(credit - Indiana University)
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned |
| AFAIK | As far as I know |
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| BRB | Be right back |
| BTDT | Been there, done that |
| BTW | By the way |
| BUAG | Butt-ugly ASCII graphic |
| C/C | Comments and criticism |
| EOM | End of message |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question. |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you; often accompanied by a correction |
| FTW | For the win |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| FYI | For your information |
| GUI | Graphical user interface |
| HTH | Hope this helps |
| IANAL | I am not a lawyer |
| IIRC | If I recall correctly |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion |
| IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion |
| IMO | In my opinion |
| IOW | In other words |
| l33t or 1337 | From "elite". This has become a term used to describe the informal communication of Internet gaming. L33t speak is easily identified by the substitution of number and other characters for regular letters; e.g., hackers becomes h4XX0rz. |
| LFG | Looking for group, usually used in MMORPGs |
| LMAO | Laughing my butt off |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| MMORPG | Massive, multiplayer, online role-playing game, such as World of Warcraft or Star Wars Galaxies |
| MOTAS | Member of the appropriate sex |
| MOTOS | Member of the opposite sex |
| MOTSS | Member of the same sex |
| NG | Newsgroup |
| n00b | From "newbie", meaning a newcomer not yet familiar with the rules |
| NT | No text; usually in the subject line of a message with no body |
| OMG | Oh my God |
| OTOH | On the other hand |
| PWN | Usage of the term "own", as in "I PWNed you!" |
| Cry more, noob (representation of eyes crying, often found in MMORPGs) | |
| RL | Real Life, as opposed to the Internet |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off |
| RTFM | Read The Fine Manual. |
| SO | Significant other, used to refer to someone's romantic partner without making any assumptions about gender or legal status |
| TLA | Three letter acronym |
| TTFN | Ta ta for now |
| TTYL | Talk to you later |
| W/E | Whatever |
| w00t | An expression of joy |
| WFN | Wrong forum, noob |
| WTF | What the heck |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get, pronounced as "wizzywig". |
| YMMH | You might mean here |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary |
| {g} | Grin |
| {BG} | Big grin |
