Baby Blue

Being a Scooby Newbie as it says to the left of me, I am often baffled by some of the jargon & abbreviations.

I’m sure there are members out there who can help me out a little.

Cheers

Neil Smalley

try
http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm

Chris T

^5 - High Five 2U2 - To You, Too addy - address (as in eMail) AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact ADN - Any Day Now AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concern AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell AFAIK - As Far As I Know AFK - Away From Keyboard AKA - Also Known As (also a/k/a) ARE - Acronym-Rich Environment ASAP - As Soon As Possible ATM - According To Me ATTN - Attention BAK - Back At the Keyboard BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit BBL - Be Back Later BBS - Be Back Soon - Big Evil Grin BFD - Big "Flipping" Deal BFN - Bye For Now (also B4N) - big grin BIF - Basis In Fact BION - Believe It Or Not BIOYIOP - Blow It Out Your I/O Port BITMT - But In The Meantime BL - Belly Laughing BOT - Back On Topic BRB - Be Right Back BTA - But Then Again... BTATO - Better Than All The Others BTSOOM - Beats The Sh*t Out Of Me BTDT-Been There Done That BTW - By The Way C4N - Ciao For Now CU - see you CUA - Commonly Used Acronym(s) or Common User Access CRS - Can't Remember Sh*t CUL - see you Later (also CUL8ER) CUL(8R) - See You Later CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time CWYL - Chat With Ya Later CYA - see Ya CYO - see You Online
DBA - Doing Business As (also d/b/a) DFLA - Disenhanced Four-Letter Acronym (that is, a TLA) DIKU - Do I Know You? DITYID - Did I Tell You I'm Distressed? DIY - Do It Yourself DTRT - Do The Right Thing

EOD - End Of Discussion - Evil Grin EMFBI - Excuse Me For Butting In EOM - End Of Message (no comments) EOT - End Of Thread (end of discussion) ETLA - Enhanced Three-Letter Acronym (that is, an FLA) EZ - Easy F2F - Face to Face FAQ - (list of) Frequently Asked Question(s) FBOW - For Better Or Worse FISH - First In, Still Here FLA - Four-Letter Acronym FOAF - Friend Of A Friend FOCL - Falling Off Chair Laughing FOMCL - Falling Off My Chair Laughing FUBAR - "Fowled" Up Beyond All Recognition FUD - (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt FWIW - For What It's Worth FYA - For Your Amusement FYEO - For Your Eyes Only FYI - For Your Information

- grin ( - big grin) GA - Go Ahead GAL - Get A Life! GBTW - Get Back To Work GFC - Going For Coffee GFETE - Grinning From Ear To Ear GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That! GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike GOL - Giggling Out Loud GR&D - Grinning, Running & Ducking GTG - Got To Go GTGTTBR - Got To Go To The Bathroom GTRM - Going To Read Mail

HAND - Have A Nice Day HHOK - Ha Ha, Only Kidding HHOS - Ha Ha, Only Serious HTD - Have To Disagree... HTH - Hope This Helps HTHBE - Hope This Has Been Enlightening IAC - In Any Case IAE - In Any Event IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer, but... (also IANAxxx, such as IANACPA) IC - I see ICAM - I Couldn't Agree More ICOWHMGOWYHH - I Can Only Wonder How Many Glasses Of Wine You Have Had ID - I Disagree IDGI - I Don't Get It IDK - I Don't Know IHA - I Hate Acronyms IIRC - If I Remember Correctly ILY - I Love You (also ILU) IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion IMCO - In My Considered Opinion IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO - In My Not-So-Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IMPE - In My Personal Experience IMVHO - In My Very Humble Opinion INC - Illegitimi Non Carborundum (Latin: don't let the b*stards wear you down) IOW - In Other Words IPN - I'm Posting Naked IRL - In Real Life (that is, when not chatting) IRT - In Real Time ISP - Internet Service Provider ITA - I Totally Agree! ITRW - In The Real World IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean JAT - Just A Thought JFU - Just For You JIC - Just In Case JK - Just Kidding (also j/k) JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion JMO - Just My Opinion KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid KWIM? - Know What I Mean? L8R - Later (also L8TR) LBAY - Laughing Back At You LD - Later, Dude LDR - Long-Distance Relationship LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause LMAO - Lauging My A** Off LOL - Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Luck LOLBAY - Laughing Out Loud Back At You LTM - Laugh To Myself LTNS - Long Time, No See M/F? - Male or Female? (also MorF) MEGO - My Eyes Glazed Over (booorrring) MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You MINK - Multiple Income, No Kids (NIMK?) MMHA2U - My Most Humble Apologies to you MOOS - Member Of the Opposite Sex (also MOTOS) MOSS - Member Of the Same Sex (also MOTSS) MOTD - Message Of The Day MTCW - My Two Cents Worth NBIF - No Basis In Fact NBIR - No Basis In Reality (where am I; is this Kansas?) NFW - No "Flippin' " Way NP - No Problem NRN - No Reply Necessary NS - 'Nuff Said OIC - Oh, I see OLL - Online Love OMG - Oh My God! OMG - Oh My Goodness ONNA - Oh No, Not Again! OOTB - Out Of The Box (brand new, ready to roll) OPM - Other People's Money OSNA - Oh Sh*t, Not Again OTF - On The Floor OTOH - On The Other Hand OTOOH - On The Other, Other Hand OTP - On The Phone OTTH - On The Third Hand OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head

