New Members Guide To Internet phrases (Imao,woot,bump,cya) I had seen many people asking whats the meaning of this and that.i.e woot,lmao,etc,etc...So i decided to post this topic... Hope this helps. Here are some phrases if i forgot some add it. 0-9 1337 (written in ASCII) - From the word Leet, derived from the word elite 2 - too, or to 4 - For A AFAICR/S/T - As far as I can recall / remember / see / tel AFAIK - As far as I know AFK - Away from keyboard ANFSCD - And Now For Something Completely Different. Used to change the subject of conversation. ASAP - As soon as possible ASL - Age / *** / location ATEOTD - At The End of the Day ATM - At the moment AWOL - Absent Without (Official) Leave AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB) - All your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing) B B2B - Business to Business B& and/or B7- Banned BBIAB - Be back in a bit BBL/S - Be back later / shortly / soon BCNU - Be seein' you Blog - Also known as web log or an online journal Bot - Any type of automated software in chatrooms and web-cataloging software BRB - Be right back BSOD - Blue Screen of Death BTDT - Been there done that BTW - By the way Bump - Increment (For example, C's ++ operator.)or a backronym for "Bring Up My Post" C C8 - Chat Congr8 - Congrats or Congratulation Crawl - To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it Crapplet - A poorly written computer application CU - See you (later) CYA - See ya Cyber (prefix) - A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or *** over a computer Cyberspace - Virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William Gibson popularized the term in his novel Neuromancer. Gibson used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks that his cyberpunk heroes 'jacked into' D D8 - Date DFTT - Don't feed the trolls DGAF - Don't Give A ~censored~ DIAF - Die in a fire DILLIGAF - Does it look like I give a flip DND - Do not disturb DOA - Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery. Dyn - Dying E EOF - End Of File EOM - End of Message EOL - End of Life. Device or hardware that is at the end of its product life cycle. EQ - EverQuest ETA - Estimated time of arrival F F8 - Fate F9 - Fine FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s) Flamer - Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll[3] FMCDH - From My Cold Dead Hands FOAF - Friend of a friend FTL - For the loss FTW - For the win FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation) FWIW - For what it's worth FYI - For your information G GBTW - Get back to work GF - Great/good fight/girlfriend GFU - Good for you GG - Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match GJ - Good job, often used in online gaming when a teammate performs an act benefitting his team, such as killing an opponent or enabling that kill GMTA - Great minds think alike Godwin's Law - Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler Gratz - Congratulations GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go' GR -Good Race GR8 - Great H HAND - Have A Nice Day Handle - Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name) HF - Have fun Haxor or H4x0r (1337) - Hacker Hit - A request made to the web server, (noun) the results of an internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent to visitors of a webpage. Home page - The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index" Hot list - A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files. HTH - Hope this / that helps H8 - Hate I L8 - Late L9 - Line IANAL - I am not a lawyer IBTL - In before the lock IDC - I don't care IDK - I don't know IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly IIUC - If I understand correctly IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO - In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion Information superhighway - The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn) IONO - I don't know IOW - In other words IRC - Internet Relay Chat IRL - In real life ITYM - I Think You Mean IWSN - I want *** now IYKWIM - If you know what I mean J Jaggy - Aliased computer graphics JK or j/k - Just kidding, or joke K k or kk - OK KISS - Keep it simple stupid. KS(ing) - Kill-Steal(ing) KOS - Kill on sight KTHX - OK, thanks KTHXBAI or KTHXBYE - OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short L L9 - Line or Lane L8 - Late L2P - Learn to play; an admonishment to MMORPG players who are incompetent and/or whine L8R - Later, L8R also sometimes abbreviated as L8ER is commonly used in chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of saying good bye. Lag - A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy Lamer - A know-nothing, one who is lame. Leet - Often spelled as l33t or 1337 in ASCII form. It originally meant elite LFG - Looking for group LFM - Looking for more LMIRL - Let's meet in real life. LMK - Let me know LOL - Laughing out loud, laugh out loud LTNS - Long time no see Lurker - Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions M MMORPG, MMO - Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game MMOFPS - Massive Multi-player Online First Person Shooter MOTD - Message of the day MS - MapleStory, an MMORPG MTFBWY - May The Force be with you MUD - Multi-User Dungeon MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination MYOB - Mind your own business M8 - Mate N NE1 - "Anyone" Newbie, noob, or n00b - An inexperienced user of a system or game,or an annoying person. NIFOC - Naked In Front Of Computer NM - (Sometimes written N/M) Not much, Never mind or no message, used on message boards or in e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line. NP - No problem NSFW - Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers. NVM, NVMD, or nm - Nevermind, not much Noob - New to ....... O O RLY - Oh really? OIC - Oh, I see OMG - Oh my god OMW - On my way or Oh my word OP - Original poster / Operator / Outpost OS - Operating system OT - Off topic OTOH - On the other hand OTP - On the phone or One true pairing P P2P - Peer to peer, or pay to play PAW - Parents are watching PEBKAC/PEBCAK - Problem exists between keyboard and chair Ping - From the popular network monitoring tool, used as a greeting similar to "Are you there?". PLMK - Please let me know PMSL - Pissing myself laughing POTS - Plain old telephone service POV - Point of view PPL - People PTKFGS - Punch the Keys For God's Sake pr0n - Intentional misspelling of porn PW - Persistent World (gaming) pwned - Intentional misspelling of owned Q QFT - Quoted for truth. Used on internet message boards to show agreement from a previous message QST - Quest R R8 - Rate Rehi (or merely re) - Hello again RL - Real Life[3] RO(T)FL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing RO(T)FLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud RSN - Real soon now (used sarcastically) S S9 - Sign SCNR - Sorry, could not resist sk8/sk8r - skate/skater Smiley - Another name for emoticons SMH - Shaking my head SNAFU - Situation normal: all fouled up Snail mail - Normal paper mail service SOHF - Sense of humor failure Spider - The program behind a search engine SRY - Sorry T TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch TBF - Time between failures TBH - To be honest TG - That's great TGIF - Thank god it's Friday TH(N)X, TNX or TX - Thanks TIA - Thanks in advance TINC - There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories TMI - Too much information TOS - Terms of service TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge TTFN - Ta ta for now TTT - To the top, used in forums to bump a thread TTYL - Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL) TTYTT - To Tell You The Truth Tweedler - One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern TY - Thank you TYT - Take your time TYVM - Thank you very much U: U - You W W8 - Wait/weight w00t, w00T or WOOT - First two express exuberance, the latter is a backronym for the term "We Own the Other Team". W/ or W/O - With or without WB - Welcome back W/E - Whatever WRT - With respect / regard to WTB - Want to buy WTG - Way to go WTH - What the hell WTS - Want to sell WTT - Want to trade WUG - What you got? WoW - World of Warcraft (game) WUBU2 - What (have) you been up to? WUU2 - What (are) you up to? WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get Y YARLY - Yeah Really YHBT - You have been trolled YKW - You know what? YMMV - Your mileage may vary. YW - You're welcome. YOYO- You're On Your Own. Z ZOMG - An intentional misspelling of the acronym shorthand for "Oh My God/Gawd" and pronounced "Zoh My God/Gawd" This version is mainly used in jest or to ridicule people who use abbreviations like OMG and OMFG |
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