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Probably the most comprehensive list on the Internet !
Typing is a pain, particularly in the frenzied atmosphere of a chatroom
or a lively bulletin board, so a form of shorthand - mainly in the form of acronyms - has been developed to speed
things up. Here is a fairly comprehensive list of around 700 of the most common examples.
Be warned: by the nature of their origins, some are quite earthy. They
also reflect the American dominance of the medium. A few are simply humorous alternatives to the real definitions
(e.g. BASIC) and many date back to the earliest days of personal computing.
In addition to the acronym form in this glossary, the characters of the
keyboard have been ingeniously exploited to represent ideas and emotions in a more graphical way. These have become
known as emoticons and a short list of these is given here.
Note: The
formal acronyms used in computer terminology are listed here.
Acronyms
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I G
I H
I I
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I L
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I N
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$0.02 - Throwing in your two cent's worth
? - Please explain
?4U - Question for you
1FTR - One For The Road
24/7 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
2L8 - Too Late
2U2 - To you too
3D - Three-Dimensional
404 - I haven't a clue (error message 404, address not found)
^5 - High Five
A/S/L - Age/Sex/Location
A/S/L/P - Age/Sex/Location/Picture
AA - Alcoholics Anonymous
AAA - Any Advice Appreciated
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
ADGR - Any Donations Gratefully Received
ADN - Any Day Now
AFAIAA - As Far As I Am Aware
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFAIR - As Far As I Recall
AFAIUI - As Far As I Understand It
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AGAN - As Good As New
AI - As If
AIC - Ain't It Cool
AISB - As I Said Before
AISI - As I See It
AIUI - As I Understand It
AIW - As It Were
AKA - Also Known As
ALOIA - A Lot Of It Anyway
AMAP - As Many/Much As Possible
AMF - Adios, MotherF'r or Adios, My Friend
AMIGA - A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
ANAWFOS - And Now A Word From Our Sponsor
APAC - All Praise And Credit
APITN - A Pain In The Neck
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASWGAFF - Ask Someone Who Gives A Flying F-!
ATB - All The Best
ATM - At The Moment
ATS - Across The Street
ATTN - Attention
ATTYO - Anything That Turns You On
AWCIGO - And Where Can I Get One?
AWGTHTGTTA? - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet?
AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave
AYT? - Are You There?
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B4 - Before
B4N - Bye For Now
BA - Bedroom Activity
BAC - By Any Chance
BAC - Back At Computer
BAD - Broken As Designed
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BAMF - Bad Assed MotherF'r
BASIC - Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
BAY - Back At You
BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF - Be Back In A Few
BBL - Be Back Later
BBN - Bye Bye Now
BBR - Burnt Beyond Repair
BBS - Be Back Soon
BBS - Bulletin Board System
B/C - Because
BC - Basket Case or Be Cool
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
BCNU - Be Seein' You
BEG - Big Evil Grin
BF - Boyfriend
BFD - Big F'ing Deal
BFG - Big Friendly Giant or Big F'ing Gun
BFH - Big F'ing Hammer
BFI - Brute Force and Ignorance
BFMI - Brute Force and Massive Ignorance
BFN - Bye For Now
BFOG - Blouse Full Of Goodies
BG - Big Grin
BIBO - Beer In, Beer Out
BIC - Best In Class
BIF - Basis In Fact
BIL - Brother-In-Law
BION - Believe It Or Not
