| 0-9 |
10q
10x
1337
2
2L8
2U2
<3
4
404
4GM
?4U |
Thank You
Thanks
From the word Leet, derived from the word elite
Too, or to
Too late
To you too
Love (a sideways heart)
For
I haven't a clue; from the code for the common "Not Found"
HTTP error message
Forgive me
Question for you |
| A |
AAMOF
ADN
AFAICR/S/T
AFAIK
AFK
AKA
AITR
AIUI
ANFSCD
ASAP
ASL or A/S/L
ATEOTD
ATM
ATYS
AWA
AWOL
AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB) |
As a matter of fact
Any day now
As far as I can recall / remember / see / tell
As far as I know
Away from keyboard
Also known as
Adult in the room
As I understand it
And Now For Something Completely Different. Used to change
the subject of conversation
As soon as possible
Age / sex / location
At The End of the Day
At the moment
Anything you say
As well as
Absent Without (Official) Leave
All your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing)
|
| B |
borked
Bai
B2B
BBIAB
BBL/S
BCNU
BF
BFF
BFFL
BFN
BFFN
Blog
BOF
BOFH
BOHICA
Bot
Br/BR
BRB
BRT
BS
BSOD
BTDT
BTDTGTTSAWIO
BTW
Bump
BW or B/W |
Thoroughly broken
Bye
Business to Business
Be back in a bit
Be back later / shortly / soon
Be seein' you
Boy friend
Best friends forever
Best friends for life
Bye for now
Best Friend For Now
Also known as web log or an online journal
Beginning of file
Bastard operator from hell
Bend Over Here It Comes Again
Any type of automated software in chatrooms and web—cataloging
software
Best regards
Be right back
Be right there
Backstab / Bullshit
Blue Screen of Death
Been there done that
Been there, done that, got the T—shirt and wore it out
By the way
Increment (For example, C++'s operator.) or a backronym for
"Bring Up My Post"
Between or black—and—white. |
| C |
CD9
CTN
CU
CYA
Cyber (prefix)
Cyberspace |
Parents nearby
Can't Talk Now
See you (later)
See ya OR Cover Your Ass
A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the
world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer
Virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other
kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William
Gibson popularized the term in his novel Neuromancer. Gibson
used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks
that his cyberpunk heroes 'jacked into' |
| D |
DDG
DFTT
DGAF
DIAF
DILLIGAF/D/S
DL
DND
DOA
DW |
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Don't feed the trolls
Don't Give A Fuck
Die in a fire
Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit
Download
Do not disturb
Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that has never worked.
Don't Worry. |
| E |
EOF
EOM
EOL
EQ
ETA |
End Of File
End of Message
End of Life. Device or hardware that is at the end of its
product life cycle.
EverQuest
Estimated time of arrival, later (especially on blogs), ed
To Add |
| F |
FAQ
FFS
Flamer
FMCDH
FOAD/FOND
FOAF
FTL
FTW
FU
FUBAR
FUD
FWIW
FYI |
Frequently Asked Question(s)
For fuck's sake
Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive
comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet
troll
From My Cold Dead Hands
Fuck off 'n'/and die
Friend of a friend
For the lose / loss
For the win / fuck the world
Fuck you
Fucked up beyond all recognition / repair (from military slang;
pronounced "foo—bar")
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation)
For what it's worth
For your information |
| G |
GBCW
GBTW
GF
GFETE
GFY
GG
GGF
GIYF
GL
GLHF
GJ
GMTA
Godwin's Law
Gratz
GTH
GTFO
GTG or G2G
GR
GR8 |
Goodbye Cruel World —
a dramatic leave taking of a forum or site
Get back to work
Great/good fight; or girlfriend
Grinning from ear to ear
Good for you
Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match,
also used to describe a game that is very one sided and therefore
considered already over
Go Get Fucked
Google is your friend
Good luck, often used at beginning of a contest
Good luck and have fun
Good job
Great minds think alike
Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone
will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler
Congratulations
Go to hell
Get the fuck out OR Get the fuck off
'Got to go' or 'Good to go'
Gateway Router
Great |
| H |
HAND
Handle
HF
Haxor or H4x0r (337)
Hit
Home page
Hot list
HTH
H8 |
Have A Nice Day
Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user
name)
Have fun/High—five
Hacker
A request made to the web server, (noun) the results of an
internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent
to visitors of a webpage.
