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Acronyms are capitalized [[abbreviation]]s 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.
Acronyms are capitalized [[abbreviation]]s 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 ==
== List of the Decrypted ==
=== Popular ===
[[Image:UnonAcroChats.jpg|thumb|Acronyms in action.]]
 
Note: Most of the below aren't actually acronyms. They're [[Shit nobody cares about|initialisms]].
Note: Most of the below aren't actually acronyms. They're [[Shit nobody cares about|initialisms]].
*[[BRB]] (Be Right Back)
*[[BTW]] (By The Way)
*[[FTW]] (For The Win)
*[[FYI]] (For Your Information)
*[[WTF]] (What The fuck?)
*[[GTFO]] ([[Get Out|Get The Fuck Out]])
*[[IMHO]] (In My Homosexual Opinion)
*[[OMG]] (Oh My God) - popular among [[16 year old girls]] and [[You|30 year old IRC addicts]]
*[[IIRC]] (If I Remember Correctly / I Ingest Robot Cock) '''IIRC DOES ''NOT'' MEAN ''IN IRC'' YOU TARD'''
*[[LOL]]  (Laughing out loud) - [[Corruption of LOL|THIS HAS BEEN CORRUPTED BY ANONYMOUS, AND IS NOW]] [[Lulz|"LULZ"]]
*[[ED]] (Erectile Dysfunction)
*[[GNAA]] (Good News And Affability)
*[[OIC]] ([[Doing it wrong|Oh I See]])
*[[roflcopter|ROFL]] (Rolling on floor laughing)
*[[TPB]] ([[The Pirate Bay]])


