User:Rayc/Flik
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Proposed additions to the List of internet slang:
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- AKA
- "also known as"
- Anon
- "anonymous"
- ASAP
- "as soon as possible"
- AWOL
- "absent without leave" (from military slang)
- BCNU
- "be seeing you"
- Boot
- to eject a player from a server
- Blogger
- one who writes or posts articles on a weblog
- BOHICA
- "bend over, here it comes again" (from military slang)
- BRB
- "be right back"
- BS
- "bullshit" or "backstab"
- CU
- "see you"
- CYA
- "see ya" or "cover your ass"
- DIY
- "do it yourself"
- EOL
- "end of line"
- FAQ
- "Frequently Asked Questions" (printed with their respective answers)
- Frag
- to kill (from fragmentation grenade; see frag)
- FUBAR
- "fucked up beyond all recognition" (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")
- FWIW
- "for what it's worth"
- FYI
- "for your information"
- GTG
- also "got to go"
FOLDOC
- Admin
- "administrator" (systems administrator or forum moderator)
- AFK
- "away from keyboard" (also backronymed to "a free kill")
- ATM
- "at the moment"
- B2B
- "business to business" or "back to back"
- EOF
- "end of file"
- Flamer
- one who writes inflammatory posts, also known as an Internet Troll
- FOAF
- "friend of a friend"
- FUD
- "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" (the purposeful spread of misinformation)
- HAND
- "have a nice day"
- HTH
- "hope this/that helps" or "happy to help"
- IANAL
- "I am not a lawyer"
- IDK
- "I don't know"
- IIRC
- "if I recall/remember correctly"
- IMAO
- "in my arrogant opinion" or "I am laughing my ass off"
- IMHO
- "in my humble/honest opinion"
- IMNSHO
- "in my not so humble opinion"
- IMO
- "in my opinion"
- IOW
- "in other words"
- IRL
- "in real life"
- Lag
- "latency" (whether due to a server problem or the server-client connection)
- Lamer
- a know-nothing
- LMAO
- "laughing my ass off" (can be parodically extended to "LMAOnade", etc)
- LOL
- "laughing out loud" or "lots of laughs"
(For other variations of the word LOL, see LOL (Internet slang))
- Lurker
- one who frequents a message board without participating in discussions
- MOTD
- "message of the day"
- MUD
- "Multi-User Dungeon"
- MUSH
- "Multi-User Shared Habitat"
- MYOB
- "mind your own business"
- Newb
- "newbie"
- NIFOC
- "naked in front of computer"
- OIC
- "oh, I see"
- Op
- "operator" (a moderator)
- OS
- "Operating System"
- OTOH
- "on the other hand"
- PEBKAC
- "problem exists between keyboard and chair"
- PITA
- "pain in the ass"
- PLMK
- "please let me know"
- Rehi
- "hello again"
- RL
- "real life"
- RSN
- "real soon now" (used sarastically)
- SNAFU
- "situation normal all fucked up" (from military slang)
- SOL
- "shit out of luck"
- TIA
- "thanks in advance"
- TINC
- "there is no cabal" (a term discouraging conspiracy theories)
- TLA
- "three letter acronym"
- TOS
- "terms of service"
- Troll
- one who deliberately stirs up trouble or posts false information
- TTFN
- "ta ta for now"
- TTYL
- "talk to you later"
- TYT
- "take you time"
- Wares (also warez)
- illegally obtained software
- WB
- "welcome back"
- WOMBAT
- "waste of money, brains, and time"
- WRT
- "with respect (or regards) to..."
- WTF
- "what the fuck?" (less commonly, but equally validly, "who/what/when/where the fuck?")
- WTH
- "what the hell?"
- WYSIAYG
- "what you see is all you get" (suggesting that software is incomplete)
- WYSIWYG
- "what you see is what you get" (pronounced "wizzywig"; printed output will look identical to its screen representation)
- YMMV
- "your mileage may vary" (used as a disclaimer for an opinion)
This Tireless Contributor Barnstar Award is for your obvious hard work in making this page for the List of Internet Slang. Dragix 09:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Introducing Ed, the PoorCrazy BastardAudacious Action Barnstar for adding a whole Motherload of information to a sensitive topic. Lots of Wikipedians keep Wikipedia in control, but you're the type who also moves it forward. This is for sheer balls, man. Dragix 09:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
