This is an dictionary like the original dictionary, but non toribash related. This is for new people who dont know what some words, sentences, etc mean.(if you saw something you didnt know, copy it(select it and press Control+C, go to this thread, and press Control+F and paste it(Control+V)
1337 - From the word Leet, derived from the word elite
2 - too, or to
4 - For
A C? - AH! SEE?
AFAICR/S/T - As far as I can recall / remember / see / tell
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - Away from keyboard
ASAP - As soon as possible
ATEOTD - At The End of the Day
ATM - At the moment
AWOL - Absent Without (Official) Leave
AYBABTU (also abbreviated as AYB) - w:All your base are belong to us (from the video game Zero Wing)
B2B - Business to Business/Back to Business
BBIAB - Be back in a bit
BBQ - Barbecue. While not internet slang in itself, it is often combined with other initialisms as a point of satire, absurdity, or a non-sequitur. For example OMG WTF BBQ.[2]
BBL/S - Be back later / shortly / soon
BCNU - Be seein' you
BFF - Best Friends Forever
BOFH - Bastard 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 - a backronym for "Bring Up My Post"
CU - See you (later)
CYA - See ya OR Cover Your Ass
DFTT - Don't feed the trolls
DIAF - Die in a fire
DILLIGAF/D/S - Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit
DND - Do not disturb
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. - End of Line.
EQ - EverQuest
ETA - Estimated time of arrival
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)
FFS - For fuck'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 - Fuck off and die
FOAF - Friend of a friend
FTL - For the loss
FTW - For the win
FU - Fuck you
FUBAR - Fucked 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
GBTW - Get back to work
GF - Great/good fight
GFU - Good for you
GFY - Go fuck yourself
GG - Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match
GGS - Good games
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 fuck out
GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'
GR - Good Race
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
HTH - Hope this / that helps
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IBTL - In before the lock
IDK - I don't know
IONO - 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)
IOW - In other words
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IRL - In real life
ITYM - I Think You Mean
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
Jaggy - aliased computer graphic
JAS - Just a sec
JK or j/k - Just kidding, or joke
k or kk - OK
KISS - Keep it simple stupid.
KOS - Kill on sight
KTHX - OK, thanks
KTHXBAI - OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short
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. It originally meant elite
LFG - Looking for group
LFM - Looking for more
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LMFAO - Laughing my fucking ass off
LMIRL - Let's meet in real life.
LMK - Let me know
LOL - Laughing out loud, laugh out loud
LTNS - Long time no see
MMORPG, MMO - Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game
MOTD - Message of the day/ Movie of the day/ Mod of the day
MTFBWY - May The Force be with you
MUD - Multi-User Dungeon
MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination
MYOB - Mind your own business
M8 - Mate[2] N1 - Nice one, used mostly often in gaming
NE1 - "Anyone"
newbie, newb, n00b - An inexperienced user of a system or game, or an annoying person. Usually a derogatory term for someone inexperienced at a game.
NIFOC - Naked In Front Of Computer
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 RLY - Oh really?(Mostly awnsered with YA RLY!)
OIC - Oh, I see
OFN - Old freaking news
OMG - Oh my god
OMFG - Oh my freaking god
OMW - On my way or Oh my word
ONOZ - Oh, no
OP - Original poster / Operator / Outpost
OS - Operating system
OT - Off topic
OTOH - On the other hand
OTP - On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss
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.
PITA - Pain in the arse / ass
PLMK - Please let me know
PMSL - Pissing myself laughing
POS - Piece of shit, or parent over shoulder.
POTS - Plain old telephone service
POV - Point of view
PL - Powerleveling, used in online games.
PPL - People
PTKFGS - Punch the Keys For God's Sake
pr0n - Intentional misspelling of porn
PW - Persistent World (gaming)
pwned - Intentional misspelling of owned
QFT - Quoted for truth. Used on internet message boards to show agreement from a previous message Rehi (or merely re) - Hello again
RL - Real Life
RMS - Ride me sideways
RO(T)FL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing
RO(T)FLMAO - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off
RO(T)FLMAOWPIMP - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off while peeing in my pants
RO(T)FLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud
RSN - Real soon now (used sarcastically)
RTFB - Read the fucking binary (or book)
RTFS - Read the fucking source
RTFM/RTM - Read the (fucking) manual or reboot the (fucking) machine
SCNR - Sorry, could not resist
SFW - Safe for Work
sk8/sk8r/sk8er - skate/skater
smiley - Another name for emoticons
SMH - Shaking my head
SNAFU - Situation normal: all (fucked/fouled) up
Snail mail - Normal paper mail service
SOHF - Sense of humor failure
Spider - The program behind a search engine
STFU - Shut the fuck up
STFW - Search the fucking web
TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, a quote originally attributed to Robert Heinlein
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
TOOBS - Internets (refering to the internet as a series of tubes)
TOS - Terms of service
TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge
TTFN - Ta ta for now
TTYL - Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)
Tweedler - One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets
TY - Thank you
TYT - Take your time
TYVM - Thank you very much
U - You
UTFSE - Use the fucking search engine
w00t, w00T or WOOT - First two express exuberance, the last 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 fuck
WTG - Way to go
WTH - What the hell
WTS - Want to sell
WTT - Want to trade
WUG - What you got?
WUBU2 - What (have) you been up to?
WUU2 - What (are) you up to?
WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get
W8 - Wait
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.
YAGTOH - you are going to own him.
ZOMG - An intentional misspelling of the acronym shorthand for "Oh My Gawd" and pronounced "Zoh My Gawd" This version is mainly used in jest or to ridicule people who use abbreviations like OMG and OMFG
the most of the "weird" words like liek, or noez, just speak them out like they are written, mostly you come back on the original word. (sometimes they are typo's too.)
if you have more submit them i will add.(i couldnt think of more when i made this thread)
Last edited by Chartle; Dec 13, 2007 at 08:24 PM.