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<blockquote data-quote="Phade3" data-source="post: 1443382" data-attributes="member: 100617"><p><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue :P" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /> = Sticking tongue out !</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> Chat, E-Mail, Web, and chat room slang and acronyms</p><p>AAK Alive And Kicking</p><p>AAR At Any Rate</p><p>AAS Alive And Smiling</p><p>ADN Any Day Now</p><p>AFAIK As Far As I Know</p><p>AFK Away From the Keyboard</p><p>AFN that's All For Now</p><p>AOTA All Of The Above</p><p>a/s/l or asl Age/Sex/Location - (used to ask a chatter their personal information)</p><p>AV Avatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used in chat rooms to depict a person that is in the room and chatting.</p><p>b4 Before</p><p>BAK Back At Keyboard (I'm back)</p><p>BBL Be Back Later</p><p>BBS Be Back Soon</p><p>BCNU I'll Be Seeing You.</p><p>b/f Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF)</p><p>BEG Big Evil Grin</p><p>BFN Bye For Now</p><p>BMA Bite My A** (became popular with the Simpson's cartoon show)</p><p>boot To get kicked out of a chat room, or have to restart the computer because you couldn't talk in the chat room anymore.</p><p>BR Best Regards</p><p>BRB Be Right Back</p><p>BRH Be Right Here</p><p>BSEG Big S**t Eatin Grin</p><p>BTA But Then Again....</p><p>BTW By The Way</p><p>btw BeTWeen you and me ...</p><p>chat room A web page where people gather using software that allows them to talk to one another in real time.</p><p>CRS Can't Remember S**t</p><p>CU See You - also posted as cya</p><p>CUS Can't Understand S**t (stuff)</p><p>CNP Continued in Next Post (seen more on message boards than chat)</p><p>CP Chat Post</p><p>CUL8R See You Later</p><p>CUOL See You On Line</p><p>CYA See Ya</p><p>dd, ds, dh Darling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband. Usually exchanged in family chats.</p><p>DDSOS Different Day, Same Old S**t</p><p>DEGT Don't Even Go There (I don't want to talk about it)</p><p>DIKU Do I Know You?</p><p>DIS Did I Say</p><p>D/L, DL, d/l, dl Downloading, or Download it.</p><p>EG Evil Grin</p><p>EM E-Mail</p><p>EMA E-mail Address (example: ?ema or ema? = what is your email address)</p><p>EOT End Of Thread (meaning end of discussion)</p><p>ez or EZ easy (one of the really old ones)</p><p>F2F Face To Face</p><p>FAQ Frequently Asked Question</p><p>FISH First In Still Here (someone who is on line TOO much)</p><p>FITB Fill In The Blanks</p><p>flame to insult someone. Used when a person asks a stupid question, or says something rude to irritate the users of a chat room or message board.</p><p>FOCL Falling Off Chair - Laughing</p><p>forum What todays message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site (or page)</p><p>FTS F*** This S***</p><p>fu f*** you (If you can't figure this one out, you shouldn't be on line)</p><p>FUBAR "Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair / Recognition</p><p>FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt</p><p>FWIW For What It's Worth</p><p>FYI For Your Information</p><p>GA Go Ahead</p><p>GAL Get A Life</p><p>gest Gesture ... a small multimedia file played over the internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment.</p><p>g/f Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF)</p><p>GFN Gone For Now</p><p>GGOH Gotta Get Outta Here</p><p>GMTA Great Minds Think Alike</p><p>GR Gotta Run</p><p>GR&D Grinning, Running, and Ducking.</p><p>GTR Got To Run</p><p>GTRM Going To Read Mail (leaving chat room to check email)</p><p>H&K Hugs and Kisses</p><p>hack person who breaks into software, or disrupts a chat room.</p><p>HAGD Have A Good Day</p><p>HAGO Have A Good One</p><p>Halsoft Name of a company that purchased the brand of Chat that Excite offered, now a pay as you go service.</p><p>HB Hurry Back</p><p>Hosts Refers to the people that are running the chat room, they usually have the ability to kick a person off due to rude behavior.</p><p>HTH Hope That Helps</p><p>huggles Hugs</p><p>IAC In Any Case</p><p>IB I'm Back</p><p>IC I See</p><p>IDN I Don't kNow</p><p>IDK I Don't Know</p><p>IDTS I Don't Think So</p><p>IANAL I'm Am Not A Lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion)</p><p>IC I See</p><p>ICQ I Seek You. A computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet.</p><p>ILU or ILY I Love You</p><p>IM Instant Message</p><p>IMHO In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion)</p><p>IMO In My Opinion</p><p>IOH I'm Out of Here</p><p>IOW In Other Words</p><p>IRL In Real Life</p><p>IYO In Your Opinion</p><p>JAS Just A Second</p><p>JIC Just In Case</p><p>JK Just Kidding</p><p>JMO Just My Opinion</p><p>JW Just Wondering</p><p>k, K, or kk O. K.</p><p>KIT Keep In Touch</p><p>L8R Later (an early one, kind of outdated with current 'young geeks')</p><p>LMAO Laughing My Ass Off</p><p>LFFAO Laughing My F***(freaking) Ass Off</p><p>LOL Laughing Out Loud</p><p>LTNS Long Time No See</p><p>LTS Laughing To ones Self</p><p>LY I Love Ya.</p><p>LYL Love You Lots</p><p>Message Board. A web page where people write comments, and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view. Used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages.</p><p>MUG Refers to a new user of that chat program, goes back to Excite VP days when the AV (or icon) that represented someone new was a picture of a coffee mug.