Appendix:English internet slang

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This is a list of both complete and abbreviated English Internet slang. Some of the abbreviations listed are not confined to the Internet, but are used in shorthand as well. Many come from specialized types of shorthand, such as military activities, scientific work, or medical terminology.

Contents:	0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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0–9

1337: From the word Leet, derived from the word elite
2: too, or to
4: For
10q: Thank you
10x: Thanks

A

A C?: AH! SI?
AAF: As A Friend
ADAD: Another Day Another Dollar
ADIH: Another Day In Hell
ADIP: Another Day in Paradise
AEAP: As Early As Possible
AF: As fuck
AFAICR: As far as I can recall / remember
AFAICS: As far as I can see
AFAICT: As far as I can tell
AFAIK: As far as I know
AFAIR: As far as I remember
AFAIU: As far as I understand
AFAIUI: As far as I understand it
AFAP: As Far As Possible
AFK: Away from keyboard
ALOL: Actually laughing out loud
ASAP: As soon as possible
ASL or A/S/L: Age / sex / location
ASLP or A/S/L/P: Age, sex, location, picture
ATEOTD: At The End of the Day
ATB: All the best
ATFQ: Answer the fucking / full question
ATM: At the moment
AWOL: Absent Without (Official) Leave
AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB): all your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing)

B

B2B: Business to Business
B2C: Business to Customer
B4: Before
BBIAB: Be back in a bit
BBQ: Barbecue. While not Internet slang in itself, it is often combined with other initialisms as a point of satire, absurdity, or a non-sequitur. For example OMG WTF BBQ.
BBL/BBS: Be back later / shortly / soon
BCNU: Be seein' you
BF: Best Friend / Boyfriend
BFF: Best Friends Forever
BFN: Bye For Now
blog: Also known as web log or an online journal
BOFH: Bastard operator from hell
bot: Any type of automated software in chatrooms and web-cataloging software
BRB: Be right back
BSOD: Blue Screen of Death
BTDT: Been there done that
BTTT: Back to the top
BTW: By the way
bump: Increment (for example, C's operator.) or a backronym for "Bring Up My Post"

C

CMIIW: Correct me if I'm wrong
COB: Close Of Business
crawl: To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it
crapplet: A poorly written computer application
crapware: Unwanted software that is often installed with another program
CU: See you (later)
CYA: See ya OR Cover Your Ass
cyber- (prefix): A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer
cyberspace: Virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William Gibson popularized the term in his novel Neuromancer. Gibson used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks that his cyberpunk heroes 'jacked into'

D

DFTT: Don't feed the trolls
DFTBA: Don't forget to be awesome
DGAF: Don't give a fuck
DIAF: Die in a fire
DILLIGAF/D/S: Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit
D/L: Download
DND: Do not disturb
DOA: Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery.

E

ELI5: Explain like I'm Five
ESAD: eat shit and die

F

F9: Fine
FAQ: Frequently Asked Question(s)
FFS: For fuck's sake
flamer: Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll.
FMCDH: From my cold, dead hands
FML: Fuck my life.
FOAD: Fuck off and die
FOAF: Friend of a friend
FTFY: Fixed that for you
FTR: For the record
FTL: For the loss
FTW: For the win
FTW?: Can be construed as "Fuck the what?" (reversal of WTF?, implies increased confusion)
FU: Fuck you
FUBAR: Fucked up beyond all recognition / repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")
FUD: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation)
FWIW: For what it's worth
FYI: For your information

G

GBTW: Get back to work
GF: Girlfriend
GFU: Good for you
GFY: Go fuck yourself
GG: Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match
GGS: Good games
GIYF: Google is your friend: a suggestion that somebody could find something out using an Internet search engine, rather than asking others.
GJ: Good job, often used in online gaming when a teammate performs an act benefitting his team, such as killing an opponent or enabling that kill
GL: Good luck, used before commencing a game
GMTA: Great minds think alike
Godwin's law: Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler
GR: Good Race, Good Round
GR8: Great
gratz: Congratulations
GTFO: Get the fuck out
GTG or G2G: 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'

H

HBU: how (a)bout you?
HAND: have a nice day
handle: Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name)
HF: Have fun
haxor or H4x0r (1337): Hacker
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.
home page: The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index"
hot list: A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files.
HTH: Hope this / that helps

I

IANAL: I am not a lawyer
IBTL: In before the lock
IDGAF: I don't give a fuck
IDK: I don't know
IG: I guess
IHT: I had to
IIRC: If I recall / remember correctly
IIUC: If I understand correctly
ILY: I love you
IMAO: In my arrogant opinion
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble / honest opinion
IMNSHO: In my not so humble opinion
inb4: In before... (someone else says or does something)
information superhighway: The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn)
IOW: In other words
IRC: Internet Relay Chat
IRL: In real life
ISTM: It seems to me
ITYM: I Think You Mean
IWSN: I want sex now
IYDMMA: If you don't mind my asking
IYKWIM: If you know what I mean

J

jaggy: aliased computer graphics
JAS: Just a sec
JFGI: just fu..ing google it!
JFTR: Just for the record
JK or j/k: Just kidding, or joke;
JTLYK: Just to let you know

K

k or kk: OK
KISS: Keep it simple stupid
kms: kill myself
KOS: Kill on sight
KTHX: OK, thanks
kthxbye: OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short
KYS: kill yourself

L

l8r: Later, L8R also sometimes abbreviated as L8ER is commonly used in chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of saying good bye
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.
leet: Often spelled as l33t or 1337. Originally short for 'elite'
LFG: Looking for group
LFM: Looking for more
LMAO: Laughing my ass off
LMBO: Laughing my butt off
LMFAO: Laughing my fucking ass off
LMGTFY: Let me Google that for you
LMIRL: Let's meet in real life.
LMK: Let me know
LOL: Laughing out loud, laugh out loud
LTNS: Long time no see
lulz: Corruption of LOL
lurker: Someone who reads only but does not write and/or load up anything in a community, group or discussion
LYLAB: Love you like a brother.
LYLAS: Love you like a sister.

