TRDMF: tear rolling down my face
IMHO: in my humble/honest opinion
AFAIK: as far as I know
IIRC: if I recall correctly
OTOH: on the other hand
IANAL: I am not a lawyer
YMMV: your mileage may vary
lol — laughing out loud
bbl — be back later
brb — be right back
lmao — laughing my ass off
rofl — rolling on the floor laughing
ttyl — talk to you later
gg — good game, good going
roflmao — rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
wtf — what the fuck
omg — oh my god!
btw — by the way
afk — away from keyboard
stfu — shut the fuck up
kthx — OK, thanks
Abbreviations and acronyms
Numbers
10-4
"OK, Acknowledgement", as in the CB Radio 10-codes.
12B, 1AB
"Wannabe".
10q
"Thank you".
10x
"Thanks".
123
"I miss you".
1337
"Leet", short for elite, often used ironically.
143
"I love you".
20
"Location", from CB Radio jargon.
224
"Today, Tomorrow, Forever".
2B
"To be".
2B||!2B
"To be or not to be", from the C programming language logic operations "OR" ("||") and
"NOT" ("!") [added by Andy Shen : this can also be considered as PHP].
2mrw
"Tomorrow".
2TM
"To the max".
2U
"To you".
31337
"Elite", often used ironically.
3Q, 39, 3U, or 999
"Thank you", Japanese wordplay for "thank you", rendered in katakana as ????— and
pronounced "sankyu" ("3" substitutes for san and * "9" for kyu).
4
"For".
4AW
"Four Always Wins".
411
(give me the) "Information" (or) "Gossip"
42
"Life, the Universe, and Everything" (from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas
Adams)
404
"Couldn't find it," "Clueless" (from the HTTP 404 "Error: Resource not found" response
code)
4649
"pleased to meet you," "hi" (from Japanese "yoroshiku," the four numbers can be pronounced
yo-ro-shi-ku)
46
"pleased to meet you," "hi" (short version of 4649)
4ever, 4eva
"forever"
4TW
"for the win," used after an object to indicate the superiority of said object
4U
"for you"
5/5
"five by five"
54
"To ignore," from Mandarin Chinese "wu shi" (??). Mandarin Chinese speakers pronounce the
numbers "5" and "4" to "?" and "?" respectively in * Mandarin Chinese.
555~~
crying, Mandarin Chinese for ???, a phonetic rendering of crying pronounced as "wu."
69
from the 69 sex position. Often appears as part of AIM screennames [sidenote by Andy Shen :
This may also be used in MSN / YIM]
7
When pronounced in Cantonese, it sounds very close to the Cantonese foul, "?" - used when
someone has done something stupid or to refer to someone who looks or dresses ugly
8008135
variant of the complex Leet language for "boobies."
807 or 8075
"BOT(s)"; a person who demonstrates an extreme lack of knowledge or common sense.
Originally deriving from forum or instant-message bots, which often respond to preprogrammed keywords and commonly-used phrases humorously without making much
coherent sense
833r
(or b33r, or |333|2) - variant of the complex Leet language for beer or other alcoholic
beverages
88, 881 or 886
"bye-bye" (Chinese pronunciation). In some racist chat rooms it means "heil Hitler" because
the letter "H" comes eighth in most Roman alphabets
9494
"that's it," "that's right," "you see?" (Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, short for ????)
99
"Night-night," "goodnight"
A
ACK
"acknowledged," used frequently in discussion boards
Admin
short for "administrator" (that is, a system administrator, a server administrator, or forum
moderator, among other Internet staff positions)
AFAIC
"as far as I'm concerned," or "as far as I care", or "as far as I can..."
AFAICS
"as far as I can see"
AFAICT
"as far as I can tell"
AFAIK
"as far as I know"
AFAIR
"as far as I recall/remember"
AFC
"away/absent from computer"
AFGE
"another fucking growth experience"
AFK
"away/absent from keyboard," usually in the form <AFK> in one's handle, backronymed to "a
free kill" in many multiplayer games
AICMFP
"and I claim my five pounds"
AIM
"AOL Instant Messenger"
AIUI
"As I understand it"
AKA
"also known as" (pre-dates the Internet)
AMP/AMF
Common Filipino slang of "amputa" or "ampotah," derived from "anak ng puta," which
roughly means "son of a bitch/prostitute/whore"
Anon
"anonymous"
AO
Anarchy Online, a popular MMORPG
AOHell
Derogative term for America Online (AOL); also the name of a program, AOHell, which runs
under Microsoft Windows and which users employ for phishing and social engineering.
AP
Commonly used for "Asian Pride" which shows a superiority of the writer, who is of asian
heritage.
APG
"Anti PiratGruppen," the Danish analogue of the RIAA
ASAP
"as soon as possible"
Asshat
Ass + Hat
Aswom/Aswum
An intentional misspelling of "awesome" generally used for comedic purposes
A/S/L
"Age, sex, location"; used to request general information about a fellow user, sometimes
considered rude. Also used as an introductory phrase, usually when expecting that
information up-front.
ATM
"At the moment" or "Ass to mouth," indicating the unsanitary shift from anal sex to oral sex
ATOP
"At time of posting"
ATTN
"Attention"
AUP
"Acceptable Use Policy"
AVLN
Literally "Avalon"; refers to the renowned Avalon of the "Dragoons of Fenrir." To most, it
means "leetness personified."
AWOL
"Away Without Official Leave" or "Absent Without Leave" (pre-dates the Internet, mostly in
military slang)
AYBABTU
"All your base are belong to us" from Zerowing
Azn
abbreviation for "Asian"
B
B
"Bye"
B&
"Banned"
B2B
"business to business"; ecommerce used by businesses to interact with other businesses. It can
also mean "bad to the bone."
B4
"Before"
B4N
"Bye for now"
B7
"Banned" - A derivation of B&, minus the shift key.
B10
"Beaten" - Usually said in response to someone beating you to making a particular comment
on a forum.
Ban
to deny a particular user access to an Internet resource, typically due to TOS violations.
BB
"Bye bye"
BBIAB
"Be back in a bit"
BBIAW
"Be back in a while"
BBL
"Be back later"
BBL
"alternativly - byby love or byby lover"
BBQ
"Be back quick," or "Bitch Be Quiet" eventually corrupted to "Bar-B-Que" - see
"OMGWTFBBQ."
BBS
"Be back soon," or "bulletin board system/service"
BBW
"be back whenever"
BBW
"Big Beautiful Women"
BC, B/C
"Because"
BIO
"Bio Break, Biological Break, Bathroom Break" (Usually used following the BRB
abbreviation)
B00t
Opposite of "w00t." Can also describe kicking people from game or chat servers.
BF
"Boyfriend", also refers to the popular shooter battefield 1942 or BF42.
BFD
"Big fucking deal"
BFF
"Best friend forever"
BFG/BFG9000
"Big Fucking Gun (9000)" (found in id Software games such as Doom)
BFH
"Big Fucking hammer"
BFN
"Bye for now"
BFU
"Bloody fucking user"
BL
"Bad luck"
BLNT
"Better luck next time"
Blog
Short for "weblog," often used as a verb, as in "I was blogging today."
blogger
One who writes or posts articles or messages on a weblog.
BNF
"Big Name Fan"
BOFH
"Bastard operator from hell". A series of anecdotes about UNIX system administration written
by Simon Travaglia.
BOHICA
"Bend over, here it comes again." Originally U.S. Army slang.
B0rk, b0rked, to b0rk
broken, to break. A b0rked system refuses to work.
BRB
"Be right back"
BRT
"Be right there" (especially used in multiplayer games)
BS
"Bullshit." battle.net specific: "backstab." EVE Online specific: "Battleship"
BSOD
"Blue screen of death"
BT
"Big talk," as in big talk and no work
BTDT
"Been there, done that"
BTDTGTTS
"Been there, done that, got the T-shirt". (From a 1990s catch-phrase).
BTTT
"back to the top"
BTW
"by the way"
Bump
reference to the resurrection of an old thread to the top of the page in messageboards. [stands
for Bring Up My Post]
BW
"bandwidth." Battle.net-specific: "Brood War," the popular expansion pack to the hit RTS
StarCraft by Blizzard Entertainment.
