Johnebass Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I am a late fourties musician who has been a member here for a while but probably due to my age find it hard to understand the abreviations. For instanace PM'd, presumably means private mail???? What the hell does BUMP mean, I really can't work that one out! Any other abreviations that someone can explain would be really helfull and would make an old man very happy instead of a happy man very old!! Ta John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 [url="http://www.answers.com/topic/bump-internet-1"]http://www.answers.com/topic/bump-internet-1[/url] [quote]To bump a thread on an Internet forum is to post a reply to it purely in order to raise the thread's profile. This will typically return it to the top of the list of active threads. Motivation Many Internet forums show as their first page a list of the 20-50 topics or "discussion threads" most recently posted to. Someone wishing to keep a thread on this first page, or bring an old thread back to it will post a reply to it purely to do this. If they are open about this, the post may simply be the word "bump". Netiquette Thread bumping is commonly considered a breach of netiquette and some moderated forums forbid it. Users may get around that by posting what is ostensibly a genuine reply. Sometimes this will mockingly contain the word "bump" in it, such as "Wandering the forum, he bumps into this thread...", or be a trivial question or response such as "Anyone?".[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hi John bump generally means to 'bump' your for sale thread to the top of the first page so it gets seen again other stuff TBH = to be honest WHY = what have you (in respect of trading gear for 'what have you') AFAIK = as far as i know those are the ones that spring to mind...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 A list, but by no means exhaustive BRB – be right back BIO – going for bio break (washroom break) AFK – away from keyboard (I am gone for a few minutes) BTW – by the way KK – OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received) TTYL – talk to you later BFN – bye for now TTFN – ta-ta for now CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s) CUL8R – see you later IBTL – in before the lock (for when you post a message prior to the administrator locking the heated discussion thread) IMHO – in my humble opinion IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion FMV – fair market value (for selling items online) LOL – laughing out loud MT – mistell (commonly used by online gamers to say that they made a mistake and mistyped their last message) NWT – new with tags (for selling items online) NWOT – new without tags (for selling items online) OOAK – one of a kind (for selling items online) PMSL - P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression) ROFL – rolling on floor laughing ROFLMAO – rolling on floor laughing my a*s off RTM – read the manual RTFM – read the f***ing manual (to show frustration at someone's ignorance of basic knowledge) GG – good game THX - thanks TX - thanks TY - thank you NP - no problem/you're welcome PLZ - please W/E - whatever ASL – age / sex / location? RL – real life IRL – in real life Part 2B: A Longer List of Internet Abbreviations: .02 My two cents worth. <chuckle> the speaker chuckles <frown> the speaker is frowning <g> Grin <grin> the speaker is grinning <smile> the one writing the message is smiling <smirk> the one writing the message is smirking <wink> the one writing the message is winking JK Just Kidding ? I have a question ! I have a comment A-OLs Administrators On-Line AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AFAIK As Far As I Know AFK Away From the Keyboard AISI As I See It ASAP As Soon As Possible ASL Age, sex, location ATSL Along The Same Line AWTTW Are We Having Fun Yet? AYOR At Your Own Risk B4N Bye For Now BAK Back At Keyboard BBFN Bye Bye For Now BBL Be Back Later BF Boy Friend BFN Bye For Now BIF Before I Forget BION Believe it or not BOT Back On Topic BRB Be Right Back BTAIM Be That As It May BTHOM Beats The Hell Outta Me BTOBD Be There Or Be Dead BTW By The Way BWL Bursting With Laughter BYKT But You Knew That BYOB Bring Your Own Bottle CMIIW Correct Me If I’m Wrong CU See You CU2 See You, Too CUL See you later CUL8R See You Later CWYL Chat With You Later DIIK Damned