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1337 - From the word Leet, derived from the word elite

2 - too, or to

4 - For

10q - Thank you.

A

A C? - AH! SI?

AAF - As A Friend

ADAD - "Another Day Another Dollar

ADIH - Another Day In Hell

ADIP - Another Day in Paradise

AEAP - As Early As Possible

AFAICR/S/T - As far as I can recall / remember / see / tell

AFAIK - As far as I know

AFAP - As Far As Possible

AFK - Away from keyboard

ASAP - As soon as possible

ASL or A/S/L - Age / sex / location

ASLP or A/S/L/P - Age, sex, location, picture

ATEOTD - At The End of the Day

ATM - At the moment

AWOL - Absent Without (Official) Leave

AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB) - w:All your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing)

B

B2B - Business to Business

B2C - Business to Customer

B4 - Before

BBIAB - Be back in a bit

BBQ - Barbecue. While not internet slang in itself, it is often combined with other initialisms as a point of satire, absurdity, or a non-sequitur. For example OMG WTF BBQ.

BBL/BBS - Be back later / shortly / soon

BCNU - Be seein' you

BFF - Best Friends Forever

BFN - Bye For Now

blog - Also known as web log or an online journal

BOFH - Bastard operator from hell

bot - Any type of automated software in chatrooms and web-cataloging software

BRB - Be right back

BSOD - Blue Screen of Death

BTDT - Been there done that

BTW - By the way

bump - Increment (For example, C's ++ operator.) or a backronym for "Bring Up My Post"

C

CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong.

crawl - To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it

crapplet - A poorly written computer application

CU - See you (later)

CYA - See ya OR Cover Your Ass

cyber- (prefix) - A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer

cyberspace - Virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William Gibson popularized the term in his novel Neuromancer. Gibson used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks that his cyberpunk heroes 'jacked into'

D

DFTT - Don't feed the trolls

DIAF - Die in a fire

DILLIGAF/D/S - Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit

DND - Do not disturb

DOA - Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery.

E

EOF - End of File

EOM - End of Message

EOL - End of Life. Device or hardware that is at the end of its product life cycle. - End of Line.

EQ - EverQuest

ETA - Estimated time of arrival

F

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)

FFS - For fuck's sake

flamer - Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll.

FMCDH - From My Cold Dead Hands

FOAD - Fuck off and die

FOAF - Friend of a friend

FTFY - Fixed that for you

FTL - For the loss

FTW - For the win

FU - Fuck you

FUBAR - Fucked up beyond all recognition / repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")

FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation)

FWIW - For what it's worth

FYI - For your information

G

GBTW - Get back to work

GF - Great/good fight

GFU - Good for you

GFY - Go fuck yourself

GG - Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match

GGS - Good games

GJ - Good job, often used in online gaming when a teammate performs an act benefitting his team, such as killing an opponent or enabling that kill

GMTA - Great minds think alike

Godwin's Law - Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler

gratz - Congratulations

GTFO - Get the fuck out

GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'

GR - Good Race

H

HAND - have a nice day

handle - Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name)

HF - Have fun

haxor or H4x0r (1337) - Hacker

hit - A request made to the web server, (noun) the results of an internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent to visitors of a webpage.

home page - The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index"

hot list - A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files.

HTH - Hope this / that helps

I

IANAL - I am not a lawyer

IBTL - In before the lock

IDK - I don't know

IONO - I don't know

IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly

IIUC - If I understand correctly

IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO - In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion

Information superhighway - The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn)

IOW - In other words

IRC - Internet Relay Chat

IRL - In real life

ITYM - I Think You Mean

IWSN - I want sex now

IYKWIM - If you know what I mean

J

jaggy - aliased computer graphics

JAS - Just a sec

JFTR - Just for the record

JK or j/k - Just kidding, or joke

K

k or kk - OK

KISS - Keep it simple stupid.

KOS - Kill on sight

KTHX - OK, thanks

KTHXBAI - OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short

L

L8R - Later, L8R also sometimes abbreviated as L8ER is commonly used in chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of saying good bye.

lag - Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency; Lag is sometimes due to a server problem, but more frequently due to the connection between client and server. A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy

lamer - A know-nothing, one who is lame.

leet - Often spelled as l33t or 1337. It originally meant elite

LFG - Looking for group

LFM - Looking for more

LMAO - Laughing my ass off

LMFAO - Laughing my fucking ass off

LMIRL - Let's meet in real life.

LMK - Let me know

LOL - Laughing out loud, laugh out loud

LTNS - Long time no see

lulz - corruption of LOL

lurker - Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions

LYLAB - Love you like a brother.

LYLAS - Love you like a sister.

M

MMORPG, MMO - Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game

MOTD - Message of the day

MTFBWY - May The Force be with you

MUD - Multi-User Dungeon

MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination

MYOB - Mind your own business

M8 - Mate

N

N1 - Nice one, used mostly often in gaming

NE1 - "Anyone"

newbie, newb, n00b - An inexperienced user of a system or game, or an annoying person. Usually a derogatory term for someone inexperienced at a game.

