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I am fairly new to AnandTech forums and have had some trouble making out some of the acronyms used. This may be trivial to some of you, but we all started somewhere. Example being: OMG = Oh My God. I hope this helps newbies or just people that don't know. NOTE: This thread is for educational purposes only! Some acronyms are bannable offenses and should not be used!
A
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK + Away From Keyboard
AR = After Rebate
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ASL = Age, Sex, Location
ATOT- Anandtech Off Topic
B
BF = Black Friday
BS = Bull $h!t
BTW = By The Way
BUMP = Bring Up My Post
B&M = Brick & Mortar
C
D
****** = Do Her In The Butt (Bannable offense if used)
DIAF = Die In A Fire (Bannable offense if used)
DOA = Dead On Arrival
E
ESAD = Eat Sh!t And Die
F
FAR = Free After Rebate
FGT = lovely human
FOAD = Fsck Off And Die
FPMITAP = Federal Pound Me In The A$$ Prison
FPS = Frames Per Second or First Person Shooter
FS = For Sale
FT = For Trade
FTD = For The Draw
FTL - For The Loss
FTW = For The Win
FUD = Fscking Useless Drival or Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
FW = Fat Wallet
G
GG = Good Game or Good Going
GL = Good Luck
GOTY - Game Of The Year
GTFO = Get The Fsck Out
H
HTPC = Home Theater Personal Computer
HW = Heat Ware or Home Work
I
IANAD = I Am Not A Doctor
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
****** = In Before The Lock (Bannable offence)
IDK = I Don't Know
IIRC = If I Remember/Recall Correctly
IM = Instant Message
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion or In My Honest Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IQ = Image Quality
IR = Instant Rebate
IRL = In Real Life
ITB = In The Butt
J
J/K = Just Kidding
K
L
LOFL = Lying On Floor Laughing
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off
LMFAO = Laughing My Fscking A$$ Off
LMK = Let Me Know
M
MIR = Mail In Rebate
MSRP = Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price
N
NM = Never Mind
NP = No Problem
NSFW = Not Safe For Work
O
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
OMG = Oh My God
OMGWTFBBQ = Oh My God What The Fsck Barbeque
OOS = Out Of Stock
OP = Original Post/Poster
OT = Off Topic
P
P&N = Politics & News
PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PITA = Pain In The A$$
PSA - Public Service Announcement
Q
QFT = Quoted For Truth
R
RMA = Returned Material Authorization
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO = Rolling On Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
RTFM = Read The Fscking Manual
RTFT = Read The Fscking Thread
RTS = Real Time Strategy
S
SNAFU = Situation Normal: All Fscked Up
SO = Significant Other
STFU = Shut The Fsck Up
T
TBS = Turn Based Strategy
TOTW = Thead Of The Week
TOTY = Thread Of The Year
TPAD = Take Pills And Drown/Die
TTIWWOP = This Thread Is Worthless Without Pics
TTT = To The Top
U
V
VFS = Vote For Sticky
W
WMM = Where's My Money
WTB = Willing To Buy
WTF - What The Fsck
WTT = Willing To Trade
WWYBYWB = Who Were You Before You Were Banned
X
Y
YACT = Yet Another Car Thread
YAET = Yet Another Ebay Thread
YAGT = Yet Another Girl/Guy Thread (relationships)
YART = Yet Another Religion Thread
YAWT = Yet Another Workout Thread
YGPM = You Got Private Message
YHPM = You Have Private Message
YMMV = Your Milage May Vary
Z
This is what I have come up with so far, but I need you guys to help. Please post any I have missed or the one's I didn't know, and I will update it accordingly. Thanks.
"I was bored, what's your excuse?"
Also, thanks to those who help with my poor spelling
Special thanks to George P Burdell, for his effort in contributing to this thread with a Wiki site.
I am fairly new to AnandTech forums and have had some trouble making out some of the acronyms used. This may be trivial to some of you, but we all started somewhere. Example being: OMG = Oh My God. I hope this helps newbies or just people that don't know. NOTE: This thread is for educational purposes only! Some acronyms are bannable offenses and should not be used!
A
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK + Away From Keyboard
AR = After Rebate
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ASL = Age, Sex, Location
ATOT- Anandtech Off Topic
B
BF = Black Friday
BS = Bull $h!t
BTW = By The Way
BUMP = Bring Up My Post
B&M = Brick & Mortar
C
D
****** = Do Her In The Butt (Bannable offense if used)
DIAF = Die In A Fire (Bannable offense if used)
DOA = Dead On Arrival
E
ESAD = Eat Sh!t And Die
F
FAR = Free After Rebate
FGT = lovely human
FOAD = Fsck Off And Die
FPMITAP = Federal Pound Me In The A$$ Prison
FPS = Frames Per Second or First Person Shooter
FS = For Sale
FT = For Trade
FTD = For The Draw
FTL - For The Loss
FTW = For The Win
FUD = Fscking Useless Drival or Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
FW = Fat Wallet
G
GG = Good Game or Good Going
GL = Good Luck
GOTY - Game Of The Year
GTFO = Get The Fsck Out
H
HTPC = Home Theater Personal Computer
HW = Heat Ware or Home Work
I
IANAD = I Am Not A Doctor
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
****** = In Before The Lock (Bannable offence)
IDK = I Don't Know
IIRC = If I Remember/Recall Correctly
IM = Instant Message
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion or In My Honest Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IQ = Image Quality
IR = Instant Rebate
IRL = In Real Life
ITB = In The Butt
J
J/K = Just Kidding
K
L
LOFL = Lying On Floor Laughing
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off
LMFAO = Laughing My Fscking A$$ Off
LMK = Let Me Know
M
MIR = Mail In Rebate
MSRP = Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price
N
NM = Never Mind
NP = No Problem
NSFW = Not Safe For Work
O
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
OMG = Oh My God
OMGWTFBBQ = Oh My God What The Fsck Barbeque
OOS = Out Of Stock
OP = Original Post/Poster
OT = Off Topic
P
P&N = Politics & News
PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PITA = Pain In The A$$
PSA - Public Service Announcement
Q
QFT = Quoted For Truth
R
RMA = Returned Material Authorization
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO = Rolling On Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
RTFM = Read The Fscking Manual
RTFT = Read The Fscking Thread
RTS = Real Time Strategy
S
SNAFU = Situation Normal: All Fscked Up
SO = Significant Other
STFU = Shut The Fsck Up
T
TBS = Turn Based Strategy
TOTW = Thead Of The Week
TOTY = Thread Of The Year
TPAD = Take Pills And Drown/Die
TTIWWOP = This Thread Is Worthless Without Pics
TTT = To The Top
U
V
VFS = Vote For Sticky
W
WMM = Where's My Money
WTB = Willing To Buy
WTF - What The Fsck
WTT = Willing To Trade
WWYBYWB = Who Were You Before You Were Banned
X
Y
YACT = Yet Another Car Thread
YAET = Yet Another Ebay Thread
YAGT = Yet Another Girl/Guy Thread (relationships)
YART = Yet Another Religion Thread
YAWT = Yet Another Workout Thread
YGPM = You Got Private Message
YHPM = You Have Private Message
YMMV = Your Milage May Vary
Z
This is what I have come up with so far, but I need you guys to help. Please post any I have missed or the one's I didn't know, and I will update it accordingly. Thanks.
"I was bored, what's your excuse?"
Also, thanks to those who help with my poor spelling
Special thanks to George P Burdell, for his effort in contributing to this thread with a Wiki site.