Abbreviated Words

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  1. Vodka?

    Vodka? Well-Known Member

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    Hrrm where to start :D
    I my self accept words like "LOL/ROFL/OWNED etc" but not
    "eiiiiiz mann, whts up" or "i liek tolly owned jo0, n00bY!"
    Talk mature, youre not a 10 year old


    Heres some words thats abbreviated that are accepted in dictionary
    lol: Laugh out loud
    rofl: Rolling on floor laughing
    lmfao: Laugh my ass off, or nice version "Laugh my bossum off"


    I never checked the dictionary for these words, but most likely there
    not in there.
    ffs: for fudge sake
    nm: nothing much
    n2m: nothing 2 much
    w/b: welcome back
    idk: i dont know
    ftw: for the win


    words i hate, most of use would know what it means
    n00by!!
    PWNTZORD!
    LOLZORD!
    jo0
    leik - like
    taht -


    post some more words
     
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    omg - oh my god.
    g2g- got to go

    now my minds gone a blank lol *hang over* -_-
     
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    Refer to my sig.
     
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    ^ Lol.

    OMFG - Oh My F*cking God
    Rotfl - Rolling On the Floor Laughing [Abbv.'d more as Rofl]
    Lmao - Laughing my ass off
    GTFO - Get The F*ck Out
    FTW - For The Win
    IRL - In Real Life
    TBH - To Be Honest


    All I can remember atm.
     
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    tbh idc wyt ah
     
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    z0mahfg r joO's diss'n teh talkn leiks teh rtrds?!?!!?!????

    it is kinda annoying at times :/
     
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    Omg, it takes so long ready one word.
     
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    Heres more :rolleyes:
    These were taken from Wiki :)

    * 1337: Leet, derived from "elite".

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    A

    * AFAIK: As Far As I Know [1]
    * AFK: Away From Keyboard[2]
    * AIUI: As I understand it [3]
    * ASAP: As Soon As Possible [citation needed]
    * ASL: Age / Sex / Location [citation needed]
    * ATM: At The Moment [1]
    * AYBABTU: All Your Base Are Belong To Us (from the game Zero Wing). Can also be written as AYBAB2U or abbreviated as AYB [citation needed]

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    B

    * B2B: "Business to Business Also Known As Back To Back" [1]
    * BBL: Be Back Later [1]
    * BBS: Be Back Soon [1]
    * BCNU: Be seein' you. [1]
    * Blog: Weblog
    * BOFH: ------- Operator From Hell [4]
    * (Ro)Bot: any type of automated software in chatrooms and Web-cataloging software [5]
    * BOHICA: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again (from military slang) [1]
    * BSOD: Blue Screen of Death [1]
    * BRB: Be Right Back. [1]
    * BRT: Be Right there. [1]
    * BTDT: Been There Done That [6]
    * BTW: By The Way [5]

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    C

    * Cartooney (adj/noun): an unfounded legal threat often involving a non-existent lawyer and used in context of spammers threatening the anti-spam community. See also Barratry. [7]
    * Crawl: to retrieve a webpage along with the hyperlinks that reference it. Basically, it is what the Spider does to the Web. [5]
    * CU or CYA: See you (later) [1]
    * CYA:Cover Your Ass [8]
    * Cyber- (prefix): term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer. [5]
    * Cyberspace: virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William Gibson coined the term in the novel Neuromancer. Gibson used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks that his cyberpunk heroes "jacked into." [5]

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    D

    * DoS: Denial of Service (a malicious attack on a computer system. Sometimes also called DDOS, for "Distributed Denial of Service".)
    * DIY: Do It Yourself

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    E

    * EoL: End of Line [1]
    * e- (prefix): term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet. It stands for 'electronic'.

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    F

    * F2F: Face To Face (that is, "in real life") [1]
    * FFS: For ----'s Sake[9]
    * Flamer: one who writes inflammatory posts, also known as an Internet troll [1]
    * FOD (or FOAD): ---- Off And Die[10]
    * FOAF: Friend Of A Friend [1]
    * FTW/FTL: For The Win/Loss/Lose. Used to express enjoyment or derision, usually for a tactic in an online game. [9]
    * FUBAR: ----ed Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar") [1]
    * FUD: "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" (the purposeful spread of misinformation) [1]
    * FWIW: For What It's Worth [1]
    * FYI: For Your Information [1]

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    G

    * Godwin's Law: dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler. [11][12]
    * GG:Good Game
    * GMTA:Great Minds Think Alike [13][14]
    * GTG: Got To Go (AKA: G2G)[1] and Good To Go[15]
    * GFYS: Go ---- Yourself

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    H

    * HAND: Have a Nice Day [1]
    * Handle: name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name) [5]
    * 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. [5]
    * Home: the website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index" [5]
    * Hot List: a collection of publicly available URLS (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files. This term is not to be confused with Favorites. [5]
    * HTH: Hope This/That Helps, Happy To Help [1]
    * Haxxor:Slang term used to describe one who uses modified (sometimes "hacked") content to beat other players. Also h4x04 in Leet. [16]

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    I

    * IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer [1]
    * IDK: I don't know [1]
    * IIRC: If I Recall/Remember Correctly[1]
    * IM : Instant Messaging using a variety of networking software or cellphone hardware/software
    * IMO: In My Opinion, IMHO: In My Humble Opinion (sometimes 'Honest'), IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion[1][5]
    * Information Superhighway: the Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn), originated from an Al Gore Speech [5]
    * IOW: In Other Words[1]
    * IRC: Internet Relay Chat [1]
    * IRL: In Real Life [1]
    * ISTM: It Seems To Me
    * IYKWIM: If You Know What I Mean [17]

