Abbreviations

With all the Newbies here now there seems to be alot of questions about our silly abbreviations. I came acrost a thread a while back that explained almost all of them. Does anyone know where it is? I also think it would be a good idea to make it a sticky in the welcome forum. I don't mind helping poeple out but a list would be nice cause sometimes I have to ask.
Thanks
Caren

I second that. I've been a member for a couple of years now and I've figured out some of the abbreviations, but it's embarrassing to keep asking all the time. One place where you can go to refer to them would be wonderful. The "Welcome" forum would be a great place for it.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/403756/

This thread has links to all the threads that discuss abbreviations.

;~)

mg

Thank You soooo much!!
Caren!

Thanks, I've been wondering what ROTFL was for a long time.
LOL
Andy P

Well, I looked at all of the various places where abbreviations were discussed and tried to put everything together in one place. Here's what I came up with. I didn't do the emoticons, just the acronyms, and I think I removed all the ones which referred to profanity. If I missed something, please let me know and I'll edit this. Hope this helps. Much thanks to CoCo and others for all the work they did previously!

***S*** -- smiling
^5 -- high five!
AAMOF -- as a matter of fact
ADDY -- address (as in e-mail)
AFAIC -- as far as I'm concerned
AFAIK -- as far as I know
AFK -- away from keyboard
AISI -- as I see it
AKA -- also known as
ANFAWFOWS -- and now for a word from our Web sponsor
AWGTHTGTTA -- are we going to have to go through this again?
B4 -- before
BAK -- back at keyboard
BBFN -- bye bye for now
BBIAB -- be back in a bit
BBIAF -- be back in a few
BBL -- be back later
BBS -- be back soon
BBTAF -- beep beep,that's all folks
BCNU -- be seeing you
BFN -- bye for now
BG -- big grin
BIL -- brother-in-law
BION -- believe it or not
BOT -- back on topic
BRB -- be right back
BTDT -- been there done that
BTDTBTS -- been there done that bought tee shirt
BTW -- by the way
BTW -- by the way
BTWBO -- be there with bells on
BYKT -- but you knew that
CMIIW -- correct me if I'm wrong
CUA -- commonly used acronym(s) or common user access
CUL -- catch you later/see you later
CWYL -- chat with ya later
CYA -- see ya
DBEYR -- don't believe everything you read
DD -- dear/darling daughter
DGITB -- Dave's Garden is the best
DH -- dear/darling husband
DHYB -- don't hold your breath
DIL -- daughter-in-law
DQYDJ -- don't quit your day job
DS -- dear/darling son
DW -- dear/darling wife
EG -- evil grin
EOL -- end of lecture
F2F -- face to face
FAQ -- frequently asked questions
FE -- fatal error
FIL -- father-in-law
FITB -- fill in the blank
FOMCLOL -- falling outta my chair laughing out loud
FTASB -- faster than a speeding bullet
FTL -- faster than light
FUD -- fear, uncertainty, and disinformation
FWIW -- for what it's worth
FYA -- for your amusement
FYI -- for your information
G -- grin
GIGO -- garbage in, garbage out
GIWIST -- gee, I wish I'd said that
GMTA -- great minds think alike
GR&D -- grinning, running & ducking
GTG -- got to go
HAK -- hugs and kisses
HHOK -- ha ha, only kidding
HIOOC -- help! I'm out of coffee!
HTH -- hope this helps
HTHBE -- hope this has been enlightening
IAC -- in any case
IAE -- in any event
IANAL -- I am not a lawyer (also ianaxxx, such as ianacpa)
IAO -- I am outtahere
IBCNU -- I'll be seeing you
IBTD -- I beg to differ
IFABCTE -- I found a bug, call the exterminator
IIRC -- if I recall correctly
IIWM -- if it were me
ILSHIBMF -- I laughed so hard I broke my furniture
