Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations

grotbag · 04-19-2008, 04:16 PM

some handy abbreviations for using in the members 'extra' chatroom or text talk

AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact

AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned

AFAIK As Far As I Know

AIB am i boverd?

AKA Also Known As

ASAS As soon as sensible

ATB all the best

AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet

AYFR are you for real

AYKM are you kidding me

AYOR At Your Own Risk

AYS Are You Serious?

B/C Because

B4 Before

B4N Bye For Now

BAK Back At Keyboard

BBL Be Back Later

BBS Be Back Soon

BLTN Better Late Than Never

BOL best of luck

BOT Back On Topic

BOTTS Back On To The Subject

BR Best Regards

BRB Be Right Back

BSF But Seriously Folks

BST But Seriously Though

BTA But Then Again....

BTAIM Be That As It May

BTDT Been There Done That

BTDTGTTSAWIO Been There Done That Got The T-shirt And Wore It Out

BTW By The Way

BWTH But What The Hell

BYOB Bring your own beer

CMIIW Correct Me If I'm wrong.

CWOT Complete Waste Of Time

CWYL Chat With You Later.

CYA See Ya

CYM Check Your Mail

DDSOS Different Day, Same Old S**t

DEGT Don't Even Go There (i.e. I don't want to talk about it)

DILLIGAF Do I Look Like I Give A F***?

DK Don't Know

DOE Depends On Experience

DPYN Don't Pick Your Nose

DW dont worry

DWI Deal with it

DWISNWID Do What I Say Not What I Do.

DYHWIH Do You Hear What I Hear?

DYJHIW Don't You Just Hate It When...

EOL End Of Lecture

EOR End Of Rant

ETA Estimated Time of Arrival

FAAK Falling Asleep At Keyboard

FBW Fly by wire

FC Fingers Crossed

FCOL For Crying Out Loud

FFS For F**** Sake

FITB Fill In The Blanks

FNB Football And Beer

FOAF Friend Of A Friend

FOC Free Of Charge

FOCL Falling Off Chair Laughing

FTASB Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

FTS F*** This S***

FU F*** You

FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition

FUBB Fouled Up Beyond Belief

FUBU Fouled Up Beyond Use

FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

FWIW For What It's Worth

FYA For Your Amusement

FYE For Your Entertainment

FYI For Your Information

G2G Gotta go

G4U Good For You

GA Go Ahead

GAL Get A Life

GFAK Go Fly A Kite

GMTA Great Minds Think Alike

HAGO Have A Good One

HAND Have A Nice Day

HAY How Are You

HB Hug Back / Hurry Back

HBU? How aBout yoU?

HHOJ Ha Ha, Only Joking

HHOK Ha Ha, Only Kidding

HHVF Ha-ha, Very Funny

HIWTH Hate It When That Happens

HOAS Hold On A Second

HP Harry Potter

HYFB Hope You Feel Better

IB2D / IBTD I Beg To Differ

IC I See

ICAM I couldn't agree more

ICBB I can't be bothered

ICCL I Couldn't Care Less

IDBI I Don't Believe It

IDC I Dont Care

IDEK I Don't Even Know

IDGAD I Don't Give A Damn.

IDGAF I Don't Give A F***

IDGI I Don't Get It

IDTS I Don't Think So

IIRC If I Remember Correctly

IITYWIMIWHTKY If I Tell You What It Means I Will Have to Kill You

IITYWTMWYBMAD If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me a Drink?

