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This is a glossary for internet shorthand terminology. This page is more for me to use as a reminder incase I see some shorthand that I forget the meaning too. The terms are bold and the meaning is in italicized.

  • Term - Meaning

#

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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

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  • 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
  • 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?
  • AYT? - Are You There?

B

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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 wwitch
  • 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

C

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  • C&G - Chuckle and grin
  • C/O - Care of
  • CAB - Cheap ass b@stard/b!tch
  • 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

D

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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?

E

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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

F

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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

G

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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

H

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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

I

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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

J

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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

K

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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

L

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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

M

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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

N

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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

O

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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

P

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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

Q

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  • QT - Cutie

R

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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?

S

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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

T

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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

U

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  • U2 - You too
  • UL - Until later
  • UL or U/L - Upload
  • unPC - unpolitically correct
  • UR - You are

V

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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

W

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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

X

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  • XHNS - eXtra hot n' spicy

Y

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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

Z

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  • ZIAO - Zoning in and out