Marik Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 0-9 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I know some of them, but I didn't that there were these many! :yes: Darker_Than_Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearoninternet Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 TMI TTBOMK. MTFBWY M8! YTMND! :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 TMI TTBOMK. MTFBWY M8! YTMND! :( I didn't understand **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Too much information To the best of my knowledge May The Force be with you Mate You're The Man Now, Dog+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 That's too much information to absorb. :D :P :D ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 That's too much information to absorb. :dance2: :dance2: :dance2: :frusty:than, absorb one at a time :cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 That's too much information to absorb. :( :welcome: :fear: :fear:than, absorb one at a time :cheers: That would take years... :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATE9X Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 OMGWTFBBQzzz???!!!!?!?!!??!!1111oneoneone reminds me of..: http://blog.haszprus.hu/pix/2004h2/2004-0828-02.html :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 ahahhahahahahahhahahahahow to be lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NIGM4 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) 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 December 6, 2008 by 3NIGM4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshTheGamer Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Lol funny ass topic :P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashar Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 i did a thread like that once ...interesting if u could keep up with these all Slangs...making life better ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solerida Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Cool, what a list!Cheers............I'll show them kids now.........just gotta find my phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIRavecavec Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 At the word ⎝⏠⏝⏠⎠ - Happy Nsaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumia Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 OTW - On The Way :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 ASDF - means all but nothing (but is slang). :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ande Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 LAWL - Laughing At Whose LaughingHS - Head Shot :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2ms Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 TL;DR - Too Long. Didn't read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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