IKWUM I Know What You Mean

IKWYDLS I know what you did last summer

IMCO In My Considered Opinion

IME In My Experience

IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion

INBD It's no big deal

INRS It's Not Rocket Science

IOW In Other Words

IRDK I really dont know

IRL In Real Life

ISWYM I See What You Mean

ITA I Totally Agree

JSYK Just So You Know

JTLYK Just To let You Know

KK ok and alright then mixed together

KMA Kiss My Ass

L8R Later

LLAP Live Long and Prosper

LLF Laughing Like F***

LMA Leave Me Alone

LMAO Laughing My @$$ Off

LMK Let Me Know

LO Hello

LOL Laughing Out Loud

LOLOL Lots Of Laughing Out Loud

LQTM laughing quietly to myself

LSH laughing so hard

LSMIH laughing so much it hurts

LTNS Long Time No See

MOH My Other Half

MOOBS man boobs

MTA more than anything

MTFBWY May The Force Be With You

MUAH The sound of giving a kiss

MWAH Kiss

MYOB Mind Your Own Business

NALOPKT Not A Lot Of People Know That.

NB Not Bad

NBD No Big Deal

NC No Choice

NE1 Anyone

NEWAY Anyway

NFW No F****** Way

NGH not gonna happen

NIMBY Not In My Back Yard

NOOB New person to this

NOWT nothing

NOYB None Of Your Business

NTTAWWT Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

NVM Nevermind

OBHF Old Bald Headed Fart

OBTW Oh, By The Way.

OF Old Fart

OG Old Git

OIC Oh, I See

OJ Only Joking

OK Only Kidding

OL the Old Lady

OM the Old Man

ONNA Oh No, Not Again

OTOH On The Other Hand

OTOOH On The Other Other Hand

OTTOMH Off The Top Of My Head

PITA Pain In The @$$

PLMK Please Let Me Know

PLZ / PLS Please

PMBYMHMMFSWGAS Pardon Me, But You Must Have Mistaken Me For Someone Who Gives A S**t

PMPL P**ing My Pants Laughing

PMSL P***ing myself laughing

POV Point Of View

PPL People

ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO Rolling On Floor, Laughing My A$$ Off

RTFAQ Read The FAQ

RTFI Read The Flipping Instructions

RTFM Read The Flipping Manual

SH Same Here

SICS Sitting In Chair Snickering

SLAP sounds like a plan

SLF Sounds Like Fun

SLOL Seriously Laughing Out Loud

SMH Shaking My Head

SOMSW someone over my shoulder watching

SOZ Sorry

STFU Shut The F*** Up

TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

TFM2KAU2FO THAT'S FOR ME TO KNOW AND YOU TO FIND OUT

TINWIS That Is Not What I Said

TPS Totally pointless stuff

TRDMC Tears Running Down My Cheeks

TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge

TY Thank You

TYSM Thank You So Much

WAEFRD When All Else Fails, Read Directions

WB Welcome Back

WYLASOMWTC Would You Like A Saucer Of Milk With That Comment?

WYLSCWTW Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine?

ZZZ Sleepy, bored or tired

druidsam · 04-19-2008, 05:23 PM

ffs

..............................Sam

grotbag · 04-19-2008, 11:35 PM

GFAK :d

robertall · 04-20-2008, 02:00 PM

Pointless...ffs, fu, stfu, haha, wubu2, wasson, asl, are the only ones i use.

Rob

grotbag · 04-20-2008, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertall

Pointless...ffs, fu, stfu, haha, wubu2, wasson, asl, are the only ones i use.

Rob

What does Pointless stand for then

jonnywombat · 07-22-2008, 01:20 PM

A few more which I use now and again, but I can't find on the list

ATM... At the moment

ICMFP... I claim my five pounds... theres whole meme that goes with that one

IMHO.. In my Humble/honest opinion

NSFW.. not safe for work.. warning on thread, post or link

If you come across anything similar which you don't understand then you can always look it up HERE

dungeekin · 07-22-2008, 02:17 PM

Could I add one that I've used and seen used, and may be appropriate for this Forum....

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary

(As in - [this] was my experience, but YMMV)

Neil

grotbag · 07-22-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnywombat

ATM... At the moment

So I get my cash out of a ................ hmmmmmmmmm !

