sweet home :)

English Terms

OTOH - "On the other hand" or "Alternatively". See [Example].
Dunno - I dont know. I don't understand.
LOL - Laugh Out Loud. Laughing.
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
BTW - By The Way
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion or In My Humble Opinion

 

 
This is an extended list copied from several locations on the net:
- B -BAK Back At Keyboard
- C -CIS CompuServe Information Service
:-O hbtu o-: we all singin': Happy birthday to ...
{8[=] sender is a monster that will eats you ...
<bg> big grin
<eg> evil grin
<g,d&r> grinning, ducking & running
<g,d&rvvf> grinning, ducking & running very very fast...
<g> grin
<vbg> very big grin
2bctnd to be continued
2d to delete
2d4 to die for
2g4u too good for you
2l8 too late
2U to you
404 I haven't a clue
4e forever
4U for you
4uo for you only
4yeo for your eyes only
a/s/l age/sex/location (tuvm Thorsten)
aak asleep at keyboard
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact
ACK ACKnowledge
adn any day now
AFAIK As Far As I Know
afaik as far as I know
AFAIR As Far As I Remember
AFK Away From Keyboard
AI artificial intelligence
aisi as I see it
aiui as I understand it
AKA also known as
alol actually laughing out loud
aml all my love
ARE Acronym-rich environment
ASAP As Soon As Possible
asap as soon as possible
at always tomorrow
atm at the moment
atw at the weekend
awgthtgtata Are we going to have to go through all this again
AWHFY are we having fun yet?
awl (awol) absent without leave
ayor at your own risc
b4 before
B4N Bye for now
BAK Back at the keyboard
BAS Big a** smile
bb4e bye bye for ever
bbb bye bye baby
bbfallt bye bye for a long long time
bbfn bye bye for now
bbiab be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BBN Bye bye now
BBS Be back soon
bbsl be back sooner or later
bcdhm be careful, don't hurt me
BCNU Be Seeing You
bcnu be seein' you
BEG Big evil grin
BF Boy friend
BFD Big f***ing deal
BFN Bye For Now
BG Big grin
bh blockhead
BIBO Beer in, beer out
bion believe it or not
BIOYIOP Blow it out your I/O port
BL Belly laughing
BMGWL Busting my gut with laughter
bmhwb be my hot-water bottle
bmor be mine or run
bnscd but now something completely different
BOT Back On Topic
BOTEC Back-of-the-envelope calculation
BRB Be Right Back
BSF But Seriously Folks
BTA But Then Again
BTDT Been There Done That
btobd be there or be dead
BTW By The Way
bukt(a) but you knew that (already)
BWL Bursting with laughter
BWTHDIK But what the heck do I know...?
BYKT But You Knew That
C&G Chuckle and grin
cb Ciao Bella/Bello
cf constant fury
ciao ital. bye bye
cibm? could it be magic?
CICO Coffee in, coffee out
cm call me
CMIIW Correct Me If I'm Wrong
cmm change(d) my mind
CNP Continued in next post
cnrbe could never resist blue eyes
cofr cry out for revenge
cpf can pigs fly?
CRB Come right back
CRBT Crying real big tears
cs como siempre
cu see you
cu nitl see you - not in this life (tuvm Horst)
CU2 See You, too
cuial see you in another live
cul, cyl see you later
CUL8ER see you later
cum change your mind
cus see you soon (tuvm Olly)
cut see you tomorrow
cuttl crawling under the table laughing (tuvm Olly)
CYA Cover your ass.
CYA See ya
CYO See you online
D&C Duck and cover.
dae dreams are empty
dak dead at keyboard
DAU dummster anzunehmender User
DBA Doing business as
DFLA Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
diik damned if I know
DIKU Do I know you?
DITYID Did I tell you I'm distressed?
dk don't know
DL Dead link
dlg devilish little grin
dlmbm don't let me be misunterstood
DLTBBB Don't let the bed bugs bite
dluvm(t) don't like you very much (today)
dom dirty old man
DOS Dozing off soon
dpwm don't play with me
DQMOT Don't quote me on this
dsh desperately seeking help
DTRT Do the right thing
DUCWIC Do you see what I see?
dur? Do you remember?
DWB Don't write back
dwbh don't worry be happy
dwim do what I mean
dwimnwis do what I mean, not what I say