</p><p>NE1 Anyone</p><p>newbie refers to a person who is new to an area or technology. Also seen as nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc.</p><p>NFW No Feasible (or F***ing) Way</p><p>NIMBY Not In My Back Yard</p><p>nm, or NM Never Mind</p><p>NP, np No Problem</p><p>NRN 1. No Response Necessary</p><p>2. Not Right Now</p><p>NT No Thanks</p><p>OBTW Oh, By The Way.</p><p>OIC Oh, I See</p><p>OF Old Fart, someone who has been</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phade3, post: 1443382, member: 100617"] :P = Sticking tongue out ! Chat, E-Mail, Web, and chat room slang and acronyms AAK Alive And Kicking AAR At Any Rate AAS Alive And Smiling ADN Any Day Now AFAIK As Far As I Know AFK Away From the Keyboard AFN that's All For Now AOTA All Of The Above a/s/l or asl Age/Sex/Location - (used to ask a chatter their personal information) AV Avatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used in chat rooms to depict a person that is in the room and chatting. b4 Before BAK Back At Keyboard (I'm back) BBL Be Back Later BBS Be Back Soon BCNU I'll Be Seeing You. b/f Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF) BEG Big Evil Grin BFN Bye For Now BMA Bite My A** (became popular with the Simpson's cartoon show) boot To get kicked out of a chat room, or have to restart the computer because you couldn't talk in the chat room anymore. BR Best Regards BRB Be Right Back BRH Be Right Here BSEG Big S**t Eatin Grin BTA But Then Again.... BTW By The Way btw BeTWeen you and me ... chat room A web page where people gather using software that allows them to talk to one another in real time. CRS Can't Remember S**t CU See You - also posted as cya CUS Can't Understand S**t (stuff) CNP Continued in Next Post (seen more on message boards than chat) CP Chat Post CUL8R See You Later CUOL See You On Line CYA See Ya dd, ds, dh Darling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband. Usually exchanged in family chats. DDSOS Different Day, Same Old S**t DEGT Don't Even Go There (I don't want to talk about it) DIKU Do I Know You? DIS Did I Say D/L, DL, d/l, dl Downloading, or Download it. EG Evil Grin EM E-Mail EMA E-mail Address (example: ?ema or ema? = what is your email address) EOT End Of Thread (meaning end of discussion) ez or EZ easy (one of the really old ones) F2F Face To Face FAQ Frequently Asked Question FISH First In Still Here (someone who is on line TOO much) FITB Fill In The Blanks flame to insult someone. Used when a person asks a stupid question, or says something rude to irritate the users of a chat room or message board. FOCL Falling Off Chair - Laughing forum What todays message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site (or page) FTS F*** This S*** fu f*** you (If you can't figure this one out, you shouldn't be on line) FUBAR "Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair / Recognition FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt FWIW For What It's Worth FYI For Your Information GA Go Ahead GAL Get A Life gest Gesture ... a small multimedia file played over the internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment. g/f Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF) GFN Gone For Now GGOH Gotta Get Outta Here GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GR Gotta Run GR&D Grinning, Running, and Ducking. GTR Got To Run GTRM Going To Read Mail (leaving chat room to check email) H&K Hugs and Kisses hack person who breaks into software, or disrupts a chat room. HAGD Have A Good Day HAGO Have A Good One Halsoft Name of a company that purchased the brand of Chat that Excite offered, now a pay as you go service. HB Hurry Back Hosts Refers to the people that are running the chat room, they usually have the ability to kick a person off due to rude behavior. HTH Hope That Helps huggles Hugs IAC In Any Case IB I'm Back IC I See IDN I Don't kNow IDK I Don't Know IDTS I Don't Think So IANAL I'm Am Not A Lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion) IC I See ICQ I Seek You. A computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet. ILU or ILY I Love You IM Instant Message IMHO In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion) IMO In My Opinion IOH I'm Out of Here IOW In Other Words IRL In Real Life IYO In Your Opinion JAS Just A Second JIC Just In Case JK Just Kidding JMO Just My Opinion JW Just Wondering k, K, or kk O. K. KIT Keep In Touch L8R Later (an early one, kind of outdated with current 'young geeks') LMAO Laughing My Ass Off LFFAO Laughing My F***(freaking) Ass Off LOL Laughing Out Loud LTNS Long Time No See LTS Laughing To ones Self LY I Love Ya. LYL Love You Lots Message Board. A web page where people write comments, and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view. Used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages. MUG Refers to a new user of that chat program, goes back to Excite VP days when the AV (or icon) that represented someone new was a picture of a coffee mug. NE1 Anyone newbie refers to a person who is new to an area or technology. Also seen as nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc. NFW No Feasible (or F***ing) Way NIMBY Not In My Back Yard nm, or NM Never Mind NP, np No Problem NRN 1. No Response Necessary 2. Not Right Now NT No Thanks OBTW Oh, By The Way. OIC Oh, I See OF Old Fart, someone who has been [/QUOTE]
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