Iks Common Internet Acronyms and Abbreviations
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The following "Common Internet Acronyms and Abbreviations" are likely to be used in dKos and dKosopedia.
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</[term]>
Marks the end of a passage characterized by the attitude or approach specified by [term]. For instance, </sarcasm> would indicate the previous lines are to be read as sarcastic. From the standard HTML syntax for closing a tag.
A
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
ASDF
A nonsense filler word used as a subject for posts. Apparently the first letters you learn to type on a Qwerty keyboard. For the very keen, try asdf.com. (DemFromCT, skiddie)
B - F
FWIW
"For what it's worth"
G
grafs
Abbreviation for "paragraph" used by weblog authors. Frequently: a paragraph cut from a newspaper article's online equivalent and pasted into a weblog entry as a blockquote. (EphemeralNotion)
H
I
IANAL
I am not a lawyer. Can be extended to any area of expertise, i.e. IANAD (I am not a Deaniac) usually appended with a large BUT, before someone gives you their views on an area that is out side of their area of expertise.
IIRC
If I recall correctly. This is often not capitalized, and it means that the fact given beforehand is a recollection from a while back and that the author is unsure of its factual accuracy. Not to be confused with IRC, a chat program.
IMHO
In my [humble/honest] opinion
IOKIYAR
It's OK If You're a Republican. Meaning some action which, if it were attached to a Democrat, would be cause for a firestorm of outrage, but not when committed by a Republican. See "Herr Gropenfuhrer".
IRL
In Real Life
J
JK
Just Kidding. Previous comment was in jest.
K
L
LOL
Laugh out loud
M
N
n/t
No text
Noob
A newbie - Usually a dirisive term for a poster who has violated the standard operating procedure of the board or blog.
O
OT
Off topic
OTOH
On the other hand
P
PEBCAC
Problem Exists Between Chair And Computer.
Q
R
ROTFLMAO
Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off. It is possible to omit some of the letters and still be intelligible - witness LMAO or ROFL.
RTFA
Read The F___ing Article.
RTFM
Read The F___ing Manual. Common response to requests for assistance when reading the documentation would reveal the answer.
S - V
W
WTF
What the F___?
X
Y
YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary. From car ads that advertise gas mileage but included this qualifier. Usually following a personal anecdote that might not hold for all cases. (pyrrho)
Z
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