| 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 |
| AF |
As fuck |
| AFAICR |
As far as I can recall / remember |
| AFAICS |
As far as I can see |
| AFAICT |
As far as I can tell |
| AFAIK |
As far as I know |
| AFAIR |
As far as I remember |
| AFAP |
As Far As Possible |
| AFK |
Away from keyboard |
| ALOL |
Actually laughing out loud |
| AMA |
Ask me anything |
| 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 |
| ATB |
All the best |
| ATM |
At the moment |
| AWOL |
Absent Without (Official) Leave |
| AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB) |
all your base are belong to us |
| B2B |
Business to Business |
| B2C |
Business to Customer |
| B4 |
Before |
| BBIAB |
Be back in a bit |
| BBQ |
Barbecue |
| BBL |
Be back later |
| BBS |
Be back 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 |
| BTTT |
Back to the top |
| BTW |
By the way |
| bump |
Bring Up My Post |
| CMIIW |
Correct me if I'm wrong |
| COB |
Close Of Business |
| crawl |
To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it |
| crapplet |
A poorly written computer application |
| crapware |
Unwanted software that is often installed with another program |
| CU |
See you |
| CUL |
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 |
| DFTT |
Don't feed the trolls |
| DFTBA |
Don't forget to be awesome |
| DGAF |
Don't give a fuck |
| DIAF |
Die in a fire |
| DILLIGAF/D/S |
Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit |
| D/L |
Download |
| DND |
Do not disturb |
| DOA |
Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery |
| DOB |
Date of birth |
| ELI5 |
Explain like I'm Five |
| 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) OR End of Line |
| ESAD |
eat shit and die |
| ETA |
Estimated time of arrival |
| F9 |
Fine |
| 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 |
| FML |
Fuck my life |
| FOAD |
Fuck off and die |
| FOAF |
Friend of a friend |
| FTFY |
Fixed that for you |
| FTR |
For the record |
| FTL |
For the loss |
| FTW |
For the win |
| FTW? |
Can be construed as "Fuck the what?" (reversal of WTF?, implies increased confusion) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GL |
Good luck, used before commencing a game |
| 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 |
| HAND |
have a nice day |
| handle |
Name used in online chat |
| HBD |
Happy birthday |
| HF |
Have fun |
| haxor or H4x0r (1337) |
Hacker |
| hit |
A request made to the web server |
| 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) |
| HTH |
Hope this / that helps |
| IANAL |
I am not a lawyer |
| IBTL |
In before the lock |
| ICYMI |
In case you missed it |
| IDC |
I don't care |
| IDK |
I don't know |
| IHT |
I had to |
| IIRC |
If I recall / remember correctly |
| IIUC |
If I understand correctly |
| IKR |
I know right |
| ILY |
I love you |
| IMAO |
In my arrogant opinion |
| IMO |
In my opinion |
| IMHO |
In my humble / honest opinion |
| IMNSHO |
In my not so humble opinion |
| information superhighway |
The Internet (AKA |
| IOW |
In other words |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
| IRL |
In real life |
| ISTM |
It seems to me |
| ITYM |
I Think You Mean |
| IWSN |
I want sex now |
| IYDMMA |
If you don't mind my asking |
| IYKWIM |
If you know what I mean |
| J4F |
Just for fun |
| jaggy |
aliased computer graphics |
| JAS |
Just a sec |
| JFTR |
Just for the record |
| JK or j/k |
Just kidding, or joke |
| k or kk |
OK |
| KISS |
Keep it simple stupid. |
| kms |
kill myself |
| KOS |
Kill on sight |
| KTHX |
OK, thanks |
| kthxbye |
OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short |
| 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 |
| LMBO |
Laughing my butt off |
| LMFAO |
Laughing my fucking ass off |
| LMGTFY |
Let me Google that for you |
| 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 community or group without participating in discussions |
| LYLAB |
Love you like a brother. |
| LYLAS |
Love you like a sister. |
| MFW |
My face when (Usually accompanied by an image) |
| MMO |
Massive Multi-player Online [game] |
| MMORPG |
MMO + RPG (Massive Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game). The most frequent genre of MMO. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| NGL |
Not gonna lie |
| 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. |
| namewaster |
person who abandons an account shortly after its creation |
| n0rp |
Alternate form of pr0n, intentional misspelling of porn |
| NP |
No problem |
| NS |
Nice shot. Used in online gaming. |
| NSOH |
No sense of humor. |
| 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 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 |
| OMGWTFBBQ |
Oh my God what the fuck barbecue |
| OMW |
On my way or Oh my word |
| ONOZ |
Oh, no |
| OP |
Original poster / Operator / Outpost / Overpowered |
| OS |
Operating system |
| OT |
Off topic |
| OTB |
Off to bed |
| OTOH |
On the other hand |
| OTP |
On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss |
| OTW |
On the way |
| P2P |
Peer to peer, or pay to play |
| PAW |
Parents are watching |
| PEBKAC/PEBCAK |
Problem exists between keyboard and chair |
| 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. |
| PLZ |
Please |
| PPL |
People |
| pr0n |
Intentional misspelling of porn |
| PW |
Persistent World (gaming) |
| pwned |
Intentional misspelling of owned |
| QFT |
Quoted for truthiness—either to show satire or agreement with something satiric. |
| QWP |
(texting) Quit Whining, Please. (gaming) equip verb / equipment noun. |
| rehi (or merely re) |
Hello again |
| RL |
Real Life |
| RMS |
Ride me sideways |
| ROFL/ROTFL |
Rolling on (the) floor laughing |
| ROFLCOPTER |
Indicate extreme amusement |
| ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO |
Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off |
| 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/fine) manual or reboot the (fucking) machine |
| SAR |
Sent as received |
| 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 |
| snail mail |
Normal paper mail service |
| SOHF |
Sense of humor failure |
| SOS |
Someone (watching) Over Shoulder |
| spider |
The program behind a search engine |
| STFU |
Shut the fuck up |
| STFW |
Search the fucking web |
| TANSTAAFL |
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, a quote originally from Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress |
| TBF |
Time between failures |
| TBH |
To be honest |
| TFW |
That feel when |
| TG |
That's great |
| TGIF |
Thank God it's Friday |
| THX/THNX, TNX or TX |
Thanks |
| TIA |
Thanks in advance |
| TIL |
Today I learned |
| TIMWTK |
This inquiring mind wants to know |
| TINC |
There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories |
| TINS |
There is no spoon |
| TL;DR |
Too Long; Didn't Read |
| 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) |
| TTYN |
Talk to you never |
| TTYS |
Talk to you soon |
| tweedler |
One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets |
| TY |
Thank you |
| TYAL |
Thank you a lot |
| TYT |
Take your time |
| TYVM |
Thank you very much |
| U |
You |
| URS |
Yours |
| UTFSE |
Use the fucking search engine |
| UGO |
You got Owned |
| URS |
You Really Suck |
| 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 |
| WBU |
What (a)bout you |
| W/E |
Whatever |
| W/E |
Weekend |
| 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 |
| YAGNI |
You Ain't Gonna Need It. |
| YAGTOH |
you are going to own him. |
| YGM |
You've Got Mail. |
| YHBT |
You have been trolled. |
| YKW |
You know what? |
| YMMV |
Your mileage may vary. |
| YOLO |
You Only Live Once. |
| YOYO |
You're On Your Own. |
| YTMND |
You're The Man Now, Dog |
| YW |
You're welcome. |