Boyaghan · 07-22-2008, 04:14 PM

Surprised you didn't include

SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed

HWO - He Who Obeys

jonnywombat · 07-22-2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boyaghan

SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed

Ahhh.. good old Rumpole, Whenever I hear SWMBO it reminds me of him

04-19-2008, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
grotbag Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Near Hornsea,on the East Yorkshire coast Posts: 6,584	Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations some handy abbreviations for using in the members 'extra' chatroom or text talk AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned AFAIK As Far As I Know AIB am i boverd? AKA Also Known As ASAS As soon as sensible ATB all the best AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet AYFR are you for real AYKM are you kidding me AYOR At Your Own Risk AYS Are You Serious? B/C Because B4 Before B4N Bye For Now BAK Back At Keyboard BBL Be Back Later BBS Be Back Soon BLTN Better Late Than Never BOL best of luck BOT Back On Topic BOTTS Back On To The Subject BR Best Regards BRB Be Right Back BSF But Seriously Folks BST But Seriously Though BTA But Then Again.... BTAIM Be That As It May BTDT Been There Done That BTDTGTTSAWIO Been There Done That Got The T-shirt And Wore It Out BTW By The Way BWTH But What The Hell BYOB Bring your own beer CMIIW Correct Me If I'm wrong. CWOT Complete Waste Of Time CWYL Chat With You Later. CYA See Ya CYM Check Your Mail DDSOS Different Day, Same Old St DEGT Don't Even Go There (i.e. I don't want to talk about it) DILLIGAF Do I Look Like I Give A F? DK Don't Know DOE Depends On Experience DPYN Don't Pick Your Nose DW dont worry DWI Deal with it DWISNWID Do What I Say Not What I Do. DYHWIH Do You Hear What I Hear? DYJHIW Don't You Just Hate It When... EOL End Of Lecture EOR End Of Rant ETA Estimated Time of Arrival FAAK Falling Asleep At Keyboard FBW Fly by wire FC Fingers Crossed FCOL For Crying Out Loud FFS For F* Sake FITB Fill In The Blanks FNB Football And Beer FOAF Friend Of A Friend FOC Free Of Charge FOCL Falling Off Chair Laughing FTASB Faster Than A Speeding Bullet FTS F* This S* FU F* You FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition FUBB Fouled Up Beyond Belief FUBU Fouled Up Beyond Use FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt FWIW For What It's Worth FYA For Your Amusement FYE For Your Entertainment FYI For Your Information G2G Gotta go G4U Good For You GA Go Ahead GAL Get A Life GFAK Go Fly A Kite GMTA Great Minds Think Alike HAGO Have A Good One HAND Have A Nice Day HAY How Are You HB Hug Back / Hurry Back HBU? How aBout yoU? HHOJ Ha Ha, Only Joking HHOK Ha Ha, Only Kidding HHVF Ha-ha, Very Funny HIWTH Hate It When That Happens HOAS Hold On A Second HP Harry Potter HYFB Hope You Feel Better IB2D / IBTD I Beg To Differ IC I See ICAM I couldn't agree more ICBB I can't be bothered ICCL I Couldn't Care Less IDBI I Don't Believe It IDC I Dont Care IDEK I Don't Even Know IDGAD I Don't Give A Damn. IDGAF I Don't Give A F* IDGI I Don't Get It IDTS I Don't Think So IIRC If I Remember Correctly IITYWIMIWHTKY If I Tell You What It Means I Will Have to Kill You IITYWTMWYBMAD If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me a Drink? IKWUM I Know What You Mean IKWYDLS I know what you did last summer IMCO In My Considered Opinion IME In My Experience IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion INBD It's no big deal INRS It's Not Rocket Science IOW In Other Words IRDK I really dont know IRL In Real Life ISWYM I See What You Mean ITA I Totally Agree JSYK Just So You Know JTLYK Just To let You Know KK ok and alright then mixed together KMA Kiss My Ass L8R Later LLAP Live Long and Prosper LLF Laughing Like F* LMA Leave Me Alone LMAO Laughing My @$$ Off LMK Let Me Know LO Hello LOL Laughing Out Loud LOLOL Lots Of Laughing Out Loud LQTM laughing quietly to myself LSH laughing so hard LSMIH laughing so much it hurts LTNS Long Time No See MOH My Other Half MOOBS man boobs MTA more than anything MTFBWY May The Force Be With You MUAH The sound of giving a kiss MWAH Kiss MYOB Mind Your Own Business NALOPKT Not A Lot Of People Know That. NB Not Bad NBD No Big Deal NC No Choice NE1 Anyone NEWAY Anyway NFW No F**** Way NGH not gonna happen NIMBY Not In My Back Yard NOOB New person to this NOWT nothing NOYB None Of Your Business NTTAWWT Not That There's Anything Wrong With That NVM Nevermind OBHF Old Bald Headed Fart OBTW Oh, By The Way. OF Old Fart OG Old Git OIC Oh, I See OJ Only Joking OK Only Kidding OL the Old Lady OM the Old Man ONNA Oh No, Not Again OTOH On The Other Hand OTOOH On The Other Other Hand OTTOMH Off The Top Of My Head PITA Pain In The @$$ PLMK Please Let Me Know PLZ / PLS Please PMBYMHMMFSWGAS Pardon Me, But You Must Have Mistaken Me For Someone Who Gives A St PMPL Ping My Pants Laughing PMSL Ping myself laughing POV Point Of View PPL People ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLMAO Rolling On Floor, Laughing My A$$ Off RTFAQ Read The FAQ RTFI Read The Flipping Instructions RTFM Read The Flipping Manual SH Same Here SICS Sitting In Chair Snickering SLAP sounds like a plan SLF Sounds Like Fun SLOL Seriously Laughing Out Loud SMH Shaking My Head SOMSW someone over my shoulder watching SOZ Sorry STFU Shut The F** Up TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch TFM2KAU2FO THAT'S FOR ME TO KNOW AND YOU TO FIND OUT TINWIS That Is Not What I Said TPS Totally pointless stuff TRDMC Tears Running Down My Cheeks TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge TY Thank You TYSM Thank You So Much WAEFRD When All Else Fails, Read Directions WB Welcome Back WYLASOMWTC Would You Like A Saucer Of Milk With That Comment? WYLSCWTW Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine? ZZZ Sleepy, bored or tired
	Sam's auctions on; http://www.bikerforum.co.uk/forums/t...d-auction.html 'Veni, Vidi, Velcro' - I came, I saw, I stuck around .................. 'borrowed' from eBay

