The Official FORT Lingo List

[prhoshay]

It might be nice to have a thread that told what abbreviations meant. Some people just may not be as computer-lingo savvy as others. Then again, I'm convinced that some people just make up the abbreviations as they go along!

[MRD]

What's OTT?

It took me a while to figure out TPTB.

I agree with prhoshay for a instruction sheet for abbreviations. (ever notice that the word abbreviation is so long and there's really no way to abbreviate it? )

[buglover]

Over The Top mrd, at least that's what I think it is.

[Marleybone]

Acronyms and abbreviations are not against the rules. Here's a link to a site where you can find out the meaning of whatever you want. It took me about 2 seconds to find this by simply using my browser window.

Abbreviations and acronyms dictionary: Find definitions for over 4,219,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms

[CrossingGuard]

Here's a list of some of the common internet acronyms I have come across:

AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BTW - By The Way
FC* - Fingers Crossed
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
GMTA* - Great Minds Think Alike
HTH* - Happy To Help / Hope This Helps
IAE - In Any Event
IDK - I Don't Know
IIRC - If I Remember/Recall Correctly
IKR - I Know, Right?
IMCO - In My Considered Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW* - In Other Words
IRL - In Real Life
IYKWIM* - If You Know What I Mean
JFYI - Just For Your Information
JK - Just Kidding
JSYK - Just So You Know
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
LMFAO - Laughing My F*ing Ass Off
LOL - Laugh(ing) Out Loud
NBD* - No Big Deal
NFW** - No F*king Way
NOYB** - None Of Your Business
OIC - Oh I See!
OOH* - Out Of Hand
OTOH* - On The Other Hand
OTT - Over The Top
PITA - Pain In The Ass
PMFJI* - Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI* - Pardom My Jumping In
(T)PTB - (The) Powers That Be
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLWMP - Rolling On Floor Wetting My Pants
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
TBH - To Be Honest
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIC* - Tongue In Cheek
TTFN** - Tah Tah For Now
TTYL** - Talk To You Later
WIC - Where I'm Concerned
WTF - What The F*
WTH - What The Heck/Hell

Acronyms marked with a * means that they are more commonly written out, but I included them anyway. Acronums marked with a ** just means that I don't see them being used often at FoRT, but I thought I'd include them since they're pretty well-known.

[J.D.]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I hate lingo - I won't speak lingo and I won't respond to it, either. Just ask my kids. I want them to be able to speak correctly and at least write a sentence!

[GuardianAngel]

Thank you CrossingGuard I can't for the life of me figure out MTA. It looks like it would be used similar to P.S after a paragraph.

[MissThing]

Thank you CrossingGuard I can't for the life of me figure out MTA. It looks like it would be used similar to P.S after a paragraph.

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[GuardianAngel]

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What a relief. Thank you MissThing

[Coco46]

I had been lurking on FORT for about 4 years and had never posted because I was afraid to make a mistake. I decided to get brave and joined recently. For the reason I was afraid to join is the very reason I love FORT. People are polite and, if not, are called on it. I'm 62, so thank you for not allowing computer lingo! I believe that I did have one post deleted because I failed to read the very first page that gave the rules for that particular one. I'm slowly learning!!