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IRC, Newsgroup, IM or Email Abbreviations

AAMOF   =   As A Matter Of Fact JMHO   =   Just My Humble Opinion
ADN   =   Any Day Now KWIM?   =   Know What I Mean?
AFAIC   =   As Far As I'm Concerned L8R   =   Later
AFAICT   =   As Far As I Can Tell LOL   =   Laughing Out Loud
AFAIK   =   As Far As I Know MEGO   =   My Eyes Glaze Over
AFAIR   =   As Far As I Remember MOMPL   =   a MOMent, PLease
AFK   =   Away From the Keyboard MORF?   =   Male OR Female?
AKA   =   Also Known As MOSS   =   Member Of the Same Sex
AIIC   =   As If I Care MOTD   =   Message Of The Day
AISI   =   As I See It MOTOS   =   Member Of The Opposite Sex
AIUIT   =   As I Understand It MUD   =   Multi-User Dungeon/Dragon
AOLer   =   America On Line (memb)er MUG   =   Multi-User Game(s)
ASAP   =   As Soon As Possible MYOB   =   Mind Your Own Business
BAK   =   Back At Keyboard NBD   =   No Big Deal!
BBFN   =   Bye Bye For Now NFW   =   No F**ing Way!
BBL   =   Be Back Later NHOH   =   Never Heard Of Him/Her
BCNU   =   Be Seein' You NIFOC   =   Nude In Front Of Computer
BD!   =   Big Deal! NRN   =   No Reply Necessary
BFD!   =   Big F**king Deal! NTL   =   nevertheless
BFN   =   Bye For Now NW!   =   No Way!
B4   =   Before OBTW   =   Oh, By The Wayos
B4N   =   Bye For Now OHDH   =   Old Habits Die Hard
BION   =   Believe It Or Not OIC   =   Oh, I See
BOC   =   But Of Course OMG!   =   Oh, My God!
BRB   =   Be Right Back ONNA   =   Oh No! Not Again
BST   =   But Seriously Though OO   =   Over and Out
BTSOOM   =   Beats the Stuffing Shit Out Of Me OTOH   =   On The Other Hand
BTW   =   By The Way OTT   =   Over The Top
cld   =   could OTW   =   On The Whole
CMIIW   =   Correct Me If I'm Wrong PBT   =   Pay Back Time
CU   =   See you PD   =   Public Domain
CUL   =   See You Later PDQ   =   Pretty Darn Quick
CUL8R   =   See you later PITA   =   Pain In The Arse
CYA   =   See ya PLZ   =   Please
DIKU?   =   Do I Know You? PMFBI   =   Pardon Me For Butting In
DND   =   Do Not Disturb POD   =   Piece Of Datae
Doc   =   Document POV   =   Point Of View
DUCWIM?   =   Do You See What I Mean? prhps   =   perhaps
DWISNWID   =   Do What I Say Not What I Do PTMM   =   Please Tell Me More
DYJHIW   =   Don't You Just Hate It When PU!   =   Pooh! That Stinks!
EOD   =   End Of Discussion RFD   =   Request For Discussion
EOF   =   End Of File RL   =   Real Life
EOM   =   End of Message ROTFL   =   Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ESAD!   =   Eat Shit And Die! ROTFLBTC   =   Rolling On The Floor Laughing Biting The Carpet
FB   =   Furrowed Brow RSN   =   Real Soon Now
FITB   =   Fill In The Blanks RTFAQ!   =   Read The Frequently Asked Questions!
4me   =   for me RTFM!   =   Read The Fucking Manual!
FOAD!   =   Fuck Off And Die! RTM!   =   Read The Manual!
FOAF   =   Friend Of A Friend RTS!   =   Read The Screen!
FOC   =   Free Of Charge RUOK?   =   Are You OK?
foll   =   following RUTHERE   =   Are You There?
FOMCL   =   Falling Off My Chair Laughing SOL   =   Sooner Or Later
FRO!   =   F**k Right Off! SITD   =   Still In The Dark
F2F   =   Face to Face STW   =   Search The Web
FWIW   =   For What It's Worth SYL   =   See you later
FYA   =   For Your Amusement TA   =   Thanks Again
FYI   =   For Your Information TAFN   =   That's All For Now
G>   =   Grin TANSTAAFL   =   There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
GA   =   Go Ahead THX   =   Thanks
GAL   =   Get A Life TIA   =   Thanks In Advance
GDM8   =   G'day, mate 2l8   =   too late
GGN   =   Gotta Go Now TMTOWTDI   =   There's More Than One Way To Do It
GIGO   =   Garbage In Garbage Out TTFN   =   Ta-Ta For Now!
GMTA   =   Great Minds Think Alike TTYL   =   Talk To You Later
GOK   =   God Only Knows TTYRS   =   Talk To You Real Soon
GRD   =   Grinning, running and ducking TNX   =   Thanks
GR8!   =   Great! TYA   =   Thank You All
GTRM   =   Going To Read Mail TVM   =   Thanks Very Much
HAND   =   Have A Nice Day TYVM   =   Thank You Very Much
HHOJ   =   Ha Ha! Only Joking Txs   =   Thanks
HHOK   =   Ha Ha! Only Kidding U2?   =   You too?
HHOS   =   Ha Ha! Only Serious VC   =   Virtual Community
HTH   =   Hope This Helps VL   =   Virtual Life
IAC   =   In Any Case WGAS?   =   Who Gives A Shit?
IAE   =   In Any Event WGFF?   =   Who Gives A Flying Flood?
IANAL   =   I Am Not A Lawyer WIBNI   =   Wouldn't It Be Nice If…
IC   =   I See WBS   =   Write Back Soon
IDTS   =   I Don't Think So WRT   =   With Regard To
I41   =   I for one WTF…?   =   What The F**k…? :
IIRC   =   If I Remember Correctly WTGP?   =   Want To Go Private?
IKWUM   =   I Know What You Mean WTH…?   =   What The Hell…?
IME   =   In My Experience WU?   =   What's Up?
IMHO   =   In My Humble Opinion WUF?   =   Where Are You From?
IMO   =   In My Opinion YAFIYGI   =   You asked for it, you got it!
IMNSHO   =   In My Not So Humble Opinion YHBW!   =   You Have Been Warned!
IOW   =   In Other Words YHL!   =   You Have Lost!
IRL   =   In Real Life YHM   =   You Have Mail
ISTM   =   It Seems To Me YIU   =   Yes, I understand
ISWYM   =   I See What You Mean YL   =   Young Lady
ITRO   =   In The Region Of YM   =   Young Man
IWBNI   =   It Would Be Nice If YMMV   =   Your Mileage May Vary
IYSWIM   =   If You See What I Mean YOOL   =   You're Out Of Luck
JAM   =   Just A Minute YWLKM   =   You're welcome
JK   =   Just Kidding  
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