M

MFW: My face when (Usually accompanied by an image)
MMO: Massive Multi-player Online [game]
MMORPG: MMO RPG (Massive Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game). The most frequent genre of MMO.
MOTD: Message of the day
MTFBWY: May The Force be with you
MUD: Multi-User Dungeon
MUSH: Multi-User Shared Hallucination
MYOB: Mind your own business
M8: Mate

N

N1: Nice one, used mostly often in gaming
NE1: "Anyone"
newbie, newb, n00b: An inexperienced user of a system or game, or an annoying person. Usually a derogatory term for someone inexperienced at a game.
NGL: Not gonna lie
NIFOC: Naked In Front Of Computer
NM: (Sometimes written N/M)

1: Never mind

2: no message, used on message boards or in e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line.

3: Not much

namewaster: person who abandons an account shortly after its creation
n0rp: Alternate form of pr0n, intentional misspelling of porn
NP: No problem
NS: Nice shot. Used in online gaming.
NSOH: No sense of humor.
NSFW: Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers.
NVM, NVMD, or nm: Nevermind, not much

O

O RLY: Oh really?
OIC: Oh, I see
OFN: Old freaking news
OMG: Oh my God
OMFG: Oh my fucking God
OMGWTF: Oh my God what the fuck
OMGWTFBBQ: Oh my God what the fuck barbecue
OMW: On my way or Oh my word
ONOZ: Oh, no
OP: Original poster / Operator / Outpost / Overpowered
OS: Operating system
OT: Off topic
OTB: Off to bed
OTOH: On the other hand
OTP: On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss

P

P2P: Peer to peer, or pay to play
PAW: Parents are watching
PEBKAC/PEBCAK: Problem exists between keyboard and chair
PITA: Pain in the arse / ass
PLMK: Please let me know
PM: Private message
PMSL: Pissing myself laughing
pog/poggers: An expression of shock or excitement
POS: Piece of shit, or parent over shoulder.
POTS: Plain old telephone service
POV: Point of view
PL: Powerleveling, used in online games.
PPL: People
pr0n: Intentional misspelling of porn
PW: Persistent World (gaming)
pwned: Intentional misspelling of owned

Q

QFT: Quoted for truthiness—either to show satire or agreement with something satiric.
QWP: (texting) Quit Whining, Please. (gaming) equip (verb) / equipment (noun).

R

rehi (or merely re): Hello again
RL: Real Life
RMS: Ride me sideways
ROFL/ROTFL: Rolling on (the) floor laughing
ROFLCOPTER: Indicate extreme amusement
ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO: Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off
ROFLOL/ROTFLOL: Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud
RSN: Real soon now (used sarcastically)
RTFB: Read the fucking binary (or book)
RTFS: Read the fucking source
RTFM/RTM: Read the (fucking/fine) manual or reboot the (fucking) machine

S

sauce: source, particularly when asking for the source of an image or other posted material online.^[1]
SCNR: Sorry, could not resist
SFW: Safe for Work, see NSFW
sk8/sk8r/sk8er: skate/skater
smiley: Another name for emoticons
SMH: Shaking my head
SNAFU: Situation normal: all (fucked/fouled) up
snail mail: Normal paper mail service
SOHF: Sense of humor failure
SOS: Someone (watching) Over Shoulder
spider: The program behind a search engine
STFU: Shut the fuck up
STFW: Search the fucking web

T

TANSTAAFL: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, a quote originally from Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
TBF: To be fair, Time between failures
TBH: To be honest
TFW: That feel when
TG: That's great
TGIF: Thank God it's Friday
THX/THNX, TNX or TX: Thanks
TIA: Thanks in advance
TIL: Today I learned
TIMWTK: This inquiring mind wants to know
TINC: There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories
TINS: There is no spoon
TL;DR: Too Long; Didn't Read
TMI: Too much information
toobs: Internets (refering to the Internet as a series of tubes)
TOS: Terms of service
TTBOMK: To the best of my knowledge
TTFN: Ta ta for now
TTYL: Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)
TTYN: Talk to you never
TTYS: Talk to you soon
tweedler: One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets
TY: Thank you
TYT: Take your time
TYVM: Thank you very much

U

U: You
UTFSE: Use the fucking search engine
UGO: You got Owned
URS: You Really Suck

V

W

w00t, w00T or WOOT: First two express exuberance, the last is a backronym for the term "We Own the Other Team".
W/ or W/O: With or without
WB: Welcome back
WBU: What (a)bout you
WDYM: What do you mean?
W/E: Whatever
W/E: Weekend
WRT: With respect / regard to
WTB: Want to buy
WTF: What the fuck
WTG: Way to go
WTH: What the hell
WTS: Want to sell
WTT: Want to trade
WUG: What you got?
WUBU2: What (have) you been up to?
WUU2: What (are) you up to?
WYD: What (are) you doing?
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
W8: Wait

Y

YAGNI: You Ain't Gonna Need It.
YAGTOH: you are going to own him.
YGM: You've Got Mail.
YHBT: You have been trolled.
YKW: You know what?
YMMV: Your mileage may vary.
YOLO: You Only Live Once.
YOYO: You're On Your Own.
YTMND: You're The Man Now, Dog
YW: You're welcome.

Z

ZOMG: An intentional misspelling of the acronym shorthand for "Oh My God" and pronounced "Zoh My God" This version is mainly used in jest or to ridicule people who use abbreviations like OMG and OMFG

Others

<3: Love

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