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| blueyonder Specific | Misc |
blueyonder |
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| AUP | Acceptable Use Policy |
| BY | blueyonder |
| CInet | Cable Internet (blueyonder's old name) |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CM | Cable Modem |
| CS | Customer Services |
| CSR | Customer Services Representitive |
| FU or F/U | Follow Up |
| HSI | High Speed Internet (via CableModem) |
| SU | Surf Unlimited (DialUp) |
| TW | Telewest |
| NG | Newsgroup |
Misc |
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| <g> | Grin, Grinning |
| <gd&r> | Grin, Duck & Run |
| <weg> | Wide Evil Grin |
| 10Q | Thank You |
A |
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| AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact (very rare) |
| ADN | Any Day Now |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AISI | As I See It |
| AIUI | As I Understand It |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ATSL | Along The Same Line |
B |
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| BAC | By Any Chance |
| BAG | Busting A Gut (Laughing) |
| BBIAB | Be Back In A Bit |
| BBIAM | Be Back In A Minute |
| BBFN | Bye Bye For Now |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BCNU | Be Seeing You |
| BFGWST | Big Fat Grin With Sharp Teeth |
| BFHD | Big Fat Hairy Deal (a la Garfield the Cat) (very rare) |
| BICBW | But I Could Be Wrong |
| BIOYIOP | Blow It Out Your Input Output Port |
| BNF | Big Name Fan |
| BOT | Back On Topic |
| BRB | Be Right Back (generally used on chat systems) |
| BTA | But Then Again |
| BTHOM | Beats the hell outta me! |
| BTSOOM | Beats The [Stuffing] Out Of Me |
| BTW | By The Way (very common) |
| BWG | Big Wide Grin |
| BYKT | But You Knew That |
| BYKTA | But You Knew That Already |
C | |
| CMIIW | Correct Me If I'm Wrong |
| C|N<K | Coffee Through Nose To Keyboard |
| CUL | See You Later / Catch you later (common) |
| CUL8R | See You Later |
| CWYL | Chat With You Later |
| CYA | Cover Your A** |
| CYL | See You Later |
D |
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| DIIK | Darned If I Know |
| DLG | Devilish Little Grin |
| DNPM | Darn Near P'ed Myself |
| DOM | Dirty Old Man |
| DTRT | Do The Right Thing |
E |
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| EMFBI | Excuse Me For Butting In |
| EOD | End Of Discussion |
| EOL | End Of Lecture |
| EOT | End Of Thread |
| ESOSL | Endless Snorts of Stupid Laughter |
F |
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| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question(s) |
| FDROTFL | Falling Down Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| FIMD | Foot-In-Mouth Disease (Open mouth, insert foot, echo internationally) |
| FISH | First In, Still Here |
| FITB | Fill In The Blank |
| FLA | Four Letter Acronym |
| FOAD | Fall Over and Die, or more commonly as, F*** Off and Die |
| FOAF | Friend of A Friend |
| FOTCL | Falling Off The Chair Laughing |
| FTASB | Faster Than A Speeding Bullet |
| FTL(T) | Faster Than Light (Travel) |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYEO | For Your Eyes Only |
| FYI | For Your Information (common) |
G |
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| GIGO | Garbage In, Garbage Out |
| GIWIST | Gee, I Wish I'd Said That |
| GLG | Goofy Little Grin |
| GLAGH | Good Luck and Good Hunting |
| GOTFIA | Groaning On The Floor In Agony |
| GR8 | Great |
H |
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| HAND | Have A Nice Day |
| HHOK | Ha Ha Only Kidding |
| HHO 1/2 K | Ha Ha Only Half Kidding |
| HTH | Hope That Helps! |
| HHTYAY | Happy Holidays to You and Yours |
I |
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| IAC | In Any Case (uncommon) |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer |
| ICOCBW | I Could, Of Course, Be Wrong |
| IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| IIRR | If I Remember Right |
| IME | In My Experience |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion (very common), also, In My Honest Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion (common) |
| IMV | In My View |
| INPO | In No Particular Order |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| ISBAB | I Should Have Bought a Book |
| ITSFWI | If The Shoe Fits, Wear It |
| ITYM | I Think You Mean(t) |
| IWBNI | If Would Be Nice If |
| IYSWIM | If You See What I Mean |
J |
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| JOOC | Just Out Of Curiosity |
K |
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| KHYF | Know How You Feel |
| KISS | Keep It Simple, Stupid (uncommon) |
| KISS | Keep It Short & Simple (polite var.) |
L |
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| L8R | Later |
| LLAP | Live Long and Prosper |
| LLTA | Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause |
