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FTW = For the win and other weird talk

Name: Anonymous 2008-09-02 9:18

I see FTW on a few posts and have wondered what it mean't. Apparently means For the Win...!!! Who speaks like that

Then there is "pwned" instead od "owned". A suppoosedly cool misspelling which has taken off

Here are some other internet terms.. at least the acronyms make sense..

The strange world of internet shorthand and acronyms.

IMHO In My Humble Opinion

TTYL Talk To You Later

PMSL P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression)

RTFM Read The F------ Manual

BRB – be right back
BIO – going for bio break (washroom break)
AFK – away from keyboard (I am gone for a few minutes)
BTW – by the wayKK – OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received)
TTYL – talk to you later
BFN – bye for now
TTFN – ta-ta for now
CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s)
CUL8R – see you later
IBTL – in before the lock (for when you post a message prior to the administrator locking the heated discussion thread)
IMHO – in my humble opinion
IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion
FMV – fair market value (for selling items online)
LOL – laughing out loud
MT – mistell (commonly used by online gamers to say that they made a mistake and mistyped their last message)
NWT – new with tags (for selling items online)
NWOT – new without tags (for selling items online)
OOAK – one of a kind (for selling items online)
PMSL - P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression)
QFT – quoted for truth (a compliment to another person on the forum)
ROFL – rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO – rolling on floor laughing my a*s off
RTM – read the manual
RTFM – read the f***ing manual (to show frustration at someone's ignorance of basic knowledge)
GG – good game
THX - thanks
TX - thanks
TY - thank you
NP - no problem/you're welcome
PLZ - please
W/E - whatever
ASL – age / #@%!$ / location?
RL – real life
IRL – in real life

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