# Ok...what does "IIRC" mean?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 4, 2000, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645 "2000-11-04T02:15:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doubleclick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Doubleclick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubleclick)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645/1 "2000-11-04T02:15:45Z")

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I’ve heard many acros, but this one still has me stumped.

(It doesn’t have anything do to with the program ‘IRC’, does it?? Nah…)

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**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645/2 "2000-11-04T02:18:18Z")

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IIRC = If I recall correctly. Go [here](http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tajwileb/abbreviations.html) for more.

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**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645/3 "2000-11-04T02:18:27Z")

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If I Recall Correctly…

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**Author:** ![Doubleclick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Doubleclick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubleclick)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645/4 "2000-11-04T02:22:11Z")

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thx

I’ll check the FAQ FWIW. Knowing me though, I’ll forget because I CRAFT.

Oh well, GG. HAGD and TTYL.

🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645/5 "2000-11-04T14:16:40Z")

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OK, so we got that one…How about a WAG? It’s not on the list? Oh yeah, and the “manny people” story, too!

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645/6 "2000-11-04T14:20:48Z")

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WAG – Wild Assed Guess, or Wild Ass Guess (I’m British, and “Wild Bottom Guess” just doesn’t feel right)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-does-iirc-mean/39645/7 "2000-11-04T14:24:06Z")

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> I’ll forget because I CRAFT.

My dad would say, “I have CRAFT,” making it out to be a condition.