BIOYIOP - Blow It Out Your I/O Port
BIOYA - Blow It Out Your Ass
BITD - Beaten It To Death
BKA - Better Known As
BMF - Bad MotherF'r
BMOC - Big Man On Campus
BMTIPG - Brilliant Minds Think In Parallel Gutters
BNF - Big Name Fan
BOC - But Of Course
BOF - Birds Of a Feather
BOFH - Bastard (system) Operator From Hell
BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BOS - Big Orange Switch
BOT - Back On Topic
BOTE - Back Of The Envelope
BRB - Be Right Back
BRS - Big Red Switch
BS - Bull S***
BSEG - Big S*** Eating Grin
BSF - But Seriously Folks
BSG - Big Smiling Grin or Broad Sweeping Generalisation
BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death (error message)
BTA - But Then Again
BTAICBW - But Then Again I Could Be Wrong
BTAIM - Be That As It May
BTDT - Been There, Done That
BTL - Better Than Life
BTOBD - Be There Or Be Dead
BTSOOM - Beats The S*** Out Of Me
BTTH - Boot To The Head
BTTT - Back To The Top
BTW - By The Way
BUAF - Butt Ugly ASCII Font
^BUMP^ - Bump (sending topic back to the top)
BWL - Bursting With Laughter
BWQ - BuzzWord Quotient
BWTG - Big Way To Go
BY - Busy
BYKT - But You Knew That
BYKTA - But You Knew That Already
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
BYOH - Bat You On the Head
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C&G - Chuckle and Grin
C/O - Care Of
CAB - Cheap Ass Bastard/Bitch
CADET - Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try
CB - Call Back
CC - Carbon Copy
CE - Creative Editing
CF - Charlie Foxtrot; Cluster F'd (meaning similar to SNAFU)
CFD - Call For Discussion
CFV - Call For Votes
CHUR - See How You Are
CICO - Coffee In, Coffee Out
CID - Consider It Done
CID - Crying In Disgrace
CIO - Check It Out
CL - Cross Link
CLAB - Crying Like A Baby
CM - Call Me
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CNP - Continued (in my) Next Post
CO - COnference
COD - Cash On Delivery
Cof$ - Church of Scientology
CP - Chat Post
CPF? - Can Pigs Fly?
CRAFT - Can't Remember A F'ing Thing
CRBT - Crying Real Big Tears
CRPG - Character/Computer Role-Playing Game
CRS - Can't Remember S***
CS - Cop Shop (police station)
CS - Customer Service/Support
CSG - Chuckle, Snicker, Grin
CTTD - Cute Things They Do
CTTS - Cute Things They Say
CU - See You
CUL - See You Later
CUL8R - See You Later
CUOP - Catch Up On Posts
CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time
CWYL - Chat With You Later
CYA - See You
CYA - Cover Your Ass
CYAL8R - See You Later
CYL - See You Later
CYM - Check Your Mail
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DAY - Dreamed About You
DBA - Doing Business As
DBL - Don't Be Long
DBN - Doing Business - Not!
DC - Distributed Computing
DD - Darling Daughter
DDG - Drop Dead Gorgeous
DDI - Don't Do It
DEU - Dumb End User
DFU - Don't Forget Units
DGUTDJ - Don't Give Up The Day Job
DHB - Don't Hurry Back
DIGAD - Do I Give A Damn?
DIIK - Damned If I Know
DIL - Daughter-In-Law
DILLIGAF - Does It Look Like I Give A F***?
DIY - Do It Yourself
DK - Don't Know
DKU - Drop Kick Ugly
DL or D/L - Download
DLG - Devilish Little Grin
DLTBBB - Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DNA - Did Not Answer
DNPM - Darn Near P'd Myself
DOA - Dead On Arrival
DOB - Date/Day Of Birth
DOM - Dirty Old Man
DQM - Don't Quote Me
DRA - Don't Recognise Acronyms
DS - Darling Son
DTD - Document Type Definition
DTM? - Does That Mean?
DTOKAB - Drop To One Knee And Blow
DTP - DeskTop Publishing
DTRT - Do The Right Thing
DUCWIC - Do you see What I see?
DUK - Dead Upon Keyboard
DWBH - Don't Worry, Be Happy
DWIM - Do What I Mean
DWISNWID - Do What I Say, Not What I Do
DYE - Damn Your Eyes!
DYHWIH - Do You Hear What I Hear?
DYJHIW - Don't You Just Hate It When
DYSWIS - Do You See What I See?