The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide.
The technical term is "index"
A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site
addresses), sometimes available as text files.
Hope this / that helps, or happy to help
Hate |
| I |
IANAL
IAWTC
IBTL
IDC
IDGAF
IDK
IINM
IIRC
IIUC
ILY
IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO
Information superhighway
IONO
IOW
IRC
IRL
ISTR
ITYM
IWSN
IYKWIM |
I am not a lawyer
I agree with that/this comment
In before the lock
I don't care
I don't give a fuck
I don't know
If I'm not mistaken
If I recall / remember correctly
If I understand correctly
I love you
In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion
The Internet (AKA: I—way, infobahn)
I don't know
In other words
Internet Relay Chat
In real life
I Seem To Recall
I Think You Mean
I want sex now
If you know what I mean |
| J |
Jaggy
JAS
JIC'
JFGI
JK or j/k
JSYK
JFTR
JOOC
JW
JFK |
Aliased computer graphics
Just a second
Just in case
Just Fucking/Freaking Google It
Just kidding, or joke
Just so you know
Just for the records
Just out of curiosity
Just wondering
Just Fucking Kidding |
| K |
k or kk
KIR
KISS
KIT
KMA
KOS
KOTC/L
KS(ing)
KTHX
KTHXBAI or KTHXBYE
KWIM |
OK
Keeping it real.
Keep it simple stupid.
Keep in touch.
Kiss my ass
Kill on sight
Kiss on the cheek/lips.
Kill—Steal(ing)
OK, thanks
OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation
or to express displeasure with being cut short
Know what I mean? |
| L |
L2P
L8R
Lag
Lamer
Leet
LFG
LFM
LMAO, LMFAO, LMMFAO
LMIRL
LMK
LOL
LOTI
LTNS
Lulz
Lurker
Luser
LYLAB
LYLAS |
Learn to play; an admonishment
to video game players who are incompetent and/or whine
Later (sometimes abbreviated to L8ER); is commonly used in
chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of
saying good bye.
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
A know—nothing, one who is lame.
Often spelled as l33t or 337 in ASCII form. It originally
meant elite
Looking for group
Looking for more
Laughing my ass off, laughing my fucking ass off, laughing
my mother fucking ass off
Let's meet in real life.
Let me know
Laughing out loud, laugh out loud. Occasionally: lots of love,
lots of luck
Laughing on the inside
Long time no see
A corruption of LOL, which stands for laugh out loud.
Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating
in discussions
Loser + user; an annoying user from the perspective of tech
support or a system administrator; also spelled luzer or luzzer.
Love you like a brother
Love you like a sister |
| M |
MMORPG, MMO
MMOFPS
MOO
MOTD
MS
MTFBWY
MUD
MUSH
MYOB
M8 |
Massive Multi—player
Online Role Playing Game
Massive Multi—player Online First Person Shooter
MUD (Multi—User Dungeon) Object Orientated
Message of the day
Microsoft
May The Force be with you
Multi—User Dungeon
Multi—User Shared Hallucination
Mind your own business
Mate |
| N |
N2M
N2B
NE
Newbie, noob, or n00b
NFW
NM
NN
NP
NSFW
NTY
NVM, NVMD, or nm |
Not(hing) too much
Not too bad
"Anyone"
An inexperienced user of a system or game, or an annoying
person.
No freaking way (polite form)
(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.2
Night night. Used as an alternative for "good night"
No problem
Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the
viewer in trouble with his employer or co—workers.
No, Thank You
Nevermind, not much |
| O |
O RLY
OH OK
OIC
OFN
OMG
OMFG
OMGWTFBBQ
OMW
OOC
OP
OS
OT
OTOH
OTP |
Oh really?
A sarcastic okay
Oh, I see
Old fucking news
Oh, my God
Oh, my fucking God
Oh my God, What the Fuck, Barbecue
On my way or Oh my word
Out Of Character
Original poster / Operator / Outpost
Operating system
Off topic
On the other hand
On the phone or One true pairing |
| P |
P2P
PAW
PEBKAC
Ping
PITA
PLMK
plz or pls
PM
PMJI
PMSL
::POOF::
POS
POTS
POV
PPL
PST
PTKFGS
pr0n
PW
pwned or pwnd |
Peer to peer, or pay to
play
Parents are watching
Problem exists between keyboard and chair
From the popular network monitoring tool, used as a greeting
similar to "Are you there?".
