Internet Acronyms - an Introduction
Created | Updated Mar 9, 2005
A
- AFAIK - As Far As I Know
- AFK - Away From Keyboard
- AOLer - America OnLine Member (note that AOL is international, despite the name, and there are many European AOLers)
- A/S/L - Age/Sex/Location
B
- BAK - Back At Keyboard
- BBIAF - Be Back In A Flash
- BBL - Be Back Later
- BD - Big Deal
- BFD - Big F***ing Deal
- BFN - Bye For Now
- BRB - Be Right Back
- BTW - By The Way
C
- CUL8R - See You Later
- CYA - See Ya
F
- FB - Furrowed Brow
- FWIW - For What It's Worth
G
- GDM8 - G'day Mate
- GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
- GRD - Grinning, Running, Ducking
- GR8 - Great
H
- HTH - Hope This Helps
I
- IAE - In Any Event
- IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
- IM - Instant Message
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
- IOW - In Other Words
- IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
J
- J/K - Just Kidding
L
- LOL - Laughing Out Loud
- LTNS - Long Time No See
M
- M4M - Men seeking Men
N
- NFW - No F***ing Way
- NP - No Problem
- NRN - No Reply Necessary
- NW - No Way
O
- OIC - Oh, I See
- OTOH - On The Other Hand
P
- PBT - Pay Back Time
R
- ROTFL/ROFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- RTFM - Read The Friggin' Manual
- RTM - Read The Manual
S
- SOL - Sooner Or Later
T
- TOS - Terms Of Service
- TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now
- TTYL - Talk To You Soon
W
- WB - Welcome Back
- WTG - Way To Go
Y
- YL/YM - Young Lady/Young Man
- YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
Further Reading
- The Internet
- How to Fight Spam
- Usenet
- Internet Chat
- Internet Telephony
- Online Gaming
- The World Wide Web
- Web Authoring
- Netiquette
- Emoticons and Internet Smileys
- Internet Zones
