J’raxis·Com
J’raxis·Com
This is a table of some of the most common acronyms people throw around on the Internet, especially in IRC and Usenet. J’raxis originally found this table on some other website a long, long time ago, then added a lot to it himself over time.
| Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| AAMOF | As a matter of fact… |
| AFAICR | As far as I can remember… |
| AFAIK | As far as I know… |
| AFK | Away from keyboard. |
| AKA | Also known as… |
| BAK | Back at keyboard. |
| BBIAF | Be back in a few. |
| BBIAFM | Be back in a few minutes. |
| BBIAM | Be back in a minute. |
| BBL | Be back later. |
| BBS | Be back soon. |
| BRB | Be right back. |
| BTW | By the way… |
| CU | See you. |
| CUL8R | See you later. |
| CUL | See you later. |
| DIIK | Damned if I know! |
| EOL | Eurkhing out loud. |
| FOAD | Fuck off and die! |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend. |
| FOTCL | Falling out the chair laughing! |
| FTF | Face-to-face. |
| FWIW | For what it’s worth… |
| FYA | For your amusement… |
| FYI | For your information… |
| GFY | Go fuck yourself! |
| GMTA | Great minds think alike! |
| GTG | Got to go. |
| HHOJ | Ha-ha, only joking! |
| HHOK | Ha-ha, only kidding! |
| IAC | In any case… |
| IAE | In any event… |
| IMAO | In my arrogant opinion… |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion… |
| IMNSHO | In my not-so-humble opinion… |
| IMO | In my opinion… |
| IOW | In other words… |
| IRL | In real life. |
| L8R | Later |
| LMAO | Laughing my ass off! |
| LOL | Laughing out loud! |
| LTNS | Long time no see! |
| LTNT | Long time no type! |
| MOTAS | Member of the appropriate sex. |
| MOTD | Message of the day. |
| MOTOS | Member of the opposite sex. |
| MOTSS | Member of the same sex. |
| NBD | No big deal! |
| NM | Nevermind. |
| NP | No problem. |
| NRN | No response necessary. |
| OIC | Oh, I see. |
| OTB | Oh, to bed. |
| OTOH | On the other hand… |
| OTW | On the way. |
| PITA | Pain in the ass. |
| PMJ | Pardon my jumping in. |
| POV | Point of view. |
| RL | Real life. |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing! |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off! |
| RSN | Real soon now. |
| RTFM | Read the fucking manual! |
| RTM | Read the manual! |
| SIFOTCN | Sitting in front of the computer naked. |
| SITD | Still in the dark. |
| TANSTAAFL | There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch! |
| TIA | Thanks in advance. |
| TIC | Tongue in cheek. |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for know! |
| TTYL | Talk to you later! |
| WB | Welcome back! |
| WTF | What the fuck? |
| WTG | Way to go! |
| WTH | What the hell? |