B/T, BT
"Between" or the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol.
BYOC
"Bring your own computer," often used in connection with computer gaming events. May also
stand for "Build Your Own Computer." For example, Quakecon is a BYOC Lan Party in
North America.
C
Careface
as in "I don't care".
CBA
Can't be arsed
CBF
Can't be fucked
CE
Critical Error (especially in UT-engine-based games)
Cec
"sex," used to get around Internet chat filters.
Cex
"sex," used to get around Internet chat filters.
chol
Chuckled Out Loud
Chown (Ch0wn3d)
a deliberate misspelling of "own" (see "own" entry below). Also "changing ownership," as
derived from the UNIX "chown" command.
Chudwah
Clueless heterosexual Dom wannabee - used on BDSM groups to describe unskilled
Dominant males.
CID
"Consider it done"
CiS
"Chuckle(ing) in Silence," "chuckling very quietly"; an alternative to "lol"
cig
Short for "cigarette" or "cigar"
CL
(NukeZone) "Clan Leader"
cluebie
"Clueless newbie" (sometimes apparently confusingly used to mean "a newbie with a clue,
but not close to a guru")
CMIIW
"Correct me if I'm wrong"
CN
"Crawlers' Nest" in Final Fantasy XI
CoD
"Call of Duty"; World War II first person shooter PC Game*
CoH
"City of Heroes"; a comic-book themed massively-multiplayer online PC game
coo
"Cool"
CPL
"Actually standing for CyberAthlete Professional League, the biggest LAN event ever, but
has become an alternative to call some "leet" (superior) for example, "OMG you're CPL"
Criz
"Begger Food"
Croovie
"Begger Movie"
CS
"Counter-Strike"; Widely played First-Person-Shooter game; Computer Science.
CSL
"Can't stop laughing"
CT
(Counter-Strike) "Counter-Terrorist," (NukeZone) "Clan Trustee."
CTD
"Crash To Desktop" - Used to indicate that the speaker's game has crashed.
CTF
"Capture the flag." A game mode where two teams have their own flag and the objective is to
capture the other team's flag and bring it back to their own to score. Touching one's own flag
warps it immediately back to one's base. "Flag stalemates" can occur in which both teams
have each other's flags.
ctm
"Chuckle to myself"
CTTOI
"Come to Think of it"
CU
"see you"; used as a goodbye, commonly together with "l8r" (later), as in "cul8r." often
abbreviated to merely "cul." See also "cya."
CUAD
"Curl Up and Die"; see FOAD
CUNT
"See you Next Time"
CUWUL
"Catch up with you Later"
CWOT
"Complete Waste of Time"
CYA
"See you"; used as a goodbye (see "cu"). Also, "check(ing) your ass," or "cover your ass," as
in taking some precautionary measure for safety's sake, or to avoid blame in a risky but
necessary action (predates the Internet).
cyberbug
someone who spends too much time on the Internet
CYFF
"Change your font fucker!"; used when someone has an irritating and hard-to-read font.
CVQ
"chuckling very quietly"; see CiS
C&C, CnC
"Command & Conquer"; a popular series of real-time strategy games created by Westwood
Studios (now part of EA Games) Also: Constructive Criticism
C&P
"Copy and Paste"; often used to indicate plagiarism, like using someone's sourcecode without
giving credit
C&V
"Chapter & verse"; used in newsgroups.
C|N>K
"coffee through nose into keyboard"; a Unix-ism involving the Unix command line pipe (|)
and redirect (>) characters.
CSW
"Cock Smoking Whore"; self explanatory.
D
DC'd, D/C
"Disconnected"
DD
"Don't die." Usually used in online real-time strategy games. "Damage-Dealer" in Final
Fantasy XI
DTA
"Don't Trust Anyone"
DFC
"Don't fucking care"
DGT
"Don't go there"
DH
"Dear husband." Used by housewives posting on Internet forums.
DH
"Dickhead"
DIAF
"Die in a Fire"
ding
To level up
DILLIGAF
"Do I look like I give a fuck?"
DIY
"Do it yourself" (pre-dates the Internet)
DKDC
"Don't know, don't care," usually used when a person is apathetic about something.
DL, D/L
"Download"; receiving data from a remote host. Usually functions as a noun or verb. Can
sometimes mean "down low," as taken from real-life usage.
DM
"Deathmatch," A game mode with the goal of fragging (killing) as many other players as
possible during a given time.
DMY
"Don't Mess Yourself"
DnD
"Do not Disturb" or "Dungeons & Dragons"
DoS
"Denial of service"; a malicious attack on a computer system.
DotA
"Defense of the Ancients"; a custom Warcraft III Frozen Throne Multiplayer Game. DotA
Official Page
dunno
"(I) don't know"; "don't know" sounds relatively similar to "dunno" if pronounced quickly.
DS
"Don't suck" Commonly used in real time strategy games.
DUT
"Don't you think(?)"
DYK
"Did you know(?)"
DW, D/W
"Don't worry"
DoD
Day of Defeat, a popular WW2 based online team first-person-shooter. (see "List of Half-Life
Mods")
DoDS
Day of Defeat Source, Day of Defeat but with the source engine used in Half-Life 2.
E
E
Enlightenment, a popular X11 window manager
EABOD
"Eat a bowl of dick"
EG
"Evil grin," normally written *EG* or <EG> to separate it from the surrounding text.
ehlp
Deliberate misspelling of "help" (making fun of newbies yelling for help in a MMORPG)
EOF
"end of file," used to imply the end of something
EOL
"End of line" used in some forms of programming code.
EOM
"End of message"
epeen
Short for "Electronic Penis". A metaphor seen mostly on web forums to describe a user trying
to show off. "Ignore him. He's just trying to show off his epeen."
ESAD
"Eat shit and die"
ETLA
"Extended three-letter acronym"; see TLA.
EULA
End-User License Agreement
evar
Common misspelling of 'ever', used for emphasis; e.g., "the best thing EVAR!!"
evah
See evar
EZ
Easy (pre-dates the Internet)
ETA
"Estimated Time of Arrival"; on blogs, can also be "edited to add"
F
FAP
Onomatopoeia for the sound produced by male masturbation. Also used as a verb. See Sexy
Losers. Also: Fiction Alley Park.
Fanboy
someone with an obsession for a certain product, e.g. an operating system or game console.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Question(s), or a list of frequently-asked questions with their answers.
Seldom appears written in small letters.
Fag
"Faggot," shorter term for the original word faggot. Derogatory name for a gay person.
Fagt
"Faggot," a quick typing of the word Faggot. Also see "Fag."
Farjuked
Broken, usually beyond repair.
FCS
"For Christ's sake"
FE
"Fúmate esta," a Spanish expression for "suck my dick"
FE
"Fatal error"
FF
Final Fantasy; "Friendly Fire" (especially in First Person Shooters).
FFXI
Final Fantasy XI
FFA
Free-For-All (especially in First Person Shooters), sometimes a game mode in which there are
no teams and everyone is on his own
FFO
"Far Fucking Out," old hippie term
FFS
"for fuck's sake!" (sometimes replaced with FS, "fuck's sake"); alternatively "fuck fuck shit"
FGI
"Fucking Google it"; used in response to a common question
FIL
"Father-in-law"
Fission Mailed
similar to pwned; also, in game development, refers to any point in a computer game where
an action physically permitted within the game (for example, killing a certain non-player
character) ends the game rather than lets the player deal with the situation. Originates from
Metal Gear Solid.
Filthy
slang term for "Nigger", or "WetBack" or any other derogatory term towards people other
than whites.
FK
short for "Fuck"
FKN
short for "Fucken" as in FKN Hell (Fucken Hell)
flames
see "flamer."
flamer
one engaged in flaming. Also ominously close to the term lamer. Also a slang word for gay or
homosexual.
FLOABT
"for lack of a better term"
FM
"Fuck Me", famously said in the film Freddy Got Fingered. Could be derogatory or a form of
seduction from a female to a male.
