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back to the main page ASD Acronyms and Abbreviations for NewbiesAcronyms and abbreviations seen in asd (or of general use on the Net) Based on lists posted by JHowse and New Mood. Errors and Omissions to this author, please! AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AD Anti-Depressant ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADN Any Day Now AFAIAC As Far As I Am Concerned AFAIK As Far As I Know AIUI As I Understand It asa-p alt.support.anxiety-panic asa-d alt.support.attn-deficit ASAP As Soon As Possible asd alt.support.depression asdm alt.support.depression.mania asds alt.support.depression.seasonal ase-d alt.support.eating-disorder ash alt.suicide.holiday (included for completeness, not as a recommendation) ATSL Along The Same Line AS Another Subject BBIAB Be Back In A Bit BBL Be Back Later BCNU Be seeing you BNF Big Name Fan BRB (I'll) Be Right Back BTDT Been There, Done That BTW By The Way CU See You CUL See You Later CUL8R See You Later DEB Don't Even Bother DGT Don't Go There DIIK Damned If I Know DTA Don't Trust Anybody DWAI Don't Worry About It ECT Electro-Convulsive Therapy EMBI Excuse Me For Butting In EMFBI Excuse Me For Butting In FAQ Frequently Asked (or Answered) Questions (A list posted to the NG and to news.answers) FFR For Future Reference FITB Fill In The Blank FOCROFLMAO Falling Off (the) Chair, Rolling On (the) Floor, Laughing My Ass (arse) Off (see ROFL for others) FYI For Your Information FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Repair FWIW For What It's Worth GD & R Grinning, Ducking & Running GIWIST Gee I Wish I'd Said That HAND Have A Nice Day HTH Hope This Helps (this is used *elsewhere* as a sarcastic response to a stupid question, -- see TINSTAASQ) IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer IC I See IIRC If I Recall Correctly IMCO In My Considered Opinion IME In My Estimation IMHO In My Humble or Honest Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IOW In Other Words IRC Internet Relay Chat IRL In Real Life ISBAB I Should Have Brought A Book ISO In Search Of ISP Internet Service Provider ISTR I Seem To Recall ITAS It Takes All Sorts ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits, Wear It KHYF Know How You Feel L8R Later LAB & TYD Life's A Bitch & Then You Die LOL Laughing Out Loud LSHIS Laughing So Hard I Shat LTNS Long Time, No See LTNT Long Time, No Type MAOI Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (a class of ADs) MOTAS Member Of The Appropriate Sex MOTOS Member Of The Opposite Sex MOTSS Member Of The Same Sex MPD Multiple Personality Disorder NBD No Big Deal NC No Comment NG News Group NOYL Not On Your Life NP No Problem NTYMI Now That You Mention It NIMBY Not In My BackYard Ob- /ob/ pref. Obligatory. A piece of netiquette acknowledging that the author has been straying from the newsgroup's topic. OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OIC Oh I See OOTQ Out Of The Question OTOH On The Other Hand OTTOMH Off The Top Of My Head PDG Pretty Damn Good PDQ Pretty Damned Quickly PITA Pain In The Arse/Ass POV Point Of View ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing ROTF Rolling On The Floor ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off ROTFLPMP Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Peeing My Pants ROTFLWM Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Wetting Myself (there are others, but you get the idea!) RSN Real(ly) Soon Now RTFM Read The Flipping Manual SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder SSDD Same Shit, Different Day SEP Someone Else's Problem Sie a gender neutral pronoun (=she or he) SNAFU Situation Normal, All Fouled Up SO Significant Other SOW Speaking Of Which SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (a class of ADs) TANJ There Ain't No Justice TANSTASQ There Ain't No Such Thing As A Stupid Question TCA TriCyclic Antidepressant (a class of ADs) TFTHAOT Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time TIA Thanks In Advance TINSTAASQ There Is No Such Thing As A Stupid Question (except the one you were too afraid to ask). TLA Three Letter Acronym: the term for these, even the ones with more, or fewer than three letters! TM Typical Male (that there should have to be such a term!) TOBAL There Oughta Be A Law TOBG This Oughta Be Good TPTB The Powers That Be TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTUL (TTYL) Talk To You Later TTYTT To Tell You The Truth YGLT You're Gonna Love This WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get YMMV Your Mileage May Vary ( = your experience may differ ) NB: # in front of a newsgroup (eg. #asd) means the IRC channel of that name. Version of 8 October 1996 by Alan Harding (Alan@harding.demon.co.uk) |