Acronym Guide

[The Grim Reaper]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/stephen_wq/Thing.jpg
Post commonly used forum acronyms here, and i will add them to the this post

NOTE: We do not encourage the use of acronyms, and this guide isn't for that, we would much prefer it if you typed normally. This guide is to help understanding if an acronym is used.

Tip: Use your browsers search feature (ctrl + F in FF and IE) to find a particular acronym

Forum Specific:
IBL - In Before lock. (Said when someone posts a thread that is likely to be locked)
QFT - Quoted For Truth
QFE - Quoted For Emphisis
BUMP - Bring up my post (To bump a topic to the top of a forum)
CTNP - Chris The Ninja Pirate
ATCHOTM - Anything Can Happen On The Moon.
NRN - No Reply Necessary
OT - Off Topic
LWIF - Look what i found
POY - Pictures of You
ITT - In this thread.
TL;DR - Too long; didn't read

General:
IIRC - If i recall correctly
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my honest/humble opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
LOL - Laughing out loud. (often used when something is quite funny, or just as a pointless filler.)
ROFL - Rolling on [the] floor, laughing.
LMAO - Laughing my a** off. (interchangeable with ROFL)
WTF? - What the fu**?
WTH - What the hell (see above)
OMG - Oh my god
OMFG - oh my f***ing god
FTW - For the win. (used in the same way as 'is great', i.e. Firefox for the win/Firefox is great)
JFGI - Just fu**ing google it (use a search engine to find your answer.)
TBH - To be honest
CBF - Can't be f**ked
CBA -Can't be arsed (see above)
NWS - Not work safe. usually contains anything that could get you fired (eg: porn)
NSFW - Not safe for work (See above)
ATM - At the moment
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
YTMND - You're The Man Now Dog, mainly referring to www.ytmnd.com
IDK - I Don't Know
w/ - With
w/o - Without
IDD - Indeed or I Dont Disagree
FAO - For [the] Attention Of.
FYI - For your information
BTW – by the way
THX – Thanks
TTFN – ta ta for now
TTYL – talk to you later
BBL – be back later
RTFM - Read the f***ing manual
RTFA - Read the f***ing article
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair (ie. you are the problem)
AAMOF – as a matter of fact
AFAIAA - As Far As I Am Aware
AFAIAC - As Far As I Am Concerned
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIR - As Far As I Recall
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AIUI - As I Understand It
B4 - Before
FUBAR – F***ed up beyond all recognition
HTH - Hope This Helps (or Hope That Helped)
IOW - In Other Words
ISTR - I Seem To Recall
ITIKWYM - I Think I Know What You Mean
ITYM - I Think You Mean (or I Thought You Meant)
IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
JFTR - Just For The Record
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - Pain in the Arse
POV - Point Of View
ROTFLK&S - Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Kicking And Screaming
SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
SITD - Still In The Dark
SIF - Secret Internet Fatty
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
WRT - With Regard To
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
Y2K - Year 2000
YA - Yet Another
YMBJ - You Must Be Joking
YMML - You Made Me Laugh
MYOB - mind your own business
AWOL - absent without leave.
BLT - Bacon lettuce tomato (sandwich)
BYKT – but you knew that
CU – see you
CUL – see you later
JIC – just in case
NC – no comment
OIC – Oh, I see
SLAGIATT - Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time.
BBQ - Barbeque
IGJ - Insert Generic joke
QED - Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Latin) -which was to be demonstrated
BYOB - Bring Your Own Beer
OP - Original Poster
RHS/LHS - Right Hand Side/ Left Hand Side.
FYEO - For Your Eyes Only
FWIW - For What It's Worth
IBDIIN - I'll Be Damned If I Know
IKWYM - I Know What You Mean
KTHXBAI - Short for "Okay thankyou bye"
GG - Good going/Good Game

Insults:
CHURL - Childish & Uselessly Ranting Loser
FOAD – F*** off And Die
GFY - Go F*** Yourself
POS - Peice of shit usually, but for the kiddies it's Parent Over Shoulder
GTFO - Get the F*** Out
STFU - Shut the f*** Up (Not to be read as Stuff You)