FO, FOAD
"Fuck off/Fuck off and die"
FOAF
"Friend of a friend"; the dubious attribution given to urban legends
FOIG
"Find out in game"
fooding
the act of acquiring food (eating); often used in conjunction with AFK (e.g.: "AFK fooding")
FOTF
"Fall on the Floor"
FOTM
"Flavour of the Month"
FP
"First post"; originally used on Slashdot
FPS
"First Person Shooter"; games such as Quake and Unreal Tournament exemplify First Person
Shooters; (Computing) "Frames per Second"
FQ
"fuck you"
frag
To kill or tear to pieces. Its origin comes from the Vietnam War or earlier, from
"fragmentation grenade." It had a particular application to "fragging" 2nd lieutenants or hated
officers, especially in the jungle.
FSOD
"Frozen Screen of Death"; a Phantasy Star Online error.
FTA
"From the article"
FTF or F2F
"Face to face"; referring to a meeting in real life, offline. In role-playing terms, it is the offline
predecessor to MMORPGs and MUDs.
FTHO
"Fuck The Hell Off"
FTL
"For the lose"; the opposite of FTW
FTLOG
"For the love of God"
FTP
"File transfer protocol"; or "First to post"
FTTB
"For the time being"
FTW
"For the win"; indicates the end of the game, it is often used to reference the object
responsible for victory. A noun followed by "ftw" indicates that the noun is good, the source
of victory. For example: "Zerg rushing ftw". In recent years FTW has moved on to represent
anything good or positive, with 'win' becoming a more general form of success, for instance
"Editing Wikipedia FTW!". Sometimes shown as "4tw". Sometimes "For the world" (spread
the idea of something). Might be expanded as 'For Teh Win' to stress the none-too-serious
nature of the phrase.
FU
"Fuck you" (predates Internet)
FUBAR
"Fucked up beyond all repair" or "fucked up beyond all recognition" (predates Internet).
(Possibly led to the metasyntactic variables foo and bar)
FUBAH
"Fucked up beyond all hope"
fucktard
portmanteau of "fucking retard"
FUD
"Fear, uncertainty and doubt"; purposeful spread of misinformation.
FUDIE
"Fuck you and die"
FWIW
"For what it's worth"
FXP
"File exchange protocol"
FYAD
"Fuck you and die" (from SomethingAwful.com)
FYI
"For your information" (predates the Internet)
G
G
"Grin," normally written *G* or <G> to separate it from the surrounding text
G1
"Good one,"
G2G, GTG
"Got to go," also "good to go"; popularized in MMORPGs and MUDs.
G4Y, GFY
"Good for you," or "go fuck yourself"; the ambiguity of this acronym calls for care. G4Y can
also mean "gay."
GA
"Go Ahead"
GAGF
"Go and get fucked"
GAL
"Get a life"
gamez
Illegally obtained games (see warez).
GAWD
A variant spelling of the word "God," taken to the Internet.
GB/GBWC
Gunbound/Gunbound World Champion
GBTW
"Get Back To Work"; commonly used in conjunction with other acronyms, as in "STFU
GBTW."
GCAD
"Get cancer and die"
<g,d&r>
"Grins, ducks and runs"; used after a particularly bad joke, seemingly to try to avoid
comments about it.
GDM
"Go die motherfucker"
GF
"Girlfriend", also means "get fucked"
GFI
"Good fucking idea"
GFY
"Go fuck yourself"
GFU
"Good for you". Also means "Go fuck yourself (actually written Urself)"
GG
"Good going" or "good game"; used sincerely in competitive and cooperative online games,
or used sarcastically when someone has done something foolish. Also "genuine girl," used on
chat sites to indicate that the user is female rather than simply pretending to be. Also means
"Go, go!" Typically used by players in tactical games that means to attack. Popularly used in
Warcraft.
GGG
"Go, go, go!" A command to tell players to attack.
GGL
Google
GGMF
"Great Godzilla Motherfuckers!" first quoted in Dealer McDope No. 1 (drawn by Dave
Sheridan)
GH
"Good half," used in online round-based games such as Counter-Strike.
Ghey
"Gay"
GIS
Google Image Search; searching for images via the Google search engine
GIRL
"Guy In Real Life," derived from sexual predators posing as females on the Internet.
GIYF
"Google is your friend," implying "search the web rather than asking questions."
GJ
"Good job" (often used sarcastically)
GL
"Good luck"
Gl hf
"Good luck, have Fun." Usually used in online gaming.
GM
Game Master, name for a payed "player" that helps MMORPG players with issues while
playing the game.
GMTA
"Great minds think alike"
gnite, GN8
"Good night"
gno
Gonna (Going to)
Godwin's law
The longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or
Hitler. When participants in an argument make such a comparison, their opponents commonly
invoke Godwin's "law" to claim victory.
GOYFADI
"Get off your fat ass and do it"
Gosu
Korean for Exceptional or Superior
GR8
"Great," sometimes spelled gre8t even though it doesn't make the word any shorter.
Grats
Abbreviation of "congratulations," sometimes "Congrats." Used in MMORPGs when a played
reaches a new rank or level
GTFO
"Get the fuck out"
GTH
"Go to hell"
GTL
"Goes to look"
GTP
"Got to Pee"
guru
An expert in some technical topic, such as C programming or Unix system administration
GW
"Good work," often used sarcastically.
H
H8
"Hate," or "H1" to "H9" to indicate how much a person hates something.
HAI
A purposeful misspelling of "hi"; Japanese for "yes"
HAMMRD*
"Hammered," also meaning pwn/pwned/owned. See pwn
HAND
"Have a nice day"
Hawt
variation of "hot," used to suggest that someone seems attractive
HAX, H4X
"Hacks," term most commonly used in multiplayer games by new players (see "newbie") to
accuse someone of hacking, more commonly than not because of their own lack of skill. (see
"pwned")
HAXOR, H4X0R; "Hacker"
H4X0R N00b
Created by Benjamin K. Shaw. The word is a Combination of H4X0R & N00b, commonly
shouted over Counter Strike: Soucre chat feature.
HAZAH!
An excited expression, a way of saying hooray.
HB
"Hurry back"
HB
"Herremange Byte" Danish expression for a large amount of data. Also abbreviated to "H", it
may appear in various other expressions, like "HP — Herremange Pornofilm" (large amount
of pornographic movies), etc.
HBD
"Happy Birthday"
HC
"Holy Crap"
heh
a weaker form of LOL indicating slight amusement : often used as conversation-filler.
HF
"Have fun"
HGC
"Hum Ga Chan," cursing one's family to die in Cantonese
hijack
To start an off-topic discussion; "hijack a thread" on a message board.
HL
Half-Life
HL2
Half-Life 2
hmwk, hwk, hw
"Homework"
HNG
"Horny net geek"
H/O
"Hold on"
HoBO
Person who plays games, especially HoB (www.heatofbattle.net)
HPB
"High ping bastard" or "High ping bait," reference to those with high latency (ping) usually in
online games. The opposite of LPB
Hollerfront
Derived from the Northern Territory (Aus). Created by Tim Bastian, the word suggests that
you will "brb" and are asking someone to "wait"//"Hold the Front" until you return to MSN
messenger which this word is commonly used in. Originally used as slang from asian rapper,
JIN.
HPL
"High ping llama," an alternate form of HPB.
HSS
"Horse shit and splinters"
HTH
"Hope this (or that) helps"
HTF
"How the fuck"; derivative of WTF.
HTF
hitting the fridge
hysterical raisins
Phonetic-based variation of the term "historical reasons." Used to dismiss given reasons as
absurd, obsolete and/or detrimental to progress
HWG
"Here we go"
HWGA
"Here we go Again"
HWP
"Hug, Wave, Poof"; A way of saying "goodbye"
hXc
"Hardcore" A term used to describe a genre of music by "scene" or "emo" kids
I
IANAL
"I am not a lawyer"; usually used before a non-lawyer gives legal advice, as a (sometimes
humorous) disclaimer.
IANARS
"I am not a rocket scientist"
IAWTC
"I agree with this comment"; netizens can substitute other letters/words for C/comment, such
as 'post' or 'article'.
