SINGKATAN
| ARTI/KEPANJANGAN
|
A
|
|
ADN
| Any day now
|
AFAIK
| As far as I know
|
AFK
| Away from keyboard
|
ARE
| Acronym-rich environment
|
A/S/L?
| Age/sex/location?
|
B
|
|
B4N
| Bye for now
|
BAK
| Back at the keyboard
|
BBIAB
| Be back in a bit
|
BBL
| Be back later
|
BEG
| Big evil grin
|
BFD
| Big f***ing deal
|
BFN
| Bye for now
|
BG
| Big grin
|
BIOYIOP
| Blow it out your I/O port
|
BL
| Belly laughing
|
BOTEC
| Back-of-the- envelope calculation
|
BRB
| Be right back
|
BTA
| But then again…
|
BTW
| By the way
|
BWL
| Burst With Laughter
|
BWTHDIK
| But what the heck do I know…?
|
C
|
|
CU
| See you
|
CUL
| See you later
|
CUL8ER
| See you later
|
CYA
| Cover your ass
|
CYO
| See you online
|
D
|
|
DBA
| Doing business as
|
DFLA
| Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
|
DL
| Dead link
|
DIKU
| Do I know you?
|
DITYID
| Did I tell you I’m distressed?
|
DQMOT
| Don’t quote me on this
|
E
|
|
EG
| Evil grin
|
EMFBI
| Excuse me for butting in
|
EOM
| End of message
|
EOT
| End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
|
ETLA
| Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
|
F
|
|
F2F
| Face to face
|
FAQ
| Frequently-ask question(s)
|
FISH
| First in, still here
|
FLA
| Four-letter acronym
|
FMTYEWTK
| Far more than you ever wanted to know
|
FOMCL
| Falling off my chair laughing
|
FUBAR
| F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition
|
FUD
| Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
|
FWIW
| For what it’s worth
|
FYI
| For your information
|
G
|
|
G
| Grin
|
G2G
| Got to go
|
GA
| Go ahead
|
GAL
| Get a life
|
GD&R
| Grinning, ducking, and running
|
GIWIST
| Gee, I wish I’d said that
|
GMTA
| Great minds think alike
|
GOL
| Giggling out loud
|
GTRM
| Going to read mail
|
H
|
|
HTH
| Hope this helps
|
I
|
|
IAC
| In any case
|
IANAL
| I am not a lawyer (but)
|
IC
| I see
|
IDK
| I don’t know
|
IHA
| I hate acronyms
|
IIRC
| If I recall/remember/ recollect correctly
|
ILU or ILY
| I love you
|
IM
| Immediate/Instant message
|
IMHO
| In my humble opinion
|
IMing
| Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game
|
IMNSHO
| In my not so humble opinion
|
IMO
| In my opinion
|
IOW
| In other words
|
IPN
| I’m posting naked
|
IRL
| In real life
|
IYSWIM
| If you see what I mean
|
J
|
|
JBOD
| Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.)
|
JIC
| Just in case
|
JK
| Just kidding
|
K
|
|
KOTC
| Kiss on the cheek
|
KWIM?
| Know what I mean?
|
L
|
|
L8R
| Later
|
LD
| Later, dude
|
LDR
| Long-distance relationship
|
LLTA
| Lots and lots of thunderous applause
|
LMAO
| Laugh(ing) My Ass Off
|
LMLYG
| Let Me Let You Go
|
LOL
| Laugh(ing) Out Loud
|
LRF
| Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
|
LTM
| Laugh to myself
|
LTR
| Long-term relationship
|
LULAB
| Love you like a brother
|
LULAS
| Love you like a sister
|
M
|
|
MorF
| Male or female
|
MOSS
| Member of the same sex
|
MOTOS
| Member of the opposite sex
|
MUSM
| Miss you so much
|
N
|
|
NM
| Not much
|
NFG
| No f*****g good
|
NFW
| No feasible way or no f*****g way
|
NIFOC
| Naked in front of computer
|
NP or N/P
| No problem
|
NRN
| No response necessary
|
O
|
|
OIC
| Oh, I see
|
OLL
| Online love
|
OTF
| Off the floor
|
OTOH
| On the other hand
|
OTTOMH
| Off the top of my head
|
P
|
|
PANS
| Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to “POTS”)
|
PCMCIA
| People can’t master computer industry acronyms
|
PDA
| Public display of affection
|
PEBCAK
| Problem exists between chair and keyboard
|
PIBKAC
| Problem is between keyboard and chair
|
PITA
| Pain in the ass
|
PMFJIB
| Pardon me for jumping in but…
|
::POOF::
| Goodbye (leaving the room)
|
POS
| Parent over shoulder (change the topic)
|
POTS
| Plain old telephone service
|
PU
| That stinks!
|
R
|
|
RL
| Real life (that is, when not chatting)
|
ROR
| Raffing out roud (Engrish for “laughing out loud”)
|
ROTFL
| Rolling on the floor laughing
|
ROTFLMAO
| Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
|
ROTFLMAOWPIMP
| Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants
|
ROTFLMBO
| Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
|
RPG
| Role-playing games
|
RSN
| Real soon now
|
RTFM
| Read the f***ing manual
|
RYO
| Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)
|
S
|
|
S4L
| Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone’s customer or client)
|
SHCOON
| Shoot hot coffee out of nose
|
SEG
| S***-eating grin
|
SF
| Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
|
SNAFU
| Situation normal, all f***ed up
|
SO
| Significant other
|
SOHF
| Sense of humor failure
|
SOL
| Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
|
SOMY
| Sick of me yet?
|
STFW
| Search the f*****g Web
|
STW
| Search the Web
|
SWAG
| Stupid wild-a** guess
|
T
|
|
TAFN
| That’s all for now
|
TANSTAAFL
| There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
|
TFH
| Thread from hell (a discussion that just won’t die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group)
|
TGIF
| Thank God it’s Friday
|
THX
| Thanks
|
TIA
| Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply)
|
TLA
| Three-letter acronym
|
TLK2UL8R
| Talk to you later
|
TMI
| Too much information
|
TOPCA
| Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
|
TPTB
| The powers that be
|
TTFN
| Ta-Ta for now
|
TTT
| Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
|
TTYL
| Talk to you later
|
TU
| Thank you
|
U
|
|
UAPITA
| You’re a pain in the ass
|
UW
| You’re welcome
|
V
|
|
VBG
| Very big grin
|
VBSEG
| Very big s***-eating grin
|
W
|
|
WDALYIC
| Who died and left you in charge?
|
WFM
| Works for me
|
WIBNI
| Wouldn’t it be nice if
|
WRT
| With respect to
|
WT?
| What/who the ?
|
WTFO
| What the F***! Over!
|
WTG
| Way to go!
|
WTGP?
| Want to go private?
|
WU?
| What’s up?
|
WUF?
| Where are you from?
|
WYSIWYG
| What you see is what you get
|
Y
|
|
YGBSM
| You gotta be s***tin’ me!
|
YMMV
| Your mileage may vary.
|