Non-Acronyms:
pr0n - the word porn scrambled to avoid word filters
owned - Total and undeniable dominance of a person, group of people or situation
pwned - Same as above, originally a typing mistake, now a variation, or to avoid filters
served - Short for serving someone their arse on a plate. Generally only used in reference to violence. (used similarly to owned/pwned)
n00b - A usually rude term newbie and/or someone who is stupid
1337 - leet, meaning elite, from the old days of the internet
teh - the way people trying to be 1337 say the
1337 5P|< - leet speak, as in "0M6 1 P\/\/N U n00b, 1 4M 73|-| 1337 |-|4><0R"
ORLY - Refers to the ORLY owl, meaning 'Oh Really?'
YARLY - In response to ORLY, meaning 'Yes Really'
NOWAI - In response to YARLY, meaning 'No Way'


Forum Emoticons
<3 - A heat meaning loves
> - is greater than / is better than
< - is less than / is worse than than
^_^ - Happy
¬_¬ - Not happy/suspicious
=S - confused
=/ - confused
XD - laughing
>:U - Angry zekey face

Resources:
http://www.google.com - JFGI :)
http://www.urbandictionary.com - Awesome user input dictionary, (careful, some is NWS, just words though)

CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME!

Last updated 9/7/07

[stalefish]

LOL - Laughing out loud. (often used when something is quite funny, or just as a pointless filler.)
ROFL - Rolling on [the] floor, laughing. (used when something is pretty funny.)
LMAO - Laughing my a** off. (interchangeable with ROFL)
WTF? - What the fu**? (what the hell is giong on?)
FTW - For the win. (used in the smae way as 'is great', i.e. Firefox for the win/Firefox is great)
JFGI - Just fu**ing google. (means use a search engine to find your answer.)

And if you don't know, and it's not in this list, look it up in The Urban Dictionary (www.urbandictionary.com).

[TX_101]

Not a bad idea for a thread.

WTH - What the hell (variant of WTF)
TBH - To be honest
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my honest opinion

[Bacon Machine]

QFT - Quoted For Truth

Wiki description-
Quoted For Truth (Internet jargon) - Used on Internet forums following a quote to make sure that the first 'poster' cannot go back and change what they've already posted. An alternative meaning is that the 'quoter' quotes the first 'poster' in order to show that the 'quoter' agrees with the 'poster'. An example conversation looks like this: "The sky is blue" and then "qft".

Just like me.

[Zackron Goldago]

Good idea actually. I recently saw NSFW, does anybody know what this stands for?

[Scrumpopolis]

Not Safe For Work (read : porn)
sometimes written as NWS

[Zip-man]

BUMP-Bring up my post (i didn't know it stood for anything...)
CBA/CBF-Can't be arsed/Can't be f**ked

[Phoen!X]

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
CTNP - Chris The Ninja Pirate (Gotten stumped by this many times :P)

@Grim Reaper - IIRC = If I Recall Correctly, iirc :p

[Zip-man]

What does Atchotm mean?

[SuperDucky]

Hi all, this is a great idea :) what does YTMND mean ?

[Phoen!X]

YTMND - You're The Man Now Dog, mainly refering www.ytmnd.com, and an infamous quote by Sean Connery in some film.

[Mountain Man]

GTFO = Get the Fuck Out

thats a nasty one :(

[Nuclear Spoon]

http://www.google.com/search?q=atchotm&hl=en&hs=2sW&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&pwst=1&filter=0

Does this help? :p

[Phoen!X]

http://www.google.com/search?q=atchotm&hl=en&hs=2sW&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&pwst=1&filter=0

Does this help? :p

No.. :(

[SuperDucky]

GTFO = Get the Fuck Out

thats a nasty one :(

and simmilar to that
STFU = Shut the fuck Up - another nasty one :(

[Zackron Goldago]

and simmilar to that
STFU = Shut the fuck Up - another nasty one :(
Not to be read as Stuff You, a mistake I've seen made a few times.