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E2EG - Ear to Ear Grin
EAK - Eating At Keyboard
ED - Emotionally Disturbed
EDP - Emotionally Disturbed Person
EG - Evil Grin
EIF - Exercise In Futility
EMS - E-Mail Shorthand
EMSG - Email Message
EOB - End Of Business
EOD - End Of Discussion
EOF - End Of File
EOL - End Of Lecture
EOM - End Of Matter
EOT - End Of Thread (i.e. don't reply to this message)
ES&D - Eat S*** and Die
ESOSL - Endless Snorts Of Stupid Laughter
ESP - ESPecially
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD - Estimated Time of Departure
ETLA - Extended Three Letter Acronym
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F2F - Face to Face
FAO - For Attention Of
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FC - Fingers Crossed
FEIYD - ForEver In Your Debt
FFS - For F's Sake
FISH - First In, Still Here
FITB - Fill In The Blank_________
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
FOC - Free Of Charge
FOFL - Falling On Floor Laughing
FOS - Full Of S***
FOTCL - Falling Off The Chair Laughing
FOTW - Flags Of The World
FOTW - Flame Of The Week
FR - For Real
FTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My Heart
FTF - Face To Face
FTL - Follow The Link
FTTT - From Time To Time
FTW - F*** The World
FUBAR - F'd Up Beyond All Recognition /Repair
FUD - (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FX - Effects
FYA - For Your Amusement
FYE - For Your Entertainment
FYEO - For Your Eyes Only
FYI - For Your Information
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< G > - Grin (add < > for bigger grins)
G2G - Got to Go
GA - Go Ahead
GAC - Get A Clue
GAFIA - Get Away From It All
GAG - Get A Grip
GAL - Get A Life
GAS - Greetings And Salutations
GBH - Great Big Hug or Grievous Bodily Harm
GF - Girlfriend
GFN - Gone For Now
GG - Good Game
GGL - Giggle
GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GJ - Good Job
GL - Good Luck
GLGH - Good Luck and Good Hunting
GM - Good Move
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GOLL - Getting/Got One Long List
GR&D - Grinning, Running and Ducking
GTG - Got To Go
GTH - Go To Him/Her
GTH - Go To Hell
GTSY - Glad To See You
GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
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< H > - Hug
H&K - Hugs and Kisses
HAGD - Have A Good Day
HAGN - Have A Good Night
HAGO - Have A Good One
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HB - Hurry Back or Hug Back
HF - Have Fun
HH - Holding Hands
HHIS - Hanging Head In Shame
HHOJ - Ha Ha, Only Joking
HHOK - Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HHOS - Ha Ha, Only Serious
HIWTH - Hate It When That Happens
HOAS - Hold On A Second
HSH - Home Sweet Home
HTH - Hope This/That Helps
HWISTKT - How Was I Supposed To Know That
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IAC - In Any Case
IAE - In Any Event
IAGW - In A Good Way
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IBALD - It's Been A Long Day
IBM - Inadequate Business Management
IC - I See
ICBW - I Could Be Wrong
ICQ - I Seek You
ICYDK - In Case You Didn't Know
IDGI - I Don't Get It
IDK - I Don't Know
IDTT - I'll Drink To That!
IFU - I F'd Up
IGP - I Gotta Pee
IIDKB - If I Didn't Know Better
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
IIWY - If I Were You
IK - I Know
IKWYM - I Know What You Mean
ILU - I Love you
ILY - I Love You
IM - Instant Message
IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO - In My Considered Opinion
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNERHO - In My Not Even Remotely Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
INC - INCluding or INClusive
INPO - In No Particular Order
IOH - I'm Outta Here
IOW - In Other Words
IPN - I'm Posting Naked
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IRL - In Real Life
IRMC - I Rest My Case
IRO - In Region Of
IS - I'm Sorry
ISC - I Stand Corrected
ISDN - It Still Does Nothing
ISP - Internet Service Provider
ISTM - It Seems To Me
ISTR - I Seem To Recall
ISWYM - I See What You Mean
ITRO - In The Region Of
ITRW - In The Real World
IWALU - I Will Always Love You
IWBNI - It Would Be Nice If
IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
IYO - In Your Opinion
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J/K - Just Kidding
J/P - Just Playing
JAM - Just A Minute
JASE - Just Another System Error
JAT - Just A Thought
JAVA - Just Another Vague Acronym
JFTR - Just For The Record
JIC - Just In Case
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
JMO - Just My Opinion
JOKE - Just One Kidding Everyone
JOT - Just One Thought
JTFM - Just The Facts, Mister/Ma'am
JTLYK - Just To Let You Know
JTYWWTK - Just Thought You Would Want To Know
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< K > - Kiss
KB - Kiss Back
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
KIT - Keep In Touch
KMA - Kiss My Ass
KMF - Kiss Me, Fool
KOC - Kiss On Cheek
KWIM - Know What I Mean?