DWISNWID Do what I say not what I do.
DYHWIH Do you hear what I hear?
E2EG ear to ear grin
EG Evil grin
EMFBI Excuse me for butting in (tuvm Chakotay)
EMSG E-mail message
EOD end of discussion
EOF end of file
eol end of lecture
EOM End of message
EOT End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
ESOSL Endless Snorts Of Stupid Laughter
ETLA Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
F2F face to face
FAFWOA for a friend without access
FAQ frequently asked questions
fawc for anyone who cares
FC Fingers crossed
FCFS first come, first served
FDROTFL falling down, rolling on the floor laughing
FIFO first in first out
FISH First in, still here
FITB Fill in the blank.
FLA Four-letter acronym
flch feels like coming home
fmm fresh my mind
FMTYEWTK Far more than you ever wanted to know
FN Feliz Navidad
foac fall over and cry
FOC free of charge
FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing
FOO-BAR fucked up beyond repair
FOTCL falling off the chair laughing
FTASB faster than a speeding bullet
FTBOMH From the bottom of my heart
ftl faster than light
FUBAR F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition
fud fear, uncertainty and doubt
fwiw for what it's worth
FYA for Your amusement
FYE for Your entertainment
FYI For Your Information
fyi for your information
g grin (usually typed <g>)
G Grin
GA go ahead
GAFIA get away from it all
gaga go amused, go amazed
GAL Get a life
galgal give a little, get a little
gbh great big hug
GD&R Grinning, ducking, and running
GF gone fishin'
gf good feelings
GF Girlfriend
GFAK go fly a kite
GFN Gone for now
GGP Gotta go pee
gh go home (tnx GC)
GIGO garbage in, garbage out
giwist Grrr, I wish I'd said that
GL Good luck
glgh good luck and good hunting
gliw got lost in web
GMAB Give me a break
GMTA Great minds think alike
gok God only knows
GOL Giggling out loud
gooml get out of my life
gowi get on with it
gr8 great
GTRM Going to read mail
GTSY Glad to see you
H&K Hug and kiss
h2cus hope to see you soon
HAGN Have a good night
HAK hugs and kisses
halatnm have a look at the next mail (tuvm Olly)
HAND Have a nice day
hant have a nice time
hf have fun
HHIS Hanging head in shame
hhoj Ha Ha only joking
HIG How's it going
hih hope it helps
HSIK How Should I Know
HT Hi there
HTH Hope That Helps
HUB Head up butt
huh hate you, honey
humm hope you miss me
hummb hope you miss my beasties
HWS(PEST) husband wants sex (please excuse slow typing)
iaal I am a lawyer
IAC In Any Case
IAE In any event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer
IANALBIPOOTV I am not a lawyer, but I play one on TV
IBC inadequate, but cute
ic I see (tuvm Jens)
icocbw I could of course be wrong
idbi I don't believe it
idk I don't know
idts I don't think so
IGP I gotta pee
Igtp I got the power
iha I H A T E Abbreviations
IHA I hate acronyms
ihu I hate you
IHU I hear you
IIRC If i remember correctly
IIRC If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
iitrt it is the right time
iituwimiwhtku if I tell you what it means, I will have to kill you
iituwimwubmad if I tell you what it means, will you buy me a drink?
IITYWYBAD If I Tell You, Will You Buy Another Drink
IITYWYBMAB If I Tell You, Will You Buy Me A Beer
IIWM if it were me (mine)
il2sus I like to see you speechless
ilu ??? (never used, we only need ihu)
ILU or ILY I love you
IM Immediate message
IMCAO in my completely arrogant opinion (Use for attracting flames!)
IMCO In my considered opinion
IME in my experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
imi I mean it
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In my opinion
impov in my point of view
IMS I am sorry
INPO In No Particular Order
IOW In Other Words
IPN I'm posting naked
IRC Internet Relay Chat
irl in real life
isbt It's strange but true
ishbab I should have bought a book
ITIGBS I think I'm going to be sick
itsfwi if the shoe fits, wear it
iuswim if you see what I mean
IWALU I will always love you
iwbni it would be nice if