[Nuclear Spoon]

RTM - Read the manual

Anyone know what IDD means?

[Phoen!X]

IDD - Indeed

[Flava Dave]

Anything Can Happen On The Moon.

I always thought "IMHO" stood for "In My Humble Opinion".

And not a confession of prostitution, no definitely not.

[Darkscull]

this is a term popular in the cheesebin, but i don't want to ask there for (i believe, perfectly legitimate) fear of flaming.

FAO ... ?

[Flava Dave]

For (the) Attention Of.

[ADoorMadeOfPoop]

this is a term popular in the cheesebin, but i don't want to ask there for (i believe, perfectly legitimate) fear of flaming.

FAO ... ?

For [the] Attention Of...

[Darkscull]

that makes a lot of sense... thank you, simultaneous posters

[SuperDucky]

lol, im back again what does:

<3 and things like that mean ?

[Mountain Man]

FYI = For your information
1337= elite (?)

I think <3 either means sex or love

[Phoen!X]

<3 = loves
> = is greater than / is better than
< = opposite of above
b& = banned
c& = canned?

^_^

[catinabox]

OMG - Oh my god
OMFG - oh my fucking god
1337 - leet, meaning elite, from the old days of teh internets
teh internets - the way people trying to be 1337 say the internet
1337 5P|< - leet speak, as in "0M6 1 P\/\/N U n00b, 1 4M 73|-| 1337 |-|4><0R"

[Macca]

I already tried this but good effort! (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32812) :search:


I think a sticky thread in beginners is needed for this subject! :eng101:

[The Grim Reaper]

Updated with most of the posted ones, added pictures down the bottom to make sense of the little picture things (needs better name) commonly used around the place.

i'll catagorise them later on today to make it more tidy (eg, insults). If anyone can give me some good catagories that would be good.

[Scrumpopolis]

to be honest (as i always normally skate around the subject, mostly i plain lie) - To be honest
Beaten by the filter.

[catinabox]

1337 is on the first post twice, keep mine (haha!) (because it's more detailed, of course, not because I'm an attention whore or anything...)

[The Grim Reaper]

Hahaha, filterowned, i'll fix that.

[PureEvilYak]

I got told YYM by an english speaking pole earlier today. Not an actually talking pole. That would be way cool. Not, just an ordinary polish person. Anyway, back to the point, what does YYM mean?

[Shru]

SHRU-Society of Human Rights of Uzbekistan

Apparently.

Just found that out yesterday.

[terrorbite]

I really don't think 'bump' (when referring to a bumped thread) stands for anything. Its an action, not an acronym.

[Phoen!X]

I got told YYM by an english speaking pole earlier today. Not an actually talking pole. That would be way cool. Not, just an ordinary polish person. Anyway, back to the point, what does YYM mean?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=YYM&defid=856910

lolwut?

[Monique]

Wow it's like this thread was made just for me... Thanks guys!

[captain canuck]

I seem to be using MYOB (mind your own business) a lot for nosy random MSNers.

dunno if that makes it common, though.

[Monique]

LOL, thats an accounting program in Australia. So that is common here.

[Sand-Man]

RTFI - Read the fucking instructions
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair
IOSAFLHAT - Interest Of Saving A Few Letters Here And There
AAR - At Any Rate
AFAIAA - As Far As I Am Aware
AFAIAC - As Far As I Am Concerned
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIR - As Far As I Recall
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AIUI - As I Understand It
B4 - Before
CHURL - Childish & Uselessly Ranting Loser
FOAD - Fuck off And Die
FUBAR - Fucked up beyond all recognition
FYEO - For Your Eyes Only
FWIW - For What It's Worth
GFY - Go Fuck Yourself
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HTH - Hope This Helps (or Hope That Helped)
IBDIIN - I'll Be Damned If I Know
IKWYM - I Know What You Mean
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
ISTR - I Seem To Recall
ITIKWYM - I Think I Know What You Mean
ITYM - I Think You Mean (or I Thought You Meant)
IIUC - If I Understand Correctly (or If I Understood Correctly)
IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
JFTR - Just For The Record
NRN - No Reply Necessary
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - Pain in the ASS
PCTKB - Pot Calling The Kettle Black
PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
POS - Peice of shit usually, but for the kiddies it's Parent Over Shoulder
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service <- 56k people
POV - Point Of View
ROTFLK&S - Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Kicking And Screaming
SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
SITD - Still In The Dark
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
WRT - With Regard To
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
Y2K - Year 2000
YA - Yet Another
YMBJ - You Must Be Joking
YMML - You Made Me Laugh
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