Pain in the arse / ass
Please let me know
Please
Personal message or private message
Pardon my jumping in
Pissing My Self Laughing
Goodbye (leaving the room)
Piece of shit, parent over shoulder, packet over SONet, or
Point of Sale.
Plain old telephone service
Point of view
People
Please send tell
Punch the Keys For God's Sake
Intentional misspelling of porn
Persistent World (gaming)
Owned |
| Q |
QFA
QFT
QT |
Quoted for accuracy. Similar
to QFT
Quoted for truth, Quit fucking talking
Cutie. |
| R |
Rehi (or merely re)
RL
Rly
RO(T)FL
RO(T)FLMAO
RO(T)FLOL
RSN
RTA
RTFB
RTFQ
RTFS
RTFM/RTM
RYC |
Hello again
Real Life
Really (See also: O rly)
Rolling on (the) floor laughing
Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off
Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud
Real soon now (often used sarcastically)
Read The Article
Read the fucking binary (or book)
Read the fucking/fabulous (polite)/freaking (polite) question
Read the fucking source
Read the (fucking) manual
Regarding your comment |
| S |
S2R
SCNR
Sim
sk8/sk8r
Smiley
SMH
SNAFU
Snail mail
SOL
Spider
SPYFN
Sry
STFU
STFW
Soz
SU
SWIM
SYM
SMYLS |
Send to Receive (Used in
online chat to request self—pictures)
Sorry, could not resist
Simulation
skate/skater
Another name for emoticons
Shaking my head
Situation normal: all (fucked/fouled) up
Normal paper mail service
Shit Outta Luck
The program behind a search engine
Stop Posting You Filthy Noob, generally the same meaning as
GTFO
Sorry
Shut the fuck up
Search the fucking web
Sorry
Shut up
Someone Who Isn't Me
Shut your mouth
Spare me your life story |
| T |
T4P
TANSTAAFL
TBF
TBH, TBQH
TFTC
TTYL
TTYS
TTYTT
Tweedler
TWIMC
TY or Thx
TYT
TYVM
TPW |
Tell for people
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, from Robert A.
Heinlein's novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Time between failures
To be (quite) honest
Thanks for the Cache, a Geocaching term
Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)
Talk to you soon
To Tell You The Truth
One who has deep love for all computer related technology
and gadgets
To Whom It May Concern
Thank you
Take your time
Thank you very much
Top Post Whore |
| U |
U, Ur
UTFSE |
You, your, you're
Use the fucking search engine |
| V |
VB(SE)G
VEG/S
Vlog
v00t or voot
VWG/S |
Very big (shit—eating)
grin.
Very evil grin/smile.
Video blog
Variations of "w00t". Both express exuberance.
Very wicked grin/smile. |
| W |
w00t, w00T or WOOT
W/ or W/O
WB
WBU
WD
W/E
WP
WRT
WRUD
WTB
WTF
WTG
WTH
WTS
WTSHTF
WTT
WUG
WUBU2
WUU2
WUW
WYSIWYG
W8 |
First two express exuberance,
and the last is a backronym for the term "We Own the
Other Team".
With or without
Welcome back
What 'Bout (about) You
Well Done
Whatever
Well Played
With respect / regard to
What are you doing?
Want to buy
What the fuck
Way to go
What the hell, What the heck
Want to sell
When The Shit Hits The Fan
Want to trade
What you got?
What (have) you been up to?
What (are) you up to?
What you want?
What you see is what you get
Wait |
| Y |
Y
YA RLY
YHBT
YHL
YKW
YMMV
YT
YTMND
YW
YOYO
YOYOW |
Why
Yeah Really (invariably preceded by "O RLY")
You have been trolled.
You have lost
You know what?
Your mileage may vary.
You there?
You're The Man Now, Dog
You're welcome.
You're On Your Own.
You own your own words. |
| Z |
| ZOMG (sometimes OMGZ) |
A variation of OMG (Oh my
Gosh/God) used to indicate extreme excitement |
