When reading FTE forums, I often see 'lol' used in a sentence, what does that mean? Don't laugh, I know I'm an ol' geez, not hip to all this computer lingo!

 

lol = Laugh Out Loud

 

Thank you.

 

Here are a few more that you will be quizzed on shortly:

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

AFK - Away From Keyboard

ASAP - As Soon as Possible

BAK - Back at Keyboard

BAS - Big A** Smile

BBIAB - Be Back in a Bit

BBIAF - Be Back in a Few

BBL - Be Back Later

BBN - Bye Bye Now

BBS - Be Back Soon

BEG - Big Evil Grin

B/F - Boyfriend

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - By The Way

BWL - Bursting With Laughter

C&G - Chuckle and Grin

CICO - Coffee In, Coffee Out

CID - Crying In Disgrace

CNP... - Continued (in my) Next Post

CP - Chat Post(a chat message)

CRBT - Crying Real Big Tears

CSG - Chuckle Snicker Grin

CYA - See You (Seeya)

CYAL8R - See You Later (Seeyalata)

DLTBBB - Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite

EG - evil grin

EMSG - Email Message

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FC - Fingers Crossed

FTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My Heart

FYI - For Your Information

FWIW - For What It’s Worth

GAL - Get A Life

GF - Girlfriend

GFN - Gone For Now

GMBA - Giggling My Butt Off

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

GTSY - Glad To See You

HK - Hug and Kiss

HABU - Have A Better ‘Un

HAGN - Have A Good Night

HAGU - Have A Good ‘Un

HHIS - Hanging Head in Shame

HUB - Head Up Butt

IAE - In Any Event

IC - I See

IMHO - In my Honest Opinion

IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion

IMO - In my Opinion

IMCO - In My Considered Opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IOW - In Other Words

IRL - In Real Life

JK - Just Kidding

JMO - Just My Opinion

JTLYK - Just To Let You Know

KIT - Keep In Touch

L8R - Later

L8R G8R - Later ‘Gater

LHM - Lord Help Me

LHO - Laughing Head Off

LHU - Lord Help Us

LMAO - Laughing My A** Off

LMSO - Laughing My Socks Off

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LSHMBH - Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts

LSHTTARDML - Laughing So The Tears Are Running Down My Leg

LTNS - Long Time No See

LTS - Laughing To Self

MTF - More To Follow

NRN - No Reply Necessary

NADT - Not A Darn Thing

OIC - Oh I See

OL - Old Lady (significant other)

OM - Old Man (significant other)

OTF - On The Floor

OTFL - On The Floor Laughing

OTOH - On The Other Hand

OTTOMH - Off The Top of My Head

PDS - Please Don’t Shoot

PITA - Pain In The A**

PM - Private Message

PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In

POAHF - Put On A Happy Face

QSL - Reply

QSO - Conversation

QT - Cutie

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO - ROFL My A** Off

ROFLMAOWTIME - ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes

ROFLUTS - ROFL Unable to Speak

SETE - Smiling Ear To Ear

SHID - Slaps Head In Disgust

SO - Significant Other

SOT - Short Of Time

SOTMG - Short Of Time Must Go

SWL - Screaming with Laughter

SYS - See You Soon

TA - Thanks Again

TCOY - Take Care Of Yourself

TILII - Tell It Like It Is

TNT - Till Next Time

TOY - Thinking Of You

TTFN - Ta Ta For Now

TTYL - Talk To You Later

WAS - Wild A** Guess

WB - Welcome Back

YBS - You’ll Be Sorry

 

AFAIC = As far as I'm concerned
AFBAICR = As Far back as I Can Remember
*SQ* = Snicker Quietly
CYL= Catch You Later

There is a thread on here with tons of *Acronyms* on it.

 

Problem with all of these is you need to keep the translator printed out next to your monitor, or you will forget 'em all

Theo

 

IJF = I just farted

We get a kick out of this one at work.

whistler

 

One that is used here a lot:

PO == Previous Owner

 

For the longest time I thought LOL meant 'love on line' and I couldn't figure why a bunch of guys would always tell each other that! Hey, and I'm a geezer too, LOL!

 

Heh heh...


Hey Scott....LOL big guy!

XXL

 

My favorite PITA Pain in the Acronym :P or other A word

 

its easier just to type it out the long way, this comin from a 17year old kid too

 

alternate meaning:

LOL - Lots of Luck
LOL - Lots of Laughs

New ones that I've seen before (not necessarily here):

BBFN - Bye bye for Now
LMHO - Laughing My Head Off
SNAFU - Systems Normal All Fowled Up
S&M - Smoke and Mirrors
FM - Friggin Magic
SWAG - Silly Wild A** Guess
IPR - In Plant Retirement
PPR - Planned Personal Illness
BH - Big Hammer
BFH - Big Friggin Hammer
GBFH - Great Big Friggin Hammer
BMFH - even bigger than the GBFH
GBMFH - the biggest hammer you can find

Geuss what our favorite tool is (if at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer).

The hammer sequence also works for Wrench (W), Pry Bar (PB) and Gun (G) depending on your situation.

 

Hmmmm what happen to Lots Of Love

 

FOOTCROTFBSBLMMFAO.