Proposed additions to the List of internet slang:
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edit- AKA
- "also known as" [1]
- Anon
- "anonymous" [2]
- ASAP
- "as soon as possible" [3]
- AWOL
- "absent without leave" (from military slang) [4]
- BCNU
- "be seeing you" [5]
- Boot
- to eject a player from a server [6]
- Blogger
- one who writes or posts articles on a weblog [7]
- BOHICA
- "bend over, here it comes again" (from military slang) [8]
- BRB
- "be right back" [9]
- BS
- "bullshit" or "backstab" [10]
- CU
- "see you" [11]
- CYA
- "see ya" or "cover your ass" [12]
- DIY
- "do it yourself" [13]
- EOL
- "end of line" [14]
- ETA
- "estimated time of arrival" (also "edited to add") [16]
- EULA
- "End User License Agreement"
- F2F
- "face to face" (that is, "in real life") [19]
- FAQ
- "Frequently Asked Questions" (printed with their respective answers) [21]
- Frag
- to kill (from fragmentation grenade; see frag) [23]
- FUBAR
- "fucked up beyond all recognition" (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar") [24]
- FWIW
- "for what it's worth" [25]
- FYI
- "for your information" [26]
- GTG
- also "got to go" [27]
FOLDOC
edit- Admin
- "administrator" (systems administrator or forum moderator) [29]
- AFK
- "away from keyboard" (also backronymed to "a free kill") [30]
- ATM
- "at the moment" [31]
- B2B
- "business to business" or "back to back" [32]
- EOF
- "end of file" [33]
- Flamer
- one who writes inflammatory posts, also known as an Internet Troll [34]
- FOAF
- "friend of a friend" [35]
- FUD
- "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" (the purposeful spread of misinformation) [36]
- HAND
- "have a nice day" [37]
- HTH
- "hope this/that helps" or "happy to help" [38]
- IANAL
- "I am not a lawyer" [39]
- IDK
- "I don't know" [40]
- IIRC
- "if I recall/remember correctly" [41]
- IMAO
- "in my arrogant opinion" or "I am laughing my ass off" [42]
- IMHO
- "in my humble/honest opinion" [43]
- IMNSHO
- "in my not so humble opinion"
- IMO
- "in my opinion"
- IOW
- "in other words"
- IRL
- "in real life"
- Lag
- "latency" (whether due to a server problem or the server-client connection)
- Lamer
- a know-nothing
- LMAO
- "laughing my ass off" (can be parodically extended to "LMAOnade", etc) [51]
- LOL
- "laughing out loud" or "lots of laughs" [52]
(For other variations of the word LOL, see LOL (Internet slang))
- Lurker
- one who frequents a message board without participating in discussions
- MOTD
- "message of the day" [54]
- MUD
- "Multi-User Dungeon" [55]
- MUSH
- "Multi-User Shared Habitat" [56]
- MYOB
- "mind your own business" [57]
- Newb
- "newbie"
- NIFOC
- "naked in front of computer" [59]
- OIC
- "oh, I see" [60]
- Op
- "operator" (a moderator) [61]
- OS
- "Operating System" [62]
- OTOH
- "on the other hand" [63]
- PEBKAC
- "problem exists between keyboard and chair" [64]
- PITA
- "pain in the ass" [65]
- PLMK
- "please let me know" [66]
- Rehi
- "hello again" [67]
- RL
- "real life" [68]
- RSN
- "real soon now" (used sarastically) [69]
- SNAFU
- "situation normal all fucked up" (from military slang) [70]
- SOL
- "shit out of luck" [71]
- TIA
- "thanks in advance" [72]
- TINC
- "there is no cabal" (a term discouraging conspiracy theories) [73]
- TLA
- "three letter acronym" [74]
- TOS
- "terms of service" [75]
- Troll
- one who deliberately stirs up trouble or posts false information [76]
- TTFN
- "ta ta for now" [77]
- TTYL
- "talk to you later" [78]
- TYT
- "take you time" [79]
- Wares (also warez)
- illegally obtained software [80]
- WB
- "welcome back" [81]
- WOMBAT
- "waste of money, brains, and time" [82]
- WRT
- "with respect (or regards) to..." [83]
- WTF
- "what the fuck?" (less commonly, but equally validly, "who/what/when/where the fuck?") [84]
- WTH
- "what the hell?" [85]
- WYSIAYG
- "what you see is all you get" (suggesting that software is incomplete) [86]
- WYSIWYG
- "what you see is what you get" (pronounced "wizzywig"; printed output will look identical to its screen representation) [87]
- YMMV
- "your mileage may vary" (used as a disclaimer for an opinion) [88]
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This Tireless Contributor Barnstar Award is for your obvious hard work in making this page for the List of Internet Slang. Dragix 09:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
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Introducing Ed, the Poor
Crazy BastardAudacious Action Barnstar for adding a whole Motherload of information to a sensitive topic. Lots of Wikipedians keep Wikipedia in control, but you're the type who also moves it forward. This is for sheer balls, man. Dragix 09:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)