IM -- instant message
IMCO -- in my considered opinion
IMHO -- in my humble opinion
IMNSHO -- in my not-so-humble opinion
IMO -- in my opinion
IOHO -- in our humble opinion
IOW -- in other words
IRL -- in real life
ISP -- Internet Service Provider
ITRW -- in the real world
IWBIWISI -- I will believe it when I see it
J/K -- just kidding
JMHO -- just my humble opinion
KOW -- knock on wood/keep on worrying
L8R -- later
L8TR -- later
LD -- long distance
LH -- loving hubby
LMK -- let me know
LOL -- laughing out loud or lots of luck
LOLOLOL -- a belly laugh for sure
LSHHTCMS -- laughing so hard, had to change my shorts
LTIP -- laughing till I puke
LTNS -- long time no see
MGB -- may god bless
MHOTY -- my hat's off to you
MIL -- mother-in-law
MM -- merrily met (greeting)
MOTD -- message of the day
MOTSS -- members of the same sex
MP -- merrily parted (farewell)
MTFBWY -- may the force be with you
NP -- no problem
NRN -- no reply/response necessary
OB -- ole bucket (when one is referring to his/her spouse)
OBTW -- oh by the way
OIC -- oh, I see
OMG -- oh my God
OMIK -- open mouth, insert keyboard
ONNA -- oh no not again
OOTB -- out of the box/blue
OTF -- on the floor
OTOH -- on the other hand
OTP -- on the phone
OWTTE -- no words to that effect
PDQ -- pretty darn quick
PMFJI -- pardon me for jumping in
POV -- point of view
PUTS -- playing under the sofa
PWPH -- pick wall, pound head
R -- are
RBTL -- read between the lines
RE -- regarding
RL -- real life
RML -- read my lips
ROTF -- rolling on the floor
ROTFL -- rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMBO -- rolling on the floor laughing my behind off!!
ROTFLOL -- rolling on the floor laughing out loud
ROTFLMHO -- rolling on the floor laughing my head off
ROTFLWTIME -- rolling on the floor laughing with tears in my eyes
ROTM -- right on the money
RSN -- real soon now
RW -- real world (outside cyberspace)
SIL -- sister or son-in-law
SITD -- still in the dark
SM -- smiley
SO -- significant other
SOI -- sit on it
SorG -- straight or gay?
SYP -- send your password
TAFL -- take a flying leap
TANSTAAFL -- there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TIA -- thanks in advance
TIC -- tongue in cheek
TLA -- three-letter acronym (such as this)
TM -- trust me
TTFN -- ta ta for now
TTT -- that's the ticket
TTYL -- talk to you later
TWHAB -- this won't hurt a bit
TYVM -- thank you very much
U -- you
VBG -- very big grin
W4W -- word for word
WB -- welcome back
WDIPME -- where did I put my Excedrin
WEG -- wicked evil grin
WGAFS -- who gives a flying squat
WMG -- where's my glasses
WRT -- with respect to
WTG -- way to go
WTSDS -- where the sun don't shine
WYSIWYG -- what you see is what you get
YGTBK -- you’ve got to be kidding
YGTLI -- you got to love it!
YMMV -- your mileage may vary
YRTA -- you are truly amazing

This message was edited Feb 17, 2006 11:21 AM

This message was edited Feb 17, 2006 3:34 PM

BTDT--Been There Done That
BTDTBTS--Been There Done That Bought Tee Shirt
PWPH--Pick Wall, Pound Head

I use these alot, lol.

;~)

mg

ROTFLMHO ~ Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Head Off
ROTFLWTIME ~ Rolling On The Floor Laughing With Tears In My Eyes

YGTLI You got to love it!

I'm going to add these to my big list above, and add others as people give them to us.

Marilyn

Now thats a list!
Thanks Marilyn!

You're welcome. I've needed these myself lots of times.

Did Dave edit out OMG ?

I hope not I use it all the time!

I see it now, HIOOC

Al - You don't need glasses. I saw your note re OMG and added it to the big list. My fault for missing it.

Marilyn