IYSWIM If You see what I mean
j4f just for fun
J4G Just for grins
j4i just for information
jad just another day
JAM Just a minute.
jas just another story
jas just a second
jaua just another useless answer
JBOD Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks, etc.)
JIC Just in case
jj just joking
JK Just kidding
JMO Just my opinion
JTLYK Just to let you know
kc keep cool
khuf Know how you feel
KIBO knowledge in, bullshit out
KISS keep it simple, stupid
KIT Keep in touch
kms killing me softly
KOTC Kiss on the cheek
KOTL Kiss on the lips
kwim? Know what I mean?
L&K Love and kisses
l8r later
L8R G8R Later gator
L8R Later
lamacmc look at me and see me crying
LD Later, dude
LDR Long-distance relationship
lg lovely greetings
LHO Laughing head off
LIFO last in first out
LL&P Live long and in prosper
LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applause!
LMAO Laughing My A** Off
LMSO Laughing my socks off
lof lots of fun
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LRF Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment)
LSHMBH Laughing so hard my belly hurts
LTM Laugh to myself
LTNS Long time no see
LTR Long-term relationship
LULAB Love you like a brother
LULAS Love you like a sister
luta let us talk again
LUWAMH Love you with all my heart
LY Love ya
LY4E Love ya forever
MC Merry Christmas
mcaahny Merry Christmas and a happy new year
mcibtu my computer is better than yours
mg many greetings
mhdc (a) my hard disk crashed (again) (esp. for Jan)
mm mail me
MMIF my mouth is full
MOMPLS MOMent PLeaSe (tuvm Marco)
MorF?? Male or female
MOSS Member of the same sex
MOTOS Member of the opposite sex
mp my point!
MSG message
MSGS messages
MTF More to follow
MTFBWY May the force be with you!
mu miss you
MUSM Miss you so much
muuuhhh miss you very much
muvm miss you very much
mymb miss your morning beasties
n4e never for ever
na no access
NADT Not a darn thing
nalopkt not a lot of people know that
nbbbha non-blonde but blue haired angel
NBD No Big Deal
nc no comment
ncnl new channel new luck (tuvm Olly)
nehw no enjoyment, hard work
nes never ending story
NFG No f*****g good
NFW No F***** way
NFW No feasible way or no f*****g way
NIFOC Naked in front of computer
nino no input, no output
nn nothing new
no4c not only for cows (see also: mu, ...)
np no problem
NP or N/P No problem
NRN No Reply Necessary
NRN No response necessary
nrp no reply, please
nsn never say never
nt no trust
ntdwbe never trust devils with blue eyes
nth no therapy helpful
NTTAWWT not that there's anything wrong with that
nu need you
nwo no way out
o4u only for you
OAO over and out
OIC Oh! I See
OLL Online love
OMG Oh my God
ONNA Oh no, not again!
onnta Oh no, not this again
oo over and out
oosoom out of sight, out of mind
OTF Off the floor
OTL Out To Lunch
OTOH On The Other Hand
OTTOMH Off the top of my head
otw2h* on the way to heaven
otw2h^^ on the way to hell
PANS Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS")
PAW Parents are watching
pc private chat (tuvm Jens)
PCMCIA People can't master computer industry acronyms
PDA Public display of affection
PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard
piaS play it again Sam
PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair
PITA Pain in the ass
PM Private message
PMETC Pardon Me, Etc.
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMFJIB Pardon me for jumping in but...
PMIGBOM Put mind in gear, before opening mouth!
POAHF Put on a happy face
POOF:: Goodbye (leaving the room)
POTS Plain old telephone service
POV point of view
PU That stinks!
pwduc's people who don't use computers
pyabtrl put your ass back to real life (tuvm Olly)
QT Cutie
RAEBNC Read and enjoyed, but no comment.
RFC Request for comments
RFD Request for discussion
rip rest in peace
rl real life
rlad read, laugh and die
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
RT Real time
rtdm read the damned manual
RTFM Read The F**** Manual
rtwfq read the whole f**** question
