Recently, I used an acronym in the Community, thinking everyone would know what I meant. Well that is not always the case.
I do Security awareness training for different folks (some parents, some seniors, some 'tweens, etc.). In the course, that I do for parents, I always include a take-away of acronyms,
Here is the list (feel free to add to it)
9 Parents watching
99 Parents gone
143 I love you
1432 I love you too
ATM At The moment
gerd Abbreviation for ermagerd (Oh my God)
GR8 Great
CMB Call Me Back
CUNS See You In School
F2F Face to Face
FOAF Friend Of A Friend
FML F*** My Life
FTW For The Win
GTG Got to Go
GTFO Get the F* Out
HAK Hugs and Kisses
HMU Hit Me Up
IKR I Know, Right?
IDC I Don’t Care
IDK I don’t Know
ITA/D I Totally Agree/Disagree
IRL In real life
J/K Just Kidding
KK Okay
KPC Keeping Parents Clueless
KWIM Know what I mean?
L&R Love and respect
mmk Mmm…okay
MEGO My Eyes are Glazing Over
MYT Meet You There
NAGI Not A Good Idea
NBD No Big Deal
NGH Not Gonna Happen
NMP Not My Problem
NSFW Not Safe for Work
NSFL Not Safe for Life
NTIM Not That It Matters
N00B Newbie
OATUS On a totally unrelated subject
O RLY Oh, really?
P&C Private and Confidential
PIR Parent in room
POS Parent over shoulder
PITA Pain in the A**
REHI Hi, again
RUOK Are You OK?
QQ Crying (often humorously)
SFSG So Far So Good
SLT Something Like That
SOL Sh** Out of Luck
SUP What’s up?
UOK Are you okay?
4Q F*** You
VCDA Vaya Con Dios, Amigo
VSF Very Sad Face
WDYM What Do You Mean?
WFM Works For Me
WRUD What Are You Doing?
WTG Way To Go!
W00T Hooray!
WTH What The Hell?
XOXOZZZ Hugs, kisses, sweet dreams
ZOMG Oh my God
ASL(R P) Age **gender** Location (Race /Picture)
BRB Be right back
CD9 Code 9 - parents around
Keep in mind, this is not a complete list.
I typically refer folks to https://www.netlingo.com/top50/newbie-terms.php which has a much more complete list.
D
ok, I am going to admit it... I knew a handful and the rest just made me feel old! hahah
John-
When my son was in early high school, over a decade ago, I asked him what "WTF" meant. I forget whether he had used it or whether I had seen it somewhere else. He told me, with almost no hesitation, it meant "win the fight". That didn't seem to entirely fit the context, but I didn't question it.
It was only much later that I learned it means "What the f***"!
Edit to add: It turns out the youngsters are confused by our jargon and buzzwords: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gen-z-millennial-workers-feel-093911347.html.
Mike
Add in all the industry acronyms for cybersecurity and IT and it's just alphabet soup!
@AndreaMoore is it just me or when you are looking for a job it makes your head spin! you want jkhbmbbkhkjmbb huh what? they start requiring all this VERY specific thing like it's common practice..
John-
@dcontestiI can add a whole heap of ones used from the Morse Code days, no wonder when Text Message competitions take on Continuous Wave (CW) or Morse Code - Morse Code always wins the competition.
It is far faster and efficient at conveying messages across a very restricted bandwidth of no more than 400 Hz wide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code_abbreviations
Then if you really want to look professional, revert to Q-Codes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_code
Plus you can also add the Z-Codes as well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_code
Or use ZBN2 "Please put a competent operator on"
Which historically relates to ACP131:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACP_131
When I originally trained as a Maritime Radio Officer, yes all those years ago, I have had to learn all 150 of them, for the Safety of Life at Sea examination, where you had to be almost 100 percent accurate.
No wonder so many people get confused these days!
Regards
Caute_Cautim
Thanks for sharing this comprehensive list of acronyms! It's a great resource for anyone doing security awareness training, especially when dealing with different age groups who might use or encounter these terms online.
I have encountered the term NSFW in Reddit and learned something about it here: https://meaning.bot/what+is+nsfw+and+nsfw+meaning+on+social+media/. But instead of using NSFW as Not Safe For Work, I use it as Not Suitable For Watching. However, as can be understood from the list, there are more to learn and there are more to come every single day which is a bit hard to keep up. 😑
One newly popular Internet slang and meme from me: It is Green FN standing for 'Green Fu*king Ni**a' which is a derogatory term used to describe someone who consistently misses basketball shots, contrasting with the positive "Kobe" reference for making perfect shots: https://meaning.bot/what+does+green+fn+mean+in+text+and+on+tiktok/
Adding to this list can help everyone stay informed and better understand the communication styles and potential risks in digital interactions. The link you provided is also a useful reference for those looking to explore more terms.