[Phishes]

one I've seen used frequently - tl;dr
What does it mean?

[The Grim Reaper]

Updated with new definitions.
@Phishes: Added at the end, to avoid you looking back:
TL;DR - Too long;Didn't read

Added Non-Acronyms to the list.
Thinking of changing the title to Acronym and Forum Jargon Guide

[captain canuck]

is SNAFU in there?

it's mildly redundant with some of the entries -- but I certainly see it repeated a bunch.

[catinabox]

Point out that ptikobj is a cartoon, not an acronym as some n00bs might think.

[stalefish]

:), :( etc. are called emoticons, or emotes for short.

[Jazz_Donkey]

AWOL - absent without leave.
BLT - Bacon lettuce tomato (sandwich) :p

[Monique]

mmm... blt...

[The Grim Reaper]

Yeah i know they were called emoticons, but i was going to call it text emoticons as they are all use keyboard characters.
Updated.

Anyone want to vote this to be stickied? Good idea?

[catinabox]

Ok I vote Green.

[Ninereeds]

Roflmaosmpaotw - made up when drunk ^^ (rolling on floor laughing my a** off sh*t my pants all over the wall)

[Cloud Trifle]

This is a handy guide for the newbies.

I didn't stick it, but thanks to whoever did. Maybe we should be telling the newbies to avoid this kind of speak though on the forums? I prefer words to acronyms I may/may not understand though.

[The Grim Reaper]

Ah very true, the point of this was to understand it if being used, not to encourage use of it.
i'll add that.

[Timmeh]

Anyone know what IDD means?

IDD - Indeed

It can also stand for "I don't disagree", depends on the context, it's a term of agreement either way.

[Tiode]

SYFUHM
Im not sure if i should even post this but-

It means: Stick your fingers up her minge (used when someone complains about a girl not liking him, what to do etc.)

[PureEvilYak]

Tweo of my personal ones. Well, one I made up, the second is an actual one, but barely anybody knows it.

LOLIUWCOEAITDCOH:
Laugh Out Loud In Unison With Choirs Of Evil Angels I The Darker Circles Of Hell.

I made that up to annoy a friend, and I stil remember it.

SLAGIATT:
Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time.

Thats real. Pronounced "Sla-gate".

[the architect]

BBQ - Barbeque. Used when talking about Barbeques (or to make fun of someone using AOL Talk: OMGWTFROFLBBQ)

FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition (One of the best parts of Saving Private Ryan :p)

[ratchet892]

I just saw "AICMFP." What does that mean?

[Mountain Man]

IYDFORNIGTRY is my favourite.

If you don't fuck off right now I'm going to rape you!

[terrorbite]

I just saw "AICMFP." What does that mean?
And I Claim My Five Pounds

[bigbang]

How about; insert generic joke = IGJ.

[Svelter]

Was that list missing BRB or is it just my reading?

[chazmataz]

Sorry, but whats the point of this thread?
Is it to think of acronyms?
Or is it to solve one or somthing?

[Smidge91]

TTIIPIOTSFPWTASUU.

The thread is in place in order to solve forumites' problems with the acronyms some users use.

[Mr. Maark]

Never knew FUBAR had an actual meaning.

I use YBP on TFC games sometimes, basically means 'you b*****d pube', and I only use it if someone totally pwns me with n00bish ways. A reference in case I ever say it here.

