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Here is a list of Common forum/Internet Slang and there meanings:

AFK - away from keyboard

ASAP - as soon as possible

BBIAB - be back in a bit (usually longer than brb, maybe you're going to eat lunch)

BBL - be back later

BBS - be back soon

BRB - be right back

BTW - by the way

Bump - used in forums to bring a post to the top of the forum list (A common backronym for "bring up my post")

CIUYMB - cum it up your mouth bitch

CYA - See you later

FGIF - fucking Google it first

FYFM - Fuck your fucking mom

FFS - For Fuck's Sake

FO - Fuck off

FTL - for the lose (Used to dislike something)

FTW - Fuck The World

FTW - for the win (Used to express enthusaism or approval)

FU - Fuck U (Using the shortened version of You)

FYI - for your information

G2G or GTG - got to go/good to go

GFY - Go fuck yourself

GN - Good night

GTFO - get the fuck out

HTH - Happy to help

IANAL - I am not a lawyer

IDK - I don't know

IIRC - if I recall correctly

IMO - in my opinion

IMHO - in my humble/honest opinion. (Derived from IMO or vice-versa)

IRL - in real life

JK - Just kidding

JW - Just wondering

KIT - Keep in Touch

KK - okay

L33t - elite

LFG - looking for group (used mostly in MMORPG)

LFT - looking for team (used mostly in MMORPG)

LMAO - laughing my ass off (can also be combined with a W which creates Laughing My Ass Off While...)

LMFAO - laughing my fucking ass off

LOL - laugh out loud

L2P - learn to play

LULAS - love you like a sister

NP - no problem

NVM - nevermind

NSFW - Not safe for work

OMFG - oh my fucking god

OMG - oh my god (OMFG derived from this.)

OMGWTFBBQ - combines the terms OMG, WTF, and BBQ. (Can also be used as a mockery of newbies who express surprise at commonly known facts, or in self deprecation.)

OMW - on my way (usually used in ORPG)

OH NOES - oh no

OP - Original Post/Original Poster (referring to the first post in a thread)

P2P - Pay to play, Player to Player, Peer to Peer

PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

PO'd - pissed off

QFT - Quoted For Truth

RE - Returned or back

ROFL - rolling over(on) floor laughing

ROFLMAO - rolling on floor laughing my ass off

ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing

RTFA - Read the Fucking Article (Commonly used on Slashdot or Digg)

RTFM - Read The Fucking Manual

SFW - Safe for work

SU - Shut Up

STFU - Shut The Fuck Up

TBA - To Be Added, or To Be Announced

TBH - To Be Honest

TBQFH - To Be Quite Fucking Honest

TFA - the fucking article (often used in a discussion related to a linked article, i.e. "if you'd bothered to read TFA"; RTFA derived from this)

TTYL - talk to you later

TTYS - talk to you soon

TY - thank you

TYVM - thank you very much

THX - thanks

YW - you're welcome

W/E(W\E)(W.E) - whatever

WTF - what the fuck

WITFITS - what in the fuck is this shit?

WTH - what the heck or what the hell

WTB - want to buy (NOT mostly used in WoW, can be found in other MMORPG as well)

WTS - want to sell (NOT mostly used in WoW, can be found in other MMORPG as well)

WTV - Watching tv

ZOMG - variant of OMG, taken from a typo of hitting the 'z' next to the left shift (typically when very excited)

Click Here for a complete A-Z of Internet slang words.

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