kipperoo3

Hey there,

I'm not really a noob, but I just wanted to find out what some of the forum shorthand means. I know that lol = laughing out loud and lmao = laughing my ass off, but I would like to know if there are any others that I (and others) may not know. Thanks!

redravin40

We tend not to use that much shorthand in the forum.
There is a lot of it in chat but that's to keep up with the flow of the conversation.
Here, carefully constructed sentences are more appreciated.

i8one2

I use the OMG-oh, my god occasionally

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GreenCloud

yeah, i see relatively little shorthand at tfp.
there are some i think i've seen fairly often though

btw = by the way
imo = in my opinion
imho = in my humble opinion
so = signifigant other
bf = boyfriend
gf = girlfriend

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cdwonderful

that a fact, Red? whats that NSFW that keeps popping up?

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Peetster

I sometimes use FM (fuck me) and ISASA (I'm such a stupid asshole). ;-)

spectre

Not safe for work. It's meant as a warning to those working that if they open the thread at work, it's at their own risk of getting caught by their boss.

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zaiaz

What's a boss?

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BigJayz

BAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!! I don't know why I found that so funny, I guess it just caught me off guard! But I LMFAO!!!

Hycdubg

OMFGROTLFLMMFAOIHAYIHJ is used quite often.

Oh My Fucking God Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Mother Fucking Ass Off In Hysterics At Your Hilarious Joke.

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cheerios

I have to say, I've been an internet/chat junky for YEARS, and I've never heard that one. I prefer acronyms i can spell. :P

phredgreen

or perhaps my fave, wtfomg!

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Johnny Rotten

IIRC= If I recall correctly
AFAIK=As far as I know
IANAL=I am not a lawyer
OTOH=on the other hand

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Loki

iinm, if i'm not mistaken

sfw (duh) meaning Safe for work

WTF - what the f...?

atm - at the moment


thats all i can think of atm =)

dgough

obviously for chat purposes


brb = be right back
ggp = gotta go pee

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madsenj37

Sometimes people use this one which I am not fond of

ttyl - talk to you later

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Tom Thumb

There's also 'stfu' for shut the fuck up. I don't know anyone who uses it in any way other than to mock the people who apparently say it seriously.

There are hundreds of little acronyms out there. Like Roy G Biv, if you wanted to tell the message board you were describing the rainbow.

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nofnway

thanks for the education

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coldhands

let's not forget MILF (mother i'd like to fuck)

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