IBDTSFY
"I've been doin this (stuff) for years" (sometimes with an "M" ("man") appended)
IBSLC
"In before Sebulbaslovechild"
IBTL
"In Before the Lock," used in messageboards when a thread seems inclined to be locked
IC
"I see", also "in character" in MMORPG or MUD settings.
ICAM
"I coudn't agree more" - also see ITA
ICURNS2
"I see; you're an ass, too"
ICYDK / ICYDN / ICUDK
"In case you didn't know"
IDK
"I don't know"
ID10T
"Idiot"; generally pronounced "eye-dee-ten-tee," its meaning is not obvious until viewed in
written form. Example: "We've got an ID10T error!"
idjit, ijit
"Idiot"; this could be related to the Irish slang "eejit," which also means "idiot"
IFBIT
"It's funny because it's true"
IHAC
"I have a customer"
IIRC
"If I recall correctly," or "if I remember correctly"
IIUC
"If I understand correctly"
IKON
"ikonBoard," also spelled as IKN
'IKWYM : "I know what you mean."
I'D HIT IT
"I'd have sex with that person," originated on Fark
I like pie
Used to express apathy or confusion towards the present subject matter; also used to denote
one's appreciation of pie
ILOTIBINLIRL
"I'm laughing on the Internet, but I'm not laughing in real life"
I'LL RATE IT
A term used when judging something to have a high degree of excellence or brilliance; term
used to complement a joke-teller on a job well done.
ILU; i love u
saying you love a person
I'll just TL and BDYH
"I'll just take leave and burn down your house!"
IM
"Instant message," can be used as a noun ("Send an IM") or a verb ("I'll IM him"); past-tense
form is "IM'd" or "IMed."
IMESHO
"In my ever-so-humble opinion," as opposed to IMHO (In my humble opinion)
IMO
"In my opinion"
IMAO
"In my arrogant opinion"
IMHO
"In my humble opinion," or "in my honest opinion"
IMHPO
"In my humble public opinion," used by public accounts (accounts owned by more than one
persons).
IMHE
"In my humble experience"
IMNSHO
"In my not so humble opinion," as opposed to IMHO (In my humble opinion)
INMP
"It's not my problem"
Internets
Sarcastic way of referring to the Internet. Popularized by George W. Bush during the 2004
U.S. presidential election debates. [1] [2]
Internetica
General term describing about anything related to the Internet. First used on Premier BBS in
1992
Interweb/Intarweb
Sarcastic mangling of the separate concepts 'Internet' and 'world-wide web'
INTPFPOTM
"I nominate this post for post of the month"; incredibly obscure.
IOH
"I'm outta here"
IOKIYAR
"It's okay if You're a Republican", a shorthand way for some liberals -- especially liberal
bloggers -- to express what they perceive as a double standard in criticism or media treatment
of Republican or conservative misdeeds.
IOW
"In other words"
IPB
Invision Power Board
IRC
Internet Relay Chat
IRL
"In real life"; often used in online games to refer to life outside of the game, see RL. Made
famous by the movie "The Net" starring Sandra Bullock
IRT
"In reply to"
ISBIT
"It's sad because it's true"
ISTR
"I seem to remember/recall"
ITA
"I totally agree"
ITT
"In this thread"; first used on forum.canucks.com in White Noise. Also, it can mean "Ignore
this thread".
ITYM
"I Think You Mean"; usually prefacing a humorous "correction."
IYDMMA
"If you don't mind me asking"
IYKWIM
"If you know what I mean"
IYKWIS
"If you know what I'm saying"
J
JAHOYFT
"Just ask him/her out you fucking tool", used to motivate persons suffering from unnecessary
trepidation
Jaja
This is the correct spelling of "Haha" in several languages, however, this is occasionally used
online as slang for laughing. However, jaja in Polish means "eggs", or "big fun". In Swedish,
the meaning of this word's "Yes yes"
JAK
"Jazak Allah Khair", Arabic expression for "thank you"
jakol
masturbation, Philippine slang
JAS
Just A Second
JBT
Jack Booted Thug
JC, J/C
"Just curious"
JFC
"Jesus Fucking Christ"
JTFC
"Jesus Titty Fucking Christ"
JFTR
"Just for the record"
JJ
"Just joking"
JJ
Short form of male sexual organ in recent spoken Cantonese in Hong Kong (Jer Jer ??; the
little bird), believed to have originated on the famous HK Golden Forum. JJ refers to male
masturbation too. Mandarin jiji ?? also means 'penis', and sounds like the baby word for
'chicken'.
JJable
Derived from the slang "JJ" (see above), JJable in Cantonese slang means "sexy" or "hot"
JK, J/K
"Just kidding"
JO
"Jack off"
JOOC
"Just out of curiosity"
j00, j00s, j00r
Leet speak for "you" or "your"
JTOL
"Just thinking out loud"
jugjugan
masturbation in the Pac lingo
JW, J/W
"Just wondering"
K
1k
"One Thousand"- 2k=2000 10k=10000 etc
K
"OK/Okay," literally meant as "'kay"
keekles
Usually used while deliberately acting like a newbie. Otherwise used as an alphabetical
substitute for the ^ ^ emoticon.
kewl, kool
Alternate forms of "cool"
KHITBASH
"Kick her in the box and shove her"
KISS
"Keep it simple, stupid" (predates the Internet)
KITFO
"Knock it the fuck off"
KK
"okay, kool"
KNF
"Kernel normal form"; kernel source file style guide (OpenBSD's style(9) man page)
KNN
"Fuck your mother" (Mandarin Chinese) ??? kao4 ni2 niang2 (or Know Now Noob)
KO
A common misspelling of OK; also "Knocked out" (term used mainly in fighting games when
one player defeats another)
KOTC
"Kiss on the cheek"
[KOL|KOTL]
"Kiss on lips" or "Kingdom of Loathing," a free online RPG.
KOS
"Kill on Sight"; used to designate enemies in online games whom -- based on their prior
actions -- one should kill. Can also refer to computer-controlled characters who will
automatically attack player controlled characters.
KREE!
"Attention!" (from Jaffa language in Stargate)
KS
"Kill steal"; used in online games with an experience (EXP) system, when one player defeats
an enemy previously weakened by another player.
KTHXBYE
"'kay, thanks, bye" — usually used to end a conversation abruptly and rudely, to indicate that
the preceding has had the last word on a subject, alternatively "KTHXBAI."
KUNT
Intentional spelling of the word Cunt. Used to get around chat filters.
L
L8, L8R
"Late," "later"; as in "see you later," often used together with CU, as in CUL8R.
LAFFO
term signifying laughter
LAG
Slow Internet speeds or Internet latency, due to a server problem or the connection between
client and server.
LAL
"Laugh a little"; "Laughing at loser" weaker form of "LOL" used very rarely
LAWL
Literal pronunciation of "LOL"
Lamer
Loser, person who knows nothing (from BBS/homecomputer/skateboarding lingo)
Llama
Lame player (see also HPL); Lower League Manager (used on SiGames Message boards)
LATN
"Laugh at the newbs"
LBR
"Little boy's room"
LD
"Link dead"; used in online games when a disconnected user's persona or character remains in
the game. Also used in messageboards where a URL posted leads to an error or blank page.
LEO
"Law enforcement officer"
Leef
"Leave"
LEET, L33T, 1337, 31337
"Elite," used ironically; another kind of slang where numbers and symbols replace similarlooking characters.
Lewt
"Loot" Often used as "Lewt fast 'n' Bewt ass."
LIEK
Misspelling of "like," often intentional and sarcastic, usually followed by "OMG" or "whoa."
LFG
-Looking for group
LFM
Looking for more
LIGAFF
"Like I give a flying fuck"
LIGAS
"Like I give a shit"
Linkage
"Link"
LION
"Like it or not..."
LIUY
"Look it up yourself"
LKY
"Lee Kuan Yew," Minister Mentor of Singapore
LMAO
"Laughing my ass off"
LMao Zedong
Varient of LMAO that refers to the former Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong
LMBO
"Laughing my butt off"
LMAOnade
A homophonous extension of LMAO that humorously refers to "lemonade"
Chairman LMAO
similar to above, referring to the former Communist ruler of China
LMAYONNAISE
The precurser to LMAOnade referring to mayonnaise. Inspired by the game ROFL Attack.