== Unpopular acronyms ==
* [[OP]] – Original [[You|Poster/Pedophile]]
*[[CP]] (Captain Picard)
* [[OC]] – Original Creator/Content
*[[BME]] (British Methodist Episcopals)
* [[OG]] – Original Gangster – used by [[niggers]] and [[wiggers]] in herds.
*[[CIA]] (Conflicting Information Association)
* [[BRB]] – Be Right Back
*[[War on drugs|DEA]] (Don't Eat Acid)
* [[BTW]] – By The Way
*[[DRM]] (Digital Rights Mismanagement)
* [[FTW]] – For The Win \ [[DO IT FAGGOT|Fuck That Woman]]
*[[DMCA]] (Dumbass Makes Court Action)
* [[FYI]] – For Your Information
*[[SOPA]] (Screwing Over Pirates Again)
* [[JFC]] – [[Jesus]] Fucking [[John F. Kennedy|Cennedy]]
*[[FBI]] (Federal [[Butthurt]] Instigators)
* [[TL;DR|TL;D(R/W/L)]] – Too Long; Didn’t Read/Watch/Listen
*[[Censorship|FCC]] (For Corporate Communication)
* [[WTF]] – What The Fuck
*[[MPAA]] (Making Pirates Always Angry)
* [[STFU]] – Shut The Fuck Up
*[[NAACP]] (Not Another Angry Colored Person)
* [[GTFO]] – [[Get Out|Get The Fuck Out]]
*[[NAMBLA]] ([[truth|North American Man-Boy Love Association]])
* [[BTFO]] – Blown/Bent The Fuck Out/Over
*[[RIAA]] (Really Into Anal Adventures)
* NP – [[Nigger]] Pardon – [[problem?]]
* [[IMHO]] – In My [[Homosexual]] Opinion
* [[J/K]] – Just [[Jews|Kiking]]
* W/(O) – With(Out)
* [[OMG]] – Oh My God – popular among [[16 year old girls]] and [[You|30 year old IRC addicts]]
* [[IIRC]] – If I Remember Correctly / I Ingest Robot Cock '''IIRC DOES ''NOT'' MEAN ''IN [[IRC]]'' YOU TARD'''
* (F/S)PBP – [[Sock puppet|First/Second Post Best Post]] – early post in a thread that [[anonymous]] deems based.
* [[LOL]]  – Lots Of Love – [[Corruption of LOL|THIS HAS BEEN CORRUPTED BY ANONYMOUS, AND IS NOW]] "[[LULZ]]"
* [[FFS]] – For Fuck’s Sake
* GOAT – Greatest Of All Time
* [[ED]] – [[Erectile Dysfunction]]
* IDK – [[Pedophile|I Digg Kids]]
* [[GG]] – Good Game/Going
* [[AFAIK]] – As Far As I Know
* [[AFK]] – Away From Keyboard
* [[GNAA]] – Good News And Affability
* YWN – You Will Never
* [[NORP]] – Normal Ordinary Responsible Person
* [[B&]] – Banned
* [[V&]] – Vanned – banned [[IRL]]!!!
* MO – Modus Operandi – a procedure for approaching something ([[latin]] for "method of operation").
* [[Significant other|(B/G)F]] &ndash; [[Boyfriend|Boy]]/[[girlfriend|girl]]<nowiki></nowiki>friend
* [[BFF]] &ndash; [[Gay|Butt Fuckers Forevar]]
* [[ASL]] &ndash; Age/Sex/Location
* POV &ndash; Penis OverView
* (Y/M)FW &ndash; Your/My Face When
* TFW &ndash; That Feeling When
* [[NSFW|(N)SFW]] &ndash; (NOW) Show [[Friends]] and Workmates
* [[BS]] &ndash; Bullshit
* [[G2G]] &ndash; Got To Go
* [[Ok|OK]] &ndash; Oll Korrect &ndash; from the [[funny|humorous]] misspelling of “All Correct” in the 1830s.
* [[AKA]] &ndash; Also Known As
* SMH &ndash; [[I am disappoint|Shaking My Head]]
* [[IDGAF]] &ndash; I Don't Give A Fuck
* [[OIC]] &ndash; [[Doing it wrong|Oh I See]]
* [[USA]] &ndash; Jewnited States of Americunts
* [[USB]] &ndash; Universal Serial Bus
* ASAP &ndash; [[Liar|As Soon As Possible]] / [[Whore|Already Sucking Anybody’s Penis]]
* [[YOLO]] &ndash; [[Atheist|You Only Live Once]]
* JOLO &ndash; [[Holocaust|Jew Only Live Once]] &ndash; [[politically correct]]
* [[IRL]] &ndash; In Real Life
* [[OL]] &ndash; On-Line
* [[BBC]] &ndash; Big [[Black Cock]]
* [[ILY]] &ndash; I Lack Yoghurt &ndash; most commonly used by [[Attention Whore|social whores]] and [[16-year-old girls]].
* [[ATM]] &ndash; At The Moment
* [[POS]] &ndash; Piece Of [[Shit]] / [[PITR|Parents Over Shoulder]]
* RN &ndash; Right Now &ndash; Synonymous with [[Nao]]
* [[Roflcopter|ROFL]] &ndash; Rolling On Floor Laughing
* [[LMAO|LM(F)AO]] &ndash; Loaded My (Farther's) Anus Obediently
* IKR &ndash; [[Pedophilia|Initiate Kid Rape]]
* TSMT &ndash; This. So Much This &ndash; [[Relevant to my interests|when you relate with another's opinion]].
* [[ITT]] &ndash; In This Thread
 
