:-) smile
:-> sarcastic
;-) wink
:-))) laughing or double chin
:.-) laughing tears
;-)=) grin
:-D laughing
:-} wry smile
:-P sticking tongue out
:-( sad, angry
:-(( very sad or very angry
:-< sad
:-I indifferent/sad
:.-( weeping
:°-( big tear
:-II angry
:-@ angry, yelling
:-e disappointed
}-) evil
>:-( angry (thanx to Pamela J Souza)
:-X mute or big kiss
:-() talking
:-O surprised/shocked
=:-) shocked
O:-) halo
:-3 has eaten a lemon
:-/ skeptical
:-Z sleeping
:-x kissing, or mute
:-* sorry, I didn't want to say that
?-( sorry, I don't know what went wrong
:*) drunk (red nose)
*-) stoned
%-) stared too long at monitor
#-) dead
X-) inconscious
:-Q smoking
(:-) bald
.-) one-eyed
-:-) punk
<:-) stupid question (donkey's hat)
<|-) chinese
@:-) arab
8:-) little girl
:-)-8 big girl
[:-] robot
::-) wearing glasses
8-) wearing (sun)glasses / wide-eyed grin
B-) horn-rimmed glasses
B:-) sunglasses on head
.^) side view
:~) nose
:<) moustache; variant :-{) (thanx to Pamela J Souza)
_O-) aquanaut
{:-) wig
:-E vampire
:-[ vampire
(-: left-handed
:o) boxer's nose
S:-) (I really don't know that one, sorry. Maybe it means "bad hair"?
Anyway, thx to Kerry Skill for bringing up the question.)
(:-}{-:) kissing smilies (thanx to Donna McGhee)
d:-) wearing a cap (thanx to Sofia Mooney)
~:-( fuming (thanx to Sofia Mooney)
:) happy [:] robot :] gleep, friendly =) variations on a theme :} (what should we call these?) : (what?) :@ (what?) :D laughter :I hmmm... :( sad
(.)(.) breasts 8---> penis 8-------> large penis! @-->-->> a rose (_!_) arse (___!___) fat arse (!) tight arse (_x=y0z_) smart arse (_*_) sore arse (_x_) kiss my arse! (_o_) arse thats been around!!
2U2
to you, too **
AAMOF
as a matter of fact *
AFAIK
as far as I know (AFAIC As far as I'm concerned, AFAICT As far
as I can tell) **
AFK
away from keyboard ***
AFU
all fucked up
AMF
Adios, motherfucker! *
AOL
Army Of Lamers ***
ASAP
as soon as possible **
BBL
be back later **
BITMT
but in the meantime *
BOT
back on topic ***
BRB
be right back **
BTW
by the way **
BYORL
bring your own rocket launcher *
C4N
ciao for now **
CFD
call for discussion ***
CFV
call for vote ***
CRS
can't remember shit *
CU
see you *
CUL(8R)
see you later **
CWOT
complete waste of time
CYA
see ya (also: Cover Your Ass) *
DAMIFINO
damn if I know
DILLIGAF?
Do I look like I give a fuck?
DIY
do it yourself
EMFJI
Excuse me for jumping in (PMFJI pardon me for jumping in)**
EOD
end of discussion ***
EOT
end of transmission *
F2F
face to face/flesh to flesh ***
FAI
frequently argued issue ***
FAQ
frequently asked questions ***
FBOW
for better or worse *
FOAD
fuck off & die
FOAF
friend of a friend *
FOCL
falling off chair laughing **
FUBAB
fucked up beyond all belief
FUBAR
fucked up beyond all reason/recognition/repair
FWIW
for what it's worth *
FYA
for your amusement *
FYI
for your information **
FYIV
fuck you, I'm vested *
FYYSOS
fuck you, you sack of shit *
GAL
get a life *
GBTW
get back to work **
GFC
going for coffee **
GFETE
grinning from ear to ear **
GJIAGDVYFCN go jump
in a god-damn volcano, you fucking cave newt ***
GMTA
great minds think alike (GLLA great lovers love alike) *
GR&D
grinning, running & ducking **
GRMBL
grumble **
GTG
got to go **
HAB
hot Asian babe
HAND
have a nice day **
HHOK
ha ha only kidding *
HTH
hope this helps **
IAC
in any case *
IAE
in any event *
IC
I see *
IDGI
I don't get it *
IMCO
in my considered opinion *
IMHO
in my humble opinion **
IMNSHO
in my not so humble opinion ***
IMO
in my opinion **
IMPE
in my previous/personal experience *
IMVHO
in my very humble opinion **
IOTTMCO
intuitively obvious to the most casual observer ***
IOW
in other words *
IRL
in real life ***
ISP
internet service provider *
IYKWIM
if you know what I mean (IYSWIM if you see what I mean) **
JIC
just in case *
J/K
just kidding *
KISS
keep it simple stupid *
LAGNAF
Let's all get naked and fuck!
LOL
laughing out loud **
LTNS
long time no see (LTNT long time no talk) *
MfG
Mit freundlichen Gruessen *
MTCW
my two cents worth *
NC
no comment
NRN
no reply necessary
ONNA
oh no, not again! *
OOTC
obligatory on-topic content ***
OTOH
on the other hand *
PCMCIA
people can't memorize computer industry acronyms **
PITA
pain in the ass *
PLS
please *
PMP
peeing my pants *
REHI
hello again (re-Hi!) **
RO(T)FL
rolling on the floor laughing **
ROFLMAO
rolling on the floor laughing my ass off **
RSN
real soon now *
RTDox
read the documentations ***
RTFM
read the fucking manual ***
SAPFU
Surpasses All Previous Fuck-Ups (well known in U.S. military
during the 1940's and 1950's and in other branches of the
federal government; thx to Andrew Poth) *
SHTSI
somebody had to say it *
SNAFU
situation normal; all fucked up
SO
significant other (e.g. boyfriend, husband, wife, pet dog)
TANSTAAFL
there ain't no such thing as a free lunch **
TAFN
that's all for now **
THX
thanks **
TIA
thanks in advance **
TLA
three letter acronym ***
TMI
too much information
TMK
to my knowledge *
TOS
terms of service **
TPTB
the powers that be
TSWC
tell someone who cares *
TTBOMK
to the best of my knowledge *
TTFN
ta-ta for now **
TTYL(8R)
talk to you later **
TWIMC
to whom it may concern *
WIIWD
what it is we do *
WILBI
wouldn't it be lovely if *
WRT
with regard to *
WTF R U ?
who the fuck are you? (WTF what/who/where the fuck) *
WTG
way to go *
WTLOB
watch "The Life of Brian"
WTMI
way too much information
WWDWIIWD
when we do what it is we do ***
YA
yet another (YABA yet another bloody acronym) ***
YGIAGAM
your guess is as good as mine **
YGWYPF
you get what you pay for **
YMMV
your mileage may vary ("I do not expect you to agree with*
me.")
Another useful acronym page is located at sister-share.
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