At the request of our members, we are providing a short list of some of the most frequently used acronyms. Please note
we do not encourage heavy use of acronyms (as this makes it difficult for those not used to BBs to understand everything) but occasional usage is okay.
This list does not aim to be exhaustive and I do not claim to be an acronym expert. However, please let me know if you notice any glaring omissions.
If you are reading this post expecting to find Insight-related acronyms, have a look at our
Insight Terms list!
Frequently Used Acronyms- AFAIK As far as I know
ASAP As soon as possible
ATM At the moment
BB Bulletin Board (or Forum)
BC Because
BCNU Be Seeing You
BFN Bye for now
BG Big grin
BICBW But I could be wrong
BMG Be my guest
BTA But then again
BTW By the way
CFN Ciao for now
CID Consider it done
DYOH Do your own homework
DQMOT Don't quote me on this
FAQ Frequently asked questions
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
GL Good luck
GMTA Great minds think alike
HTH Hope this helps
IAC In any case
IDK I don't know
IIRC If I recall correctly
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
IMS I am sorry
IOW In other words
JIC Just in case
JK Just kidding
K Okay
KIS Keep it simple
L8R Later
LOL Laughing out loud
NBD No big deal
NP No problem
OH Off hand
OTOH On the other hand
PLS/ PLZ Please
PM (or IM) Private Message (Instant Message)
POV Point of view
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
TAFN That's all for now
TBA To be announced
TBH To be honest
THX Thanks
TIA Thanks in advance
WFM Works for me
WTG Way to go
YW You are welcome