If I Know. DIKU? Do I Know You? DILLIGAD Do I Look Like I Give A Darnn?. DIY Do It Yourself DK Don’t Know F2F Face To Face FCFS First Come, First Served FISH First In, Still Here FITB Fill In The Blank FOAD F*** off and die FOAF Friend Of A Friend FS For Sale FTASB Faster Than A Speeding Bullet F2F Face to Face FTF Face To Face FTL Faster Than Light FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Repair FUBB Fouled Up Beyond Belief. FUD Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt FURTB Full Up Ready To Burst FWIW For What It’s Worth FYA For Your Amusement FYI For Your Information G Grin, or Giggle G2G Got to Go GA Go Ahead GAL Get A Life GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running GF Girl Friend. GFN Gone For Now. GIWIST Gee, I Wish I’d Said That GLGH Good Luck and Good Hunting GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GOWI Get On With It GTG Got To Go GTSY Great To See You H&K Hugs and Kisses HAK Hugs And Kisses IAC In Any Case IAE In Any Event IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer (but) A disclaimer which is usually followed by a legal opinion IAW In Accordance With IBTD I Beg To Differ IC I See IDK I Don't Know IIWM If It Were Me IJWTK I Just Want To Know IJWTS I Just Want To Say IKWUM I Know What You Mean IMA I Might Add IME In My Experience IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IMPOV In My Point Of View INPO In No Particular Order IOW In Other Words IRL In Real Life ISS I’m So Sure ISSYGTI I’m So Sure You Get The Idea! ISWYM I See What You Mean ITFA In The Final Analysis ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits Wear It. IYSWIM If You See What I Mean JAM Just A Minute JAS Just A Second JFI Just For Information JIC Just In Case JMO Just My Opinion JTLYK Just To Let You Know k Okay KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid KIT Keep In Touch KMA Kiss My A** KWIM Know What I Mean? KYFC Keep Your Fingers Crossed L Laugh L8R Later LABATYD or LAB&TYD Life's A B**ch And Then You Die LJBF Let’s Just Be Friends LLTA Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause LMAO Laughing My A** Off LMHO Laughing My Head Off LOL Laughing Out Loud LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts. LTHTT Laughing Too Hard To Type LTNS Long Time No See LTNT Long Time, No Type LTS Laughing to Self LY Love You MEGO My Eyes Glaze Over MLA Multiple Letter Acronym MOF Matter Of Fact MOSS Member Of Same Sex MOTAS Member Of The Appropriate Sex MOTD Message of the day MOTOS Member Of The Opposite Sex MOTSS Member Of The Same Sex MTFBWY May The Force Be With You MYOB Mind Your Own Business NAVY Never Again Voluneer Yourself. OATUS On A Totally Unrelated Subject OAUS On An Unrelated Subject OB Obligatory OBO Or Best Offer OBTW Oh, By The Way OIC Oh, I See OMG Oh My God ONNA Oh No, Not Again ONNTA Oh No, Not This Again OO Over and Out (end of communication) OOTC Obligatory On-Topic Comment OTF On the Floor (laughing) OTFL On the Floor Laughing OTL Out To Lunch OTOH On The Other Hand OTOOH On The Other Other Hand OTT Over The Top OTTH On The Third Hand OTTOMH Off The Top Of My Head PABG Packing a Big Gun PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms PD Public Domain PDS Please Don't Shout. PITA Pain In The A** PMBI Pardon My Butting In PMF Pardon My French or Pure Freaking Magic. PMFBI Pardon Me For Butting In PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In PMIGBOM Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth PMJI Pardon My Jumping In PMSL P*ssing Myself Laughing (a common UK expression) PNCAH Please, No Cursing Allowed Here POSSLQ Person Of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters PPL People PTMM Please Tell Me More R U THERE? Are you there? RAEBNC Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment re Hello again or In Regard To RHIP Rank Has Its Privileges RL Real Life RLCO Real Life Conference ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLAS Rolling On Floor Laughing And Screaming ROFLMAO Roll On Floor Laughing My A** Off ROTF Rolling On The Floor ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAOTID Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off Till I Die ROTFLOL Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud ROTFLOLAPMP Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud And Peeing My Pants ROTFLTIC Rolling On The Floor