RUOK Are You OK?
RYO Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper)
S^ S'up what's up
S4L Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone's customer or client)
sc stay cool
SCNR Sorry, could not resist
sed said enough Darling
SEG S***-eating grin
SETE Smiling ear to ear
SF Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
sfete Smiling from ear to ear
SFMJI Sorry for my jumping in (tuvm Tobi)
SHCOON Shoot hot coffee out of nose
SHID Slaps head in disgust
SITD Still in the dark
slfn so long for now
SNAFU Situation normal, all f***ed up
snief sender needs immediately example for ...
SNR signal to noise ratio
snu sender needs you
SO significant other
SO Significant other
sol sooner or later
SOL Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
SOMY Sick of me yet?
SOT Short on time
SOTMG Short on time must go
SSSL&P Sleep sweet strong long and in prosper
STFW Search the f*****g Web
STW Search the Web
SU Shut up
SUAKM Shut up and kiss me
SUP What's up
SWAG Stupid wild-a** guess
SWAK Sealed with a kiss
swht sweet heart
SWL Screaming with laughter
SYS See you soon
t+ think positive
TA Thanks again
tabyas thinking all but you are stupid?
taf that's all folks
TAFN That's all for now
tafn, ta4n that's all for now
TANJ There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
tcb trouble came back
TCOY Take care of yourself
tcs take care sweetheart
TFH Thread from hell (a discussion that just won't die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group)
tfs three finger salute (CTRL-ALT-DEL)
TFTT thanks for the thought
TGAL think globally, act locally
TGIF Thank God it's Friday
THX Thanks
TIA Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply)
tig this is great (tuvm to Virginia)
TILII Tell it like it is
time tears in my eyes
TINAR This Is Not A Recommendation
TINWIS that is not what I said
TLA Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
tld the little devil
TLK2UL8R Talk to you later
tmg tu me gusta
TMI Too much information
tms touch my soul
TNT Till next time
TNX thanks
TOC Table Of Contents
TOPCA Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
touwg turn off your wicked games
TOY Thinking of you
tp turn pale
TPTB The powers that be
TRDMC Tears Running Down My Cheeks
TSOHF total sense of humor failure
tsr totally stupid rules (esp. for Pedro)
tt till tomorrow
TTFN Ta-Ta for now
TTT Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type)
tttac the times they are changing
TTYL (ttul) Talk To You Later
TU Thank you
tuvm thank you very much
twiu that's what I understand
TY Thank you
TYCLO Turn your CAPS LOCK off. (Quit shouting.)
TYVM Thank You Very Much
uad you are drunk
UAPITA You're a pain in the ass
uasv you are so vain
ubd user brain damage
UDP Usenet Death Penalty
udum you don't understand me
ugi You got it
ummc you make me crazy
unast you need a special training
uok? are you ok?
UW You're welcome
uwc you will see
VBG Very big grin
VBSEG Very big s***-eating grin
VR virtual reality
w4u waiting for you
wab what about breakfast? (tnx GC)
WAB? What another bill?
waef when all else fails
WAG Wild a** guess
WAYD What are you doing
WB Welcome back
WBS Write back soon
WDALYIC Who died and left you in charge?
WDYMBT What do you mean by that?
WE! WeekEnd!
WEG Wicked evil grin
WFM Works for me
WIBNI would it be nice if
wisky why I should kill you
wisp winning is so pleasureable
wk who knows
wmrs write me real soon
WRT with regard to
wsitu? why shall I trust you?
WT without thinking
WT? What/who the ?
WTFDYTYA Who the fuck do you think you are?
WTFO What the F***! Over!
WTG Way to go!
WTGP? Want to go private?
WTH What The Hell
WTTM without thinking too much
WU? What's up?
WUF? Where are you from?
wuwh wish you were here
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
y! typically male
yafiygi you ask for it, you got it
YBS You'll be sorry
YGBSM You gotta be s***tin' me!
YKWIS You know, what I`m saying
YMMV Your mileage may vary.
YW You're welcome
 
