Acronyms Frequently Used on IRC

• afaik............As Far As I Know
• afk..............Away From Keyboard
• aka..............Also Known As basi
• asap.............As Soon As Possible
• btw..............By The Way
• brb..............Be Right Back
• bbl..............Be back later
• bbs..............Be back soon
• faq..............Frequently asked questions
• fyi..............For Your Information
• fwiw.............For What It's Worth
• fubar............Fed Up Beyond All Recognition
• gd&r.............Grinning, Ducking and Running
• gui..............Graphical User Interface
• ianal............I Am Not A Lawyer (But...)
• idk..............I don't know
• imho.............In My Humble Opinion
• imo..............In My Opinion
• irl..............In Real Life
• iykwim...........If You Know What I Mean
• iykwimaityd......If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
• j/k..............Just Kidding
• lol..............Laughing Out Loud
• nta..............Non-Technical Acronym
• otoh.............On The Other Hand
• pita.............Pain In The A$$
• pmfji............Pardon Me For Jumping In
• re...............Hi Again/Welcome Back
• rl(r/l)..........Real Life
• rofl.............Rolling On the Floor Laughing (There are many variations)
• rotflmao.........Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
• rtfm.............Read The F***ing Manual
• so...............Significant Other
• sohf.............Sense Of Humor Failure
• swalk............Sealed With A Loving Kiss
• spam.............Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent
• tia..............Thanks In Advance
• tmi..............Too Much Information
• tptb.............The Powers That Be
• ttfn.............Ta Ta For Now
• wb...............Welcome Back
• wrt..............With Respect To
• wtf..............What the F***? or Where the F***?
• wtp..............What the Pooh?
• wysiwyg..........What You See Is What You Get
• ymmv.............Your Mileage May Vary
• ywia.............You're Welcome In Advance

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