Laughing Till I Cry RRQ Return Receipt Request RSN Real Soon Now RSVP Respondez S'il Vous Plait - please reply RTBM Read The Bloody Manual RTFAQ Read The Frequently Asked Questions RTFF Read The Freaking FAQ RTFM Read The F------ Manual RTM Read The Manual RTWFQ Read The Whole Friggin' Question RYFM Read Your Friendly Manual RYS Read Your Screen S Smile SAPFU Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups SCNR Sorry, Could Not Resist SEC Wait a second SFLA Stupid Four Letter Acronym SICS Sitting In Chair Snickering SLM See Last Mail SMOP Small Matter of Programming SNAFU Situation Normal: All Fouled Up SO Significant Other SOL SH** Out Of Luck SOS Same Old Stuff or Help! SOW Speaking Of Which SWIM See What I Mean? TAFN That’s All For Now TANJ There Ain’t No Justice TANSTAAFL There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TARFU Things Are Really Fouled Up TBYB Try Before You Buy TDM Too Darn Many TFS Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del). TFTHAOT Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time THX Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TINWIS That Is Not What I Said TNSTAAFL There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TNTL Trying Not To Laugh TNX Thanks TNXE6 Thanks A Million TOBAL There Oughta Be A Law. TOBG This Oughta Be Good. TOY Thinking Of You. TPTB The Powers That Be TRDMC Tears Running Down My Cheeks. TSR Totally Stupid Rules. TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTYL Talk To You Later TTYT Talk To You Tomorrow. TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off TYVM Thank You Very Much UOK Are You OK? WAEF When All Else Fails WB Welcome Back WDYMBT What Do You Mean By That?. WDYT What Do You Think? WE Whatever WIBAMU Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle WIBNI Wouldn’t It Be Nice If WMMOWS Wash My Mouth Out With Soap WNOHGB Where No One Has Gone Before WOA Work Of Art WOTAM Waste Of Time And Money WRT With Regard To, or With Respect To WT Without Thinking WTB Want To Buy WTF What The F***? WTG Way To Go! WTGP Want To Go Private? WTH What the hell? WTTM Without Thinking Too Much. WYGISWYPF What You Get Is What You Pay For XOXOXO Kisses and hugs YABA Yet Another Bloody Acronym YAOTM Yet Another Off-Topic Message YAUN Yet Another Unix Nerd YGLT You're Gonna Love This YGTI You Get The Idea? YGWYPF You Get What You Pay For YIU Yes, I Understand YIWGP Yes, I Will Go Private YKYARW You Know You're A Redneck When YMMV Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different) Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnebass Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks for all your help, you can't beat a good education! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Haha - I had the same problem when I first joined the forum and posted a similar request for help with acronyms and forum slang [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8559"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8559[/url] . I certainly didn't get any lists as comprehensive as the one Hampster provided - I think it should be pinned - it's a good resource for newcomers. Welcome to the forum John! P.S. A common one and it's not on hampster's list: GAS = Gear Acquisition Syndrome... Dangerous condition. I wasn't diagnosed until it was too late... eek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 [quote name='Sparky' post='98743' date='Dec 4 2007, 12:37 PM']I think it should be pinned - it's a good resource for newcomers.[/quote] Good idea! I've taken the liberty of changing the thread title just so people browsing understand more clearly why its pinned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 As an aside... An acronym is a word that has been made up from initials and other letters of words of a phrase, so AIDS, RoSPA, ROM, RAM, OPEC, NATO and WASP are all acronyms but TLA, SWF, GTFBI, HTML, RSPCA are initialisms. So next time you're on that awful training course in work and the trainer starts talking about all the "TLAs and other acronyms" you can tell the smug SOB that not only is he an obnoxious tosser, he is also WRONG. See y'all next Tuesday. