thing |
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TACE |
To A Certain Extent |
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TAFN |
That's All For Now |
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TANJ |
There Ain't No Justice (Niven) |
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TANSTAAFL |
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
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TARFU |
Things Are _Really_ Fouled Up |
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TBYB |
Try Before You Buy |
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TDM |
Too Dang Many |
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TFS |
Three Finger Salute (Ctrl-Alt-Del) |
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TFTHAOT |
Thanx For The Help Ahead Of Time |
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TFTT |
Thanx For The Thought |
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TGAL |
Think Globally, Act Locally |
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TGIF |
Thank God, It's Friday |
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THANX |
Thanks |
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THX |
Thanks |
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TIA |
Thanks In Advance |
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TIC |
Tongue In Cheek |
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TINAR |
This Is Not A Recommendation |
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TINWIS |
That Is Not What I Said |
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TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
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TLH |
Top Level Hierarchy (newsgroups) |
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TM |
- Thread Mangler - TradeMark |
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TNSTAAFL |
There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
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TNX |
Thanks |
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TOBAL |
There Oughta Be A Law |
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TOBG |
This Oughta Be Good |
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TOYM |
Turn On Your Mind! |
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TPTB |
The Powers That Be |
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TRDMC |
Tears Running Down My Cheeks |
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TSJD |
Texas Size Jelly Doughnut |
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TSR |
Totally Stupid Rules |
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TTBOMK |
To The Best Of My Knowledge |
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TTFN |
Ta Ta For Now |
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TTL4N |
That's The Lot For Now |
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TTUL |
Talk To You Later |
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TTYAWFN |
Talk To You A While From Now |
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TTYL |
Talk/Type To You Later |
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TYCLO |
Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Quit Shouting) |
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TYVM |
Thank You Very Much |
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U |
University |
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U/L |
Upload |
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UL |
Upload |
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UNCLE |
Unified Nuclear Coalition of Latvian Emigrants |
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UoX |
University of X |
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UTSL |
Use The Source, Luke! |
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w/ |
with |
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w/o |
without |
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WAEF |
When All Else Fails |
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WAG |
Wild A** Guess |
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WAMKSAM |
Why Are My Kids (or Kitties) Staring At Me? |
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WDYMBT |
What Do (or Did) You Mean By That? |
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WGAS |
Who Gives A [*CENSORED*]?! |
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WIBAMU |
Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle |
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WIMP |
Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing (to describe Windows) |
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WizOp |
Wizard Sysop; the primary Forum Administrator/Sysop |
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WMMOWS |
Wash My Mouth Out With Soap! |
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WNOHGB |
Where No One Has Gone Before |
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WOA |
Work Of Art |
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WOFTAM |
Waste Of Flaming Time And Money |
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WRT |
With Respect To |
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WT |
Without Thinking |
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WTF |
What The F*** |
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WTFDIK |
What The Freep Do I Know |
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WTFZDN |
What The F*** Zit Doin' Now? |
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WTH |
What The Heck |
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WTTM |
Without Thinking Too Much |
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WYLABOCTGWTR |
Would You Like A Bowl Of Cream To Go With That Remark? |
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WYLASOMWTC |
Would You Like A Saucer Of Milk With That Comment? |
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WYSBYGI |
What You See Before You Get It |
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WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
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YAOTM |
Yet Another Off-Topic Message |
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YAxxx |
Yet Another xxx |
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YGLT |
You're Gonna Love This ... |
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YKYARW |
You Know You're A Redneck When ... |
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