KYPO - Keep Your Pants On
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L8R - Later
L&ML - Lies and More Lies
LAB&TYD - Life's A Bitch and Then You Die
LHM - Lord Help Me
LHO - Laughing Head Off
LHU - Lord Help Us
LI - Laughing Insanely or Laughing Inside
LIS - Laughing In Silence
LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
LMBO - Laughing My Butt Off
LMK - Let Me Know
LMOL - Laughing Madly Out Loud
LMSO - Laughing My Socks Off
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LSHISOTS - Laughing So Hard I Spat/Spit On The Screen
LSHTTARD - Laughing So Hard The Tears Are Running Down
LTNS - Long Time No See
LTNT - Long Time No Type
LTR - Long Term Relationship
LTS - Laughing To Self
LY - Love You
LYK - Let You Know
LYWAMH - Love You With All My Heart
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M/F? - Male or Female?
M8 - Mate
MEGO - My Eyes Glaze Over
MHBFY - My Heart Bleeds For You
MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You
MM - Mama Mia!
MMD - Make My Day
MO - My Opinion
MorF - Male or Female
MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTD - Message Of The Day
MOTOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS - Member Of The Same Sex
M$ - A well-known software company
MSG - Message
MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures
MTF - More To Follow
MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
MYW - Makes You Wonder
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N2M - Not too Much
NADT - Not A Darn Thing
NALAYL - Not As Long As You Live
NBIF - No Basis In Fact
NC - No Comment
ND - Nearly Done
NE - Any
NFW - No F'ing Way
NGAS - No one Gives A S***
NIAMY - Not In A Million Years
NIFOC - Nude In Front Of the Computer
NIICHI - Not If I Can Help It
NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard
NIYL - Not In Your Life
NM - Never Mind
NMH - Not Much Here
NMJC - Nothing Much, Just Chilling
NNTA - No Need To Answer
NOYB - None Of Your Business
NOYL - Not On Your Life
NP - No Problem
NRN - No Reply Necessary
NRN - Not Right Now
NRP - None Real-time Processor
NTOOT - Nine Times Out Of Ten
NTW - Not To Worry
NWIH - No Way In Hell
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OAO - Over And Out
OBTW - Oh, By The Way
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OIAM - One In A Million
OIC - Oh, I see
OL - Old Lady
OM - Old Man
OMG - Oh My God
OOTB - Out Of The Box or Out Of The Blue
OOTC - Obligatory On Topic Comment
OPM - Other People's Money
OT - Off Topic
OTF - On The Floor
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTP - On The Phone
OTT - Over The Top
OTT - Off The Topic
OTTH - On The Third Hand
OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head
OYA - On Your Ass
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PC - Politically Correct
PD - Public Domain
PDA - Public Display of Affection
PDQ - Pretty Damn Quick
PDS - Please Don't Shoot
PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PIMP - Peeing In My Pants
PITA - Pain In The Ass
PLZ - Please
PM - Private Message
PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In
PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In
POAHF - Put On A Happy Face
POS - Point Of Sale
POS - Pile/Piece Of S***
POSSLQ - Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
POTC - Peck On The Cheek
POETS - P*ss Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday
POV - Point Of View
PPL - People
PS - Post Script
PU - That stinks
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QT - Cutie
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RE - Regarding
REHI - Hello Again
RFD - Request For Discussion
RHP - Read His/Her Post
RL - Real Life
RMA - Return Merchandise Authorisation
RMA - Registered Members' Area
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLASTC - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat
ROI - Return On Investment
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFLMAOAY - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off At You
ROTFUTS - Rolling On The Floor Unable To Speak
RPG - Role-Playing Game
RPTS - RePost That S***/Stuff
RSN - Real Soon Now (i.e. never)
RTFAQ - Read The FAQ
RTFM - Read The F'ing Manual /Message
RTM - Read The Manual /Message
RU? - Are You?
RU4R - Are You For Real?
RUOK - Are You Okay?
