[Guide] Internet Slang

[.Holy]

I just though that maybe this community could use it's own Internet Slang Guide. Some of these do have swears (that I censored out with *'s), but if a mod and/or admin feels as if they need to be taken down, then I will willingly take them down. I do not in any way advise the use of such slang on THIS FORUM! Only use it on different forums other than this one (unless there is a rule about grammar and such) or on a user's comment wall.

If you have some slang words than do this:

Slang Word - But it means, it's definition, or what it takes the place of.

Make sure that all the slang that you put down is used on the Internet and not something that you just made up like YJMTWU (you just made that word up). Maybe also think about posting some slang that is used on FFR. I'll try to add whatever I can to the table when I have time.


0-9


1337 (written in ASCII) - From the word Leet, derived from the word elite.
2 - Too, two, or to.
4 - For, or four.

A


AFAICR/S/T - As far as I can recall / remember / see / tel.
AFAIK - As far as I know.
AFK - Away from keyboard
ANFSCD - And Now For Something Completely Different. Used to change the subject of conversation.
ASAP - As soon as possible.
ASL - Age / sex / location.
ATEOTD - At The End of the Day.
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.
B& and/or B7- Banned.
BBIAB - Be back in a bit.
BBL/S - Be back later / shortly / soon.
BCNU - Be seein' you.
Blog - Also known as web log or an online journal.
BOFH - ***** 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.
BTW - By the way.
Bump - Increment (For example, C's ++ operator.)or a backronym for "Bring Up My Post".

C


Crawl - To retrieve a web page along with the hyperlinks that reference it.
Crapplet - A poorly written computer application.
CU - See you (later).
CYA - See ya OR Cover Your ***.
Cyber (prefix) - A term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet.
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.
DGAF - Don't Give A ****.
DIAF - Die in a fire.
DILLIGAF/D/S - Does it look like I give a flip / **** / damn / ****
DND - Do not disturb.
DOA - Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken on delivery.

E


EOF - End Of File.
EOM - End of Message.
EOL - End of Life. Device or hardware that is at the end of its product life cycle.
EQ - EverQuest.
ETA - Estimated time of arrival.

F


FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s).
FFS - For ****'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.
FOAD - **** off and die
FOAF - Friend of a friend.
FTL - For the loss.
FTW - For the win.
FU - **** you
FUBAR - ****ed 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 - Great/good fight/girlfriend.
GFU - Good for you.
GFY - Go **** yourself
GG - Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match.
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.
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.
Gratz - Congratulations.
GTFO - Get the **** out.
GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'.
GR -Good Race.
GR8 - Great.

H


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.
H8 - Hate.

I


IANAL - I am not a lawyer.
IBTL - In before the lock.
IDC - I don't care.
IDK - I don't know.
IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly.
IIUC - If I understand correctly.
IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO - In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion.
Information superhighway - The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn).
IONO - I don't know.
IOW - In other words.
IRC - Internet Relay Chat.
IRL - In real life.
ITYM - I Think You Mean.
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean.

J


Jaggy - Aliased computer graphics.
JK or j/k - Just kidding, or joke.
JFGI - Just ****ing/Freaking Google It.

K


k or kk - OK.
KISS - Keep it simple stupid..
KS(ing) - Kill-Steal(ing).
KOS - Kill on sight.
KTHX - OK, thanks.
KTHXBAI or KTHXBYE - OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short.

L


L2P - Learn to play; an admonishment to MMORPG players who are incompetent and/or whine.
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 in ASCII form. It originally meant elite.
LFG - Looking for group.
LFM - Looking for more.
LM(F)AO - Laughing my (frigging) **** off
LMIRL - Let's meet in real life.
LMK - Let me know.
LOL - Laughing out loud, laugh out loud.
LTNS - Long time no see.
Lurker - Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions.

M


MMORPG, MMO - Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game.
MMOFPS - Massive Multi-player Online First Person Shooter.
MOTD - Message of the day.
MS - MapleStory, an MMORPG.
MTFBWY - May The Force be with you .
MUD - Multi-User Dungeon.
MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination.
MYOB - Mind your own business.
M8 - Mate.

N


NE1 - "Anyone".
NFI - "No ****ing Idea".
Newbie, noob, or n00b - An inexperienced user of a system or game,or an annoying person.
NM - (Sometimes written N/M) Not much, Never mind or no message, used on message boards or in e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line.
NP - No problem.
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 ****ing news.
OMG - Oh my god.
OMFG - Oh my ****ing god.
OMW - On my way or Oh my word.
OP - Original poster / Operator / Outpost.
OS - Operating system.
OT - Off topic.
OTOH - On the other hand.
OTP - On the phone or One true pairing.

P


P2P - Peer to peer, or pay to play.
PAW - Parents are watching.
PEBKAC/PEBCAK - Problem exists between keyboard and chair.
Ping - From the popular network monitoring tool, used as a greeting similar to "Are you there?".
PITA - Pain in the ***.
PLMK - Please let me know.
PMSL - Peeing (can be the other word for peeing) myself laughing.
POS - Piece of ****, or parent over shoulder.
POTS - Plain old telephone service.
POV - Point of view.
PPL - People.
PTKFGS - Punch the Keys For God's Sake.
PW - Persistent World (gaming).
pwned - Intentional misspelling of owned.

