We need an abbreviations directory

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June 27, 2005 at 9:59 am #1036544
binge
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I hope i’m not alone here, but i often have no-idea what all these abbreviations that people use actually mean. I mean some are obvious lol, but some are just confusing!

Can we get some sort of list for the more obscure ones?

What the hell does PMSL mean? I keep reading it as Pre-menstrual stupid language!
June 27, 2005 at 10:02 am #1066208
General Lighting
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PMSL = pissing myself laughing
June 27, 2005 at 10:13 am #1066217
Anonymous
afaik = as far as i know
imo = in my opinion
rofl = rolling on floor laughing
btw = by they way
wtf = what the fuck?
nimby = not in my back yard (+descriptive of daily mail readers, nimbys)
June 27, 2005 at 10:14 am #1066209
BioTech
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I’ve got most of them sorted. But some of GL’s leave me stumped.

IJDNWTHHITAST 🙂
June 27, 2005 at 11:41 am #1066218
Anonymous
otoh = on the other hand
omfg = oh my fucking god!
May 23, 2006 at 11:59 am #1066224
Raj
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RATFLMAO – rolling around the floor laughing my ass off

TBH – to be honest

?ISTR? can anyone shed any light on this one? please *grovels* pretty please?
May 23, 2006 at 12:01 pm #1066219
Andy Why
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DLTBGYD – Don’t let the bastards get you down
May 23, 2006 at 12:24 pm #1066225
Raj
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💡

i searched for a dictionary and found:

http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm

http://www.anapsid.org/internet/smileys.html#net

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

now we know what they mean which are your favourites?

mine is probably RATFLMAO:crazy_fre:crazy_fre
May 23, 2006 at 12:26 pm #1066210
BioTech
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rajsuspect wrote:

?ISTR? can anyone shed any light on this one? please *grovels* pretty please?

ISTR = I seem to remember
AFAIK = As far as I know
IIRC = If I remember correctly
May 23, 2006 at 12:59 pm #1066220
harmlessfeet
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google should do a language translation tool.
May 23, 2006 at 1:07 pm #1066226
Raj
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is there not one called babelfish?

:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre
May 23, 2006 at 5:50 pm #1066247
Linz
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I thought I was the only one who got confused……..thought I was just being blonde!:crazy_fre
May 23, 2006 at 5:54 pm #1066227
Raj
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Linz wrote:

I thought I was the only one who got confused……..thought I was just being blonde!:crazy_fre

well i am often confused but too embarassed to say so before now; kind of felt i ought to be more with it….

those links are spot on BTW [!by the way]

:alien_abd
May 24, 2006 at 4:13 pm #1066223
stax
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5.15 = hometime IOH :horay: :horay: :alien_abd
May 24, 2006 at 4:39 pm #1066222
ideosphere
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BioTech wrote:

I’ve got most of them sorted. But some of GL’s leave me stumped.

IJDNWTHHITAST 🙂

It’s a hitch-hiker thing

I just don’t know why this hand has it’s thumb always seeking travel

:bounce_p:
May 25, 2006 at 2:40 pm #1066228
Raj
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like this one:

AATK asleep at the keyboard

[it describes me at work perfectly]:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre
May 25, 2006 at 3:04 pm #1066244
Angel
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:get_you: GSOAS – Go sit on a snake..
May 25, 2006 at 5:03 pm #1066229
Raj
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ange1 wrote:

:get_you: GSOAS – Go sit on a snake..

:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre
May 26, 2006 at 9:16 pm #1066245
Angel
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AAAAA-American Association Against Acronym Abuse…:bigsmile:
May 27, 2006 at 3:20 am #1066230
Raj
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RTFM read the fucking manual
TWAIN tool without an interesting name…thank you the boys at HP

:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:alien_abd:crazy_fre:crazy_fre
May 27, 2006 at 5:36 pm #1066248
PrivateAngel
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14AA41

One for all and all for one:bigsmile:
May 27, 2006 at 6:12 pm #1066231
Raj
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tina wrote:

14AA14

One for all and all for one:bigsmile:

you know it
:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre:crazy_fre
May 29, 2006 at 2:30 pm #1066211
binge
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I wondered why I was getting updates on this thread. Forgot i’d started it!

DF= Dozy fucker! (not really!)
May 31, 2006 at 7:14 pm #1066252
somna
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EMFBI (=Excuse Me For Butting In)
loving AATK! Could have done with that when I lost my last job, as it was the reason why!!! I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what ppl mean, and IMO some of these acronyms are getting longer that the real words.
ROTFLMAOWPIMP (=Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off While Pissing In My Pants!)
My personal favorite is ::POOF:: (=Goodbye!)
Also like/use –
GMTA (=Great Minds Think Alike)
BWTHDIK (=But What The Hell Do I Know)
IPN (=I Post Naked!)
IHA (=I Hate Acronyms!)
:ty_ty:
Wow, loving some of these smilies too! Who needs words, or acronyms, when you can say it with a smile!
:pee: :hiding:
May 31, 2006 at 7:38 pm #1066221
atm23
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ATM – Automatic Teller Machine 😉
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