04-19-2008, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
druidsam Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: central scotland Posts: 3,938	Re: Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations ffs ..............................Sam
	trust me! im a druid bid on this now http://www.bikerforum.co.uk/forums/t...d-auction.html

04-19-2008, 11:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
grotbag Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Near Hornsea,on the East Yorkshire coast Posts: 6,584	Re: Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations GFAK :d
	Sam's auctions on; http://www.bikerforum.co.uk/forums/t...d-auction.html 'Veni, Vidi, Velcro' - I came, I saw, I stuck around .................. 'borrowed' from eBay

04-20-2008, 02:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
robertall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Penzance Posts: 322	Re: Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations Pointless...ffs, fu, stfu, haha, wubu2, wasson, asl, are the only ones i use. Rob
	- Robert Allen Honda CG 125 CDI

07-22-2008, 01:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonnywombat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wrexham Posts: 1,059	Re: Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations A few more which I use now and again, but I can't find on the list ATM... At the moment ICMFP... I claim my five pounds... theres whole meme that goes with that one IMHO.. In my Humble/honest opinion NSFW.. not safe for work.. warning on thread, post or link If you come across anything similar which you don't understand then you can always look it up HERE
	Buy your biker forum t shirts here Waste Of Money Brains And Time

07-22-2008, 02:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
dungeekin Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire Posts: 116	Re: Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations Could I add one that I've used and seen used, and may be appropriate for this Forum.... YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (As in - [this] was my experience, but YMMV) Neil

07-22-2008, 04:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Boyaghan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 98	Re: Internet Slang and Common Web Abbreviations Surprised you didn't include SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed HWO - He Who Obeys

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