What is BTW?????

Started by Tone Monster, June 06, 2004, 03:47:04 PM

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Tone Monster

What BTW stand for,I can't figure it out.........

petemoore

By the Way...I think that's what BTW means all the time.
Convention creates following, following creates convention.

ExpAnonColin

.02 Your (or 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    
 ADN Any Day Now    
 AFAIC As Far As I'm    Concerned  
 AFAIK As Far As I Know    
 AFAIR As Far As I Remember    
 AFJ April Fools Joke    
 AFK Away From the Keyboard    
 AISI As I See It    
 ANFAWFOS And Now For A    Word From Our Sponsor  
 ANFSCD And Now For    Something Completely Different  
 AS Another Subject    
 ASAP As Soon As Possible    
 ASL Age, sex, location    
 ATSL Along The Same Line    
 AWC After While, Crocodile    
 AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To    Have To Go Through This Again?  
 AWHFY A Word To The Wise    
 AWTTW Are We Having Fun    Yet?  
 AYOR At Your Own Risk    
 B4N Bye For Now    
 BAK Back At Keyboard    
 BBFN Bye Bye For Now    
 BBIAB Be Back In A Bit    
 BBIAF Be Back In A Few    
 BBL Be Back Later    
 BBR Burnt Beyond Repair    
 BCNU Be seein’ you    
 BEG Big Evil Grin    
 BF Boy Friend    
 BFN Bye For Now    
 BIF Before I Forget    
 BION Believe it or not    
 BOT Back On Topic    
 BRB Be Right Back    
 BRS Big Red Switch.    
 BTA But Then Again    
 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    
 BWQ Buzz Word Quotient    
 BYE Response to BYE?    
 BYE? Are you ready to say    goodbye?"  
 BYKT But You Knew That    
 BYOB Bring Your Own Bottle    
 BYOM Bring Your Own Mac    
 C&G Chuckle and Grin    
 CADET Can't Add, Doesn't    Even Try  
 CID Crying In Disgrace    
 CMIIW Correct Me If I’m    Wrong  
 CO Conference or Company    
 CPP C Plus Plus or C++    
 CRS Can't Remember Sh**    
 CSG Chuckle, Snicker, Grin    
 CU See You  
 CU2 See You, Too    
 CUL See you later    
 CUL8R See You Later    
 CULA See You Later,    Alligator  
 CWYL Chat With You Later    
 CYA See Ya or Cover Your    Ass.  
 CYAL8R See You All 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    
 DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed    Bugs Bite.  
 dotgov A government    official (from the .gov of government domain names)  
 DTRT Do The Right Thing    
 DWIMC Do What I Mean,    Correctly  
 DWIMNWIS Do What I Mean,    Not What I Say  
 EG or <eg> Evil Grin    
 ESAD Eat Sh** And Die    
 ETLA Extended Three Letter    Acronym.  
 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  
 GD&RF Grinning, Ducking    and Running Fast  
 GD&WVF Grinning, Ducking,    and Walking Very Fast  
 GDW Grin, Duck and Weave    
 GF Girl Friend.    
 GFN Gone For Now.    
 GFR Grim File Reaper    
 GIWIST Gee, I Wish I’d    Said That  
 GLGH Good Luck and Good    Hunting  
 GMTA Great Minds Think    Alike  
 GOWI Get On With It    
 GR&D Grinning, Running and    Ducking  
 GTG Got To Go    
 GTSY Great To See You    
 H&K Hugs and Kisses    
 HAK Hugs And Kisses    
 HHIS Hanging Head In    Shame.  
 HHOJ Ha Ha Only Joking    
 HHOK Ha Ha Only Kidding    
 HHOS Ha Ha Only Serious    
 HHTYAY Happy Holidays to    You and Yours.  
 HOYEW Hanging On Your    Every Word  
 HSIK How Should I Know.    
 HTH Hope That Helps!    
 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    
 IIABDFI If It Ain't Broke,    Don't Fix It.  
 IIRC If I Remember    Correctly  
 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    
 IMAO In My Arrogant    Opinion  
 IMCO In My Considered    Opinion  
 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.  
 IWALU I Will Always Love    You  
 IWBNI It Would Be Nice If    
 IYFEG Insert Your Favorite    Ethnic Group  
 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  
 KHYF Know How You Feel    
 KIBO Knowledge In,    Bullshit Out  
 KISS Keep It Simple,    Stupid  
 KIT Keep In Touch    
 KMA Kiss My Ass    
 KWIM Know What I Mean?    
 KYFC Keep Your Fingers    Crossed  
 L Laugh  
 L8R Later  
 LABATYD or LAB&TYD Life's    A Bitch And Then You Die  
 LJBF Let’s Just Be Friends    
 LLTA Lots and Lots of    Thunderous Applause  
 LMAO Laughing My Ass Off    
 LMHO Laughing My Head Off    
 LOL Laughing Out Loud    
 LSHMBA Laughing So Hard My    Belly Aches  
 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    
 LUWAMH Love You With All    My Heart.  
 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.  
 NBD No Big Deal    
 NFW No Friggin' Way!    
 NHOH Never Heard Of    Him/Her  
 NIH Not Invented Here    
 NIMBY Not In My Back Yard.    
 NINO Nothing In, Nothing    Out or No Input, No Output  
 NOYB None Of Your Business    
 NP No Problem    
 NQA No Questions Asked    
 NTIM Not That It Matters    
 NTIMM Not That It Matters    Much  
 NTW Not To Worry    
 NTYMI Now That You Mention    It  
 O Over (indicates the end    of a communication)  
 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  
 OWTTE Or Words To That    Effect  
 PABG Packing a Big Gun    
 PCMCIA People Can't    Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms  
 PD Public Domain    
 PDS Please Don't Shout.    (typing all in capital letters is rude)  
 PITA Pain In The Ass    
 PLOKTA Press Lots Of Keys    To Abort  
 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    
 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  
 rehi Hi again    
 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 Ass Off  
 ROTF Rolling On The Floor    
 ROTFL Rolling On The Floor    Laughing  
 ROTFLMAOTID Rolling On The    Floor Laughing My Ass 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    
 RTSM Read The Silly 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    
 SETE Smiling Ear To Ear    
 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    
 SUFID Screwing Up Face In    Disgust.  
 SWIM See What I Mean?    
 SWL Screaming With    Laughter  
 SYS See You Soon.    
 TAF That's All, Folks!    
 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  
 TFTT Thanks For The    Thought  
 TGAL Think Globally, Act    Locally  
 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    
 TTKSF Trying To Keep a    Straight Face  
 TTUL Talk To You Later    
 TTYAWFN Talk To You A    While From Now.  
 TTYL Talk To You Later    
 TTYT Talk To You Tomorrow.    
 TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK    Off (Stop Shouting)  
 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)

