# I'm tired of the old web acronyms. Let's spread some new ones. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191 "2009-01-14T02:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![uncle\_squeegee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b5e925/32.png) [@uncle\_squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uncle_squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/1 "2009-01-14T02:59:15Z")
LOL is OLD. IMHO is LAME. It’s time for the web to move into a new era with new acronyms. Here are my contributions (I can’t claim they are original, but I’m the first person I noticed using them): [ul] [li]GLASG: Giggling like a school girl.[/li][li]IYKWIM: If you know what I mean, as in “I’d like to access her database, iykwim.”[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/2 "2009-01-14T03:32:09Z")
BIARA: BIARA Is A Recursive Acronym what? ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/3 "2009-01-14T03:36:34Z")
AGOTM: As God once told me. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/4 "2009-01-14T03:38:39Z")
LNASWD Lets Not And Say We Did ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/5 "2009-01-14T03:46:49Z")
> [@uncle\_squeegee](#): > > IYKWIM: If you know what I mean, as in “I’d like to access her database, iykwim.” Dates to 1992 on Usenet. The augmented form IYKWIM,AITYD (and I think you do) arose in 1995. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/6 "2009-01-14T04:19:29Z")
TWSS! That’s What She Said! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/7 "2009-01-14T04:33:38Z")
OMO: _Oh, my OG!_ ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/8 "2009-01-14T09:32:36Z")
YHGTBFKM, or You Have GOT To Be Fucking Kidding Me! ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/9 "2009-01-14T09:38:36Z")
YEMTBT? You expect me to believe THAT? OJFO. Oh, just fuck off. YAAM. You are a moron. WDYB? Why do you bother? ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/10 "2009-01-14T10:21:02Z")
I’m tired of TLDR. How about YPMCFTMTTRMAASIDNRIDATOOUCCTIIYTPASMETSBIAWPIWRYTAGTTATD? Your Posted Message Contained Far Too Much Text To Retain My Attention. As Such, I Did Not Read It, Despite Any Thoughtful Or Otherwise Useful Content Contained Therein. I Invite You To Post A Shorter Message Emphasizing The Same Basic Ideas, At Which Point I Will Read Your Thoughts And Give Them The Attention They Deserve. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/11 "2009-01-14T10:45:47Z")
My friends and I have been using ISLAGIATT for some time, in letters, emails and even - so hate me - in conversation. It’s a good acronym in that it expresses something that commonly needs to be expressed, yet also works as a word that is fun to actually pronounce: Iss-La-Jiatt" or “Iss-La-Gi-Att” depending on whether you like your ‘g’ soft or hard. It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time. I also FCOC a lot, but only in written form. Female Companion Of Choice. I also think YHTBT should be more common than it seems to be. You Had To Be There. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-the-old-web-acronyms-lets-spread-some-new-ones/481191/12 "2009-01-14T14:35:14Z")
> [@atomicbadgerrace](#): > > I’m tired of TLDR. > > How about YPMCFTMTTRMAASIDNRIDATOOUCCTIIYTPASMETSBIAWPIWRYTAGTTATD? > > Your Posted Message Contained Far Too Much Text To Retain My Attention. As Such, I Did Not Read It, Despite Any Thoughtful Or Otherwise Useful Content Contained Therein. I Invite You To Post A Shorter Message Emphasizing The Same Basic Ideas, At Which Point I Will Read Your Thoughts And Give Them The Attention They Deserve. IAYTATO I’m Amazed You Typed All That Out.