Popular (and clean) Internet acronyms:
BTW By the way
FAQ Frequently asked question
FW Freeware
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
GR&D Grinning running & Ducking
IAE In any event
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion (also IMO)
IMCO In my considered opinion
IOW In other words
JASE Just another system error
LOL Laughing Out Loud
MFZ Microsoft free zone
NRN No Reply Necessary
OTF On The Floor(laughing)
OTOH On the other hand
PD Public Domain
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing.
RSN Real soon now
SITD Still in the dark
SW Shareware
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TIA Thanks in advance (also aTdHvAaNnKcSe)
TIC Tongue in cheek
TLA Three letter acronym (also FLA)
TTFN Ta ta for now
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
The acronyms below are also circulating:
BTSOOM Beats the S*** out of me
FUBAR F***ed up beyond all recognition
NFW No f***ing way
PITA Pain in the a**
RTFM Read the f***ing manual (or message)
SNAFU Situation normal, all f***ed up.
SOL S*** outta luck
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E-Mail Emoticons:
Smile
Smile
;-) Wink
:-( Displeasure
:-> Smug
:-t User is cross
:-\ User is undecided
:-o User is shocked
:-& User is tongue-tied
|-| User is asleep
:-c User is bummed out
:-# User's lips are sealed
8-| User is in suspense
:-< User is sad
8-# User is dead
:-I Hmmm
:-x My lips are sealed
:-7 User has made a wry statement
User is sticking tongue out
:-* User just ate asour pickle
:>) User has a big nose
%-) User is cross-eyed
#-) User partied all night
[ User is listening to headphones
(-: User is left-handed
:- User is male
:-Q User smokes
:-? User smokes a pipe
:-{ User has a mustache
:-% User has a beard
(-) User needs a haircut
{:-( User parts hair in the middle
{-) User is wearing a toupee
}-( User is wearing toupee in wind
- User has a mohawk
)-) User likes to scuba dive
0-) User wears a scuba mask
x User wears a bow tie
:-} User wears lipstick
@:I User wears a turban
User wear glasses
: User wears bifocals
B-) User wears horn-rims
8 User is well-dressed
:-0 User is an orator
:<| User attends an Ivy League school
+:-| User is a priest
+--) User is the pope
[:|] User is a robot
o-) User is a cyclops
:> user is a midget
8:] User is a gorilla
= User is a punk-rocker
%-^ User is Picasso
*<| user is Santa Claus(Ho Ho Ho)
BTW By the way
FAQ Frequently asked question
FW Freeware
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
GR&D Grinning running & Ducking
IAE In any event
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion (also IMO)
IMCO In my considered opinion
IOW In other words
JASE Just another system error
LOL Laughing Out Loud
MFZ Microsoft free zone
NRN No Reply Necessary
OTF On The Floor(laughing)
OTOH On the other hand
PD Public Domain
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing.
RSN Real soon now
SITD Still in the dark
SW Shareware
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TIA Thanks in advance (also aTdHvAaNnKcSe)
TIC Tongue in cheek
TLA Three letter acronym (also FLA)
TTFN Ta ta for now
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
The acronyms below are also circulating:
BTSOOM Beats the S*** out of me
FUBAR F***ed up beyond all recognition
NFW No f***ing way
PITA Pain in the a**
RTFM Read the f***ing manual (or message)
SNAFU Situation normal, all f***ed up.
SOL S*** outta luck
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-Mail Emoticons:
Smile Smile;-) Wink
:-( Displeasure
:-> Smug
:-t User is cross
:-\ User is undecided
:-o User is shocked
:-& User is tongue-tied
|-| User is asleep
:-c User is bummed out
:-# User's lips are sealed
8-| User is in suspense
:-< User is sad
8-# User is dead
:-I Hmmm
:-x My lips are sealed
:-7 User has made a wry statement
User is sticking tongue out:-* User just ate asour pickle
:>) User has a big nose
%-) User is cross-eyed
#-) User partied all night
[
User is listening to headphones(-: User is left-handed
:- User is male
:-Q User smokes
:-? User smokes a pipe
:-{ User has a mustache
:-% User has a beard
(-) User needs a haircut
{:-( User parts hair in the middle
{
-) User is wearing a toupee}
-( User is wearing toupee in wind-
User has a mohawk)-) User likes to scuba dive0-) User wears a scuba mask
x User wears a bow tie:-} User wears lipstick
@:I User wears a turban
User wear glasses:
User wears bifocalsB-) User wears horn-rims
8 User is well-dressed:-0 User is an orator
:<| User attends an Ivy League school
+:-| User is a priest
+-
-) User is the pope[:|] User is a robot
o-) User is a cyclops
:> user is a midget
8:] User is a gorilla
=
User is a punk-rocker%-^ User is Picasso
*<|
user is Santa Claus(Ho Ho Ho)