Aha...
Kimberly pointed out to Shelley that BTW is short for "by the way"
So what else do we have out there: Not those used in chat rooms... e.g. brb = be right back
I'll start:
LOL = Laughing out loud
ROTFLMAO = Rolling on the floor, laughing my a** off
Have fun,
Steph
TBH = to be honest
IMO = in my opinion
IMHO = in my humble opinion
IIRC = if I recall correctly
YMMV = your mileage may vary
One i use that's caught people off guard is 'ATM' = at the moment. :)
Here's two of differing origins, one is actually an acronym:
This refers to something we all use. FRED: F....ing Ridiculus Electronic Device.
And this one from my military days. FUBAR F....ed Up Beyond All Recognition
Definetely won't find those in any chat rooms.
Cassie
SNAFU = Situation normal, all f***ed up
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
FUBAR = F....ed Up Beyond All Repair
ROFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
TMI = Too Much Information
I like SNAFU (=
WTF - What the F**k
TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
other words I've used
Woot- its an abreviation of "Wow, Loot!" but it basically means "Yay!"
Oh and we use FUBAR regularly... but maybe its a gamer thing... I also use the word cluster->-bleeped-<- ;)
Now I feel old all of these look obvious when written out but do you reckon I could figure them out myself?
My favourite is ROTFLMAO
Shelley
We came up with this one today from our business.
GID = Grant Identity Dysphoria : They have a fifty dollar mentality but only 1 dollar in the wallet. ;D
Cassie
I've seen this one a lot, took me a long time to figure it out
AFAIK = as far as I know
also mainly a gaming term:
AFK = away from keyboard