[Hydralisk]

We use far too many acronyms these days - back in the olde days we didn't have acronyms, we had messenger birds and far-to-many-results-from-google-to-browse-through to help us make our way

and when you tell the kids this do they believe you? pfft!

[Slurp]

What does FTW mean?? Or POY??

[totes]

for the win

pictures of you

[Slurp]

Thank you so much WhiteTotem

[The Grim Reaper]

Updated.

Should i make this into an Acronym/Forum jargon(eg noob)/word filter/emoticon(eg \o/) guide?

[Nikolai_medic]

Never knew FUBAR had an actual meaning.

FUBAR = F**ked up beyond all recognition, as in 'this be broken!' (used primarily in Military hospitals accompanied by BUNDY (but unfortunately not dead yet))

b0rked = not an acronym but meaning 'broken' (ie "link is b0rked" = "link is broken")

(sp?) = Spelling? A get out clause if you forget how to spelll (sp?)

RIS? = Is an OOOOOLD acronym from back in the day which is on the rise for no known reason.
Stands for 'Remote Installation Service' but actually is just another way of saying 'I don't get it' (normally used at the start of a reply to a random post followed by a guess at what the poster actually meant. 'RIS? You talking about ferrets?')

AICMFP = And I claim my five pounds (ie '<witty remark> AICMFP')

AIDYFP = And I deny your five pounds, when someone who AICMFPs is wrong, type that to confuse them and tell them why they're wrong. (eg 'You have ginger hair! AICMFP', "AIDYFP, it's strawberry blonde thank you")

OMGWTFBBQ = Oh My God What The F**k and BBQ combined... the BBQ is added purely for comical value.

LOLOLOLO... = Laughing out loud on (a) lampost's orange living offerings...... it just keeps going. Use this as a good comeback to someone who 'lolololol's to themself. Hilarity will surely ensue.

PVYP = Preview your posts. A new one I've only just come across, offers great advice if you are playing with Scripts (as in BBS, html, etc) in your posts for the first time.

If I encounter any more wierd or obscure acronyms and I'll drop them off

[gimlet]

g2g = gotta go: when you have to leave
cya = see ya: see above
m8 = mate: good old aussie slang
bemho = basic early morning hard on: use this when discussing morning wood

[iEvil]

QFE- Quoted for emphasis

[gruff]

I presumed IDD could also mean I Do Declare.

[Dante!]

TWTIRTIDWIWPUATISALMPFMFC --

The Weather Today Is Rather Terrible, I Do Wish It Would Pick Up And Turn Into Something A Little More Pleasent For My Fellow Citizens!

[Tiode]

B-ump?

No bringing thread from the dead please.

Read the FAQ's ;)

[Dante!]

oh, thats right. It was at the top of the page so i presumed it was new. should of checked the date. sorry chaps!

[Destrukto]

No problem, it's a sticky, so you can add to it as you please :)

[Slurp]

What does QED mean??

[Destrukto]

What does QED mean??


Q.E.D - Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Latin) -which was to be demonstrated

Used at the end of an argument that lead to a proof.

[Slurp]

Chars

[t3h-Pie-Eater]

ROFLMAOSHILOALW

roll-on-floor-laughing-my-a**-off-so-hard-i-let-out-a-little-wee

[Teh_Evil]

'You have ginger hair!"
Omg have you been spying on me? O.o

[Macca]

ITT: In this thread.
BYOB: Bring Your Own Beer ( I think EVERYONE should know this one, it saves those embarrassing moments when you turn up empty handed)
OP: Original Prankster Poster
MSG: Mono Sodium Glutamate.
RHS/LHS: Right Hand Side/ Left Hand Side.
I dunno where I picked it up but I use w/ and w/out for with and without on msn...

[~Crazy Penguin~]

I use w/ for with, and w/o for without. I little different, but pretty much the same.

[brocky]

TXT TLK - Text talk, used to belittle people that either cant type for sh*t or people that do actually use and understand it :p

[Sketch]

What is QFE?

[~Crazy Penguin~]

Quit Fucking Everyone?

