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DR.GONZO
09-28-2003, 02:06 PM
can any of you explain certain words what do they mean i know lol
lmao-laughing my ass off
what are some others IMO? imao?
and anything else I don't know what a lot of things mean when I read certain posts thanks.
DeMoN
09-28-2003, 03:10 PM
google is a powerfull tool, search for "message board acronyms/abbreviations"
and you end up with a list like this:
AAT - And another thing
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
ATTN - Attention
BDINI - Big Deal I'm Not Impressed
BG - Big Grin
BRB - Be right back ( Used primarily in online chats)
BTDT - Been there, done that
BTW - By the way
CU -- See you
CUL (CUL8R) - See you later
DGMW - Don't get me wrong
DGMS - Don't get me started
EOM - End of message/no comments ( when used in a subject line, it means that the message contains no text: The poster said it all in their subject line.)
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
FF - Fast forward
FWIW - For what it's worth
FYA - For your amusement
FYI - For your information
GAL! - Get a life!
GMAB - Give me a break
GMTA - Great minds think alike
GR&D - Grinning, running, and ducking
HHOK - Ha ha, only kidding
HTD - Had to disagree
HTA - Have to agree
HTH - Hope this helps
IAC - In any case
ICAM - I couldn't agree more
ICHSIB - I couldn't have said it better
ID - I disagree
IDTS - I don't think so
IIRC - If I recall correctly
IMAO - In my arrogant opinion
IME - In my experience
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IOW - In other words
IRL - In real Life
IRT - In real time
ISC I stand corrected
ISP - Internet service provider
ITA! - I totally agree!
JAT - Just a thought
JK - Just kidding
JMHO - Just my humble opinion
LMJA - Let me just add
JMO - Just my opinion
LBAY - Laughing back at you
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LOL - Lots of Laughs or Laughing out loud
LOLBAY - Laughing out loud back at you
MMHA - My most humble opinion
MMHA2U - My most humble apologies to you
NBIF - No basis in fact
NBIR - No basis in reality
NRN - No response necessary
OIC - "oh, I see"
OMG - Oh, my goodness or Oh my God
OTOH - On the other hand
PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in
PMJI - pardon my jumping in
POV - Point of view
RL - Real life
ROAR! - Just like ROLF (Laughing as loud as a lion)
ROFL - Rolling on the floor Laughing or ROTFL
ROFLMAO(ROTFLMAO) - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
ROFLMHO - Rolling on floor laughing my head off
ROTFLMAOPMP - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off peeing my pants
RSN - Real soon now
SORAS - Soap opera rapid aging syndrome
STS - Sorry to say
TAF - That's all folks
TAN - tangent - it means that the message is going to be off-subject
TFI - The fact is
TFM - thanks from me
TFMT - thanks from me, too!
TIA - Thanks in advance
TIC - Tongue in cheek
TIC - (alternate meaning) The idiot(s) in charge
TIG! - That is great!
TIIC - the idiots in charge
TPTB - The powers that be
TTFN - Ta Ta for now
TYVM - Thank you very much
VWP - Very well put
WAGS - What a great story
jon_s
09-28-2003, 05:07 PM
Well found Demon 8)
Some there that I would never have thought of!
Wow.. Nice find.. Huge list..
I`ll keep it in my drive.. lol.
Many ones that I dont know..
stracing
09-28-2003, 11:11 PM
TFMT, now u all need 2 GAL! ROTFLMAOPMP.
STS. IMHO, TIC are on JW, JK.
u saw tis coming.
possessed_beaver
09-29-2003, 01:24 AM
SIC - said in context
stracing
09-29-2003, 01:29 AM
SIC - said in context
so is that what it is? i always see it on my reports from uni but never bothered to ask waht it was
SDK2003
09-29-2003, 07:12 AM
One missing
tbh = To be honest
DR.GONZO
09-30-2003, 01:25 AM
dam thanks all of you guy's , a lot of shit I never knew thanks espically to demon ! but all of you have improved my knowledge! Thanks.
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