Net Lingo (some acronyms used in chat, e-mail, etc)
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A/S/L |
Age/Sex/Location |
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AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
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AFK |
Away From Keyboard |
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AKA |
Also Known As |
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AMBW |
All My Best Wishes |
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ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
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AYSOS |
Are You Stupid Or Something |
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B4 |
Before |
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BBIAB |
Be Back in a Bit |
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BBIAF |
Be Back in a Few |
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BBL |
Be Back Later |
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BBN |
Bye Bye Now |
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BCNU |
Be Seein' You |
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BFD |
Big F***ing Deal |
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BFN |
Bye For Now |
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BHOF |
Bald Headed Old Fart |
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BIF |
Basic In Fact |
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BITD |
Back In The Day |
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BM |
Byte Me |
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BRB |
Be Right Back |
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BTSOOM |
Beats The Shit Out Of Me |
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BTW |
By The Way |
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CID |
Consider It Done |
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CIO |
Check It Out |
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Cof$ |
Church of Scientology |
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CUL8R |
See You Later |
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DILLIGAS |
Do I Look Like I Give A Shit |
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DLTM |
Don't Lie To Me |
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F2F |
Face to Face |
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FUBAR |
F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition |
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FUD |
(Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty,
and Disinformation |
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FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
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FYA |
For Your Amusement |
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FYI |
For Your Information |
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GG |
Good Game |
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GL |
Good Luck |
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GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike |
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GR&D |
Grinning Running And Ducking |
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GTG |
Got To Go |
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GTGB |
Got To Go, Bye |
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GTSY |
Glad To See Ya |
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GYPO |
Get Your Pants Off |
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HAGO |
Have A Good One |
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HTH |
Hope This (That) Helps |
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IAE |
In Any Event |
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IC |
In Character |
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IDKY |
I Don't Know You |
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IDST |
I Didn't Say That |
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IDTS |
I Don't Think So |
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IFU |
I F***ed Up |
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IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
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IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
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IMO |
In My Opinion |
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IOH |
I'm Outta Here |
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IOW |
In Other Words |
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IRL |
In Real Life |
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IYSS |
If You Say So |
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KIT |
Keep In Touch |
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KYPO |
Keep Your Pants On |
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L8R |
Later |
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LMAO |
Laughing My Ass Off |
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LOL |
Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of
Love |
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LTNS |
Long Time No See |
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MHOTY |
My Hat's Off To You |
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MorF |
Male or Female |
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MOTD |
Message Of The Day |
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MOTSS |
Members of the Same Sex |
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NBIF |
No Basis In Fact |
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NFW |
No F***ing Way |
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NIFOC |
Nude In Front Of The Computer |
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NP |
No Problem |
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NRG |
Energy |
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NRN |
No Reply Necessary |
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OIC |
Oh, I see |
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OOC |
Out Of Character |
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OOTB |
Out of the Box -or- Out of the
Blue |
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OTOH |
On the Other Hand |
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PEBCAK |
Problem Exists Between Chair And
Keyboard |
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PLS |
Please |
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PMFJI |
Pardon Me For Jumping In |
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POV |
Point of View |
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ROTFL |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
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ROTFLMAO |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing My
Ass Off |
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RSN |
Real Soon Now |
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RTFM |
Read The F***ing Manual |
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RTM |
Read The Manual |
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SITD |
Still in the Dark |
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SNAFU |
Situation Normal, All F***ed Up |
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SorG |
Straight or Gay? |
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SUYF |
Shut Up You Fool |
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SWAG |
Scientific Wild Ass Guess |
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SWDYT |
So What Do You Think |
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TANSTAAFL |
There Ain't No Such Thing as a
Free Lunch |
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Tarfu |
Things are really f***ed up! |
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TEOTWAWKI |
The End of the World As We Know
It |
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TIA |
Thanks in Advance |
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TIAIL |
Think I Am In Love |
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TIC |
Tongue in Cheek |
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TTFN |
Ta Ta For Now |
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TTT |
To The Top |
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TTYL |
Talk To You Later |
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TX |
Thanks |
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TYVM |
Thank You Very Much |
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unPC |
unPolitically Correct |
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WAG |
Wild Ass Guess |
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WB |
Welcome Back |
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WCA |
Who Cares Anyway |
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WDYS |
What Did You Say |
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WE |
What Ever |
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WEG |
Wicked Evil Grin |
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WTF |
What The F***? |
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WTG |
Way To Go! |
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WYRN |
What's Your Real Name? |
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WYS |
Whatever You Say |
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WYSIWYG |
What You See is What You Get |
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WYT |
Whatever You Think |
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YA |
Yet Another |
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YDKM |
You Don't Know Me |
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YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary |
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YSYD |
Yeah, Sure You Do |
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YTTT |
You Telling The Truth? |