LMFAO
"Laughing my fucking/fat ass off"
LMTFA
"Leave me the fuck alone"
LOFL
"A recursive play on ROFL; LOFL on floor LOFLing"
LOL
"Laughing out loud," or "lots of laughs"; as a reply to something amusing. Also "lots of love"
(not as common). Alternatively allegedly derived from the Dutch word lol ("fun")
For other variations of the word LOL, see LOL (Internet slang)
LOLLERSKATEZ
An exaggeration of "LOL"
L@@K
"Look", from eBay. Used by sellers who usually have nothing interesting to say about their
item but try to attract attention anyway
Loxxen
An altered form of LOL, with virtually the same meaning but slightly enhanced.
LPB
"Low ping bastard," reference to those with low latency (ping) usually in online games. The
opposite of HPB.
LPL
"Like Penny Lane," reference to a song from The Beatles, which includes the line "Penny
Lane is in my ears, and in my eyes." It implies something very strange or weird.
LSFW
"Less Suitable for Work"
LTID
"Laugh 'til I die"
LTMTEIIA
"Laughing too much to express in Internet acronyms"
LTNS
"Long time, no see"
lulz
See 'LOLZ', used mainly in reference to Internet drama
lurker
One who reads from an e-mail list or a messageboard but does not participate in any
discussion.
luser
Pun-like cross between loser and user; can mean either of the two. Usually denotes users of
Microsoft Windows.
luv
"love"
LYL
"Love ya lots"
LYLAS/LYLAB
Love you like a Sister/ Love ya like a Brother
LYLY
"Love you Lyza," an allusion to a Hollywood movie
LYK, LYKE
"Like"
LYSM
"love you so Much"
M
M473z
"Mates" pronounced may-tez, a term referring to a good friend, closer than a m8
M8
"Mate"; as in "buddy" or "pal"
mA
"my ASS"
Meh
word signaling indifference towards a subject or general apathy, used as a typed version of a
shoulder shrug or a sigh.
MF
"Motherfucker"
MFC
"Merge from current"
Micro$oft, M$
Satirical alternative spellings of "Microsoft", used to poke fun at that company's alleged
commercial orientation and monopolizing tendency
MIASU
"Mark it and shut up"; found on certain message boards.
MIL
"Mother-in-law"
MILF
"Mom I'd Like to Fuck"; popularized by the movie American Pie
MLOD
"Mega LOL of doom"
MML
"Make mine Linux", comeback to 'élitist' Windows users; Million Man Lan, held in
Louisville, KY once a year. See also MML WebSite
MMORPG
"Massively multiplayer online role playing game", a game played online with (potentially)
thousands of other people from (potentially) across the world
Mod
"Moderator" (usually referring to a forum) or "modification"
Moophasa
From The Lion King film character Mufasa. Used as an exclamation. Also m00phasa.
Mookies Law
on the SiGames message board means to post a pic of the subject under discussion
MOTD
"Message of the day"
MSAR
"My Socks are Rocked" see RMS
MSM
"mainstream media"
MT
"Miss tell" ("I intended to send the previous message to another user or via a different
channel")
MTFBWY
"May the Force Be With You" (from the Star Wars movies)
MUD
"Multi User Dungeon" (or Dimension / Domain), a type of online computer game (see MUD)
MUSH
"Multi User Shared Habitat", a text-based online social environment (see MUSH)
MYFLI
"Man you fucking lost it"
MYOB
"Mind your own business" - Also the brand name of accounting software MYOB (Australia).
N
N1
"Nice one"
N/A
"Not applicable" or "not available"
NAP
"Necessary action please"
NBD
"No big deal"
ne
"any" (as in "nebody," etc.)
Neg
Negative. Usually when asked a question in games such as Counterstrike and Rainbow Six,
this is the brief way of saying 'no'.
NFBSK
"Not for British school kids", originally from message boards at snopes.com, used sometimes
in place of NSFW.
NFI
"No fucking idea"
NFR
"Not for release"
NFS
"Not for sale". Commonly used in MMORPGs when someone wants to buy another player's
equipment.
newb
Short for "newbie"; meaning someone who is new, usually at a game
NFAHRU?
"Not from around here R U?"
NG
"Newsgroup"
NG
"No good"
NG
"Also used to refer to the flash site NewGrounds
Ngaaaah
A cry of frustration or triumph, which one can speak out loud by using the throat and nasal
passage to produce a loud and at times annoying sound. Used comonly in some school
environments to annoy a teacher as a class unit. This cry can also gain the attention of ones
peers
Nh
"Nice hand"; used in online card games.
NI
"No idea"
NIB
"New In Box", from eBay auctions.
N1994, N199312
Leet speak for "nigga/nigger"
NIFOC
Naked in front of Computer
NM or N/M or nm
"Never mind" or "not/nothing much". Also "no message", used on message boards to indicate
that all the text is in the post's title, and that it need not be opened itself.
NM U
"Nothing much, you?" (generally said after sup)
NMFYS
Unknown acronym from comic Badly Drawn Kitties, a webcomic. User-created "solutions"
include "Not Mentioned For Your Sanity" and "Not My First Yellow Submarine," see the
BDK Comic.
NN
"Night night" like "good night" Also: "Nerf Noodle" (someone who doesn't belong on a
computer), or "Nazi Newbie" (a know-it-all newbie who corrects everyone), or "non-nude" (in
the context of photos)
noob, n00b, nub, newb, noobatron
Shorthand or leet spelling of "newbie". In some Internet circles, the term "noob" or "n00b"
has a negative connotation, generally not associated with "newb" or "newbie", where being a
n00b carries a connotation of ignorance and laziness. N00bs may lack the energy or the
gumption to RTFM or otherwise attempt to find out about a subject themselves — even given
the ready availability of the information — and instead choose to bother others. A newbie, on
the other hand, simply comes fresh to a subject, with no particularly negative connotations.
Internet Games such as "Call of Duty", "Counter-Strike", the Battlefield Series, and "Medal of
Honor" commonly use the term "n00b".
NORE
"No Rematch" (Usually said by the victor)
Norp
from pr0n. Used to discreetly speak of pornography without alerting the attention of others
(less obvious in meaning than pr0n)
NORWICH
"Knickers off ready when I come home" (UK, pre-Internet)
NOYB
"None of your business"
NP
"No problem"; Neopoints, currency on the free web game Neopets
NPA
"Not paying attention"
NR
"No reserve"
NR4U
"Not right for you"
NS
"Nice shot"; used sincerely in competitive and cooperative online games such as GunBound,
or Medal of Honor. Also, "No Shit"; sometimes used as "NSS" for "No Shit, Sherlock"
NSFW
"Not safe for work"; indicates that one should avoid using a link from a workplace due to the
presence of pornography or of other unsuitable content. Used at Fark and on some message
boards. See also SFW.
nsh
"No" and "shhhh"; indicates good-natured denial.
NT
"No text"; used on Internet forums or Usenet to indicate that a post has no content. Also, "nice
try"; used by gamers.
NTH
"Not totally here"
NVM
"Never mind"
NWS
"Not work safe"; see NSFW.
Nyo
A usually meaningless word/particle attached to the end of sentences, similar to the word
"hiyo" used by Johnny Carson; from the anime Di Gi Charat
O
O
"Oh"
O Rly
"Oh, really"
OAR
On a roll — referring to someone's luck during Internet games. Winning several games in a
row (3 or more) would constitute an OAR.
OBTW
"Oh, by the way"
ODL
"Oh dear lord"
OE
Short for "own everything" or to do well in a game or activity
OGM
"Oh God My!!" Sometimes intentional misspelling of OMG.
Oh noes!
An exaggerated expression of despair, often used for humorous effect. Sometimes coupled
with teh (oh teh noes).
