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* [[B&]] – Banned
* [[B&]] – Banned
* [[V&]] – Vanned – banned [[IRL]]!!!
* [[V&]] – Vanned – banned [[IRL]]!!!
* M-O – [[Grammar Nazi|Modus Operandi]] – a procedure for approaching something ([[latin]] for "method of operation").
* MO – Modus Operandi – a procedure for approaching something ([[latin]] for "method of operation").
* [[BFF]] – [[Gay|Butt Fuckers Forevar]]
* [[BFF]] – [[Gay|Butt Fuckers Forevar]]
* [[ASL]] – Age/Sex/Location
* [[ASL]] – Age/Sex/Location
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* [[BS]] – Bullshit
* [[BS]] – Bullshit
* [[G2G]] – Got To Go
* [[G2G]] – Got To Go
* [[Ok|O.K.]] – Oll Korrect – from the [[Funny|humorous]] misspelling of “All Correct” in the 1830s.
* [[Ok|OK]] – Oll Korrect – from the [[funny|humorous]] misspelling of “All Correct” in the 1830s.
* [[AKA]] – Also Known As
* [[AKA]] – Also Known As
* SMH – [[I am disappoint|Shaking My Head]]
* SMH – [[I am disappoint|Shaking My Head]]
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* [[OS]] – Operating System – [[Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[Linux]], [[Android]]… etc.
* [[OS]] – Operating System – [[Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[Linux]], [[Android]]… etc.
* TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
* TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
* [[IP address|IP]] – Internet Protocol – example: 108.34.502.88 ([[Pwnt|probably not your ip]]).
* [[IP address|IP]] – Internet Protocol – example: 108.34.502.88 ([[pwnt|probably not your ip]]).
* [[GNU]] – GNU's Not Usable
* [[GNU]] – GNU's Not Usable
* [[UNIX]] – UNIX Is Not UNIX
* [[UNIX]] – UNIX Is Not UNIX
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* [[Computer|GPU]] – Gay Pornography Unit
* [[Computer|GPU]] – Gay Pornography Unit
* [[Radio|RF]] – Radio Frequency – nearly every remote communication uses radio waves to transmit and receive there cp.
* [[Radio|RF]] – Radio Frequency – nearly every remote communication uses radio waves to transmit and receive there cp.
* [[NFT]] – Nonsensical Faggot Token
* ROM – Read-Only Memory – commonly operating systems or video games that are only usable directly.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==


* [[Internets English]]
* [[ENGLISH MOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT]]
* [[Netspeak]]
* [[TLA]]
* [[TLA]]
* {{UkrED|Список_акронімів|UkrDramatica's article on this}}
* {{UkrED|Список_акронімів|UkrDramatica's article on this}}
* [[ALL CAPS]]




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Revision as of 15:50, 26 March 2023

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Acronyms are capitalized abbreviations for common phrases and ideas which are pronounced as proper words. Generally, their comprehensibility decreases as a function of their length, essentially converting something from TL;DR to TS;DR, losing it's meaning.

Popular acronyms

Acronyms in action.

Note: Most of the below aren't actually acronyms. They're initialisms.

Unpopular acronyms

  • CP – Captain Picard
  • BME – British Methodist Episcopals
  • BDSM – Bondage & Discipline/Dominance & Submission/Sadism & Masochism
  • ALF – Animal Liberation Front
  • CIA – Conflicting Information Association
  • DEA – Don't Eat Acid
  • IWF – Internet Whore Fuckers
  • NEDM – Not Even Doom Music
  • DRM – Digital Rights Mismanagement
  • SPH – Strategically Placed Hole
  • DMCADumbass Makes Court Action
  • SOPA – Screwing Over Pirates Again
  • (F)FA – (Female) Fat Admirer
  • ACMA – Australian Cunts & Media Asswholes
  • FBI – Federal Butthurt Instigators
  • WWJD – We're White! Jews Die / We Want Jesus' Dick
  • FCC – For Corporate Communication
  • MUGEN – Metaverse of Underage Gaming E-Niggers
  • AIDS – Anally-Inflicted Death Sentence
  • STD – Sexually Transmitted Disease
  • ESRB – Entertaining Shit Raping Board
  • TBBT – The Big Bang Theory
  • ACLU – Anti-Christ Liars Union
  • SPLC – Stupid Propagandizing Libtard Commies
  • MPAA – Making Pirates Always Angry
  • ATF(United States Bureau of) Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
  • ACORN – Association of Corrupt Organizations for Reprobates Now
  • EDL – English Defence League
  • DUI – Doing Underage Incest
  • NAACP – Not Another Angry Colored Person
  • L.U.L.Z. – Losers Under Latrines Zealously
  • NAMBLANorth American Man-Boy Love Association
  • MGTOW – Men Going There Own Way
  • RIAA – Really Into Anal Adventures
  • RML – Read My Latest
  • FNB – Food Not Bombs