Q


QFT - Quoted for truth. Used on internet message boards to show agreement from a previous message.


R


Rehi (or merely re) - Hello again.
RL - Real Life.
RO(T)FL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing.
RO(T)FLMAO - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my *** off.
RO(T)FLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud.
RSN - Real soon now (used sarcastically).
RTFM/RTM - Read the (****ing) manual.

S


SCNR - Sorry, could not resist.
sk8/sk8r - skate/skater.
Smiley - Another name for emoticons.
SMH - Shaking my head.
SNAFU - Situation normal: all (****ed/fouled) up.
Snail mail - Normal paper mail service.
SOHF - Sense of humor failure.
Spider - The program behind a search engine.
STFU - Shut the **** up.
STFW - Search the ****ing web.

T


TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
TBF - Time between failures.
TBH - To be honest.
TG - That's great.
TGIF - Thank god it's Friday.
TH(N)X, TNX or TX - Thanks.
TIA - Thanks in advance.
TINC - There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories.
TMI - Too much information.
TOS - Terms of service.
TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge.
TTFN - Ta ta for now.
TTT - To the top, used in forums to bump a thread.
TTYL - Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL).
TTYTT - To Tell You The Truth.
Tweedler - One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets.
TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern.
TY - Thank you.
TYT - Take your time.
TYVM - Thank you very much.

U


U - You
UTFSE - Use the ****ing search engine.

V

W


w00t, w00T or WOOT - First two express exuberance, the latter is a backronym for the term "We Own the Other Team".
W/ or W/O - With or without.
WB - Welcome back.
W/E - Whatever.
WRT - With respect / regard to.
WTB - Want to buy.
WTF - What the ****.
WTG - Way to go.
WTH - What the ****.
WTS - Want to sell?
WTT - Want to trade?
WUG - What you got?
WoW - World of Warcraft (game).
WUBU2 - What (have) you been up to?
WUU2 - What (are) you up to?
WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get.
W8 - Wait.


Y

YARLY - Yeah Really.
YHBT - You have been trolled.
YKW - You know what?
YMMV - Your mileage may vary.
YTMND - You're The Man Now, Dog.
YW - You're welcome.
YOYO- You're On Your Own.


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


Some of these slangs are not used too often on sites like this, but I can ensure you that all are used somewhere on the World Wide Web.

[sc979]

TL;DR

[foilman8805]

DIAF.

TBH, I'm SMH. NE1 could just STFW to find this stuff. WTG.

[Touchie_Duckie]

KTHXBAI.

[.Holy]

I'm glad that there are so many responses so quickly.

[bluguerrilla]

urbandictionary.com?

[.Holy]

... Alright people... this is a guide for those who are already on the site (or whatever) and don't want to check another website. Maybe they are too lazy or something to check another website... they can just look here. Why not try to push down some FFR lingo or something. I don't know too much of that since I am fairly new and I bet many others don't know any either.

[foilman8805]

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=37697

Done. Also, yours doesn't have pictures and is, therefore, less fun to look at.

[Zennixx]

Don't the forum rules specifically state to type in propper english.

Warning/slap on the wrist:
------------
Bumping an old thread.
Postwhoring.
Light flaming (Teasing is acceptable; light flaming isn't. Light flaming is still flaming; it's just weak).
Frequent use of text speak (omissions and substitutions of letters in words in order to shorten them; excessive use of Internet acronyms).
Quoting an obscenely long post.

Yeah...im sure it does lol.

BUT great guide indeed.

[foilman8805]

Originally Posted by Zennixx

Don't the forum rules specifically state to type in propper english.

THAT is funny.

[Touchie_Duckie]

Of course it does. It's no fun trying to read post by 'ppl who typ lyk dis.' In other words, pointless thread.

[Sh4d0wD3v1L]

Originally Posted by foilman8805

THAT is funny.

QFT....

I think this thread needs to be Iron Law'd.

[Zennixx]

Originally Posted by foilman8805

THAT is funny.

just stating what the rules say .

[Frozen Beat]

Originally Posted by Zennixx

Don't the forum rules specifically state to type in propper english.




Yeah...im sure it does lol.

BUT great guide indeed.

Notice how you spelt "proper" wrong?

[Sh4d0wD3v1L]

Originally Posted by Frozen Beat

Notice how you spelt "proper" wrong?

Notice how "spelt" isn't a word?

@Zennixx -- Also, you didn't put a question mark at the end of that sentence. It's all about the irony.

[foilman8805]

English is also a proper noun. Needs to be capitalized.

[Sh4d0wD3v1L]

ITT: Grammar lessons with foilman.

[[TeRa]]

Never saw some of these, and I most likely won't see them again.

ps, of all the things on that list how was this not mentioned...
IMO = in my opnion.

Originally Posted by .Holy

AFAICR/S/T - As far as I can recall / remember / see / tel.

tel

[[TeRa]]

wouldn't that be tig.ger...ltt?

[JKPolk]

holy copypasta this is unnecessary