OIC
"Oh, I see"
Okies
"Okay"
OL
"Online"
OMD
Exclamation; varient of OMG. A "bastardization" of OMG, as well as standing for "Oh my
dog"
OMG
Exclamation, "Oh my God/goodness!"
OMFG
Exclamation, "Oh my fucking God!"
OMFrG
Created by Benjamin K. Shaw. An Exclamation, "Oh my Freakn' Gosh!"
OMGWTFBBQ
"Oh My God, What The Fuck, Barbeque" used mostly in mocking of internet slang and those
who would use "OMG WTF" seriously. Originally invented by the Something Awful admin
of the same name, it has caught on and been misattributed to many people.
OMFL
Exclamation, "oh my fucking lag!"
OMW
"On my way"
On9
"moron", originated from colloquial Cantonese, written as ?? in Chinese characters. ? has a
pronunciation similar to "On" in Cantonese, whereas the number "9" when spoken in
Cantonese sounds close to the word ?.
OND
The act of getting owned. See also "PND"
ONG
"Oh ny God"; Essentially the same thing as "OMG"
OOC
"Out-of-character"; usually in MMORPG or MUD settings when a player isn't acting out
his/her part. It was also used in fanfiction to indicate likewise. Also, "out of curiosity".
OOF
"Out of oFfice"; used primarily at Microsoft. Sometimes said to be from "Out Of Facility".
ooloo
"middle finger" Popular in Japan.
OOO
"Out of the office"; Used similarly to MIA. "Ken is OOO today."
OOo
OpenOffice.org.
OOM
"out of mana" (used in games with a "mana" or "energy" bar)
OP
Original poster
Op
Operator, a moderator or moderators of a chat room
OP
Online Pussy, used to describe an atractive female on an internet message board.
orz
used to express frustration. The characters taken together as a single glyph depict a person
slamming his head into the ground while on hands and knees.
ORLY
Used as an annoying shortening of "Oh Really". Primarily used in forums to show a pseudoidiocy of not caring.
OS
"Oh, shit", "Operating System"
OSIB
"Open skull, insert brain"
OT
"Off-topic"
OTC
"Over the counter", items bought from stores without a permit or without requiring a permit.
(Pre-dates the Internet)
OTP
"One true pairing", meaning two characters believed to be perfect together, usually not canon.
Used in fanfiction
OTOH
"On the other hand"
OTTOMH
"Off the top of my head"
OTW
"On the way"
OUACOWA
"Open Up A Can Of Whoop-Ass", meaning an amazing thing. Coined from the roleplay game
Unknown Armies.
OU812?
"Oh you ate one too?", reference Van Halen for "You're stoned too?" druggie slang.
OXO (oxa, oxa)
Norwegian/Danish (Swedish) shortening of the word "ogsa" ("ocksa"), which translates to
"too" or "also"
own, owned, OWN3D, ownt
(see also pwn) To defeat someone (used commonly when playing Counter-Strike) or to
humiliate someone tactically in a debate; to exhibit extreme coolness (for example: "BMWs
totally own").
ownzer
One who "owns" (see own)
OYATM
"One Year Ago This Month" used in Usenet binary groups when posting content that has just
recently become old enough to post.
OQC
"Only Quality Crap"
P
P911
"Parents are here, don't type sumthin' stupid!"
P2P
"Peer-to(2)-Peer". Also "pay-to-play" for games with subscription fees like Everquest,
RuneScape, or Dark Age of Camelot.
PAW
"Parents are watching" (Also see "POS")
PCBD
"Page cannot be displayed"; Internet Explorer error when attempting to visit an invalid link or
URL, or when a Web server times out. See also 404 error
PCC
Short for par-chiew-cheng. In Min Nan Chinese, short for the act of male masturbation.
PDNF
"Please Do Not Forward". Used primarily in forwarded emails which you do not want
forwarded further.
PEBKAC
"Problem exists between keyboard and chair", referring to in human error. See PICNIC and
ID10T.
Penicks
"Edgeforums" way of saying Penis, commonly said by Piggus.
PFO
"Please fuck off"
Photoshop
Popular software for creating and editing artwork and pictures; commonly used as a verb
describing the process of photomanipulation -- "Will you photoshop this picture for me?"
PICNIC
"Problem in chair, not in computer", referring to in human error. See PEBKAC and ID10T.
Piconjo
A shared account on www.newgrounds.com. Large numbers of people, under the guise of
Piconjo accounts, submit explicit animations of NG animators, in an attempt to "pwn" them.
Piconjo speaks in fluent 1337 and claims to have "pen0r power".
Pic(s), pix
Used in reference to a picture. Usually posted when someone wants another person to post a
picture ("Pics plz"). This could be used in many different situations, but is most prominent
when someone is talking about a woman or girl. Also used to describe a microcontroller
(Program Interrupt Controller).
PIIDB
"Put it in da butt" (referring to anal sex : perhaps to Eddie Murphy's Boogie in your butt)
ping
"Are you there?", derived from the program of the same name, or more likely name of the
ICMP ECHO REQUEST packet (see "pong").
PITA
"Pain in the ass"
PLS, PLZ, PLX
"Please" — predates Internet
PK
"Player killer", or "Pok Gai" (cursing a person to die on the street in Cantonese)
PM
"Private message"
PMG
Can sometimes be seen instead of "omg", which means "oh my God"
PMI
"Pardon my ignorance"
PMIBD
"Pardon me I'm brain dead!"
PMSL
"Pissing myself laughing", synonymous with "LMAO", above and "ROFL", below.
PO, PO'd
"Piss off", or "pissed off"
POA
Plan of Action;
pong
”I am here” (response to ping), from the name of the ICMP ECHO RESPONSE packet
POTAS
Person Of The Appropriate Sex, that is, a person of the sex that one finds attractive. A more
politically correct term than "person of the opposite sex"
POS
"Parents over shoulder"; a warning, by kids, that parents may be watching (also see "PAW").
Also, "piece of shit".
POV
"Point of view"
ppl, ppls
"People".
ppor
"Post proof or recant."
prawned
A derivation of "pwn" (see below), used comically, especially for vocal use, rather than typed.
pro, pr0
"Professional"; meaning someone is really good, usually at a game.
pRO
"Philippine Ragnarok Online" MMORPG
pron, pr0n
"Porn" (short for pornography); intentional misspelling used to avoid automated filters on
certain words.
protal, pr0tal
a misspelling of "portal", another word for a Content management system.
prv
"Private" similar to PM; usually used for IRC private messaging
ps
"PhotoShop" a popular image editing program from Adobe
pshlut
with a silent P and a silent H : "slut"
PTBB
"Pass the barf bag," coined in the Childfree.net discussion list in the '90s.
PUG
"Pick-up group". Often used in online gaming. A group of players gathered on the fly without
knowing each other before.
PvE
Player versus environment
PvM
"Player versus Monster"
PvP
Player versus player
pwn, pwned (also p0wn or pwned)
Created by Ben Shaw. An accidental or intentional mistyping of "own". Sometimes used to
speak of illegal activities. More commonly used in online gaming to indicate that a player was
beaten badly ("owned") by another player. See "own" above.
P07
Another way to type "pot" as in "weed" or "grass". other ways to say this include: w33d, po7
q07 qot and \/\/33d. More abbreviations exist: see leetspeak
Q
QFE
"quoted for emphasis", see QFT
QFT
"quoted for truth", means something along the lines of "I second that statement!". Sometimes
stated more emphatically as QFMFT.
ql, qool, qoolz
"Cool" (in the American sense)
qwn, qwnt, qwned
Deliberate typo of "pwn" (which see), which is a deliberate typo of "own"
qwp
Quoted With Permission
QQ
"Crying eyes" (of perhaps Hong Kong Origin) meaning "oh poor baby" (false pity). Can also
mean queer.
R
R
"Are"
r0x0rz (also rox0rs and other forms)
Leet speak for "rocks".
R8
"Right", "rate"
RBP
"Read Before Posting"
RCT
RollerCoaster Tycoon
RD
Red Dwarf
RE
rematch; often used in online games
re/rehi/relo
"Hello again", used on IRC, especially popular with Europeans. Mentioned in the Jargon File.
reflectoporn
from eBay auctions created by exhibitionists who sell various metal/glass dishes, bowls,
spoons, with themselves reflected nude on the surface of the item.
rents
short for "parents"
rgr
"Roger" aka "affirmative" or "10-4", radio talk; "Roger that", meaning "message
acknowledged".