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 DAMHIK[IJKOK] = Don't Ask Me How I Know [I Just Know, OK] ETLA = Extended Three Letter Acronym (we'll have no pendantry here) IIRC = If I Recall Correctly SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed Possibly useful although not interweb or IT based: HIGNFY = Have I Got News For You ISIHAC = I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 So does anyone know all the Fender based acronyms? Off the top of my head I've got: MIA - Made in America MIM - Made in Mexico MIJ - Made in Japan CIJ - Crafted in Japan Must be some more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunkee Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Plus: JFGI - Just F*****g Google It Owned, which is like Pwned and also ownage/pwnage LEET - Elite - (you may also see L33T or 1337) WOOT or W00T or W007 - literally: "Wow Loot" but in most forums used either sincerely or sarcastically in a similar fashion to "hooray". So for example: "W007 I just totally pwned his ar5e, I am teh 1337." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 ok, first off....why does "the" tend to get spelt "teh" (ref. above post)? BUT another good'un is: DILLIGA(F)F = Does It Look Like I Give A (Flying) F*ck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunkee Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 [quote]ok, first off....why does "the" tend to get spelt "teh" (ref. above post)?[/quote] It's a deliberate mispelling done to poke fun at people who do it accidentally, sometimes used ironically, like: ZOMFG111!!!111!!11!1111!!!!! or WTF???////?/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) [quote name='BassMunkee' post='265341' date='Aug 19 2008, 11:39 AM']It's a deliberate mispelling done to poke fun at people who do it accidentally, sometimes used ironically, like: ZOMFG111!!!111!!11!1111!!!!! or WTF???////?/?[/quote] ahh! Thats teh sh*t, right there! lol! kthnxbai! edit: in case it's not already up here, 'kthnxbai', 'kthanxbai', 'kthnkzbai' etc etc is a shortened bastardization of 'Okay, thank you, goodbye', popularly used by [url="http://icanhascheezburger.com/"]Lolcats[/url]. Edited August 19, 2008 by phil_the_bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Welcome - & thanks for asking the question that filled in some gaps A couple I use [b]OFFS [/b]or [b]FFS [/b]for [[b]O[/b]h] [b]F[/b]or [b]Fl[/b]ips [b]S[/b]ake - or something like that anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanady Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 After an argument with the wife..i sometimes say "TOTUS"=TOUCH OF THE UGLY STICK...of course she is beautiful IMO..and she hasn't a clue.WTFIM.....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 One I thought of last night, and rather fitting in some circumstances – DICK – Drunk In Charge of Keyboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 One that I haven't seen elsewhere other than here is GAS. Anyone able to offer a translation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 [quote name='HeavyJay' post='374970' date='Jan 9 2009, 12:07 PM']One that I haven't seen elsewhere other than here is GAS. Anyone able to offer a translation?[/quote] gear acquisition syndrome also: rtfm = read the forking manual c*** = see you next tuesday h2g2 = hitchhikers' guide to the galaxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Cheers! [quote name='bremen' post='374975' date='Jan 9 2009, 12:11 PM']c*** = see you next tuesday[/quote] Reminds me of "there we are then"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I hate acronyms and never use them either in a forum or when using my phone for messages. But WTF each to their own..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 ok heres one i keep seeing in the for sale threads, "ono" and i just cant figure out what it means?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 [quote name='LWTAIT' post='408037' date='Feb 12 2009, 09:16 PM']ok heres one i keep seeing in the for sale threads, "ono" and i just cant figure out what it means?![/quote] Or Near Offer OVNO = Or Very Near Offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='408064' date='Feb 12 2009, 09:39 PM']Or Near Offer OVNO = Or Very Near Offer[/quote] ahh, thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumble Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 My 2c worth Be very annoyed if an IT tech tells you its a PEBKAC issue ! Subtle way of insulting the (l)user. Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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