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Ebony
17-08-2004, 11:05 AM
Short List of internet slang sorted alphabetically

(those that I thought were pretty commonly used on the forum are highlighted in blue)

<3 --- "love" (made from the ASCII-art heart between the less than symbol and the three). Ex: I <3 you.
2B - To be
2B||!2B -- "To be or not to be"; from the C programming language logic operation 'OR' “ || ” and 'NOT' “ ! ”.
4 - for
AFAIC --- "as far as I'm concerned", or "as far as I care", or "as far as I can..."
AFAIK --- "as far as I know"
AFAIR --- "as far as I recall", or "as far as I remember"
AFK --- "away from keyboard"
ASAP --- "as soon as possible"
BBL --- "be back later"
BBS --- "be back soon"; also "bulletin board service"
BRB --- "be right back" (usually used in chats and on an instant messenger service).
BTW --- "by the way"
B2B --- "Business to Business"
C&V --- Chapter & Verse. Used in newsgroups.
cya --- "see you", used as a goodbye.
CU --- "see you", used as a goodbye.
CYS --- "Check your settings". A phrase often said by technical support staff of a certain Australian ISP.
DMY --- "don't mess yourself" (from an episode of The Simpsons)
FAQ --- "Frequently Asked Question"
FOAF --- "friend of a friend", i.e. the dubious attribution given to urban legends
FTP --- file transfer protocol
FXP --- file eXchange protocol
FYI --- "for your information"
G2G, GTG --- "got to go" (used in chatrooms) or "good to go" (used mostly in online games).
GFY --- "good for you" or "go **** yourself". The use of this acronym is ambigious and not recommended.
GG --- "good going" or "good game". Used sincerely in online games such as trivia, but more often used sarcastically when someone has done something foolish. Also, it is now becoming customary for all players to say "gg" when the game is over in such games as Counter-Strike, unless a player is profoundly displeased with the outcome.
GJ --- "good job"
h8 --- "hate"; or h1 to h9 to indicate how much does a person hates something. Example: "h9 brocoli."
HAND --- "have a nice day"
HTH --- "hope this helps"
IANAL --- "I am not a lawyer". Usually used before a non-lawyer gives legal advice, as a humorous disclaimer.
IANARS --- "I am not a rocket scientist"
IC --- "I see", also, "in character" in MUDs and role-playing games.
ICYDK / ICYDN / ICUDK -- "In case you didn't know."
IIRC --- "if I recall correctly" c.f. ISTR
IMHO --- "in my humble opinion" / "in my honest opinion"
IMO --- "in my opinion"
IMNSHO --- "in my not-so-humble opinion"
IRC --- "Internet Relay Chat"
IRL - "in real life". Used in MUD settings.
ISTR --- "I seem to recall" (i.e. I'm not really sure) c.f. IIRC
IYDMMA --- "if you don't mind me asking", for ex., "IYDMMA, are you a virgin?"
JJ or JK (j/k) --- "just joking", "just kidding"
Joo --- synonym of you. Also spelled j00 with a lower case j and two zeroes rather than two O's.
JOOC --- "just out of curiosity"
k --- short for "OK"
l8 --- shorthand spelling of "late".
l8r --- shorthand spelling of "later", as in "see you later"
leet, l33t, 1337, 31337 --- short for "elite"
LMAO --- "laughing my (backside) off"
LOL --- "laughing out loud", or "lots of laughs" (a reply to something amusing)
MYOB --- "mind your own business"
NM (n/m) --- "never mind" or "not much"
NOYB --- "none of your business"
NP --- "No Problem"
NSFW --- "Not safe for work." Indicates that a link should be avoided due to pornography or other content unsuitable for the workplace. Used by Fark and some message boards. See also SFW.
NT --- "No Text", used on Internet forums or Usenet to indicate that a post has no content
O --- "oh"
OIC --- "oh, I see"
OMG --- Exclamation, "Oh my God!!"
omg. so leet. yes. --- Exclamation, "Oh my God; so elite, yes!"
OOC --- "out-of-character". Used on MUDs and other role-playing games. Also, "out of curiosity."
OT --- "off topic"
OTOH --- "on the other hand"
PITA --- "pain in the (backside)"
PO (PO'd) --- "peeve off" ("peeved off")
plz --- shorthand spelling of "please"
P2P --- "peer-to-peer"
qoolz --- something that is "cool" in the American sense.
R --- shorthand spelling of "are"
RL --- "real life". Used in MUD settings.
ROFL (or ROTFL) --- "rolling on the floor laughing" (a reply to something extremely amusing).
ROFLMAO (or ROTFLMAO) --- "rolling on the floor laughing my (backside) off"
RU --- Are You?
R8 --- right
SFW --- "Safe for work." Material (pictures, webpages) that is safe for the office. Used by Fark. See NSFW.
TBH --- "to be honest"
thx --- shorthand spelling of "thanks" - this can be combined into "kthx" (OK, thanks), "plzkthx" (Please, OK, thanks), and "kthxbye" (OK, thanks, goodbye)
TTFN --- Ta Ta For Now
TIA --- "thanks in advance"
TTYL --- "talk to you later"
U --- a shorthand spelling of "you"
ur --- a shorthand spelling of "you're"
w/e --- slang/abbreviation for whatever
w/o --- without
WDUWTA ---- "what do u wanna talk about?"
WTF --- "what the ...?"
YMMV --- "Your mileage may vary" (you may see different results)
w8 --- shorthand spelling of "wait".

Ebony
17-08-2004, 11:10 AM
A lot of the above I haven't heard before, and then others would be more for live chat then for forums.

@-->-- A Rose (I think that's how you do it)

Ebony