[m00b]

Quoted for emphasis. :p

[~Crazy Penguin~]

OH... my bad.... I thought mine was pretty good though.....

[dead]

Served - not an acronym, but used similarly to owned/pwned. Short for serving someone their arse on a plate. Generally only used in reference to violence.

[brocky]

i've seen QTF a few times, is this just a pwned type thing of WTF?

[dead]

it's QFT, not QTF, meaning Quoted for truth.

[Extremity]

Also i've seen it defined as Quite Fuckin' True

[The Grim Reaper]

Updated :eng101:

[Cloudy]

I was reading through the (quite excellent) Catcros thread and at the end of a lot of the captions there was either a 1 or a sequence like !!!1!!

What's that all about then?
Cheers

[Shru]

The '1' key being the same as the '!' key people often accidentally include '1's at the end of a row of '!'s.

So people decide to go really over the top when doing things like that, doing things like '!!!!11onetwo'. It is often accompanied with txt-speech.

[Monit]

[/QUOTE]the word porn scrambled to avoid word filters[/QUOTE]



Is that like when you type orange and it comes out as blue?

[Paulus]

GTFO = Get the Fuck Out

thats a nasty one :(

Still good to know when I'm not wanted.

[Gonk]

if OMG is oh my god, then what is ZOMG? :confused:

[Zhyl]

if OMG is oh my god, then what is ZOMG? :confused:

A piss-take of "OMG". It has no other meaning than to mock those who use OMG.

[Rook]

Or OMGZ used seriously by small people who don't know any better.

Same as OMG, but the Z (apparently) means 'Zombies'.

[Dude]

ty this thread was very informative

[Gonk]

A piss-take of "OMG". It has no other meaning than to mock those who use OMG.

thanks :)

[Drattigan]

Same as OMG, but the Z (apparently) means 'Zombies'.

I always thought it was just to change the way the 'OMG' was pronounced.

Like in 'ZOMG' - I always pronounce it 'Zoh My God'. :P

[Gonk]

I always pronounce it 'Zoh My God'. :P

yeah i do that as well

[Jezzajg]

gd thread idea, however, it just highlights the fact that there are soooooo many acronyms out there which are just confusing. why can't people just type normally?

[tommytank]

i dont seem to see the legendary.. KTHXBAI!

[RadioactiveHam]

ANFAWFOS = And Now For A Word From Our Sponsors
BOOMFM = Bored Out Of My Fucking Mind

[Kanden]

"gd" and "soooooo"? Jezzajg you contradicted yourself there ;)

[Fredvdp]

IPB = Insanity Prawn Boy

[Cassielee]

thats awesome!

BLT

i was so happy when i saw that in there <3

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/stephen_wq/Thing.jpg
Post commonly used forum acronyms here, and i will add them to the this post

NOTE: We do not encourage the use of acronyms, and this guide isn't for that, we would much prefer it if you typed normally. This guide is to help understanding if an acronym is used.

Tip: Use your browsers search feature (ctrl + F in FF and IE) to find a particular acronym

Forum Specific:
IBL - In Before lock. (Said when someone posts a thread that is likely to be locked)
QFT - Quoted For Truth
QFE - Quoted For Emphisis
BUMP - Bring up my post (To bump a topic to the top of a forum)
CTNP - Chris The Ninja Pirate
ATCHOTM - Anything Can Happen On The Moon.
NRN - No Reply Necessary
OT - Off Topic
LWIF - Look what i found
POY - Pictures of You
ITT - In this thread.
TL;DR - Too long; didn't read