Troll acronyms

The entire HTH range.
  • FOADFuck Off And Die
  • IDIFTL – I Did It For The Lulz
  • HAND – Have A Nice Day – standard Usenet troll dialogue. Condescending. Denotes that the troll believes he has pwned you. He doesn't really want you to have a nice day.
  • HTH – Hope That Helps
  • YHL – You Have Lost
  • DIAF – Die In A Fire – The troll actually means this.
  • YHBT – You Have Just Been Trolled
  • FTFY – Fixed That For You
  • KYS – Kill Yourself – Used by trolls when the trolled person in question says something that specifically annoys the troll. Often overused.

Technical acronyms

Professional at work.
  • PC – Pedophilic Computer – anything that computes for a neckbeard.
  • OS – Operating System – Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Android… etc.
  • TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
  • IP – Internet Protocol – example: 108.34.502.88 (probably not your ip).
  • GNU – GNU's Not Usable
  • UNIX – UNIX Is Not UNIX
  • P2PPenis to Penis
  • BBS – Bulletin Board System
  • ISP – Internet Search Phile
  • FTP – File Transfer Protocol
  • MTP – Media Transfer Protocol
  • VR – Virtual Reality
  • AR – Augmented Reality
  • I/O – Input/Output
  • 1s & 0s – Binary

0101100101001111010101010010000001000001010100100100010100100000010011100100111101010111001000000011000100110011001100110011011100100000010010000100000101000011010010110011001101010010001000010010000100110001001000010011000100100001001100000010000100100001

  • (G)UI – (Graphical) User Interface
  • API – Application Programming Interface
  • FOSS – Free and Open-Source Software
  • VPN – Virus’s Party Network
  • (D)DoS – (Distributed) Denial of Service
  • RAT – Remote Administration Tool
  • ASCII – American Standard Code for Interracial Intercourse
  • IoT – Internet of Things
  • CPU – Child Pornography Unit
  • GPU – Gay Pornography Unit
  • RF – Radio Frequency – nearly every remote communication uses radio waves to transmit and receive there cp.
  • NFT – Nonsensical Faggot Token
  • ROM – Read-Only Memory – commonly operating systems or video games that are only usable directly.

See Also


WTF
WTF
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Internets Lingo

AFAIKASLBBCBFFBRBBTFOBTWCBFDBIDFCFFSFTFYFTWG2GGGGTFOIAWTCIDGAFIDKIIRCILYIMOIMHOISHYGDDTJ/KJFCLMAOLOLM/F?NSFWOMGQFTPHPROFLRTFMSNCASTFUSTFWSWTFTMITNDTTYLWTFYGGRYWNBAWZOMG

Other Lingo

BCCFIRRIBFYIADFUBARGABYAWIDIFTLPITRTLAYHBT

Internet Places/Group

CDCFCTCFYADGNAAIRCLUEPP4LTJCTOTSE

Moar Internet Shit

BBQGNUGPG4WinMTPMMORPGP2PPGPROR

IRL Acronyms

BBSBCEBDICGNWTITT TechJFKNORPPBYOLO

Bad Acronyms

ACLUACMAACORNALFATFBDSMBLPCIACPCSDDMCAEDLESRBFBIFAFFAFNBIWFL.U.L.Z.MGTOWMPAAMTPMUGENNAMBLANEDMRIAASPHSPLCTBBTTCOAALTOWWWJD

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