Message Board Acronyms
Can't tell TIIC from TPTB? If you
LOL over someone's TAN, then you can bet GMTA!! IMHO, you might want to
peruse the list below FYA. AFAIK, this about covers the extent.
They're just provided FYI and FWIW. EOM
AAT - And another thing
AFAIK - As far as I know
ATTN - Attention
BDINI - Big deal I'm not impressed
BG - Big grin
BEG - Big evil grin
BRB - Be right back ( Used primarily in online chats)
BTDT - Been there, done that
BTW - By the way
CU -- See you
CUL (CUL8R) - See you later
DGMW - Don't get me wrong
DGMS - Don't get me started
EOM - End of message/no comments ( when used in a
subject line, it means that the message contains no text: The poster said it
all in their subject line.)
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
FF - Fast forward
FWIW - For what it's worth
FYA - For your amusement
FYI - For your information
GAL! - Get a life!
GMAB - Give me a break
GMTA - Great minds think alike
GR&D - Grinning, running, and ducking
HHOK - Ha ha, only kidding
HTD - Had to disagree
HTA - Have to agree
HTH - Hope this helps
IAC - In any case
ICAM - I couldn't agree more
ICHSIB - I couldn't have said it better
ID - I disagree
IDTS - I don't think so
IIRC - If I recall correctly
IMAO - In my arrogant opinion
IME - In my experience
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IOW - In other words
IRL - In real life
IRT - In real time
ISC I stand corrected
ISP - Internet service provider
ITA! - I totally agree!
JAT - Just a thought
JK - Just kidding
JMHO - Just my humble opinion
LMJA - Let me just add
JMO - Just my opinion
LBAY - Laughing back at you
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LOL - Lots of laughs or laughing out loud
LOLBAY - Laughing out loud back at you
MMHA - My most humble opinion
MMHA2U - My most humble apologies to you
NBIF - No basis in fact
NBIR - No basis in reality
NRN - No response necessary
OIC - "Oh, I see"
OMG - Oh, my goodness or Oh my God
OTOH - On the other hand
PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in
PMJI - Pardon my jumping in
POV - Point of view
RL - Real life
ROAR! - Just like ROLF (Laughing as loud as a lion)
ROFL - Rolling on the floor Laughing or ROTFL
ROFLMAO(ROTFLMAO) - Rolling on the floor laughing my
ass off
ROFLMHO - Rolling on floor laughing my head off
ROTFLMAOPMP - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
peeing my pants
RSN - Real soon now
SORAS - Soap opera rapid aging syndrome
STS - Sorry to say
TAF - That's all folks
TAN - Tangent - it means that the message is going to
be off-subject
TFI - The fact is
TFM - Thanks from me
TFMT - Thanks from me, too
TIA - Thanks in advance
TIC - Tongue in cheek
TIC - (alternate meaning) The idiot(s) in charge
TIG! - That is great!
TIIC - The idiots in charge
TPTB - The powers that be
TTFN - Ta Ta for now
TYVM - Thank you very much
VBEG - Very big evil grin
VWP - Very well put
WAGS - What a great story
WP - Well put