Now that we have the most curious questions on that forum, I would like to put a question, I wanted for a long time.

As you know, I�m not an US citicen. I have my problems with some of those abbreviations in use. It seems they are used more and more.

Could anybody please explain for us foreigners what some things like ROT????? or the like mean. FUBAR = fucked up beyond any repair???

Seems my teacher missed that, anyway, its a long time ago ...

thanx, Hermann

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Hermann, I am not American neither, and as you raise this question, I'd like to know as well the meaning of something I've seen on many forums : lol. Can anybody tell me? Thanx

ROTFLMAO + Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

LOL = Lots Of Laughs

FUBAR = F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

BTW = By The Way

I'm an amateur at computer-speak, I still find myself wondering at some of them. These are a few extra that you see regularly. Hope it helps!

I am glad someone asked this question as I was wondering what ROTFLMAO meant. Naturaly I tried to substitute the obvious for the F word and came up with some interesting conclusions.

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Wendell Reich
Hunter's Quest International

And what�s ASAP?

Thanks, Hermann

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as soon as possable

Thanks, with a little thinking I could have come up with that. Seems I was thinking too difficult/exotic ;-)

Hermann

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ASAP and FUBAR have military origins. Also there's SNAFU (situation normal, all F***** up.)

OTOH - On The Other Hand

FYI - For Your Information

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Brian

Then there is ASAFP � that one is obvious.

And JFDI. Just f***ing do it.

I've seen a lot of new ones that are attractive to the typing impaired like myself.

IIRC -- If I remember correctly (I need that one more often nowadays.)

AFAIK -- As far as I know.

Some Oldies:

AKA -- Also known as , an old police expression.

TU --- Usually spoken in milspeak as "Tango Uniform" Shorthand for "Tits Up" or dead. Sometimes used as a substitute for FUBAR by effete Air Force types.

CF -- Spoken as Charlie Foxtrot around women and squids, means Cluster F**K, an old USMC expression for normal miltary operations.

CJ -- Circle jerk ; same general use as Cluster F**K, but possibly worse as the implication is that there is no possibility of a fruitful outcome.

Don

TU --

Wow!

:-)))

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Here's a good site for acronyms.

hagd

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

I always thought LOL meant "Laughing Out Loud". Same diff, I guess.

Two common ones I didn't notice above are WRT, meaning "With Regard To", and FWIW, meaning "For What its Worth".

Also variations on themes, like...IMNSHO (in my not so humble opinion), or JMO (just my opinion), or ROTFLMAOWTRDMF (rolling on the floor, laughing my ass off, with tears rolling down my face), etc.

Other less common ones: JMTC (just my two cents), BR (best regards), TC (take care), GBFN (good by for now), etc.

GBFN, Canuck

Another one that may have little use in Europe is RSVP (respondez s'il vous plait), which is french for "Please Reply".

RSVP ASAP is pretty common around here.

Canuck

TIA Thanks In Advance. Sometimes put at the end of a new thread.

RTFM - Read the F****** Manual.
DEU Error - Defective End User

Both used alot by Computer Tech Support folks.

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"The Constitution of the United States shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." - Samuel Adams

Computer user terms:

Supervisor:
So, what was srong with that end user's computer?

Technician:
Oh, it was just an ID TEN T error.

See you next time - CU..

Is a 300WM a Winchester Magnum or a Weatherby Magnum?

aHunter: A good one is "BLT." This means "bacon, lettuce, and tomato" sandwich.

TEOTWAWKI
The end of the world as we know it.

WTSHTF
When the sh*t hits the fan.

TSTKAB
Too stupid to know any better.

~~~Suluuq

And for we who are new to this site.
The FNG
F==king new guy.

Have you ever been to a bar and ordered a TGV (here it is a Train � Grande Vitesse / High Velocity Train, but it also means Tequila/Gin/Vodka which is a high velocity drink). I know, I know, we froggies are all winoes...
Another one, used in Spain : NPI (Ni Puta Idea). Should it be NFI in English?

BC (bien cordialement)

KB

I forgot to mention that a common question in the USMC is: "Who's the pivot man in this circle jerk?" Translates to "Who's responsible for this wasteful mess?"

Don

FOTBSLMAO= Fell Off The Bar Stool Laughing My Ass Off

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NRA Life member

does anyone know what this means!

ESADRF MF SOBOP

lmao try to guess

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Hunt Smart, Hunt Safe

My USMC friend gave me these:

OBE - Overcome By Events

BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again

For the handyman types:

BFH which means "big f**king hammer"

We have a factory service manual from Thermo King in which the engineers used this abbreviation in rebuilding a compressor.
sure-shot

[This message has been edited by sure-shot (edited 04-01-2002).]

BDH = big d@mn hammer
FYES = F**k you Eat s**t

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Hunt Smart, Hunt Safe

And takes years to understand : SASE , self addressed stamped envelope , for the Europeans/Frenchs what means in French CEDEX ?
Daniel

Don't forget these:
Small unit of measure is a RCH. Red C#nt Hair.

WYSIWUG what you see is what you get

700 Nitro, nobody seems to know: we can�t stand it any longer :-))

Hermann

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Us auto techs use those BFH's alot. We also have a phenom called PFMT that we use to explain why cars never act up when we drive them the way they do for the owners of the car. That is the Pure Freaking Magic Theroy (PFMT)
We also use another one called CYA (cover you ass). This means document every thing on paper!
X-Ring

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Sinner, saved by God's unfailing grace!

Here are few off the top of my head that haven't been mentioned.

WTF: What the Fuck
KMA: Kiss my ass
OIC: Oh, I see
BRB: Be right back
OMG: Oh my god!

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"Hey, I wanna turn in Billy, man. He sold me the s**t that wouldn't get a fly high!"

A few from the world of bikers
DILLIGAF(Do I Look Like I Give A ----)
FTW (---- The World)
X-Ring

How about this one:

HDISASTTTIGOOC

How do I stop a silly topic thread that is getting out of control?

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I know the next rifle will be perfect.......

Is "~~~Suluuq" an abbreviation?

Don't forget WOC, or TARFU, or my personal favourite, FIGJAM!

Merry Christmas.

Cheers, Dave.

quote:

Originally posted by Don Martin29:
Is a 300WM a Winchester Magnum or a Weatherby Magnum?

W is almost always Winchester, WEA or Roy is Weatherby

Don't forget BIL (or B-I-L) for brother in law.
And to add to Mr. King's post, the computer code is actually ID10T just read "ID ten T".
PIA for Pain in the Ass