Go Back   Forums > Community Chatterbox > Blah, blah, blah...
Memberlist Forum Rules Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
Search Forums:
Click here to use Advanced Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 31-07-2007, 05:08 AM   #1
vipin
Super Freak

 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: ,
Posts: 190
Send a message via AIM to vipin
Talking

Dont know exactly what Geek Speak! means but I feel that it means unofficial english language shortcuts used for chatting purposes (or sending smses).

Here's a list that I made while I read this from a newspaper about 2 years ago.
I hope you like it.



A

ASL :- Age/Sex/Location
AKA :- Also Known As
AMBW:- All My Best Wishes
ASAP:- As Soon As Possible

B

BBIAB:- Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF:- Be Back In A Few
BBL :- BE Back Later
BBN :- Bye Bye Now
BCNU :- Be Seein' You
BFNBG:- Bye For Now Big Grin
BIF :- Basic In Fact
BITD :- Back In The Day
BM :- Byte Me
BRB :- Be Right Back
BTW :- By The Way

C

CID :- Consider It Done
CIO :- Check It Out

F

F2F :- Face To Face
FWIW:- For What It's Worth
FYA :- For Your Amusement
FYIG:- For Your Information Grin

G

GL :- Good Luck
GMTA:- Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D:- Grinning, Running and Ducking
GTG:- Got To Go
GTGB:- Got To Go, Bye
GTSY:- Gial To See Ya

H

HAGO:- Have A Good One
HTH:- Hope This Helps

I

IAE:- In Any Event
IC:- In Character
IDKY:- I Don't Know You
IDST:- I Didn't Say That
IDTS:- I Don't Think So
IMHO:- In My Humple Opinion
IMNSHO:- In My NOt So Humble Opinion
IMU:- In My Opinion
IOH:- I'm Outta Here
IOW:- In Other Words
IRL:- In Real Life

K

KIT:- Keep In Touch

L

L8R:- Later
LOL:- Laughing Out Loud or Lots of Love
LTNS:- Long Time No See

M

MOF:- Male or Female
MOTD:- Message of the Day
MOTSS:- Members of the Same Sex

N

NBIF:- No Bias In Fact
NP:- No Problem
NRG:- Energy
NRN:- No Reply Necessary

O

OIC:- Oh, I See
OOC:- Out of Character
OTOH:- On The Other Hand

P

PLS:- Please
PMFJI:- Pardon Me For Jumping In
POV:- Point Of View

R

ROTFL:- Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN:- Real Soon Now
RTM:- Read The Manual

S

SITD:- Still In The Dark
SUYF:- Shut Up You Fool
SWG:- Scientific Wild Guess
SWDVT:- So What Do You Think

T

TIA:- Thanks In Advance
TIAIL:- Think I Am In Love
TTFN:- Ta Ta For Now
TTT:- To The Top
TTYL:- Talk To You Later
TX:- Thanks
TYVM:- Thank You Very Much

W

WG:- Wild Guess
WB:- Welcome Back
WCA:- Who Cares Anyway
WDYS:- What Did You Say
WE:- What Ever
WEG:- Wicked Evil Grin
WTG:- Way To Go
WYRN:- What's Your Real Name
WYS:- Whatever You Say
WYT:- Whatever You Think

Y

YA:- Yet Another
YDKM:- You Dont Know Me
YGTBK:- You Got To Be Kidding
YSYD:- Yeah Sure We Do


thanx
vipin
__________________
The power of Christ impales you!
vipin is offline                         Send a private message to vipin
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 08:34 AM   #2
Morrin
Underground
 
Morrin's Avatar

 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Iisalmi, Finland
Posts: 416
Default

ASAP is also military term, not geek.
Morrin is offline                         Send a private message to Morrin
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 10:10 AM   #3
Lulu_Jane
10 GOSUB Abandonia
20 GOTO 10
 
Lulu_Jane's Avatar

 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Praha, Czech Republic
Posts: 3,273
Default

tl;dr


Just kidding

That's an incredibly comprehensive list you have there.
__________________
I have vestigial adventure elements
Lulu_Jane is offline                         Send a private message to Lulu_Jane
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 11:11 AM   #4
The Fifth Horseman
FUTURE SCIENCE BASTARD
 
The Fifth Horseman's Avatar


 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Opole, Poland
Posts: 14,276
Default

You forgot about SNAFU and several (hundred) others.

There is a comprehensive site with a list of acronyms here.
__________________

"God. Can't you people see I'm trying to commit a crime against science and nature here?"
-- Reed Richards
The Fifth Horseman is offline                         Send a private message to The Fifth Horseman
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 11:17 AM   #5
Lulu_Jane
10 GOSUB Abandonia
20 GOTO 10
 
Lulu_Jane's Avatar

 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Praha, Czech Republic
Posts: 3,273
Default

Just in case all these acronyms inspire anybody:

Here is the game.
__________________
I have vestigial adventure elements
Lulu_Jane is offline                         Send a private message to Lulu_Jane
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 11:20 AM   #6
Dave
Mandolin & Spaghetti Soldier
 
Dave's Avatar

 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Emilia, Italy
Posts: 8,518
Default

And what about OMG ZERG RUSH! LOL
__________________
Dave is offline                         Send a private message to Dave
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 11:49 AM   #7
The Fifth Horseman
FUTURE SCIENCE BASTARD
 
The Fifth Horseman's Avatar


 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Opole, Poland
Posts: 14,276
Default

It's not an acronym. :P
__________________

"God. Can't you people see I'm trying to commit a crime against science and nature here?"
-- Reed Richards
The Fifth Horseman is offline                         Send a private message to The Fifth Horseman
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 11:55 AM   #8
Lulu_Jane
10 GOSUB Abandonia
20 GOTO 10
 
Lulu_Jane's Avatar

 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Praha, Czech Republic
Posts: 3,273
Default

It's one third acronym
__________________
I have vestigial adventure elements
Lulu_Jane is offline                         Send a private message to Lulu_Jane
Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2007, 12:01 PM   #9
_r.u.s.s.
I'm not Russ
but an ex-alektorophobic
 
_r.u.s.s.'s Avatar


 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Nitra, Slovakia
Posts: 6,533
Default

umm :P http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._slang_phrases
__________________
_r.u.s.s. is offline                         Send a private message to _r.u.s.s.
Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007, 11:46 PM   #10
Ioncannon
Abandonia Homie

 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Mississauga, Canada
Posts: 558
Send a message via MSN to Ioncannon
Default

OMGWTFPWNDDAIRYQUEENBBQ is my favourite
Ioncannon is offline                         Send a private message to Ioncannon
Reply With Quote
Reply


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How much of a Geek are YOU? verek_22 Blah, blah, blah... 51 04-03-2009 06:02 PM
Do Your Think You Can Speak English ? swiss Blah, blah, blah... 45 04-09-2005 08:46 PM
Team Speak NrmMyth Tech Corner 1 06-05-2005 08:49 PM

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump
 


The current time is 01:09 PM (GMT)

 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.