NIFOC - Naked In Front Of Computer

NM - (Sometimes written N/M) Not much, Never mind or no message, used on message boards or in e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line.

NP - No problem

NSFW - Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers.

NVM, NVMD, or nm - Nevermind, not much

O

O RLY - Oh really?

OIC - Oh, I see

OFN - Old freaking news

OMG - Oh my god

OMFG - Oh my fucking god

OMGWTF - Oh my God what the fuck/>

OMW - On my way or Oh my word

ONOZ - Oh, no

OP - Original poster / Operator / Outpost

OS - Operating system

OT - Off topic

OTOH - On the other hand

OTP - On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss

P

P2P - Peer to peer, or pay to play

PAW - Parents are watching

PEBKAC/PEBCAK - Problem exists between keyboard and chair

ping - From the popular network monitoring tool.

PITA - Pain in the arse / ass

PLMK - Please let me know

PMSL - Pissing myself laughing

POS - Piece of shit, or parent over shoulder.

POTS - Plain old telephone service

POV - Point of view

PL - Powerleveling, used in online games.

PPL - People

PTKFGS - Punch the Keys For God's Sake

pr0n - Intentional misspelling of porn

PW - Persistent World (gaming)

pwned - Intentional misspelling of owned

Q

QFT - Quoted for truthiness - either to show satire or agreement with something satiric.

QWP - (texting) Quit Whining, Please. (gaming) equip v / equipment n.

R

rehi (or merely re) - Hello again

RL - Real Life

RMS - Ride me sideways

ROFL/ROTFL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing

ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off

ROFLMAOWPIMP/ROTFLMAOWPIMP - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off while peeing in my pants

ROFLOL/ROTFLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud

RSN - Real soon now (used sarcastically)

RTFB - Read the fucking binary (or book)

RTFS - Read the fucking source

RTFM/RTM - Read the (fucking) manual or reboot the (fucking) machine

S

SCNR - Sorry, could not resist

SFW - Safe for Work, see NSFW

sk8/sk8r/sk8er - skate/skater

smiley - Another name for emoticons

SMH - Shaking my head

SNAFU - Situation normal: all (fucked/fouled) up

Snail mail - Normal paper mail service

SOHF - Sense of humor failure

spider - The program behind a search engine

STFU - Shut the fuck up

STFW - Search the fucking web

T

TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, a quote originally attributed to Robert Heinlein

TBF - Time between failures

TBH - To be honest

TG - That's great

TGIF - Thank God it's Friday

THX/THNX, TNX or TX - Thanks

TIA - Thanks in advance

TINC - There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories

TMI - Too much information

TOOBS - Internets (refering to the internet as a series of tubes)

TOS - Terms of service

TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge

TTFN - Ta ta for now

TTYL - Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)

tweedler - One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets[8]

TY - Thank you

TYT - Take your time

TYVM - Thank you very much

U

U - You

UTFSE - Use the fucking search engine

V

W

w00t, w00T or WOOT - First two express exuberance, the last is a backronym for the term "We Own the Other Team".

W/ or W/O - With or without

WB - Welcome back

W/E - Whatever

WRT - With respect / regard to

WTB - Want to buy

WTF - What the fuck

WTG - Way to go

WTH - What the hell

WTS - Want to sell

WTT - Want to trade

WUG - What you got?

WUBU2 - What (have) you been up to?

WUU2 - What (are) you up to?

WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get

W8 - Wait

Y

YHBT - You have been trolled.

YKW - You know what?

YMMV - Your mileage may vary.

YTMND - You're The Man Now, Dog

YW - You're welcome.

YOYO - You're On Your Own.

YAGTOH - you are going to own him.

Z

ZOMG - An intentional misspelling of the acronym shorthand for "Oh My Gawd" and pronounced "Zoh My Gawd" This version is mainly used in jest or to ridicule people who use abbreviations like OMG and OMFG

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  • 2 months later...

That's too much information to absorb. :dance2: :dance2: :dance2: :frusty:

than, absorb one at a time :cheers:
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That's too much information to absorb. :( :welcome: :fear: :fear:

than, absorb one at a time :cheers:

That would take years... :frusty: :frusty: :frusty:

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Enough Said :pirate:

Exemple :

Salsa Fucked

December 5

This phenomenon occurs when dining at a Mexican restaurant with a large group and the salsa is not distributed evenly throughout the table. The areas of the table that do not have ample amounts of salsa are "salsa fucked."

Jeff, all of the salsa is at the other end of the table, yo.

I know, we got Salsa Fucked.

by Robocoke

screwvenir

December 4

anything that you keep (whether stolen or given to you) from someone's house after you've slept with them.

Laura didn't really like doing it with Chip so much, but she did nab a copy of Time Magazine with Mick Jagger on it from his house as a screwvenir.

by Laura

econnoisseur

December 3

One who insists on the highest quality at the lowest price.

Being an econnoisseur I bought the ten dollar chilean wine instead of the fifty dollar french.

by John F. Oliver

Edited by 3NIGM4
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i did a thread like that once ...

interesting if u could keep up with these all Slangs...

making life better ;)

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