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    J

    * Jaggy: aliased computer graphics. [5]
    * JK or j/k: Just kidding [18]
    * JC: Jesus Christ

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    K

    * KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid.[1]
    * KTHX / KTHXBYE: Ok Thanks / Ok Thanks Bye [19]
    * k: "ok"

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    L

    * Lag: Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency; Lag is sometimes due to a server problem, but more frequently due to the connection between client and server. A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy.
    * Lamer: a know-nothing. One who is lame. [1]
    * Leet: often spelled l33t or l337, it is a video game slang term which is synonymous to "cool" or "awesome." May originate as an abbreviation to the term 'Elite', the highest rank possible from the computer game of the same name.[1]
    * LOL: laughing out loud, laugh out loud, lots of laughter [20][5]
    * LMAO: laughing my ass off, a variation of the above, with many variations and additional letters in the acronym [1]
    * LMK: let me know [13]
    * Lurker: one who frequents a message board without participating in discussions[1]
    * LAWL: This is what "lol" sounds like irl. Say it with me, Laaaaaawwwwwlllll. Good job.

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    M

    * MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game[21]
    * MOTD: Message Of The Day [1]
    * MUD: "Multi-User Dungeon" [1]
    * MUSH: "Multi-User Shared Habitat" [1]
    * MYOB : Mind Your Own Business [1]

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    N

    * Newbie, newb, noob, n00b: an inexperienced user of a system. [1][22]
    * NIFOC: Naked in Front of Computer[1]
    * NM: (Sometimes written N/M) No Message or No More, used on Internet forums or e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line. NM is also Internet slang for Not Much. [23]
    * norp: Unpleasant and undesired activity usually imposed upon you by bosses, society, etc (There's got to be more...)[24]
    * NVM: Nevermind [25]
    * NP: No Problem [26]

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    O

    * O RLY: Oh really?
    * OIC: Oh, I See [1]
    * Oh noes: a lot of "Oh no"[citation needed]
    * Op: Operator / Moderator (also SysOp) [1]
    * OS: "Operating System" [1]
    * OT: Off Topic [27]
    * OTOH: On The Other Hand [1]
    * OMG, OMFG: Oh My God/Gosh, Oh My ----ing God [28]

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    P

    * P2P: peer-to-peer, person to person, player to player, programmer to programmer
    * PEBKAC/PEBCAK: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair[1].
    * Ping: are you there? [29] [30]
    * PITA: Pain In The Ass [1]
    * PLMK: Please Let Me Know [1]
    * PM : Personal/Private Message[31][17]
    * PWN/PWNED: A typo-deliberate version of "own or owned (past tense)," a slang term often used to express superiority over others[22]

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    Q

    * QFT: Quoted for truth.

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    R

    * Rehi (or merely re): hello again [32]
    * RL: Real Life [32]
    * RO(T)FL: Rolling On (The) Floor Laughing [5][32]
    * ROFLMAO: Rolling On Floor, Laughing My Ass Off [32]
    * RSN: "Real Soon Now" (used sarcastically)[32]
    * RTFM: Read The ----ing Manual [32]
    * RM:Mainly used by StarCraft players. It stands for Remake, referring to when a game (Usually during a Use Map Settings map) goes awry. In games like the Jailbreak series, in which one is required to complete a long list of difficult objectives, the game may be remade many times over, and usually all of the old players will rejoin.

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    S

    * Smiley: emoticon [5]
    * SNAFU: situation normal, all ----ed up (from military slang) [33]
    * Snail Mail: normal paper mail service [5]
    * Spider: the program behind a search engine [5]
    * Spam: junk email
    * STFU: Shut The ---- Up.[34]
    * STFW: Search The ----ing Web.[34]

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    T

    * TBH: to be honest[32]
    * TH(N)X: Thanks[35]
    * TIA: thanks in advance[32]
    * TINC: there is no cabal (a term discouraging conspiracy theories)[32]
    * TOS: terms of service[32]
    * TTBOMK: To The Best Of My Knowledge [36]
    * TTFN: Ta Ta For Now[32]
    * TTYL: Talk To You Later[32]
    * Tweedler: computer geek or someone who plays with themselves at the computer [5]
    * TYT: Take Your Time[32]
    * TY: Thank you [37]
    * TYVM: Thank You Very Much[17]

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    U

    * Uber: Super


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    W

    * W/: with, also W/O meaning without[38] + VC: Voice Chat
    * WB: Welcome Back/Write Back[32]
    * WHGT: We Have Good Times [1]
    * WTH: What The Heck/Hell? [32]
    * WTF: What The ----[32]
    * WOMBAT: Waste Of Money, Brains, And Time [32]
    * WRT: With Respect/Regards To[32]
    * WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get [1][5]
    * W00T: Wee hee! or Whoo! or We Owned (The) Other Team

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    X
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    Y

    * YA RLY: Yeah really (see O RLY) Best if used as an immediate response to O RLY
    * YHBT: You have been trolled [39], often followed by "you have lost" (YHL)
    * YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (used as a disclaimer for an opinion) [32]
    * YW: You're Welcome[40]

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    Z

    * ZOMG : An escalated way to say "Oh My God" (see OMG).[41]

    Who uses stuff like IANAL (I am not a lawyer) :blink:
     

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