List of online acronyms, abbreviations, etc.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Let’s try to compile as complete a list as possible of acronyms, abbreviations, etc., used on English-speaking chatrooms, blogs and message boards! :slight_smile: Just, you know, to help newbies acclimate more quickly. I’ll start, using mostly ones I’ve encountered on the SDMB:
BTW – by the way

FYI – for your information

IANA? – I am not a (L for lawyer, D for doctor, etc.)

IMHO – in my humble opinion

IMNSHO – in my not-so-humble opinion

IMO – in my opinion

IRL – in real life (as opposed to fiction; also, as opposed to online presence – e.g., “LMIRL” – let’s meet in real life (would never have seen that one if I hadn’t caught a scary commerical warning parents about the dangers to their children of sexual predators trolling online)

LMAO – laughing my ass off

OTOH – on the other hand

ROTFLMAO – rolling on the floor laughing my ass off

SO – significant other

WTF? – what the fuck?

YMMV – your mileage may vary (i.e., you may have a different opinion or impression regarding these facts than the one I have just stated)

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Not to spoil the fun, but someone’s already done the work.

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Ok…but what’s TMI?

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Too Much Information.

Perhaps I spoke too soon: SiL/BiL didn’t appear in the link and those damn things confused me quite a bit before I asked what they meant.

Sister/Brother in law for those of you who may also be confused…

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True, but few have done it better than Acronym Finder.

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SDMB’s own suggested. See the Sticky in ATMB under technical FAQs

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Didn’t know that but should have expected it. Thanks! :slight_smile:

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Check also the first thread in GQ, which contains many references, including acronym finders.

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There doesn’t seem to be an actual question here, so I’ll move this thread to MPSIMS.

bibliophage
moderator GQ

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stfu: shut the fuck up

ufia: unsolicited finger in the anus

hftrw: hiding from the real world

omg: oh my god

oyg: oh your god

isyn: i shit you not

sfw: safe for work

nsfw: not safe for work

otr: off topic rant

gbtw: get back to work

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And, of course, Acronyms (abbreviations?) in ATMB.