| LMAO | Laughing My A** [arm?] Off |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| LTMSH | Laughing 'Til My Sides Hurt |
| LTNT | Long Time, No Type |
| LTIP | Laughing 'Til I Puke |
M |
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| MLA | Multiple Letter Acronyms |
| MORF | Male Or Female |
| MOTAS | Member Of The Appropriate Sex |
| MOTOS | Member Of The Opposite Sex |
| MOTSS | Member Of The Same Sex |
| MUNG | Mash Until No Good |
| MYOB | Mind Your Own Business (common) |
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| NBL | Not Bl**dy Likely |
| NICBDAT | Nothing Is Certain But Death And Taxes |
| NIMBY | Not In My Back Yard |
| NIMTO | Not In My Term Of Office |
| NFW | No [*CENSORED*] Way!! |
| NIH | Not Invented Here (Very common at Microsoft) |
| NOMW | Not On My Watch |
| NPLU | Not People Like Us |
| NQOS | Not Quite Our Sort |
| NRN | No Reply Necessary |
| NTYMI | Now That You Mention It |
O |
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| OAS | On Another Subject |
| OAUS | On An Unrelated Subject |
| OATUS | On A Totally Unrelated Subject |
| OIC | Oh! I See |
| OJ | Obligatory Joke (common in comedy areas) |
| OOTC | Obligatory On-Topic Comment |
| OOTD | One Of These/ Those Days |
| OT1H | On The One Hand |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand (common) |
| OTOOH | On The Other Other Hand (rare) |
| ONNA | Oh No, Not Again (uncommon) |
| ONNTA | Oh No, Not This Again |
| OWTTE | Or Words To That Effect (uncommon) |
P |
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| PF&HOMW | Printed, Framed & Hanging On My Wall |
| PITA | Pain In The A** |
| PMFBI | Pardon Me For Butting In |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| PMJI | Pardon My Jumping In |
| PPP | Petty Pet Peeve |
| POSSLQ | Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters |
| POV | Point Of View |
| PTB | Powers That Be |
R |
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| ROFLAHMSL | Rolling On Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides Laughing |
| ROFLASTC | Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat. |
| ROTBA | Reality On The Blink Again |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing (common in comedy areas) |
| ROTFLAHMS | Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides (ditto) |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off (ditto) |
| ROTM | Right On The Money |
| RSN | Real Soon Now |
| RTFM | Read the *Fine* Manual (common) |
| RYFM | Read Your <FRIENDLY> manual (common) |
S |
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| SFLA | Stupid Four Letter Acronym |
| SICS | Sitting In Chair Snickering |
| SITD | Still In The dark |
| SOI | Stunk On Ice |
T |
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| TAFN | That's All For Now |
| TANJ | There Ain't No Justice (Larry Niven) |
| TANSTAAFL | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (Robert Heinlein) |
| TDM | Too Damn Many |
| TGAL | Think Globally, Act Locally |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TIC | Tongue In Cheek |
| TINALO | This Is Not A Legal Opinion |
| TINAR | This Is Not A Recommendation |
| TINWIS | That Is Not What I Said |
| TIWTGLGG | This Is Where The Goofy Little Grin Goes |
| TJATAW | Truth, Justice, And The American Way |
| TLA | Three Letter Acronym |
| TOBAL | There Oughta Be A Law |
| TOBG | This Oughta Be Good |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TRDMC | Tears Running Down My Cheeks |
| TTBOMK | To The Best Of My Knowledge |
| TTFN | Ta-Ta For Now (very common) |
| TTYL | Talk/Type To You Later (very common) |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much |
W |
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| WAMKSAM | Why Are My Kids (or Kitties) Staring At Me? |
| WAW | Why Ask Why? |
| WDYMBT | What Do (or Did) You Mean By That? |
| WGAS | Who Gives A [*CENSORED*]?! |
| WIBAMU | Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle |
| WIMP | Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing (to describe Windows & other similar interfaces) |
| WMMOWS | Wash My Mouth Out With Soap! |
| WRT | With Respect To |
| WTF | What The Flip |
| WTH | What the Heck |
| WYGIWYPF | What You Get Is What You Pay For |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| WYTYSYDG | What You Thought You Saw, You Didn't Get |
| WYSBYGI | What You See Before You Get It |
Y |
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| YABA | Yet Another Bl**dy Acronym |
| YAFA | Yet Another "Fine" Abbreviation |
| YAOTM | Yet Another Off-Topic Message |
| YMBK(J) | You Must Be Kidding (Joking) |
| YGLT | You're Gonna Love This |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
Last Amended : 2003-04-26 by elfin
Original Author : DJ
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