Internet abbreviations...    :roll:

-Colin

Tone Monster

You are so fast replied my post,BTW (start to use it) thax!!!! :D

Tony Forestiere

Jeez Colin,
Don't you have a life :lol:
All the best,
Tony
"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together." Carl Zwanzig
"Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future." Euripides
"Friends don't let friends use Windows." Me

ExpAnonColin

Quote from: Tony ForestiereJeez Colin,
Don't you have a life :lol:
All the best,
Tony

Hahahaha, yes, and this made a huge dent in it:
Google search for Internet abbreviations
2 clicks
command C
command V
done :)

-Colin

zener

What a long first page for a thread :wink:
Oh yeah!

gez

QuoteFUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Repair

Hmmm...
"They always say there's nothing new under the sun.  I think that that's a big copout..."  Wayne Shorter

smoguzbenjamin

Wasn't it F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition? Anyway, you could abbreviate your whole life with that list :D I have a friend who is addicted to sending text messages to her friends, she writes such cryptic messages that I simply can't read em :P
I don't like Holland. Nobody has the transistors I want.

Mike Burgundy


gez

Quote from: Mike Burgundyhttp://www.acronymfinder.com/
Definitive answer

Hmmm, the definitions for FUBAR are FUBAR!  :)
"They always say there's nothing new under the sun.  I think that that's a big copout..."  Wayne Shorter

smoguzbenjamin

:mrgreen: absolutely :mrgreen:
I don't like Holland. Nobody has the transistors I want.

Samuel

There are a couple of military aconyms like that that get "cleaned up" for polite conversation by using the British definition. FUBAR, as mentioned, and FUGAZI ("Fouled/F***ed Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In").

puretube

if you read "BTW" in Dutch magazines, ads or bills,
it is "VAT" (value added tax, in this case...)  :)