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Abbreviation
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Meaning
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| ADN |
Any day now
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AFAIK
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As far as I know
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AFK
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Away from keyboard
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ARE
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Acronym-rich environment
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A/S/L?
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Age/sex/location?
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B4N
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Bye for now
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BAK
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Back at the keyboard
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BBIAB
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Be back in a bit
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BBL
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Be back later
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BEG
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Big evil grin
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BFD
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Big f***ing deal
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BFN
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Bye for now
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BG
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Big grin
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BIOYIOP
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Blow it out your I/O port
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BL
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Belly laughing
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BOTEC
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Back-of-the-envelope calculation
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BRB
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Be right back
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BTA
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But then again...
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BTW
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By the way
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BWTHDIK
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But what the heck do I know...?
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CU
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See you
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CUL
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See you later
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CUL8ER
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See you later
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CYA
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Cover your ass
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CYO
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See you online
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DBA
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Doing business as
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DFLA
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Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA)
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DIKU
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Do I know you?
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DITYID
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Did I tell you I'm distressed?
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DQMOT
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Don't quote me on this
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EG
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Evil grin
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EMFBI
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Excuse me for butting in
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EOM
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End of message
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EOT
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End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
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ETLA
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Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA)
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F2F
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Face to face
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FAQ
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Frequently-ask question(s)
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FISH
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First in, still here
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FLA
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Four-letter acronym
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FMTYEWTK
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Far more than you ever wanted to know
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FOAD
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F*** off and die
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FOMCL
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Falling off my chair laughing
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FUBAR
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F***ed up beyond all repair or recognition
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FUD
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Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
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FWIW
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For what it's worth
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FYI
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For your information
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G
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Grin
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GA
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Go ahead
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GAL
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Get a life
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GD&R
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Grinning, ducking, and running
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GIWIST
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Gee, I wish I'd said that
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GMTA
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Great minds think alike
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GOL
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Giggling out loud
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GTRM
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Going to read mail
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HAND
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Have a nice day
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HTH
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Hope this helps
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IAC
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In any case
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IANAL
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I am not a lawyer (but)
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IC
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I see
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IHA
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I hate acronyms
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IIRC
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If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
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ILU or ILY
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I love you
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IM
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Immediate message
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IMHO
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In my humble opinion
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IMNSHO
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In my not so humble opinion
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IMO
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In my opinion
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IOW
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In other words
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IPN
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I'm posting naked
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IRL
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In real life (that is, when not chatting)
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IYSWIM
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If you see what I mean
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JBOD
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Just a bunch of disks
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JIC
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Just in case
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JK
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Just kidding
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KOTC
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Kiss on the cheek
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KWIM?
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Know what I mean?
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L8R
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Later
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LD
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Later, dude
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LDR
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Long-distance relationship
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LLTA
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Lots and lots of thunderous applause
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LOL
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Laughing out loud
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LTM
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Laugh to myself
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LTNS
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Long time no see
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LTR
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Long-term relationship
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LULAB
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Love you like a brother
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LULAS
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Love you like a sister
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MorF
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Male or female
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MOSS
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Member of the same sex
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MOTOS
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Member of the opposite sex
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MUSM
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Miss you so much
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NFG
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No f*****g good
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NFW
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No feasible way or no f*****g way
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NIFOC
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Naked in front of computer
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NP or N/P
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No problem
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NRN
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No response necessary
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OIC
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Oh, I see
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OLL
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Online love
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OTF
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Off the floor
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OTOH
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On the other hand
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OTTOMH
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Off the top of my head
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PANS
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Pretty awesome new stuff
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PCMCIA
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People can't master computer industry acronyms
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PDA
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Public display of affection
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PEBCAK
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Problem exists between chair and keyboard
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PIBKAC
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Problem is between keyboard and chair
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PITA
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Pain in the ass
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PMFJIB
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Pardon me for jumping in but...
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::POOF::
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Goodbye (leaving the room)
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POS
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Piece of s**t
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POTS
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Plain old telephone service
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PU
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That stinks!
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RL
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Real life (that is, when not chatting)
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ROR
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Raffing out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud")
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ROTFL (or ROFL)
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Rolling on the floor laughing
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ROTFLMAO
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Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
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RPG
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Role-playing games
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RSN
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Real soon now
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RTFM
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Read the f***ing manual
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RYO
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Roll your own (write your own program)
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S4L
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Spam for life
(what you may get when you become someone's customer/client)
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SEG
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S***-eating grin
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SF
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Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
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SNAFU
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Situation normal, all f***ed up
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SO
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Significant other
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SOL
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Smilling out loud or sh*t out of luck
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SOMY
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Sick of me yet?
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STFW
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Search the f*****g Web
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STW
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Search the Web
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SWAG
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Stupid wild-a** guess
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TAFN
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That's all for now
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TANSTAAFL
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There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
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TFH
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Thread from hell (a discussion that just won't die)
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TGIF
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Thank God it's Friday
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THX
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Thanks
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TIA
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Thanks in advance
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TLA
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Three-letter acronym
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TLK2UL8R
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Talk to you later
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TMI
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Too much information
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TOPCA
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Til our paths cross again
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TPTB
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The powers that be
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TTFN
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Ta-Ta for now
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TTT
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Thought that, too
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TTYL
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Talk to you later
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TU
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Thank you
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UAPITA
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You're a pain in the ass
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UW
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You're welcome
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VBG
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Very big grin
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VBSEG
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Very big s***-eating grin
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WDALYIC
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Who died and left you in charge?
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WFM
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Works for me
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WIBNI
|
Wouldn't it be nice if
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WT?
|
What/who the ?
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WTFO
|
What the F***! Over!
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WTG
|
Way to go!
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WTGP?
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Want to go private?
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WU?
|
What's up?
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WUF?
|
Where are you from?
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WYSIWYG
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What you see is what you get
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YGBSM
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You gotta be s***tin' me!
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YMMV
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Your mileage may vary.
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