::POOF:: - goodbye (leaving the chatroom) PANS - Pretty Awesome New Stuff (as opposed to POTS) PC - Politically Correct (or Personal Computer) PCMCIA - People Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms (Personal Computer Memory Card Int'l. ***'n.) PDA - Public Display of Affection PDQ - Pretty Darn Quick PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard PI or PIC - Politically Incorrect PITA - Pain In The A** PLS - Please PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In (but eventually, you'll thank me) PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In PMP - Peeing My Pants POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service (or Pretty Old Tired Stuff) POV - Point Of View PPL - People or Peed Pants Laughing PU - that stinks! PUTS - Playing Under The Sofa REHI - Hello Again (re-Hi!) RL - Real Life (that is, when not chatting) ROAR! - laughing as loud as a lion ROFL - Rolling On Floor, Laughing (also ROF,L) ROTF - Rolling On The Floor ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAOWPIMP - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A** Off, While Peeing In My Pants ROTFLMBHO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Bloody Head Off ROTFLMBO - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My Butt Off RSN - Real Soon Now (often ironic) RTDox - Read The Documentation/Directions RTFM - Read The Frickin' Manual RTFM - Read The "Fine" Manual RUOK - Are You OK? RW - Real World RYO - Roll Your Own (program, diet, etc.) - Sh*t-Eating Grin SINK - Single Income, No Kids SITD - Still In The Dark SNAFU - Situation Normal, All "Fowled" Up SO - Significant Other SOL - Smiling Out Loud or Sadly, Outta Luck (really, there's another version?!) SPAM - Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent STD - Sick To Death (a term of disdain, rather than an update on the author's well-being) STS - Sorry To Say

TAF - That's All, Folks! TAFN - That's All For Now TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TAT - Tête-A-Tête TCN - Take Care Now TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It TFH - Thread From Hell (a discussion that just won't die) TFI - The Fact Is ... TFM - Thanks From Me TFMT - Thanks From Me, Too! TGIF - Thank God It's Friday THX - Thanks TIA - Thanks In Advance TIC - Tongue In Cheek TIG - This Is Great! TIIC - The Idiots In Charge TLA - Three-Letter Acronym (such as this) TLK2UL8R - Talk to you later TMK - To My Knowledge TOS - Terms Of Service TPTB - The Powers That Be TSWC - Tell Someone Who Cares TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN - Ta Ta For Now TTYL - Talk To You Later TTYL(8R) - Talk To You Later TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern TXS - Thanks! (sincere and heartfelt - really!) TY - Thank you TYSM - Thank You So Much TYVM - Thank You Very Much

u - you UAPITA - You're A Pain In The A** URL - Web Page Address unPC - Politically Incorrect

- very big grin - Very Big Sh*t-Eating Grin VEG - Vicious Evil Grin VWP - Very Well Put W4W - Word for Word WAGS - What A Great Story! WAI - What An Inspiration! WB - Welcome Back WDALYIC - Who Died And Left You In Charge? WEG - Wicked Evil Grin WFM - Works For Me WIBNI - Wouldn't It Be Nice If... W/O - Withou WP - Well Put WRT - With Respect To WTG - Way To Go WTS - With That Said WU? - What's Up? WUF? - Where are you From? WW/NN - Wink Wink Nudge Nudge WWW - World Wide Web WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

XOXO - kisses and hugs XX - kisses

Y2K - Year 2000 calendar concerns YAAG - You Are A Genius YABR - You Are Being Replaced YGIAGAM - Your Guess Is As Good As Mine YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary YRR - You 'R' Right (I give...) YVMW - You're Very Much Welcome YW - Your Welcome

ZZZ - Sleeping

Chris T

i think that about covers it

MichelleWRX1994

Erm possibly LOL!!!

Dream Weaver

FFS - For Firks Sake

DW

MichelleWRX1994

Chris ya missed one, that's slacking

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Please, please, people you`re not sending a bl***y text message, there`s plenty of room - Speak English!
JohnD

Baby Blue

Thanks Chris T - I think you're right it does just about cover everything i'm ever likely to want to say - if that doesn't keep me going then god help me.

mj

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u 4got 1, :

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jods

KMA MF !

mj

WP!

chrisp

LOL long list there :

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ctrl/v paste

chrisp

Missed the scooby/car jargon though

WOT wide open throttle
TMIC top mounted intercooler
FMIC front mounted intercooler
FCD - fuel cut defender
ITG - air filter makers
EBC/MBC - electronic/manual boost controller
DP downpipe
BB backbox
PPP prodrive performance pack
RA - Race Altered version
EVO - great monthly magazine

A few to be getting on with