=== Infamous ===
 
* [[CP]] &ndash; Captain Picard
* [[BME]] &ndash; British Methodist Episcopals
* [[BDSM]] &ndash; Bondage & Discipline/Dominance & Submission/Sadism & Masochism
* [[ALF]] &ndash; Animal Liberation Front
* [[CIA]] &ndash; Conflicting Information Association
* [[War on drugs|DEA]] &ndash; Don't Eat Acid
* [[IWF]] &ndash; Internet Whore Fuckers
* [[NEDM]] &ndash; Not Even [[Doom]] Music
* [[DRM]] &ndash; Digital Rights Mismanagement
* [[SPH]] &ndash; Strategically Placed [[Goatse|Hole]]
* [[DMCA]] &ndash; [[Dumbass]] Makes Court Action
* [[SOPA]] &ndash; Screwing Over Pirates Again
* [[FA|(F)FA]] &ndash; ([[FFA|Female]]) Fat Admirer
* [[ACMA]] &ndash; Australian Cunts & Media Asswholes
* [[FBI]] &ndash; Federal [[Butthurt]] Instigators
* [[WWJD]] &ndash; We're White! Jews Die / We Want Jesus' Dick
* [[Censorship|FCC]] &ndash; For Corporate Communication
* [[MUGEN]] &ndash; Metaverse of Underage Gaming E-Niggers
* [[AIDS]] &ndash; Anally-Inflicted Death Sentence
* [[Genital Herpes|STD]] &ndash; Sexually Transmitted Disease
* [[ESRB]] &ndash; Entertaining Shit Raping Board
* (A/P/B)O &ndash; ArmPit/Body Odor
* [[TBBT]] &ndash; The Big Bang Theory
* [[ACLU]] &ndash; Anti-Christ Liars Union
* [[Southern Poverty Law Center|SPLC]] &ndash; Stupid Propagandizing Libtard Commies
* [[MPAA]] &ndash; Making Pirates Always Angry
* [[ATF]] &ndash; ''(United States Bureau of)'' Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
* [[ACORN]] &ndash; Association of Corrupt Organizations for Reprobates Now
* [[EDL]] &ndash; English Defence League
* DUI &ndash; Doing Underage [[Incest]]
* [[NAACP]] &ndash; Not Another Angry Colored Person
* [[FUD]] &ndash; Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
* [[L.U.L.Z.]] &ndash; Losers Under Latrines Zealously
* [[NAMBLA]] &ndash; [[truth|North American Man-Boy Love Association]]
* [[MGTOW]] &ndash; Men Going There Own Way
* [[ASMR]] &ndash; Annoying Sounds Made for Retards
* [[RIAA]] &ndash; Really Into Anal Adventures
* [[NN]] &ndash; No Name / Non-Nude
* [[RML]] &ndash; Read My Latest
* [[Food Not Bombs|FNB]] &ndash; Food Not Bombs
* [[NNN]] &ndash; No Nut November
 
=== Platforms ===
 
* [[ED]]([[EDF|F]]) &ndash; Encyclopædia Dramatica (Forums)
* [[YT]] &ndash; YouTube
* [[Instagram|IG]] &ndash; Instagram
* [[TOW]] &ndash; The/That Other Wiki
* [[Kiwi Farms|KF]] &ndash; Kiwi Farms
* [[OnlyFans|OF]] &ndash; OnlyFags
* [[DA]] &ndash; DeviantArt
* [[Encyclopædia Britannica|EB]] &ndash; Encyclopædia Britannica
* [[KYM]] &ndash; Kill Your Memes
* [[MS]] &ndash; MySpace / Microsoft
* [[Facebook|FB]] &ndash; Facebook
* [[LJ]] &ndash; LiveJournal
* [[TPB]] &ndash; The Pirate Bay
* [[FA]] &ndash; FurAffinity
* [[UD]] &ndash; [[uncyclopedia|Urban Dictionary]]
* [[RT]] &ndash; Russia Today
* [[DuckDuckGo|DDG]] &ndash; DuckDuckGo
* [[SA]] &ndash; Something Awful
* [[Newgrounds|NG]] &ndash; Newgrounds
 
=== Trolling ===


== Troll acronyms ==
[[Image:Hth.jpg|thumb|The entire HTH range.]]
[[Image:Hth.jpg|thumb|The entire HTH range.]]
*[[FOAD]] - Fuck off and Die
 
*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.
* [[FOAD]] &ndash; [[Fuck Off]] And [[Die]]
*HTH - [[Lie|Hope that helps]]  
* [[IDIFTL]] &ndash; I Did It For The [[Lulz]]
*YHL - You [[The Game|Have Lost]]
* HAND &ndash; Have A Nice Day &ndash; 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.
*[[Yiff in Hell|DIAF]] - Die in a fire - The troll actually means this.
* HTH &ndash; [[Lie|Hope That Helps]]
*[[YHBT]]
* t. &ndash; terveisin &ndash; [[Finnish]] for “(with) regards”
* YHL &ndash; You [[The Game|Have Lost]]
* [[Yiff in Hell|DIAF]] &ndash; Die In A Fire &ndash; The troll actually means this.
* [[YHBT]] &ndash; You Have Just Been Trolled
* [[FTFY]] &ndash; Fixed That For You
* [[KYS]] &ndash; Kill Yourself &ndash; Used by trolls when the trolled person in question says something that specifically annoys the troll. Often overused.
 
