List of Internet Slang Abbreviations

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1337
From the word Leet, derived from the word elite
2
too, or to
4
For

[edit] A

AFAICR/S/T
As far as I can recall / remember / see / tell
AFAIK
As far as I know
AFK
Away from keyboard
ASAP
As soon as possible
ASL
Age / sex / location
ATEOTD
At The End of the Day
ATM
At the moment
AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB)
All your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing)

[edit] B

BB2B
Business to Business
BBIAB
Be back in a bit
BBQ
Barbecue. While not internet slang in itself, it is often combined with other initialisms as a point of satire, absurdity, or a non-sequitur. For example OMG WTF BBQ.
BBL/BBS
Be back later / shortly / soon
BCNU
Be seein' you
BFF
Best Friends Forever
BFN
Bye For Now
blog
Also known as web log or an online journal
BOFH
Bastard operator from hell
bot
Any type of automated software in chatrooms and web-cataloging software
BRB
Be right back
BSOD
Blue Screen of Death
BTDT
Been there done that
BTW
By the way
bump
Increment (For example, C's ++ operator.) or a backronym for "Bring Up My Post"

[edit] C

Ccrawl
To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it
Choob/Ch00b
A high level player acting like a newb/noob/n00b
crapplet
A poorly written computer application
CU
See you (later)
CYA
See ya OR Cover Your Ass
cyber- (prefix)
A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer
cyberspace
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'

[edit] D

DDFTT
Don't feed the trolls
DIAF
Die in a fire
DILLIGAF/D/S
Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit
DND
Do not disturb
DOA
Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery.

[edit] E

EEOF
End of File
EOM
End of Message
EOL
End of Life. Device or hardware that is at the end of its product life cycle.
End of Line.
EQ
EverQuest
ETA
Estimated time of arrival

[edit] F

FAQ
Frequently Asked Question(s)
FFS
For fuck's sake
flamer
Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll.
FMCDH
From My Cold Dead Hands
FOAD
Fuck off and die
FOAF
Friend of a friend
FTL
For the loss
FTW
For the win
FU
Fuck you
FUBAR
Fucked up beyond all recognition / repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")
FUD
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation)
FWIW
For what it's worth
FYI
For your information

[edit] G

GGBTW
Get back to work
GF
Great/good fight
GFU
Good for you
GFY
Go fuck yourself
GG
Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match
GGS
Good games
GJ
Good job, often used in online gaming when a teammate performs an act benefitting his team, such as killing an opponent or enabling that kill
GMTA
Great minds think alike
Godwin's Law
Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler
gratz
Congratulations
GTFO
Get the fuck out
GTG or G2G
'Got to go' or 'Good to go'
GR
Good Race

[edit] H

HHAND
have a nice day
handle
Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name)
HF
Have fun
haxor or H4x0r (1337)
Hacker
hit
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.
home page
The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index"
hot list
A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files.
HTH
Hope this / that helps

[edit] I

IIANAL
I am not a lawyer
IBTL
In before the lock
IDK
I don't know
IONO
I don't know
IIRC
If I recall / remember correctly
IIUC
If I understand correctly
IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO
In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion
Information superhighway
The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn)
IOW
In other words
IRC
Internet Relay Chat
IRL
In real life
ITYM
I Think You Mean
IWSN
I want sex now
IYKWIM
If you know what I mean

[edit] J

Jjaggy
aliased computer graphics
JAS
Just a sec
JFTR
Just for the record
JK or j/k
Just kidding, or joke ;

[edit] K

Kk or kk
OK
KISS
Keep it simple stupid.
KOS
Kill on sight
KTHX
OK, thanks
KTHXBAI
OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short

[edit] L

LL8R
Later, L8R also sometimes abbreviated as L8ER is commonly used in chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of saying good bye.
lag
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
lamer
A know-nothing, one who is lame.
leet
Often spelled as l33t or 1337. It originally meant elite
LFG
Looking for group
LFM
Looking for more
LMAO
Laughing my ass off
LMFAO
Laughing my fucking ass off
LMIRL
Let's meet in real life.
LMK
Let me know
LOL
Laughing out loud, laugh out loud
LTNS
Long time no see
lurker
Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions
LYLAB
Love you like a brother.
LYLAS
Love you like a sister.