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SARO - SmartAss Reply Only
SAYL - Sorry About Your Luck
SB - Smiles Back
SBPH - Should Be Posted Here
SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
SETE - Smiling Ear To Ear
SHID - Slaps Head In Disgust
SITD - Still In The Dark
SMO - Serious Mode On or Safe Mode Only
SMOff - Serious Mode Off
SNAFU - Situation Normal, All F'd Up
SNERT -- Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
SNR - Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SO - Significant Other
SOHF - Sense Of Humour Failure
SOL - S*** Out of Luck
SOMY - Sick Of Me Yet?
SOS - Same Old S***/Stuff
SOT - Short Of Time
SOTMG - Short Of Time, Must Go
SPAM - SPiced hAM (unwanted advertising)
SRHI - So Rumour Has It
SSDD - Same S***, Different Day
STB - Simply The Best
STFU - Shut The F* Up
STFW - Search The F'ing Web
SW - ShareWare
SWAG - Scientific Wild Ass Guess
SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss
SWL - Screaming With Laughter
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
SYL - See You Later
SYS - See You Soon
SYSADMIN - SYStem ADMINistator
SYSOP - SYStem OPerator
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TA - Thanks Again
TAFN - That's All For Now
TAL - Thanks A Lot
TANJ - There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TARFU - Things Are Really F'd Up
TAT - TurnAround Time
TBA - To Be Announced
TBF - To Be Fair
TBH - To Be Honest
TBIB - The Bitch/Bastard Is Back
TC - Telephone Call
TCO - Taken Care Of
TCOY - Take Care Of Yourself
TDM - Too Darn Many
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
TFIF - Thank F*** It's Friday
TFS - Thanks For Sharing
TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIAFI - Tried It And F'd It
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TID - Thread Is Deteriorating
TILII - Tell It Like It Is
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
TLC - Tender Loving Care
TLG - The Living God
TMA - Take My Advice
TMBCU - Till My Bowels Cramp Up
TMF - Too Much Fun
TMTT - Too Much To Type
TNT - Till Next Time
TNTL - Trying Not To Laugh
TNX - Thanks
TNX 1.0E6 - Thanks a million (1.0E6 is exponential notation for one million)
TNXE6 - Thanks a million
TOY - Thinking Of You
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TRD - Tears Rolling/Running Down
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTFS - Try This For Size
TTT - To The Top or Time To Twist
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TW - Two Weeks
TWBAR - That Would Be A Riot
TWIS - That's What I Said/Stated
TX - Thanks
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
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U2 - You too
UL - Until Later
UL or U/L - Upload
unPC - unPolitically Correct
UR - You are
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VAR - Value-Added Reseller
VAT - Value-Added Tax
VBG - Very Big Grin
VC - Virtual Community
VEG - Very Evil Grin
VGI - Very Good Idea
VR - Virtual Reality
VWG - Very Wicked Grin
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W8 - Wait
W8AM - Wait A Minute
WABOL - What A Bunch Of Losers
WAG - Wild Ass Guess
WB - Welcome Back
WBS - Write Back Soon
WDTM - What Does That Mean?
WE - WhatEver or WeekEnd
WEG - Wicked Evil Grin
WFM - Works For Me
WG - Wicked Grin
WHYD - What Have You Done?
W/O - Without
WOB - Waste Of Bandwidth/Brainpower
WOBTAM - Waste Of Both Time And Money
WRT - With Regard To
WRUF? - Where are you From?
WTF - What The F'?
WTG - Way To Go!
WTH - What The Hell?
WTHDTM - What The Hell Does That Mean?
WUF? - Where are you From?
WYGIWYPF - What You Get Is What You Pay For
WYMM - Will You Marry Me?
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
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XHNS - eXtra Hot N' Spicy
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Y - Why?
YA - Yet Another
YABA - Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YBS - You'll Be Sorry
YGM - You've Got Mail
YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For
YHBW - You Had/Have Been Warned
YKYBHTLW - You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
YL - Young Lady
YM - Young Man
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
YMMVG - Your Mileage May Vary Greatly
YOY - Why Oh Why
YTB - You're The Best
YW - You're Welcome
YWSYLS - You Win Some, You Lose Some
YYMV - Your Yak May/Moves Vomit
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ZIAO - Zoning In And Out
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