Common Acronyms

Acronym Description
$0.02 just my 2 cents worth
aamof as a matter of fact
ack acknowledge
adn any day now
afaik as far as i know
afair as far as i remember
afk away from keyboard
aka also known as
asap as soon as possible
asl age sex location
atm at the moment
attn attention
atty a thousand thank yous
bfn bye for now
bofh bastard operator from hell
brb be right back
btbt been there, broke that
btdt been there, done that
btw by the way
bykt but you knew that
diy do it yourself
eod end of discussion
eof end of file
eol end of line
eot end of thread
esosl endless snorts of stupid laughter
esp especially
eta estimated time of arrival
faq frequently asked questions
foad fuck off and die
fubar fucking unfair beyond all recognition
ftf face to face
fud fear, uncertainty, doubt
fwiw for what it's worth
fyi for your information
hth hope that helps
hsik how should i know
iac in any case
ianal i am not a lawyer
ibtd i beg to differ
iirc if i remember correctly
imo in my opinion
imho in my humble opinion
imnsho in my not so humble opinion
imco in my considered opinion
imo in my opinion
iow in other words
istm it seems to me
istr i seem to remember
jat just a thought
jftr just for the record
lmao laughing my ass off
lol laughing out loud
loml love of my life, light of my life (used to describe so)
ltns long time no see
motd message of the month
nak not acknowledged
np no problem
nrn no reply necessary
ot off topic
otoh on the other hand
pebkac problem exists between keyboard and chair
pita pain in the ass
pov point of view
ppl people
rfc request for comment
rak random act of kindness
re regarding
rl real life
rotfl rolling on the floor laughing
rotflmaorolling on the floor laughing my ass off
rtfm read the fucking manual
rtmf read the manual first
ryfm read your "fine" manual
scnr sorry could not resist
sda standard disclaimers apply
so significant other (refers to spouse, girl- or boyfriend)
swmbo she who must be obeyed
tia thanks in advance
trdmc tears running down my cheeks
ttyl talk to you later
tyvm thank you very much
wombat waste of money, brains and time
wrt with regard to, with respect to
wtf what the fuck
wth what the hell, what the heck
ymmv your mileage may vary