General:
IIRC - If i recall correctly
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my honest/humble opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
LOL - Laughing out loud. (often used when something is quite funny, or just as a pointless filler.)
ROFL - Rolling on [the] floor, laughing.
LMAO - Laughing my a** off. (interchangeable with ROFL)
WTF? - What the fu**?
WTH - What the hell (see above)
OMG - Oh my god
OMFG - oh my f***ing god
FTW - For the win. (used in the same way as 'is great', i.e. Firefox for the win/Firefox is great)
JFGI - Just fu**ing google it (use a search engine to find your answer.)
to be honest (as i always normally skate around the subject, mostly i plain lie) - To be honest
CBF - Can't be f**ked
CBA -Can't be arsed (see above)
NWS - Not work safe. usually contains anything that could get you fired (eg: porn)
NSFW - Not safe for work (See above)
ATM - At the moment
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
YTMND - You're The Man Now Dog, mainly referring to www.ytmnd.com
IDK - I Don't Know
w/ - With
w/o - Without
IDD - Indeed or I Dont Disagree
FAO - For [the] Attention Of.
FYI - For your information
BTW – by the way
THX – Thanks
TTFN – ta ta for now
TTYL – talk to you later
BBL – be back later
RTFM - Read the f***ing manual
RTFA - Read the f***ing article
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair (ie. you are the problem)
AAMOF – as a matter of fact
AFAIAA - As Far As I Am Aware
AFAIAC - As Far As I Am Concerned
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIR - As Far As I Recall
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AIUI - As I Understand It
B4 - Before
FUBAR – F***ed up beyond all recognition
HTH - Hope This Helps (or Hope That Helped)
IOW - In Other Words
ISTR - I Seem To Recall
ITIKWYM - I Think I Know What You Mean
ITYM - I Think You Mean (or I Thought You Meant)
IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
JFTR - Just For The Record
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - Pain in the Arse
POV - Point Of View
ROTFLK&S - Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Kicking And Screaming
SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
SITD - Still In The Dark
SIF - Secret Internet Fatty
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
WRT - With Regard To
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
Y2K - Year 2000
YA - Yet Another
YMBJ - You Must Be Joking
YMML - You Made Me Laugh
MYOB - mind your own business
AWOL - absent without leave.
BLT - Bacon lettuce tomato (sandwich)
BYKT – but you knew that
CU – see you
CUL – see you later
JIC – just in case
NC – no comment
OIC – Oh, I see
SLAGIATT - Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time.
BBQ - Barbeque
IGJ - Insert Generic joke
QED - Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Latin) -which was to be demonstrated
BYOB - Bring Your Own Beer
OP - Original Poster
RHS/LHS - Right Hand Side/ Left Hand Side.
FYEO - For Your Eyes Only
FWIW - For What It's Worth
IBDIIN - I'll Be Damned If I Know
IKWYM - I Know What You Mean
KTHXBAI - Short for "Okay thankyou bye"
GG - Good going/Good Game

Insults:
CHURL - Childish & Uselessly Ranting Loser
FOAD – F*** off And Die
GFY - Go F*** Yourself
POS - Peice of shit usually, but for the kiddies it's Parent Over Shoulder
GTFO - Get the F*** Out
STFU - Shut the f*** Up (Not to be read as Stuff You)

Non-Acronyms:
pr0n - the word porn scrambled to avoid word filters
owned - Total and undeniable dominance of a person, group of people or situation
pwned - Same as above, originally a typing mistake, now a variation, or to avoid filters
served - Short for serving someone their arse on a plate. Generally only used in reference to violence. (used similarly to owned/pwned)
n00b - A usually rude term newbie and/or someone who is stupid
1337 - leet, meaning elite, from the old days of the internet
teh - the way people trying to be 1337 say the
1337 5P|< - leet speak, as in "0M6 1 P\/\/N U n00b, 1 4M 73|-| 1337 |-|4><0R"
ORLY - Refers to the ORLY owl, meaning 'Oh Really?'
YARLY - In response to ORLY, meaning 'Yes Really'
NOWAI - In response to YARLY, meaning 'No Way'


Forum Emoticons
<3 - A heat meaning loves
> - is greater than / is better than
< - is less than / is worse than than
^_^ - Happy
¬_¬ - Not happy/suspicious
=S - confused
=/ - confused
XD - laughing
>:U - Angry zekey face

Resources:
http://www.google.com - JFGI :)
http://www.urbandictionary.com - Awesome user input dictionary, (careful, some is NWS, just words though)

CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME!

Last updated 9/7/07