[edit] M

MMMORPG, MMO
Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game
MOTD
Message of the day
MTFBWY
May The Force be with you
MUD
Multi-User Dungeon
MUSH
Multi-User Shared Hallucination
MYOB
Mind your own business
M8
Mate

[edit] N

NN1
Nice one, used mostly often in gaming
NE1
"Anyone"
newbie, newb, n00b
An inexperienced user of a system or game, or an annoying person. Usually a derogatory term for someone inexperienced at a game.
NIFOC
Naked In Front Of Computer
NM
(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.
NP
No problem
NSFW
Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers.
NVM, NVMD, or nm
Nevermind, not much

[edit] O

OO RLY
Oh really?
OIC
Oh, I see
OFN
Old freaking news
OMG
Oh my god
OMFG
Oh my fucking god
OMGWTF
Oh my God what the fuck/>
OMW
On my way or Oh my word
ONOZ
Oh, no
OP
Original poster / Operator / Outpost
OS
Operating system
OT
Off topic
OTOH
On the other hand
OTP
On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss

[edit] P

PP2P
Peer to peer, or pay to play
PAW
Parents are watching
PEBKAC/PEBCAK
Problem exists between keyboard and chair
ping
From the popular network monitoring tool.
PITA
Pain in the arse / ass
PLMK
Please let me know
PMSL
Pissing myself laughing
POS
Piece of shit, or parent over shoulder.
POTS
Plain old telephone service
POV
Point of view
PL
Powerleveling, used in online games.
PPL
People
PTKFGS
Punch the Keys For God's Sake
pr0n
Intentional misspelling of porn
PW
Persistent World (gaming)
pwned
Intentional misspelling of owned

[edit] Q

QQFT
Quoted for truth. Used on internet message boards to show agreement from a previous message
QWP
(texting) Quit Whining, Please. (gaming) equip v / equipment n.

[edit] R

Rrehi (or merely re)
Hello again
RL
Real Life
RMS
Ride me sideways
ROFL/ROTFL
Rolling on (the) floor laughing
ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO
Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off
ROFLMAOWPIMP/ROTFLMAOWPIMP
Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off while peeing in my pants
ROFLOL/ROTFLOL
Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud
RSN
Real soon now (used sarcastically)
RTFB
Read the fucking binary (or book)
RTFS
Read the fucking source
RTFM/RTM
Read the (fucking) manual or reboot the (fucking) machine

[edit] S

SSCNR
Sorry, could not resist
SFW
Safe for Work, see NSFW
sk8/sk8r/sk8er
skate/skater
smiley
Another name for emoticons
SMH
Shaking my head
SNAFU
Situation normal: all (fucked/fouled) up
Snail mail
Normal paper mail service
SOHF
Sense of humor failure
spider
The program behind a search engine
STFU
Shut the fuck up
STFW
Search the fucking web

[edit] T

TTANSTAAFL
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, a quote originally attributed to Robert Heinlein
TBF
Time between failures
TBH
To be honest
TG
That's great
TGIF
Thank God it's Friday
THX/THNX, TNX or TX
Thanks
TIA
Thanks in advance
TINC
There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories
TMI
Too much information
TOOBS
Internets (refering to the internet as a series of tubes)
TOS
Terms of service
TTBOMK
To the best of my knowledge
TTFN
Ta ta for now
TTYL
Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)
tweedler
One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets
TY
Thank you
TYT
Take your time
TYVM
Thank you very much

[edit] U

UU
You
UTFSE
Use the fucking search engine

[edit] V

V
Ww00t, w00T or WOOT
First two express exuberance, the last is a backronym for the term "We Own the Other Team".
W/ or W/O
With or without
WB
Welcome back
W/E
Whatever
WRT
With respect / regard to
WTB
Want to buy
WTF
What the fuck
WTG
Way to go
WTH
What the hell
WTS
Want to sell
WTT
Want to trade
WUG
What you got?
WUBU2
What (have) you been up to?
WUU2
What (are) you up to?
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get
W8
Wait

[edit] Y

YYHBT
You have been trolled.
YKW
You know what?
YMMV
Your mileage may vary.
YTMND
You're The Man Now, Dog
YW
You're welcome.
YOYO
You're On Your Own.
YAGTOH
you are going to own him.

[edit] Z

ZZOMG
An intentional misspelling of the acronym shorthand for "Oh My Gawd" and pronounced "Zoh My Gawd" This version is mainly used in jest or to ridicule people who use abbreviations like OMG and OMFG

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