Australian Slang
Barbie - Otherwise known as BBQ. A means of cooking your sausages. Please see [this image]
Tong Master - The person in charge of cooking the Sausages. The image above depicts 3 "Tong Master's", they are all armed with [Tong's].
Gday - Hello. Greeting.
 
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Стандаpт :

:-) Основная улыбка
;-) Шутливая улыбка
:-( Нахмурившийся
:-I Равнодушный
:-> Саркастический
>:-> Злодей
>;-> Шутливый злодей

Изменение рта :

:-[ Вампир
:-! Нормальный
:-E Зубастый вампир
:-$ С завязанным ртом
:-F Зубастый вампир со сломанным зубом
:-% Бюрократ
:-q Пытающийся достать языком нос
:-a Тоже самое, что и выше, но в другую сторону
:-7 Прогнавший
:-* Съевший что-то кислое
:-e Разочарованный
:-@ Вопящий
:-t Хмурый
:-# Одевший вставную челюсть
:-i Полу-улыбка
:-& Прикусивший язык
:-] Болван
:-Q Курящий
:-? Курящий трубку
:-[ Грустный болван
:-} Потрескавшиеся губы
:-P С высунутым языком
:-{ Усатый
:-S Совравший
:-j Левая улыбка
:-D Хохочущий
:-d Лижущий губы
:-X С заклеенными губами
:-k Укуси меня
:-C С опухшими губами
:-\ Нерешительный
:-/ Скептик
:-| Всего хорошего
:-o Ой-ой !
:-< Печальный
:-9 Лижущий губы
:-0 Не кричать !
:-v Говорящий
:-` Плюющий
:-b Высунувший направо язык
:-1 Нормальный

Изменение носа :

:*) Пьяный
:^) Со сломанным носом
:v) Со сломанным носом, но в другом направлении
:_) Нос съехал с лица
:<) Курносый
:=) Двуносый
:o) Клоун
:u) Забавно выглядящий нос (левый)
:n) Забавно выглядящий нос (правый)

Изменение глаз :

%-) Смотревший на экран более 15 часов подряд
8-) С солнечными очками
B-) Надевший очки в роговой оправе
O-) Циклоп или одевший водолазную маску
.-) Одноглазый Джо
,-) Шутящий одноглазый Джо
g-) Одноглазый Джо в пенсне

Изменение нескольких частей :

|-I Спящий
|^o Храпящий
|-O Зевающий
:,( Плачущий безносый
%-6 С отмершим мозгом
8-| Озадаченный

Дополнение частей :

::-) Одевший очки (четырехглазик)
B:-) С очками, поднятыми вверх
`:-) Сбривший бровь
,:-) Сбривший другую бровь
8:-) Маленькая девочка
:-)-8 Большая девушка (!!!)
O :-) Ангел
C=:-) Чеpт
:-{) Усатый
:-#) С пышными усами
*<:-) Одевший шапку Санта Клауса
E-:-) Радио-оператор
{:-) Надевший парик
}:-) Надевший парик наоборот
8 :-) Колдун
@:-) Одевший тюрбан
:-)~ Слюнявый
[:-) Слушающий плейер
:-~) Сопливый
:-)) С двойным подбородком
:'-) Смех сквозь слезы
>:-) Дьявол
(:-) Большая улыбка
=:-) С торчащими вверх волосами
-:-) Панк-рокер
+:-) Священник
+-:-) Поп
:-)X Одевший бабочку

Смесь :

(-: Левосторонняя улыбка
[:] Робот
:-{} Намазавший губы
:'-( Плачущий
<|-) Китаец
<|-( Не любящий шуток китаец
-:-( Настоящий панк-рокер - никогда не улыбается !
@= Атомная война
(8-o Мистер Билл Гейтс
*:o) Клоун Бозо
3:] Улыбающийся рогатый скот
3:[ Не улыбающийся рогатый скот
d8= Сварщик
(:I Яйцеголовый
<:-I Тупица
K:P Карлсон
:-: Мутант
Невидимый
X-( Мертвый
[] Объятия
~~:-( Вспотевший
O |-) Религиозный
8 :-I Колдун Unix
>:-I Злой тупица
3:o[ Коза, одетая клоуном
8 Бесконечный
+[ Маст Дай!
X-) Умиpать не стpашно
X-I Меpтвым все pавно
X-E После смеpти отомщу
X->> Встpетимся в аду !
X-X Меpтвые не pазговаpивают
8^) Улыбка загарающего человека
*<:-) Улыбка Санта Kлауса
Ж:) Растрепанная прическа/мысли

Миниатюры :

:) Стандартная
:O Громко говорящая
:] Веселая
:Q Курящая
:@ Кричащая
:* Целующаяся
:D Смеющаяся
|I Спящая
:I Думающая
|O Зевающая
:( Печальная
:P Высунувшая язык
:[ Hу и дура !
=) Будь счастлив сегодня !
:} Неопределенность
:> Неизвестность
:E Угроза (оскаленные зубы)
:E.. То же, но уже и слюна капает
:O \
8O > Разные степени удивления
=8O /

Мега-смайлики :

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-[8~*~E~-8 Плачущая, пьяная, сопливая, злая, слюнявая, слушающая плейер, удивленная панк-рокерша
С=%^F~~ Проведящий за компьютером 15 часов голодный чеpт с поломанным носом и выбитым зубом

 

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