RIFK
"Rolling in the fucking kitchen" origin: myg0t
RIFY
Read if You Like; often used such that 'if you like __ you will probably like this'
RL
"Real life"; often used in online games to refer to life outside of the game (which some would
see as fictional!), see IRL.
O RLY?.rly
"really"; usually used as "o rly" to signify one's stupidity at not knowing the topic at hand.
RMS
"Rocks my Socks", expresses amusement or being impressed by something. For example,
"Religion RMS." Often used to express indifference or unenthusiasm. Also, "Richard M.
Stallman", originator of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation.
LMAO, ROFL, ROTFL, ROFLMAO, ROFLMFAO
"Rolling on the floor laughing (my fucking ass off)"; as a reply to something extremely
amusing, sometimes purposely misspelled as "ROLF". Note that LMAO, ROFL, and
ROFLMAO are the most common of these.
ROFLMAOPIMP
"Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off peeing in my pants"
ROFLCOPTER
The superlative of ROFL.
ROFLWAFFLES
Another (somewhat less known) superlative of ROFL.
roffle
Alternate version of "ROFL", based on the latter's supposed verbalisation.
roj
"Roger" aka "affirmative"
ROR
"Raughing out roud", an Engrish variant of LOL.
ROTFFLMFAO
"Rolling on the fucking floor laughing my fucking ass off." A more vulgar version of
ROTFLMAO.
RNTGLRN
"Really Need to Get Laid Right Now" Very commonly used on porn forums.
RS
RuneScape, one of the many MMORPGs.
RSN
"Real soon now" (carrying overtones of sarcasm)
RTFA
"Read the fucking article"; applies mostly to Slashdot threads, in response to users who make
comments on a story without having read it first.
RTFRFC
"Read the fucking RFC", similar to RTFM, telling someone to read an RFC to find his or her
answer.
RTFM
"Read the fucking/freakin'/friendly/fine manual", the frequent reply to a request for basic help
from newbies who have not attempted to find the answer for themselves.
RTFMFM
"Read the fucking manual fucking moron"; derived from RTFM with slightly more emphasis
on the newbie's lack of intelligence.
RTFP
"Read the fucking post"; derived from RTFA and also used on Slashdot.
RTFS
"Read the fucking/fine source", frequently used when documentation for a software program
is lacking or absent.
RTL
"Report the loss"; usually used in online gaming; used sarcastically when one loses or gets
fragged
RtR
"Raise the Roof"; usually followed by an exclamation mark
RTS
"Real Time Strategy"; A strategic type of computer game that takes place in real-time, as
opposed to turn-based.
RTSD
"Rush That Shit Down" originating from underground Street Fighter gaming communities.
Namely, http://www.shoryuken.com. Possibly also rooted in Ebonics. Used to convey taking
advantage of a good thing. (e.g. Filet-O-Fish only $0.99 on Fridays? RTSD!). Originally used
to describe a play style where one overwhelms the opponent with many quick and up close
attacks.
RU
"Are you"
RUT
"Are you there?"
RVV
"Reverted last edit due to vandalism, used on edit summaries of wiki articles when reverting
vandalism
S
S
"Smile", usually written *S* or <S> to separate it from the surrounding text. See "G".
SB
"Strong Bad", a cartoon character on Homestar Runner
SC
"Starcraft"; A popular RTS game made by Blizzard Entertainment.
S2R
"Send-to-receive"; indicates that one expects to receive a file (usually an image) before he or
she sends his or hers.
sechs/secks
Alternative spelling of "sex".
SFAIAA
"So far as I am aware ..."
SFAIAC
"So far as I am concerned ..."
SFAICS
"So far as I can see ..."
SFAICT
"So far as I can tell ..."
SFLA
"Stupid Four Letter Acronym"
sif
"As if"
sifn't
"As if not", used in reply to "sif".
SCNR
"Sorry, could not resist"
SH
"Shit happens"
Shadower
The name Shadower derives its' origins from early in Unreal Tournament, when the Shadower
would campand 'hide in the shadows', only to kill his prey from afar.
With time, the Shadower was brought into the gaming mainstream until now he is a
mainstream gamer who garners respect and admiration from pimply faced teens throughout
the world who seek to achieve his godlike status behind the yolk of a BlackWhork.
Shirp
"Shut up"
SILF
"Sister I'd Like To Fuck"
SLAGIATT
"Seemed like a good idea at the time" Helpful for comments when refactoring embarrassing
software design decisions. Pre-Internet.
SLaP
"Sounds Like a Plan"
Sluzchat
A msn messenger chat consisting of 5 or more users in the one window, also know as a
“Sluza.”
SMD
"Suck my dick"
Smeg
An expletive meaning the same as "fuck" or "bugger" (popularized by Red Dwarf, a British
TV sitcom). Often mistakenly believed to be derived from the word 'smegma'. The word was
made up by the writers of the show.
SMH
"Scratching my head"
SNAFU
"Situation Normal: All Fucked Up"
SOCL
"Sitting on chair laughing", prenounced like "sickle".
SO
"Significant other"; a termed encapsulating a girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.
SO(A)B
Son of a bitch
soz
"Sorry"
SFW
"Safe for work"; material (pictures, webpages) that is safe for the office. See also NSFW.
Alternate meaning (which may not be appropriate in the office): "So fucking what?"
SOW
Abbreviation of Spirit of the Wolf, a commonly asked-for spell in EverQuest, which makes a
player run faster.
sroucks
Means even when something rocks, it sucks (or something in between), or vice versa. Often
used in a sarcastic way, as to let others remain in doubt if it's praising or just the opposite.
sry
"Sorry"
srsly
"Seriously", usually used as an interjection; to signal a sarcastic response to an inane remark.
SSDD
"Same shit, different day."
SSIA
"Subject says it all"; used in newsgroup postings and the like.
SSTS
"Snickering softly to self"
STFD
"Sit the fuck down", often used after STFU and often targets someone expressing an
unpopular opinion
STFM
"Search the fucking manual"
STFNG
"Search the fucking newsgroup" — variant on STFW
STFU
"Shut the fuck up"
STFW
"Search the fucking Web"
stooge
Referring to an idiot, which can be spelled st00g3. A variant exists as "stoogewagger", which
means more of a n00b and a "stooge".
STW / STK
"Share The Wealth" or "Share The Knowledge". Most commonly used on Warez sites, it is a
request that another user share a serial number or cracked software download. On Hacker
forums, often refers to sharing information about a new exploit.
SUAGOOML
"Shut up and get out of my life"
sugarpic
A digital erotic, nude or suggestive image of one's self, usually sent online to a lover or to a
friend
sup?
"What is up?"
sux, sux0rs, suxxor
Leet speak for "sucks", "suckers"
S(v)oochies
"smoochies" is said to have no meaning, but the (v) makes an "M".
SWAK
"Sealed with a kiss"
SWALK
"Sealed with a loving kiss" (pre-Internet)
SWIM
"someone who isn`t me"
SWG
Star Wars Galaxies
SWL
"Screaming with laughter"
SWMBO
"She who must be obeyed"
sws
The anti "lol" when used, it means the same thing. (it's on the opisite side of the keyboard)
sXe
"Straight Edge" a term used to describre someone who doesnt do drugs/drink/smoke
T
T
(Counter-Strike) Terrorist
T3h
See teh.
TA
"Thanks again"; also English, Australian and New Zealand slang for thanks, pronounced taa,
predating the Internet.
TBH
"To be honest"; also used within organizational charts to mean "To be hired", equivalent to
TBD (to be determined) or to TBA (to be announced); on some boards, can be used to
reference "Ted's Bloody Hotdog"
TBQH
"To be quite honest"; used interchangeably with TBH
TC
"Take care!"
thanx, thx, thxs, thz
"Thanks"; this can form combinations such as "kthx" (OK, thanks), "plzkthx" (Please, OK,
thanks), and "kthxbye" (OK, thanks, goodbye).
teh
A usually deliberate typo of "the".