=== Technical ===
 
[[File:Cool pepe hack.gif|thumb|Professional at work.]]
 
* [[PC]] &ndash; Pedophilic Computer &ndash; anything that computes for a [[neckbeard]].
* [[OS]] &ndash; Operating System &ndash; [[Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[Linux]], [[Android]]… etc.
* TCP &ndash; Transmission Control Protocol
* [[IP address|IP]] &ndash; Internet Protocol &ndash; example: 108.34.502.88 ([[pwnt|probably not your ip]]).
* [[GNU]] &ndash; GNU's Not Usable
* [[UNIX]] &ndash; UNIX Is Not UNIX
* [[P2P]] &ndash; [[Gay|Penis to Penis]]
* [[BBS]] &ndash; Bulletin Board System
* [[ISP]] &ndash; Internet Search Phile
* [[Message|(D/P)M]] &ndash; Direct/Private Message
* [[FTP]] &ndash; File Transfer Protocol
* [[MTP]] &ndash; Media Transfer Protocol
* [[VR]] &ndash; Virtual Reality
* AR &ndash; Augmented Reality
* I/O &ndash; Input/Output [[File:Emoticon secks.gif]]
* 1s & 0s &ndash; [[Binary]] &ndash;
 
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* [[GUI|(G)UI]] &ndash; (Graphical) User Interface
* API &ndash; Application Programming Interface
* [[Open Source|FOSS]] &ndash; Free and Open-Source Software
* [[VPN]] &ndash; Virus’s Party Network
* [[Denial of Service|(D)DoS]] &ndash; (Distributed) Denial of Service
* RAT &ndash; Remote Administration Tool
* [[ASCII]] &ndash; American Standard Code for Interracial Intercourse
* IoT &ndash; Internet of Things
* [[CPU]] &ndash; Child Pornography Unit
* [[Computer|GPU]] &ndash; Gay Pornography Unit
* [[Radio|RF]] &ndash; Radio Frequency &ndash; nearly every remote communication uses radio waves to transmit and receive there cp.
* [[NFT]] &ndash; Nonsensical Faggot Token
* ROM &ndash; Read-Only Memory &ndash; 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}}
* [[ALL CAPS]]




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Latest revision as of 17:58, 25 August 2024

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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.

List of the Decrypted

Popular

Acronyms in action.

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

Infamous

  • 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
  • (A/P/B)O – ArmPit/Body Odor
  • 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
  • FUD – Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
  • L.U.L.Z. – Losers Under Latrines Zealously
  • NAMBLANorth American Man-Boy Love Association
  • MGTOW – Men Going There Own Way
  • ASMR – Annoying Sounds Made for Retards
  • RIAA – Really Into Anal Adventures
  • NN – No Name / Non-Nude
  • RML – Read My Latest
  • FNB – Food Not Bombs
  • NNN – No Nut November

Platforms

  • ED(F) – Encyclopædia Dramatica (Forums)
  • YT – YouTube
  • IG – Instagram
  • TOW – The/That Other Wiki
  • KF – Kiwi Farms
  • OF – OnlyFags
  • DA – DeviantArt
  • EB – Encyclopædia Britannica
  • KYM – Kill Your Memes
  • MS – MySpace / Microsoft
  • FB – Facebook
  • LJ – LiveJournal
  • TPB – The Pirate Bay
  • FA – FurAffinity
  • UDUrban Dictionary
  • RT – Russia Today
  • DDG – DuckDuckGo
  • SA – Something Awful
  • NG – Newgrounds

Trolling

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
  • t. – terveisin – Finnish for “(with) regards”
  • 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

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
  • (D/P)M – Direct/Private Message
  • 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

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Other Lingo

BCCFIRRIBFYIADFUBARGABYAWIDIFTLPITRTLAYHBT

Internet Places/Group

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Moar Internet Shit

BBQGNUGPG4WinMTPMMORPGP2PPGPROR

IRL Acronyms

BBSBCEBDICGNWTITT TechJFKNORPPBYOLO

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