TFA
"The fucking article"; a shorter form of "RTFA", mostly used on Slashdot
TFB
"Too Fucking Bad"
TFT
"The Frozen Throne" (Warcraft 3 expansion)
T,FTFY
"There, fixed that for you", used when displaying an edited version of another's post, to
correct an error or make a humorous word (or phrase) substitution
tho
"though"
thx
"thanks"
TIA
"Thanks in advance"
TIFM
"This is from memory"
TINC
"There is no cabal", TINC is used humorously to indicate that people should lighten up and
not see a conspiracy around every corner
TITFO
"Turn It The Fuck Off" — common in Rainbow Six series games
TK
Team kill (or killing, killer, depending on context)
TLA
"Three letter acronym". TLA exemplifies a TLA.
TL;DR
"Too long, didn't read"
TMAI
"Tell me about it"
TMR@IA
"The monkeys are at it again"; usually used to blame the staff of online gaming communities
for any screw ups in-game.
TMI
"Too much information"
TMTOWTDI
"There's more than one way to do it"; usually used as one of the mottos of the Perl
programming language.
TNG
"That's Not Good"
ToS
"Terms of service"; "Tales of Symphonia", a video game for the Gamecube and PS2 (the
latter only in Japan), often referring to the official website's forums.
ToSF
"Tales of Symphonia Forums", a recently growing center of popularity on the Internet.
http://tales.namco.com/forums
TP
"Town Portal", in Diablo and Diablo_II, a magical scroll for getting back into town; safety.
Pronounced "teepee", and may occur as a verb ("Hey, TP me!"). Also, less frequently, "Take
Point" in other games, thereby conserving a team member's health while the one "taking
point" takes most of the damage. TP also stands for "team player" in many online rts games.
TPTB
"The powers that be"
troll
A person who deliberately stirs up trouble.
tr00
"True" (used in the black metal community to refer to a supposed "true" hardcore,
underground fan of the genre)
TT
Emoticon signifying sadness or a crying face
TTBOMK
"To the best of my knowledge"
TTFN
"Ta ta for now" (bye, originated with Winnie The Pooh)
TTIUWIOP
"This thread is useless without pics"
TTT
Third Tier Toilet
TTT
To the Top (Used as a reply on a message board thread to ressurect it to the top of the list.
Same as 'Bump')
TTYL or TTUL
Talk to you later
TTYS
Talk to you soon"
TY
"Thank you" (used in instant messages, e-mails and video games which lack a speech
communication feature)
TY4P
"Thank you for playing"
TYA, TYG
"There you are", "there you go"
TYCLI
"Then you can learn it"
U
u
"You"
UA
User agreement
UFIA
"Unsolicited finger in the anus"; popularized on the website Fark.com
ul
Unlucky, used in gaming
UL, U/L
"Upload"
UO
Ultima Online
ur
"You're" or "your"
URT
"Urban Terror", a mod for Quake III
URYYFM
"You are too wise for me", where the two Y's become "too wise".
UST
"unresolved sexual tension"; usually referring to fanfiction
USUX
"You suck"
UT
Unreal Tournament; usually referring to the Game of the Year edition. Also used with a year
suffix, as in UT2003 or "UT2K3" for Unreal Tournament 2003 or UT2004 or "UT2K4 for
Unreal Tournament 2004.
UTFG
"Use the fucking Google"; as an answer to a common question.
Über
German for "over" but interpreted in English as "super" or "hyper". Used in many contexts for
emphasis or as a superlative, as in, "I'm an über player". Also seen written as "uber", "üb3r",
"ül33R" and other leet variations.
UBRS
Upper Black Rock Spire. High level raid instance in World of Warcraft, located in Blackrock
Mountain.
V
v
"We"
VBEG
"Very big evil grin". Or written as <VBEG> to separate it from text.
VGG
"Very good game"
VFM
"value for money"
VoIP
"Voice over Internet protocol", or phone conversations over broadband connections.
(v)oochies
"moochies" Refers to someone who mocches off of others often, also a common variation of
s(v)oochies.
VWEG
"Very wicked evil grin". See "G"
W
w
Japanese version of LOL (laugh out loud). Warai (??) in Japanese means "laughter".
W/
"With", predates Internet
w00t, woot
Leet-speak exclamation of excitement or happiness or applauditory whistle; Used after
gaining root control of a computer, can stand for "woohoo" or for "We owned the other team"
W8
"Wait"
WAB
"What A Bloke" : Derived from the Northern Territory in Australia.The creator, Tim Bastian,
decided to abbreviate the words "what a bloke" after he used it in excessive amounts. Widely
used on programs such as MSN messenger.
Wahmbulance
An exclamation used when a user attempts to elicit pity from others
wanged
To melee someone up close.
WAI
"What an idiot"; also, Japanese for "yay" as influenced by the anime culture
WAD
"Without a doubt"
WADR
With all due respect.
waffles
Pun on "ROTFLMAO"; used similarly. In full: "Roffle my waffles"
WAPCE
"Women Are Pure Concentrated Evil"
warez
Illegally obtained software.
WB, wibs, wibbles, wibbers
"Welcome back"
WBAGNFARB
"Would be a good name for a rock band." Inspired by columnist Dave Barry and used broadly
by his fans.
WC3
"Warcraft III"
WC
Wailing Caverns, a low level instance in the Barrens in World of Warcraft
WD
"Well done"
WDT
"Web Development Team," remarkably used by the elite 'AHSWDT'
WDUWTA
"What do you want to talk about?"
w/e
"Whatever"
WFL
"What's For Lunch"
WFM
"Works for me"
WG, WEG
"Wicked (evil) grin"
Whoamg
"Whoa my God", used as a sarcastic "whoa".
w/o
"Without", pre-dates Internet
WoW
"World of Warcraft"
woot!, w00t!
leet slang for showing excitement, similar to "Awesome!"
WOMBAT
"Waste of money, brains, and time"
WoS
"Waste of Space"
wot, wut
"What", predates Internet
WP
"Well Played", used in Internet gaming
WRT, w/rt
With respect to, with regard to; pre-dates Internet
WRU
A very simplified "Where are you". For example, "Wru from?"
WTF
"What the fuck?"; Also "who the fuck?", "why the fuck?", and so on, depending on context.
Wruu2
"What are you up to?"
WTB
"Want to Buy"
WTG
"Way to go!", often sarcastic.
WTH
"What the heck?" or "what the hell?"
WTLW
"Welcome To Last Week"
WTS
"Want to Sell"
WU
"What's up?"
WUD
"what you doing"
WYSIAYG
"What you see is all you get". Like WYSIWYG, with a derogatory suggestion as to the
incompleteness of the software.
WYSITWIRL
Pronounced "wizzy twirl", "What you see is totally worthless in real life." A derogatory term
indicating that a claim of WYSIWYG has little validity.
WYSIWYG
Pronounced "wizzywig", "What you see is what you get". In the print industry, it means that
printed output will look identical to its screen representation. More recently used to refer to
the style of making webpages that arose through the use of HTML-generators such as Nvu,
Microsoft FrontPage, and Dreamweaver in which context it implies that the output may
appear crude and does not transfer well across all settings.
X
X>*
The subject, X, surpasses anything else. For example, "gentoo>*" would mean, "Gentoo
outclasses any other Linux distribution. The > means "greater than" or "better than" and the
asterisk indicates everything(else).
XD
An emoticon resembling someone laughing when rotated clockwise 90°. Also written xD.
-x0r
A suffix used by leet-speakers to emphasize a point.
XOXO
Hugs and kisses.
Y
Y
"Why", or "Yes".
YA RLY
Spinoff of O RLY? that is often used as a response when O RLY? is said.
YMMV
"Your mileage may vary", used as a disclaimer to indicate that the preceding statement is your
opinion and others may disagree.
YQW
"You're quite welcome", an overstated "You're welcome".
YW
"You're welcome".
YYSSW
"Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever".
Z
ZOMG
Exclamation; a sarcastic variant of OMG.
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